Cecill Griffith 1707

This Indenture made the first day of May in the sixth yeare of the Reigne of our Sovereigne Lady Anne by the Grace of God Queen of Greate Brittaine France and Ireland defender of the faith &c Anno Dni 1707 betweene the Right Honourable George Lord Bergavenny of the one parte and Cecill Griffith of the parish of Goytrey in the County of Monmouth widdow of the other parte. Wittnesseth that the said Lord Bergavenny for and in consideracon of the rents and covenants on the lessees parte and behalfe herein after menconed to be payd done and performed he the sayd Lord Bergavenny hath demised graunted and to farme letten and by these p’sents doth demise graunt and to farme lett unto the sayd Cecill Griffith all that two decayed houses and six acres of land whereof four acres are inclosed and two to be inclosed in two parcells the four acres adjoyneing to the highway leadeing from Usk to Bergavenny on the west and to the wast there on all partes and sides and the two acres adjoyneing to the freehold of William Morgan of Goytrey on the north and to other leasehold land in the possession of William Griffith and on all other partes to the wast (except of this p’sent demise all mines and quarries &c to have and to hold the sayd p’misses with theire appurtences unto the said Cecill Griffith her heires and assigns for and dureing the respective lives of James Griffith, Richard Griffith and John Griffith three sons of the sayd Cecill and the life of the longest liver of them yeilding and paying therefore yearly and every yeare unto the said Lord Bergavenny …………………… shillings and six pence of lawfull English money ………………………….. the feast of Saint …………………………… the feast day of the Virgin Mary ………………………………… in the ……………. of a herriott ………. of every person dieing seized or alienacen of the p’misses ………………………. yearly and doeing suite to the Courte of the sayd Lord Bergavenny to be held for the Lordshipp when thereto required and shall nor will not doe nor suffer to be done on the p’misses hereby demised any act project or contrivance whereby any other of the estate of the sayd Lord Bergavenny his heires or assigns or theire tenants may be prejudiced or lessened in the yearly value and if itt shall happen the sayd yearly rent of three shillings and sixpence and other acknowledgements herein before menconed or any parte thereof to be behind and unpaid by the space of fifteen days next after any of the said feast days on which the same ought to be payd being lawfull demanded or breach of any the covenants or agreements aforesayd on the lessees parte to be done and suffered that then itt shall and may be lawfull to and for the sayd Lord Bergavenny his heires and assigns into the sayd p’misses to reenter the same to have againe repossess and enjoy as in his or theire former right any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding and the sayd Lord Bergavenny doth hereby authorize and in his place putt Robert Harries; William Davies they or either of them to be his true and law full attorney or attorneys joyntly or severally for him and in his name and stead to enter rpor the p’misses or any parte thereof in the name of the whole and to give livery and possession thereof unto the sayd Cecill Griffith ratifieing allowing and confirmeing all and whatsoever my sayd attorneys or either of them shall lawfully doe on the p’misses as if his Lordshipp were actually p’sent att the doeing thereof. In wittness whereof the sayd parties to these p’sents have hereunto interchangeably sett theire hands and seales the day, month and yeare first above written. The mke of Cecill Griffith

On the cover of the document:-

Cecill Griffith of Goytrey. Counter pte 1707

Sealed and delivered? In the p’sence of Robt Harries; John Morse

Lease to Cecil Griffith widow for land in Goytrey for 3 lives. Rent 3s 6d and one fatt hen ann hariot 2s 6d

Counterpart dat 1 May 1707

Md June 16 1718 examined & agrees wth ye original. All ye lives in being

NOTE: There are several large holes in this document. DW

Anne Andrew 1736

This Indenture made the twenty fourth       day of September in the tenth year of the Reigne of our Soveigne Lord George the Second by the Grace of God of Brittaine France and Ireland King defender of the faith and so forth   in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and thirty six           between the Right Honourable   William       Lord Abergavenny of the one part, and Anne Andrew       of the parish of   Goytre         in the County of   Monmouth spinster         of the other part, Witnesseth, That he the said Lord Abergavenny, for and in consideration of a surrender of a former lease and alsoe of a certaine fine in hand paid         And also of the rents, covenants and services, on the lessees part and behalf herein after mentioned, to be paid, kept and performed, hath demised, granted, and to farm let; And by these presents doth demise, grant, and to farm let, unto the said Anne Andrew all that house gardens orchards & four acres of land more or lesse lying in Goytre aforesd late in lease to Richard Jones

