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On the 30th of June 1676, Gov. Carteret granted to James Grover for a yearly rent of one half penny per acre a tract of three hundred and thirty acres called "Grover's Inheritance, " on Swimming river, in Middletown; also a triangular tract of two hundred acres, also called Grover's Inheritance, on the Ramanesse Creek in Middletown; also another triangular tract of twenty-five acres, in Middletown on Navesinks Bay, and six acres of swamp at the head of Jumping river. .. Eight months later (2 March 1677) James Grover exchanged the third parcel of this grant described as meadow lying on Conescouke, with his neighbor Rich ard Hartshorne for sixteen acres "in Midleton Meadows," and on the 224 of Dec. 1685, shortis before his death, he gave the remaining three tracts to his son Joseph.
The third recorded grant of land to James Grover is from Gov. Carteret, for five hundred and seventeen acres in Middletown, and is dated 20 June 1677. It was known as "Grover's New Invention " and the 18th of Nov. 1685, shortly previous to his death, he gave one hundred and ninety seven acres of this grant to his son SAFETY.
"Know all men by these p'sents that
Wee, Matappeas, Tawapung & Seapeckne, Chife Sachems of Toponemese, and proprieto" of a Certaine tract of Land hereafter and Vnd' Expressed, for diuers Considerations Vs there Vnto moueing, but more Especially for and In Consideration of Sundry Species of Trading goods the receipt Whereof Wee. the said Sachems, doe by these p'sents Acknowledge to bee full and Ample Satisfaction for the said trackt of Land, DOE, In the behalfe of o'Selues and all other Indians concerned, more or Less, in the said Land, Demise, Giur, Grant, Bargaine, alienate, Sell, Set, ouer, Enfcoffe and Confirme, And by these p'sents haue demised, Giuen, Granted, Bargained, Solde, Sett ouer, Enfeoffed and Confirmed. Vnto John Bound, Richard Hartshorne and James Grouer, of Midleton, In After Cull, a Certaine tract of Land, Lying Scituate and being In after Cull aforesaid, and Joyning Vpon the Naucsincte Riuer, Beginning at a Certaine appointed place, Called by the Indians Warummanuing and by the English, the falls, and so Ranging along the fall River Vntill it fall Into the Nauesincts Riuer and So runing West along the Riuer Vntill it turne South, then ranging South by the said Riuer to a Certaine Small Riuelett of Water, Called by ye Indians Wakecowaneck, then to another Riuelett Creek, or Run, Called gueguanaquecan, then to another Run Called Seapoose, then to Sisquaniack run, Lastly to a run Called Singapokereack and then runs South and by East In to y" Woods about one English mile Vntill it meets With two maked Chesnutt frees by a path Side Which path goes from ye paid falls to Aspetong and from thence East South East Into a barren sand hill & a Great White Oak e tree marked Vppon the South side of a Boggie meadow Called by the Indians Hochoceung, and from thence to Encompass, y said boggie meadow Vitill one Come to the head of the fall River, and from thence downe the said Bier Into the falls first aboue mentioned,"
255
GROVER OF MONMOUTH COUNTY
"putt our hands and fixed our Sedles, at Milleton, In After Cull, this 24th day of August, 10/4, Alias at Neuesincts, In the New Netherlands."
The instrument is dated Aug. 24, 1674.
Signed: MATAPPEAS [his mark] TAPTAWAPPAMUND [his ma)L.] SEPEGUENA [his mark]
Lib. 1, p. 68, East Jersey Deeds.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I JAMES GROVER, SENR., of Middletowne, in the County of Monmouth, in New East Jarsey, being Sencible of my Mortallity and at present of perfect and sound mind and memory, thankes be to Allmighty God, Doc make. Constitute, Ordaine and dedare this my last Will and Testament in Manner & forme following, Revoakeing and Annul- ling, by those presents, all and every Testament and Testaments, Will and Wills heretofore by ine made and declared, Either by word or writeing, and this to be taken only for my last Will and Testament, and none other.
