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Signed Sealed Published Pronounced &
Declared by the Said Samuel Samuel Donnel (Sezi)
Donnel as his last Will &
Testament In the Presence of
Sam" Moodey
Richard Milbery her Hannah X Cole
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Probated 15 May 1718. Inventory returnel at $ 831: 13: 6, by Abraham Preble, Richard Milbery and Jeremiah Moltou, appraisers, 12 May 1718.
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Probate Office, 2, 154.
In the Name of God Amen, The fourth day of Iune Anno Domini 1718 I William 'Sayer of Wells in the County York in New England being weak in body but of a Sound & well dispossing Judgment doe ordain & make this my Last will & Testament in Form & manner Following. First of all I committ my Soul into the hands of God through Lesus Christ my blessed Saviour & redeemer, and my body to the Earth to be decently Interred by my Executors hereafter named not doubting of the resurrection of my body thro the mighty power of God And as to my worldly Estate which God hath given me I give as Followeth.
First my will is that my honest & Just debts be paid by my Executors hereafter named out of my Moveable Estate.
Impr I give & bequeath to my Grandson William Sayer one hundred pounds to be paid to him by my Executors when he Shall come to the age of twenty one years.
Item. I give to my daughter Hannah Chesly fifty pounds to be paid her by my Executors within a year after my decease.
Item. I give to my two Grand Children Joshua Chesly & Paul Chesly eldest Sons of my daughter Hannah Chesly fifty pounds each of them to be paid by my Executors to each when they come to the age of twenty one years
Item. I give to my daughter Ruth SampSon fifty pounds to be paid by my Executors within a year after my decease
Item. I give & bequeath to my grand Children Ebenezer SampSon William SampSon Timothy SampSon Hannah SampSon & Sarah SampSon twenty pounds each to be paid by my Executors & the Sons each to be paid at twenty one years & the daughter to be paid at Eighteen years of age.
Item. Igive & bequeath unto my Son Francis Sayer all my Estate real & perSonal whether houses or Lands, Goods, or Chattels or due to me by Bill bond or book account excepting the third part of the Improvement of my Lands
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during the naturall life of my dear & beloved wife Sarah Sayer & the third part of my personal Estate which I give & bequeath to my beloved wife Sarah Sayer to be at her disposs as She Sees meet
And I do ConStitute & appoint my dear & loving wife Sarah Sayer & my well beloved Son Francis Sayer to be Executors of this my Last will & Testament and I do here- by revoake & disanull all other wills & Testaments by me heretofore made & declare this to be my last will & Testa- ment the day & year above written. W= Sayer (Seal) Signed Sealed published & Pronounced
to be the last will & Testament of
William Sayer above Said in presence of us.
Joseph Storer
Thomas Wells John Storer
Sam" Emery
Probated 1 July 1718.
Probate Office, 2, 155.
In the Name of God Amen the Eight day of February Anno Domini 1717/18 And in the fourth year of his Majs: Reign. I Nathaniel Clarke of Wells in the County of York in the Province of the MasachuSets Bay in New England Cordwinder being Sick and in firm of body but of Sound disposing mind & memory praised be God for the Same knowing the uncertainty of this preSent life, and being deSireous to Settle that outward Estate the Lord hath Sent me do make & ordain this my Last Will & Testament in manner and form following hereby revoaking & making void all Wills & Testaments by me formerly made Declaring & appointing this only to be my last will & Testament first & principally I Commit my Soul into the bands of Almighty
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God hoping to receive full pardon & remission of all my Sins & Salvation through the alone merits of Jesus Christ my Saviour & redeemer & my body I Commit to the Earth to be buried in Such decent manner as to my Executors here- after Named Shall be thought meet & Convenient, And as for the disposing of my temporal Goods & Estate I will that the Same Shall be imployed & beStowed as in & by this my will is exprest.
Impr I will that all my Iust debts & funeral expences be well & truly payed or ordained to be paid out of my movea- ble Estate by my Executors hereafter Mentioned.
