NLW Ref: LL/1739/66

In the name of God Amen I William Morgan of Goytre in ye County of Monm’th husbandman being sick in body but of sound memory (thanks be to Almighty God) do make and ordain this my last will and Testamt in forme following. 1^st and principally I commend my soul into ye hands of Almighty God my creator, hoping thro ye meritts of my dear saviour Jesus Christ to receive pardon and forgiveness of all my sins and my body to be buried in a decentt Christian like manner. And as touching w’t temporal goods it pleas’d God to bestow upon me I dispose thereof as follow’th. I give to my son William and his heirs for ever all my share or moiety of an estate in Langattock ayban Avel? Wch fell to me by inheritance att ye death of Reginald Saunders labourer, and I give to my sd son William his mother’s wedding ring. I give alsoe to Anne my eldest daughter one chaffe bed and its app’tenances, one brass caldron, one old iron pott, two peuter dish, and one rush chair. I give likewise to Mary my second daughter one feather bed, and its app’tenances, one iron varmentt? One peuter dish, two peuter plate and one rush chair. I give alsoe to Rachel my third daughter one feather bed and its app’tenances, one little varmentt? One peuter dish, two peuter plate and one rush chair. I give likewise to my daughter Elizabeth begotten from ye body of Mary my sec’d wife ye sd Mary, her mother’s feather bed together with its app’tenances, three peuter dish, six peuter plate, one old little iron pott, one brass skillett, one wooden chair and three rush chairs, one trunk, one box and all her mother’s wedding apparel. I give alsoe to my son William aforesd one strawing chair and all my implem’tts of husbandry. I give to Anne my wife one new chaffe bed. I give to James my youngest son four ewes. All ye rest of my goods cattle and chattells, I leave to be dispos’d off tow’ds ye paym’tt of all my just debts, and ye remainder thereof to be equally divided between all my children afores’d and Anne my sd wife share and share alike. Lastly I nominate and appointt my son William aforesd to be sole executor of this my will and testam’t and I likewise constitute, nominate and appointe my broth’r David Morgan to be guardian over my children aforesd, and to see yt every thing herein contain’d be duly perform’d. In wittness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seal this eighteenth day of July in ye year of our Ld God one thous’d seven hundr’d thirty and six.   William Morgan

Sign’d seal’d and deliver’d publish’d and declar’d in ye presence of us who sign’d our names in ye presence of ye testator. Ar: Jones, Clr; Jenkin Rosser; James Rosser

May the 8^th 1739. David Morgan the uncle & testamentary guardian of William Morgan a minor the natural and lawfull son & executor named in this Will was sworn well & faithfully to administer &c to ye use & dureing ye minority of ye sd executor, to the truth of the inventory by him ex’ted &c & to render an account &c before me Wm Harris, Surrogate

Upon the eighth day of May in the year of our Lord Christ 1739 at Abergavenny by the Reverend Mr William Harris, Clerk, the Chancellors Surrogate was administration (with this Will annexed) granted and committed to David Morgan the uncle and testamentary guardian of William Morgan a minor the son and executor herein named who was first upon the holy Evangelists personally sworn well and faithfully to administer &c to the use and during the minority of the said executor to the truth of the inventory by him exhibited and to render a just amount of his administration &c when thereunto lawfully required

(On document cover)

Goytre. Administration (w’th ye Will annex’d) of ye goods of William Morgan deced granted May 8^th 1739

Know all me by these presents that we David Morgan       of the parish of Goytre     in the County of Monmouth yeoman and Francis David of the parish of Lanvair Kilguddin in the said County yeoman       are held and firmly bound unto the Right Reverend Father in God Matthias     by divine permission Lord Bishop of Landaffe     in the sum of   thirty       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 the 8th     day of   May in the year of our Lord Christ 1739

The Condition of this obligation is such that if David Morgan       the brother and administrator named in the last Will and Testament of William Morgan late of the parish of Goytre   in the County of Monmouth and Diocese of Landaffe yeoman       deceased to the use and during the minority of William Morgan a minor the son and executor in the said Will named do make or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods chattels and credits of the said William Morgan which have or shall come to the hands possession or knowledge of him     the said David Morgan       or into the hands and possession of any other person or persons for him and the same so made do exhibit or cause to be exhibited in the Registry of the Consistory Court of Landaffe     on or before eighth day of November         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   his     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 he       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 David (X) Morgan; the marke of Francis (X) David

Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of Tho: Davies, NP

An inventory of all and singular the goods, cattle, chattles and creditts of William Morgan late of the parish of Goytre in the County of Monmouth and Diocese of Landaffe husbandman deceased, made, valued and appraised the twenty third day of February in the year of our Lord 1738/9 by Francis David and Walter David, appraisors as follows, that is to say

£            s            d

First his wearing apparell valued at                                             01            10            00

Allso beds, bedsteads and their appurtenances at                    02            10            00

Allso brass, pewter and iron vessells at                                       02            00            00

Allso boxes, tables, chairs and other trumpery at                      01            11            00

Allso implements of husbandry at                                                00            15            00

Allso wooden, earthen and tin vessells at                                    00            04            00

Allso four steers at                                                                            07            00            00

Allso four cows and two young calves at                                      06            00            00

Allso seven young cattle at                                                              07            00            00

Allso three yearling calves at                                                           01            10            00

Allso two old mares at                                                                       03            00            00

Allso two hoggs and twenty ewes at                                               02            10            00

Allso wheat in the barn at                                                                 06            00            00

Allso barly and oates in the barn at                                                 03            00            00

Allso corn in the ground at                                                                03            00            00

Lastly debts sperate and desperate the summ of                         06            14            02

Summ total                        54            04            02

Exhibited at Abergavenny upon the eighth day of May in the year of our Lord Christ 1739 by David Morgan the brother and administrator for a true and perfect inventory but under protestation of adding if any more of the decedents assetts shall hereafter come to his hands, possession or knowledge.

NLW Ref: LL/1716/46

In the name of God Amen the seaventeenth day of May in the yeare of our Lord God 1704 I William Morgan of Goytrey pish in the County of Monmoth batchelor being sicke of body but of good and pfect mind and memory praised be to the Allmighty God for the same doe make and ordayne this my last will and testamt in manner and forme following. Vizt. First I comend my Soule into the hands of the Allmighty God my maker and redeemer not doubting but by the blood & passion of my only Lord and saviour Jesus Christ to have full pardon and absolucon of my sins &c. And as for my body I committ it to the earth whereof it was made and to be buried in a Christian buryall by the discretion of executrix hereafter named.

Item whereas I have purchased of the Right Honorable George Lord of Bergavenny one cott and two acres of inclosed land being pte of the wast ground of Pelleny in the said County of Monmoth which said cott and two acres I hold by lease beareing date the nine and twentieth day of September 1701.

I doe hereby give bequeath and devise unto my welbeloved frind Jane William the daughter of Valentine William of Goytrey aforesaid the said cott and two acres of land & ev’y pte and pcell thereof with their app’tenances to have and to hold the said cott & two acres of land & ev’y pte and pcell thereof unto the said Jane William her executors, adm’rs and assigns for the residue of the tearme in the said lease unexpired.

Item I give and bequeath unto the said Jane William all & singular my goods cattells chattells & psonal estate whatsoe’r. And alsoe I doe hereby nominate and appoynte the said Jane William my sole executrix of this my last will & testament revokeing all former wills by me made.

In wittnesse whereof I have hereunto put to my hand and seale the day and yeare first above written. Sign’d Will’ Morgan

Read sealed & published in the psence of us. The marke of William Jenkin; Will Jenkins

(Latin) 14 Sep 1716. Proved by the above Jane William the friend of the testator. Before me Francis Davies, Surrogate

(Latin) Proved at Llandaff 14 Sept 1716 before the Revd Francis Davies, Clk, Surrogate by Jane William the executrix &c

The true and pfect inventtory of all & singular the goods and chattles of William Morgan of the parish of Goytrey in the County of Monmouth and Diocese of Landaff labourer apprised by us whose names are hereunto subscribed

                                                                                                        £             s            d

Imprimis one chaff bead                                                                00            05            00

Item one chest & a kittle                                                                00            01            00

Item one table & a old coffer                                                         00            01            00

