NLW Ref: LL/1722/47

William Richard – Goytre

In the name of God Amen the 7^th day of July 1722

I William Richard of ye pish of Goytre being in good health of body and sound and p’fect mind and memory praise be therefore given to Almighty God doe make and ordain this my present last will and testament in manner and form following (that is to say);

First and principally I comend my soul into ye hands of Almighty God hopeing through ye meritts death and passion of my saviour Jesus Christ to have fully and free pardon and forgiveness of all my sins and to inherit everlasting life and may God comitt it to ye earth to be decently buried att ye discretion of my extrs. Hereaft5er named and as touching ye disposion of such good as God hath bestowed upon me I dispose of as foll;

Imp: I devise, give and bequeath unto my son Richard ye house wherein I do now inhabit and ye gardens and orchards, courts, lodges, stables yards and all ye appurtenances thereto belonging and ye brewhouse and one other house where Joan Richard now inhabits and all ye lands thereto belonging or any other part or pieces of lands that I have possessed but of waste ground called Pelleny and during ye term of ye natural life of ye said Richard without impeachment of waste.

And after my decease and for and after ye decease of Richard my said son I give and bequeath ye aforesaid houses and lands and all ye (paper creased) unto my daughter Mary during ye term of her natural life without impeachment of waste naturally, appurtenances and easements thereto belonging and after the decease of my said daughter Mary I do give and bequeath ye house wherin I now inhabit with all ye freehold thereunto belonging and all ye outhouses hereunto my grandchild Anne Evans ye daughter of William Evans of Langibby for and during the term of her natural life with impeachment of waste and after her decease I devise, give and bequeath ye said houses all the freehold with appurtenances unto my nephew William Ffrancis and his heirs forever.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary all ye frey and corn groweing upon ye ground all my cattle and horses after my decease and all my household stuff except one long table in ye hall and one great vate wch lyeth upon ye standing in ye brewhouse.

My will is that they shall be as standers in ye house and that my son Richard is to have one vate ye wch lieth in ye brewhouse and all ye fores.d.

Goods that I bequested unto my daughter Mary is upon condition and consideration that she will pay all my just debts oweing to nominate appoint, ordain my daughter Mary to be sole executor of this my last will and testament.

NLW Ref: LL/1730/74

In the name of God Amen the twentieth day of December in the third year of the Reigne of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King defender of the faith &c and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred twenty and nine I Thomas Jenkins of the parish of Goytre in the County of Monmouth Esquire being sick and weak in body but of a sound disposing mind memory and understanding do make constitute appoint and declare this my last Will and Testament in manner and forme following, that is to say first and principally I commend my soul into the hands of Allmighty God my redeemer and my body I committ to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my executrix hereinafter named. And as to my worldly estate goods and effects wherewith God hath blessed me, I give devise, bequeath and dispose of the same in the following manner and forme, that is to say.

