To wife Alice all and singular my goods, chattels and personal estate of what nature or kind whatsoever.

After her death I give and bequeath unto my brother William Watkins.
Unto William Morgan, the younger the parish of Llantilio Crossenny, yeoman, (nephew of my said wife) the sum of five pounds.
To William Morgan of the parish of Llanthewy Rhytherch five pounds.
After the death of my wife I give and bequeath all the rest and residue unto my nephew Jacob Watkins and my niece Anne Williams, (wife of Jeremiah Williams)

I appoint my friend William Morgan of Penstair, yeoman, executor of this my last will and testament.

Richard Watkins

John ap John, parish of Goytree, sice in body but of good and perfect memory.

To be buried in Xpian burial in the posh church of Llanellen.

Unto Elizabeth my wife all my messuages, lands and tenements wch purchased from William Phillip of Cwmjoy and other lands purchased from Jenkins Parry and Barbara Parry of the pish of Trevethin lying the the parishes of Goytree and Trevethin.

After decease of Elizabeth lands of William Phillip of Cwmjoy unto James John  my eldest son, James giving unto my son William the sum of ten pounds of current English money after the decease of Elizabeth the lands of Jenkins and Barbara Parry unto my son William John.

Unto Elizabeth my said wife, the lands and tenements purchased of Thomas Jones of Lanvrechva after her death unto William John my son.

John ap John – his mark

1895

Eleanor Jones, wife of Daniel of Cefn Mynog in the parish of Goytre, retired farmer.

Ebenezer Rees of Blaenavon and William Lewis, Lan Farm Goytre, my trustees £5 legacy each.

The messuage in which I reside to my said husband Daniel Jones, then to daughter Sarah, wife of John, of the “King of Prussia” in the parish of Llangattock Usk.

To Sarah Morgan £100
To Ellen Heaven wife of Henry of the Cefn in the parish of Lanvaire Kilgeddin £20
To Ann Davies wife of Morgan Davies of Crumlin Street Pontypool £20
To Eliza, the wife of the said William Lewis £20
To John Williams of near Aaron Chapel Goytre £10.

Eleanor Jones by mark

John Jenkins 1813

I John Jenkins of the parish of Goytrey, farmer being sick in body but of sound disposing mind, memory and understanding.

To my beloved wife Elizabeth Jenkins all my money, securities for money, goods and chattels and effects of what kind of nature or kindsoever and wheresoever the same may be at the time of my death during the term of her widowhood.

Signed:

Mark of John Jenkins

John Harry 1688

John Harry, pishe of Goytrey, yeom being sicke in boddy yet good and perfect memory.

To wife Florence Powell one black cow and one red horse.

Also to Florence two oxon during her life time, after her desese unto Elizabeth Harry my well beloved daughter.

Unto Elizabeth Harry two black cowes with white forhed.

All the corne growing on the ground where I doe live unto Elizabeth Harry upon condition she do lend unto her brother William Harry the sume of six bushels of wheat and muncorne and likewise eight bushels of oats and the sume of four bushels of barley.

Unto my beloved sone all the boonds that is within the house and without unto William my said sone and all the furniture that doth belong.

I doe nominate my well beloved daughter Elizabeth Harry to be my sole executrix.

John Harry

Gwellian Beavan 1713

Of the parish of Goytre, sick in boyde but good and perfect memory.

£10 to David Beavan my executor.

£15 wch money lieth in the hand of Charles Morgan to be payed this month after my decease to my best beloved father the sum of six pounds ten shillings.

To my best beloved brother William Beavan six pounds and sixteen shillings wch mony lieth in William Beavan and then ten shillings to be paid to my executor, to be paid three years after my decease.

Give and bequeath to my beloved sister Jane, the wife of John Morgan, one shilling.

To Cecgill Walters the wife of Beavan all my wearing apparel and the rest of my goods.

To my executor, David Beavan, my father of Goytre, I appoint executor,

The mark of Gwellian Beavan.

Edward Jeremiah 1822

Edward Jeremiah, parish of Goytrey, labourer.

To my eldest son William by a former wife one shilling.

To my eldest daughter by the same wife, Mary Walbeoff, I give and bequeath one shilling.

To my beloved wife Elizabeth all my leasehold estate, messuage or tenement consisting of house and garden and five customary acres situate in the parish of Goytre which I rent and hold under Henry, the Earl of Abergavenny.

To my said beloved wife I give and bequeath all and every my household furniture, goods and chattels and every other property belonging to me except my watch.

To my son Joseph I give, devise and bequeath my watch.

To my son Philip, five pounds.

To my son James, five pounds.

To My son John, five pounds.

To my son Benjamin, five pounds.

To my son Joseph, five pounds.

To my daughter Elizabeth, five pounds, also my clock and best bed.

Unto my son Richard, after the decease of my beloved wife Elizabeth the aforesaid leasehold estate.

Richard paying the above legacies of five pounds to each of my six children from my present wife.

Edward Jeremiah

Charles Phillip – LL/1724/51

In the Name of God Amen. I Charles Phillip of ye pish of Goytre in ye County of Monmouth & Diocese of Landaff, labourer, being infirm and weak in body but of sound and perfect memory (praise be given to Almighty God) do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following.

First I bequeath my soul to Almighty God my maker hoping through ye merit of death and passion of my saviour Jesus Xt to have full and perfect pardon of all my sins.  I commit my body to ye earth to be decently buried and as for ye temporall estate it has pleased God to bestow upon me I, I give devise and bequeath ye same as followeth:

Imp’s  I give, devise and bequeath to Catherine by beloved wife all ye leasehold land wth ye house and barn adjoyning in as long and ample manner to enjoy ye same, being part of ye waste of Pellenny Comon for and during her natural life.