Item two old chayers                                                                     00            01            00

Item all other old stuf about the house                                         00            01            00

Tot                              00            09            00

One lease valued att                                                                        01            05            00

01            13            00

Apprisors: The mark of Gwillim Jenkin; the mark of Wm John; the mark of John William

The within mentioned William Morgan being prest for a soldier this 10 years past and it is unknown whether he is living or dead

NOTE: There is no date on this document but the Will was proved 14 Sept 1716. DW

NLW Ref: LL/1710/50

In the name of God Amen I William Morgan of the pish of Goytrey in the County of Monmouth yeoman being sicke in body but of good and pfect memory thankes be to allmighty God doe acknowledge that thorough the p’tious death of our savior Jesus Christ doe hope for salvation & doe bequeth my soull into the hands of Allmighty God & doe order my body to be buryed in a Cristian buriall in the pish of Goytrey after the discretion of my executrix heareby after named.

Item I give & bequeth unto my grand daghter Gwenllyan Evans ye some of twenty pownds yt is the hands of Phillip Jones of Lanarth y’m.

Item I give & bequeth unto my grand daughter Jane Evans ye some of twenty pownds that is in the hands of Edward Lewis of Lang’ll juxta Uske. Item I give & bequeth unto my grand daughter Jane Evans ye some of six pownds that is in the hands of William Morgan of Lanover senior.

Item I give & bequeth unto my grand daughter Gwenllian Evans the some of five pownds that is in the hands of William Howell of the pish of Lang’ll pont y moylle.

Item I give & bequeth unto my deare wife Anne Morgan two cowes that is now in my possession. Item I give & bequeth unto my deare wife one bay mare with a star on the forehead three yeare owld.

Item I give & bequeth unto my deare wife Anne Morgan ten sheep that is with in the County of Brecon & in the coustody of Walter Williams.

Item I give & bequeth unto my sonn in law David Beavan ye some of five shillings.

Item I give & bequeth unto my grand daughter one fether bead with the app’entes and bead steed that is in the upper end of the house. Item I give & bequeth unto my grand daughter one chest.

Item I give and bequeth unto my grand daughter Gwenllian Evans one other chest.

Item I give and bequeth unto my grand daughter Jane Evans one small brass pott.

Item I give & bequeth unto my two grand daughters Gwenllyan & Jane six pewter platters to be equally divided.

Item I give unto my sonn Charles Morgan one meadow comonly called & knowne by the name of Gworlod peltheney by estimation four accers in the pish of Goytrey adjoyneing to the waste lands of the Right honorable George Lord of Bergaveny nearing to the lands of William Lewis & to the lands of Anne Mathews vid & all most ptes & sides thereof in the pish of Goytrey.

Item I give and bequeth unto my mayd servant Elizabeth Morgan two sheep.

Item I give & bequeth unto the four children of William Morgan of Goytrey dec’d four sheep.

Item I give and bequeth unto William Jo’n Harry late of the pish of Goytrey one coat one wastcoet one brichis.

Item I give devise and bequeth all the rest and residue of my goods and chattells p’ssonall estate whatsoever unto my loveing sonn whome nominate and appoint solle executrix & trustee ov’r the children of David Beavan my sonn in law & doe nominate my sonn Charles Morgan to be my solle executrix of my last revockeing all former wills by me made in wittness where of I the said William Morgan heare unto set my hand and sealle the first day February in the yeare of our Lord God one thousand seven hundred and six Annoq Regni Anne quinto nunc Ang &c. The marke of said testator read signed sealled deliv’ed & published in the p’sence of

Sealled and deliver’d in the p’sence of Richard Morgan; signed David (X) Lawrence; Oliver Morgan

Signed William Morgan

(Latin) 2 March 1710/11

Proved by Charles Morgan the executor named in the Will &c, before me Jo: Beavan, Surrogate

(Latin) Proved at Carlyon 2^nd March 1710 before the Revd John Beavan, Clerk, Surrogate &c by Charles Morgan the son & executor &c

(Latin) Testament of William Morgan deceased, proved 2 March 1710

In the name of God Amen I Morgan William of the pishe of Goytrey in the County of Monmoth yeo’m being sick in body but of sound & pfect memory praysed be to God doe make and ordaine this my last will & testamt in maner and forme followinge.

