From,A History of Watauga County by John Preston Arthur: " Jordan Councill the First. - He married Sallie Howard, daughter of Benjamin Howard, and lived on the right hand side of the old road which led from Councill's Store to Jefferson, at what is now called the Buck Horn Tree place and where Jesse Robins in 1914 erected two houses.There is a fine spring near by. Councill's house was of logs.He was a farmer and a man of means."
From "History of Watauga County, NC" by John Preston Arthur:
"Jordan Councill, Sr. was born in 1769, lived at the Buck Horn Tree place, just east of the town of Boone and died December 10, 1839 in present day Watauga County, North Carolina.In 1800, Councill established Councill Store in what is now the town of Boone. This was the first store in Boone and was built on a dirt road cut out by Daniel Boone. The store was near the present downtown post office. For years this was the only store in this section and had a major influence in the beginning of Boone. Jordan Councill, Sr. married Sarah (Sallie) Howard, daughter of Benjamin Howard. Benjamin Howard was a British supporter during the Revolutionary War who hid out in a cave on the mountain that now bears his name (Howard's Knob)."
Jordan Councill wrote his will 24 Sep 1838, Ashe County, North Carolina naming all of his children. The daughters are mentioned with their married names.
The children of Jordan Councill and Sarah Howard Councill are:Mary Polly who m.Shadrack Callaway,Jordan Councill who m.Sarah Bowers,Charlotte m.John Hardin,Rebeccam.Phineas Horton, Sarah m. Alfred Martin, Elizabeth m. Willis McGhee, Nancy m. Col. Euclid Baird, Rachel m. George Phillips, Louisa m. Robert Baird,Jesse m. Sally Dixon, and Benjamin m. Temperance Shull.-Allie Nelson