Except and always reserved out of this present demise unto the said Lord Abergavenny, his heirs and assigns, all and all manner of timber, wood, and trees of every sort and kind, tellows, mines and quarries of stone, coal, oar, and all other metals and minerals whatsoever, now standing, growing, being or found, or which shall hereafter be, stand, grow, or be found, in or upon the said demised premises, or any part thereof, with free liberty to and for the said Lord Abergavenny, his heirs and assigns, and his and their servants, agents and workman, at all times, to fell, cut down, coal, charr, dig for and carry away, all such trees, wood, mines and quarries of stone, oar, coal, and other metal and minerals, by such ways and means as they shall respectively think fit and proper, and at his and their free will and pleasure, To have and to hold, all and singular the said premisses with their appurtenances (except as herein before excepted) unto the said Anne Andrew     her heirs and assigns for and during the respective lives of the sd Anne Andrew, Benjamin her brother aged thirty one and William Morgan of Goytre aforesd, her sisters son aged fifty one years and dureing the naturall lives of the said Anne Andrew   her   heirs and assigns, for and during the natural lives of   Anne Andrew and   the said Benjamin her brother aged thirty one and William Morgan of Goytre     and the life of the longest liver of them, Yielding and paying therefore yearly and every year, during the said term, unto the said Lord Abergavenny, his heirs and assigns, the rent and sum of   three shillings       of lawful money of Great Britain, without any deduction for or in respect of any manner of taxes, assessments, or other matter whatsoever, at the four most usual Feasts or days of payment of rent in the year (that is to say) the twenty fifth day of March, the twenty fourth day of June, the twenty ninth day of September, and the twenty fifth day of December, by equal portions, the first payment thereof to be made on the         next ensuing: And also yielding and paying unto the said Lord Abergavenny, his heirs and assigns the sum of five shillings       of like lawfull money for and in the name of an herriot, at the death of each person abovenamed, by whose life the said premisses are as aforesaid held: And also the like sum of five shillings at the alienation of the said premisses; and also doing suit and service to the Court of the said Lord Abergavenny, when thereto required. Provided nevertheless, that the said Anne Andrew     her heirs and assigns shall not nor will erect or build, or cause or suffer to be erected or built, any other or more house or houses on the said demised premisses, nor shall not nor will sell or assign this present Indenture of demise, or part with the estate or interest in the said premisses, without the consent in writing, under the hand and seal of the said Lord Abergavenny, his heirs and assigns, or his and their steward or agent, in that behalf duly authorized, first had and obtained: Nor shall not nor will do, or cause or suffer to be done, on or near the said demised premisses, any act, project or contrivance whatsoever, or keep any goats or other mischievous animal, whereby the same premisses, or any other of the estate of the said Lord Abergavenny, his heirs and assigns, or his or their tenants, may be in any ways prejudiced, damaged or lessened, in the yearly value thereof, respectively or otherwise howsoever: And if it shall happen that the said yearly rent or sum of   three shillings       herein before mentioned, or any part thereof, shall be behind or unpaid, by the space of fifteen days next after any of the feast days on which the same ought to be paid as aforesaid (being lawfully demanded) or if the said sum of         made payable as aforesaid, in the name of an herriot, at the death of every person respectively, by whose whole life the said premisses are as aforesaid held, shall be behind and unpaid respectively to the said Lord Abergavenny, his heirs and assigns, or to his or their steward or agent, for the time being, by the space of six months next after any of the times on which the same ought respectively to be paid (without any demand being thereof made), or if any breach of any of the covenants or agreements herein contained, on the lessees part and behalf, shall at any time or times be made, done or suffered, that then, and in every such case, it shall and may be lawfull to and for the said Lord Abergavenny, his heirs and assigns, into the said premisses to re-enter, and the same to have again, re-possess and enjoy, as in his or their former estate, any thing herein before contained to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding: And the said Lord Abergavenny doth hereby authorize, and in his place put and depute  John Day of Fletching in the County of Sussex Gent and Richard John of Aberustruth in the County of Monmouth           to be his lawful attorneys or attorney, jointly or severally, for him, and in his name, to enter into and upon the said demised premisses, or any part thereof, in the name of the whole; and to give livery and seisin thereof unto the said           or his assigns. Ratifying, allowing and confirming all and whatsoever the said attorneys or either of them shall lawfully do in the premisses.

The mark of Anne Andrew

In witness whereof, the parties to these presents have hereunto interchangeably set their hands and seals the day and year first above written.

24th September 1736

 Sealed and delivered (being first duely stampt) in the presence of Mary Day; John Day

(On the cover of the document) Abergavenny.

