Held at: | Private Collection |
Reference: | RS_0010 |
Source: | Private research: Probate Documents |
Title: | Names and ownership of property in Craswall |
Place name: | Craswall |
Date: | 1600’s 1700’s 1800’s |
Description:
Property Called | Date | Owner/Tenant | Source | Comment |
Abbey Lands | 1697 | Foster Mabbe | Will | Messuage & leasehold land left to son Thomas |
Blackhill | c.1660 | Lewis Gilbert | Will ref. | Sold to Lewis Jenkins |
Blackhill | 1670 | Lewis Jenkins [tenant David Watkins] | Will | Messuage & 6 Welsh acres; left to son Henry & daughter Rachel |
Blackhill | 1833 | William Watkins | Will | Mentioned in will |
Blackhill | 1840 | William Farr | Will ref. | - |
Cae Kothine | 1690 | Phillip Harry | Will | Left to wife Alice |
Cae Mawr | 1826 | William Symmonds | Lease | £65 for lease renewal |
Cae Mawr | 1845 | William Symonds | Will | Left to wife Mary |
Cae yr werne | 1690 | Phillip Harry | Will | Left to wife Alice |
Caia mai Gwreth | 1791 | Thomas Watkins | Will | 4 parcels of land left to son Richard |
Coed | 1833 | John Watkins | Will | Left to son John; freehold & copyhold |
Croft yr Eyshyn | 1697 | Foster Mabbe | Will | Meadow [part of Abbey Lands] left to wife Elinor |
Crossway | 1845 | William Symonds | Will | Left to wife Mary |
David Harris plock | 1817 | Thomas Jones | Mortgage | Land in forest Heane [Hene] |
Forest Gate | 1856 | Samuel Jones [blacksmith] | Will | Left to son Elijah |
Forest Hen | 1855 | James Pritchard | Will | Farm & lands left to son Thomas |
Gorgy | 1817 | John Gilbert | Will | Leasehold |
Gworlod y Bint | 1697 | Foster Mabbe | Will | Meadow [part of Abbey Lands] left to wife Elinor |
Howells Land | 1856 | Samuel Jones [blacksmith] | Will | Left to son James |
Kiledayre | 1691 | William Jenkins | Will | Land in forest Heane; left to sister Elizabeth |
Kilhorse | 1817 | Thomas Jones | Will | Left to Thomas Williams |
Lloyds Lands | 1847 | David Gilbert | Will | Lease left to brother John |
Neave [The Neave] | 1856 | Samuel Jones [blacksmith] | Will | Left to son John |
Nef | 1777 | Abraham Read | Will | Leasehold land |
Noah Griffiths Land | 1847 | David Gilbert | Will | Leasehold; left to brother John |
Pwll Matog | 1845 | William Symonds | Will | Left to wife Mary |
Rock [The Rock] | c.1830 | Mary Davies | Will | Sold to Richard Brown |
Shop | 1737 | Henry Jenkins | Will | Cottage left to daughters of brother John |
Sunnybank | 1843 | John Gwillim | Will ref. | - |
The Rock | 1837 | Richard Brown | Will | Left to wife Elizabeth; Cottage with garden & land adjoining the river Monnow |
The Yat [The Gate] | 1856 | John Watkins | Will | Left to Daughter Elizabeth; gardens and plocks at the bottom of the Heven Hill |
Three Horseshoes | 1856 | Samuel Jones [blacksmith] | Will | Left to son Elijah, with Blacksmiths shop |
Tump | 1817 | Thomas Jones | Will | Left to Susannah Williams |
Tyr John Gorath y Geach | 1840 | James Parry the elder | Will | Sold to son John |
Tyr y Shop | 1737 | Henry Jenkins | Will | Lands left to daughters of brother John |
Tyr y Tw Newydd | 1737 | Henry Jenkins | Will | - |
Tyr Ynon | c.1670 | Lewis Watkins of Cusop | Will | Land with cottage; sold to John James |
Tyr Ynon | 1679 | John James | Will | Land with cottage; left to wife Mary James |
Upper Cwm | 1843 | Richard Watkins | Will | Property to be sold |
Upper House, Hendy | 1856 | Samuel Jones [blacksmith] | Will | Left to son Samuel |
Werar | 1697 | Foster Mabbe | Will | Meadow [part of Abbey Lands] left to wife Elinor |
White Haywood | 1847 | David Gilbert | Will | Left to brother John |
William Davis Land | 1845 | William Symonds | Will | Left to wife Mary |
Observations:
Property names are frequently reproduced phonetically in original documents, leading to considerable variations in spelling; the writing in old manuscripts can also be difficult to interpret. Property was also sometimes given the names of the current or previous owners [eg ‘Xyz’s Land’] and names therefore changed accordingly over time. In the list above, spellings in the original documents have sometimes been amended to conform to the most frequent usage, and this should be borne in mind if looking for a specific property name. References to alternative names [as distinct from spelling variants] are given where any are known.
Family names associated with individual properties may be as owner, leaseholder, tenant or sub-tenant; where known the status is given in the comments.
The above list is compiled from various external sources including the internet; further property or family names can also be found using the search engine for material held on this website.
Original Wills and other probate documents for most parishes in the Hundred of Ewyas Lacy are held by the National Library of Wales
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