Thanks to the admin of this group! What a helpful group of people. I need to know how to learn the names/identities of the children of John POWEL, the son mentioned in this will of Joseph POWELL. Mr. Rick SAUNDERS has provided some tips, but I know not how to do those kinds of searches. Thanks, sincere thanks to all. I, Joseph Powell,of the Township of Sadsbury, County of Chester in Pennsylvania, being in a tolerable state of health and of sound mind and memory, but calling to mind the mortality of my body, do make and ordain this my last will and testament in the following manner & to wit- first I order all my just debts and expences be paid. I order & my will is that my wife Mary, if she survive me- shall have the profits of my Plantation during her life & live in my house & enjoy in the same part of said house we now live in / for her support I order & my will is that my Executor hereafter named as soon as convenient after the decease of me and my wife , sell and convey on fee simple all my plantation estate on a branch of Octoraro Creek in Chester County for the best price that can be had for the same either at publick or private sale and the money arising from the same after reasonable expenses is paid shall be equally divided amongst all my children except the widow & children of my son William who shall have a double share that is as much as any one of my other children to be equally divided amongst them. I give and decree to my son John's children all my personal estate to be equally divided ( hard to read, I think it says "amongst them" ) after my just ( debts, expenses, all taxes as is ---) & other lawful expenses, as well as their share arising from the sale of my plantation, except forty pounds which I give & bequeath to my four grandchildren, Joseph Chamberlin, Joseph Farr, Joseph Simons and Elijah Chamberlin which is to come out of my (unreadable) . Lastly I ordain & appoint my friends James Clemson, Sr. & Joseph Dickinson the sole Executors of this my last will and testament. Hereby revoking & dismissing all other wills heretofore by me made ratifying and confirming this and no other & be my last will & testament witness my hand and seal Eleventh of April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & eighty seven. Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and declared by the testator to be his last will and testament in the sight of us William Downing, Decd. Gaius Dickinson James Dickinson <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=icon> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=link> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus