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PARISH TEMPLATE STUDY - ROCHE
PROBATE TRANSCRIPTON – WILL & ADMINISTRATION BOND
Ref No / AP/C/4428/1Title / COCK Stephen, of Roche, yeoman
Date of probate* / 7 Jul 1804
Description / ‘…being of a Sound mind Memory and understanding. First, I Recommend my soul to God that gave it and my body to the earth to be Buried in a Christian like manor at the Discreation of my Executor hereinafter named…’
Bequests:
-’my Leasehold Estates Goods Chattles Stock Ready money security for money and affects’ to ‘my Worthey friend Richard Varcoe of the said parish of Roach yeoman and my servant Jane Strongman…’
Richard Varcoe and Jane Strongman ‘as soon as they shall think fit and Conveanient after my Death’ to call in all money owed to the deceased or mortgages or other securities, and use it ‘as they think is the best for the Benefit of my several Children Stephen Cock John Cock Thomas Cock Philippa Cock and Mary ann Cock’
-to ‘manage and improve’ the estate ‘according to the best of their knowledge’… ‘until my Daughter Mary ann Cock shall have attained her full Age of Twenty one years or day of marriage’ and then the remainder to be divided equally between ‘my five Children’ to ‘share and share alike’
-Jane ‘Strong’ to have £3 10s a year in wages ‘so long as she shall agree to live with my several Children’.
All former wills to be revoked.
Executors: Richard Varcoe, Jane Strangman
Signature of testator
Witnesses: Signatures of Bettsey Dyer and Sam Blake
Date of will: 2 Jun 1804
Date proved: 7 Jul 1804
Endorsed:
No inventory
Stamp 10 shillings
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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.
Ref No / AP/C/4428/2
Title / COCK Stephen, of Roche, yeoman [in will]
Date of
grant / 7 Jul 1804
Description / Administration bond
Administrator: Samuel Blake of Roche, yeoman
Bondsmen: John Coppin of Bodmin, yeoman
Thomas Coppin of Cardinham, yeoman
Value: £200
Conditions:
-Samuel Blake, the guardian of Stephen Cock, the son of the deceased, “and one of the Principal legatees” during his minority, to be the administrator of the will
-to make a true and perfect inventory by the last day of October 1804
-to make a just and true account “when thereunto lawfully required”
Signatures of Saml [Samuel] Blake, John Coppin, Thomas Coppin
Witnesses: Signature of Richd [Richard] Coom
Date of grant of administration: 7 Jul 1804
Endorsements:
No inventory
Stamp 10s
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