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5by And Whereas My Grandson Thomas Pickerin is the Intended Heir to his Deceased Fathers Estate at York my Advice Will and mind that he quit all Manner of right & Interest both for himself And his Heirs to all and every part of Said Estate And Stand to make Good and Confirm Whatever I Shall do or See Cause to be done there about in any Manner of Ways Whotsoever, I Say then & if he and his heirs So doing then I Give and bequeath to him my Said Grandson Thomas Pickerin my house wherein I Now live with the Land whereon it Now Standeth to the Well on the North East part the Land, I Gave his Deceased Father on the Northerly Side ye Westerly End to be Divided by a line between my New House and ye little house up to ye Land I Gave my Son also I Give and bequeath unto, my Sª Grand- son My two Corn Mills Saw Mill with all ye Utencels to them belonging with all ye Pond Streams of Water Dam and Everything Else to Sª Mill Dam or Pond belonging to be to him My Said Grandson and the Heir of his body Law- fully begotton forever to Say the Heir Male and if it Should happen that he dye and leave No Heir Male them my Will is and I Do hereby give all What I have given him as aforeS unto my Grandson Samuell Pickerin and the Heir Male of his body Lawfully begotten & So to ye Heir Male from Genera- tion to Generation and if any or Either of my Said Grand- sons that hath No Heir Male have Children as Daughters they Shall Each of them have Such Legacyes given as may be paid not Wronging ye Estate that I have gave as May be
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paid by the yearly Income of ye Mills but their Father Shall Not give Such Legaeyes as the Estate is not Capable of pay- ing without being Detrementall to the whole And if Sam !! Dye & leave No Heir Male the my Will is that Daniel have Said Estate and to be to him and his Heir Male as before Exprest to the other.
6'y I also make my Grandson Thomas my Sole Heir and I Give him all my other Estate of Houses Lands Debts Dues & Demands whatsoever belong unto me here or any where Elce in the Country to him and His heirs Executrs or Adm" forever and what Shall not be Disposed of by him in his Lifetime if he leave No Heir Shall go to Sam" and his Heirs &ct if Sam" leave No Heir as aforesaid them to Daniel and his Heirs if all these Dye and leave No Heir Male Then What I have Given to all or Either of them Shall Divided amongst the Females my Sons Daughters to be the first.
7ly My Will is that if my Grandson Thomas take not up with this my Will as herein before Exprest that then What I have given him Shall go to Sam" and Daniel in ye Same Manner as I have Exprest So from One to another and No other ways forever.
813 If I do not Sell Nor Dispose of that at York and Thomas take up with what I have given as before Specified that all what I Dispose Not of Shall go to Sam" and Daniel Pickerin & their Heirs Executors Administrators &cª on these Conditions that they pay or Cause to be paid unto their Sisters Deborah and Sarah Pickerin Seventy pounds apiece and also that Thomas See them paid Thirty pounds apiece to make up one Hundred pounds Apiece for their Portion And to Mary Sloper I Give one Lott of Land of forty foot front & Sixty foot back besides what her Father gave her to be bounded out by My Executor or that he pay her thirty pounds and Thomas my Executor or who I make Execut' Shall pay out of my Estate here Thirty pounds to Deborah and Thirty pounds to Sarah Pickerin to make up
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their Portion One hundred Pounds apiece as afore Said Sam" to Pay Seventy pounds apiece.
9th If I Sell Said Estate at York my Will is that Sam" Daniel Deborah and Sarah Pickerin Shall be paid their hun- dred pounds A piece all out of that Estate & all that Shall be left after ye Debts of their Father paid and his and ther Mothers funeral Charges Defray'd all ye Rest Shall be Equal- ly Divided between them four, Thomas No part with them only to take Care it be done.
10 : As for My houshold Goods I Give and bequeath unto Thomas Pickerin if he take up as before Specifyed my Feather Bed and what belongs to it Whercon I lye One Iron pot and one Plater and Whereas it was my Sa Grand Chil- drens Mothers Desire ye Children Should have all their Fathers Moveables of Houshold Stuf they Shall have all my . Houshold Stuff what given Thomas Equally Divided amongst them to Say Deborah Sarah Sam" and Daniel Pickerin.
