Will of Joan Hooper,

If you are researching Hoopers of St. Enoder or St. Stephens, please contact Sue Boyland of Western Australia
Sue is interested in all the Hoopers of these parishes and was the transcriber who first posted this will to the <HOOPER-L@rootsweb.com> mailing list, under the subject 1702 Joanna Hooper will in a message dated 1 Jan 2001.

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St Stephens in Branwell
16 Novembus 1702
Joanna Hooper

In the name of god Amen I Jone hoopper of the parrish of St Stevens in
Brannell being sick of Body Butt in sound & perfect meamory Blesfed bee god
for itt nominate & Appoint this to bee my Last will And Testament in forme
following
I bequeave my soull into the hands of Allmighty god my Creator to .......
him Eternally and my Body to the Earth to Bee deacently Bueyed According to
the descresion of my Executors hereafter to bee named
Itt I doe nominate And Appoint my Brother Andrew Hoopper And my Cousfin
Anthony hooper to Bee hoolle And sole Executors of All my goods And
Chattalls wtin dores and without
Itt And itt is my desire that the shall bee Trustees over my goods for
payment of my debts or Leagasies and to make the most of itt for my Childs
Advantage and to Return what shall Bee Left to the Best Use the Can for my
Child acording to there Difcreation
Itt And itt is my defire that my Executors shall iff my daughter doe happen
to marry with on that is According to there descretion A deserning Perfon
that then within Twelve months After her marriage they shall make Payment
hereof namely of such mony or goods as shall Remaine After Payment of my
debts or Legasies
In witness hereof I have hereunto Sett my hand & sealle this twenty third of
November in the yeare of our Lord 1701
wittness hereunto the sign of John Whit.... the sign of
William Mastine                                            Jone hoopper
the sign of (a cross)
Alice Hoopper

December the 8th 1701
The invitory of the goods of the Late Jone Hooper
her purs and girdell and wearing Apparell 12 00 00
the Corn in the ground and in the mowhais 13 00 00
to oxen 08 17 06
three heifers and to Calves 06 10 00
on Rooke of hay and garden stufe 01 05 00
four horses 06 10 00
Pigs  01 15 00
on butt on paire of wheells on waine 06 00 00
And other psow stufe
three beds furnished 05 00 00
on paire of handirons & on spitt 00 10 00
five old boxes  00 05 00
to brasse potts & on Iron pott 01 10 00
on pan of Brass 00 15 00
peuter 01 00 00
on tabell board frame & other timber 01 10 00
on Iron axe & to teeshes? 01 00 00
things forgotten & not seene 00 05 00
Swne & praised by uss The sume 67 12 06
the sign of Richard gun
John Retallack