First I bequeath my Soule into the hands of Almighty God my maker hoping that through ye meritorious death & passion of Jesus Christ my only saviour & redeemer to receive free pardon & forgivenes of all my sins. And as for my body to be buried in Christian buriall at the discression of my executors here after named.

Ite I give devise and bequeath the tenem’t wherein I now inhabite and all the lands with thapp’tences thereunto belonging unto Martha my now wedded wife dureing her widowhood onely and if shee hapens to marry and to take to her an other husband then my will is that from and after such inter mariadge the said tenem’t wth all the lands apptences thereunto belonging in the pish of Goytrey & County aforesd I give devise & bequeath unto my sonne Rowland Morgan and to his heires for ever. And if she continues sole & unmaried dureinge her life then after her decease I give devise & bequeath the said tenem’t lands wth its apptences unto my said sonne Rowland & to his heires for ever.

And in case my said sonne Rowland dieth leaving noe yssue law fully begotten then I give devise & bequeath the tenem’t aforesd wth the lands & its apptences unto my daughter Mary Morgan & to her heires for ever. Itm my will & true meaning is that my said wife Martha shall have & enioy noe more of my estate & premisses aforesd (at the full age of one & twenty yeares of my sd sonne Rowland) but onely her thirds maried or unmaried and that shee is to have during her naturall life but onely fire boote headgboote & plowboote to … noe wilful wast thereupon.

Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary tenn pounds to be paid her in tenn yeares after the acomplishing of my sonn Rowland to the age of one and twenty yeares. And that non of the wood upon the premisses shalbe sould dureinge the nonage of my said sonne Rowland. Itm my will is and I doe give & bequeath all my stock in cattle, horses and sheepe unto my wife Martha towards the paym’t of my debts (vizt) forty shillings to my brother Jenkin, three pounds to Elizabeth Richard, tenn shillings to Elizabeth William Thomas, five & twenty shillings to Peter Charles and forty shillings to Ann John.

Itm I doe further give & allow the worth of tenne shillings of wood to be sold towards my funeral expences. And doe hereby no’iate and appoynt my sd sonne Rowland to be my sole executor of this my last will & testamt. In witnes whereof I have hereunto sett my hand & seal the 18?th day of September in the year of our Lord 1685.

Morgan (X) William

Read sealed and delivered in the presence of us Geo Williams; John (X) William Thomas; James (X) Richard

NLW Ref: LL/1740/56

Know all me by these presents that we Grace Mathew     of the parish of   Goytre   in the County of   Monmouth widow and William Rosser of the parish of Aberystruth in the said County yeoman       are held and firmly bound unto the Right Reverend Father in God Matthias   by divine permission Lord Bishop of   Landaffe     in the sum of   forty       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 and dated the 22d day of April     in the year of our Lord Christ 1740

The condition of this obligation is such that if ye above bounden  Grace Mathew the relict             and administrator of all and singular ye goods chells and credits of  William Mathew     late of ye pish of Goytre       in ye County of   Monmouth   yeoman         deceased doe make or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods chattells and credits of the said deceased which have or shall come to the hands possession or knowledge of   her      the said  Grace Mathew       or into the hands and possession of any person or persons for her and the same soe made doe exhibit or cause to be exhibited into the Registry of the Consistory Court of   Landaffe           at or before the twenty second day of October       next ensuing.

And the same goods chattells and credits and all other the goods chattells & credits of the said deceased at the time of his     death which at any time after shall come to the hands or possession of the said    Grace Mathew       or into the hands & possession of any other person or persons for her doe well and truely administer according to law or further doe make or cause to be made a true and just accompt of her         sd ad’con at or before the twenty second day of April 1741           and all the rest and residue of the said goods chattells and credits wch shall be found remaining upon the said administrators accompt the same being first examined and allowed by the Judge or Judges for the time being of the said Court shall deliver unto such person or persons respectively as the said Judge or Judges by his or their decree or sentence pursuant to the true intent and meaning of a late Act of Parliament made in the two and twentieth and three and twentieth years of ye reigne of our late Soveraigne Lord King Charles the second intitled an Act for ye better settling of intestates estates, shall limitt and appoint. and if it shall hereafter appeare that any last will and Testament was made by the said deceased and the executor or executors therein named doe exhibit the same into the said Court making request to have it allowed and approved accordingly if the said  Grace Mathew         above bounden being thereunto required doe render and deliver the sd Letters of Administration (approbation of such testament being first had and made) in the said Court then this obligation to be void and of none effect or else to remaine in full force and vertue.

