Description:

Probate papers of James Prosser, blacksmith

Will included: Yes

Date of Will: 23^rd March 1725

Beneficiaries: To my loving wife Margaret the messuage or tenement and lands wherein I now dwell which I hold by lease under Thomas Smith Esq. while she lives a widow, and that after her marriage with any other person the said property shall be to my son [?Rees] Prosser upon payment of certain legacies to James Prosser, eldest son, Abraham Prosser, second son, and Sarah Prosser, daughter. Other bequests are to son Abraham and daughter Martha, with the balance of the personal estate to wife Margaret for her to dispose of between the three youngest children at her discretion.

Others mentioned: Wife Margaret as sole executrix

Witnesses: Foster Rogers; William Prichard; John Watkin

Inventory included: Yes, 2 copies, dated 2^nd April 1726, value £15-10-00 including £1-10-00 for ‘an old anvil and other implements of his profession’.

Appraisers: Abraham Prosser; Reece Williams

Will proved:  13^th September 1726

Bond included: None

Other papers: None

Property/Holdings: None named

Observations:

None