Held at:

National Library of Wales

Reference:

BR 1826/7

Source:

Photocopy of original documents

Title:

Probate Collection: Will and Documents for James Cook, carpenter

Place name:

Longtown

Date:

1816

Description :

Will: [ 2pages ] dated [2 pages] dated 8 May 1816:

Beneficiaries: To Elizabeth, wife, 'all my two freehold cottages which I bought of David Jones, James Hughes and William Gwillim… but if my son John shall marry before decease of my wife he shall have one of the cottages'. After death of wife all to John.
To son, Thomas £20 + one bed.
To son William £20 + one bed.
To son James if he return from "his military station" £10.

Executor: Son, John Cook.

Marked by testator.

Witnesses: John Rogers, Thomas Prosser, Samuel Gwillim.

Date of probate:
4 January 1826 .

2. Inventory:
None, but will endorsed 'effects sworn under £20'

 

 

Observations:

1 cover sheet. 3 sheets in total.


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