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Robert & Ann Cooper
Settlement Certificate from Braybrooke
22nd January 1749

Northampton Shire

To wit. WE Whose Names are here under written John Darling & Thomas Hallioake  Edward Spence & William Barrett Church-wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of Braybrook in the County of Northampton aforesaid, do hereby own and acknowledge Robert Cooper and Ann his wife to be our Inhabitants legally settled in the Parish of Braybrook aforesaid. In Witness whereof, we have hereunto set our Hands and Seals this 22d Day of January in the 22d Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George by the Grace of God, of Great-Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith; and in the Year of our Lord 1749

Attested by

John Cooper his mark
John Cooper
John Darling
Thomas Holyoake

      Churchwardens
  Edward Spence
William Barrat

      Overseers

To the Church-wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of Desborough in the County of Northampton or to any, or either of them.

WE whose Names are hereunto subscribed, two of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Northampton aforesaid, do allow of the above-written Certificate. And we do also certify, That John Cooper the Witness who attested the Execution of the said Certificate, has made Oath before us, That he did see the Church-wardens and Overseers, whose Names and Seals are to the said Certificate subscribed and set, severally sign and seal the said Certificate, and that the Name & Mark of the said John Cooper & John Cooper whose names are above subscribed as Witnesses to the Execution of the said Certificate, are of their own proper Hand-writing.
Dated the 3rd Day of February in the Year of our Lord 1749
Jeff Ekins
Wm Hanbury

 

Note: Robert's father John also had a settlement certificate from Braybrook in 1715/16. John junior (Robert's younger brother) and his family were ordered to be removed from Desborough to Braybrook in 1762

Robert's certificate was entered on a printed form.

Desborough is less than 3 miles east south east of Braybrook