Moses Cass

I, Moses Case of Hebron, in the County of Hartford, do make and ordain this to be my last will and testament: I give to my wife Mary, after my debts are discharged, 1-3 part of my house moveable estate to be to her own dispose forever, whom, with my son Moses Case, I ordain to be my executors. I give to my wife the use and improvement of 1-3 part of my lands during life or while she remains my widow, as also one room in my dwelling house. I give to my two sons, namely, Moses and Josiah, all my houseing and lands in Hebron to be equally divided betwixt them, only my son Moses shall have 10 acres of land more than Josiah. In the division regards shall be had both to quantity and quality, sd. division to be made by indifferent men. Sd. division to be made when my son Moses shall some of full age of 21 years. I give to my 4 daughters, namely, to Patience, Lois, Alice and Hannah, to each of them £100, to be paid to them when or as they arrive to the age of 18 years. And whereas, my daughter Patience has had already near £100, the remaining 2-3 of my house moveables I give to my three younger daughters, Lois, Alice and Hannah, equally to be divided. And as to my debts and charges aforesd., my will is that they be paid out of my cattle, horses, sheep, &c., and not out of my house moveables, having given them to my sd. wife and daughters. And the remaining part of my horses, cattle, sheep and tools for husbandry I give to my sd. sons Moses and Josiah, equally to be divided, and my joiner tools I give to my sd. son Moses. I give to Eliphalet Case, son to my sd. wife, £5, to be paid him out of my estate when my sd. son Josiah shall come of full age to 21 years, &c., whereas I am apprehensive. But if my wife yet bring forth a son and he survive, he shall have out of my estate £600; but if she bring forth a daughter that shall survive until she comes to the age of 18 years, sd. daughter shall be paid £100 with lawfull interest thereon from the day of her birth. I

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