Imprimis I do hereby give devise and bequeath all that messuage tenement or mansion house wherein I now dwell with all the houses outhouses barns buildings yards folds gardens orchards lands tenements and hereditaments whatsoever thereunto belonging with the appurtenances scituate and being in the several parishes of Goytre and Lanover in the said County of Monmouth and now in my own occupation, accounted to be of the yearly vallue of fourty seven pounds or there abouts and allso all that messuage tenement and lands with the appurtenances scituate and being in the parish of Kemeys Commander in the said County of Monmouth and now in the tenure of my tenant Henry Walter at and under the yearly rent of five pounds. And allso all that my tenement lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in the parish of Rockfield in the said County of Monmouth and now in the tenure of my tenant John Jenkins at and under the yearly rent of five pounds. And allso all that my messuage tenement and lands & hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in Gwehelog and Lancayo in the said County of Monmouth and now in the tenure of my tenant Francis Jones at and under the yearly rent of five pounds. And allso all that my messuage tenement lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in Gwehelog aforesaid and now in the tenure of my tenant William Powell at and under the yearly rent of four pounds and tenn shillings. And allso all that my tenement lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in the parish of Landenny in the County of Monmouth and now in the tenure of my tenant Thomas Jenkins Esquire at and under the yearly rent of three pounds and tenn shillings. And allso all that my messuage tenement lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in the parish of Whitson in the said County of Monmouth and now in the tenure of my tenant Edward John Howell at and under the yearly rent of five pounds. And allso all that my messuage tenement lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in the parish of Ragland in the said County of Monmouth and now in tenure of my tenant Thomas Poyskin at and under the yearly rent of twelve pounds. And allso all that my messuage tenement lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in the parish of Ragland aforesaid and in tenure of my tenant William Penry at and under the yearly rent of three pounds. And allso all that my messuage tenement lands & hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in Ragland aforesaid and now in the tenure of my tenant John Cooper at and under the yearly rent of five pounds. And allso all that my messuage tenement lands & hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in Ragland aforesaid and now in tenure of my tenant John Scudamore at and under the yearly rent of six pounds pounds and tenn shillings. And allso all that my tenement lands & hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in Gwehelog aforesaid and now in tenure of my tenant John Prichard at and under the yearly rent of two pounds and twelve shillings. And allso all that my messuage tenement lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in Landenny and Gwehelog aforesaid and now in tenure of my tenant Peter Williams at and under the yearly rent of six pounds. And allso all that my tenement, lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in Ragland aforesaid and now in tenure of my tenant Maud Powell at and under the yearly rent of nine pounds. And allso all that my tenement lands & hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in Gwehelog aforesaid and now in tenure of my tenant John Barnett at and under the yearly rent of one pound and fifteen shillings. And allso all that my tenement, lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in Ragland aforesaid and now in the tenure of my tenant Charles Powell at and under the yearly rent of sixteen shillings unto my loveing wife Winifred Jenkins (excepting and allways reserving out of this devise all woods and underwoods now growing or to grow on all or any part of the above mentioned premises and free liberty of ingress, egress and regress at all times to view, fence, fell, cutt, cord, cole, work, convert and carry away the same) to have and to hold all and singular the said messuages, lands, tenements, hereditaments and premisses above mentioned with the appurtenances (except as before excepted) unto my said wife Winifred Jenkins for so long time after my decease as she shall continue and remaine a widow and unmarryed, and in case she shall after my decease inter marry or take another husband then and immediately from and after such her intermarriage with any person after my decease I give, devise and bequeath all and singular my said messuage tenement or mansion house wherein I now dwell with all the houses, outhouses, barnes, buildings, yards, folds, gardens, orchards, lands, tenements and hereditaments whatsoever thereunto belonging of the said yearly value of forty seven pounds or thereabouts with the appurtenances unto my loveing son William Jenkins to have and to hold unto my said son William Jenkins his heires and assigns forever. And all other the messuages, lands, tenements hereditaments and premisses above mentioned with their appurtenances (except the said woods and underwoods above excepted as aforesaid) I give devise and bequeath unto my said wife Winifred Jenkins for and dureing the terme of her natural life in full recompense of her dower or thirds she may claim out of my reall estate, and from and after her decease I give devise and bequeath all the said last mentioned messuages, lands, tenements and hereditaments and premisses with the appurtenances unto my said son William Jenkins his heires and assigns forever. Item I give devise and bequeath unto my loveing daughter Mary Jenkins all that my messuage, tenement, mill, lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in the parishes of Goytrey and Lanvair Kilgiddin in the said County of Monmouth and now in tenure of my tenant Henry Daniell at and under the yearly rent of nineteen pounds to have and to hold unto my said daughter Mary Jenkins for so long after my decease as she shall be a minor or untill she arrive at the age of one and twenty years and when she shall arrive at the said age of one and twenty years, then I give, devise and bequeath unto my said daughter Mary Jenkins all that said last mentioned messuage tenement, mill, lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances in tenure of the said Henry Daniell at under the yearly rent of nineteen pounds as aforesaid, and allso all that my messuage, tenement lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in the parish of Lanvair Killgiddin aforesaid and now in tenure of my tenant William Morgan at and under the yearly rent of thirty pounds to have and to hold the said last mentioned messuages, mill, lands, tenements and hereditaments in tenures of Henry Daniell and William Morgan with the appurtenances unto my said daughter Mary Jenkins her heires and assigns for ever. But and if my said son William Jenkins shall within ten years next after my said daughter Mary Jenkins shall arrive at the age of one and twenty years pay or cause to be paid unto my said daughter Mary Jenkins the full summe of seven hundred pounds of lawfull money of Great Britain in lieu thereof, then in such case after such payment made to her of the same, I do hereby declare, order and denounce the aforesaid devise and bequest to her of the aforesaid messuages, lands and premisses to be thenceforth void and determined and hereby then order her to sign, seal and execute sufficient release and releases thereof unto my said son William Jenkins his heires and assigns for ever. Item I give, devise and bequeath unto my loveing daughter Winifred Jenkins all that my messuage tenement lands & hereditaments with the appurtenances commonly called by the name of Carne Leach scituate and being in the said parish of Lanover and County of Monmouth aforesaid and now in tenure of my tenant Francis Joshua att and under the yearly rent of twelve pounds, and allso all that my messuage, tenement, lands & hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in the same parish of Lanover aforesaid and now in tenure of my tenant John George at and under the yearly rent of three pounds to have and to hold unto my said daughter Winifred Jenkins for so long after my decease as she shall be a minor or untill she arrive at the age of one and twenty years, and when she shall arrive at the said age of one and twenty years, then I give, devise and bequeath unto my said daughter Winifred Jenkins all the said last mentioned messuages, lands, tenements and hereditaments with the appurtenances in tenures of Francis Joshua and John George as aforesaid, and allso all that my messuage, tenement, lands and hereditaments of mine scituate and being in the aforesaid parish of Lanvair Killgiddin commonly called by the name of Penylan and now in tenure of my tenant Thomas Harry at and under the yearly rent of three pounds (but subject to a rent charge all ready laid thereon of fourty shillings a year) with the appurtenances, and allso all that my messuage, tenement, lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in the aforesaid parish of Lanvair Killgiddin and late in tenure of my late tenant Robert Long deceased at and under the yearly rent of twenty and eight pounds, and allso all that my messuage, tenement, lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in the aforesaid parish of Goytrey and now in tenure of my tenant William James at and under the yearly rent of five pounds to have and to hold the said messuages, lands, tenements and hereditaments last mentioned to be now or late in the said tenure of Francis Joshua, John George, Thomas Harry, Robert Long and William James with their appurtenances unto my said daughter Winifred Jenkins her heires and assigns for ever. But and if my said son William Jenkins shall within ten years next after my said daughter Winifred Jenkins shall arrive at the age of one and twenty years pay or cause to be paid unto my said daughter Winifred Jenkins the full summ of seven hundred pounds of lawfull money of Great Brittain in lieu thereof, then and in such case after such payment made to my said daughter Winifred of the same, I do hereby declare, order & denounce the aforesaid devise and bequest to her of the aforesaid messuages, lands and premisses now last mentioned then to be thenceforth void and determined and I do hereby order her then to sign, seal and execute sufficient release and releases thereof unto my said son William Jenkins his heires and assigns for ever. Item I give, devise and bequeath unto my said son William Jenkins all those my said messuages, lands, tenements and hereditaments herein before mentioned scituate in the parishes of Lanvair Killgiddin & Goytrey aforesaid and now or late in the tenures of Thomas Harry, Robert Long, William Morgan and William James to have and to hold unto my said son William Jenkins for so long after my decease untill the same shall respectively by virtue of this my Will come and belong unto his said sisters Mary Jenkins and Winifred Jenkins as aforesaid but redeemable to him his heires and assigns as aforesaid. Item I give, devise and bequeath unto my said son William Jenkins all and singular my messuages lands, tenements and hereditaments whatsoever not hererein before devised or mentioned with their appurtenances and allso all the woods and underwoods now growing or being or which shall grow or be in or upon any of my lands tenements and hereditaments wheresoever scituate in the said County of Monmouth with free liberty of ingress, egress and regress at all times to view, fell, fence, cutt, cord, cole, work, convert and carry away the same the better to enable him to raise the said summes of seven hundred pounds apiece for his said two sisters Mary and Winifred in order to redeem the aforesaid messuages, lands, tenements and hereditaments to them herein before bequeathed and devised. Item I give, devise and bequeath unto my said wife Winifred Jenkins all that tenement, lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances commonly called by the name of Hendre Baskell and allso another tenement of lands thereunto adjoyning commonly called John Bevans Lands both scituate and being in the parish of Ragland aforesaid and now in tenure of William Evans my tenant at and under the yearly rent of fourteen pounds and allso all the messuage, tenement, lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate in the parish of Brungwyn in the said County of Monmouth and now in tenure of my tenant Walter Morgan at and under the yearly rent of two pounds and ten shillings to have and to hold unto my said wife Winifred Jenkins her heires and assigns for ever on condition nevertheless that she her heirs or assigns do pay in lieu thereof the summ of one hundred pounds a piece of lawfull Brittish money unto William Harries and Thomas Harries junior and allso the summe of fifty pounds of like lawfull money to Winifred Harries (sons and daughter of her brother in law Thomas Harries) with all interest due for the same (being legacies bequeathed by them in the last Will and Testament of their grandfather Henry Lewis gentleman deceased) and that at such times and manner as the said Will directs reference being thereunto had. Item I give and bequeath unto my said wife Winifred Jenkins the summe one hundred and four score pounds of lawfull Brittish money which I entitled unto as executor of the said Will of the said Henry Lewis or otherwise, the same being charged laid and secured on lands and tenements now or late of Edward Watkins gentleman and scituate in Lannarth or elsewhere in the said County of Monmouth as by mortgage deeds in my custody may appear, with all interest due thereupon to have and to hold unto my said wife Winifred Jenkins her executors administrators and assigns on condition nevertheless that she her heires exors admors or assigns do pay in lieu thereof the summ of one hundred pounds to Joan Price daughter of William Price of Cummerll gent and allso the summ of fifty pounds to my daughter Mary Jenkins, being their legacies left them in and by the said Will of their grandfather Henry Lewis deced with interest for the same at such times and such manner as the said Will directs. Item I give and bequeath all the rest of my goods chattles and personall estate whatsoever unto my said wife Winifred Jenkins to her own proper use & benefit. And it is my will and the true meaning hereof and I do hereby order direct and declare that in case my said son William Jenkins and daughters Mary Jenkins and Winefred Jenkins should all happen to decease before they arrive at the age of one and twenty years leaving no issue of their bodies lawfully to be begotten behind them, or such issue die before such issue arrive at the age of one and twenty years, then and in such case I do hereby give, devise and bequeath all and singular my freehold messuages, lands, tenements & hereditaments with the appurtenances (except what is herein devised to my said wife her heires and assigns) after the severall deceases of my said son and daughters and their issue under age as aforesaid and the decease of my said wife Winifred unto and equally amongst my two nephews David Williams and Reginald Williams (sons of my sister Mary Williams) and to and equally amongst their heires & assigns for ever equally to be divided. And of this my last Will and Testament I do hereby constitute and appoint my said wife Winifred Jenkins to be the sole executrix and I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint Robert Hughes of Trostrey in the said County of Monmouth Esquire and Giles Meredith of Lanellen in the said County of Monmouth Esquire to be trustees and overseers of the due execution & performance of this my Will and hope they will please to accept of the said trust and in case of my said wife’s decease before all or any of my said children do arrive at the age of one and twenty years, then I do hereby constitute the said Robert Hughes & Giles Meredith and the survivor of them to be guardian or guardians to my said child or children & to take care of their education, to whom I committ the same. And hereby revoking, annulling & makeing void all and every former Will & Wills by me at any time heretofore made, executed and published I constitute, declare, publish & appoint this to be my last Will & Testament. In wittness whereof I have hereunto putt my hand and seal the day month and year first above written. Thos Jenkins

