"In the name of God Amen. This being the last Will and Testament of my
Estate as followeth, vizt. First, I doe give unto my loveing Wife, Ann
Bush, this Plantacon I now live on and the Neck of Land thereto belonging
for her life time and after her decease it to fall unto my youngest Sonne
Isack. And I doe alsoe give unto my Sonne, George Bush and my Sonne,
Abraham Bush, seventy five acres of land a peice lying all together
joyneing the land of Job Hill up towards the Dry Bottom. I doe alsoe give
unto my Sonne, John Bush, seventy five acares of land joyneing upon the
Branch and the Neck I felt my Wife, and if my Sonne, Isack, should dye
without leaveing lawfull issue behind him the land to fall unto my
Daughter, Charity Bush, after her Mothers deceased, and after the decease
of my Daughter, Charity, to fall to my Daughter, Elizabeth Bush, and
after the decease of my Daughter, Elizabeth Bush, the sd. lande to fall
unto the next heire: Alsoe I doe give unto my Sonne, Thomas Bush, one
Neck of Land comonly called Peumen Neck unto him and his heires for ever.
But is in case the ad. Thomas Bush should die without the leaveing of
lawfull issue, the land to fall unto ye next heire: Alsoe I doe order it
thus that if in all my Sonnes die without leaveing any lawfull issue
behind them, then the whole divident of land to be equally divided
between William Ellixander and my Daughters. And if my Daughters dye
without leaveing any issue then the whole dividend of land to dedound to
him forever, and his heires forever. Item. I doe order it then that my
Sonne, George, shall stay and work with and for his Mother two yeares and
work for her and then he is for himself, alsoe my Sonne Abraham, work for
his Mother three yeares then he shall be himselfe: Further, I dispose of
my Cattle as followeth, vizt., First I doe give unto my Wife, one cow
called Starr and three steeres & a bull. And Alsoe I doe give my
Daughter, Marsi Bush, one Cow and all her female increase forever. Alsoe
two pewter dishes and for all the rest of my Pewter unto my Wife. Alsoe
all the other household moveables alsoe my Wife is to have all the Bull
Calves of my Sons Cattle. The time they stay with her for her use: Alsoe,
I doe give my Sonne, Thomas, one cow called Liley and her increase
forever. Alsoe to my sone, George, one cow called Cherry with all her
female increase for ever. Alsoe to my Sone, John, called by the name of
Mad Braines one Cow and all her female increase for ever. Alsoe my old
white mare named Bess unto my Wife & increase for ever and her heirs.
Alsoe to my Sone, George, one Sorrell Mare called Jone, shee and all her
increase for ever, excepting the first fold the sd. Mare bringeth to good
bee it horse or mare & that for my Sonne, Thomas Bush. Also my Sonne,
John, one black horse called Fanney. Alsoe unto my daughter, Marsy Bush,
one bay Mare called Bonney, shee & all her increase for ever. Alsoe unto
my Sonne, Abraham, one Roane mare with a bald face called Old Jeane & all
her increase for ever. Alsoe I doe order it thus that my Daughter, Marsy,
shall stay with her Mother the space of three years except she marryes in
the sd. space, if not maryed in the sd. space shee to be cleared at the
three yeares end. As Wittness my hand & seale this fourteenth day of
February 1686/7. Signed Abraham Bush Wittnesses: Walter Welch, William
Rowly, Richard Eaton. Probat Cur Com Lancastr:decimo die Augustii 1687.
Oaths of Walter Welch and Richard Eaton and admitted to record. Test.
Peter James Dept. Cl Cur"