Held at: | National Library of |
Reference: | BR1686/14 |
Source: | Original document, photocopy |
Title: | Probate Collection; Will and papers of Lewis Gilbert, yeoman |
Place name: | Llanveynoe |
Date: | 1686 |
Description:
Documents:
1.Will dated
Beneficiaries:. 'My lands were settled and assured by deede to me and Blanch my wife dring her natrall life and the life of the sirviver of us'. Blanch is to have all the hay, oats and barley and 'everying [everything?] upon the land & my household stuffe '.
'the remainder to John Gilbert my sonne ' who is charged to pay £40 in legacies .
To Catherine, Rachell ,Jane and Elizabeth, his daughters, £5 each.
To son, Morgan, £5
He provides £10 for his funeral expenses.His
Executrix: his 'well beloved' daughter, Rachell .
Signed by testator.
Witnesses: Thomas Lewis and James J. Nicholl .
Date of probate: undated.
2. Inventory: dated
Observations:
Number of documents 2. It is not clear why, though the date of the inventory ties in with the date of the will [suggesting that Lewis Gilbert died shortly after making his will] the probate occurs eleven years later.
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