Will of Margaret Cooper of Hingham 1576

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: [unknown]
Surnames/tags: Cooper Cowper

Margaret (Unknown) Cooper (abt.1528-bef.1576)

Will of Margaret Cooper widow, 1576

Persons named:

• Simon Cooper grandson of the Testator
• John Cooper grandson of the Testator
• Henrye Cooper grandson of the Testator
• Thomas Cooper grandson of the Testator and executor of the will
• Raphe Chambers of Attylboroughe probable son in law and executor of the will
• Margaryt Cooper granddaughter of the Testator
• Anne Cooper granddaughter of the Testator
• Alice Chambers granddaughter of the Testator
• Elizabethe Cooper great-granddaughter of the Testator, daughter of her grandson Thom[a]s Cooper
• Johane Cooper the wife of Peter Cooper witness to the will

In the name of god amen
The ninth of November Anno D[omi]ni a thousand five
hundrethe seventie six Margaryt Coop[er] widdowe Late
while she Lived of Hyngham in the coutie of norff
deceased being of goode and p[er]fyt memeorye make and de
clared her Last will and testament Nuncupative in mann[er]
and forme following
First she gave and bequeathed her
sowle to allmightye god and hir bodey to be buried in
xρstian ^[1] buriall

Item she gave and bequeathed unto Simon
Coop[er] her bellchylyd ^[2] tenne pounds to be p[ai]d unto him at
the age of twentie yeares

Item she gave and bequeathed
unto John Coop[er] hir bellchylyd the somme of fortye shillings
to be p[ai]d unto him at the age of two and twentie yeares

Item she gave and bequeathed unto Henrye Coop[er] hir
bellchylyd tenne poundes to be p[ai]de to the saide Henrye at the
age of two and twentie yeares wh[i]ch saide tenne poundes
she willed that Thomas Coop[er] hir bellchylyd should pay
five m[ar]ke And 'Raphe Chambers of Attylboroughe the
Rest they to enter into bond for the said payment ther
of

Item she gave to Margaryt Coop[er] Anne Coop[er] Alice
Chambers hir bellchyldren and Elizabethe Coop[er] the
daughter of Thom[a]s Coop[er] hir bellchyld fortye shillings
apeece to be p[ai]d unto them at ther severall ages of one and
twentie yeares and named Raphe Chambers and Tho
mas Coop[er] hir Executors Then beinge p[rese]nt Raphe
Chambers Thomas Coop[er] Johane Coop[er] the wife of
Peter Coop[er]

Probate [abstracted from the Latin] granted at Hyngh[a]m at the Archdeaconry Court on the twelfth of November AD 1576, administration of the good granted to the executors named in the said testament.

Sources

1. ↑ Greek letters Chi and Rho for Christ
2. ↑ Bellchyld = belchild = old English word for grandchild