NLW Ref: LL/1684/47

Walter James Herbert ~ Goytrey

14^th May 1688

The condition of this obligation is such yt wheras letters of Administration are to be granted unto ye above bounden Florence James Herbert of all ye goods, cattles and chattels and c of Walter James Herbert late of ye pish of Goitre aforesaid, deceased.

If therefore ye said Florence doe make or cause to be made a true and pfect inventory of all and singular the goods chells and credits of the sayd deceased wch have or shall come to the hands poss’ion or knowledge of the sayd Florence or into the hands and poss’ion of any other pson or psons for her and the same soe made doe exhibite or cause to be exhibited into the registry of the consistory courte of Landaffe at or before the 29^th dai of 7ber next ensuing and the samne goods chells and credits and all other the goods chells and credits of the sayd Florence or into the hands and poss’ion of any other pson or psons for her doe well and truly administer according to law and further doe make or caise to be made a true and just account of her sayd admon at or before the 10^th day of May next.

And all the rest and residue of the sayd goods chells and credits wch shall be found remaining upon the sayd ad’strators account ye same being first examined and allowed by the Judge or Judges for the tyme being of the sayd court shall deliver and pay unto sych pson or psons respectively as the sayd Judge or Judges by his or their decree or sentence pursuant to the true intent and meaning of a late Act of Parliam’t in yt behalf made and pvided shall make and appointe.

And if it shall hereafter appeare that any last will and testam’t was made by the deceased and ye executors or executrix there in named doe exhibit ye same into ye sayd court making request to have it allowed and approved accordingly if the sayd Florence above bounden being thereunto required doe render and deliver ye sayd letter of Administration approbacon of such testm’t being first had and made in the sayd Courte, then this psent obligacon to be voyd and of none effect or selse to remayne in full force.

Ye marke of Florence James Herbert

Ye marke of John William

Signed and deliverd in the presence of

Jo: Watkins

Wm Pritchard

John Walter James ~ by marke

The true & pffecte inventory of all the goodes cattells and chattells of Walter James Herbert of Goytre in the County of Monmoth & within the diocesse of Landaph yeoman late deceased taken & prised the nineteenth day of July in the yeare of o’r Lord God accordinge to the English computaccon one thousand six hundred eighty & fower as followeth

£            s            d

Imprimis the decedents weareinge appll prised at                                     00            10            00

Ite fower oxen prised at                                                                                    05            00            00

Ite three kine prised at                                                                                      04            00            00

Ite three hayfers prised at                                                                                 01            10            00

Ite two horses & a mare prised at                                                                    03            00            00

Ite twelve sheepe & six lambs prised at                                                          01            07            00

Ite seaven acres of wheate prised at                                                                01            15            00

Ite of barly two acres and a halfe prised at                                                    00            10            00

Ite two acres of Oates prised at & three acres more of oates                     00            15            00

Ite one acre of pease prised at                                                                          00            04            00

Ite one measmath? of hay prised at                                                                00            05            00

Ite 3 piggs prised at                                                                                            00            08            00

Ite two calfe prised at                                                                                         00            05?            00

Ite all impleam’ts of houshould stuffe prised at                                           05            00            00

Suma totall                        24            09            00

Prisers names: the mke of William (X) James; the mke of Roger (X) Jenkin; the mke of John (W) William

Exhibited 14 June 88

NLW Ref: LL/1716/45

Valentine Wm David – Goytrey

In the name of God Amen. I Valentine David of ye pish of Goytre in ye county of Monmouth and diocese of Landaff, labourer, being sick and weak in body but of sound and perfect memory [thanks be to God] do ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following:

First I bequeath my soul to Almighty God my maker in hope of receiving pardon and forgiveness of all my sins through ye meritts of my saviour Jesus X^t. my body to be decently buried at ye discretion of my executrix herinafter named. And as for yt temporall goods & chattels it hath pleased Almighty God to bestow upon me I dispose of ye in manner following:

First: I give, devise and bequeath ye house in now I do live w^th. ye lands belonging to it [or appears by ye lease] to Margarett my daughter for her natural life towards her maintenance I give her also one bed w^th. everything appertaining to it, one iron small pott.

Item: I give and bequeath to my son John ye mare y^t. is now in my possession.

Item: I give to my daughter Cecilia y^e. calf yt is now bwd for ye cow yt is in my possession. Also I give her one feather bolster.

Item: I give to my daughter Mary one iron pott.

Item: My will is yt my son William to enjoy ye house and lands where I do live, after ye decease of my daughter Margarett, or sooner if he consents and agrees w^th. ye executrix for payment of such rent [as shall be covenanted] during ye life of ye sd Margarett for and towards her maintenance.

Item: I give and bequeath ye house and small spott of ground adjoining where my son William now lives to my son John after ye decease of my sister Jane Wm David.

Item: My will is yt my debts and funeral expenses be paid wth all convenient speed after my decease by my executrix.

Lastly I give, devise and bequeath one cow to my daughter Jane yt is now in my possession and every thing after yt is not before bequeath or expressed.

I also ordain and nominate my sd daughter Jane to be sole executrix of this my last will and testament & to take care of her sister Margarett.

