A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II
M., all ra E at the ironworks at T., with this expression, viz. (as soon as H s'l attaine to the age of 21 yeare,) 49 as above written, I doe now revoake ye s'd expression as to time, giving unto him, my s'd n'w, full power and auth'y to enter into and possess the s'd e'te, and ev'y part and p'l thereof, imm'ly after my decease, anything before above w'n to the contrary not'g, but under the same restrictions and limitations as before men'd, viz. by his conformity to the fulfilling of this my last will and testament ; all the rest of my plate and money, silver and gold, I give and beq'th unto my dearly beloved wife. Lastly, I desire, author and app't my trusty ffriends, Ric'd Jones and Miles Ffoster, of N. Y., John Bowne, of Fflushing, Wm. Richardson, of W C'r, Richard Hartshorne and John Hanes, of co of Monmouth, and Wm. Bickley, of W'r co aforesaid, to be my executors in trust, and overseers to see this my will punctually perf'd and fulfil'd ; and in reg'd to the remoteness of their abodes from one another, I do order and appoint that any three of them may act as they shall find needfull, provided Wm Rich'n, Wm Bickley, or Rich'd Hartshorne be of that number ; and for want of a 3d person in the co of Monmouth, R'd Hartshorne and John Hanes may act there as they shall find cause, or may choose a 3d person to act, &c. &c.