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Facts and Events
Will of William Copeland
- Will of William Copeland, written March ye 28th, 1698
- In the Name of God Amen, I William Copeland of Essex County being sick & weak of body but of perfect sence & memory thanks be to Almighty God doe make & constitute this my Last Will and Testament in manner & forme as follewth: First, I bequeath my Soule to God who gave it & my body to the earth from whence itt was taken in hopes of Resurrection in everlasting life through the Merritts of Jesus my Redeemer.
- Item, I give unto my daughters Mary Copeland and Martha Copeland all and singular my Devedend of land which lyeth back in the Forest formerly given to me by my loveing father Nicholas Copeland, to be equally divided between them to them and their heirs forever. But if itt should please God that my two daughters Mary Copeland & Martha Copeland should die before that they come to age of have heirs lawfully borne of their owne bodyes that then my will is that my loveing Cousen John Copeland & my Loveing Cousen Nicholas Copeland, to have and enjoy itt to them and their heirs forever onely saving & excepting One hundred acres of ye sd Devidend of ye said land I give to my loveing Cousen, Mary Copeland, too her and her heirs for ever.
- Item, I give unto my loveing wife, Margery Copeland all my personal Estate dureing her natural life & if it shall please God that my wife should dye before my too Daughters come of age then
- Item, My Will is that my personall Estate shall be equally divided between my two daughters Mary Copeland and Martha Copeland to them and their heirs forever.
- Item, My Will is that my honered & loveing Father, Nicholas Copeland, and my loveing brother, Nicholas Copeland, Junr., shall be and remaine my soale Executores of this my last Will and Testament.
- (signed) William Copeland
- Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of
- Lodowick Rowzee
- Richard Leighton
- William (I) Bouller
- Proved in Essex County Court ye 10th day of June 1701 by ye sd. Richd. Leighton who likewise make Oath that he saw Low. Rowzee & Wm Bouller, ye other witnesses thereto (who are since dec'd) set their names thereto & ye same is truly recorded.
- [Source: Essex County, Virginia Deeds and Wills, 1701-1703, pg. 83].
- 10 June 1701 - Last Will and Testament of William Copeland, deceased. Nicholas Copeland, Richard Goode and Charles Atkinson of Essex Co., Virginia bound to Jno. Catlett, gentleman, for estate of William Copeland. Witnesses: Henry Goare, Salvatr. Muscoe, Thomas Snowden, Nicholas Copeland, Richard Goode and Charles Atlinson. Essex County, Virginia
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