Signed, sealed, delivered, published and declared by the said testator Thomas Jenkins as his last Will & Testament before us who as witnesses hereof have hereunto in his presence & at his request subscribed our names those words (ten years) being wrote on razures in two severall places of this Will & the words (and, then & trust) being allso interlined in three severall places above before the execution hereof in the presence of us Wat Powell, Cler de Lanvair Killgiddin; Francis Williams de Goytrey; Tho Bagehott de Begavenny

(Latin) 22 April 1720

Proved by Winifred Jenkins the relict & executrix named in the said Will before William Morgan, Surrogate

(Latin) Proved at Goytrey 22 April 1730 before the Rev William Morgan, Clr, Surrogate by Winifred Jenkins the relict & executrix &c

This coppy agrees wth the original will of the sd Thomas Jenkins deced the same being compared & examined by us Thos Davies NP; Geo Rosser

April the 17^th 1734

We decree the original Will of the sd Thomas Jenkins deceased to be delivered out of the Registry to Robert Hughes Esqr the surviving trustee & overseer in this Will named & guardian of the sd testator’s children & that as much creditt be given to this coppy as to the original Will. Wm Morgan, Surrogate.

NLW Ref: LL/1723/67

Roger Cadogan

In the name of God Amen I Roger Cadogan the elder of the parish of Goytre in the County of Monmouth gent., being sick and weak in body but of good and perfect memory thanks be to Almighty God doe make and ordayne this my Will and Testament in writing in manner and form following [that is to say]

Ffirst I committ my soule into the hands of Almighty God my maker and Jesus Christ my saviour and redeemer and my body to the grave to be buryd in Christian burial and as for my wordly estate I dispose thereof as followeth:

Imprimis: I give, devise and bequeath unto Henry my son the sum of five and forty pounds of lawfull money of Grate Brittain:

Item: I give devise and bequeath unto my granddaughter Anne Cadogan daughter of the said Henry the sume of five pounds of like lawfull money to be payed by my son Roger Cadogan the younger out of my messuages lands and tenements lying and being in Goytre aforesaid, and my will and meaning is that the sume of six pounds ye amount be ? and payed out of the same unto Mary my wife for and during the terme of her natural life, and my further will and meaning is that the said sume of five and forty pounds be not ? and payed by my said son Roger untill one whole year after the decease of the said Mary my wife and from and after the severall payments aforesaid:

I give devise and bequeath the same unto the said Roger his heirs and assigns forever.

Item: I give devise and bequeath unto the said Roger one feather bed with it’s appurtenances, one brass kettle and the great table in the hall and one great coffer and so for the rest and residue of all my goods and chattels whatsoever, I give, devise and bequeath the same unto the said Mary my wife whom I nominate and appoint sole executrix of this my will, revoking and annulling all forever and other wills by me made.

