In the Name of God Amen    This 21th Day of may AD 1768    I John Willson of Coventry in ye County of Windham and Colony of Conetticut in Newingland      Being at this time in Good Degree of helth of Body and of a Sound mind and memory for all which I Bless God and Remembering my own mortality that it is appointed men once to Die I Do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament      That is to say Principally and first of all I Recomend my Soul into the heaven of God who gave it and my Body to ye Earth to be buried in a Christian manner Nothing Doubting but it will be raise again at ye Last Day-- and Touching such Worldly Good and Estate herewith it hath Pledged God to bless me with I Devise and Dissolve of same in ye Following manner that is to say after all my just Debts and funeral charges are Paid do Give and Bequeath unto my well Beloved wife Dorothy Willson ye improvement of all my Land Excepting on one given hereafter to my son William Willson and Seven acres of Wood Land that Lyeth at ye West End of my farme I now Live on it buts West on my son William Willson and North on Land Given by Deed to my son Francis Willson together with half my Dwelling house said. Also my Barn During her Natural Life and also all my movable Estate to Be at her Dispose for Ever----------- I Give and Bequeathe unto my Son William Willson one acre of Land Lying four square Butting south on ye Country Rode and West on my Son William Willson Land--------------- I Give and Bequeathe unto ye heires of my Son Francis Willson Late of Coventry Deceast viz to ye Widow Abigal Willson I give the Improvement of ye one half of my Dwelling house and half of Barne Duering ye time She Remains my Sd sons Widow--------------- I Give and Bequeathe unto my two grandsons Francis and Stephen Wilson sons to sd Francis Willson Deceast that half of ye Dwelling house and Barn that I gave to ye Sd Abigail Willson to be theirs after she ceases to be my Sd sons widow and also all my Lands With ye other half of my Buildings to be theirs at ye Death of my Sd Wife to be Equally Devided Between them their paying out five Pounds a pees to Each of their Sisters----------------- I having heretofore given my Son Joseph Willson and my Daughter Abigail hearick What I thought was their full Portion of my Estate and Lastly my will and Pleasure is and of Do hereby Constitute ordain & appoint my Son William Willson to be Executor of this my last will and testament

Signed Sealed Published and Delivred by ye Sd John Willson to Be his Last Will and Testament in Presence of us who Signed as Witnesses in Presence of Sd John Willson and of Each other
Ebenezer Kingsbury
Elijah Lyman              John Willson (all signed)
Amaziah Rust

At Court of Probate held at Mansfield 9th Octr AD 1773 The foregoing Last Will & Testament of John Wilson deceased was exhibited in to this Court to be Approved And the sd Will is by this Court proved, Approved & Allowed, ordered to be recorded & put on file bi the Executor therein Named appeared in Court Accepted the Trust & was Sworn According to Law
Test S. Conant Justice Regr

Coventry 25th day of Sept AD 1773
Then Capt Ebenezer Kingsbury Doct Elijah Lyman and Mr. Amaziah Rust ye Witness to ye within will Personaly appeard and have sollom oath that they see Mr John Willson Deceast & Testator of Sd will Signed Seal Publish and Declare ye same to be his Last will and Testement and at ye same time in ye Presence of sd Testator we see each other subscribe as wittness to sd will and that ye sd Testator was at sd time of a sound Disposing mind and memory to ye Best of our observing Sworn before me
Phinehas Strong Justice of ye Peace

