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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. 322 words

Y., to be paid unto him by my s'd ex'x, h h's and as's in full of my bequests and legacys unlo him in case of any such disturbance or molestation as aforesaid.

Item. I give and beq unto my hon'd friend. William Penn, my negro man Yaff, provided the said Penn shall come to dwell in America ; otherwise the s'd Yaff is to serve my said wife equally with other negroes. I{e7n. I give and beq unto Wdliam Bickley one negro girl named Maria. Ilem. . . .

. to Wm. Richardson one negro boy named Jack. Ilem to

Sam'l Palmer one n. girl named Buckey. 'l!em. I . . . unto my negro man Toney, the cooper, the sum of 40 shillings a yeare during his life, besides his usual accommodation. Ilem unlo my negro w'n Nell

her ffreedom and liberty to goe alt large wheres'r she shall please after the dec'se of my s'd wife. These two last beq'ts are with this restriction and limitation, that they yield all duty, full submis'n and failhfl obed'ce in all respects as becom'h dilig't serv'ts tow'ds my wife ; otherwise, they are to enjoy no benefit hereby, but their beq'ts to be void, as if never written or ment. Ilem. I g and b unto John Adams, of Flushing, h h and as's, the sum of five pounds, which is due to me on his obligacon. Ilem. Moreover, I g and beq unto my said nep'w, L. M., all my land and m'vvs alt Mattinicot, on Long Isl'd, together with all the profits and privil'es adv'g thereof, to him, his heirs and as's for ever, tog'r wiih one half of all my pewter and the one half of all my house linen for bedding and tabling that is on my plantation over against Harlem, and all my printed books, except such as my said wife shall please to reserve unto herselfe.