In witness whereof I the said Roger Cadogan the elder have hereunto set my hand and seal this nine and twentyeth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and one.

Signed, sealed, delivered and declared

To be my last will and testament in the

Presence of:

William Nicollos

Will Bevan

Roger Cadogan

An Inventory of all and singular ye goods, cattle and chattels of Roger Cadogan in ye County of Monmouth & Diocese of Landaffe, Gent. dec’d.

Made valued and appraised ye 30^th day of November anno dni 1722 by Walter Williams & Rowland Morgan appraisors as follows vitz:

Imp^s his wearing apparell valued at 01 00 00

Item 1 feather bed wth it’s appurts 02 10 00

Item 2 fine sheets & 1 table cloth att 00 05 00

Item one chaffe bed wth it’s appurts 00 10 00

Item three iron crocks att 00 10 00

Item all ye pewter abt ye house att 00 10 00

Item 2 old chests & 4 chairs att 00 15 00

Item one long table is at Trostrey

One bedstead & 3 hoggsheads att 01 10 00

Item all ye wooden & iron vessells abt

Ye house att 01 00 00

Item 2 horses & one colt & hay for att 04 00 00

Item six ewes & four lambs att 00 10 00

Item all ye corne threashed and un-

Threashed att 01 00 00

Item all ye hay in & abt ye house att 01 10 00

Item corne in ye ground att 01 00 00

Item all ye implem^ts 00 05 00

Sume Total

By us Inven^ty 17 12 00

NLW Ref: LL/1728/83

In the name of God Amen the tenth day of February in the yeare of our Lord God according to the computation of the Church of England one thousand seaven hundred and twentie. I Phillipp Wm Morgan of the parrish of Goytrey in the Countie of Monmouth and Diocess of Landaffe carpenter being weak in body but of sound & perfect memory praise be given to Almighty God doe make & ordayne this my last Will & Testamt in manner & forme following, that is to say,

First and principally I commend my soule into the hands of Almighty God hopeing through the merits of my saviour Jesus Christ to have free pardon & forgiveness of all my sins. And my body I committ to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my executors hereafter named, and as touching my personall estate as it hath pleased God to bestow upon me I dispose thereof as foll:

Item I give and bequeath unto Mary the wife of William Gwyllym of Goytrey the sume of three pounds to be payd in the space of six months next after my decease and likewise one bedstead one cubboord one small cubboord table one coffer one chayer fower pewter platters one pewter gunn & one pewter candlestick

Item I give and bequeath unto Margarett ye daughter of Wm Gwyllym afforesd the sume of one pound to be payd in the space of one yeare next after my decease upon condition yt the sayd William Gwyllym or Mary his wife shall give a discharge to my executors for ye sd money.

Item I give and bequeath unto Anne the daughter of William Gwyllym afforesd the sume of tenn shillings to be payd in the time above limitted and upon the same condition as before expressed

Item I give and bequeath unto John ye sone of William Gwyllym one yeaue & lamb and likewise one table & frame

Item I give and bequeath unto William Morgan my sone the sume of two shillings and six pence

Item I give and bequeath unto William Morgan my nephew my best wearing apparell

Item All the rest and residue of my personall estate goods & chattells whatsoever and all money in ye hands of all persons oweing to me I doe give & bequeath unto my loveing wife Joan and my daughter Rachell share & share like who I nominate and appointe joynt executors of this my last Will & Testamt disanulling & makeing voyd all former Wills heretofore made. In witness whereof I the sd Phillip Wm Morgan have sett my hand and seale the day month and yeare above written. The mark of ye testator Phillipp Wm (X) Morgan

Read signed sealed published and declared in the presence of us being witnesses: Wal Williams; Thomas Gwillim of Goytrey; … Morgan

(Latin) This Will was proved 7^th May 1728 by Rachael Morgan the daughter & executrix named in the said Will to whom admon was granted. Before me William Morgan, Surrogate

(Latin) This Will was proved at Abergavenny 7^th May 1728 before the Rev William Morgan, Clerk & Surrogate by Rachael Morgan the daughter & executrix named in the said Will to whom was granted admon &

An inventory of all & singular ye goods, chells and creditts of Philip William Morgan late of ye parish of Goytre in ye County of Monmouth and Diocess of Landaff carpenter deced made valued and appraised ye 15^th day of Aprill Anno Dni 1728 by Abraham Williams & Rowland Morgan appraisors as followeth vizt

£            s            d

Inp’s his wearing apparell valued att                                                      01            00            00

Item one old horse att                                                                                01            00            00

Item six small beasts att                                                                            07            03            00

Item eight sheep att                                                                                    01            00            00

Item houshousld [sic] stuffe in ye kitchin att                                        00            10            06

Item goods in another room att                                                                00            07            06

Item in another room att                                                                            00            07            00

Item in another room att                                                                            00            04            00

Item goods in ye chamber above ye kitchin att                                      00            10            00

Item corne in ye house att                                                                           00            06            00

Item corne in grass att                                                                                  00            15            00

Item money due by bills & other desperate debts all sum of                10            00            00

Sume total of this inventory                        23            03            00

(Latin) This inventory was exhibited at Abergavenny 7 May 1728 by Rachael Morgan the daughter & executrix

NLW Ref: LL/1723/68

Noverint universi per presents nos   Richard Lewis         pochi de Goytre   in Comitatu   Monmouth yeoman       & William Morgan     of the parish of Mamhilad         in the aforesaid County       teneri et firmiter obligari     libris       bone et Legalis monete Anglie solvendis eidem       aut certo attornato executorbus administrators vel assign suis ad quam quidem solutionem bene et fideliter faciendam obligamus nos et utrumque nostrum per se pro toto et in solidum heredes, executors et administrators nostros firmiter per presents per presentes sigillis nostris sigillatas Date 30 April 1723

