Held at:

National Library of Wales

Reference:

BR/1627/191

Source:

Photocopy of original documents

Title:

Probate Collection; Will and documents for Morgan Thomas

Place name:

St Margarets

Date:

1627

Description:


Documents

1. Will dated 15 or 16 September 1627
[this short will is severely damaged with almost all the right hand side of the page missing. By using information from the bond it is possible to work out that he was leaving his instructions to Christian verch Williams. Missing words guessed have been typed in italics]
' I give and bequeathe all my goods and chattels moveable and unmovable unto Chritsian towards the Dischardging and paying all my debt which is due upon me and do here make her my executrix of my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale the 15 [or16] daye of September in the yeare of our lord God on thousand six hundred twentie and seaven in the presence of...'

Executrix: Christian vch Williams, widow

Marked by testator
 
Witnesses: William Delahay, Phillipp Lloyd and [missing] Webb,
 
Date of   probate: 13 November 1627

2. Inventory: dated 27 October 1627 ; value £15  7  4d. Appraisers: Watkin Morgan, Henrie Prichard and Howell Prichard .

 

 

Observations:

The inventory is difficult to read as the writing is smudged. There is a bond dated 13 November 1627 with bounden Christian vch Williams of St Margarets, widow and Thomas Lloyd of Llandevayloye [Llandveynoe?] gent in a surety of £40.
   
His inventory is reproduced below with modern spelling.

                                   
                                                Inventory

 

 

  £

  s

  d

Imprimis 3 kine and a bull priced at

iiijli

  4

 

 

#    3 heifers and a bullock   at

  xls

  2

 

 

#    'viij shootes' [piglets] and 3 sheep  at

xijs

 

12

 

#     j mare and j yearling colt and a horse   at  

ls

  2

10

 

#    3 calves

vjs

 

  6

  8

#     j acre and a half of rye

xvs

 

15

 

#    5 acres of oats and barley

xxvs

  1

  5

 

#    4 day's math of hay

  xxs

  1

 

 

#    j pot and j pan

vjs viijd

 

  6

  8

#    ij coffers

ijs

 

  2

 

#    j trind

ijs [?]

 

  2

 

#    ij stools and a churn

iijs

 

  3

 

#    a pair of h------[?]

ijs

 

  2

 

#     all other small things as trenchers, dishes
    and suchlike   at


vjs viijd

 


  6


  8

#    viij geese

iijs   iiijd

 

  3

  4

#    3 ducks

     xijd

 

  1

 

 

comes to

£15

  7

  4


                                     .                                   Some is xvli vijs   iiijd   

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