NLW Ref: LL/1805/41

Thomas Jones – Goytrey

In the name of God Amen:

I Thomas Jones of the parish of Goytrey in the county of Monmouth, farmer, being weak in body but of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding do make this my last will and testament in manner and form following, that is to say:

I give, devise and bequeath unto my loving wife Mary Jones all that tenement house, orchard and garden being and situated in the parish of Llanvihangel juxta Pontymoile during the term of her widowhood and then unto my eldest son Thomas Jones, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns for ever.

I also give and bequeath unto my youngest son William Jones the sum of one and twenty pounds of good and lawful money of Great Britain to be paid when he comes of the age of one and twenty years, which sum of one and twenty pounds is to be laid out upon interest immediately after my decease by my said wife Mary Jones until he arrives at the age above mentioned and in case he, my said son William Jones will be unable to get his livelihood he is to be maintained by my said wife Mary Jones until he comes of the aforesaid age of one and twenty years, but should he, my said son William Jones die before he comes of the age of one and twenty years, the said sum of one and twenty pounds is to be equally divided between my son David Jones and my daughter Mary Jones when they come of the age of one and twenty years.

I also give and bequeath unto my said wife Mary Jones all the rest, residue and remainder of my personal goods, chattels and property whatsoever and wheresoever I may die possessed of during the lifetime of her widowhood, and then they are to be equally divided between her, my said wife Mary Jones and my sons, Thomas, David and William and my daughter Mary Jones abovementioned, and if my said wife Mary Jones continue my widow until her decease all my said personal goods, chattels and property whatsoever and wheresoever are to be equally divided between my said sons Thomas, David and William and my daughter Mary Jones.

I likewise constitute and appoint my said wife Mary Jones, whole and sole executrix of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all other wills by me heretofore made.

In witness hereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 8^th day of October in the year 1804.

Thomas Jones     X mark

Signed, sealed, published, delivered

And declared as and for the last will

And testament of the above named

Testator Thomas Jones in the presence

Of us, who in his presence at his request

And in the presence of each other have

Hereunto set our hands the day and date

Abovementioned

John Probert: curate of Goytre aforesaid

Aaron Harris

Thomas David by his X mark

NLW Ref: LL/1798/27

Thomas Jones – Goytrey

In the name of God Amen, I Thomas Jones of the parish of Goytrey in the County of Monmouth, yeoman, being weak in body but of perfect mind and memory, blessed be Almighty God for the same, do make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following (that is to say)

First I commend my precious never dying Soule into the hands of God that gave it and my body to the earth to be buried with a decent Christian burial at the discretion of my executors hereinafter named.

As to what wordly goods the divine Providence has bestowed on me, I dispose the same as follows:

I give and devise to my nephew Vaughan Jones, son of my brother William Jones deceased, all my freehold estates, lands and tenements in possession or reversion wth all and every their respective appurtenances situate or lying or being within the parish of Goytrey in the County of Monmouth aforesaid or elsewhere, to have and to hold all and every the said mentioned tenements, land, hereditaments and premises with their and every of their appurtenances (subject to and charged or chargeable with the payments of all my just debts and funeral charges, together with the several legacies hereinafter specified) unto my said nephew Vaughan Jones and his assigns for and during the term of his natural life.

And after his decease I give, devise and bequeath all and every the same messuage, tenements, lands and hereditaments unto the heirs of his body lawfully to be gotton for ever and for default of such heirs he may lawfully settle the said premises upon his widow during her widowhood or for her life & afterwards to be equally divided into two equal parts between the right heirs of my brother John Jones and my late brother William Jones aforesaid forever.

I also give and bequeath these following legacies (that is to say)

To my brother John Jones the sum of one shilling of good and lawful money of Great BritainTo my nephew William, the son of my said late brother William Jones the sum of one shilling

To Charles, brother to my last mentioned nephew William Jones the sum of one shilling of like money

To his cousin Germain William the son of my aforesaid mentioned brother John Jones the sum of ten pounds of like money

To John Jones brother to the last mentioned William Jones, to my niece Mary Jones, daughter to my late brother William Jones; to my niece Margaret, daughter to my brother John Jones now or late wife of Abraham Fisher of Somerset, labourer; and to my niece Grace her sister, now or late wife of James Evans of Radnorshire taylor, the sum of two pounds and ten shillings of like money apiece.

My will is that all these several legacies be paid to all and every one of my legatees within twelve kalendar months of my decease if they to whom the legacies become payable respectively will be alive at the time the said legacies are to be paid.

But if any or all of the legatees above mentioned shall happen to die before their respective legacies shall become due unto them, then and in that case the legacy that is here mentioned to the contrary notwithstanding.

