In ye name of God Amen the seventh & twentith day of January in ye yeare of our Lord God 1723/4 & in ye tenth yeare of ye Reigne of our Soveregne Lord George Kinge of Grete Brittaine France & Ireland Kinge defender defender [sic]of ye faith I Jenkin Daniell of ye pish of Trevethin in ye County of Monmoth and with in ye diosess of Landaffe yeoman being sick in body but of perfect minde & memory thankes be to Allmighty God doe make & ordaine this my laste will & testa’tm in maner & forme following first and principaly I doe recommend my sould in to ye protection & care of Allmighty God my maker & Jesus Chrish my redeemer & my body to be buried in Christian buriall & as tuching such worldly goods where with itt hath pleased God to bles me in the world I give & bequeath & dispose of ye same in maner & forme following Imp’mis I doe give & bequeath towards ye reparing & uphoulding of ye Cathedrall Church of Landaffe two pence Ite I doe give & bequeath unto my sun Vaughan Daniell one chafe bed with his appurtennances one cofer one iron pot Ite I doe give & bequeath unto my sun Charles Daniell one chafe bed with his appurtennances one cofer one iron pot Ite I doe give & bequeath to to my daughter Martha Daniell one feather bead with his appurtennances one great iron pot two coffers Ite I doe give & bequeath two my daughter Jane Daniell one chafe bead with his appurtennances two coffers one iron pot Ite I doe give & bequeath two my daughter Marry Daniell one bed with his appurttannances one chest one cofer one iron pot one iron marment Ite I doe give my pewter betweene my three daughters Martha Jane & Marry Ite I doe give & bequeath be tweene my two suns Vaughan & Charles all my tules Ite I doe nominat & apoynt my well beloved wife Elizabeth Daniell & my daughter Marry Daniell two be my sole execu’rs of this my last will & testamnt my will is yt all my legasis is to be deliv’ed within ye space of one month after my decess & my wife deccessed & I doe hereby utterly discharge revocke & annul all & eny other former teestamt wills by me done conffirming this & non other to be my last will & testam’t in wittness whereof I have heare unto set my hand & seale ye day month & yeare above writen. ye testat’rs marke Jenkin Daniell
Signed sealed published & declared in ye pr’senc of us William Arthur; Vaughan Jenkin; ye marke of John Matthew; William Matthew
A true (BLANK) and pfect inventry of all ye goodes and chattells of Jenkin Daniell late of ye pish of Trevethin in ye County of Monmoth & with in ye diocess of Landaffe yeoman valued & pr’sed by ye p’rsones under named ye fourth day of March in ye yeare of our Lord 1723/4
£ s d
Imp’ms the decesed whering apparell 1 0 0
Ite one ould feather bed with his appttananssis 0 15 0
Ite foure doust beds with thaire appttananssis 1 6 8
Ite one chest one cuburd one table burd & benchis 0 12 0
Ite five cofferes one litell box & one screine 0 5 0
Ite five irone pottes one backe iron one roster one friin pan one strilling?
boxe one --? pane schce & tonges one brand iron one iron --? 0 6 0
Ite in brase & peuter 0 7 6
Ite carpenter toules & implements of husbandry 0 10 0
Ite in waden vessells chaires & three leged stooles 0 4 0
Ite in woden lumber about ye house if any be forgoten 0 2 4
Tot 5 9 2
The appr’sers names. Danll Rogers?; James Thomas; Charles William; William Matthew
(Latin – summary) Exhibited at Abergavenny 28 April 1724 by Elizabeth Daniel, relict & executor.
Transcribed from a photocopy by Dave Woolven, 2 Aspen Way, Malpas Park, Newport, South Wales. NP20 6LB Tel 01633 858 359