Held at:

National Library of Wales

Reference:

BR/1615/20

Source:

Original documents

Title:

Probate Collection; Will and documents for Gwenllian Haward, widow

Place name:

Clodock

Date:

1615

Description:

Documents:
1.Will
] dated
30 June 1615 .
Beneficiaries:
To daughters, Elinor Haward and Janett Haward, £3 15s which money is due from son William who 'is bound to pay upon trust'.
To Oliffe daughter of Phillipp John Harry, one 1 year old heifer, the bed 'wherein I use to lay', with its appurtenances and the biggest pan.
To daughter Elinor, 2 platters.
To daughter Janett, 2 platters and one 'old basen [brazen?] pott.'
To Maud Haward, half a bushel of wheat and a bushel of oats.
To Katherine Thomas Gowgs[?], a peck of wheat.
To Cybill Water [Walter?], a peck of wheat.
To brother, Howell John Thomas, all the remainder of her goods cattle and household stuff to be disposed of amongst her children as he thinks fit.

Executors: Howell John Thomas, brother and Elizabeth Haward, daughter.

Marked by testator.

Witnesses: Watkin Jones and Lewis Rees

Probate date:
17 January 1615

2. Inventory: dated xixx June 1615 [ this date is difficult to reconcile with that of the will if it is intended to indicate the 29th ,the day before the will]; value £6 5 7d. Assessors: William John Thomas and William John.

 

 

 

Observations:

The will is accompanied an inventory which is reproduced below:

Inventory

Imprimis 4 kine

£ 3 10s 0d

Item 1 heifer

10s

Item 2 yearling calves

6s 8d

Item 1 heifer two years old

7s 6d

Item 1 cow

3s

Item all the household stuff

25s 8d

Item A moiety of 1 acre of winter corn

2s

Item Dung

9d

Total

£6 5s 7d




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