Item: I give and devise and bequeath to my sister Elizabeth Jones, spinster, all my leasehold estate of and in that messuage, tenement and lands with their appurtenances, lying and being within the said parish of Goytrey in the County of Monmouth to hold to her my said sister and her assigns for and during the term of her natural life and more over to be sufficient besides with whatever she wants out of my real and personal estate. And from and immediately after her decease I do hereby give, devise and bequeath the same unto my before mentioned nephew Vaughan Jones, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns for the term then to come and unexpired of the said lease.

And lastly as to the rest, residue and remainder of my personal estate, goods and chattels of what kind or nature soever I give, devise and bequeath the same to my nephew Vaughan Jones.

I hereby appoint the said Vaughan Jones and my friend William Morgan of the parish of Goytrey aforesaid freeholder, to be joint executors of this my last Will and Testament and do hereby revoke and disannul all former Wills and Testaments by me made.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the eighteenth day of June in the thirty fourth year of the reigne of our sovereign Lord George the third by the grace of God of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, defender of the faith and so forth, and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety four.

The mark of Thomas Jones

Witnesses:

Josh Davies clk

Evan Meredith clk

Francis Morgan

William James

Howel Howel freeholder his mark

NLW Ref: LL/1763/34

Thomas Jones – Goytrey

In the name of God Amen. I Thomas Jones of the parish of Goytrey in the county of Monmouth, yeoman, being sick and weak in body, but of sound mind, memory and understanding do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following [so to it]:

First of all I give, devise and bequeath all those my freehold and leasehold lands, tenements and hereditaments which I hold in fee simple and by lease granted to me for the lives from the Right Honourable Lord Abergavenny, situate lying and being in the said parish of Goytrey and county aforesaid, with the rents, ffarms and profits of all and singular the said premises and all other my real estate whatsoever unto my two sons, Thomas Jones and William Jones share and share alike, to be equally divided between them to have and to hold the said lands, tenements hereditaments and premises to them and their heirs forever.

Excepting one tenement, garden and orchard wherein Phillip John David did formerly dwell and inhabitt which I now hold by lease from the said Lord Abergavenny, situate in the said parish of Goytrey and county aforesaid, which said tenement, garden and orchard I do hereby give, devise and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth Jones for and during the term of her natural life and from and after her decease I do hereby give the said tenement, garden and orchard to my said sons Thomas and William to be equally divided between them as aforesaid to have and to hold to them and their heirs forever.

Also I give and bequeath all my goods, cattle and chattels and all and singular other my personal estate whatsoever unto my son and daughter William and Elizabeth share and share alike between them to hold the same to them and their assigns forever, subject nevertheless to the payment of all my just debts, legacies and funeral expenses.

Also I give and bequeath to my son John one shilling to be paid him by my executors hereinafter named in twelve months after my decease.

I do hereby reserve four pounds to be given to whom I please at my death and I do hereby nominate and appoint my said son Thomas Jones and William Jones to be my joint executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former will or wills by me heretofore made .

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 11^th day of June in the year of our Lord 1755.

Signed, sealed published and declared as my

Last will and testament in the presence of these           Thomas X Jones

Witness, who in my presence attest the same:

Wm Jones

Thomas Jones

William Gregory

October 11^th 1763

Thomas Jones and William Jones the sons and executors in this will and codicil annexed named were sworn well and faithfully to execute the same and to the truth of the inventory and to render an account before me:

Nath.l Wells

Surrogate

This will and codicil annexed were proved at Abergavenny on the eleventh day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty three, before the Reverend Nathaniel Wells Clerk, master of arts the chancellors surrogate, by Thomas Jones and William Jones, the natural and lawfull sons and executors in this will named, who were first on the holy Evangelist personally sworn well and faithfully to execute the same; and to the truth of the inventory by them exhibited and to render a just account of their administrations of the same when thereunto lawfully required.

Thomas Jones – Goytrey

In the name of God Amen. I Thomas Jones of the parish of Goytrey in the county of Monmouth, yeoman, being sick in body but of perfect mind and memory and understanding, do this eighth day of July in the year of our Lord 1758 make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following [that is to say]:

I give, devise and bequeath unto Ann Jones my beloved wife, all that one parcel of land and one barn called by the name of Cae Hoskin and Skibor Hogskin, situate, being and lying in the parish of Lanover in the said county of Monmouth, in the possession of William Edward and also all the messuage, ffarm & lands with the Appurts situate, lying and being in the parish of Trevethin in the said county also in the possession of the said William Edward to hold the above mentioned ffarm lands and premises with appurtenances unto my said beloved wife Ann Jones for & during the term of her life, provided that she shall continue widow so long after my decease, and in case she shall marry I give, devise & bequeath the same premises then immediately to my children, to be equally divided between them, share and share alike, but subject & chargeable with the mortgage money due to William John Richard & also subject to my debts & also upon condition that my said wife Ann shall take care of my children & maintaining them till they shall come to the age of twenty one years & after my said wife’s decease or day of marriage, then immediately to my said children share & share alike.

I give and bequeath the aforesaid premises without any Incumbrance upon the same done by her [except the mortgage aforesaid] and as to all my goods, cattle, chattels & personal estate of what nature or kindsoever & wheresoever, I give, devise & bequeath the same & every part thereof unto my said beloved wife Ann Jones immediately after my decease and I do hereby nominate & appoint my son Thomas Jones executor & my daughter Elizabeth executrix jointly of my last will & testament & I do hereby revoke all former wills by one made and declared this to be my last.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the day & year within written.

The mark of the testator

Thomas Jones

Signed, sealed published and declared

By the testator Thomas Jones as & for

His last will & testament [who in his

Presence & at his request] have sett our

Hands and names as witnessess:

Charles Bouches

John Watkins

Tho. Jenkins

June 18^th 1762

Anne Jones, widow the mother and testamentary trustees or guardian of Thomas Jones & Elizabeth Jones, minors, the son and daughter and executors named in this will was sworn well and faithfully to administer to the use and during the minority of the said executors & to exhibit an inventory and to render an acc.t and also made oath that the assetts of the said deceased would not amount to five pounds, before me

Nathl. Wells

Surrogate

On the eighteenth day of June in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and sixty two, by the Reverend Mr Nathanial Wells, clerk, Master of Arts, the chancellors surrogate administration.

With this will annexed was granted to Anne Jones widow, testamentary trustees or guardian of Thomas Jones and Elizabeth Jones minors, the children and executors in this will named, she the said Anne Jones being first sworn well and faithfully to administer to exhibit an inventory and to render an account to the use of the said minor executors when thereto lawfully required.

NLW Ref: LL/1738/49

Thomas Jenkin – Goytrey

In the name of God Amen, the sixth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and thirty seven.

I Thomas Jenkin of the parish of Goytrey in the County of Monmouth, carpenter, being in health and of sound disposing mind, memory and understanding doe make this my last will and testament as followeth:

First I bequeath my soul into the hands of God m y saviour, my body I committ to the earth to be decently buryed and as to my wordly goods, estate and effects I give, devise, bequeath and dispose thereof in the following manner.

I give and bequeath one shilling to my brother Jenkin Rosser.

I give, devise one shilling unto my brother James.

I give and bequeath unto my wife Mary Jenkin all my household goods, stock and personal estate whatsoever.

I give, devise and bequeath all that messuage or house wherein I dwell with the outhouses, lands, hereditaments and appurtenances thereto belonging situate in Goytrey aforesaid unto my said wife for and during her natural life and after her decease unto Richard Pritchard now living with me for four years, after her decease if he so long live. And after the determination of that estate then to Thomas, son of my niece Mary Jenkin of Ragland for and during his life, and after his decease and determination of the former estates herby devised then to John Jenkin, son of my brother James Rosser, his heirs and assigns forever.

And I doe nominate and appoint my said wife Mary Jenkin to be sole executrix of this my last will and testament.

I doe herby ratify publish declare and confirm this to be my last will and testament witness whereof I have hereunto putt my hand and seal the day and year ffirst above written.

Signed, sealed, published and delivered

And I declare by the said testator

Thomas Jenkin as his last will and

Testament, before us, who as the witnesses

Thereof have hereunto in his presence

Subscribed our hands

The mark of Thomas Jenkin the testator

Anne Bagehott: William Bagehott: Thom Bagehott

Know all me by these presents that we Robert Hughes     of the parish of   Trostrey in the County of Monmouth Esquire and James Davies of the parish of Landenny in the said County gentleman       are held and firmly bound unto the Right Reverend Father in God John   by divine permission Lord Bishop of   Landaffe     in the sum of two thousand         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 seventeenth     day of April in the seventh   year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second       by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland   King     Defender of the Faith &c and in the year of our Lord God one thousand seven hundred thirty and four