11th I Give and bequeath unto my Grandson Elisha Plaisted One house Lott on my Neck of Land butting on Some high way or Street to be forty foot fronting and Sixty foot Back to him & his Heirs & assignes forever.
I Give unto my Grandson James Plaisted One house Lot of Land ye Same bigness his Brother Elisha's is And on Same Street or way to be to him & his Heirs forever.
I Give and bequeath unto my Grandaughter Mary Phipps Twenty pounds besides ye lott of Land I formerly gave Her at ye End of her Father's Lott Said Twenty pounds to be paid by my Executor as Soon as he can Possable do it.
I Give and bequeath unto my Dece'd Grandaughter Mehit- able Gerrish her Son Now liveing with his Grand Father John Plaisted five pounds to be paid him in money when he Comes to age of Twenty one Years by my Executor.
I.Give unto my Daughter Mary Plaisted the Wife of John Plaisted Esq' five pounds p Year to be paid her by my Exe- cutor after my Decease every Year During her Natural Life out of the Mill in Corn.
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Lastly I Make and Ordain my aforeSª Grandson Thomas Pickerin my Sole Heir and Executor to my Estate Willing him to See this my Will performed in all Respects if he take not up with this my Profer then I make my Grandson Sam" and Daniel My Executors to See every thing Performed as I have given in all Respects Praying my Son in Law John Plaisted & Cap'n Thomas Phipps and the Revd John Emerson to be Aiding Assisting Advising My Sa Heir & Executor In ye Management of all ye Concerns as Specifyed in this My Will and that they and each of them take ye whole Care & Charge of my Said Estate and Manage it for the best Advan- tage of my Heir Untill he Come to Age to each of them I Give five pounds apiece to be paid out of my Estate In Con- firmation here of I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal the Day and Year abovesaid And Do Declare this to be my last Will & Testament I further add and it is my full mind and Will that if I Sell Not ye Estate at York ye whole Estate there of Mills Lands Priviledges Streams of Water and Every thing belonging to me their Shall fall into the Hands of my Grandson Sam" Pickerin and Daniel Shall have No part thereof but Shall be paid one hundred Pounds Money for his part thereof and Sam" to See it Paid as also Seventy pounds apiece To his Sister Deborah and Sarah Pickerin that done all the rest of ye Said Estate to be to Sam" and His Heirs as before in this my will Specifyed forever & all that Estate to Stand Good for ye payment of all the three Lega- cyes (Vizt) Daniel Deborah & Sarah Pickerin One hundred Pounds apiece & Thomas to see all ye rest of this my Will Complyed within all respects. I further Say that he Shall have full Power to sell all my Estate only the house and Mill Stream of Water to the Mills belonging all this Stands Intailed forever but all the rest free and full Liberty to Sell and Dispose of as he My Said Heirs Shall Soc fitt allways
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reserving and keeping ye Intailment good & Vallued forever. Signed Sealed & Delivered John Pickerin (Scal) In Presence of Benja Gambling
John Sherburn Nath" Lang Henery Bickford
Sworn to by attesting witnesses in New Hampshire 13 May, 1721. Probated 19 July, 1722. Inventory of so much of said Estate as lay in York County returned 10 Febry 1721-2, at £412: 5: 0, by Arthur Bragdon, Daniel Simpson and Joseph Moulton, appraisers.
Probate Office, 3, 107.
