Item: I give and bequeath to my son John Council for the use of building him a house ten pounds to (be) raised out of my estate Item: I give and bequeath to my son John Council for his education five pounds to be raised out of my estate. Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Lydda Council one feather bed & furniture called the new bed and one desk to her and her heirs forever. Item: The remaining part of my estate I leave to be equally divided amongst my children: Amos Jesse Lyda Tabitha Sarah Temperance and John to them & their heirs forever. Item: I also do appoint my sons Amos & Jesse Council the whole & sole Executors of this my Last Will Testament disannulling all other Will or Wills writings Claimes or demands against this my Last Will & Testament In witness whereunto I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this second day of January one thousand seven hundred and eighty five --- Signed, sealed, published     }                    John Council (seal) & declared in presence of us  } David Barrows   } Giles Johnson   } Stephen Johnson } At a Court held for the County of Southampton the 11th day of April 1793 This Will was presented in Court by the Executors therein named & proved by the oath of David Barrow a witness thereto who also deposed that Giles and Stephen Johnson the other witnesses who are since dead subscribed their names as witnesses to this said Will in presence of the Testator whereupon the said Will is order to be recorded -- and at a court held for the sᵈ county the 12th day of April 1793 Amos & Jesse Council the exors named in the sᵈ will having first made oath as the law directs a Certificate is granted them for obtaining a Probat thereof in due form giving security whereupon &c.                                                       Samuel Kello Co ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Received by the STP (gostp.ddns.net) from Fenton Harrison on 10/12/22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------