Imps. I Bequeath my Soule to Allmighty God that gaue it, and my body to the Earth, to be buried in Decent Manner and in such place as my Execut's hereafter named shall appoint .-- And as for such Temporali E'state as it hath pleased God to bestow uppon me, I doe Giue, Order and dispose of the Same in manner and forme following, (that is to Say)-
first I Will that all those debts and Duties as I owe in Right or Conscience to any man whatsoever, shall be well and truely contented and paid, in convenient time after my Decease, by my Execut". hereafter Named .-
Item I Grue and Bequeath and my Will is that my Mansion house, my Mill with all that belongs thereto. and all my land lying on the N. E. Side of the Mill Creek, togather with all my Meadow land adjoyning or Elce where, shall be divided into three Equall parts, One third I giue to my Son, James Grover, One third to my Son-in-law, Benjamin Borden, for the Sake of his Wife, my Daughter Abigall, and the other third part T giue to my Son-in-Law, Richard Gardiner, for the Sake of my Daughter. Hannah his Wife, with all the privelidges & appurtenances thereunto belonging, to them and to theire Ileines, Execut". Administrat". or Assignes.
Item All the rest of my Estate, Moueable and immoucable, both household stuffe, tooles, Implements --- Cattle, horses, Swine, and everything elce that is mine, my will is that after the decease of me and my Wife. it shall be Equally devided between my fiue Children, James. Joseph, Safety, Abigall and Hannah --
liem My Will is that after my Deccase, all my Estate, both Reall & personall, shall be & Remaine in the possession of my Deare Wife, Rebecca, for her Support & Maintenance, so long as she shall liue or remaine a Widdow, and afterwards to be disposed of as aboue Specified.
Lastly-I doe Ordaine and Appoint my Son, James Grover, and my Son-in-Law, Richard Cardiner, to be my Execut !. and none other, after my decease, to see this my Will & Testament performed.
In Wittnesse whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & fixed iny Seale, this ffirst day of December, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Six hundred Eighty & fiue.
JAMES GROVER, SEN. [Seal]
Signed & Sealed and declared to be the last Will & Testament of James Grover, in presence of us
RICHARD HARTSHORNE THO. WEBLEY
The will was proved Jan. 28, 1685, by the witnesses, Richard Hartshorne and Tho. Webley, before John Throckmorton.
1685/6 An accompt of what debts have been paid, and Charges Expended, of the cstate of
December of James Grover, Seny', late of Middletowne, deceased, by James Grover, Juny', and Richard Gardiner, Executors of the Last Will and Testament of the sd: deceased as followeth:
December 28. To funcrall Charges and fencing the grave, Jenewry g. To giting the Estate Inventared, feb. I. To a day spont an gitis y' will atested & paying withcas CO.
s.
d.
10. CC.
CO.
10. CC.
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5. To two men four dates and expences, going to Elizabethtowne and fees to 1 C.
s.
the Secretary for Recording the will and later of Administration and ' o.f. 15.
1 00.
05.
27. To a debt paid to David Browne,
05.
10.
28. To a debt paid to John Perce,
·co
o.S.
28. To a debt paid to James Robinson,
00.
co.
CO
1686.
June 3. To a debt paid to John Stout.
co.
of.
3. To a debt paid to ye widow Abigell Lippincot,
00.
15.
02.
17. To a debt paid to Jeseph Grover for shingling ye hous, Ditto for eighteen days work about the mill, To a debi paid to James Grover junyr. for framing the house, Ditto for sixteen days other work about the house and giting timber for the Niill,
03.
17.
00.
October 3. To Quitrents paid to Governor Lowry,
20.
04.
oc.
5. To a debt paid to John Wilson juny',
00.
05.
5. To a debt paid to Jobe Throckmorton,
00.
0%.
5. To a debt paid to Robert Hammillton, To a debt paid to Benjamine Borden,
OI.
of1.
00.
To a debt paid to Richard Gardiner,
00.
IO.
co.
disallowed 28.
To Charges expended in defending a case at law commenced by Conall Lewis Morris,
O1.
19.
05.
allowed 10 s. To time and expences going to Amboy to Record the accompt,
02.
00.
CC.
To the Secretary, his ices.
00.
05.
CU.
To the sherife for two baile bonds,
00.
04.
must advise.
To maintaining the widdow dureing her life,
15.
00.
co.
allowed 30 s.
To time and expences in going three times to Amboy,
03.
00.
co.
To expence at the funerall of the widow,
05.
00.
co.
To the Sherife for a baile bond,
00.
