[Hooper] Anyone related to this John Hooper?

[Deanna Baumgardner]

The Will of John Hooper, (1816-1880, Murray Harbour)

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

Deanna R. (Hooper) Baumgardner
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