The condition of this obligation is such that if ye above bounden Richard Lewis the husband               and administrator of all and singular ye goods chells and credits of Margarett Lewis       late of ye pish of Goytre   above sd             deceased doe make or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods chattells and credits of the said deceased which have or shall come to the hands possession or knowledge of   him     the said  Richard Lewis       or into the hands and possession of any person or persons for him and the same soe made doe exhibit or cause to be exhibited into the Registry of the Consistory Court of   Landaffe         at or before the last day of October       next ensuing. And the same goods chattells and credits and all other the goods chattells & credits of the said deceased at the time of   his   death which at any time after shall come to the hands or possession of the said Richard Lewis         or into the hands & possession of any other person or persons for him doe well and truely administer according to law or further doe make or cause to be made a true and just accompt of          sd ad’con at or before the last day of   April Anno Dni 1723         and all the rest and residue of the said goods chattells and credits wch shall be found remaining upon the said administrators accompt the same being first examined and allowed by the Judge or Judges for the time being of the said Court shall deliver unto such person or persons respectively as the said Judge or Judges by his or their decree or sentence pursuant to the true intent and meaning of a late Act of Parliament made in the two and twentieth and three and twentieth years of ye reigne of our late Soveraigne Lord King Charles the second intitled an Act for ye better settling of intestates estates, shall limitt and appoint. and if it shall hereafter appeare that any last will and Testament was made by the said deceased and the executor or executors therein named doe exhibit the same into the said Court making request to have it allowed and approved accordingly if the said  Richard Lewis         above bounden being thereunto required doe render and deliver the sd Letters of Administration (approbation of such testament being first had and made) in the said Court then this obligation to be void and of none effect or else to remaine in full force and vertue. Richard Lewis; William Morgan

Sealed and delivered in the presence of Tho: Davies NP

30^th April 1723….? Richard Lewis ………. before me William Morgan, Surrogate

NLW Ref: LL/1730/74

Thomas Jenkins – Goytre

In the name of God Amen the twentieth day of December in the third year of the Reigne of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King defender of the faith &c and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred twenty and nine I Thomas Jenkins of the parish of Goytre in the County of Monmouth Esquire being sick and weak in body but of a sound disposing mind memory and understanding do make constitute appoint and declare this my last Will and Testament in manner and forme following, that is to say first and principally I commend my soul into the hands of Allmighty God my redeemer and my body I committ to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my executrix hereinafter named. And as to my worldly estate goods and effects wherewith God hath blessed me, I give devise, bequeath and dispose of the same in the following manner and forme, that is to say.

Imprimis I do hereby give devise and bequeath all that messuage tenement or mansion house wherein I now dwell with all the houses outhouses barns buildings yards folds gardens orchards lands tenements and hereditaments whatsoever thereunto belonging with the appurtenances scituate and being in the several parishes of Goytre and Lanover in the said County of Monmouth and now in my own occupation, accounted to be of the yearly vallue of fourty seven pounds or there abouts and allso all that messuage tenement and lands with the appurtenances scituate and being in the parish of Kemeys Commander in the said County of Monmouth and now in the tenure of my tenant Henry Walter at and under the yearly rent of five pounds. And allso all that my tenement lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in the parish of Rockfield in the said County of Monmouth and now in the tenure of my tenant John Jenkins at and under the yearly rent of five pounds.

And allso all that my messuage tenement and lands & hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in Gwehelog and Lancayo in the said County of Monmouth and now in the tenure of my tenant Francis Jones at and under the yearly rent of five pounds. And allso all that my messuage tenement lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in Gwehelog aforesaid and now in the tenure of my tenant William Powell at and under the yearly rent of four pounds and tenn shillings. And allso all that my tenement lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in the parish of Landenny in the County of Monmouth and now in the tenure of my tenant Thomas Jenkins Esquire at and under the yearly rent of three pounds and tenn shillings. And allso all that my messuage tenement lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in the parish of Whitson in the said County of Monmouth and now in the tenure of my tenant Edward John Howell at and under the yearly rent of five pounds. And allso all that my messuage tenement lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in the parish of Ragland in the said County of Monmouth and now in tenure of my tenant Thomas Poyskin at and under the yearly rent of twelve pounds. And allso all that my messuage tenement lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in the parish of Ragland aforesaid and in tenure of my tenant William Penry at and under the yearly rent of three pounds. And allso all that my messuage tenement lands & hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in Ragland aforesaid and now in the tenure of my tenant John Cooper at and under the yearly rent of five pounds.

And allso all that my messuage tenement lands & hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in Ragland aforesaid and now in tenure of my tenant John Scudamore at and under the yearly rent of six pounds pounds and tenn shillings. And allso all that my tenement lands & hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in Gwehelog aforesaid and now in tenure of my tenant John Prichard at and under the yearly rent of two pounds and twelve shillings. And allso all that my messuage tenement lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in Landenny and Gwehelog aforesaid and now in tenure of my tenant Peter Williams at and under the yearly rent of six pounds. And allso all that my tenement, lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in Ragland aforesaid and now in tenure of my tenant Maud Powell at and under the yearly rent of nine pounds. And allso all that my tenement lands & hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in Gwehelog aforesaid and now in tenure of my tenant John Barnett at and under the yearly rent of one pound and fifteen shillings. And allso all that my tenement, lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in Ragland aforesaid and now in the tenure of my tenant Charles Powell at and under the yearly rent of sixteen shillings unto my loveing wife Winifred Jenkins (excepting and allways reserving out of this devise all woods and underwoods now growing or to grow on all or any part of the above mentioned premises and free liberty of ingress, egress and regress at all times to view, fence, fell, cutt, cord, cole, work, convert and carry away the same) to have and to hold all and singular the said messuages, lands, tenements, hereditaments and premisses above mentioned with the appurtenances (except as before excepted) unto my said wife Winifred Jenkins for so long time after my decease as she shall continue and remaine a widow and unmarryed, and in case she shall after my decease inter marry or take another husband then and immediately from and after such her intermarriage with any person after my decease I give, devise and bequeath all and singular my said messuage tenement or mansion house wherein I now dwell with all the houses, outhouses, barnes, buildings, yards, folds, gardens, orchards, lands, tenements and hereditaments whatsoever thereunto belonging of the said yearly value of forty seven pounds or thereabouts with the appurtenances unto my loveing son William Jenkins to have and to hold unto my said son William Jenkins his heires and assigns forever. And all other the messuages, lands, tenements hereditaments and premisses above mentioned with their appurtenances (except the said woods and underwoods above excepted as aforesaid) I give devise and bequeath unto my said wife Winifred Jenkins for and dureing the terme of her natural life in full recompense of her dower or thirds she may claim out of my reall estate, and from and after her decease I give devise and bequeath all the said last mentioned messuages, lands, tenements and hereditaments and premisses with the appurtenances unto my said son William Jenkins his heires and assigns forever.