02.
00.
allowed IO S.
To time and Charges Expended in going four times to Amboy
04.
00.
00.
timeinde. 40S.
1685
What losses hapened to the estate while it Remained in the possosion of
L.
s.
d.
To a mare and Coit dying apprised at
04.
10.
00
August
To an ox dying apprised at,
05.
00.
00.
16S6.
To six swine dying apprised at, To three Cows dying of ye destemper apprised at,
IO.
00.
00.
as to the 3 ar-
ticles above.
An Inventary of the Estate of James Grover, Sent., of Middletown, in the Country of Monmouth, in New East Jersey, (late Deceased), taken and appraised by John Throckmorton, John Willson, Sen'., & William Layton, the 5th day of January, 1685/6, as followeth, Vix':
Imp". The house and land, with the Mill and all things thereto belonging
120.
00. 00.
Two Oxen, Three Cowes.
10.
co.
00.
Two three year & vantage Steers,
cS.
00.
One two and Vantage Steer,
C2.
TO.
cc.
Three yearling heifers & one steer,
07.
co.
00.
Three Calves,
03
00.
One horse
TO.
One Maie and Colt Six barrones and three Sones,
TO.
00.
CO.
00.
02.
14. 00.
05.
co.
00.
17.
allowed 30 s.
To Charges expended in vindication of ye estate,
00.
12.
february. the widow.
02.
10.
0.0.
I must advice
£.
5.
d.
IO.
00. co.
One bull of the same Age
IO. co.
Allowed 3 £. probate bond &c.
27. To Recording the inventary,
OI.
12.
GROVER OF MONMOUTH COUNTY
257
£.
S. d.
Seaventeen Small Shoutes at 6s.,
05.
02.
Three ffeather bedds & bedding,
19.
00.
00.
A parcell of Indian Corne,
05.
00. 00.
A parcell of tobacco,
00. co.
A Stacke of wheat
04.
00.
o0.
A Corne fann,
00.
09.
00.
About S'b. powder.
00.
12. 00.
A pigg of Lead.
OI.
06.
00.
A Cow hide,
00.
cS.
00.
A bridie & Saddle,
OI.
05.
00.
A toole chest & some Old tooles,
01.
00.
00.
Two other chests,
OI.
02. oc.
A Grindstone.
00.
16.
00.
Two beetle rings & 3 wedges,
00.
06.
00.
One great brasse Kettle,
03.
00.
00.
One brasse stew pan,
OI.
00.
'CO
Three Iron potts & 2 Iron kettles,
CI.
12.
00.
A parcell of pewter dishes & potts,
02.
00.
00.
A Small Iron Crow & some other lumbr. Vallued alltogather at,
co.
15.
00.
Sum.
228.
13. 00.
The aboue Inventary was taken and appraised as a true Inventary the day & year abovesd by us.
JOHN THROCKMORTON.
JOHN X WILLSON. his mark his WILLIAM O LAYTON. mark
Perth Amboy: 8th June-1697.
The Executors of James Grover is Dr.
To the Inventory of James deceased is Dr.
viz £108. 13
Ст: £66. 10. 3.
After deduction made out of Articles overcharged, and the Article of $15. for the wid- owes maintainance & the Stock of Cattle which dyed In the Widdowes possession which I must bee Resolved In by Law before I can allow them
Remaines therefore Assets In theire hands
£42. 2. 9.
If the Law allow the Article of the Widdowes maintainance & the Loss of the Cattle then the Assets will be only £5. 2. 9.
Estate of James Grover, Sen'., late of Middletown, Deceased, to James Grover, Jun"., and Richard Gardiner, Execut" of the last will & Testament of the said Deceased is
Dr.
£.
S.
d.
Jan". 5. To Expence in getting the Estate Inventaried, OI. 00. co.
feb. I. To one day Expended in getting the Will attested and for a Witnesses, co.
IO. 00.
5. To 4 daies of two men Expended in going to Eliz. Towne, & for Expence & charges to the Secretary for Recording the Will, Lettr. of Administracon &c. To so much paid for Recording the Inventary,
04.
10. 05.
oc.
05.
co.
27. To so much paid David Browne,
March 30. To John Vrirce,
CO.
16. 05.
co.
CO.
