Held at:

National Library of Wales

Reference:

BR/1643/132

Source:

Photocopy of original documents

Title:

Probate Collection; Will and documents for John Morgan

Place name:

Clodock

Date:

1643

Description:


Documents

1. Nuncupative Will dated 'on or about 2 June 1643 '.
Beneficiaries:

To Thomas Morgan, Brother, a cow, a year old heifer and all his other goods cattle and credits.

Executor: Brother Thomas Morgan.

No signature or mark.

Witnesses: Phillipp Landon and Elizabeth Watkin the wife of David Watkin. 

  Date of probate:   30 June 1643

2. Inventory:   no date; value 32/-. Appraisers Phillipp Thomas and James Watkin

 

 

Observations:

The documents include a bond dated 30 June 1643 with bounden Thomas Morgan of Clodock, labourer and Phillip Landon of the same, yeoman in a surety of £20. The cover sheet seems to have an endorsement 2s underlined with below the line 'ap per 6d' which is taken to indicate the cost of probate was 2/- and it cost 6d to make the copies. 4 sheets in all.
   
His inventory is reproduced below with modern spelling
                                   
                                                Inventory

 

 

    £

  s

    d

Imprimis one little Red cow

xxs

   1

 

 

It    one 'litell gydy' heifer of one year old  

iiijs

 

  4

 

It    one skillet, one cauldron, one iron frying pan   

vs

 

  5

 

It    one wooden bedstead

xijd

 

  1

 

It    his wearing apparel

  ijs

 

  2

 

 

 

 [£ 1  

12  0d]  

 


                                     Summa Totalis 32s
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