Francis Morgan 1749

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This indenture made the second day of February in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven and forty nine and in the twenty third year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second King of Great Britain and so forth between the Right Honourable George Lord Abergavenny of the one part and Francis Morgan of the parish of Goytrey in the County of Monmouth yeoman of the other part.

Witnesseth that the said Lord Abergavenny for and in consideration of the sume of five pounds of lawfull British money to him paid by the said Francis Morgan at or before the execution of these presents the receipt whereof he the said Lord Abergavenny doth hereby acknowledge for and in the name of a fine ( and for and in consideration of the rents and covenants herein after reserved) hath demised granted and to farm let and in and by these presents doth demise grant and to farm lett unto the said Francis Morgan all that one lot and four acres of land with the appurtenances being a part of his Lordship’s waste in Pelleny in the said parish of Goytrey (all which said premisses were by indenture of lease bearing date the twenty ninth of September one thousand seven hundred and one granted to William Prichard then of Goytrey victualler to hold for the lives of the said William Prichard and of Richard and Mary his son and daughter at the yearly rent of two shillings and sixpence which said lease expired in May one thousand seven hundred and forty six (except out of this present demise unto the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs and assigns all mines and quarries of stones oar and coal and all woods timber and trees whatsoever now growing and being in and upon the said granted premises or any part thereof with free liberty of ingress egress and regress so at all convenient and seasonable time and times in the year during the term hereby granted to and for the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs and assigns his and their servants agents and workmen at his and their will and pleasure with horses cattle and carriages into through and from the said hereby granted premisses or any part thereof to cut down hew digg work and carry away all the same mines stones oar coal woods timber and trees and to have full liberty of ingress egress and regress to take and carry away the same or any part thereof at all seasonable and convenient time and times in the year doing thereby as little hurt or damage as may be to the corn grain hay or grass of the said Francis Morgan his heirs or assigns growing increasing or being or which shall during the said term hereby demised and granted grow or be in or upon the said lands and premisses from time to time in carrying away all part of the same mines stones oar coal woods timber and from whatsoever respectively to have and to hold all and singular the same premisses with the appurtenances (except what are here in before excepted) unto the said Francis Morgan his heirs and assigns from the twenty ninth day of September last past for and during the respective lives of Mary Morgan aged about eleven years, William Morgan aged about five years and Francis Morgan aged about 2 years the daughter and sons of the said lessee Francis Morgan) and the life of the longest liver of them yeilding and paying therefore yearly and every year during the continuance of this present demise and grant unto the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs or assigns the rent or sume of two shillings and six pence of lawfull British money without any deductions for any manner of taxes whatsoever at the feasts of the Annunciation of the blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Michael the Archangell by even and equal portions the first half yearly rent to be due and payable on the feast of the Annunciation of the blessed Virgin Mary next ensuing and the sume of two shillings and six pence of like lawfull money for and in the name of an heriott on the death of every person so dying seized or on alienation of the premisses and also yeilding and paying two fat hens at Christmas yearly and doing suit to the Court of the said Lord Abergavenny to be held for the Lordship of Bergavenny when thereunto required and shall not nor will erect or build nor cause or suffer to be erected or built any other cott or cottage on the premises hereby demised nor will alien or assign this present demise and grant without leave first had and obtained in writing under the hand and seal of the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs or assigns and shall not nor will do or suffer to be done on the premisses hereby demised any act project or contrivance whereby any other of the estate of the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs or assigns or his or their tenants may be prejudiced or lessened in yearly value and if it shall happen that the said yearly rent or sume of two shillings and six pence and other acknowledged g….. herein before mentioned or any part of them shall be behind and unpaid by the space of fifteen days next after any of the said feast days and on which the same ought to be paid being lawfully demanded or breach of any of the covenants or agreements ………. lessees ….. then it shall and may be lawfull to and for the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs or assigns into the said hereby demised premisses to re-enter and the same to have repossess and enjoy as in his or their former estate anything herein before contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding and the said Lord Abergavenny doth hereby authorize and in his place put Phillip Lewis of Abergavenny yeoman and Thomas Jenkins of the same place yeoman or either of them to be his true and lawfull attorneys or attorney jointly or severally for him and in his stead to enter into and upon the premisses hereby granted or any part thereof in the name of the whole) and to give possession thereof unto the said lessee Francis Morgan ratifying allowing and confirming all and whatsoever the said attorneys or either of them shall lawfully do in the premisses as if the said Lord Abergavenny was personally present at the doing thereof . in witness whereof the said parties to these presents have hereunto in…. …geably set their hands and seals the day and year first above written

 

(On the cover of the document)   Sealed & delivered being (first duly stampt) in the presence of us E? Staples; C Hawkins, serv’t to Lord Abergavenny

 

…………….. to Francis Morgan of a cott & land in Goytrey for 3 lives dated 2 Feb 1749

Fine £5 – 0s – 0d

Rent £0 – 2s – 6d

Heriott £0 – 2s – 6d

James Morgan 1834

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James Morgan – Goytrey

This is the last will and testament of me, James Morgan of the parish of Goytrey in the county of Monmouth, cooper.

