Held at:

National Library of Wales

Reference:

BR1680/13

Source:

Original document, photocopy

Title:

Probate Collection; Will and papers of William Abram, yeoman

Place name:

Llanveynoe

Date:

1680

Description:

Documents:
1.Will
dated
31 January 1678 .
Beneficiaries: To his niece, Margery, £10 due to him by bond from Janet Price, widow of Cwmyoy , Monmouthshire, together with a further £5 due by bond from Marmaduke Lewis, gent, of Llanveynoe , plus the twenty shillings interest on it.
To Margery most of his household goods, except for a bed and coarse sheets to her brother, William, which he must permit his mother to use during her lifetime.
To Phillip Abram, his brother, his best coat.

Executrix: Margery Abram.

Marked by testator

Witnesses: David Robert, David Probert and Tho : Abram.

Date of probate:
6 July 1680 .

2. Inventory: dated
10 June 1680 , value £24 5 6d. Appraisers: James Watkin,and William [torn manuscript] Lewis

 

 

Observations:

Number of documents 8. Including a Bond with bounden Margery Abram of Cwmyoy , spinster and John Anthony of Talgarth , Co. Brecon, gent in a surety of £40; appointing Margery Anthony to administer the estate. There is also an interesting letter from John Delahay of Longtown dated July [?] 5 1680 to Mr David Vaughan of Brecon over the delay in the probate.


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