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

1. 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
2. That I am 78 years of age
3. 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
4. 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 said estates and I remember his funeral
5. That I knew Mary Andrews the widow and devise of the said Wm. Andrews deceased
6. 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
7. 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
8. That I knew Ann Davies, otherwise David
9. That the said Ann David otherwise Davies was the first wife of my said husband Thomas David, otherwise David the devisee for life mentioned in the will of the said Mary Andrews deceased
10. 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
11. That about 2 years afterwards I married the said Thomas David otherwise Davies the marriage being solemnised at Goitre Church aforesaid
12. That I knew Wm. Andrews the devisee for life mentioned in the will of the said Mary Andrews deceased
13. That the said Wm. Andrews was a soldier in the American war
14. That he was absent from Goitre aforesaid for many years and was supposed to be dead
15. That at the time of his return my said husband was in possession of the said estates
16. That on the return of the said Wm. Andrews my said husband purchased from him the said Wm. Andrews his life interest in the said estates for the sum of £90 – and an annuity of £5 5 0 but no writings or deeds were signed or prepared between them
17. That I repeatedly paid the said annuity to the said Wm. Andrews
18. 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
19. 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
20. 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
21. 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 24^th day of June in the same year in my presence
22. 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
23. 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
24. That the said Wm. Andrew was never married previously to his first marriage with the said Mary Lewis
25. That the said William Andrews never had any issue by either of his said wives
26. That I remember the death of Wm. Davies otherwise David my husbands eldest son by his former wife
27. That he died in the year 1806 a bachelor in his 23^rd year without issue and without being made any deposition and will or otherwise of his interest in the said estates or either of them and was buried at Goitre Church aforesaid in my presence on the 8^th day of February 1806
28. That the Wm. Davies 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 stepson the said Wm. David otherwise Davies
29. That I knew William Williams of the parish of Llanover, carpenter
30. 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
31. That he died many years ago and was buried in the parish Church of Llanover in the said county
32. That my said husband had 5 sons by his first wife namely the said Wm. David otherwise Davies deceased, Thos David otherwise Davies now of Pentre bach aforesaid yeoman, Francis David otherwise Davies.