The Condition of this obligation is such that whereas the original last Will and Testament of Thomas Jenkins late of the parish of Goytrey in the County of Monmouth and Diocess of Landaffe Esquire deceased (bearing date the twentieth day of December in the third year of the Reigne of our said Sovereigne Lord George the Second by the grace of God of Great Brittain France and Ireland King defender of the faith &c and in the year of our Lord God one thousand seven hundred twenty and nine) is decreed to be delivered out of the Registry of the Consistory Court of Landaffe aforesaid unto the above bounden Robert Hughes one of the trustees therein named. If therefore the said Robert Hughes his heires executors or administrators or either of them shall and will redeliver the said originall Will … and uncancelled in manner as he received the same into the Registry aforesaid when and at such time as he shall be thereunto duely required then this obligation be void or else to remain in full force and vertue. Robt Hughes; James Davies

April the 17^th 1734. Received then the original last Will and Testament of the within named Thomas Jenkins deceased to be redelivered as by this Bond appears. Robt Hughes

Witnesses Thomas Loyd; Tho Bagehott

Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of Thos Davies, NP; Thomas Loyd

NLW Ref: LL/1730/74

In the name of God Amen the twentieth day of December in the third year of the Reigne of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King defender of the faith &c and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred twenty and nine I Thomas Jenkins of the parish of Goytre in the County of Monmouth Esquire being sick and weak in body but of a sound disposing mind memory and understanding do make constitute appoint and declare this my last Will and Testament in manner and forme following, that is to say first and principally I commend my soul into the hands of Allmighty God my redeemer and my body I committ to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my executrix hereinafter named. And as to my worldly estate goods and effects wherewith God hath blessed me, I give devise, bequeath and dispose of the same in the following manner and forme, that is to say.

