THOMAS POPE'S WILL
(MD) Plym. Col. Wills, 4:2: 50 July the 9th 1683
The Last Will and Testament of Thomas Pope being aged and weake of body But yett in prfect
understanding and Memory wherin I have of my estate as followeth; I Give unto
my son Seth as an edition to what I have formerly given him ten shillings in
Mony alsoe I give unto my Grand son Thomas Pope all that my twenty five acrees of upland
and two acrees of Meddow Lying and being on the west syde of Acushenett River be it more
or lesse; and it is my Desire that his father may take the said Land into his hands, and
make the best Improvement of it that hee can for the good of my said Grand son untill hee
comes of age to Make use of it himselfe; alsoe it is my mind that my son Seth shall in
consideration of the aforsaid Land pay three pound sterling unto my Grand son
Jacob michell when hee Comes to age of twenty one yeers alsoe I
give unto my Daughter Deborah Pope five pound in Mony and to
each of my other Daugters five pound apeece in Mony alsoe my meadow Lying
att the south Meddowes in Plymouth or the vallue of it
—I give to be equally Devided amongst all My sones and Daughters; alsoe I give and
bequeath unto my son Isacke all my seate of Land where I now Dwell with all the Meddowes
belonging therunto and all the privilidges therunto belonging To him his heires and
assignes for ever; But an if it should please God that hee should Decease without an heire
before hee comes to the age of twenty and one yeeres then my said seat of Lands shall
belonge unto the sons of my son Seth, alsoe I give unto my son Isacke all my houseing and
houshold Goods of all sorts alsoe all my Cattle, and horse kind and swine; alsoe all sorts
of Provisions alsoe Cart and plowes with all the takeling belonging unto them alsoc I Give
unto my son Isacke all my mony except that which I have Given to my Daughters and I
order my said son Isacke to pay all my Just Debts and to receive all my
Debts that are Due unto mee alsoe I order my Indian Lydia to live with my son
Isacke untell hee is one and twenty yeers of age and my Indian Gerle I give to him During
his life alsoe it is my mind and will that my son Isacke shall make Noe bargaine without
the Consent of his overseers; untill hee be twenty yeares of age, I have made Choise of
John Cooke and my son Seth and Thomas Tabor to be for overseers, To see this My will
prformed
Signed and sealed in prsence Thomas Pope his marke
of John Cooke
and Thomas Tabor;
THOMAS POPE'S INVENTORY
[p. 5 1] Agust The 4th: 1683
A true Inventory of the Lands goods and Chattle of Thomas
Pope of the Towne of Dartmouth Late Deceased;
Impr: the housing and the seate of Land belonging
therunto 100 00 00
Item 25 acrees of upland and 2 acrees of meadow
lying on the west side of Cushenett River 10 00 00
Item 7 acrees of upland and 7 acrees of Meddow
att Plymouth 20 00 0
Item 2 oxen and 2 steers 10 00 00
Item 5 Cowes and halfe a yeerling 11 10 00
Item 4 Calves 02 00 00
Item 1 horse and 1 mare 06 00 00
Item his swine 05 00 00
Item Cart & plow Tackling 03 00 00
Item for tooles of all sorts 02 00 00
Item 2 Guns 02 10 0
Item 3 beads and the beding belonging to them 20 00 0
Item potts and nettles & puter 05 0 0
Item wearing Clothes 05 00 0
Item Chests and other houshold Lumber 05 00 0
Item Cotten ucole & sheeps wool and yearne 05 00 0
Item Corn and other provision 27 00 0
Item this yeares Crope of Corn 10 00 0
Item in Mony 32 00 0
Item an Indian Gerle 10 00 0
Item Debts Due unto him 01 00 0
sume 274 00 0
Taken by us the Day & yeer above written
Thomas Tabor
Arther Hathawey
[Court Orders, 6:2: 1] Know all men by these
prsents that I Isacke Pope and Seth Pope both of Dartmouth in the Govrment of New Plymouth
Planters Doe heerby acknowlidge our selves heerby to stand bound unto the Govr: and Court
of Plymouth aforsaid in the penall some of four hundred pound for the payment wherof well
and truely to be made wee bind ourselves our heires executors and adminnestrators Joyntly
and and severall feirmly by these prsents; sealed and Given this second of November 1683
The Condition of the above written obligation is such That wheras the above bounden Isacke
Pope and Seth Pope hath obtained Letters of Adminnestration To adminnester on the estate
of Thomas Pope of Dartmouth aforsaid late Deceased; if therfor the said the said Isack
Pope and Seth Pope; Doe pay all such Debts and Legacyes or Cause them to be payed as are
Due or owing unto any from the said Estate; and keep a faire accoumpt of theire said
adminnestration; and be redy to Give in an accompt therof when by them required; and save
and keep harmles the said Govr: and Court therof from any Damage that may accrew unto them
by theire said adminnestration That then the above written obligation to be void and of
Non effect or other to remayne in full force strength and vertue;
On 2/12 Aug., 1659, John Howland, Francis Cooke and John Dunham, Sr., were directed by the
Court to settle a controversy between Thomas Pope and William Shurtleff concerning bounds
of lands at Strawberry Hill, Plymouth, and on 15/25 Sept. they performed their duty. [Col.
Deeds, II: II: 28]
Robert Bartlett, "wine cooper," on 30 Janry/ 9 Febry 1653/4, bought of Samuel
Hicks eleven acres of land on the south side of the town, lying on the bay, but was not to
take possession until 15/25 Oct. 1654. [Col. Deeds, II: I: 97]
On 5/15 June, 1655, he brought suit against Thomas Pope for killing a sow, and recovered
eighteen shillings. [J. A., 62]
At the General Court held 1/11 June, 1658, Lieut. Southworth, John Dunham, Sr., Robert
Finney, John Barnes and Thomas Pope were appointed to determine the range between the
lands on which Nathaniel Warren and Robert Bartlett lived. [C. O., III: 137]