I give and devise all that my messuage or dwelling house with the outhouses farm and lands thereto belonging and held therewith situate and lying in the said parish of Goytrey, unto my dear wife Ann Morgan and her assigns for her life, and in case of the determination of that estate by any means in her life time I give and devise the same unto my loving friends James Gwatkin of the said parish of Goytrey farmer, and Abraham Williams of the hamlet of Glascoed in the said county, farmer and their heirs during the natural life of my said wife upon trust for her and her assigns and by the usual ways and means to support, contingent remainders.

And after the decease of my said wife Ann Morgan I give and devise the said messuage and premises unto my natural son James Morgan who now lives with me and to the heirs of his body, but in case the said James Morgan shall happen to depart this life leaving no child or children or remoter issue of his body living at the time of his decease or born in due time afterwards or being any child or children or remoter issue of my said son James Morgan living at such the time of his decease or born in due time afterwards if all of them shall die under the age of twenty one years and without leaving lawful issue if his her or their body or respective bodies, then I give and devise my said messuage farm lands and premises to Mary Davies, wife of Owen Davies of Goytrey aforesaid, labourer and her assigns for her life for her own sole and separate use and in case of the determination of that estate by any means in the life time of the said Mary Davies then I give and devise the same farm lands messuage and premises unto the said James Gwatkin and Abraham Williams and their heirs during the natural life of the said Mary Davies upon trust for her and her assigns and by the usual and means to support, contingent, remainders.

And after the decease of the said Mary Davies I give and devise my said messuage farm lands and premises unto the eldest son of the said Mary Davies who shall be living at the time of her decease his heirs and assigns for ever but if there shall be no son of the said Mary Davies living at the time of her decease then unto the eldest daughter of the said Mary Davies living at such the time of her decease her heirs and assigns for ever and if there shall be no such daughter of the said Mary Davies then unto my own right heirs for ever I give and bequeath all my monies, securities for money, household furniture and personal estate of what nature or kind soever unto my said dear wife Ann Morgan her executors, administrators and assigns absolutely subject nevertheless to the payment of my just debts and funeral and testamentary expenses with the payment whereof I also charge my said real estate in aid of my personal estate if necessary.

I hereby appoint my said wife sole executrix of this my will and hereby revoking all former and other will by me at any time heretofore made and declare this only to be my last will and testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twelfth day of May one thousand eight hundred and thirty four.

James Morgan ~ by mark

Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said testator James Morgan as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence and at his request in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto:

Joseph Griffiths

Philip Williams ~ his mark

Mary Williams

 

Proved 14th day of 1834 by Ann Morgan the relict.

James Rosser 1746

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James Rosser 1746/7

In the name of God Amen. I James Rosser of the parish of Goytre in the County of Monmouth and in the diocese of Landaff; Being in perfect health, mind and memory do make and ordain my last Will and Testament in the following maner.

First of all I recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God and my body to the grave to be buried in a Christian burial at the discretion of my executors hereinafter named and as for what wordly goods that God has been pleased to bestow upon me I give and bequeath in manner following.

First I give and bequeath to my son John Rosser the sume of one shilling to be paid by my executors at the end of twelve months after my decease.

I also give and bequeath to my daughter Ann, the wife of James Watkin the sume of one shilling to be paid at the end of twelve months after my decease and also all the rest of my goods, cattle and chattles.

I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Elizabeth during her natural life and after her decease to my daughter Margaret whom I nominate and appoint my executors and administrators jointly, revoking and disannulling all former wills and testaments by me made; ratifying and confirming this to be my last will and testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seal this second day of January in the year of our Lord 1746/7.

Signed, sealed and published and declared by the above written testator in the presence of us whose names are underwritten.