Imprimis I do hereby give devise and bequeath all that messuage tenement or mansion house wherein I now dwell with all the houses outhouses barns buildings yards folds gardens orchards lands tenements and hereditaments whatsoever thereunto belonging with the appurtenances scituate and being in the several parishes of Goytre and Lanover in the said County of Monmouth and now in my own occupation, accounted to be of the yearly vallue of fourty seven pounds or there abouts and allso all that messuage tenement and lands with the appurtenances scituate and being in the parish of Kemeys Commander in the said County of Monmouth and now in the tenure of my tenant Henry Walter at and under the yearly rent of five pounds. And allso all that my tenement lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in the parish of Rockfield in the said County of Monmouth and now in the tenure of my tenant John Jenkins at and under the yearly rent of five pounds. And allso all that my messuage tenement and lands & hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in Gwehelog and Lancayo in the said County of Monmouth and now in the tenure of my tenant Francis Jones at and under the yearly rent of five pounds. And allso all that my messuage tenement lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in Gwehelog aforesaid and now in the tenure of my tenant William Powell at and under the yearly rent of four pounds and tenn shillings. And allso all that my tenement lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in the parish of Landenny in the County of Monmouth and now in the tenure of my tenant Thomas Jenkins Esquire at and under the yearly rent of three pounds and tenn shillings. And allso all that my messuage tenement lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in the parish of Whitson in the said County of Monmouth and now in the tenure of my tenant Edward John Howell at and under the yearly rent of five pounds. And allso all that my messuage tenement lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in the parish of Ragland in the said County of Monmouth and now in tenure of my tenant Thomas Poyskin at and under the yearly rent of twelve pounds. And allso all that my messuage tenement lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in the parish of Ragland aforesaid and in tenure of my tenant William Penry at and under the yearly rent of three pounds. And allso all that my messuage tenement lands & hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in Ragland aforesaid and now in the tenure of my tenant John Cooper at and under the yearly rent of five pounds. And allso all that my messuage tenement lands & hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in Ragland aforesaid and now in tenure of my tenant John Scudamore at and under the yearly rent of six pounds pounds and tenn shillings. And allso all that my tenement lands & hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in Gwehelog aforesaid and now in tenure of my tenant John Prichard at and under the yearly rent of two pounds and twelve shillings. And allso all that my messuage tenement lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in Landenny and Gwehelog aforesaid and now in tenure of my tenant Peter Williams at and under the yearly rent of six pounds. And allso all that my tenement, lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in Ragland aforesaid and now in tenure of my tenant Maud Powell at and under the yearly rent of nine pounds. And allso all that my tenement lands & hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in Gwehelog aforesaid and now in tenure of my tenant John Barnett at and under the yearly rent of one pound and fifteen shillings. And allso all that my tenement, lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in Ragland aforesaid and now in the tenure of my tenant Charles Powell at and under the yearly rent of sixteen shillings unto my loveing wife Winifred Jenkins (excepting and allways reserving out of this devise all woods and underwoods now growing or to grow on all or any part of the above mentioned premises and free liberty of ingress, egress and regress at all times to view, fence, fell, cutt, cord, cole, work, convert and carry away the same) to have and to hold all and singular the said messuages, lands, tenements, hereditaments and premisses above mentioned with the appurtenances (except as before excepted) unto my said wife Winifred Jenkins for so long time after my decease as she shall continue and remaine a widow and unmarryed, and in case she shall after my decease inter marry or take another husband then and immediately from and after such her intermarriage with any person after my decease I give, devise and bequeath all and singular my said messuage tenement or mansion house wherein I now dwell with all the houses, outhouses, barnes, buildings, yards, folds, gardens, orchards, lands, tenements and hereditaments whatsoever thereunto belonging of the said yearly value of forty seven pounds or thereabouts with the appurtenances unto my loveing son William Jenkins to have and to hold unto my said son William Jenkins his heires and assigns forever. And all other the messuages, lands, tenements hereditaments and premisses above mentioned with their appurtenances (except the said woods and underwoods above excepted as aforesaid) I give devise and bequeath unto my said wife Winifred Jenkins for and dureing the terme of her natural life in full recompense of her dower or thirds she may claim out of my reall estate, and from and after her decease I give devise and bequeath all the said last mentioned messuages, lands, tenements and hereditaments and premisses with the appurtenances unto my said son William Jenkins his heires and assigns forever. Item I give devise and bequeath unto my loveing daughter Mary Jenkins all that my messuage, tenement, mill, lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in the parishes of Goytrey and Lanvair Kilgiddin in the said County of Monmouth and now in tenure of my tenant Henry Daniell at and under the yearly rent of nineteen pounds to have and to hold unto my said daughter Mary Jenkins for so long after my decease as she shall be a minor or untill she arrive at the age of one and twenty years and when she shall arrive at the said age of one and twenty years, then I give, devise and bequeath unto my said daughter Mary Jenkins all that said last mentioned messuage tenement, mill, lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances in tenure of the said Henry Daniell at under the yearly rent of nineteen pounds as aforesaid, and allso all that my messuage, tenement lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in the parish of Lanvair Killgiddin aforesaid and now in tenure of my tenant William Morgan at and under the yearly rent of thirty pounds to have and to hold the said last mentioned messuages, mill, lands, tenements and hereditaments in tenures of Henry Daniell and William Morgan with the appurtenances unto my said daughter Mary Jenkins her heires and assigns for ever. But and if my said son William Jenkins shall within ten years next after my said daughter Mary Jenkins shall arrive at the age of one and twenty years pay or cause to be paid unto my said daughter Mary Jenkins the full summe of seven hundred pounds of lawfull money of Great Britain in lieu thereof, then in such case after such payment made to her of the same, I do hereby declare, order and denounce the aforesaid devise and bequest to her of the aforesaid messuages, lands and premisses to be thenceforth void and determined and hereby then order her to sign, seal and execute sufficient release and releases thereof unto my said son William Jenkins his heires and assigns for ever. Item I give, devise and bequeath unto my loveing daughter Winifred Jenkins all that my messuage tenement lands & hereditaments with the appurtenances commonly called by the name of Carne Leach scituate and being in the said parish of Lanover and County of Monmouth aforesaid and now in tenure of my tenant Francis Joshua att and under the yearly rent of twelve pounds, and allso all that my messuage, tenement, lands & hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in the same parish of Lanover aforesaid and now in tenure of my tenant John George at and under the