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A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II

Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848. 543 words

To the meeting of Friends at Shrewsbury, in Monmouth co., five pounds

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current money of New York per annum forever, lo be paid out of his plantation -.t Tinton ironworks, to be paid on 25th March yearly.

To Thomas Webley, of Shrewsbury, 250 acres on the westermost part of his 2000 acres, lying between Swimming River and Hop River, Monmouth CO., -- he paying quit rent one half penny sterling pr acre.

To Lewis Morris, of Shrewsbury, one of his best mares in the woods, and £■20 N. York curr'y.

To his nephew, Lewis Morris, son of his brother, Richard Morris, as soon as he attains the age of 21, the rest, residue, and remainder of his e'te ; i. e. his plantation and iron works at Tinton, with all lands, meadows, houses, barns, mills, runs and ponds of water, water courses, rivers, woods, trees, orchards, gardens, all his negroes on that plantation, cattel, horse, kinde, swine, and all other creatures; all household gnods, utensils, moveables, immo'bles, bills, bonds, patents, books of ac, debts belong'g to ye place, all profits, priviledges and appurt'ces : also one flat handled spoon, one small tankard, one salt cellar, one small sugar box all of silver, one small cabinet sealed up ; -- wherein is four pearl necklaces, three or four jewels set in gold, and several other things of value ; one negro woman named Bess, -- which forementioned plate, cabinett, and negro woman, were his brother's -- unto which he adds all the children of said woman Bess, except one that is otherwise disposed of; 1 doz. silver spoons, one large tankard, one large tumbler, one small tumbler, and one porringer, all of silver ; all which last mentioned things he gives his nephew in lieu of some things that are lost and supposed to be embezzled by Walter Webley ; also £20 in silver current at New York, and ten guinneys, the whole given with this restriction and limitation, that he shall quietly and peaceably acquiess and submit himself wholly and absolutely unto every thing mentioned or to be m'd in his will and t't, and shall make no opposition or objection against the same, nor any part thereof, but to his power shall perform and fulfill all things whatsoever that on his part I have hereby enjoyned unto him ; otherwise, it is my final determination and result, that if my said nephew, Lewis Morris, his h'rs or as's, on any pretence or right from his father afd, whether by partnerships with me or purchase, or any way else, shall at any time hereafter, either by himself or any other person or persons claiming from, for, by or under him or them, by any manner of way or means whats'r, make any demand or pretend any right, title or int't to any part or p'l of estate that now doth or may hereafter belong unto me, more than I have by these presents entitled him unto, than to what I have by these presents entitled him him unto, then, and in such case, I do hereby revoake, nullifie and make void, all and every part of what I have herein before given and beq unto my said neph'w, L.