Will of Nathaniel Pope. In the name of God Amen I Nathaniel * * of Appomattox in ye county of Westmoreland in y collony of ** being in perfect minde & memory & haveing a Resol * * * for England this prsent shipping & knowing ye dangers * * as waies now stand & ye uncertainty of man's Life Mke this my Last will & Testamt in Manner form following Imprmis I give & bequeath my soule into ye hands of Almighty God my most mercifull & loving Father hopeing through ye death passion & Resurrection of Jesus Christ my alone Saviour & Redeemer hee will Receive it into everlasting happiness this miserable life is ended And as for my body I submit to be disposed of as god pleases whether my Land or water And for that portion of Estate & goods wch god of his mercy hath blessed me wth all in this Life I give & bequeath as followeth Imprimis I give & bequeath unto my sonn Thomas Pope my land & plantation situate upon y cliffts to him & his heirs forever Item I give unto ye aforesaid Thomas Pope five Cowes or heifers to bee delivered unto him when he shall come to the age of one & twenty years or day of Marriage wch shall first happen. Item I give & bequeath unto my son Nathaniell pope all that Land & plantation whereon I now Live & am seated wth all ye buildings & edi(fices) thereunto belonging to him & his heirs forever. And if in case my sonn Thomas shall dye whom I doe make my whole & sole executor of this my last will & Testamt then my will & meaning is that my sonn Nathaniel shall survive him to bee my whole & sole executor. Item I give unto my son Nathaniel Pope aforesaid more that my whole estate of Land lyeing at ye heade of Appomattox Creeke as by pattent will appeare Containeing by estimation one thousand & six ** Acres bee it more or less to him & his heirs forever And fo(rasmuch) it is my will & desire that my wife Lucy Pope shall h(ave the) whole aforementioned seat of Land whereon I now life (tog)ether wth ye servants & cattle & good thereunto belon(ging as) long as please god she shall Live And in Case m (wife) should marry then my will & meaning is that my (Executor) give her twenty Thousand weight of Tobac ** & ye aforesaid goods & cattle & Land give ** to goe to my sayd executor. Item I give * * * John Washington that summe of money wch * * unto me by a bill under his hand for ye * * ing eighty pounds sterl Item I give * * * one mare. Item I doe give to my sonn * * Item I doe give unto my sonn in Law * * * mare. Item I doe give unto my sonn * * * one stone horse & further I doe des * * my executor to pay unto my sonn in ** Two hundred pounds that I stande on * * * of my estate in England to bee payt a * * * & what of my estate * * in bonds shall be * * *. I doe give unto my Executor Thomas pope * * for all man(ner) of bills bonds accompts debts Cattle Chattels household stuffe & all whatsoever moveables of my estate undisposed of I doe give unto my sonn Thomas & my son Nathaniell to bee equaly divided between them both to bee divided when ye eldest of them shall come of age. In witnesse that this is my last will & Testamt I ye said Nathaniell pope have sett to my hande & seale this sixteenth of May in the yeare of our Lord God one thousand six hundred fifty-nine. Signed sealed & delivered NATHANIELL POPE(1) seale & Acknowledged to bee ye Last Will & Testamt of Nathaniell Pope in ye Presence of us Jno Rosier Laurence Washington John Washington William Hardich April ye 26th 1660. Mr. John Rosier made oath that coll Nathaniell Pope did owne & averred this for his Last Will & Testamt & that hee knew of no other or later will. Jurat in curia westmerlaneia die et anno prdict. This will was proved in ye County Court of Westmold by ye oathes of Mr Jno Rosier & Mr William Hardich witnesses subscribed thereto. "Nathaniel POPE was a wealthy planter who came to Westmoreland Co. about 1650 from Maryland; his daughter Anne married John Washington, great-grandfather of President George Washington. Nathaniel's son Thomas and John Washington were jointly awarded 1200 acres of land for transporting 24 persons from England to Virginia on 4 September 1661; one of those persons was Humphrey Pope. (See Nell Nugent "Cavaliers and Pioneers", Vol.1, p.449.) Humphrey was not named as an heir of Nathaniel POPE in his will (dated 1659 and proved 20 April 1660) and was almost certainly not a son of Nathaniel, although that relationship has mistakenly been circulated ... . On 2 February 1669/70 Humphrey acquired 150 acres of land from Thomas Pope, a part of his 2,450 acre patent. He resided as a neighbor of Thomas Pope but the relationship is not defined in any of the records I have seen. Humphrey's widow Elizabeth and Lawrence Washington, George's grandfather, were executors of Humphrey's will; William Bridges and John Washington provided security, which further confirms the close association among the families." Duane Wilson, Naperville, IL Charlene Reeds Ebeling Dad's Side REEDS, JAMESON, SPANN, HALBERT, DUNCAN, MAUZY, PORTER, BALL, HACKLEY, CORBIN, MOTT, PIGG, SHIPPEY, RICHARDSON, BOLLING, CARTER, BAIRD, BELL, CRAIG, WEAVER, WITHERS, CONYERS, WOOD, ISRAEL, CUNNINGHAM, MICHAUX, WADDILL, RANDOLPH, ISHAM, so far--Va>Ky>Mo WHITE, HAGERTY, FLATLEY--Ire>NY/Ontario Canada>Green Bay Mom's Side CORNWELL(NY), BUTZ, ANSCHICKS, STEDMAN, PATTERMAN, THULL, MEHAN, REITZ, DIEHL, ROMIG/ROMICH, KNAUSS, PHLIEGER