In the Name of God Amen This 21st day of March 171;
I John Pickerin of Portsmouth in ye Province of New Hampsh' in New England Son of Capt John Pickerin of ye Same Place, being at Present of Sound Memory and Well Disposing mind though Very weak and Infirm in body And Calling to mind Certainty of Death and how Soon it may Pleas allmighty God me hence I know not I now Do make and Declare this to be my last Will & Testament Nulling and Revoakeing all Former and other Wills Verbal or in wrighting and this only to be taken for my last Will & Tes- tament
Imprimis I Comit my Soul to God that gave it me hope- ing and beliveing in ye Lord Jesus Christ my blessed Saviour and Redeemer for Salvation and that he Will for his Great Mercy Sake Pardon all my Manyfold Sins and Transgres- sions my body to be Decently buried at ye Discretion of my Executors herein after Named as for my Temporal Estate I Give Will and Dispose of as herein after Exprest (all my Just Debts being paid and Funeral Charges Defrayed) my Estate Shall be Disposed of in Manner Following
Whereas my abovesaid Father by Deed of Gift baring
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Date the twenty Sixth day of Sept one thousand Six hun- dred in ye twelth year of his Maj's Reign did Give and bequeath unto my Self Wife and Children a Certain Estate of Lands Mills and Stream of Water &et as in Said Deed at large Expressed which Deed My Said Father Intailed Said Estate on my Children reserving Liberty to himself to Cutt of Said Intailment and leave to my Disposal to and Amongst my Children as I should See cause I Do therefore Declare that my Will is that all that S' Estate given as aforeSd and my Now Wife She Shall have hold Possess and Injoy all her part as Specifyed in my Said Fathers Deed all ye rest Speci- fyed in Said Deed I Give and bequeath unto my Son John Pickerin and the Heir Male of his body Lawfully begotton on this Condition and I do Order my Son pay out of said Estate to his two Sisters Deborah and Sarah Four score pounds in four Years after my Decease for their part and Portion of Said Estate also my Will is that if my Said Son Should Dye leaveing No Heir as aforeSd then Said Estate given as aforesaid Shall fall Into the hands of my Son Thomas Pickerin to him and his Heir Lawfully begotton if he dye without Such Heir then Said Estate Shall fall to his Next Brother and his Heir as aforeSª and So from Son to Son As long as any of the Name and blood of ye Pickerins remain None being found of ye Males then to the Next of ye females Surviving the Males as aforesd
2\ I Give and bequeath unto my beloved Wife Elizabeth My Dwelling house and the Lott of Land Whereon it Stand- eth Dureing her Natural Life & after her Decease I Give Said House and Land unto my Son Sam" and Daniel Pick- erin to be Equally Divided between them after their Mothers Decease not before without her leave and Consent. I also Give unto my Said Wife the Vse of all my houshold Goods Dureing her life after her Deccase to be Equally Divided Amongst my Children and if She Cause to Let either Child have its due Proportion before her Death She may I also Give her Liberty if Occation be that She Shall Sell a
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Lot or two of Land for her Comfortable Subsistance and bringing up the Children to learning.
31 I Give and bequeath unto my Daughter Mary the Wife of Ambross Sloper to Say five pounds besides the Lot of Land I formerly gave her for her Portion.
4' The Land my father gave me about my house from the river up to the way at Westerly End of the Land be Divided Into two parts & a way of about twenty foot wide to go through the Midle of it from the river to ya way at Westerly End and house Lotts on both Sides Said Way.
5' I Give and bequeath unto my Son Thomas Pickerin one house lot Next ye Water side with the Priviledges of Said Water Side, Said Lot to be in bredth on ye North Side of ye Way fifty foot and One Hundred in Length from high Water Mark along Said Way Westerly to be to him his heirs Executors &ct forever.
6" I Give and bequeath unto my Son Sam" Pickerin and Daniel Deborah and Sarah Pickerin each of them a house Lot of Land to be Laid out for bigness on both Sides ye Way Specifyed by their brother Thomas lot at the Discretion of my Executors and to be to them and each of them their Heirs Executors Administrators & Assignes forever.
7ly As to What land I have at Kingstone and What land I have at York Not belonging to that Which I have Given to my Son leave to my Executors to Sell or Dispose of as they Shall See Meet for the bringing up my Children &ct.
8ly If more lots of Land left then what I have given I leave to the Discretion of my Executors how to Dispose of them and Dispose of amongst My Children to Say Sam" Daniel Deborah and Sarah Pickerin I also Will that if Pos- sable those Children be brought up to larning And the boys bound out to Some Good Trade.
