Held at:

National Library of Wales

Reference:

BR/1643/140

Source:

Photocopy of original documents

Title:

Probate Collection; Will and documents for George Lane

Place name:

Rowleston

Date:

1643

Description:


Documents

1 Will: dated 29 May 1641 .
Beneficiaries
To his wife all goods, cattle & chattels for her lifetime. Thereafter to son, Robert, except 2 feather beds with appurtenances one 'trend' [trind?] and one 'hogsett' [hogshead] and all the other items wife, Elizabeth brought with her to their marriage, these are hers and her heirs to dispose of.

Executrix: wife, Elizabeth.

Marked by the testator.

Witnesses:Richard Abrahill, Katherine Prichard and William Vaughan

Date of Probate: 19 October 1643

2. Inventory: dated 31 December 1641 ; value £18 11 10d. Appraisers Walter Vaughan, gent and Phillipp Prichard..

 

 

Observations:

There is a bond dated as probate with bounden Elizabeth Lane of Rowlstone, widow and Thomas Abrahall of Llanwarne county Heref., yeoman in a surety of £60.

His inventory is reproduced with modern spelling
Inventory

 

 

£    

s    

d

Imprimis his wearing apparel priced at

xs

 

10

 

Item one heifer of three year old priced at

xxs

1

 

 

Item two yearling calves priced at

xiijs iiijd

 

13

4

Item one mare priced at

xxs

1

 

 

Item 44 sheep priced at

vli

5

 

 

Item one young hog priced at

iijs

 

3

 

Item household stuff of all sorts priced at

ijli

2

 

 

Item round corn in the barn unthreshed priced at

xxs

1

 

 

Item oats threshed and unthreshed priced at

xvjs

 

16

 

Item round corn upon the ground priced at

ijli

2

 

 

Item hay and fodder priced at

xxs

1

 

 

Item debts owing to the testator by Robert Lane

iijli ixs vjd

3

  9

6

comes to

 

£18

 11

10



Summa xviijli xjs xd

Wal[ter] Vaughan
Phi[llipp]: Prichard .

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