1685/6. Decem 281h To so much Expended for ffunerall charges,
05.
IO. 00.
By severall payments as pr. Reciepts produced & some small things swore to
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HISTORICAL MISCELL.LNY
To James Robinson,
To John Stout,
00.
06.
June 3. To Abigall Lippincott.
00.
16.
17 To Joseph Grover for S daies worke about shingling the house, To ditto for Six daies of 3 men about the Mill,
OI.
12. 03.
To James Grover Junt. for frameing the house,
05.
00.
co.
To ditto for 16 daies worke about the house & getting Timber for the Mill, To Governr. Laurie,
20.
04.
00.
25. To so much paid for threshing fanning & Carting wheat to Middletowne
01.
04.
ci.
gbr. 5. To so much paid John Willson,
oc.
05. 00.
To Robert Hamilton,
OI.
02.
OU.
To Job Throckmorton,
05.
00.
To a Mare & Colt dyed appraised at,
04.
IO.
00.
To an Oxe dyed appraised at,
05.
00.
00.
To charges about said Oxe to ye. farrier &c.
00.
07.
06.
To Six Swine dyed appraised at,
02.
IO.
00.
To Indian Corne given the Cattle & Swine,
05.
00.
00.
To so much Expended in defending a Case at Law by Collo. Morris at Mon- mouth Court abr. 28th., 1686.
OI.
10.
CO.
To Expence in goeing to Amboy to Record the Acco". 3 daies of 3 men.
02.
16.
oc.
To the Secretary for his fiees,
00.
04.
00.
To 15 daies Expended by James Grover and Richd. Gardiner in goeing to the fiarme to looke after the Estates.
06.
00.
00.
To so much Expended in maintaineing the Widdow,
15.
£9S.
18.
00
Jan'. 14th, 1686. This is a true Acco". as Wittnesse our hands.
JAMES GROVER.
RICHP GARDINER.
Perth Amboy: 8th. June -- 1697.
the Executors of James Grover is Dr.
to the Inventory of James deceased is . Dr.
viz £108-13-0
Cr:
By severall payments as pr: Receipts produced & some small things swore to After deduc- tion made out of Articles overcharged. and the article of £15. for the widows maintainance & the stock of Cattle which died in the widows possession which I must be resolved in by law before I can allow them.
£66-10-3
Remains therefore Assets in their hands
£42-2-9
If the Law the Article of the Widdows maintainance & the Loss of the Cattle then the assets will be only
15-2-9
Issue 2 Joseph Grover; died 1689. 3 James Grover; died 1715. 4 Safety Grover, born 1658. 5 Abigail Grover 6 Hannah Grower
C.
s.
00.
05.
o2.
14.
03.
17.
oc.
Octo. 3.
05.
00.
To the Sherriffe for 2 baile Bonds,
00.
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GROVER OF MONMOUTH COUNTY
2 JOSEPH GROVER, "second son" of James Grover, I. married Hannah, daughter of William Lawrence, of Middletown, who, upon his demise, married, second, Nathaniel Leonard, of Middletown, Jan. 9, 1604-5.
1683. Sept. 25. At the Proceedings of Court, held at Middletown. Monmouth County. N. J., "Joseph Grover Establisht Constable, and tooke the Engagem', in the Lawes."
Frechold Deeds, Vol. A. B. C., p. 8.
"Record of an Agreement between Peter Tilton & Joseph Grover, about their Land, Recorded the 7th of October, 1684.
By Order of Court.
