I Thomas Powell of Bethpage in the Township of Oyster Bay in Queens County on Nassau Island, yeoman being this the second day of second month called February in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty five much indisposed of body but of perfect mind and memory do make and ordain this writing to be my last will and Testament in manner following. I first order that my debts and other incidental charges about my estate shall be fully paid out of my movable Estate in some reasonable time after my decease.

Item. I will and bequeath unto my well beloved wife, Abigail Powell, the issues and profits of the one third part of all my Lands and Meadows wheresoever, for her support and the east dwelling house that I dwell in all for her to use during the time she remains my widow.

Item. I will unto my son Samuel Powell his heirs and assigns forever the lot of land I bought of Caleb Powell which was John Powells.

Item. I will and bequeath unto my son Thomas Powell, his heirs and assigns twenty acres of my land before a division be made in general amongst my sons.

Item. I will and bequeath unto my son Joshua Powell his heirs and assigns forever Ten acres out of my Lands before division be made.

Item. I will that my son Samuel Powell has five acres of land.

Item. I will that after my son Samuel has five acres, of land, my son Thomas twenty acres, my son Joshua Ten acres of Land, that then all the remainder part of my houses, lands, Rights of land and meadows whatsoever and wheresoever shall be equally divided amongst my eight sons viz, Samuel, Thomas, Joshua, Joseph, Elisha, Amos, Israel and Jesse, and to remain unto them in severalty their heirs and assigns forever, so to be understood as not to infringe or debar my wife from her privilege of my house lands & meadows above mentioned to her during her widowhood and I do hereby fully and absolutely empower my Executors or such of them as shall Execute this my will, to make a full and clear division of my Lands amongst all my sons in quality according to the above devise as they shall judge equal and just, and the division so made by my Executors or such of them as shall qualify as aforesaid shall be good stable and authentic to my sons, and to each of them in fee simple in as full a manner as if I had done it myself in my lifetime to all intents & purposes whatsoever; And my will is after my debts are fully paid and other charges accruing about my estate, that the remainder part of my movable Estate be divided thus: my wife to have the Indian girl named Boda during her widowhood, and then my daughter Mary Powell to have the said Indian girl to her disposal.

I also will unto my daughter Mary Powell so much out of my movable estate as will make her portion equal with one of my two daughters or what each of my two daughters have had that are married.

Then my will is that my wife shall have the one equal third part of the remainder of my movable Estate and the other two thirds to be equally divided amongst my __three daughters viz Elizabeth Post, Ruth Mott & Mary Powell__ to their free disposal. And my will is what I have above given to my wife shall be taken and esteemed in lieu of her right of dower and not otherwise.

And my will is further that my Executors shall be tutors and guardians for all my children under age, and shall have full power to put and bind my three youngest sons out to trades according to their inclinations, and further to explain my will in respect to what I have given my son Samuel, which is thus. The lot before mentioned which I bought of Caleb Powell is to be reckoned as part of his portion to be equal with the common division amongst my sons, only the five acres to be taken out first before the common division is made aforesaid. Lastly. I do constitute, ordain and appoint my brother Isaac Powell, my brother in law John Whitson and my cousin Richard Willets of Islip to be my Executors of this my last Will and Testament and every article, clause and condition above expressed and further to make division with the rest of the Proprietors of Bethpage, and to take what Land falls to my right and to give releases when the division is finished, to the other Proprietors as fully as I could myself in my life time if I were personally present.

In witness hereunto I have set my hand and fixed my seal the day and date above expressed.
THOMAS POWELL. [L. S.]
Signed, Sealed, Published, Pronounced and declared by said Thomas Powell as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of the subscribers who subscribed as witnesses in the presence of the testator.
MARY POWELL,
HENRY WHITSON,
SAMUEL WILLIS.