Item. I give unto my Son Nathaniel Clarke two Sheep & my holbert & hereby Confirm to him all the Land & meadow which I gave him in my life time heretofore.
Item. I give & bequeath unto my Son Isaac Clark five pounds to be payed by my Son Samuel Clark when my Son Samuel doth arrive to the age of twenty one years.
Item. I give to my Son Eleazer Clarke all my upland which lyeth in my home lot betwene the land I have for- merly given to my Son Nathaniel & the Town Commons at the head of my Lot, and halfe my fresh medow at Rankins his Creeck & also halfe my Salt marsh at Mousom river, & a pair of Steers now coming four years old & a Cow & horse my long guu & bajonet & Six Sheep to be payed to him at the age of twenty one years by my Executors out of my Estate.
Item I· give & bequeath to my Son James Clarke two yearling Steers & a heifer Calfe to be payed to him by my Executors out of my Stock at my decease.
Item I give & bequeath to my daughter Sarah Burton Six pounds out of my Moveable Estate to be payed by my Ex -. ecutors at my decease.
Item I give & bequeath to my daughter Mary ThomSon three pounds to be payed out of my Moveable Estate by my Son Samuel Clark at his Coming to the age of twenty-one years.
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Item I give & bequeath to my daughter Abigail Clarke the Sum of twelve pounds to be payed by my Son Samuel Clarke when he comes to the age of twenty one years.
Item I give to my daughter Esther Clark twelve pounds to be payed by my Son Samuel Clarke when he comes to the age of twenty one years.
Item I give to my beloved wife Patiance Clarke the vse & Improvment of all my lower part of my homelot & my housing & barne lying betwene the Land I gave my Son Nathaniel & the Sea, as also halfe the Salt Marsh at Mousom river & halfe the fresh Medow at Rankins Creek and two acres of Salt marsh at little river & the vse of my Stock excepting what I have given out by this my Last Will and also of all my Moveable Estate untill my Son Samuel come to the age of twenty one years.
Item I give & bequeath to my Son Samuel Clarke all my land below my Son Nathaniel Land ; and housing & barns and the halfe of my Marsh at Mousom river & two acres at little river, and halfe my fresh meadow at Rankins his Creek, and my Stock & Moveables when he comes to the age of twenty one years Maintaining of my dearly beloved wife Patiance Clarke with a Comfertable Chamber & Comfertable & Suitable Maintainance during her widow hood, and if She Sees meet to Marry She Shall have in liev of what is herein bequeathed to her the vse of one third of the house & barn & Land & Salt & fresh medow & Stock & moveables herein bequeathed to her, and at her decease to be to my Son Sam- uel Clark, and further my will & Intent is that my Land & meadow in this my Last will & Testament, given & be- queathed to any of my Children is to be to them & the heirs of their own bodys.
Lastly I do by these preSents & it is my will that my dearly beloved wife Patiance Clarke & my Sons Nathaniel & Samuel Clarke be the Executors to this my Last will & Testament, and doe hereby revoake & disannul all other Wills & Testaments by me heretofore made & declare this
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to be 'my Last will & Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal the day & year above written. Nath" Clarke (Sval)
Signed Sealed Published &
pronounced in preSence of/ John Wells Thomas Wells Iames SampSon
Probated 26 March 1718. Inventory returned at £ 375: 18: 0, by Nicholas Cole, Joseph Hill and Joseph Littlefield, appraisers, 9 Feby. 1717-18.
Probate Office, 2, 158.
To all Christian People Whereas I Roger Dearing being very Sick but in my right Sences I first Comit my Soul to God that gave it knowing not how Soon he may be pleased to take me out of this world I now make this my Last Will to Settle my Estate by reason I would have no disturbance with my Children when I am ded.
I give to my Son Roger Dearing all my Land & Estate & houses whatever Except the rome I now live in that I give to my daughter Margery Scammon to her own disposing I give allso two Acres of land to my daughter Sarah Mitchell where the turnip yard is. It. is to be understood that the building yard is never to goe out or disposed of out of my own famaly or Sons Names without they dye without heirs lawfully begotton of their bodyes.
