Jemima Waddy

Jemima married first to John Spence about 1694 in Westmoreland County. John died before 1702, no children are known from their marriage.

Jemima married secondly to Lawrence Pope sometime around 1702. They had nine children together. During their marriage Lawrence received two large land grants in Westmoreland and served as surveyor of highways for the county. Lawrence died before April 23rd, 1723. He named Jemima and their oldest son Humphrey as the executors of his will.

Jemima married for a third time to Nicholas Minor in 1624. Nicholas was the widower of Margaret Pope, Lawrence Pope's sister. Nicholas died in 1744.

Jemima lived until sometime before May 30th, 1759. On that date the county order book for Westmoreland states "On motion of John Bayne applys for administrator of the goods and chattels of Jemima Minor dec'd. John Pope, the heir at Law having declined." A committee was assigned to appraise her estate, on September 25th, 1759 that inventory was returned to the court.