The Last Will and Testament of John
Hooper, (1816-1880, Murray Harbour)
R. G. 6.2 Series 1, Liber 9.2 Folio
877-878
In the name of God Amen. I John Hooper of Murray Harbor Lot
Sixty-Four (64) Prince Edward Island, being weak in body but of
perfect mind and memory thanks be to God. Calling unto mind the
mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men
once to die do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament:
That is to say principally and first of all, I give and recommend
my soul into the hand of Almighty God that gave it and my body I
recommend to the earth to be buried in descent Christian burial at
the discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the general
resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of
God. And as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased
God to bless me in this life, I give devise and dispose of the
same in the following manner and form:
First, I give and bequeath to my son Obadiah Hooper all the right,
title and interest in and unto sixty acres of land situated on
Township Sixty-Four (64). Also I will and bequeath unto my son (as
aforesaid) all my personal estate whatsoever subject to the
following conditions, namely;
That my sons John Hooper, Thomas Hooper, Henry Hooper, David
Hooper, also my daughter Sarah Hooper, and Isabella Giddings wife
of Isaac Giddings shall be paid $ one dollar each out of my Real
or personal estate in one month after my decease.
Also I do hereby appoint James Davey son of Charles Davey of Lot
Sixty-Four together with my son Obadiah my Executors of this my
last Will and Testament all and singular my lands, messuages and
tenements by him freely to be possessed and enjoyed. And I do
hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disannul all and every other
former Testaments, Wills, legacies, bequests and Executors by me
in any Wills before named willed and bequeathed ratifying and
conforming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this tenth
day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy nine.
Signed, sealed, published and declared by
me, the
said John Hooper as my last Will and
Testament
in his presence and in the presence of
each other
have subscribed our names.
John Hooper
Witnesses
Thomas Hayter
John Machon
John Mellott
This Will were proved on the lst day of
March 1880, on the oath of Thomas Hayter, a subscribing witness
before Comr [?] Kiely.
Charles Young
Judge of Probate
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