And after her decease I devise and bequeath ye sd lease together with its appurtenances to Margaret my beloved daughter for and during her naturall life wch sd lease in ye pish of Goytre as now fully may appear upon ye lease.

And after ye death of ye said Margaret, I give, devise and bequeath ye sd lease to John my beloved son and after his decease to Rachell my beloved daughter for and during her naturall life, wch sd —- have their lives mentioned in ye sd lease.

Item. I give, devise and bequeath another lease hold yt is part of Pellenny Comon, wth ye leasehold land of Wm Prichard and ye household lands of Ann Mathews widdow, to Jane my beloved daughter for and during her naturall life.

And after her decease, I devise and bequeath yt sd lease to my beloved daughter Elizabeth, and after her decease to my beloved son John for and during his life wch ye sd lives have their lives exposed in ye sd lease.

Item: I give and bequeath to my son John ye sum of four pounds of lawfull Brittish money to be pd him upon two equal payments wthin 2 years by my sd daughter Margarett after she enjoys ye sd lease.

Item.  I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary ye sum of ten shillings and likewise to my granddaughter Elizabeth, ye daughter of James Wm. ye sum of ten shillings, wch sd sum of twenty shillings is to be pd to my daughter Jane at ye expiration of one year after she enjoys ye sd lease.

Lastly I do nominate and appoint my beloved daughter Margarett to be executor of this my last will and Testament, revoking all others by me made heretofore.

In witness whereof I ye sd Charles Phillip to this my last will and testament have hereunto putt my hand and seal this twentyth day of June in ye year of our God 171

Charles Phillips X

And afterwards signed, sealed, published and declared In ye presence of:

Tho Lewis Clk
James Harry
Richard Lewis

Proved 28^thday of April 1724

The true and perfect inventory of the Goods and Chattels of Charles Phillips of the parish of Goytre devised the twentieth day of October 1723 (and within the diocese of Landaff) made and appraised by Walter Williams & William Evans appraisers, as folls:

Wearing apparel  5s

Item:  one cubbord, one bolster, one cubbord one rugg, one blankett, one course pillow,
One pillow  5s

Item: one old cubbord, one table, one chair & one coffer  10s

item: one small cask & other small items abt the house 2s 6d

all the woodon vessels in the house 2s

Item: two leases  £5

Tot £6 9s 6d

Proved 28^thMay 1724 in Abergavenny

James Morgan ~ Goytrey

LL/1834/30

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 DaviesI 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 MaryDavies 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 14^thday of 1834 by Ann Morgan the relict.

Bonds
William Daniel 1704
Howell Daniel lawfull brother and administrator of ye goods of William Daniel of ye parish of Goytre.

William Edwards 1831
Appeared personally Ann Edwards of the parish of Goytre, widow the sole executrix in the last will and testament of William Edwards.

David Evans 1710
Body and goods of Gwellian Evans, n’rall and lawfull daughter of David Evans, late of the parish of Goytrey, goods are granted to Thomas Morgan.

William Evans 1684
Letters of administration to  Jane Evans the widow of William.

Margt Griffith 1640
(In Latin)

Edward James 1840
To Rachel James, all singular goods and chattles and credits of Edward James, late of the parish of Goytrey, farmer.

Margaret Jenkin 1683
Letters of Admon of all and singular the goods chattels of Margaret Jenkin late of Goytrey deceased are granted unto William Jenkin of ye pish aforesaid.

Thomas Jenkins 1768
Mary Jenkins, widow, the relict and administratrix of all and singular the goods chattels and credits of Thomas Jenkins, late of the parish of Goytre.

Margarett Lewis 1723
Richard Lewis, the husband and administrator of all and singular ye goods chells and credits of Margarett Lewis, late of ye pish of Goytre.

Rachel Morgan 1776
Margaret Bennett, wife of the bounden Richard Bennett, the cousin german and next of kin of Rachel Morgan, late of the parish of Goitre.

Edward Morgan 1741
Richard Watkin, ye cozen German and administrator of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits of Edward Morgan, late of Goytrey, batchelor.

Joshua Morgan 1744
Luce Morgan of ye parish of Goytre, widow and David Morgan of ye same parish, yeoman. All goods chattels and credits of Joshua Morgan late Goytre to Luce Morgan.

William Morgan 1739
David Morgan, brother and administrator of William Morgan, late of the parish of Goytre, yeoman. To son William Morgan a minor, the son of William Morgan.

Maria Jones 1856
Richard Jones, widower and administrator of all and singular the goods chattels and credits of Maria Jones late of the parish of Goitrey.

William Jones 1670
Letters of administration of all goods, chattels and debts of William Jones, minister late of Goitre: Wm Jones and Hugh Waters.

John Stephen 1769
Anne Stephen, the natural and lawfull sister and administratrix of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits of John Stephen, late of the parish of Goytre.

John Watkins 1847
Ann Watkins widow, the relect of John Watkins late of the parish of Goytre, farmer.

George Williams 1697
Walter Williams of ye pish of Goytre administrator of all and singular ye goods, chells and credits of George Williams, late of ye pish of Goitre.

John Williams 1674
Catherine Williams, administratrix of all singular goods chells and credits of John Williams, late of ye pish of Goitre.

William Williams 1837
Appeared personally Joseph Lewis of the parish of Goytree, executor named in the last will and testament of William Williams.