PARISH TEMPLATE STUDY - ROCHE

PROBATE TRANSCRIPTON – WILL

Ref No / AP/S/3729
Title / STEPHENS Richard of Tregosse [in will], Roche
Date of probate* / 26 Nov 1784
Description / ‘Considering the uncertainty of this Life and the Certainty of Death …’ ‘First I Commend my Soul to the Hands of Almighty God and my Body to the Earth to be Decently Buried at the Discretion of my Executrix herein after named.’
Bequests:
-  To brother William Stephens ‘Forty shillings’ [£2]. ‘Twenty shillings’ [£1] to be paid six months and ‘Twenty shillings’ [£1] to be paid one year after testator’s death.
-  To niece Mary Cloak, nephew Thomas Stephens, nephew Richard Stephens, one shilling each.
-  To nephew William Stephens ‘Forty shillings’ [£2].
-  To niece Joan Tellam, niece Elizabeth Cock, one shilling each.
-  To nephew John Stephens, neice Jenifer George, son and daughter of testator’s brother William Stephens, ‘Forty shillings’ each [£2].
-  To nephew John Stephens, son of testator’s sister Mary Hobba, ‘Forty shillings’ [£2].
-  To niece Elizabeth Pearse one shilling.
All the legacies to nephews and nieces to be paid one year after testator’s death.
-  To niece Mary Hobba, ‘All the Rest Residue and Remainder of my Goods Credits Ready Money Chattles and Effects of any kind or nature whatsoever it may be moveable and Immoveable which I shall or may Die Possessed of’
Executors:
Mary Hobba, niece of testator
Mark of testator: Richard Stephens
Witnesses:
Signatures of Wm [William] Woon
Wim [William] Julian
Mark of Stephen Cock
Date of will: 13 Jun 1783
Date proved: 26 Nov 1784
Endorsed:
No Inventory
Remember:
* CALM does not recognise double-dating, e.g. 1664/1665. Therefore, when you have a date between 1 Jan-25 Mar prior to 1752, in the date field enter the modern interpretation of the date, e.g. 1665, and give the double date in the description field.

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