yearly rent of three pounds to have and to hold unto my said daughter Winifred Jenkins for so long after my decease as she shall be a minor or untill she arrive at the age of one and twenty years, and when she shall arrive at the said age of one and twenty years, then I give, devise and bequeath unto my said daughter Winifred Jenkins all the said last mentioned messuages, lands, tenements and hereditaments with the appurtenances in tenures of Francis Joshua and John George as aforesaid, and allso all that my messuage, tenement, lands and hereditaments of mine scituate and being in the aforesaid parish of Lanvair Killgiddin commonly called by the name of Penylan and now in tenure of my tenant Thomas Harry at and under the yearly rent of three pounds (but subject to a rent charge all ready laid thereon of fourty shillings a year) with the appurtenances, and allso all that my messuage, tenement, lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in the aforesaid parish of Lanvair Killgiddin and late in tenure of my late tenant Robert Long deceased at and under the yearly rent of twenty and eight pounds, and allso all that my messuage, tenement, lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in the aforesaid parish of Goytrey and now in tenure of my tenant William James at and under the yearly rent of five pounds to have and to hold the said messuages, lands, tenements and hereditaments last mentioned to be now or late in the said tenure of Francis Joshua, John George, Thomas Harry, Robert Long and William James with their appurtenances unto my said daughter Winifred Jenkins her heires and assigns for ever. But and if my said son William Jenkins shall within ten years next after my said daughter Winifred Jenkins shall arrive at the age of one and twenty years pay or cause to be paid unto my said daughter Winifred Jenkins the full summ of seven hundred pounds of lawfull money of Great Brittain in lieu thereof, then and in such case after such payment made to my said daughter Winifred of the same, I do hereby declare, order & denounce the aforesaid devise and bequest to her of the aforesaid messuages, lands and premisses now last mentioned then to be thenceforth void and determined and I do hereby order her then to sign, seal and execute sufficient release and releases thereof unto my said son William Jenkins his heires and assigns for ever. Item I give, devise and bequeath unto my said son William Jenkins all those my said messuages, lands, tenements and hereditaments herein before mentioned scituate in the parishes of Lanvair Killgiddin & Goytrey aforesaid and now or late in the tenures of Thomas Harry, Robert Long, William Morgan and William James to have and to hold unto my said son William Jenkins for so long after my decease untill the same shall respectively by virtue of this my Will come and belong unto his said sisters Mary Jenkins and Winifred Jenkins as aforesaid but redeemable to him his heires and assigns as aforesaid. Item I give, devise and bequeath unto my said son William Jenkins all and singular my messuages lands, tenements and hereditaments whatsoever not hererein before devised or mentioned with their appurtenances and allso all the woods and underwoods now growing or being or which shall grow or be in or upon any of my lands tenements and hereditaments wheresoever scituate in the said County of Monmouth with free liberty of ingress, egress and regress at all times to view, fell, fence, cutt, cord, cole, work, convert and carry away the same the better to enable him to raise the said summes of seven hundred pounds apiece for his said two sisters Mary and Winifred in order to redeem the aforesaid messuages, lands, tenements and hereditaments to them herein before bequeathed and devised. Item I give, devise and bequeath unto my said wife Winifred Jenkins all that tenement, lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances commonly called by the name of Hendre Baskell and allso another tenement of lands thereunto adjoyning commonly called John Bevans Lands both scituate and being in the parish of Ragland aforesaid and now in tenure of William Evans my tenant at and under the yearly rent of fourteen pounds and allso all the messuage, tenement, lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate in the parish of Brungwyn in the said County of Monmouth and now in tenure of my tenant Walter Morgan at and under the yearly rent of two pounds and ten shillings to have and to hold unto my said wife Winifred Jenkins her heires and assigns for ever on condition nevertheless that she her heirs or assigns do pay in lieu thereof the summ of one hundred pounds a piece of lawfull Brittish money unto William Harries and Thomas Harries junior and allso the summe of fifty pounds of like lawfull money to Winifred Harries (sons and daughter of her brother in law Thomas Harries) with all interest due for the same (being legacies bequeathed by them in the last Will and Testament of their grandfather Henry Lewis gentleman deceased) and that at such times and manner as the said Will directs reference being thereunto had. Item I give and bequeath unto my said wife Winifred Jenkins the summe one hundred and four score pounds of lawfull Brittish money which I entitled unto as executor of the said Will of the said Henry Lewis or otherwise, the same being charged laid and secured on lands and tenements now or late of Edward Watkins gentleman and scituate in Lannarth or elsewhere in the said County of Monmouth as by mortgage deeds in my custody may appear, with all interest due thereupon to have and to hold unto my said wife Winifred Jenkins her executors administrators and assigns on condition nevertheless that she her heires exors admors or assigns do pay in lieu thereof the summ of one hundred pounds to Joan Price daughter of William Price of Cummerll gent and allso the summ of fifty pounds to my daughter Mary Jenkins, being their legacies left them in and by the said Will of their grandfather Henry Lewis deced with interest for the same at such times and such manner as the said Will directs. Item I give and bequeath all the rest of my goods chattles and personall estate whatsoever unto my said wife Winifred Jenkins to her own proper use & benefit. And it is my will and the true meaning hereof and I do hereby order direct and declare that in case my said son William Jenkins and daughters Mary Jenkins and Winefred Jenkins should all happen to decease before they arrive at the age of one and twenty years leaving no issue of their bodies lawfully to be begotten behind them, or such issue die before such issue arrive at the age of one and twenty years, then and in such case I do hereby give, devise and bequeath all and singular my freehold messuages, lands, tenements & hereditaments with the appurtenances (except what is herein devised to my said wife her heires and assigns) after the severall deceases of my said son and daughters and their issue under age as aforesaid and the decease of my said wife Winifred unto and equally amongst my two nephews David Williams and Reginald Williams (sons of my sister Mary Williams) and to and equally amongst their heires & assigns for ever equally to be divided. And of this my last Will and Testament I do hereby constitute and appoint my said wife Winifred Jenkins to be the sole executrix and I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint Robert Hughes of Trostrey in the said County of Monmouth Esquire and Giles Meredith of Lanellen in the said County of Monmouth Esquire to be trustees and overseers of the due execution & performance of this my Will and hope they will please to accept of the said trust and in case of my said wife’s decease before all or any of my said children do arrive at the age of one and twenty years, then I do hereby constitute the said Robert Hughes & Giles Meredith and the survivor of them to be guardian or guardians to my said child or children & to take care of their education, to whom I committ the same. And hereby revoking, annulling & makeing void all and every former Will & Wills by me at any time heretofore made, executed and published I constitute, declare, publish & appoint this to be my last Will & Testament. In wittness whereof I have hereunto putt my hand and seal the day month and year first above written. Thos Jenkins

