Description:

Documents:
1. Will [2pages] dated 23 March 1718
Beneficiaries: To niece, Elizabeth Lloyd, daughter of brother Thomas Lloyd, the lease of his cottage and lands held from Lord Abergavenny. Also all his goods and furniture together with £5 'good money'.
To nephews, Phillip and William Lloyd, sons of Brother Thomas, £5 of 'good money' each.
To sister, Venus Jones, wife of Jenkin Jones, £3.
To nephews William and James Jones, 20/- 'good money' each
To brother, Thomas, £5 'good money'.
To the poor of Craswall, 40/- 'good money' to be paid, 'at the Discretion and Direction of the chiefest inhabitants of the said townshipp', to those 'not chargeable to the Parish'. 20/- at the first Christmas after his death and 20/- at the Easter following.
To godchildren, Sarah, daughter of John Lewis, Sarah, daughter of John Jones, Anne Lewis daughter of William Lewis, Anne, the daughter of Samuel Harries and John the son of John Davies, 5/- 'good money' each.
£6 to be laid out for funeral expenses.

Executor: brother, Thomas Lloyd.

Mark of testator.
 
Witnesses: Noah Griffitts, William Harvey and Thomas Price
 
Date of Probate: 22 June 1719

2. Inventory: dated 17 June 1719 value £54 15 0d. Appraisers Noah Griffits and Thomas Price.

Observations:

The term 'good money' used in the will probably reflects old memories of the re-coinage and the clipping of much of the silver coinage which went on; 3 sheets in total.