The marke of Grace (X) Mathew;

William Rosser

Sealed and delivered in the presence of Tho: Davies NP

The above named Grace Mathew was sworn well & faithfully to administer &c to ye truth of ye inventory &c by her ex’ted & to render an account &c before me William Harris, Surrogate

An inventory of all and singular the goods cattle and chattles of William Mathew late of the parish of Goytre in the County of Monmouth and Diocese of Landaffe yeoman deced, made, valued and apprized the tenth day of September in the year of our Lord Christ 1739 by Jenkin Rosser and William Rosser, appraizors, as follows, that is to say

First his wearing apparell valued at                                                                        01            10            00

Allso, two old cows at                                                                                                02            12            06

Allso, three little steers at                                                                                         03            15            00

Allso, one little heyfer at                                                                                           00            15            00

Allso, two old horses at                                                                                              01            19            06

Allso, two small calves at                                                                                          00            12            00

Allso, two little piggs at                                                                                             00            05            06

Allso, one sheep at                                                                                                      00            02            06

Allso, three beds with appurtenances at                                                                02            07            06

Allso, one bedstead at                                                                                                00            02            00

Allso, corn threshed and unthreshed at                                                                 02            05            00

Allso, all the rest of the household goods at                                                          01            05            06

Allso, implements of husbandry at                                                                          00            10            00

Lastly, all the small lumber not before mentioned at                                          00            00            09

Summ Total                                                            18            02            09

Exhibited at Abergavenny upon the twenty second day of April in the year of our Lord Christ 1740 by Grace Mathew the relict and administratrix for a true and perfect inventory &c but under protestation of adding &c if any more of the decedents assetts shall hereafter come to her hands, possession or knowledge.

William Lewis – Goytrey

In the name of God Amen. I William Lewis of the parish of Goytrey in the county of Monmouth, labourer being sick in body but of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, do make, publish and declare this my last will and testament in manner and form following (that is to say:)

First I give, devise and bequeath unto Elizabeth my loveing wife all my household property in the parish of Mamhilad in the said county of Monmouth for and during her natural life. And immediately after her decease I give, devise and bequeath the same premises unto my loving son William Lewis his heir and assigns.

Also I give, devise and bequeath unto my loving wife Elizabeth Lewis all those leasehold premises called or known by the name of Gwernog Vach wherein I now dwell, together with lands known by the name of Cae Sannah, for and during the term of his natural life.

And from and after her decease I give, devise and bequeath the same premises and lands unto my loving son John Lewis, subject to the payment of twenty pounds namely to my daughter Ann Williams five pounds.

To my daughter Martha Jarrett five pounds. To my daughter Mary Lewis five pounds. To my daughter Sarah Lewis five pounds.

The first payment to be made to my daughter Sarah Lewis at the apparition of one year after my decease. The next payment to my daughter Mary Lewis at the apparition of the second year. The third payment to my daughter Martha Jarrett at the apparition of the fourth year.

Also I give my household furniture after the decease of my loving wife between John and two daughters Mary and Sarah to be divided equally between them.

And I do nominate and appoint my loving wife Elizabeth and son John joint executors and executrix of this my last will and testament herby revoking and making void all other will or wills by me made, ratifying and confirming this my last will and testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 6^th day of September 1827.

Signed, sealed, published and declared by the testator William Lewis as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us, who at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names hereto.

The mark of William Lewis

 Joseph Griffiths

Wm Williams

Henry Edwards – his mark

NLW Ref: LL/1781/44

In the name of God Amen I William Lewis of the parish of Goytre in the County of Monmouth yeoman being weak in body but of sound & perfect mind & memory, blessed be almighty God for the same, do make & publish this my last Will & Testament in manner & form following (that is to say) Imprimis I commend my precious never dying soul into the hands of God that gave it, through the all prevailing mediation & intercession of Jesus Christ his dear & only begotten son & the saviour of lost and miserable sinners and my body to the ground to be buried with a decent burial at the discretion of my executors hereinafter named.

