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Will of Robert COPPOCK of BRK Wallingford Will 18 Nov 1679   Probate 1 Mar 1679/80
Source: TNA no. PROB11/362 Contributed by: David F Coppock Go to Translation Go to Transcript
Summary.
... I Robert Coppock, inhabitant of Wallingford and Minister of God's Work at Warborow ... in good health of body ... Name Relationship [Comments] or Major Bequests Robert COPPOCK   BRK Wallingford Margery COPPOCK Wife (Exec) [2nd wife] Edward COPPOCK Brother LAN Manchester Cornelius COPPOCK Brother James COPPOCK Brother John COPPOCK Brother (Exec) Stonor CROUCH Mention BRK Wallingford Thomas BASSETT Mention BRK Wallingford Robert TOWNSEND Bureaucrat   Probate 1 Mar 1679/80 London (PCC) ... Margery Coppock & John Coppock ...
Transcriber's and Editor's Notes
No sums of money were entered. Possibly a copy of the original will. However, the existence of an affidavit indicates that the will was unsigned and/or unwitnessed, so it may have been an incomplete draft.
Translated and paragraphed. with some of the standard preamble and "legalese" removed. Go to Glossary
... I Robert Coppock, inhabitant of Wallingford and Minister of God's Work at Warborow ... in good health of body ... My body is to be buried in the chancel of Dorchester Church as near as possible to my late wife, and a gravestone is to be laid upon both our graves signifying our bodies lying there and the time of our decease, and the rest at the discretion of my Executor. My debts and funeral charges are to be first paid. I give my brother Edward Coppock in LAN Manchester the sum of [Blank] To my brother Cornelius Coppock, _____, the sum of [Blank] To my brother James Coppock the sum of [Blank] To my brother John Coppock the sum of [Blank], all my study of books and all my wearing apparel. Whereas I have lent some sums of money to my above brothers, I forgive it, so that nothing is to be deducted from their legacies. These legacies are to be paid within one half year after my decease. I give all the rest of my goods and chattels to my wife Margery Coppock, whom I make Executor with my brother John Coppock. =============================== Affidavit 1 Mar 1679/80 Stonor Crouch of BRK Wallingford and Thomas Bassett of BRK Wallingford swore: That they were well acquainted with the handwriting of Robert Coppock. That they verily believe the [annexed] writing purporting to be his will is all in his proper handwriting. Signed Stonor Crouch Thomas Bassett Before me Robert Townsend Probate 1 Mar 1679/80 London (PCC) ... Margery Coppock & John Coppock ...
As transcribed from a copy of the original document. Original line- and page-breaks are preserved as far as possible.
I Robert Coppock inhabitant of Wallingford in Coun. Berkes and Minister of Gods Work at Warborow in Coun Oxon being in good health of Body and of sounde and Perfect mynde and memorie praise be therefore given to Almightie God do make And ordaine this my present Last Will and Testament in manner and forme follow= Ing That is to say Imprimis ffirst and principally I commend my Soule into the Hands of Almightie God hopeing through the meritts death and passion of my Saviour Jesus Christ to have full and free pardon and forgivenes of all my sinnes and to inheritt everlasting life ___ Item my bodie I commit to the Earth to be decently buried in the Channcell of Dorchester Church in Coun Oxon as neare as may be to my late deceased wife and to have a Gravestone layd upon either of our Graves signifyeing our Bodies lying there and the tyme of our Decease and the rest att the discretion of my Executor hereafter named And as touching the Disposition of all such Goods and Chattles as it hath pleased Almightie God to bestowe upon mee I give and dispose thereof as followeth Imprimis my Debts and ffunerall Charges being paid and discharged I I give to my Brother Edward Coppock in Manchester in Coun Lancashire the Summe of [Blank] Item to my Brother Cornelius Coppock _____ the Summe of [Blank] Item To my Brother James Coppock the sume of [Blank] Item to my Brother John Coppock the summe of [Blank] And All my studdie of Bookes, and all my wearing Apparrell of whatsoever sort And whereas some summes of moneys have been layd out upon and att times lent to these my forementioned Brothers I doe hereby remitt it all and forgive the same to each of them Soe that nothing is to be deducted upon that Accounyt out of theire respective Legacies Item my will is that these Legacies be paid Will Robert Coppock 18th November 1679 Within one halfe yeare after my decease and if not then Executor to have no advantage of this my Last Will and Testament Item I give unto my wife Margery Coppock whome together I make Executor with my Brother John Coppock All the rest of my Goods and chattells not intending my Brother John Coppock to make any further use thereof then to see this my last Will and Testament performed and forfilled Stonor Crouch of Wallingford in the Countie of Berkes and Thomas Bassett of Wallingford aforesaid ______ (the younger in mar) make oath that they were well acquainted with the character and hand writing of the within named Robert Coppock and that they verely believe the writing within contayned purporting the last Will of the said Robert Coppock is all of the propper hand writing of the said Robert Coppock : Stonor Crouch Thomas Bassett : : : jurat virtute Commissionis in ____ ____ : primo die Martij : 1679 : coram me : Rob. Townsend Probatum Supra - London – PCC – 1st March – Margery Coppock – John Coppock