Signed, sealed, delivered, published and declared by the said testator Thomas Jenkins as his last Will & Testament before us who as witnesses hereof have hereunto in his presence & at his request subscribed our names those words (ten years) being wrote on razures in two severall places of this Will & the words (and, then & trust) being allso interlined in three severall places above before the execution hereof in the presence of us Wat Powell, Cler de Lanvair Killgiddin; Francis Williams de Goytrey; Tho Bagehott de Begavenny

(Latin) 22 April 1720

Proved by Winifred Jenkins the relict & executrix named in the said Will before William Morgan, Surrogate

(Latin) Proved at Goytrey 22 April 1730 before the Rev William Morgan, Clr, Surrogate by Winifred Jenkins the relict & executrix &c

This coppy agrees wth the original will of the sd Thomas Jenkins deced the same being compared & examined by us Thos Davies NP; Geo Rosser

April the 17^th 1734

We decree the original Will of the sd Thomas Jenkins deceased to be delivered out of the Registry to Robert Hughes Esqr the surviving trustee & overseer in this Will named & guardian of the sd testator’s children & that as much creditt be given to this coppy as to the original Will. Wm Morgan, Surrogate.

Thomas Jenkins – Goytre

In the name of God Amen. The fourteenth day of August One thousand seven hundered and seventy eight. I Thomas Jenkin of the parish of Goytre in the comnty of Monouth. yeoman being sick in body but of good and perfect memory, thank be to Almighty God, and calling to rememberance the uncertain estate of this transitory life and that all flesh must yield to death, do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following. First of all I recommend my soul to God who gave it and my body to be buried in decent Christian burial at the discretion of my executrix hereafter named and as for my temporal estate, goods, cattle and chattles as God was pleased to bestow upon me, I give and dispose in manner following. I give and bequeath unto Thomas Jenkin the son of my brother William Jenkin the house whom where I now dwell the gardens, orchard, outhouses and all the? belonging after the decease of my wife. I also order and bequeath that the said Thomas Jenkin my nephew shall pay forty shillings unto Elizabeth the daughter of my dear brother Jenkin Rosser within twelve months time next after his being in possession of the premises and in case the said Thomas shall neglect or refuse to pay the said forty shillings my will and meaning is that the said premises shall discharge the same. Item I give and bequeath unto Mary my dearly beloved wife whom I also constitute and appoint my sole executrix of this my last will and testament all my goods, cattle, chattles during the time t she lives on my name and if she will alter her condition my will and meaning is that she is to have but ten pownds and at that time the rest of all my effects to be equally divided between my brother Jenkin, William and James or either of reversion; And I do firmly declare this to be my last will and testament revoking and disanulling all others As witnesseth my hand and seal the date above written signed sealed pronounced and declared in the presence of

Thomas Jenkin

NLW Ref: LL/1626/25

Memorand’ that Thomas Griffith of Coytie wthin the diocs of Landaph beinge sicke in body nevertheles of good & pfect remembrance laud & praise bee to thallmightie God did the xiith daie of February 1625 make & ordaine his last will & testam’t nucupatively in man’ & forme followinge (viz) First hee comended his soule into the hands of the Allmightie God his maker & redeemer & his body to bee buried in Christian buriall. Itm hee did give & bequeath to the Cathedrall Church of Landaph vid. Item hee did give & bequeath towards the r’pacon of the pishe church of Coytie viid. Item hee did give & bequeath to the poore people of the higher pcell of the said pishe of Coytie xiid. Item hee did give & bequeath to Thomas William his graund child xs. Item hee did give & bequeath to Edward Daniel his graund child xs. Item hee did give and bequeath unto Cissyll Thomas & Mary Thomas his graund children xs a peece. All wch legacs to bee payd by his executors heerafter named. The residue of all his goods & cattells not before bequeathed hee did give and bequeath to Mawde Owen his wedded wiffe & Wenllian their daughter equally to bee divided beetween them whome hee made joynte executors of his last will and Testam’t, the best pte therof to bee at the free choyce & eleccon of his said wiffe. And his will was that his said wiffe should have the use of all his houshold stuffe to serve her wel duringe her liffe. And that Wenllian his said daughter should have his best brassen crooke and pann after the decesse of her said mother wth the moytie of all other his said houshold stuffe whatsoev’. Item hee did desire his lovinge freinds & neighbours Harry the Sant & Griffith William to bee overseers of his last will & Testam’t to see the same in all counts fullfilled wittnessed at the publishinge therof Owen Thomas, Griffith William, John ap John who the…

