Held at:

National Library of Wales

Reference:

BR/1641/180

Source:

Photocopy of original documents

Title:

Probate Collection; Will and documents for John Rogers

Place name:

Craswall

Date:

1641

Description:

Documents:
1. Will dated 16 April 1641 .
Beneficiaries:
Th the cathedral church of St Davids, 12d.[1/-]
To son and heir, Thomas Rogers, the copyhold lands which adjoin the 'freehold whereon I doe now dwell', which are held by a deed from Henry Neville, and Henry Baker dated 4 June 1638.
Also to Thomas, the best chair, the best table and the wain.
To son, John Rogers, £5.
To son, Richard Rogers, £5.
To son, Henry Rogers, £10.
To son, Phillip Rogers, £10.
To daughter, Sibill Rogers, £5 and a ewe.
To Thomas David, John David, Johan David, Mary David and Margeret David, the children of Thomas David Thomas John Lewis, £5 to be divided between them when they reach 21. If any of the children die before reaching 21 their legacy is to be divided between the survivors.
To godson, John Williams, 5/-.
To daughters, Anne, Sibill and Margaret Rogers, £80 to be divided equally between them; to be paid them by son Thomas within one year of the testator's death. If Thomas refuses to pay the £80, he is to forfeit the copyhold lands to the daughters.
  'If any of my children happen to die wth out any will or testament that then the portion of the same may and to be equally divided amongst the rest wch shall be then allive'
Executors: sons, Henry and Phillip Rogers.

Marked by testator.

Witnesses: William Miles, clc., Harry Watkins, Anne Rogers.

Date of probate: 8 May 1641 .

2. Inventory: dated 27 May 1641 ; value £102  2   6d [estimated].   Appraisers; Symon Parry and John David.

 

 

Observations:

The documents include a bond dated 8 June 1641 with bounden Henry Rogers of Clodock, yeoman and Phillip Rogers of the same place in a surety of [indecipherable ??? 'centum' ie 100, has been crossed out and a new amount interlined which cannot be read].
His inventory is reproduced below with modern spelling.

                                    Inventory

 

 

 

   £

   s

   d

In primis we arbitrate four oxen to

xijli

 

  12

 

 

Item   nine kine

xviijli

 

  18

 

 

Item   five 2 yr old young beasts

  viijli

 

    8

 

 

Item   four horses

est*

 

    5

    6

   8

Item   four sucking calves

hole

 

 

  ?

 

Item   6 sheep

xxs

 

    1

 

 

Item   five swine

xijs vjd

 

 

  12

    6

Item   2 feather beds with their appurtenances

  viijli

 

    8

 

 

Item   one flockbed

  ijli

 

    2

 

 

Item   brass vessels which be one pan, one pot
    and a kettle


2li  xs

 


    2


  10

 

Item   eight platters and two candlesticks

     xs

 

 

  10

 

Item   four coffers

  xxs

 

    1

 

 

Item   wooden vessels

  xxxs

 

    1

  10

 

Item   small implements of household stuff

  xxxs

 

    1

  10

 

Item   his implements of husbandry work

  xxxs

 

    1

  10

 

Item   his wearing clothes

iiijli

 

    4

 

 

Item   We did p[re]sent there of money that did ap[per]tain
    to the said John Rogers by bonds, bills and
    specialties or by[hole] to him in anywise
    ap[per]taining to




xxxxli

 




  40

 

 

                                Estimated total due to the holes

 

 

£107

    9

  2d

* hole in document: value estimated from what can be read. 

Some of the items seem to have rather inflated values, for instance his clothing at £4 and the flock bed at £2.

See also the nuncupative will of Margaret Rogers at mfs_clo_2001.                                        
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