Held at: | National Library of Wales |
Reference: | BR/1691/15 |
Source: | Photocopy of original documents |
Title: | Probate Collection; Will and documents for Elizabeth Shaw, widow |
Place name: | Craswall |
Date: | 1691 |
Description:
Documents:
1. Will dated
Beneficiaries: To Johan, wife of Seath [Seth?] Powell, her best coverlet and one gold ring.
To each of her godchildren 10/- apiece.
To grandson, John Shaw, £40, a chair, all the tableboards, benches and shelves also one great iron [?] in the kitchen, one great brass pot and a pair of sheets.
30/- to be divided amonst the poor at her funeral.
Grandchildren, Richard and Sybill Shaw to be residual legatees.
Executors: grandchildren, Richard and Sybill Shaw, jointly.
Marked by the testator.
Witnesses: Mary Grigg, Elizabeth Watkin and John Gilbert.
Date of Probate:
2. Inventory: undated, value £133 13 11d. Appraisers Thomas Morgan of
Observations:
The inventory shows she had expensive clothes at £2; £126 of it was in bonds. A rather messy will, full of blots 4 documents in all.
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