Est allow 9th Oct AD 1773    Recordd 12th Janry 1775

To the Honourable the Court of Probate for the District of Windham
One Beaver Hat 1L/10s
One light Coulerd Broad Cloth Coat & Vest 2L/7s
One Pair of Dear Skin Breeches /15s
One old light Coulerd Gamblet(?) Coat /6s
One Old Butternutt Coulerd Vest /4s
One pair of Black Pattern Breeches /1s
One Old pair Leather Breeches 1L/3s
One Blue homemade Great Coat 1L/5s
One Old Butternutt Coulerd Coat /6s
Two pair of Strip Linnen Breeches /2s
One old Great Coat /4s One Hat /3s
One Silk Handkerchief 1L/6s
One fine shirt /7s
One Stripd Cotten Shirt 1L/6s
Two Check Linnen Ditto /7s
Two white ___ Ditto /5s
Two Wollen Ditto /7s
Four pair of Stockings /5s
Four Yard & half of Black homemade Cloth 1L/2s
One pair of Shoes /1s
One feather Bed 1L/10s
Two under Bed 9L/6s
One Boalster & Two pillows /11s
One Bedstead & Cord /4s
One Check Coverlet 1L/
One Stripd Ditto /5s
Two Old Ditto /4s
One feather Bed under Bed Boalster and pillows Bedstead and Cord 3L/110s
One Checkd Coverlet /2s
One Stripd Ditto /6s
Seventeen Linnen Sheats 4L/7s/6p
Eleven Pillow Cases 13L/6s
Table Linnen /12s Four Towels /5s
Five woollen Sheats 1L/7s
Two _______ 2L/1s
Six pounds Feathers /9s
Two Chests and Drawrs /15s
Two Tables /7s Twelve Chairs /12s
One foot Wheel /15s
Six pewter plates /6s
Five pewter Platters /10s
Three pewter Basons /5s
Two pewter Cups /3s
One Brass Kettle /12s
One Warming pan /12s
One frying pan /3s
One Iron Bason /2s 6p
One Dish Kettle /3s
One porrige pot /2s
One pair Handirons 1L/4s
One _____ & Tongs /7s
One T__mmel /6s
One Razor /2s
One Cart 2L/13s
Batle(?) Rings & Weges /4s
Iron Bar /13s
Two Ho_ 3L/6s
One Adze /3s
One Broad Ax /4s
Two Chains /10s
One pair of Chizzels & a Gouge /2s
One Drawing Knife 1L/6s
One Auger /1s
One Jointer /8s
One pair of Hetchels(?) /12s
One Toasting Iron /5s
One pitchfork 1L/6s
Two ___ /7s
Old Iron 1L/4s
Six knives & forks /4s
One Set of Horse Tackling /8s
One Shovel 3L/6s
One half pair Stilyard(?) 2L/6s
five spoons /10s
One Large Bible /12s
Six Books 4L/14s
One Skillet and Chopping Knife 2L/
Three pails /4s
Eight Trays /12s
Two Bowls /4s
One Table /6s
One Churn /1s
One half Bushel /2s
Three Tubs /14s
Five Barrels 7L/6s
One Dye Tubb /2s
One Box Iron & Heater /2s
Five Earthen pans 2L/16s
Two juggs 1L/4s
One Glass Bottle /6s
One Butter Tubb 1L/6s
One Loom /15s ___ Flag(?) /12s
One pair of Cards(?) 1L/6s
Two Bags 2L/6s
One Hundred & Nineteen Pounds of Chafe 1L/19.8s
Thirty Bushels of Indian Corn 3L/
One Bridle /2s
Twelve pounds of wool /15s
One pair of Boots /3s
Two meat Barrels /5s
One Horse 16L/
Four Cows 14L/
One Bull 2L/
One Calf 1L/
Ten Sheep 3L/
One Set of Harrow(?)
Teeth nor 3 5 - 1L/6.3s
One Set of Plough Iron & plates 11L/8s
Twenty Two & half Bushels of wheat 4L/10s
Seven Bushel of Rye 19L/3s
Thirty Bushels of Oats 1L/17.6s
Seven Load of Hay 7L/
One House 38L/
One Barn 9L/
Forty Seven Acres of Land 188L
(total) L340.16.9

Coventry September 28th AD 1773
Then the Above Inventory of the Estate of Mr. John Willson late of Sd Coventry Deceasd was Prised by us the Subscribers under oath
Jonathan Porter      }Prisors
Jabez Edgerton
Elisha Tracy (all signed)

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