In the name of God, Amen. I, Richard Wood, of the town of Southampton, in Suffolk County, Gent., being weak in body. I leave to my wife Hannah the use of all lands, houses, and commonage, "so long as she continues as my widow and bears up my name." "If she marries, then I give her what the law will allow, and no more." I leave to my son, Silas Wood, my now dwelling house and home lot adjoining, and all my meadow lying within the North Sea Bounds and 1/2 L5O [50 pounds British sterling] right of Commonage. If he dies without issue, then to my son Abraham, and to his heirs male forever, and in default of male heirs then to my son Theophilus and his heirs male, and in default of his male heirs, then to my son Matthew and his heirs male, and in default, then to the next male heir. But if my son Silas shall have a mind to sell the house and lot, meadows and commonage, then my son Matthew shall have liberty to purchase the same, but no other person whatever. But if he purchase it, then neither he, nor the next heir male shall have power to sell the same. And my son Matthew, if he purchases it, shall pay L100 [100 pounds British sterling] and no more, and it shall abide and remain unto him and the next heir male from generation to generation forever. All the rest of my lands, meadows, and Commonage, I leave to my son Matthew and his heirs male, and so to continue. I leave to my daughter Hannah 5 shillings, and to my wife a bed and bedstead. To my daughter Phebe one bed and bedding, and 8 pair of sheets and a piece of calico for curtains, and my new chest of drawers. I leave to my wife and my daughter Phebe all my brass, iron, and pewter, and my daughter Phebe is to have the right to live in the west room of my dwelling house, and have the privilege of the well and pump, so long as she is unmarried. And she shall take my son Silas, to keep and maintain until he is fourteen years of age, and she is to have the use of all my meadows at Shinecock till that time. My close of land at Old Town, which I bought of Zebulon Howell, and 1/4 of a L50 [50 pound British sterling] right of commonage which I bought of Daniel BOWER, are to be sold by my executors. My sons Matthew, Theophilus, Abraham and Silas, are to be bound out, to learn some suitable trades, when they are 14 years of age. My son Matthew is to pay to his brothers, Abraham and Theophilus, L10 [10 pounds British sterling], when of age. If my wife should happen, through the Providence of God, to be taken sick or lame, she may sell so much of the lands as to procure her a sufficient and honorable support. I leave to my son Theophilus 13 silver coat buttons, and I leave the rest of my silver buttons to my other sons. I make my wife Hannah executor, and my brother-in-law, John Reeves, blacksmith, and Joshua Halsey, yeoman, and John Post, Gent., and Thomas Stephens, yeoman, 0verseers in trust. My personal estate to be sold by executors. April 17, 1731. Witnesses: Henry Pierson, John Mackie, Thomas Reed.