BROWN GENEALOGY, Vol. 11, by Cyrus Henry Brown, page 93.
THE WILL OF SAMUEL BROWN
Item: I give and bequeath unto unto my Daughter Wealthy Cook Wife ofJoseph Cook the use and impurovement of the House and garden spot of landwhere She now lives, containing about a half an acre of land lying andbeing at Pawcatuck, all during her and said Wealthys natural life, and atthe expiration of said Wealthy's life the fee of said house and lot is todecend to my Son Prentice Brown & his heirs whom I have this day given adeed of said Premises, under said incumbrance, which together with what Ihave already given her is her equal Share of My Estate, --
Item: I give and bequeath unto my four Daughters Namely WealthyCook, Lucy Brown, Sarah Hilliard & Deborah Main, & to my Son Samuel Brownequally to be divided between them, all my Household furniture (except mydesk, which I give to my son Prentice Brown) to be equally dividedbetween them.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my Son Prentice Brown all theResidue, of my Real & personal Estate which I have not already given awayin this Will, To him the said Prentice, & to his heirs and assignsforever (on condition) that my said Son Prentice Brown shall comply withmy Will further (which is) That it is my Will that the said PrinticeBrown shall decently, and reasonably support, & maintain my Son SamuelBrown, and my Daughter Lucy Brown during their and each of their naturallives, free from expense to the rest of my heirs etc., or from allpersons whatever.
And I do herby Revoke all other Wills by me formerly made, & declarethis only to be my Last Will & Testament, And do appoint my Son PrenticeBrown Sole Executor to this my Last Will & Testament.