9Vy I Do make my Honoured Father and beloved Wife Elizabeth whole and Sole Executor and Executrix to See this my Will Compleated within all respects for the Confir-
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mation hereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this 28th day of March 1715
Signed Sealed & Declared to be
John Pickerin Junt (Seal) My Will In Presence of Vs.
Hugh Banfield his John X Lang mark his John X Burton mark
Sworn to by two of the attesting witnesses 17 Sept. 1715, and Recorded in New Hamp- shire 18 Sept. 1715. Administration granted 10 May 1722. Inventory of so much of said estate as lay in York County returned. 10 Feby 1721-2, at £386: 12: 6, by Arthur Bragdon, Daniel Simpson and Joseph Moulton, appraisers.
Probate Office, 3, 110.
In the Name of God Amen I Thomas Hayns of York in ye County of York, Knowing it is appointed for all men to die and finding my Self full of bodyly Infermities not Expect- ing but a little lime in this life make this my last Will and Testament being of a Sound Memory and in the first and Cheefe Place When near Approaching Change is Come by Death I humbly Resign my Soul into the hands of my Glo- ryfied Redeemer that gave it, and my body to ye Dust as it was in hopes of a Glorious Resurrection at ye Last day through the Merrits and Righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ.
And as for the worldly welth that God hath given me my Will is that after my Decease My dear and Well beloved Wife Shall decently bury my body, and that she my Said wife Namely Lydia Hains Shall be ye Sole Executrix unto my Last Will and Testament and that She Pay all my Just Debts out of my Estate,
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And I Will and bequeath unto my said Loving Wife Lydia Hayns after my Decease my funeral Charges and Debts being paid as abovesaid the over Plushage and remain- der if any be I Do by these presents Give Grant and fully freely and absolutely make over and Confirm unto my said Wife all my whole Estate both Real and Personal both Land and Meadow Meadow Ground Dwelling house Barn out house in York or else where with all my Personal Estate of Chattels Cattle Sheep Swine or any and all my Moveables within dores and without with all the Rights and Priviledges and advantages and Appurtinances belonging to the Same or any Part or percel thereof or that Ever may Redownd unto ye Same or any part or parcel thereof or that Ever may Re- dound unto ye Same or any part or parcel thereof, Unto her the Said Lydia Hayns and her Heirs and Assignes for ever. To Have and to Hold and Quiatly and Peacably to Ocupie & Injoy the Same as a Good and Sure Estate in fee Simple to her and their only Vse bennifit and behoofe forever without any Intaile Legacy or any Incumberment Whatsoever. In Wittness hereof I have hereunto Set my hand and seal of my own Voluntary free Will and Consent this Twentyeth day of June in ye Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hun- dred and twenty one In the Seventh Year of his Majtys Reign &cª
Signed Sealed & Delivered Thomas Hayus (Seal)
in the presence of us as his
Last Will and Testament
John Ross
Abra™ Preble
his Joseph X Hannay mark
Probated 1 Oct. 1723. Inventory returned 23 Sept. 1723, at £273: 5: 0, by Abram Preble, Joseph Sayward and Jonathan Bane, appraisers.
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Probate Office, 3, 112.
Know all men by these presents that I John Wells of Suf- folk in old England Sould' in New England being by the Providence of God In a Sick and low Condition & Hapining Providentially into the hands of Elisha allen of York in ye County of York in ye Province of the Massat Bay in New England house Carpenter and Expecting to be taken Care of while I live and Provided I Dye with this Sickness Do make over and Confirm unto Elisha Allen By these presents all that I have to Witt my Chest and what is in it and my beds and beding Blankets and pillows and all my Wareing Cloths and Whatsoever belongeth unto me with about Ten pounds of money Due to me from ye Country or what it is be it more or less and if the Said Wells live to Gett up again to any Measure of Health then he doth promiss By these pres- ents that he will make ye Said Allen full Satisfaction for his Trovble.
