The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I)
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.
Item. -- If it should so happen that my wife afores1 should re-marry then I give and Bequeath two thirds of my personall Estate and two thirds of the rents, Issues and Profitts, of my houses, Lands, Mills and Real Estate, to all my children as aforesaid during the naturall life of my said Wife Equally to be divided amongst them. In case it should so happen that any of my said Children should come to dye, that is to say, any of my sons before they attaine the age of one and twenty years, or any of my daughters before the}' attaine the same age unmarried, then it is my Desire, and I do hereby Order aud Direct that their share of my Real Estate herein before Devised shall Devolve and Come to my surviving children and the heirs of the Bodyes of such of my sons who shall dye after their attaining the age of one and twenty years and the heirs of the bodye of such of my daughters as shall be marrried.