ecutor, and to have no further power over my estate, and that she remain in the family; to my son Titus, one mahogany desk; to my eldest daughter, Matie, one of the best horses and one cow and one chest of drawers; to my three sons, Titus, Jacob and Daniel, all my estate, real and personal, that they pay my just debts and funeral charges and bring up all the small children and give them English education, that they bring up my youngest son, George, and put him out to learn a trade and at the age of twenty-one to give thirty acres of land, but if they give him a liberal education and learn him Divinity he is to have no right to the land; to pay my daughter Matie £80, four years after my death. I give to my daughter Jenny £80, to be paid four years after Matie; to my daughters, Elizabeth, Ann and Hannah, each the sum of £80, to be paid as they come of age, but in case any of daughters die under age, without issue, the legacy to be divided equally among my surviving daughters, and in like manner with my sons, Titus, Jacob and Daniel, that if either die without issue or under age their parts to be divided in like manner, that if my son George die without marriage or issue, his part to be divided among the surviving brothers or their heirs, the legacy of thirty acres is to be taken from the farm now in my possession in case of the death of one of the other brothers as before mentioned, then George to come in equal for one third belonging to the deceased unless he have education as before mentioned, then to have no right to any part thereof. I appoint my eldest son, Titus, my son Jacob, and Johanes Remsan, Class R. Vn Hooten, Executors.

Dated March 6, 1786. Witnesses, John Farrand, George Douglas, of Haverstraw, Schoolmaster; Yury Pery. Proved, May 4, 1786.

Page 49.-PETER ANDERSON, wheelwright, of New York City. To my son George, the sum of five shillings, to bar him of any claim to my estate, as heir at

law or otherwise, and in case my son George should die before he receives the sum or that a division of my estate is made, then I give the said sum of five shillings to his lawful heir for the same intent and reason; to my wife Cornelia, the whole and sole use, interest and profits of all my estate, real and personal, to be possessed by her or her heirs during the term of her natural life; my executors are to sell and dispose of all my estate, real and personal, one year after my wife's decease, that shall be left (after my wife's funeral charges are paid), and that by such ways and means as they (executors) shall judge to be most beneficial; the moneys arising from such sale to be divided into six parts or shares-one sixth part of the whole I give to my son George, one sixth part to my son Elias, one sixth part to my son Elbert, one sixth to my son Petrus, one sixth to my daughter, Cornelia Brower, and the remaining sixth part to Maria, the same to be paid them as soon as may be done after selling of my estate. If any of my children should die without lawful issue then his share shall be divided amongst the surviving children; if any of my children should die leaving lawful issue, his share shall be put out at interest for the child or children until he arrive at the lawful age. I appoint my sons, Elias, Elbert and Petrus, Executors.

Dated August, 1774. Witnesses, John Montanye, carpenter; Joseph Montanye (brother to preceding witness), John Nathaniel Hutchins. In the probate Gerard Smith, Schoolmaster, testified to the signature of John Nathaniel Hutchins. Proved, May 3, 1786.

Page 52.-May 2, 1785. CALEB GREEN, of North Castel, Westchester County, New York. To my son Thomas, tract of land lying in North Castel, in Westchester County, beginning at a heap of stones lying at the southwest corner of Thiash Greens land running northerly and westerly, and then northerly as the land

of Iasiah Greens land until it meets with the land of Charles Haights, then with the land of Charles Haights, until it meets with the fence that divides the neck from the swamp, then southerly as the fence stands, until it meets with the cart road that gives unto the neck, thence easterly as the road runs until it comes to the bars that comes out of the long field, thence a straight line to a long stone lying in the stone fence just below the bridge, thence as the highway runs to the first mentioned bounds; Also a piece of land lying on the south side of the road beginning at the northeast corner where the shop used to stand, thence running southerly as the road runs until it meets with land of John Greens, until it meets with the fence that divides a small piece of meadow from the other field, thence as the fence stands to the highway, thence easterly as the highway runs to the first mentioned bounds, to him and his heirs forever; to my son Joseph, the tract lying in North Castel, county and state mentioned above, beginning at a certain long stone lying in the stone fence across the brook just below the bridge, thence running as the cart path goes to the bridge that goes to the neck, thence as the cart path goes across the swamp to the bars, thence southerly as the fence stands until it meets with the stone fence that runs east and west across the ridge, thence as the same fence runs west across the ridge until it meets with the fence that runs north and south, thence northerly as the fence now stands until it meets with the land of Iasiah Greens, thence easterly and northerly with the land of Isaiah Greens until it comes to the north point of the neck, then easterly until it meets with the land of Charles Haights, then southerly as the fence now stands unto the cart path that goes unto the neck, thence a straight line southerly to a certain watering place, from thence a due south line to the land of Walter Simmans lands, thence easterly to a certain walnut tree standing northwest of a piece of bogs, thence southerly to a row of stones that lies the