To my Loving wife I give all the Moveable Estate what- ever to her own disposing and her Maintainance her life time out of the other part of my Estate & to live hear in Kittery without She Sees Cause to go anywhere else & to have arome to her Selfe to live in
I give to my grand Son Roger Dearing the Land that my Son Clems little house Stands on & a Small Strip before the
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dore running down towards the building yard for a garden Spot after the death of my Son Roger If he dyes without heirs Lawfully begotton of his body it is to be understood that all my Children that I gave part of my Estate to before now is not to have any part in this my Last Will onely I give each of them five Shillings apeace In Witness hereof I have Set my hand this 14 day of February 1717
Roger Dearing
In preSence of us Geo : Iack Son Sarah Mitchel his Roger X Couch mark Roger Mitchel
Probated 15 May 1718. Inventory returned at £ 337- by Richard Cott, Roger Couch and Roger Mitchell, appraisers, 1 April 1718.
Probate Office, 2, 160.
I Peter Dickson of Kittery in the County of York in the Province of the Massachusets Bay in New England Ship- wright being of a Sound disposing mind & at present in perfect health of body but ConSidering my often Infirmities not knowing how Soon or Suddainly it may please God to remove me out of this life, Do think meet to make this my Last will & Testament hereby revoaking all former & other wills heretofore by me made either by word or writing, and this is to be taken onely and I do hereby declare it to be my Last will & Testament & none other. And first I give & reSign up my Soul to God and my body to buried in Such decent & Christian manner as to my Executrix hereafter Named Shall Seem meet; And as touching the Settlement of my temporall Estate which God has bin pleas'd to bestow
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upon me, I do order & disposs the Same in manner & form following that is to, Say, I will that all my Iust debts be paid & my funeral Charges defray' out of my whole Estate by my Said Executrix hereafter Named.
Item I give & bequeath unto my Loving wife Mary Dick- son the one the one third part of all my remaining perSonal Estate forever, and the one third part of my Real Estate in housing Land &ct. During her Natural Term of life/
Item I give & bequeath unto my daughter Mary Staple one Cow to be delivered Imediately after my decease.
Item I give & bequeath unto my daughter Hannah Morrell fifteen pounds in money or Goods belonging to my Estate at the value they Shall be apprised five pounds whereof to be paid Imediately after my decease and the other ten pounds to be paid by my Son Peter Dickson within one year after he Shall arive to the age of one & twenty years and in Case he Should die before he come to that age then to be paid by my Executrix out of my Said Estate or by any that Shall possess & enjoy my Said Sons Estate.
Item I give & bequeath unto my daughter Anne Dickson one fether bed with all Furniture belonging thereto as bol- sters pillow &ct to be Delivered Immediately after my decease I likewise give unto my Said daughter Anne ten pounds in money or goods belonging To my Said Estate as the value as they Shall be apprized to be paid by my Said Son within one year after he come to the age of twenty one years.
Lastly I give & bequeath unto my onely Son Peter Dixon all & Singular my houses Lands buildings Edifices Orchards gardens to me belonging or in any wise appertaining the Said Peter Dixon to enter into full possession of the two thirds there of Imediately after he arives to the age of twenty one years and Immediately after the decease of my Said wife he the Said Peter Shall & may enter into the full possession of the whole; I likewise give unto my Said Son all my perSonal or moveable Estate that Shall remain after the payment of my Iust Debts Legacies afore Said and my
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Said wives thirds be taken out & to take the Same into his possession Imediately after he comes to Lawfull age. And further my will is that if my Said Son Shall happen to die without Legittamate Issue that then and in that Case my Said daughter Anne Dixon Shall have hold & enjoy to her & her Lawfull heirs forever all & Singuler the Lands, buildings, Goods & Chattels above Mentioned to be given to my Said Son Peter Dixon.