In witness hereof I have putt my hand and seal this 19^th day of August 1714

Signed, sealed, published and

Declared in ye presence of Valentine X David

Thos Lewis CLK

Thomas Gwilimm

William Gwillim

The fine and ye set Inventory of the Goods and Chattels of Valentine Wm David of ye pish of Goytrey in ye County of Monmouth & Diocese of Landaff, labourer who deceased ye 19^th day of August 1714.

Apprised by us whose names are hereunto subscribed:

£ s d

Imprimis: his wearing clothes 00 05 00

Item: one house 00 10 00

Item: one bed & one iron small pott 00 02 00

Item: clothes appertaining to ye bed 00 02 00

Item: one mare 00 10 00

Item: one calf 00 05 00

Item: one feather bolster 00 05 00

Item: one iron pott 00 01 00

Item: one small house 00 10 00

Item: one cow 01 15 00

Item: one kettle 00 05 00

Item: other wooden small things about the

House 00 05 00

Tott 04 15 00

Apprisors:

Thomas Gw ‘im

X the mark of Peter Charles

X the mark of Gwillim Jenkin

NLW Ref: LL/1679/54

In the name of God Amen the twentith day of December in the yeare of our Lord God according to the computation of the Church of England one thowsand six hundred seaventy & seavan I Thomas Robert of the pish of Goyterye in the Countye of Monmoth & within the Diocesse of Landaffe yeoman being sicke in bodye but of good & pfecte memorye praysed be God for the same doe hereby make & ordeyne this my last will & testament in manor & forme following (that is to say)

First & principallye I comend my sowle into the hands of God my maker to Jesus Christ my redeemer & to the Hollye Ghost my sanctefyer by whose meritts precious death & passion I hope to be saved & to enioy that everlasting Kingdome p’parded for the faythfull & my boddye into the earth from whence it came there to remayne untill that greate day of the resurrection of the just to be layde in Christian buriall in decent manner in the pish church yearde of Goyterye over against the chappell windowe.

Item I give & bequeath towards the repation of the Cathedrall Church of Landaph twelve pence.

Item I give & bequeath to my brother William Robert the some of twelve pownds lawefull English money to be payed by my to sisters Gwenllyan Robert & Jane Robert theyer executors adm’str’s or assignes or by either of them at the full end & tearme of one whole yeare next after my decease being pte & pcell of fiftye pownds wch was ordered by one deede of feofement conveyed by Robert Jenkins late deceased & the above named Thomas Robert to the use & behoofe of Gwenllyan Robert & Jane Robert & theyer heyers in wch deede the sayed Robert Jenkins did appoynt the sayed some of fiftye pownds to be payed to such psons as the sayed Thomas Robert shoulde bequeath then by his last Will & Testament top be payed by the sayed Gwenllyan Robert & Jane Robert.

Item I give & bequeath to my two neeces Blaynch Griffith & Elizabeth Griffith the daughters of William Griffith the some of fower pownds to be payed unto them by equall portions at the full end & tearme of one yeare & a halfe next after my decease.

Item I give & bequeath to my three neaphews William Griffith, Rumsey Griffith & John Griffith the sonns of William Griffith the some of fower pownds to be payed unto them by equall portions, that is to say, on pownd six shillings & eight pence a peece to be payed at the tearme aforesayed. Item I give & bequeath to my neece Shusan the daughter of David Phillipp the some of twenty shillings to be payed when shee shall accomplish the full adge of one & twenty yeares. Item I give and bequeath to my neaphew George the sonn of David Phillipp the some of twenty shillings to payed as above sayed. Item I give & bequeath to my neaphew & God sonn Thomas the sonn of William Robert the some of Tenn pownds to be payed unto him when he shall accomplish his full adge of one & twenty yeares. Item I give & bequeath to my two neeces being both called Elizabeth the daughters of William Robert the some of twentye shillings a peece to be payed as above sayed. Item I give & bequeath to my neaphew Mathew the sonn of William Robert the some of twentye shillings to be payed as above sayed. Item I give & bequeath to my coozen Cicill Mathew Tenn shillings within on month next after my decease. Item I give & bequeath to my two sisters Gwenllyan & Jane the some of six pownds by equall portions being pte of the fiftye pownds above recited. Item I doe nominate & appoynt the sayed Gwenllyan & Jane to satisfye & pay unto Andrew Parry & Alce his wife the some of fower pownds with such interest that shalbe in arreare & unpayed the first day of May next. Item I doe allowe the sayed Gwenllyan Robert & Jane Robert the some of fower pownds being pte of the sayed fiftye pownds in liewe of £4 wch I owe unto them both by theyer joynt bond. Item I doe appoynt the some of three pownds out of the sayed fiftye pownds to be payed towards my funerall expences. Item I doe give & bequeath to my brother in lawe William Griffith the quantetye of nyne bushels of barley & six yeareling lambs & two sheepe & doe hereby nominate & appoynt the sayed William Griffith to be my whole & sole executor of this my last will & testament to see my depts & legacyes payed & my funerall expences discharged & I doe hereby revoke all former wills & testaments. In wittnes whereof I have hereunto put my hand & seale even the day month & yeare first above written, Anno dni 1677. The mke of Thomas (X) Robert

Sealed & delivered in the p’sence of us William Jones, Cler; William Moris; the mke of Nathaniell (M) Thomas; Derricke Williams

May 23^rd 1679. Proved by William Griffith before me Lud? James

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.