north side of the highway and so to the highway, thence easterly to the first mentioned bounds; Also another tract lying south side of the highway in the corner where the old house used to stand; all that meadow that is within the fence as it now stands to him and his heirs forever; to my son William, one tract of land lying in North Castel, County and State aforesaid, beginning on the north side of the highway that leads from my house to John Greens, then northerly to certain walnut tree standing northwest of a piece of bogs, thence westerly to the northeast corner of Walter Simmans land, then westerly until it meets with the south line that comes to the watering place, thence northerly along the said line until it comes to the east end of the stone fence that crosses the ridge, thence westerly by the said stone fence until it meets the fence that runs north and south, thence northerly by the said fence until it meets with the land of Isaiah Green, thence westerly to a maple tree standing on the west side of Shapaqua Brook, thence southerly partly as the brook runs to the northwest corner of John Carpenter's land, thence easterly along said John Carpenter's and Walter Simmans land, thence southerly by the said Walter Simmans until it comes to the highway, thence easterly by the highway until it comes to the land of John Green's, thence easterly by the land of John Greens and so by the highways to the first mentioned bounds to him and his heirs forever; to my son Henry, a tract of land lying in North Castel, County and State aforesaid, all that remains of that farm that I bought of Michael Lownsbery, except what I sold to John Green, to him and his heirs forever; my sons Thomas, Joseph and William and their heirs shall have free liberty to cart from the highways along the cart path to the bridge and unto their own lands at all times; to my sons Thomas, Joseph and William, a tract of land lying in North Castel, County and State aforesaid, bounded on the south by Isaiah Green, on the west by a Frances Wright, on the north and east by Charles

Haight, containing eleven acres more or less to them and their heirs forever; and my movable estate be sold at the discretion of my executors, and that the money arising therefrom be paid as follows: to my daughter Sarah £45, my grandson, Caleb Green (son of my son Caleb Green), £30. If the sale falls short to pay my debts and legacies, then my sons shall pay their equal part; to my son Thomas, the use and benefit of my part of the saw mill so that he doth allow his brothers to saw their own logs. I appoint my sons, Thomas and William, executors.

Dated May 2, 1785. Witnesses, Robert Carpenter, Mary Palmer, Jacob Carpenter, yeoman. Proved, April 23, 1786.

Page 55.-JAMES DE BLEZ, of New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York, to Edward Neville, now living in Charles Town, formerly a merchant in Bristol, in England, £500 to him and his heirs forever; to John Neville, eldest brother of Edward Nevelle, merchant, now living in Charles Town, £300 to him and his heirs forever; to Edward Light, merchant, in New York, £500; to Mr. More, secretary of the society of the Episcopal Church, £400, to be put at interest for its support for poor widows and orphans belonging to said Episcopal Church; to Church Wardens or managers of the Township of New Rochelle £100, to build and erect a steeple and hang a bell in the Episcopal Church; to Abraham Guion, Esq., of New Rochelle, £50 and all my wearing apparel to him and his heirs forever; to Dinah Guion, sister to Abraham Guion, £50, my three silver table spoons and all my beds and bedding; to John Guion, son of Abraham Guion, Esq., £20; to Mary Guion, daughter of Abraham Guion, £10; to Frances Tatar, wife of Rev. John Tatar, £25; to Jane Bonine, widow of John Bonine, £25; to Peter Bonnet, of New Rochelle, £25; all the remainder of my estate to be equally divided between the legatees herein mentioned in proportion to the sums given them; all