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my Personal Estate when he comes of age. Item, I give to my Grand Son Jacob
Jamison Banks the sum of Fifty pounds Jersey Money afores'd, to be paid to him out
of my Personal Estate when he shall come of age. Item, I give and bequeath the
equal remaining half part of all my personal and Moveable Estate to my Daughter
Martha Ward, the use thereof during her Natural Life, and then to be equally divided
between the Heirs of her Body. Item, I give and bequeath the other equal Remaining
half part of my moveable and personal Estate to my Daughter Catharine Banks, the
use thereof during her natural Life, and then to be equally divided between the Heirs
of her Body. Item, I give, Bequeath and devise to my Grandson Stephen Johnson, his
Heirs and Assigns, all that house, Barn and Lott of Land which he now lives upon,
which I bought of Capt" Nathaniel Wheeler, he allowing his Mother the use of one
Room in the house, and of one 3* part of the Land during her Widowhood. Item, I
give. Bequeath and devise to my Grandson Nath*^' Johnson, his Heirs and Assigns,
that house and Lott of Land which I bought of Zophar Beach, containing Eight
Acres. Item, I give. Bequeath and devise to my Grand Son Jotham Johnson, his
heirs and assigns, all that lott of Land Lying above two Mile Brooke, which I bought
of Coll. Joseph Tuttle. Item, I give. Bequeath and devise unto my Two Grand Sons
Nathaniel and Jotham Johnson, to them, their Heirs and assigns forever, to be equally
divided between them, all the two several Lotts of fresh Meadow and Upland which
I bought of Deacon Tuttle in the Neck, and likewise that which I bought of Josiah
Lyon, they paying my Grand Daughter Mary Johnson the sum of Sixty pounds
Jersey Money af *, on her coming to the age of Twenty one years. Item, I give.
Bequeath and devise unto my Son David Johnson all my house and Homestead,
together with all the rest and remainder of my Land and Meadow, with all my Right
of Lands that I now have, or ought to have, that is [not] otherwise devised, or shall
hereafter be devised, together with all my Farming Utensils, with the Cyder Mill and
presses, and all the Casks belonging to the house, to him, his heirs and Assigns for-
ever ; and
my will is that my Son David shall freely use and Occupy the before
devised lot of land to my son Stephen Johnson, for one year after my decease. I
likewise give and devise unto my son David Johnson, his heirs and Assigns, that lott
or piece of salt Meadow lying below Indian Corner. Item, I give. Bequeath and
devise unto my Children, viz. David Johnson, Stephen Johnson, Martha Ward and
Catharine Banks, and to my Grandson Stephen Johnson, son of Thomas Johnson
deceased, to them, their heirs and assigns forever, two equal third parts of all my
right. Title, property and Claim whatsoever which I now have or may hereafter have
of, in and to all the Lands and real estate lately belonging to my Brother Eliphalet
Johnson deceased, to be equally divided between them, share and share alike, and the
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