The Will was Made 9 March 1819 and PROVED (P.C.C. London, Prob 11/1649.) 23 March 1822 by William Newman Roope son and one of the Executors. Admon (2) 23 March 1822. [ transcribers notes in square brackets]

Roope Harris (1747-1821), son of Ambrose Harris, son of Nicholas Harris of Dittisham, inherited the Roope estate at Greenway from Margaret Deeble (see Margaret's Will 1777 and also 'Notes' below.), so long as he agreed to take on the surname of Roope, hence the name 'Roope Harris Roope'. Roope Harris is the link between two branches of the Roope family, the Roope's of Little Dartmouth, Devon and the Roope's of Oporto, Dittisham, Kingswear etc.

Bryant Bayliffe & Julian Rawes

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other that Garden which I purchased of Mr Rich'd Thos ffloyd late of Dartmouth and now in my possession situated in or near Kingswear aforesaid and all other my Lands Messuages Tenements, Goods, Chattels, Property in the Public ffunds Money Personal and Testamentary Estate & Effects whatsoever & wheresoever & also all accunulation and or part of property that I may die possessed of or have at my decease upon trust to permit & suffer my daughters Mary Roope & Sarah Roope to hold & enjoy the said Dwellinghouse, Gardens & Premises & to receive and take the Rents, issues & profits thereof and of every part thereof as also all Interest of money in the Public ffunds or elsewhere

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& also to use & occupy all my Household ffurniture, Books, Linen, Plate, Wines etc. for & during so long as they shall respectively live & remain unmarried & from and immediately after the decease or marriage of either of them to pay the part or parts share or shares of the said Rents & Profits of her so dying or marrying unto the survivor who shall have remarried, unmarried or having so long time as she shall live & remain unmarried & from & after the marraige or decease of both my aforesaid daughters then I Will & direct that my aforesaid trustees or the Survivors or Survivor of them their Heirs and Assignes shall & do sell the said dwellinghouse Gardens, Lands & all

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my other effects by public sale for the most money that can be got for the same & to divide the money to arise from the sale & all my other monies amongst all my children who may be then living & the issue of any or either of my children that shall be then dead with issue to receive the part or share that his her or their parent could have received if living whilst either of my aforesaid daughters Mary or Sarah which shall live the longest & die without having been married shall by Will divert the aforesaid property or any part thereof otherwise shall as above & aforesaid directed which hereby empower her to do provided she

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bequeaths it to my Relations not farther removed by blood or consanguinity than Nephews or Nieces & I do Will & direct that it shall & may be lawful for my said trustees & the Survivors or Survivor of then by & with the consent in writing of my said daughters who shall be then living and unmarried to set or let

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said Dwellinghouse Gardens & Lands to any person or persons whomsoever or any term or number of years not exceeding twenty one years in possession and not reversion or remainder for the best & most improved yearly Rent or by & with the consent of my aforesaid

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daughters if unmarried to sell the said Premises or any part thereof either by public auction or otherwise & that the money arising therefrom be placed in the public ffunds & do direct that the Interest or profits of the money aforesaid be paid to my said daughters if unmarried & if only one remains unmarried then to such unmarried daughter but should it so happen that either of my aforesaid daughters Mary and Sarah should not reside in my said Dwellinghouse at Kingswear & the other remains & lives see it that the daughter so leaving my aforesaid house is not to receive any benefit from my aforesaid [----?] of House Gardens Lands Wines Plate Linen Household furniture Interest of money Rents profits or from any of my of my Property

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that I may die Possessed off of every description whatever but the same to be for the sole benefit of my resident daughter or as full a manner as if her Sister so leaving my House was dead or married unless the daughter in leaving my House parts or so used to be paid one half of all house keeping expences & one half of the repairs of the revenues & taxes & I do hereby constitute & appoint them the said Jonah Lavington Roope, Cabel Roope, Benjamin Roope and William N. Roope joint Executors In trust of this my Will provided nevertheless & my Will & meaning is that my Executors In Trust of this my Will & Trustees shall not be the loser[?] or chargeable

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with or accountable for more of the aforesaid trust monies Estate or Effects than He or they shall actually receive & that it shall & may be lawful for them my said Executors In trust & each of them in the first place by & out of the said trust Promised to deduct & reimbirse themselves respectively all such costs charges losses & expences as be they or any of them shall sustain by reason of the performance of this my Will and witness thereof have to this my last Will & Testament Written on one sheet of paper set my hand & Seal the day & year below written Roope Harris Roope [signed] this Will contained or written on one

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sheet of paper was signed sealed published & declared by the testator as and for this last Will & Testament in Presence of us who have subscribed our names as Witnesses in his Presence & at his request - Philip Harris, Thomas Short and John Grifell[?]

Proved at London 6th October 1821 before the Judge by the Oath of Jonah Lavington Roope the Son & one other of the Exors to whom administration was granted having been first sworn duly to adm[iniste]r Power reserved to Cabel Roope, Benjamin Roope & William Newman Roope the sons the other exors.

Proved at London, 23rd March 1822 on the Worshipful Charles Coote Doctor of Laws & Lurr[ogat]e by the Oath of William Newman Roope the son one other of the Exors to whom admon was granted having been first sworn duly to adm[iniste]r Power reserved to Cabel Roope Benjamin Roope the Sons, the other Exors.

Notes:-

1. Roope Harris Roope married Mary Newman at St Philips, Bristol in 1777. His eldest son Cabel Roope(2) of Oporto married twice. By his second wife Susanna Newman, he had Cabel Roope(3). Cabel settled in Oporto, Portugal and married Elizabeth Whitaker by whom he had Susanna (1856-1928). Susanna married Alfred Victor Dockery and their daughter Susanna May married Prescott Rawes of Oporto.
2. Cabel Roope(1) 1721-1742/3 of Dittisham, left his estate to his aunt Margaret Deeble.