Will of Thomas HOOPER (1875); Frederick County, MD

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Thomas Hooper, JRR-1-21, 3 November 1875

In the Name of God, Amen.

I Thomas Hooper of Frederick County in the State of Maryland, being sick and 
weak in body but of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, 
considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time thereof, and 
being desirous to settle my worldly affairs and thereby be the better prepared 
to leave this world when it shall please God to call me hence do therefore make 
and publish this my last Will and Testament, in manner and form following, which 
is to say --

First and principally, I commit my Spirit to my Creator and my body to the earth 
to be decently interred at the discretion of my Executor herinafter named, and 
after my debts and funeral charges are paid, I give, devise, and bequeath as 
follows --

I give and bequeath unto my Executor hereinafter named, two certificates of 
deposit of the Frederick Town Savings Institution for one hundred dollars each 
and numbered respectively 13914 and 14013, to be held by him in Trust and to be 
used and employed by him for the benefit of my Grand-Son Charles Francis Smith 
Gannon until my said Grand-Son attains his majority and then to pay over to him 
the same with the interest and profits accruing thereon.  But in the event of 
the death of maid said grand-son before he attains his majority, I then will and 
direct that the said certificates of deposit and the profits thereof be equally 
divided between my sons John Henry [?] Hooper & Thomas Luther Hooper share & 
share alike --

I give and bequeath unto my Executor hereinafter named, all the rest and residue 
of my personal Estate of every kind and nature whatsoever.  In Trust, however, 
that he shall use employ and [??] the same to the best advantage, and apply the 
note interest and profits thereof towards the support and maintenance of my son 
Thomas Luther Hooper until he attains my majority, and after his arrival at age, 
I then will and direct that the said last mentioned trust fund and property be 
equally divided between my said sons John Henry Hooper and Thomas Luther Hooper 
in equal portions share and share alike.

I give and devise unto my son Thomas Luther Hooper all my real estate, being the 
House and Land now occupied by me, and being situate on the south side of East 
South Street in Frederick City, Maryland, to him his heirs and assigns in fee 
simple.

And lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint my son John Henry Hooper, to be 
sole Executor of this my last will and testament, herebly revoking and annulling 
all former wills by me heretofore made, ratifying and confirming this and none 
other as and for my last will and testament.

On testimony whereof  I hereunto subscribe my name and affix my seal this Third 
day of November, in the year Eighteen hundred and Seventy-five.

[signature]

Signed, sealed, published and declared by Thomas Hooper, the above named 
testator as and for his last will and testament in our presence, who at his 
request, in his presence, and all in the presence of each other have subscribed 
our names as witnesses hereto.
W.N. Young, S. S. Cockey, Wm Mahoney

[probated 1 April 1876]