As to what worldly substance divine providence has endowed me with I dispose of the same as follows, vizt.

First I give devise & bequeath to my well beloved wife Susanna Lewis (after my just debts and funeral expences are fully paid & satisfied) all that my messuage or tenement & lands called by the name of Dyffryn-y-Gwartheg with the appurtenances being my freehold estate situate lying & being in the aforesaid parish of Goytre to hold to her my said wife from and immediately after my decease for & during the term of her natural life without impeachment of waste from any person whatsoever excepting only the felling of timber trees (exclusive of coppice woods) which I do’n’t permit her to do but such as are absolutely necessary for keeping the above mentioned premisses in good & sufficient reparation, and if she should happen to die before my daughter Martha by her shall have arrived at the full age of twenty one years, in that case I give devise & bequeath the said premisses with all their appurtenances together with all my personal estate goods & chattels whatsoever according to a true & proper appraisement to be made of the same immediately or within three months after my decease (reasonable wear & tear only excepted) to Joshua Davies, Clerk & William Morgan freeholder, both of the parish of Goytre aforesaid their heirs executors administrators and assigns upon trust nevertheless for the sole use benefit & advantage of my said daughter Martha Lewis until she shall have arrived at the full age of twenty one years, at which period of time the said Joshua Davies & William Morgan & each of them respectively their heirs executors administrators & assigns & each of them are hereby required to deliver up their respective trusts unto my said daughter Martha and afterwards I give devise & bequeath the same in as full & ample a manner as is above specify’d to hold to her my said daughter Martha her heirs and assigns for ever, but if my said wife Susanna should not die before my said daughter Martha shall have arrived at the full age of twenty one years then & in that case my will is that my said daughter Martha shall have occupy & enjoy the whole of the aforesaid premisses in manner above specified from and immediately after my said wife’s decease without any trustees whatsoever.

From & immediately after my said wife & daughter’s decease or the longest liver them (i.e. if my said daughter should happen to die before she shall have arrived at the age of twenty one years & also dies without legal issue) I give & devise my freehold estate aforesaid to my right heirs for ever subject to the payment of as much money as I or my said wife after my decease must be obliged to pay my first wife’s relations in consequence of a marriage settlement between us & a Will made by her in her life time to be paid by my said heirs at the disposal of my present wife in a Will by her to be made for that purpose. & lastly if my said daughter Martha should happen to die before my said wife then I give and bequeath every thing I may die possessed of or entitled to at my death or afterwards unto my said wife fully & completely excepting my freehold estate above mentioned which I leave her in the above specify’d limited manner.

I do hereby nominate and appoint the said Joshua Davies, William Morgan and my said wife Susanna Lewis to be joint executors of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former wills by me heretofore made.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the seventeenth day of August in the twentieth year of the reign of our sovereign Lord George of Great Britain France and Ireland, King, defender of the faith and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty. The mark of William (W) Lewis

Signed sealed published and declared by the named William Lewis to be his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses in the presence of the testator. William Mathew; William Hatfield; Thomas Prosser

May 1^st 1781. Susanna Lewis widow the relict, the Revd Joshua Davies and William Morgan the executors in this Will named were sworn to the truth thereof and to the faithful performance of the same and that the goods chattles and credits of the dec’d do not amount in value to the sum of one hundred pounds. Before me Benj Hall, Surrogate

Proved at Abergavenny on the first day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty one before the Reverend Benjamin Hall, Clerk, BD the Chancellor’s Surrogate by Susanna Lewis widow the relict, the Revd Joshua Davies, Clerk and William Morgan the executors in this Will named who were first on the holy Evangelists personally sworn well and faithfully to execute the same, to exhibit an inventory &c and to render a just account of their administration of the same when thereunto lawfully required.

