In the name of the great and Everlasting God who is from Everlasting to Everlasting God blessed for Ever Amen.
I John Thurber of Swansea in the County of new bristol in the province of the massitusatt bay in new england doe make this my last will and testament as fowling in maner and form as fowling as I am in perfect health and sound mind.
Item I give & bequeath my Soule onto Allmightie God who is my maker and in and through the merit of his beloved son the lord Jesus Christ my mediator & the blessed Spirit through whose holy and assistants I have been presented all my lifelong to this present day and hour.
Item I give my boddy to the dust from whence it came for buriall at place of the buriall place on of it may be to my and Edward.
Item I give unto my beloved Son James Thurber all my carpentering tools & all my wearing after my decease and all the rest of my Estate I leave to the direction of my Executors to be disposed of according to my will & desire fowling.
Item I make and ordaine my son James Thurber & millide my Executors of this my will.
Item I give onto my grandson John Thurber 5 pon.
Item I will that fifteen pond is to be paid after my decease the first five years to James the secant to Charlie the third to John my son for him to give to each of my grandchildren one shilling & the rest to himself.
John THURBER
John MARTIN
Samuel GAY
Witnesses
On the reverse side of the will is the following memorandum:
The Great uncertainty of the within will refering to the direction given to the Executor, not mentioning of his grandson named John that he gives the Legacy of five pounds to; and not making mention of his wife in his will to whom he was marryed more than Fifty seaven years; are sufficrent in my opinion to null the Will.
Bristol July 3, 1706 Nathal BYFIELD