 

Ffrancis Morgan

Ffrancis Morgan the younger

John Price

James William 1747

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In the name of God Amen I James William of the parish of Coitre in ye County of Monmouth yeoman being weak in body put of sound and perfect memory praise be to God do make this my last Will and Testament in maner and form folowing. First I recomend my soul into the hands of Almighty God and my body I commit to the earth to be buried affter the maner of Christian buriall according to the discretion of my executrix hereafter named. Lastly I nominate and apoint Ann Lewis to be my sole executrix to whom I give and bequeath (affeter dischargeing my funerall expences) all my personal estate.

In wittness whereof I put my hand this nineteenth day of June 1744.

The mark of James (X) William

Wittness p’sent Joshua Morgan; Wm Williams; Rees Pleess

May the 5th 1747. Ann Lewis the sole executrix in the above Will named was sworn well & faithfully to execute the same to the truth of the in’ry &c and to render an account &c before me William Harris, Surrogate

This Will was proved at Abergavenny on the fifth day of May in the year of our Lord 1747 before the Revd Wm Harris, Clerk, AM, the Chancellor’s Surrogate by Ann Lewis the sole executrix therein named who was first upon the holy Evangelists personally sworn well & faithfully to execute the same to the truth of the inventory by her ex’ted and to render a just account of her administration &c when thereunto lawfully required

Jane Charles 1735

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Jane Charles Goytre

In the Name of God Amen; The twenty fourth day of February one thousand seven hundred and thirty two.

I Jane Charles of the pish of Goytre in the County of Monmouth &c wth in the Dioces of Llandaff, spinster, being sick in body but in sound and perfect memory, praise be therefore given to Almighty God; do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in mannor & form following yt is to say.

First & principally I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God hopeing through ye meritts death and passion of my saviour Jesus Christ to have full & free pardon & forgiveness of all my sins & to inheritt everlasting life, & my body I committ to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my executor and executrix herinafter named.

As touching the goods that God hath bestowed upon me I do dispose of in as followeth:

Imps: I give and bequeath unto my well beloved niece Mary Charles the wife – Jno. Morgan Harry of the parish of Goytre & William her younger son by the sd. Jno. Morgan Harry, the sum of eighteen pounds between them both to be equally divided after my decease, the wch. sum are in the hands of the persons hereafter mention’d, yt. it is to say ye. sum of six pounds in the hands of Francis Williams of ye. pish of Goytre; the sum of eight pounds in the hands of Anne Morgan of ye. pish of Lanover widdow, ye. sum of three pounds in the hands of Wm. Andrew of the pish of Goytre, the sum of one pound in the hands of James Rosser Jenkin in the said pish of Goytre;

Lastly I nominate, appoint and ordain my trusty well beloved niece Mary Charles ye. wife of Jno. Morgan Harry & William her youngest son by the said John Morgan Harry to be sole exector and executrix of this my last will and testament, Witness my hand and seal the day and year above written

Read, signed, sealed published and }   Jane X   Charles

Delivered in the presence of us       }           Testatrix

Wal Williams

Thomas Gwillim

GW Williams

Jane Jones 1853

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Jane Jones Goytrey 1853

In the name of God Amen. I Jane Jones of the parish of Goytrey in the County of Monmouth, widow, do make this my last will and testament in manner and form following, that is to say:

I give and devise all that my dwelling house, buildings, lands and premises called by the name of Pen Court Robin situate in the said parish of Goytrey unto my son Mordecai Jones, his heirs and assigns for ver.

I give and bequeath the sum of one hundred pounds unto my daughter Rachel Jones.

I give and bequeath the sum of five pounds unto Mary Jones the daughter of my son Thomas Jones

I give and bequeath the sum of thirty three pounds unto Mary Ann the eldest daughter of my daughter Mary, the wife of William James.

I give and bequeath the like sum of thirty three pounds unto Rachel James another daughter of the said Mary.

I give and bequeath thirty three pounds unto Gwellian James, another daughter of the said Mary Jones, all which said the three last mentioned legacies I direct to be paid to the said Mary Ann, Rachel and Gwellian as and when they shall respectively attain the age of one and twenty years, and I do direct the interest which will become due therever to be paid to each of them in the mean time.

I give and bequeath all my household furniture unto my said daughter Rachel.

I give and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my personal estate and effects to what nature or kind soever subject and charged with the payment of my just debts, funeral and testamentary expenses and the charges providing this my will unto my said son Mordecai Jones.

I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my said son Mordecai Jones sole executor of this my last will and treatment and do hereby declare this to be my last will.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this ninth day of March one thousand eight hundred and forty nine.

Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said testatrix Jane Jones as and for her last will and testament in the presence of us, present at the time, who ate her request in her presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnessess thereto.

The mark and seal of Jane Jones

Jas Jones clerk to Gabb & Co.