As Witness my hand and Seal this thirteenth day of Aprill In the Year of our Lord one thousand Seven Hun- dred and Twenty three And in the Nineth Year of our Lord George By the Grace of God of Great Brittian France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith det his
Signed Sealed and Delivered
John Wells (Se) mark
In ye Presence of Vs
William Pearce
Sarah Ireland Sam" Donnel
It is to be Understood before Signing and Sealing that ye above Mentioned John Wells was in his right mind when he gave this Instrument and the Interlining in the thirteenth line was written And these are also to Signify that the rea- son of my altering of my former Will which I made and gave what I had to M' Borman was because he took no care of but Let me Suffer Beyond reason.
Sworn to by two of the attesting witnesses 3 Oct. 1723 Administration granted to Elisha Alien 1 Oct. 1723. Inventory returned 3 Oct. 1723, at £9: 5: 6, by Richard Milbery, Joseph Ware and Edward Preble, appraisers.
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Probate Office, 3, 133.
In the Name of God Amen I Robert Elliott of ye Town of New Castle in ye Province of New Hampshireod helth make this my last Will and Testament in Manner and Form as Followeth I Comitt my Soul to God hopeing in his Marey and Christs Merrits to Injoy Eternal life and my body to be Decently Buried as my Exec" hereafter Named shall think Proper as for my Estate which God Hath given me, I Give as Followeth.
I make Ordain and Impower my Sons in Law Collo George Vanghan Cap" Timothy Gerrish and Major Charles ffrost and Cap'n Daniel Greenough Execut's of this my last will and Testament of my hole Estate after my Just Debts and Funerall Charges Paid.
I Give my Executrs Power to Receive all my Debts due by books as Bills and Bonds to be Divided between my four Daughters Children and I Give my Execut" out of Debts twenty pounds five pounds each.
I Give to Collo George Vaughan all my farms at Blew point with ye marsh and the thach bank of Crooked lane with Greefings land and Marsh and Collins Land and Marsh all . Laying at Blew point.
I Give to Sarah Pepperrell and Margery Pepperrell Cape Elizabeth only Reserveing two Hundred Acres of Land to ye west Side of Robert Jordains house Formerly for Sarah Greenough and to her Heirs forever. And To ye two Chil- dren Sarah and Margery Pepperrell all ye Marsh that belongs to Robert Jordain at Spurwink and ye pond Marsh.
.I Give to Cap'n Timothy Gerrish and Sarah his wife and the Heirs borne of her my Island Called by ye Name of Champernown Island as by Deed Given them.
I Give Elliot Vaughan my farm at Dunston with ye Marsh and my Debt due from Wiggens.
I Give to Cap"" Daniel Greenough and to Abigail his wife ye Heirs of her body my Dwelling house & wharfe and Gar-
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den and all my land upon Great Island as by Deed Given him I Give to Sarah Greenough my farm at Spurwink and Marsh belonging to it.
I Give all my Plate to my four Daughters to be Divided Equally between them and all ye linnen in ye Great Trunk with my Wifes linnen in ye Chest Draws in ye Parler Bed- ing and Sheets to be Divided Equall and Cattle and Sheep to be Divided Equall Excepting Two Oxen and two Steers to Robt Elliot Gerrish and all ye things that belong to ye farm that are in ye House and that James Joyce my be keept and Maintained Well as long as he lives with all Necessarys meat Drink Washing and lodging as long as he lives.
I Give to Robert Greenough my Rapier with ye Silver head and to Daniel his Broth' my Cane Silver head
I Give to Elliot ffrost and Daniel Greenough and Abigail Greenough all my land that will fall to my Proportion of ye Comons at Kittery and their Heirs forever.
I Do Hereby Constitute and Appoint my loving Broth" Willm Pepperrell Sent and Capt John ffrost. and Capt John Hollicom and M' Willm Pepperrell Jun' Overseers of this my last Will and Testament makeing Null and Void all former wills and Testaments.