And I do hereby Nominate ordain & appoint my beloved wife Mary Dixon afore Said to be my Sole Executrix of this my Last Will & Testament.
And I do deSire my Loving brother Iacob Remick and my Loving friend Joseph Hamond Iun', to be overSears of the Execution of this my Will.
In Witness where of I the Said Peter Dixon have here- unto Set my hand & Seal this day of In the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred & Eight and in the Seventh year of the Reign of our Soveraign Lady Anne by the grace of God of England Scotland France & Ireland Queen Defend' of the Faith &ct. Peter Dixon (Seal) Signed & Sealed in the
preSence of us. Ios : Hamond Iun' her
Rebecah X Rogers mark
Probated 15 May 1:18; Inventory returned 9 April, 1718, at £ 531 : 5: 5, by Jos: Hamond, John Thompson and John Addams, appraisers.
Probate Office, 2, 173.
In the Name of God Amen I appoint & make this my Last Will & Testament & do utterly disanull all other made by me before at any time & apoint this to Stand in force this the fifteenth day of Aprill 1718.
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I William Bryer being now in perfect mind & memory and being in my Rational Sences knowing the life of man is Short and not knowing the time of death I willing to Settle my concerns & to dispose as accordingly
Firstly I bequeath & Surrender up my Spirit to God who gave it me and my body to be decently buried by my prode- cessors as they Shall See meett & Convenient &et.
Firstly I give & bequeath unto my beloved wife Sarah Bryer all my moveables as housell Goods, Chattels & Crea- ters of all Sorts excepting my great brass Kittle & a new ticken bed with the feather which is in it and one great iron pot & one Tramell that goes with Notches & further more I give my wife the Incomes of all my Lands untill my young- est Son Richard Comes of age, If Said Richard die before he come of age I give my wife the Income of it during her life that is my Land.
Secondly I give unto my Son William Bryer my right of Land I have twenty odd acres at Spruce Creek Joyning to John Frinks & No part in any other thing, I william Bryer Sen' do utterly forbid & disanul this Claus in my will & give to my Son William Ten Shilling & it Shall be all he Shall have
thirdly I give unto my danghter Mary Bryar five pounds which I obleige my son William to pay it, and twenty pounds more to Sd Mary, to be paid by Richard five years after he comes of age, If Richard dye before he comes of age Mary Shall have the land appointed to Richard paying out to the rest what I appoint If she dye to the next Child
4, I give unto Rebecca Bryar forty shillings to be paid by my son William when he come to be of age to be paid in such species as he can produce at money price by my son William and Richard to pay her fourty shillings more.
5/ I give unto my Daughter Sarah Bryar a great Iron pot and a tramell and twenty shillings to be paid by William In such species as he can produce at money price Richard to pay her thirty shillings.
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6/`I give unto my Daughter Eady a great brass Kittle and william to pay ten shillings to her, Richard to pay her fourty.
7/ I give unto Elisabeth fourty shillings to be paid by William, and Richard to pay her ten pounds when he comes of age to have five years time to pay it in.
8/ I give unto my son Richard Bryar my whole Tract of land I purchased of Diamond Sergent Containing Seventy one acres he paying out the Legacies I have appointed him - and if Williams Land is Recovered by law from him, Richard shall pay him five pounds. marke Signed Sealed in presence William of us Wittnesses marke his ברז Bryer (seal) Sarah X young her marke
Elisabeth X Dunnill
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Diamond Sergentt
The five pounds Richard was to pay upon Condition to William I utterly forbid for Williams ten shillings shall be all he shall have of my Estate.
Probated 1 July 1718. Inventory returned, 26 May 1718, at £ 307: 9: 0, by Goorge Frink, John Mograge, and Diamond Sergantt, appraisers.
Probate Office, 3, 5.
