Fwd: [Hooper] Wm. Hooper Will

[AB4RU at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/4/03 10:17:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
diane at nrgrecording.com writes:


> "In the name of God Amen I William Hooper of the State of Georgia and 
> County of Franklin being very sick and weak but in perfect mind and 
> memory thanks be given 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.  This is to say principally 
> and first of all I give and recommend my Soul to God that gave it and 
> my Body to be buried in Christian order at the discretion of my 
> executors.  Northing 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 his life, I 
> give and demise and dispose of the same in the following manner and 
> from. First of all it is my will that my well beloved wife, Joice, 
> shall be in possession of my property during her life or widowhood or 
> mariage. it is my will that my sons, namely, William, Joshua, Obediah 
> and Richard shall have all the land whereon I now live to be equally 
> divided amongst the same and it is my will that my wife Joice and 
> Joshua my son do act as my executors, and it is also my will that pay 
> all my just debts and equally divide the ballance of my property 
> amongst all my children.
> Signed, sealed and published an delivered by the same William Hooper as 
> his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence 
> and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names 
> this Seventeenth August 1815.
>     Test                                                                    
>                         William Hooper (his mark)
>     Wm. Edwards
>     John Cleveland
> 
> 
> Deanna R. (Hooper) Baumgardner
> 4606 Willis Avenue #105
> Sherman Oaks, CA. 91403
> 818 789-1378
> 
> 
> On Friday, April 4, 2003, at 04:37  PM, AB4RU at aol.com wrote:
> 
> > In a message dated 4/3/03 10:56:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
> > diane at nrgrecording.com writes:
> >
> >
> > Resending; this is word doc. let me know if you do not receive.
> >
> >
> >
> > Diane,
> >
> > Try sending me the file directly and let me see if I can post it.
> >
> > Ron
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