Item. -- I give and Bequeath to my well beloved wife, Gucrtruydt Van Cortland, if she continue my widow, all and singular my personal and mixed Estate and Moveables whatsoever and wheresoever within this Province of New York or elsewhere, be the same in Goods, Whares, cattle, depts, Linen, wooling, plate, Jewells, or of any other nature or kind whatsoever. And I do hereby make my said Beloved wife Gurtruydt Van Cortlai.dt, sole Execurix of this my last Will and Testament who ( it is my Desire and Will ) shall out of my mixed andpersonall Estate, pay, satisfie and Discharge all my Just Depts, and also my Funeral Charges.

Item. -- I will ordainc and Devise that my s1' wife my Executrix shall have the custody and care of the Education and bringing up of cay said Children and During her widowhood shall have, taRe and receive to her own use, the full and whole rents, Issues and Profitts of all aud every parte of my said houses, lauds, mills and other such Estate whatsoever, without giving or rendering any inventory or account thereof to any person whatsoever, aud it is my Will and Desire and Request that she, my said Executrix, do out of the same, and my personal Estate provide for, maintaine, Educate and bring up, all such of my children as at the time of my Death shall be under the age of one and twenty and unmarried, until they attain the said age of one and twenty yeera or be married.