THE TOWN OF CORTLANDT. I03 



those parts they shall choose that the respective party and persons of my children 

 may be made Equall in worth one to another. 



Item. — I will and Direct that in case after the Decease of my s d Dear wile itt 

 should so happen (which God prevent) that if any of my sons should be visited 

 by the hand of God by any Distemper, sickness or accident and thereby or other- 

 wise be rendered uncapable or unable of making a propper choyse for themselves 

 then my overseers to whose prudence and Descretion I leave the full manage- 

 ment of this matter ; have power upon such division of my reall Estate af ores rI 

 such Lott and part thereof and to assign, aUow, divide and lay out to such of my 

 sons soe visited as they shall judge most fitt and proper for his or their shares, 

 maintanance and support. 



Item. — I give and devise and bequeath to every one of my said children and 

 such other child or children itt shall please God to bless me with, that is to say 

 to those who are not already provided for, in this manner by me and what in 

 my life time shall not by me be thus provided for, a lott of ground within the 

 city of New York for the building a convenient dwelling house in w ch it is my 

 Desire my Executrix with the Advice and consent of my said overseers shall al- 

 lott, laye out and possess them of respectively as each of my sons attain the age 

 of one and twenty years and my Daughters as they attaine to those years or be 

 married to have and to hold them my said children respectively and to their 

 heirs and assignes for ever. 



Item. — I give and bequeath to every one of my children not already provided 

 for in this manner by mee, or that in my lifetime shall not by me be thus Pro- 

 vided for the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds apiece, Lawful money of 

 New York, to be paid them respectively out of my personal Estate by my Exe- 

 cutrix to my sons respectively, when they shall attaine to the age of one and 

 twenty years, and to my daughters when they respectively attaine to that age, 

 or be married, together with such household stuff to each of my said children 

 as my Executrix shall see fit and convenient. 



Item. — It is my Will and Desire and Appointment that if any of my said 

 children shall happen to dye, that is to say, any sons before they attaine respec- 

 tively to the age of- one and twenty years, and my daughters before they respec- 

 tively attaine that age or be married, then neither the said Lott of ground nor 

 the said one hundred and fifty pounds shall be given, laid out or allowed them 

 or either of them. 



Item. — It is my Will and Desire, and I do hereby Declare and Ordain that if 

 it shall so happen (which God forbid) that by Warr, Losses, Bankrupts or other 

 inevitable misfortunes, my personall Estate shall be soe lost or diminished that 

 my Executrix cannott reasonably pay the said Several legacies of one hundred 

 and fifty pounds to each of my said children, then it is my Will and Desire that 

 She only pay soe much to each of my children as she shall find herself able to- 

 pay and shall judge convenient, leaving the same wholly in such case to her 

 maternall love and good discretion. And I do hereby Will, order and Declare 

 that in such case, what each child or children shall have less than my other 

 children in this manner already provided for, have had after the desease of my 

 said dear wife, shall be suplyed and made good to them out of my Real estate 

 before any division therein to be made as aforesaid, so that their said portions 

 may be made alike and Equall. 