Lewis Edmund – Llanover, tiler and plasterer

Jenkin Rosser 1751

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In the name of God Amen this is the last Will & Testament of me Jenkin Rosser of the parish of Goytrey in the County of Monmouth yeoman as followeth.

First I give devise & bequeath all & singular my messuages lands tenements & real estate unto my wife Ann & her assigns for & dureing the term of her naturall life only & immediately from & after her decease I give devise & bequeath the same unto my eldest daughter Mary & to her heirs & assigns for ever subject nevertheless to the payment of the sume of forty pounds a piece to my two other daughters (to wit) Elizabeth (the wife of Richard Waters) & Margarett (the wife of Francis Williams) & to their executors administrators or assigns the same to be paid to my said two daughters Elizabeth & Margarett respectively or to their respective executors administrators or assigns within six months next after the decease of my said wife Ann.

And for the payment of the said sume of forty pounds a piece to my said daughters Elizabeth & Margarett respectively & to their respective executors administrators & assigns I do hereby charge & make chargeable all & singular my said messuages lands tenements & real estate wtsoever & wheresoever.

And in default of payment of the said severall sumes of forty pounds a piece in manner herein before mentioned or any part thereof my will is that my said two daughters Elizabeth & Margarett respectively or their respective executors administrators or assigns shall enter into & upon all & every my sd messuages lands tenements & real estate & have hold & enjoy the same untill payment be made of the said severall sumes of forty pounds a piece with all interest that shall be due for the same be well & truely paid & satisfied together with all costs & charges attending the same.

I give to my said wife Ann (out of my stock of cattle corn grain household stuff implements of husbandry & other personall estate whereof I shall die possessed) the sume of five pounds towards dischargeing & defraying my funerall expenses.

I also give to my said wife Ann all the ready money that shall be in my house at the time of my decease.

And as for all the rest & residue of my goods chattells household stuff implements of husbandry stock of cattle sheep horses mares geldings & all other my personall estate whatsoever I give & bequeath the same to my friend William Jenkins of Abergavenny Esquire his executors & administrators for ever in trust nevertheless that he the said William Jenkins his executors & administrators shall & will permitt & suffer my said wife Ann to have receive & take the use & benefitt thereof for & dureing the term of her natural life only and immediately after her decease in trust to & for the sole proper use & benefitt of my said two daughters Elizabeth & Margarett respectively & of their respective executors administrators & assigns (but subject to the payment of all such just debts as I shall owe at the time of my decease.

And I do hereby nominate & appoint my said wife Ann sole executrix of this my last Will & Testament. Dated the seventeenth day of July one thousand seven hundred & fifty one.

Jenkin Rosser.

Signed published & declared by the testator Jenkin Rosser as & for his last Will & Testament in the presence of us who also subscribed our names as witnesses hereto in his presence & at his request

Theo Morgan;

Fulford Morgan;

Thos Edwards of the Sun in Abergavenny

 

October the 8th 1751

Anne Rosser widow, the relict and sole executrix in this Will named, was sworn well and faithfully to execute the same, to exhibite an inventory &c & to render an acc’t &c before me William Harris, Surrogate

This Will was proved at Abergavenny on the eighth day of October in the year of our Lord 1751 before the Reverend William Harris, Clerk, Master of Arts, the Chancellor’s Surrogate by Ann Rosser widow the relict and sole executrix in the said Will named who was first upon the holy Evangelists personally sworn well & faithfully to execute the same to exhibite an inventory &c and to render a just account of her administration &c when thereunto lawfully required

Joan Richard 1696

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In the name of God Amen the ninth day of July according to the computation of the Church of England one thousand six hundred and ninety and six.

I Joan Richard alias Morgan of the parish of Goytre in the County of Monmouth within the diocese of Landaff being sick in body but of good and perfect memory thanks be to Almighty God do make constitute ordayne and declare this my last will and testament in manner and form following revoking by these ? Wills heretofore by me made and declared either by word or by writing. And this to be taken only form last will and testament and none other and first being penitent and sorry for my sins most humbly begging pardon and forgiveness for the same. I give and? my soul unto Almighty God my saviour and redeemer in whom by the merit of Jesus Christ and trust and believe assuredly to be saved and to have full remission and forgiveness of all my sins And now for the settling of my temporal estate and ? Goods as it hath pleased God far above my desert to bestow upon me.   I do order and give and dispose the same in manner and form following.

Ite First I ? Of my debts and funeral charges shall be paid and discharged.

Item give and bequeath towards my funeral expenses the sum of ten pounds to be paid by my executor thereafter named.