Proved at Cowbridge 12 April 1626 before …? Gwyn … Doctor …

NOTE: The front of this document has been marked as “Goytrey” in what looks like a modern hand. This Will was proved at Cowbridge – Coity is only a few miles away (just outside Bridgend). DW

NLW Ref: LL/1607/5

In the name of God Amen the laste daie of December 1607 I Thomas ap Owen of the pishe of goitre wthin the Countei of Monnthe and dioces of Landaffe du make and ordaine my laste will and testament in maner and forme folowinge.

First I geve and bequethe my sowlle to the allmighti God my onlly maker and redemer.

Item I geve and bequethe my body to be buride wthin the   churcheyard of Goitre aforeseid.

Item I geve and bequethe to the Cathedrall Churche of Landaffe vid.

Item I geve and bequethe to the pson of Goitre for my forgoten tithes xiid

Item to the Curatt of the pishe aforeseid for the like xiid.

Item I geve and bequethe to Margarett Richard my wedded wiffe all those parcells of landes and my nowe howse there on bilded for terme of her true widowehod.

Item I geve and bequethe the foreseid howse and landes after the decsse of my seide wiffe to my nefew Thomas ap John to him and to his heres for ever.

Item I geve and bequethe to my foreseid wiffe all my howses landes and bildinges wch I howlde by lese for termes of yeres of Thomas John Morgan for and duringe of her true widowhod and after her decess to the foreseide Thomas ap John my nefew during the reste of the yeres that shalbe then unexpired.

Item I geve and bequethe unto my executors hereafter to be named ii stires of iii yeres of age.

Item I geve and bequethe to the seide executors one stire of ii yere owllde

Item I bequethe to the executor’s aforeseid xls and iii bushells of wheate towardes the payment of my deptes.

Item I geve and bequethe to Margarett my wife one heifear and all my swine and my leser standinge bed wth all his furniture wth my couburd wth iii chestes one fate ii standers one brasen pote ii yoron possnetts one kitel i candellstike one morter wth the one hallfe my pewter vesshelles and my harans and the reste pertaininge to husbandri to the uses aforeseid that ys for terme of her true widowhod and after to my seide nephewe Thomas ap John for ever.

Item I geve and bequethe to Allse Richard one yewe and lamme.

Item I geve and bequethe unto my sister Maude ap Owen one yewe and lamme.

Item I geve to the seide Maude one tresshinge lode that is in bake howse one candellstike.

Item I geve the residew of all my sheepe to my wiffe and my nephew as afore seide.

Item to my sister aforeseid one cofer that ys wthin my bake howse.

Item to my wiffe iii tablle bowrdes one cheire? wth the rest of s… bowrdes. I dow nominate and apointe my wedded wife Margarett and William David to be my executors and overseers of this my will Thomas John Morgan and Sara Reese.

Deptes du unto the testator:

Mr David Watkins xs?.

Item to Mr David Moris? xviiis.

Item Harri Edwardes £x. Item to Morgan David xxs.

Item to Andrw? Waine vs.

Item to Mr Morgan xxis,

to Rinalld Phe xiid,

to Watkins

Mr vid Mathew

Mr vs viiid,

to Mathew Lewis xiiiis

Deptes du upon the testator:

to Jenkin John Thomas £iii vis,

to Anne James Harri xx,

to John Yorothe xxvis viiid,

to Griffin Thomas xxs,

to Jevan Rese ixs

Seled and delivered in the pr’ses of:

Thomas John Morgan

David Watkin

Harry Reese

Katringe vh Richard

Ales Richard.

I geve my beste clocke to my brother Griffin Thomas…. one peece of raise clothe … beste hatte and one band my beste dowblete a paire of whitte stokins. Item to Morgan ap Owen my brother one dowbllet i girkin one paire of briches one paire of yellowe stokins one shirte one hatte. Item to Mr Dannl? Moris a girkin and a payre of briches of the rawe? Clothe that is nowe in my howse