Lease – Lord Abergavenny to Anne Andrew of Goytre in Co Monmouth

NOTE: I have used a pro forma for the above. This was copied from a printed pro forma dated 1768. DW

Ann Harry 1782

This Indenture made the Twenty fifth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty two between the Right Honourable George Lord Abergavenny of the one part and Ann Harry of the parish of Goytrey in the County of Monmouth widow of the other part witnesseth that as well for and in consideration of the sum of two pounds and two shillings of lawful money of Great Britain by the said Ann Harry to the said Lord Abergavenny in hand on or before the sealing and delivering of these presents well and truly paid the payment and receipt whereof the said Lord Abergavenny doth admit and acknowledge as also for and in consideration of the yearly rent hereby reserved and of the covenants and agreements herein contained on the part and behalf of the said Ann Harry her heirs executors administrators and assigns to be paid done and performed he the said Lord Abergavenny hath demised granted to farm let and by these presents doth demise grant and to farm let unto the said Ann Harry her heirs and assigns all that cottage or tenement with the garden and appurtenances thereto belonging situate lying and being in the said parish of Goytrey in a certain place there called Pen Hewl Burgum adjoining to a lane leading from a place called Crossoped towards a place called Pen y ddoy ga and to lanes of William Jones butcher on all or most parts and sides thereof and now in the tenure or occupation of Thomas Watkins (except and always reserved out of this demise unto the said Lord Abergavenny heirs and assigns all mines and quarries whatsoever and all and all manner of timber trees and trees likely to be timber coppices woods and underwoods and the tops and lops thereof now standing growing or being or which shall or may at any time hereafter during the continuance of this demise stand grow or be in upon within or under the said demised premises or any part thereof with full and free liberty of ingress egress and regress way and passage to and for the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs and assigns and his and their agents servants and workmen with beasts carts and carriages at all seasonable times in the year to dig root fell cut down lop crop cord char take and carry away the same) to have and to hold the said cottage or tenement and all and singular the premises mentioned to be hereby demised with the appurtenances (except as herein before is excepted) unto the said Ann Harry her heirs and assigns from hence forth for and during the natural lives of the said Ann Harry aged about seventy four years, Ann Thomas (daughter of William Thomas millwright and grand daughter of the said Ann Harry) aged about twenty three years and Martha Thomas (another daughter of the said William Thomas) aged about ten years and the life of the longest liver of them yielding and paying therefore yearly and every year during the continuance of this present lease unto the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs and assigns the rent or sum of one shilling of lawful money of Great Britain free from land tax and all other taxes and deductions whatsoever at the four most usual feasts or days of payment of rent in the year, that is to say, the twenty fifth day of March, the twenty fourth day of June, the twenty ninth day of September and the twenty fifth day of December in every year by even and equal portions the first payment thereof to begin and to be made on the twenty fifth day of March next ensuing the date of these presents and also yielding and paying unto the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs and assigns five shillings for and in the name of an heriot on the death of every person above named by whose life the said premises are as aforesaid held and also the like sum of five shillings on the alienation of the same premises and also doing and performing upon reasonable summons suit and service at all and every the Courts of the said Lord Abergavenny to be holden during the continuance of this demise within and for the Manor of Pellenigg provided nevertheless that if the said Ann Harry her heirs do or shall grant demise lease sell assign or part with or from the said hereby demised premises or any part or parcel thereof without licence or consent in writing under the hand and seal of the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs or assigns or his or their steward for the time being of the said Manor of Pellenigg in that behalf first had and obtained or shall do or cause or suffer to be done on or near the said hereby demised premises any act project or contrivance whatsoever whereby the same premises or any other of the estates of the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs or assigns or his or their tenants may be anywise prejudiced damaged or lessened in the yearly value thereof respectively then and in either of such cases this present Indenture of Lease shall from thenceforth cease determine and be void to all intents and purposes provided always that if the said yearly rent or sum of one shilling hereby reserved or any part thereof shall be behind or unpaid by the space of fifteen days next after either of the said feast days on which the same ought to be paid as aforesaid (being lawfully demanded) or if the said sum of five shillings made payable as aforesaid in the name of an heriot on the death of every person respectively by whose life the said hereby demised premises are as aforesaid held shall be behind and unpaid respectively to the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs or assigns or to his or their steward or agent for the time being by the space of six months next after any of the times on which the same ought respectively to be paid (without any demand being thereof made) or if any breach of any of the covenants provisoes or agreements herein contained on the lessee’s part and behalf shall at any time or times be made done or suffered then and in every of such cases it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs and assigns into and upon the said hereby demised premises or any part thereof in the name of the whole to reenter and the same to have again repossess and enjoy as in her or their former estate any thing herein before contained to the contrary thereof in anywise notwithstanding and the said Ann Harry for herself her heirs executors and administrators doth covenant promise and agree to and with the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs and assigns by these presents in the manner following, that is to say, that she the said Ann Harry her heirs executors administrators or assigns shall and will well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs or assigns the said yearly rent herein before reserved on the days and times and in the manner herein before mentioned and appointed for payment of the same and according to the true intent and meaning of these presents and also that she the said Ann Harry her heirs and assigns shall and will from time to time and at all times during the continuance of this present lease at her and their own proper expence well and sufficiently repair uphold amend and keep in repair the said cottage or tenement and also all and every the buildings gates stiles hedges ditches mounds and fences of and belonging to the said hereby demised premises and the same premises so well and sufficiently repaired amended and kept in repair as aforesaid shall and will peaceably and quietly leave and yield up unto the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs or assigns at the expiration or other sooner determination of this present lease and that she the said Ann Harry her heirs or assigns shall not nor will during the continuance of this present lease grant demise lease assign or part with or from the said hereby demised premises or any part or parcel thereof to any person or persons whomsoever without the licence or consent in writing under the hand and seal of the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs or assigns or his or their steward for the time being of the said Manor of Pellenigg in that behalf first had and obtained and the said Lord Abergavenny for himself his heirs executors and administrators doth covenant promise and agree to and with the said Ann Harry her heirs and assigns by these presents that it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Ann Harry her heirs and assigns upon payment of the rent and performance of the covenants provisoes and agreements herein before reserved and contained on her and their parts and behalfs peaceable and quietly to hold and enjoy all and singular the said hereby demised premises without any let denial hinderance or interruption of from or by the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs or assigns or any other person or persons whomsoever claiming or who shall or may claim from by or under him and the said Lord Abergavenny doth hereby authorize and in his place put and depute Robert Morgan Kinsey of Abergavenny in the County of Monmouth Gentleman, Baker Gabb of the same place Gentleman and William Morgan of the said parish of Goytrey yeoman his lawful attorneys or attorney jointly or severally for him and in his name to enter into and upon the said hereby demised premises or into any part thereof in the name of the whole and to give livery and seizin thereof unto the said Ann Harry or to her attorney in that behalf lawfully authorized in order that this present lease may have its due effect. In witness whereof the said parties to these presents have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written. The mark of Ann (X) Harry.

