Gent--being in good health of Body and of Sound Disposing mind and
Memory, Thanks be given to God--Calling to mind my mortality, Do
therefore in my health make and ordain this my Last Will and
Testament. And First I Recommend my Soul into the hand of God who gave
it--Hoping through grace to obtain Salvation thro' the merits and
Mediation of Jesus Christ my only Lord and Dear Redeemer, and my body
to be Decently interd, at the Discretion of my Executer, believing at
the General Resurection to receive the Same again by the mighty Power
of God--And such worldly estate as God in his goodness hath graciously
given me after Debts, funeral Expenses &c, are Paid I give & Dispose
of the Same as Followeth--

_Imprimis_--I Give to my beloved Wife Sarah a good Sute of mourning
apparrel Such as she may Choose--also if she acquit my estate of Dower
and third-therin (as we have agreed) Then that my Executer return all
of Household movables she bought at our marriage & since that are
remaining, also to Pay to her or Her Heirs That Note of Forty Pound I
gave to her, when she acquited my estate and I hers. Before Division
to be made as herein exprest, also the Southwest fire-Room in my
House, a right in my Cellar, Halfe the Garden, also the Privilege of
water at the well & yard room and to bake in the oven what she hath
need of to improve her Life-time by her.

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After this, followed a division of his property amongst his children,
five sons, and two daughters. The "Homeplace" was given to his sons
Ephraim and Atherton. Ephraim had a good house of his own, so he took
his share of the property in land, and Atherton went to live in the
old homestead. His quarters had been poor enough; he had not been so