NLW Ref: LL/1670/51

Noverint universi per presents nos   William Jones cler   pochi de Goitre & Hugh Waters of the parish of Pantegge in Comitatu Monmoth yeoman       teneri et firmiter obligari       de pocha et Comit predicta         bone et Legalis monete Anglie solvendis eidem       aut certo attornato executorbus administrators vel assign suis ad quam quidem solutionem bene et fideliter faciendam obligamus nos et utrumque nostrum per se pro toto et in solidum heredes, executors et administrators nostros firmiter per presents per presentes sigillis nostris sigillatas Date 1670

The condition of this obligation is such that whereas Letters of Administration of all the goods cattles & debts of Wm Jones, Minister, late of Goitre deceased were granted &……… Reverend Father in God, W.. Jones his…. if … doe pay all ye debts of the sayd deceased soe farr forth as the sayd goods will there unto extend and ye law him binde and moreover yeald and render as well a true and pfect inventory as alsoe a faithfull and just accompt of and upon the sayd goods and the administration thereof at such time and when as he shall bee there unto lawfully required. And lastly defend and save harmeles the above named Reverend Father in God and all and every his officers whomesoever in all co’ts ands ag’ all psons for touching and concerning the granting of the sayd adm’con that then this pr’sent obligacon to be voyd and of non effect or els the same to be & remaine in full force & vertue. William Jones; Hugh Waters

Sealed and delivered in the presence of Thos Prichard?

In the name of God Amen the tenth day of Aprill in the thirteenth yeare of the reigne of our Sovereigne Lord Charles the second by the grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland King defender of the faith &c I William Jones of Goytrey in the Countie of Monmouth gent being weake of body but of pfect mind and memory (praise be given unto Almighty God) doe make and ordeyne this my last will and Testament in manner and forme following.

First I resigne my Soule into the hands of my redeemer well knowing that what is there lodged cannot be taken thence and my body to be buried in Christian buriall in the pish church of Goytrey.

I give devise and bequeath to William the reputed sonne of Rees Jones my sonne the sume of one hundred pounds & my will is that Charles Hughes of Trellegg doe dispose of the same att interest upon good security and cause the increase and interest of the same to be duly paid for and toward the maintenance of the sayd William untill he shall attaine unto his full yeares of one and twenty, but if in the meanetime the sayd Charles Hughes doth find any way of disposing of him to any advantagious imployment for his better support hereafter in the world, then my will is that by the consent of his father eyther the sayd whole sume of one hundred pounds or soe much thereof as they shall thinke fitt & find usefull for the doeing of the same be disposed of for that purpose.

Alsoe I give unto Edward the reputed sonne of Rees Jones my sonne the sume of fiftie pounds which saied sume is now in the possession of my saied sonne Rees Jones? my will is that the same be likewise disposed of att interest upon security by my? saied loveing friend Mr Charles Hughes & that the interest & increase of the same be duely paied towards the mainetenance & support of the sayd Edward untill he be of a fitting age to be placed in some calling and profession in the world and then my will is that my friend Mr Hughes with the consent of his father doe settle, place and dispose of him & his money as to my saied friend shall seeme most fitt & convenient.

My further will is that if eyther of the sayd children doe dye before they atteine unto the age of one and twenty or be by my sayd friend Mr Charles Hughes disposed of into imployments or professions then my will is that the sume hereby given unto him that shall happen to dye doe remaine & be payd & I hereby give and bequeath the same unto him that shall happen to survive of them & if both of them doe happen to dye before they attaine & come unto the age aforesayd or be disposed of as before directed, then my will is I doe hereby give and bequeath the sayd severall sumes unto Rees Jones my sonne (if he be then liveing)

Item I doe devise and bequeath unto Rees Jones my sonne all my lands and tenements in Llanelen to have and to hould to him his executors administrators or assignes duering all the time and tearme yet to come and unexpired in the same.

Item I give devise and bequeath unto Gwenllian Thomas my servant one blacke cowe and calfe.

Alsoe I doe nominate & appoint my sonne Rees Jones my sole executor of this my will.

In witnesse whereof I have hereunto put my hand and seale the day and yeare above written.

Wm Jones his mke

Sealed and published in the pr’sence of

Chas Hughes;

Blaynch Powell;

Charles William Phe