& yt my wife hath taken her fourth part, yt then euery Childs part should be put put* uppon their towne † plant [ ] or plantations theire for to be managed to the best aduantage for the bringing up & [educating each child] according to the proffit of each Children's share. Item it is my desire y my wife should haue the bringing up of my daughter Añ washington untill my son Lawrence comes to age or her day of mariadge & my wife for to haue the manadgement of her part to my daughter's best aduantadge. Item I doe giue to my bro: Thomas Pope teñ pounds out of y mony I haue in England. Item I doe giue unto my sister Marthaw Washington teñ pounds out of ye mony I haue in England & wt soeuer else she shall be oweing to me for transporteing herselfe into this Country-& a year's accomodation after her Comeing in & four thousand pounds of tobbo & Caske. Item it is my desire yt my bro: M! Thomas Pope haue the bringing up of my son John Washington & for to haue the manadgement of his estate to my sons best aduantadge untill [he] be of age of one & twenty yeares or day of mariadge finally I doe ordaine & appoint my bro: M Lawrence washington & my son Lawrence washington & my Loueing wife Mrs. Añ washington my * Or out. +Or owne. whole whole & soale executors of this my Last will & testament as witness my hand & seale this 21st of 7ber 1675. Signed & sealed in ye presence of us JOHN LORD.* JOHN APPLETON. Ye 10th Jana: 1677 JOHN WASHINGTON. Then this will was proved by y oath of Capa Jno Lord, Capa Jn Appleton being decs † recorded in y County Court records of WestmorLd. * *John Lord was appointed a Commissioner for Westmoreland, 1660. He was [1661-2] ordered with others to pay for injuries done to Wahanganoche, king of the Potowmack Indians; refusing to do this, he was fined and suspended from office. This made the commission for Westmoreland so small, that Westmoreland and Northumberland were joined under one commission. † Died in 1676. POWER OF ATTORNEY BY THE WIDOW OF JOHN WASHINGTON. Know all men by these presents that I Mrs. Ann Washington Widow & Relict of Capt John Washington of Westmoreland County decd, do hereby constitute, appoint and ordain my trusty and well beloved friend Mr. Caleb Butler* of the said County my true and Lawfull Attorney for me and in my name, and to my use, to ask, sue, receive and recover of all person or Persons whatsoever living, residing & abiding within this Colony of Virginia or province of Maryland, all such sum or sums of money, or Tobacco which shall be made appear to be due to me whether by bill, bond or Book account or otherways & upon non-payment of any part of the above Tobacco or money by any person or persons whatsoever I do impower him the said Caleb Butler to arrest & implead and into prison cast all such person or persons as he sees fitt, and out of Prison to release & sett free at his pleasure and acquittance or other discharges to give for me & in my name and for my use, and likewise I give my said attorney full power to employ any one attorney or more if he sees fit, and to discharge them at his * A justice in Westmoreland, 1699. Hayden. pleasure & to act and do in all my affairs belonging to me in Virginia or Maryland as if I myself were personally present, ratifying and allowing & confirming all and whatsoever my said attorney shall act and do in the premises. As Witness my hand and seale this 28th day of March 1698. ANN WASHINGTON. [SEAL.] Sealed Signed & Delivered in presence of, THOMAS HOWES, HENRY WICKEFF. WESTMORELAND Sct: At a Court held for the Said County the 30th day of March 1698. The above Letter of attorney was proved by the oaths of the Witnesses thereto subscribed and ordered to be recorded. Teste JAMES WESTCOMB C. W. C.* *From The Nation, 18 December, 1890. |