In The Name of God Amen, I John Key Sent of the Town of Kittery in the County of York in her Majts Pro- vince of the Massachusett Bay in New England being very aged & Feeble & growing graveward apase but in perfect Sence & memory Blessed be God for it do make this my Last Will & Testament, as followeth, First & principally I Resign my Soul & Spirit to God that gave it, Hoping through the Merits of my Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to Obtain pardon & Remission of all my Sins and my
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body I Commit to the Earth from whence it was Taken to be Decently buried at the Discretion of the Executor to this my Last will & Testament and for the Estate Real and per- sonal that the Lord hath Lent me After my Lawfull Debts are paid I giue & bestow in Manner as falloweth.
Im' I give and bequeath unto my Son John Kye all my homested Lot of Land at the Salmon falls with the House and Orchard Standing thereon with all my out Lands and Meadows that I have or aught to have in the Township of Kittery aforeSa or Elsewhere to him my Sª Son and to his Heirs and Assignes for ever binding and Oblidging him my Sª Son Iohn Kye or his heirs to pay Such Legacies as I doe give in this my Last will & Testament to the Rest of my Children.
2 I giue & bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth Abbott thirty Shillings to be paid within one year after my Decease.
3 I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Sarah Kye A Comfortable maintainance to provoid for her by my Son Iohn Kye or his heirs During the whole time of her liveing A Single woman.
4 I give & bequeath unto my Daughter Abigal Kye two pounds and ten Shillings.
5 I give & bequeath unto my Daughter Mary wintworth Two pounds & ten Shillings to be paid to her within one whole year after my Decease.
6 I give & bequeath unto my Daughter Hannah Hains Two pounds & Ten Shillings to be paid to her within one whole Year after my Decease.
7 I doe Constitute Ordain make and appoint my aforesd Son Iohn Kye to be the whole Executor to this my last Will & Testament Renounsing and Revoaking all other wills whatsoever had made or Done Heretofore by me the fores" John Kye Sen' In Witness hereof I Set to my hand &
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Seal this thirteenth day of Apriel Anno Domini one Thou- sand Seven hundred and Ten his
Signed and Sealed in the
John Kye Sent (Seal)
presents of us her
Mary X Warren mork
mark
Mary Warren
witnesses
Iames Warren 7
Probated 30 Oct. 1718. Inventory returned, 3 Nov. 1718, at £202: 3: 00, by Joseph Pray, John Smith, and Timothy Wentworth, appraisers.
Probate Office, 3, 7.
In the Name of God amen the Nineteenth day of October one thousand Seven hundred and nine in the Eight year of the Reign of our Soveraign Lady Ann by the grace of God of Great Brittain France & Ireland Queen defender of the faith &c I Peter Grant of Kittery in the County of Yorke in the Province of the Masachusets Bay In New England being aged & Creasey in body but of good Memory Praise be to God for it and Knowing the Vncertainty of this Life on Earth & being Desireous to Settell things in Order do make this my last will & Testament in manner & form fol- lowing that is to Say first & principelly I Commit my Soul to almighty God who gave it and my body to be buried Ac- cording to the Discrestion of my Successors in a Christian & Decent manner and as Touching the worldly Goods & Estate the Lord hath Lent me my Will & meaning is the Same Shall be Imployed and bestowed as hereafter by this my will is Expresed and first I do Revoke frustrate and make Void all wills by me formerly made and Declare & appoint this my Last will & Testament.
Item I will & bequeath to my Louing wife Iohanah all my moveables Estate at Ler Disposing as also the hole use of
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my homeSteed housing barns Lands & Orchards and dwell- ing place During her Naturall Life
Item I will and bequeath to my Son William a Grant of Land granted me by the Town of Kittery of fifty Acres.
Item I will and bequeath to my Son Iames ter Acres of Land where his Yong Orchard now is at the head of my Home Steed Dwelling place as I laid it out to him.
Item I will & bequeath to my two Sons Alexander & Daniel my home Steed & Dwelling place where I now Live in Equal halues after my now wifes Decease.
