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       Chattells movable & immovable of what kind or nature whatsoever
       they were whether within doors or without to be wholly hers and at
       her disposing as by the said Will may more at large appeare and shortly
       after dyed leaving six Children on the body of the said Ann begotten
       to wit Richard Joseph Agnes Ann Susanna & Mary Hopewell And
       whereas the said Agnes is since marryed to one William Jessup Calker and hath
       already recd satisfaccon for her partable share of her said Fathers & son all
       Estate and the said said above bound Ann doth shortly intend to the said Joseph
       & Ann Hopewell the Daughter to allott & pay to them in p.rsent possesion what
       she doth design to give them for their share in the said psonall Estate And the
       above bounden Ann being willing & desirous to provide for her said other Children
       the said Richard Susanna & Mary for the advancem.t of their percons out of
       the remainder of her said personall Estate and the better to secure the same
       to them in Case she should happen to dye intestate or should marry againe
       in such manner & form as is hereafter menconed If therefore the above
       bounden Ann shall at any time within these six years next ensueing the
       date of these p.rsents dye before the said six years be expired or marry
       another husband shall before the expiracon of the said six years cause
       the psonall Estate she shall then be possessed with to be equally divided
       by indifferent psons of the neighbourhood into four equall shares or
       parts one Fourth part to be to the above bounden Ann one other Fourth
       pte to the said Richard one other fourth pte to the said Susanna and
       the other fourth pte to the said Mary and of her division thereof shall by
       writing under her hand & seale or otherwise give & deliver to the said
       Richard Susanna & Mary their said severall quarter pts soe divided as
       aforesd to hold to them & their assignes for ever or in Case the said Ann
       the obligor shall happen to dye before the said six years shalbe expired
       if then she shall by her last will & testam.t or other writing give and
       devise to the said Richard Susanna & Mary three fourths of such of her
       psonall Estate as she shall then be possessed off to be equally divided
       betweene them as aforesaid share & share like Or further if in Case
       the above bound Ann shall happen to marry another husband before
       the said six years shalbe expired as aforesd then if she shall before
       the Nuptiall be celebrated Cause such of her estate as she shall then be
       possessed with all to be equally divided by indifferent psons as afd in
       manner & form afd & shall by writing or otherwise as afd give & deliver
       to the said Richard Susanna & Mary their sevall fourth pts thereof as
       afd without any fraude or delay that then this p.rsent obligacon to be
       voyd & of none effect or else to stand in full force power and vertue  
       provided always that the said Susanna and Mary shall not receive the
       severall pts or shares of the sd psonall estate before they come to the
       age of eighteen years or be marryed which shall first happen And
       in Case the said Susanna & Mary should happen to dye before they come
       that age or be marryed then the pte & share of her soe dying shalbe equally
       divided amongst the brothers & sisters that shall survive her
sealed signed & delivered the words
[Ann & divided] last interlined in                                 Ann A Hopewell
the p.rsence of                                                                  her mark
    Henry Loftus
Record 22.o Dec.r 1694


 
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