The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I)
414 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.
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.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my daughter Joanna Brown, and to her heirs and assigns my negro man Cato and the wench he hath now married ; likewise I give and bequeath unto my said daughter Joanna one cow and calf, such as she shall choose, and my young inair colt at Salem which came of my old black .pacing mair.
Item, I give, Devise and bequeath unto my daughter Rebecca Brown her heirs and'issigns forever, the house she now lives in at Salem, and ten acres of land next adjoining to it on both sides of the Highway.
Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter Ann Raymond and to her heirs and assigns one cow and a calf, and as to the remainder of my stock of cows, oxen, young cattle, horses and swine not claimed by my son James, I give and bequeath unto my two sons James and Samuel to their heirs and assigns to be equally divided between them -- and as to the remainder of my estate both real and personal, not heretofore in this my last will Disposed of, I do hereby appoint, authorize and fully empower my said sous James Brown and Samuel Brown to sell, Dispose of and convey the same -- that is to say, all my houses and lands that belong to me either by Law or Equity, whether the same lyeth in the Colonies of Connecticut or New York, or Elsewhere, and thereof to make and execute such good and ample deed, to the purchasers thereof for their holding the same as my said sous shall thiuk proper -- and in case the outstanding Debts that I may have at the time of my Decease, shall not be sufficient to pay all the Just Debts that I may owe at the time of my Decease, then I will and order that my said sons James and Samuel whom I do hereby appoint Executors of this my last Will and Testament shall pay out of the money that my said Houses and Lands may sell for what my Debts shall not be sufficient to pay in the first place.