On the cover of the document:-

Abergavenny. Monmouthshire. 25th Decem’r 1782. Lord Abergavenny to Ann Harry. Counterpart of Lease of premises in the parish of Goytrey for 3 lives.

 

Fine £2 – 2 – 0

Rent 1s

Heriot 5s

Wm Morgan, Llanfoist

Abraham Evans 1800

This Indenture made the twenty ninth day of September in the fortieth year of the reign 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 eight hundred between The Right Honorable Henry Earl of Abergavenny of the one part and Abraham Evans of Bishopsgate Street, London woollen draper of the other part witnesseth that as well for and in consideration of the sum of thirty four pounds and sixteen shillings of lawful money of Great Britain by the said Abraham Evans to the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny in hand or before the sealing and delivering of these presents well and truly paid the payment and receipt whereof the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny doth hereby admit and acknowledge as also for and in consideration of the yearly rent hereby reserved and of the covenants and agreements herein contained on the part and behalf of the said Abraham Evans his heirs executors administrators and assigns to be paid done and performed he the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny hath demised and granted and by these presents doth demise and grant unto the said Abraham Evans and his heirs during such lives as are herein after mentioned all that cottage or tenement with the garden and barn thereto adjoining and also all those eight several closes pieces or parcels of arable meadow and pasture land thereto belonging containing altogether by estimation about 10 covers more or less having lands of the said Earl leased to Thomas Prosser and William Griffiths respectively on the north side thereof lands of the said Earl leased to David Valentine on the east side thereof lands of the said Earl leased to Edward James collier and adjoining to the freehold lands of the late John Cooke Esquire deceased on the south side thereof and the high road there leading from Pellenigg to Rhyd y Mirch on the west side thereof all which said heredits and premises are situate lying and being in the parish of Goytrey in the County of Monmouth and now and for several years past in the occupation of William Valentine as tenant thereof to the said Abraham Evans except and there being always reserved out of this demise unto the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny and such person and persons as for the time being shall be intitled to the inheritance freehold or other estate of or in the said hereby demised hereditaments subject to and immediately expectant upon the determination of the lease hereby granted all mines quarries whatsoever and all manner of timber trees and trees likely to become timber and also all coppice woods now standing growing or being or which shall or may at any time hereafter during the continuance of this demise stand grow or be in upon within or under the said demised premises or any part thereof with full and free liberty of ingress egress and regress way and passage to and for the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny and such other person and persons as aforesaid and his and their agents servants and workmen with beasts carts and carriages or otherwise at all times in the year to dig root fell cut down lop crop cord char take and carry away the same to have and to hold the said cottage or tenement garden barn pieces or parcels of land and all and singular other the premises herein before demised or mentioned or intended so to be with the appurtenances except as hereinbefore is excepted unto the said Abraham Evans and his heirs for and during the natural lives of Sarah Evans spinster the daughter of the said Abraham Evans now aged about twenty three years, William Kemp Evans the son of the said Abraham Evans now aged about five years and Elizabeth Aldridge spinster niece of the said Abraham Evans now aged about twenty one years and the life of the longest liver of them yielding and paying therefore yearly and every year during the continuance of this present lease unto the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny and such person and persons as for the time being shall be entitled to the inheritance freehold or other estate in reversion of and in the said premises so hereby demised as aforesaid subject to and immediately expectant upon the lease hereby granted the yearly rent or sum of five shillings of lawful money of Great Britain free from land tax and all other taxes and deductions whatsoever now imposed or hereafter to be imposed by authority of Parliament or otherwise howsoever at the four most usual feasts or days of payment of rent in the year that is to say the twenty fifth day of December the twenty fifth day of March the twenty fourth day of June and the twenty ninth day of September in every year by even and equal portions the first payment thereof to begin and to be made on the twenty fifth day of December next ensuing the date here and also yielding and paying unto the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny or such person or persons as for the time being shall be so entitled as aforesaid the sum of five shillings for and in the name of an heriot on the death of each of the three persons for whose lives respectively the said premises are hereby demised as aforesaid and also the like sum of five shillings on the alienation of the said premises provided nevertheless that if the said Abraham Evans his heirs or assigns