Held at:

National Library of Wales

Reference:

BR/1664/25

Source:

Photocopy of original documents

Title:

Probate Collection; Will and documents for Phillip James, the elder, husbandman

Place name:

Clodock

Date:

1664

Description:

Documents:
1. Will
dated 31 March 1664
Beneficiaries: To son, William, one cow. Also 'on bead where I ly on with one boulster and to sheets and one ruge'
To son, John, £6.
To son David one 3 year old heifer. Also one other bed and bolster and one shibet [?] one blanket and one coverlid [coverlet].
To daughter, Mary, one yearling heifer and two 2 year old wethers. Also one coffer, one bowl one stand and one pail.
To granddaughter, Elizabeth Jones, 4 sheep.
To grandson, Phillip 'one coult to yeare ould and one iron bar.'
To grandson, William, 'one sucking coafe [?calf]
To daughter, Alce [?
Alice ] 2 sheep and one 'Chisecoul' [cheesecowl].
Various other small bequests.
To Phillip Jones, grandson ' my house where I live in with all other houses belonging to thet house as one barn, one stable, one sheepcote'.

Executor: grandson, Phillip Jones, daughter in law Katherine to be overseer

Marked by testator.

Witnesses: Simon Johne, Mary James, Jane Lewis, John Wm Watkin and Henry Symonds

Date of probate:
21 May 1664 .

2. Inventory: dated
20 May 1664 , value £11 4 0d. Appraisers Symond John, John Wm Watkin, Henry Symonds and Mary James.

 

 

Observations:

Documents include a bond with Katherine Jones and John William Watkin bounden, both of Clodock, with coversheet; 4 sheets in all.


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