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Appendix 167
ABSTRACT OF THE WILL OF MARGARET COOPER.*
8'h December, 1587, I Margaret Cooper of Harwich in co. Essex, widow,
do make my Will as follows :
I give to Margaret Cooper, my daughter, six platters of pewter, four pewter
dishes, &c. &c, a Dryppinge panne, a Skomer, a tramell, &c. &c.
To Margaret Haukes my " Lyttle feather bead."
To Peter Cooper's wife a feather bead, &c. ; after her decease the same
to remain to Phillis her daughter.
To Richard Cooper a feather bead.
If the said Margaret and Richard Cooper die, I will that their parts shall
wholy remain to Em. Sawer.
To William Cooper a Sypers [? cypress] chest.
To Thomas Cooper, my son Roger's child, a " latten poote " and to John
Cooper, my son Roger's child, a " payre of rackes."
To my son Roger's wife a great " brasenn chaffing-dishe."
To Thomas Cox my best bedstead and featherbed, &c.
All the money due to me from my son Roger shall be equally divided be-
tween Phillis Harte and Em. Sawer— excepting out of the said money, I give to
Em. Sawer £^ and to Margaret Cowper ^5, which said money I will my execu-
tors pay to my daughters as they think most needful.
The rest of my goods to be divided between Phillis Harte, Em. Sawer, and
Cristian Haines my Daughters.
I make my son Thomas Cowper and Richard Grene, mariner, executors,
and Robert Shimming, innholder, Supervisor.
Witnesses, Ricd Waters, John Allden, John Cottingham.
Proved 24 Jany 1587/8.
Page 56.
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Margaret
Cowper **»
The Barkers of Ipswich are mentioned by Shoberl and other
writers as a family of some distinction. John Barker, a relative, created a
Baronet in 1621, was at one time the owner of Grimstone Hall, formerly
the seat of Thomas Cavendish, in Trimley St. Martin's. In the Ipswich
Calendars, Vol. 25, fo. 361, is the Will of Widow Johan Barker, of Chat-
tisham, dated 13 July, 1575
and one daughter.
; she mentions five sons, among them a John,
•Commissary Court of London (Essex and Herts).