In the name of God Amen I Charles
Morgan of Lansore in ye County of Monmouth Esqr being in health & of
sound & pfect memory, thanks be given unto Allmighty God for ye same, but
considering ye frailty of humane nature the certainty of death and ye uncertainty
of ye time thereof, doe hereby make and ordaine this my last Will and Testam’t
in manner & forme following, that is to say, First & principally I
comend my soul into ye hands of Allmighty God that gave it me and my body I
comit to ye earth from whence it was taken to be buried in decent Christian
burial wthin ye Chancell of ye church of St Cadock Caerleon in my father &
brother’s grave there according to the rights & usage of ye Church of
England (as it is now by law established) att ye discrecon of my executors
herein after named in sure & certain hopes of a glorious resurreccon &
life eternal through ye alone meritts & mediacon of my Lord & Saviour
Jesus Christ. And ye worldly estate wch
it hath pleased God of his infinite mercies to bestow upon me I distribute ye
same as followeth. In ye first place I
doe devise give & bequeath unto my dear sister Anne Curre of
Monmouth in ye sd County widdow all & singular my messuages, lands,
tenem’ts & estate of Lansore in ye pish of Lanhenock in ye sd County of Monmouth. And allsoe all & singular my messuages
lands tenem’ts & estate in ye sev’rall parishes Lanvrechva, Langattock
juxta Caerleon wth my houses wthin ye sd towne & ye lands in Lanthewy Vach
in ye same County & ev’ry part & parcel thereof wth the apptenances to
hold to her my sd sister Anne Curre & her assigns for & dureing
ye term of her natural life. And from
& after her decease I doe hereby give devise & bequeath the sd lands to
Giles Morgan gent the onely son of Andrew Morgan gent late of
Kevenhenley in ye County of Monmouth aforesd to hold to ye sd Giles Morgan
& ye heires males of his body lawfully begotten or to be begotten (vizt)
after his decease to hold to his first son & ye heyres males of his body
lawfully begotten or to be begotten & for want of such issue males then I
doe devise give & bequeath ye same to him ye sd Giles Morgan’s
second son to hold to him & ye heires males of his body lawfully begotten
or to be begotten. And for want of such issue males then I give devise &
bequeath ye same to him ye sd Giles Morgan’s third son to hold to him
& ye heires males of his body lawfully begotten or to be begotten. And soe successively to his other sons as
they shall be in seniority of age & their heires males of their bodies &
for want of such heires from ye body of ye sd Giles Morgan lawfully
begotten then I doe give, devise & bequeath ye same messuages lands &
tenem’ts to Charles Morgan my God son & one of ye sons of Edmund
Morgan Esqr of Pen Loyn Sarth in ye sd County of Monmouth to hold to him
& ye heires of his body lawfully begotten or to be begotten. And for want of such heires males then I
give, devise & bequeath ye same messuage, lands & tenem’ts unto George
Morgan the son of John Morgan gent of Court Blethin in ye sd County
of Monmouth to hold to him & ye heires males lawfully begotten or to be
begotten & for want of such heires males then I doe give, devise &
bequeath ye same lands & tenem’ts to Thomas Morgan ye second son of ye sd Edmund
Morgan Esqr in ye sd County of Monmouth to hold to him & ye heires
males of his body lawfully begotten & to be begotten & for want of such
heires males then I doe give, devise & bequeath ye same messuages lands
& tenem’ts to Henry Morgan eldest son of ye sd Edmund Morgan
Esqr of Penlloyn in the County aforesd to hold to him & ye heires males of
his body lawfully begotten or to be begotten and for want of such heires males
to hold to my right heires forever. And
id any of ye aforesd psons named in this Will shall ever intend of offer to
breake ye entaile here mentioned, then I do give, devise & bequeath the sd
messuages, lands & tenem’t wth all ye estate herein mentioned to ye next
man to him here named wthin ye Will.
Item I doe give & bequeath to ye parish church of Landaffe ye full
sum of five shillings of lawfull money of England. Item I give & bequeath to ye poor of the parish of Lanhenock,
Langattock Juxta Caerleon, Lanvrechva Lower and Lanthewy Vach wherein my estate
doth lye ye sum of five pounds to each parish to be equally divided between
them. Item I doe order my executors
herein mentioned to dispose of eight mourning tings to soe many bearers of my
name & relacon. Item I give my boy
or man who is in my service att ye time of my decease five pounds. Item I give to my maid who shall be att ye time
of my decease in service ten pounds to buy her mourning. Item all ye rest and residue of my goods
& chells money plate rings jewells houshold stuffe implem’ts &
utensills of husbandry & houshold bills bonds debts & legacies first
payd & funerall expences discharged I doe give & bequeath unto my dear
sister Anne Curre & Giles Morgan aforesd of Kevenhenlly whom
I doe make sole & whole executors of this my last Will & Testamt
revokeing & annulling & makeing voyd all former & other Wills by me
made & doe hereby declare this to be my last Will & Testamt contained
& written wth my own hand in one double stamped sheet of paper. In witness whereof I have hereunto
subscribed my name & affixed my seale the nineteenth of Septer in the year
of our Lord one thousand seaven hundred & four and in ye third year of ye
reign of our sov’raign Lady Queen Anne by the grace of God Queen of England,
Scotland, France & Ireland, Defender of ye faith.
