Will of LT.-COL George Jordan
Attorney General of Virginia in 1670
I recommend my soule to Almighty God, who
gave it, beseeching him for the mediation sake of the precious blood of
Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, slain from the foundation of the world,
that he will receive me into the arms of his mercy, and pardoning my manyfold
sins, that he will grant me a joyful resurrection and number me amongst
his redeemed, and my body to be buried by my wife and children in Major
Browne his orchard & that at my burial theire may be noe drunkenness
nor gunns but a good and decent funerall to entertain my friends and neighbours,
and as for what worldly goods it hath pleased God to trust me with., I
dispose of, &c. All debts I owe in Va., great and small, to be
paid first. I give unto my two God-daughters, Col. Tom Swan's children,
a piece of plate worth three pounds stere. I give to Sarah Sowerby,
George Norwood & George Briggs, alsoe God-Children, each a silver spoon,
worth ten shillings. And it is my will that the 15th day of every
October there shall be a sermon of mortality preached at my house, it being
ye day that my daughter, Fortune Hunt, dyed and that all the neighborhood
have notice of it, that they may come, leaving it to the discretion of
my exec. what entertainment he will give and some times when that day shall
fall upon Sunday, I desire that the Holy Communion may be given.
And whosoever in time shall enjoy my land in this Co., although it be a
thousand generations hence, he in possession shall perform this sermon
& prayer; Wherein if he fayle, the land shall fall to the informer;
that shall give notice to any Court of justice of his failing, & I
doe further give unto five such poore people as the vestry shall find most
to need it, one barrell of corne in the yeare for seven years after my
decease; & to the Church a baptisme bason of silver worth three pounds
sterling. After payment of my debts as above, the rest of my personall
estate to be divided into equal parts, & out of one halfe I give unto
my Cosse Edward Bayly, six hundred pounds of tob & the rest of that
said halfe shalt be equally divided into seaven parts & shall be
paid to these seven people following: Chr. Foster Walter Flood, George
Jordan, James Jordan, River Jordan, Elizabeth Jordan & Thomas Flood.
The other halfe of my said personall estate,
as alsoe all my land in Virga., I give and bequeath unto my Nephew, Thomas
Jordan, & to his heirs for ever; he or they performing the above said
sermon; and in case of his decease before this will be proved, then all
that I have given to him, I give to my brother Arthur Jordan, to be equally
divided amongst my seaven nephews and my neece Eliz. Jordan, only
a mourning ring to himself; but still the above said sermon to be preached
yearly by a lawful minister unto the end of the world. I pray to
God Almighty to bless this poore Colony & this County, especially wherein
I have now lived about 43 years.
Since the making of this, my will, above written,
I have given my nephew, Edward Bayly, a seate of land forever, cald the
white marsh, & I doe therefore take back the six hundred pounds of
tob mentioned in my will above and doe give it equally between Christopher
Flood (?) & Walter Flood. I give to Donnall Roome five hundred
pounds of tob. I give also unto Katherine Maddison five hundred pounds
towards the cure of her legg, if shee not be sent out of this parish by
the vestry before the cure is affected.
Will dated May28th 1671
Proved in Surry County VA Court
Oaths of William Thompson and Lt. Col. William Browne
Thomas Jordan qualified as administrator, C.T.A.
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