Item I will & bequeath to my Children William James Alexander Daniel Grizell mary & Hannah to them Seven In Equeal Shears all my out Lands & meadow wheresoever it be Lying in manner or form whatsoever.
Signed Sealed & Delivered in
Presents of us Phillip Hubord Iames Emery Daniel Emery
I do appoint my Son Dan- iel Grant to be my Exe- cutor of this my will & Testament
his
Peter
Grant (Seal)
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Probsted 30 Oct. 1718. Inventory returned, 2 March 1712-13, at £ 216: 10: 0, by Baker Nason, and William Goodin, appraisers.
Probate Office, 3, 12.
In The Name of God Amen the 21th of Ian" 1714 I Mary Wear of Yorke in the Province of Main in New Eng- land Widow being very weak of Body, but as yet Sound in Judgment and of Perfect Memory (through the wonderfull Goodness of God, Glory be to his Name) Do make this as my last Will and Testament Revoking and Disannulling all former Wills whatsoever.
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First and ahoue all I the above Named Mary Wear do Commend my Sperit into the Hands of the Lord Jesus Christ who hath Redeemed it, and my Body I Commit to the Earth Decently to be Enterred by my Executor hereaf- Named in Assured hope of a Glorious Resurrection.
And as for my Small Estate I do give my house and all my Land unto my Beloved Son Hopewell during his Natu- ral life and at his Decease Equally to be divided betwene my other Three Children Daniel Wear Mary Roberts and Sarah Nowel Hopewell also to have my Household Stuff and Bedind.
Whatsoever else I have in moneys Goods Stock or any thing else Whatsoever as well not mentioned as mentioned wheither in possession or Reversion, that is now or might ever be Iustly due to me, I leave with my beloved Son in Law Nowel for the Payment of my Iust Debts and funeral Charges Whome I do Constitute make and ordain my Sole Executor of this my Last Will and Testament Only my desire and will further is and was although I did not Express it so plainly to be brought in, in its proper Place I Say my will is that my Beloved Son Hopewell Shall have all my household Stuff and Beding ouly my wearing clothes and trunk I give to my Daughter Nowel In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal the day and year above written and in the Sixth Year of the Reign of George of Great Brittian &ot King &c*
Mary Wear (Seal) Signed Sealed Published Pronounced
& declared by the above named Mary Wear as her last will & Testament in the Presents of us
The Subscribers, Abiell Goodwin Samuel Moodey Hannah Moodey
Probated 7 April 1719. Inventory returned 7 April 1719, at £105: 13: 10, by Joseph Banks, Nicolas Sewal, and Benjamin Stone, appraisers.
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Probate Office, 3, 14.
In the Name of God Amen The Sixth day of Iune in the Year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred and Eigh- teen I Peter Staple of Kittery in the County of Yorke in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New-England Yeoman being aged and weak in Body but of perfect mind and Memory thanks be given unto God Therefore Calling unto mind the Mortality of my Body do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament that is to Say Principally and first of all I give & Recommend my Soul into the hands of god that gave it. And for my Body I commend it to the Earth to be Buried in a Christian like and Decent manner at the discretion of my Executors hereafter named, And as Touching Such worldly Estate wherewith it hath Pleased God to bless me in this life I give devise and dispose of the Same in the following manner and form.
Imp" I give and bequeath to Elizabeth my dearly beloved wife her dwelling in and Improvement of my dwelling house during her Natural life and also all my household Stuff and other my moveable goods together with the one Third part of the Produce or Income of that my farm and Stock of Cattle which I have heretofore given and alienated to my Son Peter Staple for her Comfortable Support during her Natural life and if the abovesaid Income Shall not be Sufficient to maintain her She hath by these Presents Liberty to dispose of and Sell So much of my household goods or other moveables as Shall be Sufficient to Support her and what Household Goods & other Moveables Effects Shall remain at her Decease not disposed of by her for the afore- said use I give the Same to my two Sons Iohn & Iames Staples to be Equally Divided betwene them or those that Shall legally represent them.
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