do or shall grant demise lease sell assign or part with or from the said hereby demised premises or any part or parcel thereof without the licence or consent in writing under the hand and seal of the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny or such person or persons as for the time being shall be so entitled as aforesaid or his or their steward for the time being of the Manor of Pellenigg in that behalf first had and obtained or shall do or cause or suffer to be done on or near the said hereby demised premises any act project or contrivance whatsoever whereby the same premises or any other of the estates of the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny or of such person or persons as aforesaid or of his or their tenants may be any wise prejudiced damaged or lessen’d in the yearly value thereof respectively or if the said yearly rent or sum of five shillings hereby reserved or any part thereof shall be behind or unpaid by the space of fifteen days next after either of the said feast days on which the same ought to be paid as aforesaid or if the said sum of five shillings hereinbefore reserved and made payable as aforesaid shall be behind or unpaid by the space of six months next after any of the times on which the same ought respectively to be paid or if there shall be any breach of the covenants provisoes or agreements herein contained on the lessees part and behalf at any time or times then and in every of such cases it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny or such person or persons as shall be entitled in reversion as aforesaid into and upon the said hereby demised premises or any part thereof in the name of the whole to reenter and the same to have again repossess and enjoy in his or their former estate any thing hereinbefore contained to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding and the said Abraham Evans for himself his heirs exors and admors doth covenant promise and agree to and with the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny and such person and persons as for the time being shall be so entitled in reversion as aforesaid by these presents in manner following, that is to say, that he the said Abraham Evans his heirs exors admors or assigns shall and will well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny or such person or persons as for the time being shall be so entitled as aforesaid the said yearly rent hereinbefore reserved on the days and times and without deduction and in manner hereinbefore reserved and appointed for payment thereof same and according to the true intent and meaning of these presents and also that he the said Abraham Evans his heirs and assigns shall and will from time to time and at all times during the continuance of this present lease at his and their proper expence well and sufficiently repair uphold amend and keep repair the said cottage or tenement and barn and all and every the buildings gates stiles hedges ditches mounds and fences of and belonging to the said demised premises and the same premises so well and sufficiently repaired amended and kept in repair as aforesaid shall and will peaceably and quietly leave and yield up unto the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny or such person or persons as for the time being shall be so entitled as aforesaid at the expiration or other sooner determination of this present lease and further that he the said Abraham Evans his heirs or assigns shall not nor will during the continuance of this present lease grant demise lease assign or part with or from the said hereby demised premises or any part or parcel thereof to any person or persons whomsoever without the licence or consent in writing under the hand and seal of the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny or such person or persons as aforesaid or of his or their steward for the time being of the said Manor of Pellenigg in that behalf first had and obtained and the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny for himself his heirs executors and administrators as also for such person or persons as for the time being shall be so entitled as aforesaid doth covenant and agree to and with the said Abraham Evans his heirs and assigns by these presents that it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Abraham Evans his heirs and assigns upon payment of the rent and performance of the covenants provisoes and agreements hereinbefore reserved and contained on his and their parts and behalfs peaceably and quietly to have hold and enjoy all and singular the said hereby demised premises without any let denial hindrance or interruption of from or by the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny or such person or persons as for the time being shall be so entitled as aforesaid or any other person or persons whomsoever lawfully claiming or who shall or may lawfully claim from by or under him them or any of them and the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny doth hereby authorize and in his place put and depute Lewis Osborne of the town of Abergavenny in the said County of Monmouth Gentleman and William Morgan of the parish of Lanvair Kilgiden in the same County Gentleman his lawful attornies or attorney jointly or severally for him and in his name to enter into and upon the said hereby demised premises or into any part thereof in the name of the whole and to give livery and seizin thereof unto the said Abraham Evans or to his attorney in that behalf lawfully authorised in order that this present lease may have its due effect.

