Disposal of the Estate of John CREW/CREWE (1666); Dorchester/Somerset Counties, MD

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   Know all yee whome theis may Concern tht I Elyzabeth Crew late
wife of John Crew of Northampton Countie deceased doe out of
the tender loue & Motherly Care of my said Chilldren tht the Lord
hath given me by my Loving Husband John Crew who Leaving mee
visibly possessed of an estate, I doe therefore giue & make ouer unto
my said Chilldren being three in Number these things Foll:, vizt, six
female Cattle with all their female Increase untill they be of the age
of foureteene yeares & then they are to haue both male & females
& alsoe three breeding Ewes with all their female Increase untill
they be of the age of foureteene yeares as before mencioned these
Cattle & ewes to run a Joynt Stock amongst my sayd three Chilldren
until they Come to foureteen yeares and then to be equally devided
the first that attaines to the age aforemencioned is to haue her equall
part by pporcon & soe the other Likewise to haue their part as afore-
mencioned & if one of my said Chilldren dye within those yeares
before mencioned then the other two survyvers is to inioy the whole
& if two shoulld dye the third to inioye the whole & if ally dye
then the estate to fall to the giver againe & be at her disposing I doe
alsoe giue unto my sonne John Crewe one hundred & Fifty acres of
land to be possessed thereof after my desease but iff my sonne dye
in his Minoratie then my Daughter Anne is to bee possessed with
the abovesaid land; I doe alsoe giue unto my said sonne two Guns
upon the tearmes before mencioned that if he shoulld dye in his
minoritie they are alsoe to Fall to my two daughters I doe giue unto
my Daughter Anne one Cheast after my deseace to enioy it Theis
things before mencioned I Elyzabeth Crew thier Mother doe freely &
absolutely giue unto my said Chilldren their heires executrs & admrs
for ever peaceably & quietly to enioy as their proper goods at the
time before mencioned & for performance whereof I haue hereunto
set my hand & seale this 25th day of Aprill 1661
Signed & sealed in the                    the Marke of
  Presence of                               Elyzabeth (X) Crewe
      Robert Hickeson
      Henry white             These Cattle I am if they increase
                              & growe many itt is at my pleasure
                              to Convert them to other use for
                              the benefitt of my Chilldren with-
                              out disturbance from any person
entered the 26th of November 1666 [in Somerset County Court]

   Anne Crew the Daughter of John Crew was borne 17th august 1655
   Elyzabeth Crew was borne the first of November 1657
   John Crew was borne the first of March 1660