Held at:

National Library of Wales

Reference:

BR/1650/82

Source:

Photocopy of original documents

Title:

Probate Collection; Will and documents for Henry Watkins, yeoman

Place name:

Michaelchurch Escley

Date:

1650

Description:


Documents

1.  Will: dated 15 May 1650
Beneficiaries:
To sister in law, Johan Jenkins, the house in which he dwells together with the land and the remainder of  his lease for the payment of his debts. Also all the furniture in the house for the settling of his funeral expenses.
To wife, Alce [ Alice ?] the residue  of his household stuff.    

Executrix: sister in law, Johan Jenkins.

Marked by testator.

Witnesses: William Miles Cle[rk], Thomas Watkins, David Price of Michaell [following word indecipherable], William Price and Arnold Price.

 Date of probate: 27 June 1650 .

2. Inventory: dated 12 June 1650; comes to £9  11  0d. Appraisers: Eyton Bevan, Thomas Watkins, John William Prichard.

 

 

Observations:

The documents include a bond dated 27 June 1650 with bounden Johan Jenkins of Michaelchurch Escley, widow and William Prichard of the same in a surety of £200.

The inventory values are a mixture of mainly Arabic numerals but also some Roman

His inventory is reproduced below with modern spelling and all Arabic numerals.

                                                Inventory

 

  £

    s

  d

Item    two flockbeds and their furniture prized

  1

  10

 

Item    bedsteads     prized

 

  10

 

Item    two table boards, forms & benches

 

  10

 

Item    two coffers prized

 

     5

 

Item    all wooden vessels prized

 

  10

 

Item    brass and pewter prized

 

    3

 

Item    Barley and hemp prized

  1

 

 

Item    his wearing apparel  prized

 

    3

 

Item    the benefit of a lease held from Owen
    Powell for the term unexpired   prized


  5

 

 

                                                       comes to

 £ 9

  11

   0


[not totalled by the appraisers.]

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