Item I give devise and bequeath unto my loveing daughter Mary Jenkins all that my messuage, tenement, mill, lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in the parishes of Goytrey and Lanvair Kilgiddin in the said County of Monmouth and now in tenure of my tenant Henry Daniell at and under the yearly rent of nineteen pounds to have and to hold unto my said daughter Mary Jenkins for so long after my decease as she shall be a minor or untill she arrive at the age of one and twenty years and when she shall arrive at the said age of one and twenty years, then I give, devise and bequeath unto my said daughter Mary Jenkins all that said last mentioned messuage tenement, mill, lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances in tenure of the said Henry Daniell at under the yearly rent of nineteen pounds as aforesaid, and allso all that my messuage, tenement lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in the parish of Lanvair Killgiddin aforesaid and now in tenure of my tenant William Morgan at and under the yearly rent of thirty pounds to have and to hold the said last mentioned messuages, mill, lands, tenements and hereditaments in tenures of Henry Daniell and William Morgan with the appurtenances unto my said daughter Mary Jenkins her heires and assigns for ever. But and if my said son William Jenkins shall within ten years next after my said daughter Mary Jenkins shall arrive at the age of one and twenty years pay or cause to be paid unto my said daughter Mary Jenkins the full summe of seven hundred pounds of lawfull money of Great Britain in lieu thereof, then in such case after such payment made to her of the same, I do hereby declare, order and denounce the aforesaid devise and bequest to her of the aforesaid messuages, lands and premisses to be thenceforth void and determined and hereby then order her to sign, seal and execute sufficient release and releases thereof unto my said son William Jenkins his heires and assigns for ever. Item I give, devise and bequeath unto my loveing daughter Winifred Jenkins all that my messuage tenement lands & hereditaments with the appurtenances commonly called by the name of Carne Leach scituate and being in the said parish of Lanover and County of Monmouth aforesaid and now in tenure of my tenant Francis Joshua att and under the yearly rent of twelve pounds, and allso all that my messuage, tenement, lands & hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in the same parish of Lanover aforesaid and now in tenure of my tenant John George at and under the yearly rent of three pounds to have and to hold unto my said daughter Winifred Jenkins for so long after my decease as she shall be a minor or untill she arrive at the age of one and twenty years, and when she shall arrive at the said age of one and twenty years, then I give, devise and bequeath unto my said daughter Winifred Jenkins all the said last mentioned messuages, lands, tenements and hereditaments with the appurtenances in tenures of Francis Joshua and John George as aforesaid, and allso all that my messuage, tenement, lands and hereditaments of mine scituate and being in the aforesaid parish of Lanvair Killgiddin commonly called by the name of Penylan and now in tenure of my tenant Thomas Harry at and under the yearly rent of three pounds (but subject to a rent charge all ready laid thereon of fourty shillings a year) with the appurtenances, and allso all that my messuage, tenement, lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in the aforesaid parish of Lanvair Killgiddin and late in tenure of my late tenant Robert Long deceased at and under the yearly rent of twenty and eight pounds, and allso all that my messuage, tenement, lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate and being in the aforesaid parish of Goytrey and now in tenure of my tenant William James at and under the yearly rent of five pounds to have and to hold the said messuages, lands, tenements and hereditaments last mentioned to be now or late in the said tenure of Francis Joshua, John George, Thomas Harry, Robert Long and William James with their appurtenances unto my said daughter Winifred Jenkins her heires and assigns for ever. But and if my said son William Jenkins shall within ten years next after my said daughter Winifred Jenkins shall arrive at the age of one and twenty years pay or cause to be paid unto my said daughter Winifred Jenkins the full summ of seven hundred pounds of lawfull money of Great Brittain in lieu thereof, then and in such case after such payment made to my said daughter Winifred of the same, I do hereby declare, order & denounce the aforesaid devise and bequest to her of the aforesaid messuages, lands and premisses now last mentioned then to be thenceforth void and determined and I do hereby order her then to sign, seal and execute sufficient release and releases thereof unto my said son William Jenkins his heires and assigns for ever. Item I give, devise and bequeath unto my said son William Jenkins all those my said messuages, lands, tenements and hereditaments herein before mentioned scituate in the parishes of Lanvair Killgiddin & Goytrey aforesaid and now or late in the tenures of Thomas Harry, Robert Long, William Morgan and William James to have and to hold unto my said son William Jenkins for so long after my decease untill the same shall respectively by virtue of this my Will come and belong unto his said sisters Mary Jenkins and Winifred Jenkins as aforesaid but redeemable to him his heires and assigns as aforesaid.

