my will that they sell those lands for that purpose which can best be spared. if either Selah or Cyprian Hart, as above mentioned, should die without natural heirs, of his own body begotten, this property here given him shall descend to his surviving brother; if both of them die without an heir of their own body, then this property here given them shall descend to their surviving sisters above mentioned.

If hereafter it shall be thought expedient that either Selah or Cyprian Hart, above mentioned, should have a public education, it is my Will that provision for that purpose shall be made from my property, and that in such case the property thus appropriated shall be counted so much towards his portion.

Also, I give my brother, Noadiah Hart, one hundred dollars, to be paid within one year after my decease.

I likewise constitute my wife, Ruth Hart, and Elijah Hooker, Esq., sole executors of this my last Will and Testament, in witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this 29th day of March, 1806.

Signed, sealed, published, and declared by the said Selah Hart to be his last Will and Testament, in presence of

He died June 10th, 1806, aged 74 years, and was buried in the cemetery a little distance north-west of his dwelling- house. A monument was erected to his memory bearing the following inscription:

His widow, Mrs. Ruth Hart, died Jan. 15th, 1844, aged 101 years 2 months and 16 days, being the oldest person that ever died in that town. Her gravestone bears this inscription: