The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-14
THE WILL OF Mr.. JOHN POPE
His Estate Valued at One Million Seven
Hundred Thousand Dollars.
Many OF HIS FRIENDS REMEMBERED
His Brothers and sisters Left the Residue
OF His Wealth After Providing for a
Number of Friends, Servants, and
Charitable Institutions.


The will of the late John Pope. as fore
stalled In Sundays Times, was offered for
probate yesterday. II was filed In the
Clerks office Of the Henrico County Court
shortly before 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
and it was eagerly scanned by all who
happened to be around at the time. The
will, which was only made on February
18th last, is a rather lengthy document,
and the value of the property involved is
estimated at sl,7OO.0O0.
The following is the will in full:
TEXT OF THE WILL.
I, John Pope, of the county of Henrico,
Va, being of sound and dispOsing mind,
do make this my last Will and testament.
reyoking all others by me hitherto made.
First. / nominate and appoint my
friend, Major Lewis Ginter OF the said
county Of Henrico; my brother. Mr.. Geo.
Pope. of the city OF Brooklyn, n. Y, and
my three friends, Mr.. John Dunlop, Mr..
Thomas i. Jeffress, and Mr.. Richard IL.
Meade, all of the city of Richmond Va,
executors Of this my last will aud tesla
required of them, or of any of them. for
the due execution thereof.
Second. | direct that all my just debts
and funeral expenses be paid as soon as
practicable after my decease, but that no
legacy be paid until after the expiration Of
six months from and after my decease,
except the legacies hereinafter given to
my brother, the said Mr. George Pope,
and to my three sisters-Airs. Eva Krei-
ser, Mrs. X Mullen, and Miss Maggie
Pope-all of the said city OF Brooklyn.
the payment OF which legacies TO my
said brother and sisters l leave entirely
10 the direction Of my said executors as
to the time Of payment.
Third. l give and bequeath TO my said
brother, Mr.. George Pope, twenty-five
thousand dollars in current money of the
United States OF America: also, five hum
dred shares of the preferred stock Of the
American Tobacco Company, lncorpo-
rated under the laws Of the State OF New
Jersey; also. one thousand shares of the
common stock Of the said American To
bacco Company. and twenty-five thou
sand dollars i'm other securities. not in
Guiding real estate, held by me at the
date Of my decease.
TO HIS SISTERS.
Fourth. give and bequeath to my said
sister, Miss Maggie Pope, twenty-five
thousand dollars In said current money.
also. five hundred shares Of said preferred
stock of the said American Tobacco Com
pany; also, one thousand shares Of the
said common stock of the said American
Tobacco Company, and twenty-five thou
sand dollars in other securities, not in
GLIDING real estate, held by me at the
date Of my decease.
Fifth. / give and bequeath 20 my said
sister, Mrs. X. Mullen, twenty-five thou
sand dollars I'm said current money. also.
five hundred shares Of the preferred stock
of the said American Tobacco Company
also. one thousand shares OF the common
stock of the said American Tobacco
Company, and twenty-five thousand dol
lars in other securities, not including real
estate, held by me at the date Of my de-
cease.
Sixth. I give and bequeath 10 my said
sister. Mrs. Eva Kreiser. twenty-five
thousand dollars IN said current money;
also. five hundred shares Of the preferred
stock Of the said American Tobacco Com
pany; also, one thousand shares OF the
common stock Of the said American To-
bacco Company, and twenty-five thou
sand dollars I'm other securities, not in
Guiding real estate. held by me at the
date Of my decease.
TO MAJOR GINTER.
Seventh. 1 give and devise TO my said
friend, Major Lewis Ginter, all my inter
est In the tract OF land in the said county
Of Henrico. said to contain eight hundred
and thirty-six acres. which was conveyed
to him and ne by George l.. Christian
and Edmund Waddill, special commits
sioners; Chapman W. Morris and Robert
T.. Morris, and the wives OF the two last
named, by their deed dated the tenth day
of July, 1891, and recorded I'm deed-book
lf6 y, page 43s, In the County Court Of
said Henrico county.
Eighth. / give and bequeath 70 my said
executor, John Dunlop. two hundred
shares Of the common stock or the sad
American Tobacco Company, ana nifty
shares OF the preferred stock OF the SAID
American Tobacco Company: 10 my SAID
executor. Thomas +. Jenress, two nun
dred shares OF the common stock or the
said American Tobacco Company and
fifty shares of the preferred stock or the
said American Tobacco Company; and
to my executor, Richard II. Meade. one
hundred shares Of the said common stock
OF the said American Tobacco Company:
to be received by each OF my said execu.
tors, named in this clause OF my VIII. tor
and instead of all commissions allowed
10 them on my estate. as said executors,
by the laws OF the State OF Virginia:
each Of them releasing an claims 10 said
commissions by the receipt or the said
stocks, hereby bequeathed 10 them, re-
spectively.
Ninth. / give and bequeath to Mr..
Geo. l.. BidgOOd. of the said city OF Rich
mond. one hundred shares OF the common
stock OF the said American Tobacco Com
pany. and I direct that my executors can
eel all notes and obligations executed by
the said George l.. Bidgood IN my indl-
vidual favor and found among my papers
after my decease; and TO release the said
George l.. Bidgood from the payment Oh
all such notes and obligations.
Tenth. | give and bequeath 10 Mr.. r..
Victor Williams. OF the said city or Rich
mOnd. one hundred shares Of the common
stock Of the said American Tobacco Com
pany; and 10 Mrs. Mary #. Matthews. OF
the said city Of Richmond. Tor many
years in the employment OF the late iirm
OF Allen & Ginter and its successors. /
give and bequeath one hundred shares or
the common stock OF the said American
Tobacco Company.
SUMS OF MONEY.
Eleventh. l give ana bequeath 10 my
dear friends the following sums or money,
in currency OF the United safes. namely:
To Miss Joanna b. Arents, the sum or
five thousand dollars, to Miss Grace H..
Arents, the sum OF tive thousand dollars;
TO Miss Edna n. Young. the sum or fiye
thoIsand dollars; TO Lewis Ginter Young.
the sum Of i've thousand dollars, 10 AL
hort NJ Young the sum OF five thousand