ADDISON 9. BOWIE. 609
of Robert Walters and —— dark. I give and devise to my son,
Walter B. Bowie, his heirs and assigns for ever, all the residue of
the lands devised as aforesaid by Baruck Duckett; except ten
acres purchased of Henry L. Hall; and all the residue of my
dwelling plantation, except the three hundred and fifty acres afore-
said; the same to be bounded by a line drawn from the comer of
Dr. Magill's land, to Young's north-west corner, running nearly
as the fence now stands, which is to be the dividing fence; sub-
ject however, to the restrictions and conditions herein after ex-
pressed. I give and devise to my daughter, Eliza D. Bowie, her
heirs and assigns forever, all the land purchased of Mr. Contee,
called Ranelagh. I give and devise to my son,William D. Bowie,
his heirs and assigns for ever, ten acres of land purchased of Henry
L. Hall. I give and devise to my son, Walter B. Bowie, his heirs
and assigns for ever, twenty acres of land purchased of Mr. Ogle.
I give and devise to my beloved wife, for and during her natural life,
the remaining half of my lands, purchased of Walters and Clark;
and also, all the remainder of the lands formerly Norwood's and
Falconers, lying to the eastward of the line before mentioned,
drawn from Dr. Magill's corner, to the corner of Mr. Young's
land; and after her decease, I give and devise the same to my son,
Richard D. Bowie, his heirs and assigns forever.'
'It is my desire and will, that my wife and daughters, and her
son, shall have a home at my mansion house, until my son Walter
shall arrive to the age of twenty-one years; peaceably to be en-
joyed by them, without interruption or molestation of my son Wal-
ter; and if he should make claim and disturb them in their enjoy-
ment of said borne, then it is my will, and I do hereby declare
void and of no effect, the devise to him herein before made. And
it is further my will, that all the property be kept together, and
worked by the family slaves, until my son Walter shall arrive to
full age; for the support of the family; the whole of the net profits,
after payment of my debts, to be equally divided between my chil-
dren, Eliza, Walter, Kilty, and Richard. I give and bequeath
all my furniture, to my wife, and my five children, specifically,
share and share alike. I give and bequeath to my wife, the fol-
lowing negro slaves, viz: Jerry, Little Jerry, Ben, Reuben, and
Cato, and Rachael and Milly, that came by his wife, and Maria.
All the residue of my personal estate, I give and bequeath to my
wife and her son, and to my children, Eliza, Walter, and Kitty,
specifically, share and share alike. And lastly, I do hereby ap-
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