Hello dobfarm and Goughy
Thank you, I am not ruling your suggestion out regarding William Hood of London.
14th March 1727
Probate of the Will of Roger Hood of Selby
In the name of God Amen I Roger Hood of Selby being weak of Body but of perfect understanding Do make this my last Will and Testament – in manner and form following (Viz.) … I give o’in manner following first I give to my Brother Nathaniel Hood, my Sister Eliz: Middleton & my sister Ann Todd my dwelling house and orchard & appurts thereunto belonging to be equally divided among o’in & Do hereby give and bequeath each of ye above mentioned p’ties an equal share in ye above mentioned house and orchard lyeing or being in Ouzegate I give also to Mr John [unrecognised surname, Masl: or Wasl:, or Mosl:, or Wosl:] & Ann Barker liveing in Wren Lane five pounds in Trust for the only use & benefit of my Nephew Gernian Camp to be given to him in such way & proportions as the abovementioned Mr Musli [Mosli ?] & Ann Barker shall see and think proper to give him I also give to my Nephew Gernian Camp the Bed and Appurts belonging to him standing in the Chamber I also give to my two Neeces Sarah and Mary Camp all the wearing apparrele linnen & wooling belonging to my Late wife Except the Cloak w’ch I give to my sister Middleton. Lastly I appoint my Brother Nathaniel Hood my Sister Middleton & my Sister Todd Exe’trs of this my Last Will & Testam’t. I give o’in all my goods & Chattells debts & Creditts my Legaicys debts and funeral Expenses being first discharged In Witness whereof I set my hand & Seal this 14th March 1727/8 Roger Hood. Witness Geo: Hutchinson, Peter Leaper Ann Nutt. [sic]. Note comments in square brackets are my additions.
Comments and Further InformationThe Will is dated 1727 on the cover and inside 1727/8 [due to the year change for Wills being in March – according to my local Ecclesiastical Record Office].
Therefore, I feel that the online catalogue 1778 date is probably a transcribing error and unlikely to be a Second Grant on the Will.
From the recently acquired Selby Parish Register Transcriptions:-
It appears that a Nathaniel Hood married Eliz: FAUCET in August 1707, had a son called Nath: in June 1708, but can’t find Selby burials for either Nathaniel Hood.
(In March 1722 – ‘Unamed child’ Hood buried of Nathaniel).
it appears that a Roger Hood married Elizabeth HEMINGLEY at Selby in March 1722.
Roger Hood was buried 18 March 1728.
I have been unable to link to Nathaniel Hood (brother of Roger Hood) at the moment.
Selby Abbey have shown me from their MI records and the only surviving grave memorials were those of Hoods buried inside Selby Abbey and mainly seem to relate to Matthew Hood the Surgeon of Wistow / Selby and Seven Hoods were buried in the Abbey between 1687 and 1732, including a Geo [H]ood. The 19th Century transcriber only listed one surviving Memorial in the Abbey to Geo *ood dying 20 May 1713 and Hood John “his son”, died 3rd of –.
Looking at the Selby Parish Register transcriptions from the Society, it seems there is a gap in the Selby Hood’s between January 1757 (when Hannah Hood was buried), until the Jane Hood burial 15 August 1803 wife of John Hood, the Mariner.
Although, in the Selby transcriptions there must also be a marriage (probably somewhere else) between a John Bacon and a Hood, because when Henry Bacon died 17 Sept 1785, it has been transcribed that Henry Bacon, a Tanner, was the son of John & Hannah (dau of Mr Hood of Selby, Surgeon).
So there must be a John Bacon and Hannah Hood marriage somewhere?
According to a Selby Baptism of Susannah Maria Fisher in August 1789 to John and Jane Fisher, John Fisher was the son of Michael Fisher of Armin, Mariner, by Hannah [nee Hood] his wife, dau of Saml Hood of Selby, Surgeon.
There must be a Michael Fisher and Hannah Hood marriage?
The last Selby marriage before this gap was by Licence in December 1733, between Samuel Hood and Elizabeth Smith.
Thorganby Church Burials – Samuel Hood Barber and Surgeon from Selby 1st July 1737.
Also at Thorganby Mary TATE HOOD Wife of Thomas TATE HOOD Labourer 21st May 1781 (but no link to Selby).
http://www.thorganby.co.uk/burials2.htmAlso, apparently no burial for Nathaniel Hood at Selby, who appears to be an adult according to the 1727 Will?
So where did Nathaniel Hood go to and where was he buried?
There must be a John Bacon and Hannah Hood marriage somewhere?
There must be a Michael Fisher and Hannah Hood marriage too, somewhere?
Which reminds me of my original question, where was George Hood buried in Sept 1845 and Sarah his wife, who died as Sarah Hood at Selby 28 November 1879 (she is not in the Selby [town] Cemetery opened 1858).
I think what is making this more difficult is that Selby was on a route for Coasters and Brigs, plying their trade to other places and parts of Yorkshire, Sunderland and London, enabling family movements of Hoods easy to other Yorkshire Parishes and it seems there is also a Hood gap at Selby, which I cannot bridge.
I don't know if I am linked to the previous Hoods at Selby, before this gap (gap 1757 to 1803), or not.
Thanks Mark
EDIT: I also wonder if Sarah Hood dying at 11 Gowthorpe Selby 28 November 1879 left a Will (specifying a burial place).