Item I give, devise and bequeath unto my said son William Jenkins all and singular my messuages lands, tenements and hereditaments whatsoever not hererein before devised or mentioned with their appurtenances and allso all the woods and underwoods now growing or being or which shall grow or be in or upon any of my lands tenements and hereditaments wheresoever scituate in the said County of Monmouth with free liberty of ingress, egress and regress at all times to view, fell, fence, cutt, cord, cole, work, convert and carry away the same the better to enable him to raise the said summes of seven hundred pounds apiece for his said two sisters Mary and Winifred in order to redeem the aforesaid messuages, lands, tenements and hereditaments to them herein before bequeathed and devised. Item I give, devise and bequeath unto my said wife Winifred Jenkins all that tenement, lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances commonly called by the name of Hendre Baskell and allso another tenement of lands thereunto adjoyning commonly called John Bevans Lands both scituate and being in the parish of Ragland aforesaid and now in tenure of William Evans my tenant at and under the yearly rent of fourteen pounds and allso all the messuage, tenement, lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances scituate in the parish of Brungwyn in the said County of Monmouth and now in tenure of my tenant Walter Morgan at and under the yearly rent of two pounds and ten shillings to have and to hold unto my said wife Winifred Jenkins her heires and assigns for ever on condition nevertheless that she her heirs or assigns do pay in lieu thereof the summ of one hundred pounds a piece of lawfull Brittish money unto William Harries and Thomas Harries junior and allso the summe of fifty pounds of like lawfull money to Winifred Harries (sons and daughter of her brother in law Thomas Harries) with all interest due for the same (being legacies bequeathed by them in the last Will and Testament of their grandfather Henry Lewis gentleman deceased) and that at such times and manner as the said Will directs reference being thereunto had. Item I give and bequeath unto my said wife Winifred Jenkins the summe one hundred and four score pounds of lawfull Brittish money which I entitled unto as executor of the said Will of the said Henry Lewis or otherwise, the same being charged laid and secured on lands and tenements now or late of Edward Watkins gentleman and scituate in Lannarth or elsewhere in the said County of Monmouth as by mortgage deeds in my custody may appear, with all interest due thereupon to have and to hold unto my said wife Winifred Jenkins her executors administrators and assigns on condition nevertheless that she her heires exors admors or assigns do pay in lieu thereof the summ of one hundred pounds to Joan Price daughter of William Price of Cummerll gent and allso the summ of fifty pounds to my daughter Mary Jenkins, being their legacies left them in and by the said Will of their grandfather Henry Lewis deced with interest for the same at such times and such manner as the said Will directs. Item I give and bequeath all the rest of my goods chattles and personall estate whatsoever unto my said wife Winifred Jenkins to her own proper use & benefit. And it is my will and the true meaning hereof and I do hereby order direct and declare that in case my said son William Jenkins and daughters Mary Jenkins and Winefred Jenkins should all happen to decease before they arrive at the age of one and twenty years leaving no issue of their bodies lawfully to be begotten behind them, or such issue die before such issue arrive at the age of one and twenty years, then and in such case I do hereby give, devise and bequeath all and singular my freehold messuages, lands, tenements & hereditaments with the appurtenances (except what is herein devised to my said wife her heires and assigns) after the severall deceases of my said son and daughters and their issue under age as aforesaid and the decease of my said wife Winifred unto and equally amongst my two nephews David Williams and Reginald Williams (sons of my sister Mary Williams) and to and equally amongst their heires & assigns for ever equally to be divided. And of this my last Will and Testament I do hereby constitute and appoint my said wife Winifred Jenkins to be the sole executrix and I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint Robert Hughes of Trostrey in the said County of Monmouth Esquire and Giles Meredith of Lanellen in the said County of Monmouth Esquire to be trustees and overseers of the due execution & performance of this my Will and hope they will please to accept of the said trust and in case of my said wife’s decease before all or any of my said children do arrive at the age of one and twenty years, then I do hereby constitute the said Robert Hughes & Giles Meredith and the survivor of them to be guardian or guardians to my said child or children & to take care of their education, to whom I committ the same. And hereby revoking, annulling & makeing void all and every former Will & Wills by me at any time heretofore made, executed and published I constitute, declare, publish & appoint this to be my last Will & Testament. In wittness whereof I have hereunto putt my hand and seal the day month and year first above written. Thos Jenkins

Signed, sealed, delivered, published and declared by the said testator Thomas Jenkins as his last Will & Testament before us who as witnesses hereof have hereunto in his presence & at his request subscribed our names those words (ten years) being wrote on razures in two severall places of this Will & the words (and, then & trust) being allso interlined in three severall places above before the execution hereof in the presence of us Wat Powell, Cler de Lanvair Killgiddin; Francis Williams de Goytrey; Tho Bagehott de Begavenny

(Latin) 22 April 1720

Proved by Winifred Jenkins the relict & executrix named in the said Will before William Morgan, Surrogate

(Latin) Proved at Goytrey 22 April 1730 before the Rev William Morgan, Clr, Surrogate by Winifred Jenkins the relict & executrix &c

This coppy agrees wth the original will of the sd Thomas Jenkins deced the same being compared & examined by us Thos Davies NP; Geo Rosser

April the 17^th 1734

We decree the original Will of the sd Thomas Jenkins deceased to be delivered out of the Registry to Robert Hughes Esqr the surviving trustee & overseer in this Will named & guardian of the sd testator’s children & that as much creditt be given to this coppy as to the original Will. Wm Morgan, Surrogate.

NLW Ref: LL/1727/87

John Walter Goytrey – Probate 26th April

In the name of God Amen the eighteene day of January in ye yeare of our Lord God 1726/7 & in the thirteene yeare of ye Reigne of our Sov’gne Lord George by ye grace of God Linge of Grete Brittaine France & Ireland Kinge defender of ye faith I John Walter of ye pish of Goytre in ye County of Monmoth & within ye diosess of Landaffe yeoman being sick in body but of perfect memory tankes be to God doe make & ordayne this my last Will & testament in maner & forme following viz first & princepally I recomend my soule in to ye protection and care of Allmty God my maker & Jesus Chrich my redemer & my body to be desently buried in Chrishan buriall & as tuching such worldly goodes where with itt hath pleased God to bles me in this life.

Im’mis I give & bequeath to my well beloved wife Maude Wateres all my houshuld stufe all my corne in my house allredy thesh & in my barne unthreshed & all my cattell horsis & sheepe during her naturall life.

It I give & bequeath to my daughter Mary Walters one feather bed with his appurtennances one dust bed with his appurttanances.

It I doe give & bequeath to my sune Richard Walters two chafes beeds with thaire appurttanances.

I doe give & bequeth after ye deceased of Maude my sd wife all my houshould stufe corne in ye house or in ye barne cattles horses & shepe two my son Richard Walters & my daughter Marry Walters two be equally devided bettweene them both & to be delivered in a month after her decesed.

It I doe give & bequeth to my sun Thomas Walter one bed stede one table bord after ye decease of Marry Waters widd.

