15 April 1727 Will of Joan Cock of Poole, widow (proved 29 May 1727)

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In the Name of God Amen I Joan Cock of 
the Town and County of Poole Widow being weake of Body of sound mind & memory
thanks be given therefore unto Almighty God, and calling to mind the Uncertainty of
this frail & Mortall life do Make this my Last Will and testament in manner &
forme following That is to say first & principally I commend my Soul into the
hands of Almighty God hoping thro the Merits death and passion of my
Dear Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to have forgiveness of all my Sins & to
inherit Eternal Salvacon, My Body I commit to the Earth to be decently buried
at the discretion of my Executors hereinafter named, & as touching the distribucon
of such temporal Estate as God in his Mercy hath been pleased to bestow upon me
I dispose of the same in Manner following
Impris I will that all my just Debts and funerall Expences be paid & discharged
Item I give devise and bequeath unto my Kinsman John Hooper my silver two handed
Cup, to his son John Hooper my Little silver Tankard, to his son Moses Hooper my
Large silver salt, to his sone David Hooper my two little silver salts & to Joan the
wife of Robert Meadon my Large looking Glass, & underquilt of my Bid
Item I give and bequeath unto my nece Elizabeth Bayly Moses in the Arke of Bullrushes
and Also the sume of five pounds
Item I give and bequeath unto Durell Bayly my large silver Tankard
Item I give and bequeath unto Elianor the wife of John Darbie my silver Pottinger 
Item I give and bequeath unto Elianor Durell Daughter of my Nephew John Durell my
Chest of Drawers And to my Nephew David Durell my Own Picture
Item I give and bequeath unto Mary the Wife of John Hooper six leather Chairs, my stove & things belonging
and Dressing Box
Item I give and bequeath unto Amy the Wife of William Knight six Cane Chairs, my Grates
and Couch and squabb
Item I give and bequeath unto Joan the Wife of Simon Langford my little folding Table
and likewise my uper Quilt on my bed
Item I give and bequeath unto the Revd Mr Christopher Derby the sume of five pounds
Item I give & bequeath unto the Poor of this Town the sume of five pounds to be distributed
by my Exrs and the said Mr Derby All the Rest Residue and remainder of my Goods Chattles
and Personal Estate of what kind soever I give Devise and bequeath unto my Nephew Moses 
Durell my Neece  Mary the Wife of John Hooper Anna Jones the Daughter of Anna Jones daughter 
of My Brother Moses Durell decd Amy Knight the Wife of William Knight and Joan the wife of the
sd Simon Langford to be Equally divided between them share and share alike whome I make &
Ordain Joint Executors of this my last Will & Testament & I do hereby make void all former 
wills by me made radifying & confirming this & none other to be my last Will & Testament In
Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal this fifteenth day of April Anno Dno 1727

			The Marke of
			Joan Cock

Signed Sealed pronounced published &
declared by the said Testatrix Joan Cock to be 
her last Will & Testament in the presence
of us who subscribed Our Names in her prsence
	Eliz Derby
	Margaret Hall
	Richd Corpe
	the marke of Grace Barnes

prbat fuit &c PER Moses Durell Marine
ux Johis Hooper & Anne Knight ???? ux Simon Langford preservat
?? Anne Jones &c  29 die Mensis
May 1727






Be it known unto all men by these prsents that 
whereas I Joan Cock of the Town and County of Poole Widow
have made and declared my Last Will and Testament in Writing 
bearing date the fifteenth day of this instant April I the said
Joan Cock do by this present Codicil or Schedule confirme
and Ratify my said Last Will and Testament except what is
herein after particularly altered & Excepted that is to say whereas
I gave my Own Picture unto my Kinsman David Durell, I 
do by these presents reverse the same, and give the said Picture
unto Mary the Wife of John Hooper, And I do give and
bequeath unto Anne Durell the Widow of David Durell ??
London the sume of five pounds Item I give and bequeath 
unto My good friend Margarett Hall two pair of my sheets
now in use and two Pillowties and my Will and meaning is
that this Codicil or Schedule be, and be adjusged to be, Part and
Parcell of my said Last Will & Testament and that all things
herein contained and menconed be faithfully & truly performed
and as fully and amply in every respect as if the same was 
so declared & set down in my said last Will & Testament In
witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand &
Seal this Twentieth day of April in the thirteenth year
of the Reign of our Soveraign Lord George by the Grace of
God of Great Britaine France & Ireland King Defender
of the Faith &c Annoq Doni 1727 And I likewise give unto the 
sd Margarett Hall four Napkins

					The mark of
					Joan Cock

Signd Sealed published &
declared by the said Joan Cock
to be part of her last Will &
Testament in the prsence of 
  Eliz Derby
  The marke of Grace Barns
  Richd Corpe

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