In the name of God Amen I Anne
Keene of the Town of Newport in the County of Monmouth, widow, being weak
in body but of a sound disposing mind memory and understanding but considering
the great uncertainty of this mortal life do make and ordain this my Last Will
and Testament in manner following (that is to say) I give devise and bequeath
unto my dear sister Milbrow Edwards, widow, who now lives and
resides with me all those two leasehold messuages or dwelling houses now in my
possession situate lying and being in Bakehouse Lane in the said Town of
Newport in the said County for and during the term of her natural life. And from and after her decease I give devise
and bequeath the same premises unto my good friend Mr William Hughes of
the Town of Caerleon in the said County to hold to him the said William
Hughes his executors administrators and assigns for and during all my
estate term and interest therein. I
also give devise and bequeath unto Mary Hughes the daughter of the said
Mr William Hughes all my leasehold messuage or dwelling house and garden
commonly called the Rock situate in the parish of Langibby in the said County
to hold to her the said Mary Hughes her executors administrators and
assigns for and during all my estate term and interest there in. I also give and devise and bequeath (as far
as in me lies) unto John Morgan the son of William Morgan of the
Town of Abergavenny in the said County haberdasher all my leasehold piece or
parcel of land situate in the parish of Langoven in the said County to hold
unto him the said John Morgan his executors administrators and assigns
for and during all my estate term and interest therein. I also give and bequeath unto the other four
children of the said Mr William Morgan namely Mordecai Jones Morgan,
Clerk; Mary Morgan; Jane Morgan and Samuel Morgan
the sum of one guinea each payable by my executor hereinafter named within six
months next after my decease. I give
and bequeath unto my said sister Mrs Edwards one silver tancard, one
blue silk gown, two common cotton gowns.
I give & bequeath unto the said Mr William Hughes one silver
tancard, one silver watch. I also give
and bequeath unto Mr William [page damaged. DW] another silver
tancard. I also give and bequeath unto
the said Mary Hughes their daughter one new silver pint and also one
silk gown studded with gold. I also
give and bequeath unto Mrs Ann Todman sister to the said Mrs Hughes
two silver dobbins and one yellow silk gown.
I also give and bequeath unto Francis Sutton who has lived
with my deceased husband and me for this many years the sum of five pounds
payable by my executor herein after named within twelve months next after my
decease (if he shall so ling live). And
as for and concerning all and singular the rest residue and remainder of my
personal estate and effects of what nature soever or wheresoever I give and
bequeath the same unto the said Mr William Hughes and do hereby nominate
constitute and appoint him whole and sole executor hereby revoking all other
and former Wills be me at any time heretofore made and do declare this only to
be my last Will and Testament. In
witness whereof I the said Ann Keene have hereunto set my hand and seal
the third day of July in the thirty eight year of the reign of our sovereign
Lord King George the Third and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven
hundred and ninety eight. The mark of
the above named Anne X Keene
Signed sealed
published and declared by the said testatrix Ann Keene as and for her
last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in her presence and at her
request and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as
witnesses hereto Thos Morgan; John Waters, Att’y at Law, Caerleon
December 27th
1799 William Hughes sole executor [page damaged. DW] and to the
faithfull performance of the same and that the goods chattels and credits do
not amount in value to the sum of six hundred pounds before me Benj Hall,
Chancellor,
Proved at Landaff
on the 27th day of December 1799 before the Chancellor on the oath
of Wm Hughes sole executor named in the said Will.
Transcribed from
a photocopy by Dave Woolven, 2 Aspen Way, Malpas Park, Newport, South
Wales. NP20 6LB Tel 01633 858 359 5 December 2002