Will of Richard Hooper,

If you are researching Hoopers of St. Enoder, please contact Sue Boyland of Western Australia
Sue is interested in all the Hoopers of that parish and was the transcriber who first posted this will to the <HOOPER-L@rootsweb.com> mailing list, under the subject 1698 will of Richard Hooper, St. Enoder, Cornwall in a message dated 8 Dec 2000.

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15 April 1698
St Ennoder
Richi Hooper

July the twenty first 1697
In the name of god Amen I Richard Hooper of the
pish of St Ennoder & County of Cornwall yeoman being
weake of Body butt perfect in my Understanding & memory
praised bee allmighty god doe ordaine & appoint this my last
will and testament in manor and form following
Itt I bequeave my soule unto the hands of god my creator hoping
for salvation throughout the merite of the Lord Jesus Christe
my Redeemer & my body to be decently buried
Itt I doe give & bequeave unto my wife Elizabeth ye some of
fifteen pounds and all the portion that I am to have with her
or have had already
Itt I doe Constitute my father Andrew Hooper & my brother
Anthony Hooper to be my wholle & solle Executors of all my
goods & Chattaells for the payment of my debts and leagasyes
and if my wife bee with Child my will is that my Child
shall have all ye benefitt of my goods & chattaills & I doe
desire and Request John Hamank? gent & my father An
drew hooper to be Overseeres in Trustt that what I leave
may be Inployed for the benefitt & Advantage of my Child
or if itt happen that my wife bring a ............. Child my will
is thatt shee shall have butt ten pounds of whatt is mine besid
whatt I have had or must have with her In wittnes whereof
I have hereunto sett my hand & seall the Day and yeare
first Above written 1697

signed sealled & acknowledged       the signe of
in prsents of uss    Richard Hooper
John H...amanke    (signed with an R)
the sign of Mary Blake
the sign of Geare Line

An inventory of the goods of Richard Hooper deceased taken
by Richard Gunn and Jaack Robarts the ffirst day of August
Anno dm 1697
It His purfe girdle & wearing apparrell 02=00=00
It one bed furnished 02=00=00
It two table bords two chaires and two fur..... 01=01=00
It two Crocks 01=00=06
It Two pewter dishes 00=02=06
It sixty six sheepe fleeces 03=06=06
It twenty fower lambs fleeces 00=09=00
It the fower oxen 12=10=00
It two Cows one yearling two Calves  06=08=00
It two mares and one Colt 05=15=00
It Eighteene fatt ewes 07=13=00
It 49 ewes and weathers 12=05=00
It 24 lambs 03=00=00
It the plow ............ 07=00=00
It fower piggs 00=09=00
It 19 acres of barley & oates 36=00=00
It goods unknowne and forgotten 00=01=06
The signe of Jaack Robarts 101=01=00
The signe of Richard Gunn

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Note by web page composer: A check of the IGI (International Genealogical Index) at www.familysearch.com and using the batch number C031232 found these births, among many other Hooper records at St. Enoder:

• Richard Hooper, chr. 12 Jun 1664, child of Andrue Hooper and Mawde
• Anthony Hooper, chr. 24 Feb 1660, child of Andrew Hooper and Maud

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