Ite I give and bequeath unto Jane and Gwenllian the daughters of David Beevan of Goytrey the sum of forty pounds to be equally divided between them and paid by my executor within the space of two years next after my decease towards the use of the said Jane and Gwenllian to be set out by my executor all the best advantage for ye said of the said Jane and Gwenllian.

Ite. I give and bequeath unto Charles Morgan of Llanvihangel juxta Usk the son of Wm Morgan of Goytre the sum of ten pounds to be paid within the space of two years next after my death.

Ite I give and bequeath unto Jane the wife of David Beevan of Goytrey the sum of ten pounds to be paid within the space of? Years next after my decease.

Ite I give and bequeath unto Gwenllian the wife of William Morgan William of Goytrey the sum of twenty shillings.

Ite. I give unto Ann the wife of William Watkins Thos of Goytrey and their son Richard and the sum of one pound to be divided between them.

Ite. I give unto Jon Watkin Thomas, Andrew Morgan, Jenkin William and Jas Rosser of Goytrey the sum of one pound to be equally divided between them:

Ite. I give unto Jane the wife of David Beevan of Goytrey all my wearing apparell.

All the rest and residue of my personal estate goods and chattels whatsoever I give and bequeath unto William Morgan of the parish of Goytrey whom I constitute name and appoint free and sole executor of this my last will and testament in witness thereof I the said Joan Richard alias Morgan to this my last will and sett my hand and seal the day and year above. In the eighth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord William the ? King of England.

The mark of Joan Richard

Read signed sealed

Declared in the presence of

William Stephens of Goytrey

The mark of Ambros Phillip

Will Morgan

 

27 April 1703

William Morgan executor

Probate 27 April

Johan William 1670

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In the name of God Amen, the eleaventh day of February …. I Johan William of the pish of Goytrey and Countie of Mon… being sicke in body, but of good and pfect memory thanks be … Allmightie God in whome I hope to be saved through … blood shed for the redemption of my soull, and my bodie to b… in Christian buriall.

First I doe give and bequeth unto Margaret … daughter of Morgan William the sume of two pownds which is in Charles Wm Phillips hands

It I give and bequeth unto Johan the daughter of Jon Jenkin of the pish of Lanvaire five shillings.

It I give and bequeth unto Elizabeth and Margaret the daughters of the said Jon Jenkin five shillings a peece, being in the hands of the aforesd Cha: Wm Phillipps.

It I give and bequeth unto Johan Harry my grannd child the sum of two pownds which lieth in the hands of William Pow…   Lanvaire Gilgidyn.

It I give and bequeth unto James Lewis one … and the sume of twentie shillings which lieth in the hands of Walter … and other twentie shilling which is in the hands of the aforesd Walter David I doe give and bequeth unto Ann Lewis.

It I doe give and bequeth unto Harry my sonn the sume of three pownds which … being by bond in the hand of Jon William Morgan.

It I give and bequeth unto Johan Harry my grannd chilld one brazen crock one … and one coverlet one paire of sheets, three platers one salt seller two boulsters wth the aptenances of the said bed.

It I doe give and bequeth unto Margery John Howell tenn shillings … her buriall. Item I give and bequeth unto James Lewis one sheete . It I give and bequeth unto Ann Lewis one iron crocke.

It I give and bequeth Blanch Parry my daughter in lawe one candron and one bakestone. Item I nominate and apoynte Harry William my sonn to be my whole executor of this my last will and Testament the day moonth and yeare above written. The mke of Johan…

 Sealed and dellivered in the presence of us Charles William; Henry William; ….

Abergavenny 21 April 1670. Lewis James, Surrogate

A true & pfect inventorie of the goods cattle & chattells of Jouan William of the pish of Goytrey in the County of Monmoth & diocesse of Landaffe widow deceased apprized and taken the eighteenth day of Aprill Anno R R Caroli scdi nunc Algl &c vicesimo secundo Anno dom 1670 by the psons whose names are here under subscribed vizt as followeth

£ s d

Impris her wearing apparell prized 00 10 00

It all her brasse & pewter prized 00 15 04

It one eiron crock one bake stone prized 00 05 00

It one bead one coverlid two boulsters two payre of shitts one coffer 01 00 00

Deats oweth to the testatrix

John William Morgan oweth unto the testatrix by bonde 03 00 00

Charles William Phillip oweth unto the testatrix by bonde 03? 00 00

Walter David oweth unto the testatrix by bonde 02 00 00

William Powell oweth unto the testatrix by bond 02 00 00

 

12 10 4

Prizers

Phillip Prichard; John Edward