In witness whereof the said parties to these presents have hereunto

Abraham Evans

On the cover of the document:-

Monmouthshire. Abergavenny. 29th Sep 1800. The Earl of Abergavenny to Mr Abraham Evans. Lease of a cottage and lands in the parish of Goytrey.

Sold to a James Jones in 1809. 27 whose …?

Sealed and delivered (being first duly stampt) in the presence of [BLANK]

 NOTE: I assume the missing last line would be – “set their hands and seals the day and year first above written” DW

Hawthorn Cottage

Hawthorn Cottage

7 rood 5 perches

In 1889, William Wilks made an arrangement with the Earl of Abergavenny to build a house on lease for 63 years at a cost of £160 and to pay £1 rent yearly.

On the 1891 census William Wilks is 54 years old,  a blacksmith. Lucy his wife was 40 and born in Penalt.

In St Peter’s Church records there is a burial on 8th August 1896 of Frances Louise Kirby aged 35 of Hawthorn Cottage.

The gross value of Hawthorn Cottage in 1910 was £15 and the rateable value was £12.

Both William and Lucy are still at Hawthorn on the 1911 census, in 1917 William died aged 70, he was buried at St Peter’s on the 30th April. (Read his obituary)

In November 1920 the Earl of Abergavenny sold many Goytre properties, Hawthorn Cottage being one of them, the lease was sold to Mrs Wilkes for £75, and the property purchased at the same time for £30 by Lucy Wilks.

The 1921 census says Lucy Wilks is a 60 year old widow born in Penalt, she is an employer in the building and contractor business. Living with her is 24 year old Emilie Tregwrtha Robbins from Barry who is employed doing house duties.

Lucy Weeks died in January 1926 and was buried at St Peter’s on the 15th January, there is also an article in the Free Press. In her will Lucy Maria Wilks left the sum of £1736 18s 4d to William Jackson, builder of Laburnums Goytre.

I checked the electoral registers and found Gilbert Savours Crook and his wife Eva lived at Hawthorn Cottage for a couple of years from 1927 but had left by 1929 as nobody was registered living there, from 1931 to 1938, and maybe even longer, John and Eva Williams lived at there.

William Jacob Price 1884

I William Jacob Price of New Inn Pontypool in the County of Monmouth Engineer do solemnly and sincerely declare as follows:

That I am thirty four years of age and have for the past twenty four years been well acquainted with certain freehold heredements in the parish of Goytrey in the County of Monmouth, known or described as All That ancient Cottage and all those two newly erected messuages or cottages adjoining and belonging which said ancient cottage and which said gardens were formerly in the occupation of William Jeremiah and which said three Cottages and gardens were late in the occupation of George Lewis, Charles Thomas and William Cocker respectively, subsequently of Eliza Fisher, Henry Heaven and Evan Jones respectively afterwards of the said Eliza Fisher and David Morris respectively and now of James Sandbrook, Amos Jones and Henry Holland respectively and are situate in the parish of Goytre in the County of Monmouth adjoining the Turnpike road leading from Abergavenny to Pontypool at the point where a lane leading towards Cefn Miniog leaves the Turnpike road and which said lane divides the said ancient cottage and one of the said gardens from the said two newly erected Cottages and the other of the said gardens which hereditaments have been lately contracted to be sold to the Right Honourable Augusta Lady Llanover

That I verily believe and have no doubt that the hereditaments so contracted to be sold to the said Baroness Llanover are the hereditaments which were comprised in and conveyed to my mother the late Sarah Drinkwater [then Sarah Price, widow] by an indenture dated the 13th day of April 1860, the description in which Indenture I have carefully read previously to making this document.