Signed, sealed, published &
declared to be ye last Will & Testamt of ye sd Charles Morgan in the
p’sence of us Thos Smith, St Maries Port Street; Simon Sloper; Hen: Parker, St
Peters both.
The word blotted out & words
interlined was before the sealing hereof.
(Latin) Proved at
Llandaff 4 July 1706 before John Jones, Vicar General by Giles Morgan
gent, executor named in the Will (power being reserved to Anne Curre,
widow, the other executor
(Latin) Testament
of Charles Morgan of Lansore, Gent, deceased. Wm Jenkins & Thos Davies NP
(Latin) 27 Jun
1724. Will of Charles Morgan. George
Morgan, Gent. William Morgan,
Surrogate *
Rece’d this 27th
day of June 1724 the original last Will and Testamt of ye sd Charles Morgan
Esqr deced to be redelivered as by bond appears. Geo: Morgan. Test
Thos: Lingen?. Thos: Davies NP *
Noverint universi
per presents nos George Morgan
of Court Blethin pochi de Langibby in Comitatu Monmouth gent & Morgan
Evans Chan Legum Baccum Cancellarium Eclie Cathlis Landaven in Com
Glamorgan teneri et firmiter obligari one thousand pounds bone et Legalis monete
Anglie solvendis eidem aut certo attornato executorbus administrators vel
assign suis ad quam quidem solutionem bene et fideliter faciendam obligamus nos
et utrumque nostrum per se pro toto et in solidum heredes, executors et
administrators nostros firmiter per presents per presentes sigillis nostris
sigillatas Date twenty seventh June one thousand seven hundred and twenty four
The condition of this obligacon is
such that whereas the original last Will and Testamt of Charles Morgan
late of Lansore in ye County of Monmouth Esqr (bearing date ye nineteenth day
of September in ye year of our Lord one thousand seaven hundred & four) is
decreed to be delivered out of ye Registry of ye Consistory Court of Landaffe
unto the above bounden George Morgan a divisee therein named. If therefore the sd George Morgan his
heires executors or administrators or either of them shall and will redeliver
the sd original Will faire & uncancelled in manner as he received the same
into ye Registry aforesd when & att such time as he shall be thereunto
duely required then this obligacon to be voyd or else to remaine in full force
& virtue. George Morgan; Mor
Evans
Signed &
delivered in the presence of Tho: Lingen; Tho: Davies NP
NOTE: I
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An inventory of
all and singular ye goods chells and credits of Charles Morgan late of
Lansore in ye County of Monmouth and Diocess of Landaffe Esqr deced made
vallued and appraised ye first day of May Anno Dni 1706 by Robert Davies
and William Bird appraisors
£ s d
Imprimis his
wearing apparel vallued att 10 00 00
Item two feather
beds bedsteads and apptenances att 05 00 00
Item one trunke of
linnen att 01 10 00
Item ye books in
ye Study att 01 10 00
Item five small tables above staires att 00 08 00
Item six leather
chaires att 00 10 00
Item two brass
kettles att 00 16 00
Item pewter and
tinn vessells att 01 04 00
Item iron
utensills and other lumber for ye kitchin 00 15 00
Item provision in
ye house att 00 18 00
Item ye chaires in
ye Hall att 00 05 00
Item wooden
vessells of all sorts att 00 05 00
Item mault and
hopps att 01 00 00
Iten in ready
money and gold ye sum of 77 00 00
Item two silver
spoons and other plate att 03 00 00
Item a chell lease
from Mr Morgan of Cryndy wth a Bond att 20 00 00
Item arrears of
rent due to ye deces’t ye sum of 20 00 00
Item other debts
sperate & despate ye sum of 02 00 00
Item all other
lumber in ye house att 01 00 00
Sum
total for this inventory 146 13 00
(Latin) Inventory
exhibited at Llandaff 4 July 1706 by Giles Morgan the executor &c
&c
To Mr Thomas
Morgan and Mr William Jenkins Proctors of the Consistory Court of Landaffe and
to either of them.
Know all men by these pr’sents that
whereas Charles Morgan late of Lansore in the County of Monmouth Esqr
deceased hath made & appointed or intended to make & appoint me Anne
Curre widd his sister to be joynt executrix along with Giles Morgan
gent coexecutor or intended coexecutor of the last Will and testament of the
decedant being a writeing bearing date the nineteenth day of September which was
in the yeare of our Lord God one thousand seaven hundred and four and whereas I
am not capable to take the burden and care of the administration of the
decedants personall estate on me as farr as to me belongs but therefore agreed
with the said Giles Morgan that he take on him the care and charge of the said
decedants personall estate and dispose thereof as the lawe requires and as is
between us articled and agreed uppon I the said Anne Curre doe hereby
make constitute nominate and appoint you the above named proctors and either of
you my true and lawfull proctor and proctors to appeare forme in the said Court
before the propper officer there and forme and in my name for to renounce my
interest of executrixshipp to the said decedants personall estate and to
consent that the said Court or propper officer there grant whole and sole
administration of the said decedants personall estate unto the said Giles
Morgan if the said Court think fitt ratifying and hereby promissing to
confirme what you my said proctor or either of you shall as above consent unto
in the p’mises and for your or either of your soe doing this shall be a
sufficient warrant and authority.
Witness my hand and seale this fourteenth day of June Anno RR Annae nunc
Angl’ &c quinto and in the yeare of our Lord God one thousand seaven
hundred & six, Anne Curre.
Sealed and
delivered in the pr’sence of Jane Curwen; Philip Jones
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