Held at:

National Library of Wales

Reference:

BR/1833/17

Source:

Photocopy of original document

Title:

Probate Collection; The will and documents for John Roberts, bachelor

Place name:

Newton

Date:

1833

Description:

Documents
1. W ill 2 pages] dated 10 January 1827
Beneficiaries: To brother, Phillip Roberts, all his messuage, tenement and farm called The Green lying in Newton and the parish of St Margarets and currently tenanted by James Farr [see BR/1855/73], subject to the payment of £40 to nephew William Roberts and £5 p.a. to the testator's sister Martha Watkins, widow, of Longtown.
To Martha, daughter of William Watkins of the Blackhill, Craswall, all his household goods and furniture for her sole use..
Residual legatee nephew, William Watkins of the Blackhill.

Executor: nephew, William Watkins

Signed by the testator

Witnesses: John Gwillim, Pontercerthoron Mills, Edward Lewis of Sunnybank, and Thomas Griffiths , Pontercerthorion Mills

Date of Probate: 5 July 1833 .

2. Inventory: none but coversheet endorsed 'under £200'.

 

 

Observations

An unremarkable will, save that the two witnesses John Gwillim and Thomas Griffiths spell the Mills where they live differently, Griffiths inserts an 'i'. Documents include 2 coversheets; 4 sheets in all.

 

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