WHEREAS Peter Tilton, late of New Shrewsbury, and now of Marvell hill, within the province of New Jarsey, did for a valuable consideration purchase of Nepeson, Checawens, Cawschoc, Meninvein & Awaycis, five of the Indian Sachems, and other Indians of the Towne called Ramezing, alias Ramezonk. being the absolute and reall proprietors of all that tract of land which is meant, mentioned & intended to be by them granted, bargained & sold unto him the said Peter Tilton, as in and by their severall contracts & sales thereof under their hands & scales, bearing date at Middletown within the said Province the three & twentieth day of April, the seventeenth day of July, called the fifth month, and the four & twentieth day of the same fifth month, all within the year One Thousand Six hundred Seventy & five, by all which relation thereanto being had doth at large appear. And WHEREAS Phillip Carterett, Esq., Governor of the said Province, did, upon the petition of James Grover, Sen'., order his surveyor to divide the said tract of land between the said petitioner and him the said Peter Tilton, who was to be reimbursed by the said James Grover, one full moiety of what the said Sachems had received of him the said Peter Tilton for the said tract of land so purchased, as afore said, together with others his expences and charges in the prosecution thereof, the which he the said Peter Tilton refused to accept of until there was an agreement made by the said James Grover, or his Assignee or Assignees, that the boundary & parting line between them should be so fixed as that the said Peter Tilton should not be so prejudiced as he was like to be by the excluding of the small brook or run, that runneth into Jumping River, as in and by the several Patents granted unto them the said James Grover & Peter Tilton and surveyed as is mentioned within the said several patents which beares date the thirtieth day of June, in the Year One Thousand Six hundred seventy & six, as in and by the same relation being thereunto had may appear. NOW THESE PRESENTS WIINESSETH, that, whereas the said James Grover hath by his assigninent endorsed on the back side of his said Patent given & granted all the land, meadow & swamp therein mentioned uinto his second son Joseph Grover, as in and by the said Patent & assignment at large appeareth the which assign- ment beareth even date with these presents, in & by which it doth also appear, That the said Peter Tilton & Joseph Grover are agreed and come to the full final & amicable agreement as followeth, (viz.), That he the said Peter Tilton shall have hold & enjoy from the day of the date hereof to him his heirs & assigns for- over all that piece & parcie of land which lyeth between the lower end of the aforesaid Run, as it falls into a gully, and so runs into Jumping brook to a great black oak tree marked on the four sides with the letters PT and IG containing about Twenty-three Rood, more or less, and that the partition line between the said divided moieties shall from henceforward run from the said great black oak tree in a straight line to a great chesnut tree that stands cast & by south on the top of Marvell hill and likewise marked on the four sides by the Surveyor and since, by virtue of this agreement, marked with the letters IG and PT; And that the Said Joseph Grover doth for himself, his heirs, Executors, Administrators and Assignes, hereby covenant, promise, grant and agree to and with the said Peter Tilton, his Heirs & Assigns That he the said Peter Tilton, his heirs & assigns and every of them shall have, hold and enjoy all that the said three and twenty Roods of land from the said small run & great black oak so far as it runneth up by the said partition line unto the said great Chesnut tree above mentioned, notwithstanding the surveyor's line and butting. and bounding thereof, as in the said Patents are expressed, without the let, suit, trouble, eviction [?] or alteration thercoi. in any sort whatsoever, upon the consideration of all which said agreement and the receiving of the Sum of six pounds in goods at reasonable prizes, to be well and truly paid unto him, the said Peter Tilton, by them the said James Grover and Joseph Grover, or one of them, or by the order of either of them upon demand. being the moirty of what was paid & laid out in the purchasing of the whole entire tract of land afore-aid by him the said Peter Tilton. who doth hereby for him-elf, his heirs & assigns covenant grant & agree that le the said Joseph Grover, his hair and assigns shall have hold and enjoy all that part and parde of land on which he now dwell the as it is now mutually agreed to be bounded by the said last mentioned agreed upon line of partition, personally 'a quieth, without the kat, salt, trouble seiten [] and alteration in a see what ouver by then the sad Poter Tilton, his hatte of a signes or by and i think it is only the p ......
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or persons claiming from by or under him them or any of them contrary to the said patents, according to the said amicable agreement.
IN WITNESS whereof, we the said Joseph Grover and Peter Tilton, have, to these presents, set our hands and seals the nineteenth day of February, in the thirtieth year of the reign of Charles the Second, over England, &c., Annog. Dom. 1678
PETER TILION [seal]
JOSEPH GROVER [seal]
Signed Seal & Delivered in the presence of Therlagh Swyny Nathaniel Slocum
Endorsed on ye back side of ye above Instrument, viz .: September 23, 1684.
Then appeared before us, Peter Tilton, within mentioned. and Joseph Grover and did acknowledge the within writing to be their act and deed and the said Peter Tilton did acknowledge to have received satisfaction for the within mentioned six pounds to be paid him by the said Joseph or James Grover also within mentioned, upon which we see cause to order that it may be recorded.
