The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I)
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.
Provided, always, that in case my said wife shall think fit to marry again, that is my Will, Desire and Determination, that she shall give aa exact aud perfect Inventory of all my personall Estate then in being to my Overseers, the Guardians of my children herein after named or the survivors or survivor of them and in such case, my Debts being first truly paide, I give, Will, Devise and Bequeath the one Equall third parte of all my said personall Estate to my said wife for her and also an equal third parte of the rents, Issues and Profits of all and singular my said houses, lands, mills and Real estate for and during her naturall Life, and further it is my Desire, Will and Direction that in case of my wive's re-Marriage she shall have the choice or election of my houses which she shall like best to live in, she allowing the rent of the same house unto her third part of the rents and profitts of my Real Estate hereby Bequeathed her.