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1. Will [6 pages] dated 11 May 1848 .
[This will, because of the very dense legalistic wording is very hard to understand but so far as this entry is concerned the main points seem to be as follow]
Ann Gwillim was married twice. First to David Watkins by whom she had 6 children.
Her will to a large extent concerns a property, unnamed, but it has two named fields, Mill Meadow and Little Ruff and the grist mill, Cwm Dulas Mill, and it lies across the boundary between Clocock and Dulas parishes. It seems that in 1823 David and John Gwillim obtained the property from Phillip Jones and at the time David Watkins was the tenant. In 1832 David Watkins and his wife Ann purchased the property from the Gwillims, taking out a mortgage of £1300. Subsequently David Watkins died and his wife married again, William Gwillim. The property had been placed in trust on David Watkins death to be sold as necessary to pay debts and provide support for his wife and family.
Ann then married William Gwillim before it was necessary to sell the property and, except for the £1300 mortgage capital, he paid off the debts and in return received the rents and profits from the property. It was however Ann's property to dispose of in her will.
Ann had 3 children by William Gwillim, one before marriage, William and two after, Phillip and James. Her will revives the trust and provides her husband with the property for his lifetime on condition that son William Gwillim is permitted to enter the property at any time with workmen, horses, carts and carriages to fell and take timber for sale or use provided he leaves sufficient for the wants and maintenance of the property and pays reasonable compensation for any damage caused in the felling and extraction of the timber. On her husband's death son William to inherit the property.
But on Ann's death the trustees are to raise £900 on the property. £300 is to equally disbursed amongst the six children of her first marriage, Julia, Sophia, David, Sarah, Margaret and John. £300 is to go to son Phillip Gwillim and £300 to son, James Gwillim, to be paid them when they are 25. If either dies before that age without issue then half the money goes to the survivor and half to son William.
If her husband attempts to interfere with these arrangements then arrangements for his having the property are to be voided and the property passes instead directly to son William and the provisions for the £900 take immediate effect
All her separate personal property she has to dispose of she leaves it to her three  Gwillim sons in equal shares.
Executors: William Hodges [?] of Grosmont Mill, miller and sons William and Phillip,
 
Signed by testator.
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Witnesses: William Jones and William Gwillim.

Date of Probate: 14 May 1850.

Observations

As this is taken from a copy of the will deposited at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury there are no supporting documents.
A very difficult will to read not only the dense legalese and form but also the handwriting.