By JOHN HANCE JOHN THROCKMORTON
Vera Copia Atts. pr RICHd GARDINER, Clerk.
Freehold Records, Last part of Lib. A. B. C., p. S.
1683, Oct. 11. Joseph Grover, of Middletown, planter, and Benjamin Griffith, of Amboy, were appointed administrators of the estate of John Clarke, of Middletown.
Trenton Deeds, Lib. 3. p. 145.
1687, May 7. Samuell Woolcott, of Shrewsbury, made his will, which was proved Dec. I, 1687, and among other things mentioned:
"Item I devise & leave my friends, Judah Allan & Thomas Webley to be my executors. to see my will fulfilled & to take care that my sone, Nathaniell, be no wayes wronged by his master, Joseph Grover." East Jersey Deeds, Vol. B, p. 214.
16SS, Mch. 28. John Throckmorton, of Middletown, gent., sold to Joseph Grover, of Middletown, gent., for £4o, one-tenth of the land he had received by two deeds, dated July 19 and 20, 1685, from Robert Turner, of Philadelphia, one of the twenty-four Proprietors of East Jersey, amounting to one full and equal forty-eighth part of the Province of East Jersey.
Trenton Deeds, Lib. 3, P. 348.
1688, May 10. The Proprietors, of East Jersey, granted to Joseph Grover, of Middletown, Gent., ("who holdeth by purchase from John Throckmorton. gent., one full & equali Tenth part of the sd John Throckmorton his undivided fourty-eight part of the sd province"), land, at Crosswicks, containing four hundred and eighty acres.
The last will and Testament of Joseph Grover, of Middletown, in the County of Mon- mouth, in the province of East New Jersey, being in his right sense and perfect memory, he disposeth of his outward estate as followeth, viz .:
ffirst I give & bequeath ail the Tract of land & meadow, with all the appurtenances that I now dwell upon, that lyeth on the north side of a small rune or brooke, commonly called & known by the name of the litle falls, being a part of the first article of & pattent, beareing date the thirtieth day of June, one Thousand Six hundred Seaventy Six, unto my sone, James, unto him & to his heires & assignes forever, and if it soe happen that the chyld the which my wife now goeth withal prove to be a sone, then I give & begueath all the remainder of the land & meadow, with all the appurtenances that is specified in the aforesd pattent, viz., all the land & meadow on the south side of the aforesd rune or brooks, being the residue of the gioread first article of the aforesd pattert: Acelso all the two hundred acres of land specified in the second article of the ajoresdi partent; As also all the six acres of evermp or meadow specined in the fourth article of the Microsd
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pattent, unto that sone & unto him & unto his heires forever, but if it shall happen to prove to be daughter, that then all the aforesd land & meadow, with all & singular the priviledges & appurtenances thereunto be- longing, to him & to his heires & assignes for ever as hereafter followeth, viz., unto my sone. James, as aforesd.
Secondly I give & bequeath unto my loveing wife Hannah, the whole & sole command & use of all the aferesd land, with the appurtenances & priviledges whatsoever, until my sone, James, be one & Twenty yeares of age, & when my sone is at the aforesd age, then I give & bequeath unto him halfe the sd land at his whole & sole command & use, with the old house er litle roume & no more dureing the naturall life of his Mother but the other halfe of the sd land, with the rest of the houseing, I give & bequeath unto my loveing wife during her natural life, but if it should happen that my sd loveing wife doe or shall take another hus- band after my decease, that then the one halfe of the sd land, with the old house or litle roume as aforesd, at or before that very instant to returne unto my sone, James, or his assignes or guardian.
Thirdly I give & bequeath unto my daughters all my wholl purchase of the propriety, the which I bought of or with John Throckmorton, of Robert Turner, a part thereof being laid out unto me, at Croswicks, I say againe all the sd propriety, both that which is laid & yet to lay out, I give & bequeath unto my daugh- ters, unto them & to their heires & assignes forever, & to be equally divided between them, quantity with quality.
ffourthly I give & bequeath unto my sone, James, two Cowes & two working steers of four year old & two sowes for to breed up Swine & two horses & a feather bed. with furniture thereunto belonging, & an ax and an hoe & a plough sheare & all these abovenamed particulars to be delivered unto him when he is one & Twenty yeares of age by my executor or executors that shall be hereafter named.
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