And I further say that during the said time I have known the said hereditaments so and contracted to be sold they have been the property of or been in the possession of Sarah Drinkwater during her life and since her death in the month of March 1881 of my brother, my sister and myself or of her or our mortgage or mortgagees the late William Davies deceased, or his executors and that such respective persons or some of them have during that period as I verify believe him been in the free and uninterrupted possession and enjoyment or receipt of the rents and profits of such hereditaments with the appurtenances thereof.

And I also say that since the execution of a certain Indenture of Mortgage or further charge dated the 11th day of March 1879 and made between Richard Drinkwater and the said Sarah his wife of the one part and the said William Davies of the other part interred upon the aggregate sum of £200 thereby or by the Indentures therin erected or referred to secured has been paid to the said William Davies or to his executors.

And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true and by virtue of the provision of the statutory declaration and 1835 Act made and passed in the sixth year of the reign of his late Majesty King William the fourth etc etc:

Declared at Abergavenny

In the county of Monmouth

This 1st day of December 1884

William Jacob Price

Francis Morgan 1774

The Examination of Francis Morgan, Carpenter and Intruder in the parish of Goytrey Taken on his Oath.   Before us Touching the Place of his last Legal Settlement.

This Examiant upon his oath saith that he was born in the said parish of Goytrey. That between 11 and 12 years past his Mother Anne Morgan by and with his consent and approbation hired him as a Covenant Servant for a year unto one William Harry of Pont Kemey’s, within the Parish of Llanvair Kilgydin in the said county Farmer. But at what particular wages that he cant recollect and that he duly served the said year all except a fortnight during which time he was ill of the Meazles at his fathers and upon his recovery he returned back again to his service and served out his term and a week further which his said master accepted in lieu of said fortnight and that his said mother recit this examinants wages. And that he hath not since done any act to gain any settlement in any other Parish or Place. That on the 30th October last he intermarried with one Anne David by banns in the parish church of Goytrey. By whom he hath one child now living named Francis aged 1 month and further saith not.

Signed and sworn the 4th                     The mark of the above named

day of April 1774 before us                 Francis Morgan   M

Acn:       Vrogers

Wm Jenkins

Mary David 1857

I Mary David otherwise Davies do hereby solemnly and sincerely declare:

That I reside at Goitre in the county of Monmouth and am the widow of Thos Davies otherwise David late of Pentre bach in the parish of Goitre in the said county

That I am 78 years of age

That when I was a girl I well knew and now remember Wm Andrews late of the Goitre aforesaid yeoman deceased

That the said Wm Andrews lived upon the Pentre bach estate in the said parish of Goitre and was always deemed and considered to be the owner thereof as well as of the Graig ddu and Alt withy estates

That the said Wm Andrews devised the property to his wife Mary Andrews and died soon afterwards and was buried at Goitre Church under the seat in the said Church belonging to the estates and I remember his funeral

That I knew Mary Andrews the widow and devisee of the said Wm Andrews deceased

That the said Mary Andrews continued in the possession of the said Pentre bach and other estates up to the time of her decease as the owner thereof

That the said Mary Andrews died about the year 1793 when I was a girl and was buried at Goitre Church aforesaid in the same grave with her husband the said Wm Andrews deceased and I remember her funeral

That I knew Ann David otherwise Davies

That the said Ann David otherwise Davies was the first wife of my said husband Thomas David otherwise Davies the devisee for life mentioned in the will of the said Mary Andrews deceased

That the said Ann David otherwise Davies died about the year 1796 and was buried at Goitre Church in the same grave with the said Wm Andrews and Mary his wife

That about 2 years afterwards I married the said Thomas David otherwise Davies the marriage being solemnised at Goitre Church aforesaid

That I knew Wm Andrews the devisee for life mentioned in the will of the said Mary Andrews deceased

That the said Wm Andrews was a soldier in the 8th Regiment of the line and was in the American War

That he was absent from Goitre aforesaid for many years and was supposed to be dead

That at the time of his return my said husband was in possession of the said estates

That on the return of the said Wm Andrews my said husband purchased from him the said Wm Andrews his life interest in the estates for the sum of £90 and an annuity of £5 5 0 but no writings or deeds were signed or prepared between them

That I repeatedly paid the said annuity to the said Wm Andrews

That the said Wm Andrews on his return to Goitre aforesaid resided at Burgwm in the said parish and intermarried first with Mary the widow of Michael Lewis an aged woman

That the said Mary died without any issue by the said last mentioned Wm Andrews her husband but I know not in what year she died or where she was buried – but I remember her death

That I remember the said last mentioned Wm Andrews the devisee for life after the death of his said first wife the said Mary Lewis intermarried with Sarah the daughter of John Cadogan of Burgwm aforesaid

That the said Wm Andrews the devisee for life died in the month of June 1828 and was buried at Goitre Church aforesaid on the 24th day of June in the same year in my presence

