Held at:

National Library of Wales

Reference:

BR/1661/36

Source:

Photocopy of original documents

Title:

Probate Collection; Will and documents for Watkin William, yeoman

Place name:

Clodock

Date:

1661

Description:

Documents:
1. Will
dated
28 May 1656 .
Beneficiaries: To James Watkin, 'my naturall son sixe pounds towards my dept [debt]'.
To Howell Watkin, son, £4.
To Olife Watkin, daughter, £3.
To Thomas Watkin, son, 10/-.
To Symonte Watkin, son 10/-
To Mary Watkin, a lamb. Also to 'blance'[?Blanch] Watkins, one lamb.
various other small bequests follow including ' one cupboard stand in the Hall' to Howell Watkin .
Jane his wife to be residual legatee.

Executor: James Watkin.

Marked [?] by the testator.

Witnesses: John Watkin, Cathrine Prosser and Jane Williams.

Date of probate:
24 September 1661 .

2. Inventory: undated [and incorrectly numbered BR/1661/37 by NLW] value untotalled but comes to £18 14 0d. Appraisers 'Jam' Parry, Humphrey George and David Thomas.

 

 

Observations:

Documents include a bond with James and John Watkin named as sureties and 2 coversheet; 5 sheets in all.
One of the coversheets indicates that the testator was of 'Lanvino' [Llanveynoe].


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