Person:Patrick Napier (4)

Will of Patrick Napier

Last Will and Testament of Patrick Napier, York County, Virginia, dated 20 February 1668 and proved 12 April 1669:.

In the name of God Amen. I Patrick Napier of the parish of Hampton in the County of Yorke phisician being sicke and sane in body but thanks be to God in pfect mind and memory do make and declare this my last will & testament. I comend my soule into the hands of my most mercifull creator and preserveror in full assurance to have all my sins pardoned in and through the meritts of my only savour Jesus XX_& my body to be decently buried at the discretion of my dear wife Elizabeth Napier. And for that portion of earthly goods wherewith it hath pleased God to endure mee I doe by these presents dispose and bequeath of them as followeth.

I doe by these presents give and bequeath unto my dear wife Elizabeth Napier all that parcell of land lying in the prsh of Blessland in the county of New Kent in Virginia containing by estimation fifteen hundred acres be it more or less as the same is situate and being in the parish aforesd adjoining to the plantation of Major Hammond on the one side and Capt. George Lyddall on the other side To Have & to hold the said piece of land to my said deare wife Elizabeth Napier for the home of her naturall life alsoe my will and pleasure is that my two deare children Robert Napier, Francis Napier shall have and enjoy the said piece of land or plantation in manner aforesaid as I doe hereby express that is to say I doe my these presents give and bequeath unto my dears sone Robert Napier the majority on one halfe of the said piece of land containing fifteen hundred acres as aforesaid to be divided equally at the discretion of my said deare wife Elizabeth Napier. To have & to hold the said majority on halfe of the said piece of land unto my said deare sonne Robert Napier and his heirs forever.

Also I dow by these presents give and bequeath unto my deare daughter Frances Napier the other majority or other halfe parte of the said plantation or piece of land containing as aforesaid and situate and being as aforeds to be layed out and separated from the other peace of land at the discretion of my said deare wife to have and to hold the said other parte or parcell of land to my sd deare daughter Frances Napier and her heirs forever.

Also my will and pleasure is that if it should happen that my said Sonne Robert Napier should dye or depart this mortall life and leave no issue of his body lawfully begotten that then my will & pleasure is that my daughter Frances Napier shall have and enjoy the said halfe parte or piece of land that is hereby bequeathed to my sonne Robert.

Also if it should happen that my said daughter Frances Napier should hapen to dye or depart this mortall life and leave noe issue lawfully begotten and that my said sonne Robert survive or any of heir issues, That then my will and pleasure is that my said sonne shall have and enjoy the same plan parcell of land bequeathed to my said daughter in as longe and ample manner and forme as my said daughter did could or might enjoy the same provided always notwithstanding that if it should happen that my said two children Robert and Frances should dye or depart this mortall life and leave noe issue behind then or either of them that then my will and pleasure is that the heirs of my sd deare wife Elizabeth Napier shall & have & enjoy the same in as longe and ample manner as the heirs of my said sonne and daughter or either of them might have enjoyed the same.

Also I doe by these presents bequeath all my moveable goods and coffills specified in a certain Inventory hereunto annexed unto my deare wife & my two children equally to be divided amongst them share and share like and not otherwise Alsoe I doe by these presents make and appoint my deare wife Elizabeth Napier sole Executrix of this my last will and Testament.

Also my desire is that my two very loving friends Mr. Thomas Ballard and Mr. James Vaulx will be overseers that this my will be performed according to the reale intents and purposes hereof and that they would give my said deare wife and children such assistance as they shall think fitt in the managing of this Estate alsoe I doe hereby further declare that the reall intent and meaning of this my will is that neither of my said children Robert or Frances shall be in possession of the said land or plantation or any pte or pcell thereof nor receive any profitts that shall accrue out of the same soo long as my said deare wife whall happen to live lastly I doe by these presents revoke all other wills herebefore made by me and declared this to be my last will and Testament I witnessd whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale this six and twentieth day of February one thousand six hundred sixty & Eight.

Signed sealed and delivered in presence of

(signed) PAT NAPIER <SEALE>

Frances Haddin, John Hungerford, Mathew Culler

Probate in Cur Com Ebon 12 Anno 1669 & Testaments Frances Hadden John Hungerford & Mathew Culler it Recorded at due

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Records in Virginia

Yates, Thomas. 16 Aug., 1657—24 Jan., 1658. To Susan and Katherine Fish in the county of Haddington, five acres, called by the name of Little Grounds, lying in Merryfields in ye parish of Wilney, which land was given me by my uncle, Mr. Thomas Yeates; Elizabeth, wife of Robert Vaulx ; William Webb ; Patrick Napier ; Richard Webley; executrixes Susan and Katherine Fish; wit- nesses Richard Webley, Patrick Napier. [York County, VA Wills, Virginia County Reocrds, Vol. VI, Edited by William Armstrong Crozier]

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