That the said last mentioned Wm Andrews the devisee for life mentioned in the certificate of burial marked with the letter ‘B’ produced and shewn to me at the time of making this declon is the Wm Andrews mentioned in the will of the said first mentioned Mary Andrews deceased

That the said Sarah Andrews survived the said last mentioned Wm Andrews many years and died in the month of December 1832 and was buried at Goitre Church aforesaid and is the same person mentioned in the certificate of burial marked with the letter ‘C’ produced and shewn to me at the time of making this declon

That the said Wm Andrew was never married previously to his first marriage with the said Mary Lewis

That the said Wm Andrews never had any issue by either of his said wives

That I remember the death of Wm Davies otherwise David my husbands eldest son by his first wife

That he died in the year 1806 a bachelor in his 23rd year without issue and without being made and deposition and will or otherwise of his interest in the said estate or estates or them and was buried at Goitre Church aforesaid in my presence on the 8th day of February 1806

That the Wm Davis mentioned in the certificate of burial produced and shewn to me at the time of making this declon and marked with the letter ‘A’ is my said step son the said Wm David otherwise Davies

That I knew Wm Williams of the parish of Lanover carpenter

That I have on many occasions paid him his annuity of 20/- given to him by the will of the said first mentioned Mary Andrews deceased

That he died many years ago and was buried in the parish of Llanover in the said county

That my said husband had 5 sons by his first wife namely the said Wm David otherwise Davies now of Pentre bach aforesaid yeoman, Francis David otherwise Davies, Walter David otherwise Davies and David David otherwise Davies

That the said Thos David otherwise Davies was my said late husbands 2nd son

That I had 7 sons by my said late husband namely Daniel 2. John 3. Daniel 4. William 5. David and two others who died immediately after birth my eldest son Daniel any my youngest son David died infants of tender age

That my said husband the said Thos Davies otherwise David died on or about the 12th day of January 1842 and was buried at the Baptist Chapel called Hanover Chapel situate at Llanover in the said county

And I make this solemn declon:

We think that a declaration made to the above effect will ratify the position on the point’s compound to?

Hamley Tugood 1857

I hereby certify that I was present when the above declaration of Mary David was taken and that the same was carefully read over and explained to her by the above named Richard Greenway the commissioner she thoroughly and completely understands the same. And I further certify that the said declarant notwithstanding her age was at the time of making her said declaration a person of intelligence and of sound and perfect memory and understanding.

Dated the sixth day of June one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven

Thomas Evans

Rector of Goitre – Monmouthshire

Elizabeth Barland – Leaving a Child Chargeable to the Parish 1875

6th February 1875

Elizabeth Barland was charged with leaving her child chargeable to the Pontypool Union on the 22nd Jan.

Mr Hartley Feather, Master of the Union said about 6.30 p.m. he found a child near the door of the Workhouse, he took it in and looking over the Workhouse book he found a child born on 12th October 1873.

Defendant had been in service and had paid 2s 6d a week to a Mrs Rosser of Goytre for looking after the child; she was now out of work and could not pay for the child’s nursing; she had failed to prove the paternity of the child for want of corroborative evidence.

A Mrs Lewis of Canal Parade offered to adopt the child and Mrs Jenkins of Hanbury Terrace took both mother and child in to give them shelter.

Discharged.

William Phillips 1669

LL/1670/52

William Phillipp, Goytrey, Mon. Inventory Taken 19 March 1669

A true and pfecte inventory of all the goods cattells and chattells of William Phillipp of the pish of Goytre in the County of Monmoth and within the diocesse of Landaph labourer, late deceased, taken and prised the nineteenth day of March 1669 as followeth:

£ s d
Imp two oxen prised at 03 03 00
Ite two horses prised at 01 10 00
Ite fower kine prised at 05 00 00
Ite one calf prised at 00 02 06
Ite fower couples of yewes and lambs and eleaven sheepes prised at 01 14 00
Ite one pigge prised at 00 02 00
Ite two cov’rs and a halfe of wheate prised at 00 06 03
Ite two bushells and a halfe of pease prised at 00 04 02
Ite seaven bushell of oates prised at 00 11 00
Ite three bushells of barly prised at 00 06 00
Ite hay and straw prised at 00 05 00
Ite all impleam’ts of husbandry prised at 00 01 06
Ite all impleam’ts of houshould stuffe prised at 01 00 00
Ite money due to the deceadent by bills or bonds 07 00 00
Ite the decedents wearinge apparell prised at 01 00 00

Suma totall 22 02 05

Prisers names: sign Watkin David; sign John Francis; sign Watkin David Bevan; R…? Jenkyns?