Item, I give and bequeath unto my son James Brown and his heirs and assigns forever -- the Dwelling House he now lives in at Salem, in the Province of New York, and all the lands that I have, which lycth north of the Road or Highway leading from Ridgefield to Bedford, which lyeth south of a pond called the Long Pond, and I likewise give and bequeath to my said son James Brown, to his heirs and assignees forever my negro mau Lucas and his son Dyar.

Item, I give, Devise and Bequeath unto my sons James and Samuel and to their Heirs and assigns forever the Barn standing on the south side the said road leading from Ridgefield to Bedford with one-half of the land I have, lying on the south side of the said road, which is bounded west by the twenty mile line, and south by a pond called the cross pond, and so to extend easterly so far as to make the one-half of that part of laud I have adjoining to the Patent on

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the south side of said road, and to be so divided between them as to make it equal as near as may be in Quantity and Quality, and the other half of that Farm of laud so lying and adjoining I give and devise unto my sons James and Samuel, and my daughter Joanna and to their heirs and assigns forever in equal shares to be divided among them.