Ite I doe give demise & bequeath to my well beloved wife Maude Walters one tenement one barne & best house stable there adjoyning two gardens two orchergs & six parcelles of lands arable & pasture which I doe now howdlleth as teneant? two my sister in law Marry Walters widd scituat linge & being in ye pish of Goytre & County of Monmoth in as large & app’ler maner as I doe now houlde them afteer ye deceased of ye sd Marry Walters widd to my wife Maud Walters ye terme of her naturall life & after her deceased to my son Thomas Walte his haires & assagnes for ever upon condicon yt my sd son Thomas Walte shall pay two my son Richard Walters ye sume of five pounds of good & lawfull mony of Great Brittaine within ye space of one whole yeare after ye decesed of Maude Walters my sd wife

allsoe I doe give & bequeath to Mary Waters my daughter ye sum of five pound of good & lawfull money of Gret Brittaine & to be paid within ye space of two yeares after ye decesed of my sd wife Maud Walter & my will & meneing is yt if my son Thomas Walter shall refuse to pay to my son Richard Walter ye sum of five pounds within ye space of one whole yeare after ye deceased of my sd wife Maud Walters yt my son Richard Walters to enter in to ye landes & p’mis till hee will be fully satisfied & pd my will & mening is yt if my son Thomas Walter will not pd ye sum of five pound within ye space of two yeares after ye decesead of Maude my sd wife my will is yt my daughter Mary Walters is to reenter to ye house lands & p’misses & keepe them thill shee will be fullty satisfied & pd.

I doe nomnat my well beloved wide Maude to be my sole executrix of this my last will & testament in writting hereof I have set my hand & sele ye day month & yeare above written.

Ye tesstat’s marke X

Signed sealed published and declared in ye p’sence of us Jenkin Rosser; William Sanders?; William Matthews

(Latin) 26^th April 1727. Proved by Maud Walter the relict & executrix in this Will named &c &c. Before me William Morgan, Surrogate

(Latin) Proved at Abergavenny 26 April 1727 before the Rev William Morgan, Clk, Surrogate &c by Maud Walter the relict & executrix &c to whom administration was granted &c

A true inventory of all ye goods stock cattells & chettells of John Walters late of ye pish of Goytre in ye County of Monmoth and within ye diocess of Landaff yeoman valuyed & p’sed by ye perssons under named ye twentith eight day of January 1726/7

£            s            d

Imp’ris the dieacesseds wearing apparell                                                    00            10            00

Ite two oxons three cowes                                                                               08            00            00

Ite one ould horse two likell mares                                                               02            15            00

Ite two haifers two yeare ould two yearlings caves                                    01            10            00

Ite fifteene sheepe & weathers                                                                        00            15            0

Ite two pickes                                                                                                      00            05            0

Ite corne in ye house allredy thrich & in ye barne unthrech                     02            00            00

Ite one brase panes one brase cetell                                                               00            10            0

Ite in peuter & iron                                                                                             00            06            08

Ite one feather bed three chafer bedes with thaire appurtanances          02            05            0

Ite one table burd one cofer one bench                                                          00            03            0

Ite all ye rest of ye houshould stufe & implem’ts yt belongeth two

husbandry & all utencies                                                                       00            06            08

19            06            04

Aprssors: Richard Jenkins; Jenkin Rosser; the marke of William (WR) Richard; William Matthew

NLW Ref: LL/1728/84

Noverint universi per presents nos   Jenkin Rosser  de Goytre in Comitatu Monmouth yeoman, James Rosser of the same parish yeoman & Charles Williams of the same parish yeoman   teneri et firmiter obligari  libris bone et Legalis monete Anglie solvendis eidem  aut certo attornato executorbus administrators vel assign suis ad quam quidem solutionem bene et fideliter faciendam obligamus nos et utrumque nostrum per se pro toto et in solidum heredes, executors et administrators nostros firmiter per presents per presentes sigillis nostris sigillatas Date 7 May 1728

The condition of this obligation is such that if ye above bounden Jenkin Rosser & James Rosser the nephews and administrators of all and singular ye goods chells and credits of Catherine Williams late of ye pish of Goytre in ye County of   Monmouth deceased doe make or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods chattells and credits of the said deceased which have or shall come to the hands possession or knowledge of   them     the said    Jenkin Rosser & James Rosser  or into the hands and possession of any person or persons for him and the same soe made doe exhibit or cause to be exhibited into the Registry of the Consistory Court of   Landaff  at or before the 7th day of   November next ensuing.

And the same goods chattells and credits and all other the goods chattells & credits of the said deceased at the time of her death which at any time after shall come to the hands or possession of the said    Jenkin Rosser & James Rosser or into the hands & possession of any other person or persons for him doe well and truely administer according to law or further doe make or cause to be made a true and just accompt of their sd ad’con at or before the 7th day of   May 1729   and all the rest and residue of the said goods chattells and credits wch shall be found remaining upon the said administrators accompt the same being first examined and allowed by the Judge or Judges for the time being of the said Court shall deliver unto such person or persons respectively as the said Judge or Judges by his or their decree or sentence pursuant to the true intent and meaning of a late Act of Parliament made in the two and twentieth and three and twentieth years of ye reigne of our late Soveraigne Lord King Charles the second intitled an Act for ye better settling of intestates estates, shall limitt and appoint. and if it shall hereafter appeare that any last will and Testament was made by the said deceased and the executor or executors therein named doe exhibit the same into the said Court making request to have it allowed and approved accordingly if the said  above bounden being thereunto required doe render and deliver the sd Letters of Administration (approbation of such testament being first had and made) in the said Court then this obligation to be void and of none effect or else to remaine in full force and vertue.

Jenkin Rosser; James Rosser; Charles Williams; John (X) Jenkin

Sealed and delivered in the presence of Tho: Davies NP

Admon was granted to the above Jenkin Rosser & James Rosser &c, before me William Morgan, Surrogate

A true and perfect inventory of all the goods cattle and chattells of Catherine Williams of the psh of Goytrey in the sd County of Monmouth spinster lately deceased, made valued and appraised this 21^st day of October 1727 by us whose hands are hereunder sett as following vizt

£            s            d

Imprimis her wearing apparell                                                                 1            0            0

Item one old feather bed wth ye appt’ces                                                1            0            0

Item two bedsteads & one chaff bed                                                         0            10            0

Item some brass pewter & iron                                                                   1            0            0

Item one old cubbard, four coffers, one table, one bench, two chaires & two little stooles            0            5            0

Item debts desperate & sperate                                                                17            0            0

Tot                                    20            15            0

Made and apprized by us Jenkin Rosser; James Rosser; Francis Morgan

(Latin) This inventory was exhibited at Abergavenny 7 May 1728 by Jenkin Rosser & James Rosser the nephews &c