And I Pray my over seers See this my Will Truly Per- formed I Publish and Declare this to be my last Will and Testament and Renounce all former Wills
In Wittness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this Teuth day of Novr One Thousand Seven hundred and Eighteen and in the fifth year of ye Reign of our Sover- aign King George of Great Brittain 1718 ffrance and Ireland &ct.
Entered before Signing & Sealing . I Give Bess Child Clear be freedom
at Twenty years Old, And Bess her time three years after my Death I Give Bess a heffer three
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years old, and I Give my Cuz"
Hollicom a heffer of three years old
Signed and Sealed In
Robert Elliot (Seal)
psence of Vs. Shad Walton Jnº ffrost John Morriss
Sworn to in New Hampshire 13 May 1718. Probated 7 July 1724. Inventory of property in York County returned 7 Oct. 1724, at $89: 11: 3, by William Pepperrell jun,, John Den- nitt and Ebenezer More, appraisers. Debts dne the estate from Joseph Young, Josiah Black, Mrs. Hollicomb, Mr Shirtlife and John Vetton.
Probate Office, 3, 145.
In The Name Amen I Charles ffrost of Kittery in the County of York Within the Province of ye Massachusets Bay in New England Esq" Being by Gods Providence Sickly and Weak in Body but of Good and Perfect memory and of a Disposing mind : Considering ye Uncertain Estate of this life & not knowing how Soon it may Please almighty God to Remove me out of this world Do Make Constitute ordain and Declare this my last Will & Testament in manner and form following herby Revoking and Adnulling all former Wills and Testaments by me Made Either by word or writ- ing and first I Comend my Soul to God my Creator hopeing for Pardon of all my Sins and Everlasting Salvation through the alone merrits of Iesus Christ and after my Decease my Body to be Decently Buryed according to the Discreation of my Executors with the advice of my overseers hereafter named and as to my worldly Estate Shall be Bestowed as hereafter by this my Will is Expressed after the payment of such Iust Debts as are Due by me.
(1) Imprimis for the love and affection I have and bear to my wife Iane frost. I Give and Bequeath unto her all my Personall Estate of what kind or Quallity soever Except
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what is hereafter Bequeathed In this my last Will and Tes- tament, Desiring her to bring up my youngest son Eliot ffrost out of the Proffit or Income of ye Same untill he arrives to the age of twenty one years and after the Decease of my wife my Said Son Eliot to have and Enjoy the said Personall Estate with the Profit that Shall arise thereon to him his Heirs and assigns forever and in Case my Said Son Should Dye Before he arrives to the age of twenty one years that then the said Personall Estate after my wifes Decease to be Equally Divided amongst all my Children Sons and Daughters that Shall att that time Survive and in Case my wife Should Dye before my Said Son arrive to age as afor- said that then the Said Personall Estate to be Improved by my Two Eldest sons Charles and Iohn frost to the Best advantage for my Said Son Eliot untill he shall arrive to age as afforsaid they taking the advice of my Over Seers in the management thereof.
(2) I Give and Bequeath to my Eldest Daughter Sarah Pierce one Silver poringer marked with her maiden Name She having already Received two Hundred Pounds it Being her Portion.
(3) I Give and bequeath unto my Daughter Mary ffrost two Hundred Pounds to be paid her out of my Personall Estate by my Executors with in Six months after my Decease in Bills of Credit and household goods att a Iust apprisement to be made by by my over Seers I also Give her a Silver Porringer marked with her Name.
(4) I Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth ffrost two hundred Pounds to be paid her out of my Per- sonall Estate by my Executors within twelve months after my Decease in bills of Credit and household Goods at a Iust apprisement to be made by my Over Seers I also Give her a Silver Porringer marked with her name
(5) I Give and bequeath unto my youngest Daughter Abigail firost two Hundred Pounds to be paid out of my Personal Estate by my Executors when she shall arrive to
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the age of Eighteen years or be marryed in Bills of Credit or house hould goods at a Iust apprisement to be made by- my over seers I also give her a silver porringer marked with her name & if my said Daughter Should dye before She arrive to said age or be marryed that then the said portion allotted her to be Equally Divided between my other three daughters or to those that Shall Survive.
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