Held at: | National Library of |
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
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:
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].
Ref: ldhsarchive_pfs_clo_0546