NLW Ref LL/1744/44
Joshua Morgan Goytre
Know all me by these presents that we Luce Morgan of the parish of Goytre in the County of Monmouth widow & David Morgan of ye same parish yeoman are held and firmly bound unto the Right Reverend Father in God John by divine permission Lord Bishop of Landaff in the sum of fourty pounds of good and lawful money of Great Britain to be paid unto the said Lord Bishop or to his certain attorney his executors administrators or assigns to which payment well and truly to be made. We oblige ourselves and each of us by himself for the whole our and each of our heirs executors and administrators firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals dated fifth day of September in the year of our Lord Christ 1744
The Condition of this obligation is such that if the above bounden Luce Morgan the relict & adstratrix of all and singular the goods chattels and credits of Joshua Morgan late of the parish of Goytre aforesd yeoman deceased do make or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods chattels and credits of the said deceased which have or shall come to the hands possession or knowledge of Luce Morgan or into the hands and possession of any other person or persons for her and the same so made do exhibit or cause to be exhibited in the Registry of the Consistory Court of Landaff on or before last day of December next ensuing and the same goods chattels and credits and all other the goods chattels and credits of the said deceased do well and faithfully administer according to law, that is to say, do pay the debts of the said deceased which he did owe at his death and then the legacies contained and specified in the said Will annexed to the said Letters of Administration so to be committed as far as goods chattels and credits will thereto extend and the law charge and further do make or cause to be made a true and just accompt of said administration when shall be thereunto lawfully required. And all the rest and reside of the said goods chattels and credits which shall be found remaining upon the said administrat accompt and not otherwise disposed of in the said Will the same being first examined and allowed of by the Judge or Judges of the said Court for the time being shall distribute and pay in such manner and form as shall be limited by the direction of the said Judge. And lastly do at all times hereafter clearly acquit discharge and save harmless the within named Lord Bishop the said Judge and all other officers of the said Court against all persons having or pretending to have any right title or interest in the goods chattels and credits of the said deceased then this obligation to be void or else to remain in full force ant virtue. The marke of Luce (X) Morgan; David (M) Morgan
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of Tho: Davies NP
The above nam’d Luce Morgan was sworn well & faithfully to ad’ster &c to ye truth of ye inventory &c & to render an account &c before me William Harris, Surrogate
An inventory of all & singular the goods chattles & creditts of Joshua Morgan late of the parish of Goytre in the County of Monmouth deceased made valued and appraised the 29th day of July in the year of our Lord 1744 by Wm Morgan & David Morgan appraisors as follows, that is to say
£ s d
Imp’rs: His wearing apparrrell valued at 0 12 6
All the houshold goods at 2 10 0
One yoak of oxen 4 10 0
Two old cows at 3 15 0
Eight sheep and ten lambs 1 11 0
Five yearling sheep at 0 10 0
Nine goats & three kidds at 0 10 6
Two calves at 0 10 0
One heyfer at 0 15 0
One old mare at 1 00 0
One young pigg at 0 5 0
Small quantity of hay at 1 10 0
Corn in the house at 0 5 0
Corn in grass at 1 10 0
Implements of husbandry at 0 10 0
Fowls at 0 1 3
Desperate debts 0 5 0
Sum total 20 10 3
Exhibited at Landaff the 5th day of September 1744 by Luce Morgan the relict & ad’stratrix &c for a true inventory &c by under protestation of adding &c in any more of ye assets of ye deced shall hereafter come to her hands &c