This is the last will and testament of me David Daniel of the parish of Llanvihangel Pontymoil in the County of Monmouth, bachelor.
I give, devise and bequeath to my neice Ann Rosser, wife of John Rosser, her heirs and assigns a house tenement and garden situated at Croes yn y Pant in the parish of Mamhilad in the said County of Monmouth, now in the occupation of Eli Jenkins, cordwainer.
Also I give devise and bequeath to my neice Martha Jones, wife of William Jones, her heirs and assigns, a house tenement and garden situate at Croes yn y Pant in the said parish of Mamhilad, now in the occupation of William Phillips.
Also I give, devise and bequeath to my niece Rachel Summerfield, wife of William Summerfield, her heirs and assigns a house or tenement situate in Trosnant in the parish of Trevethin in the said County of Monmouth now in the occupation of William Rogers.
Likewise I give and bequeath to my nephew Aaron Harris the sum of five pounds.
All the rest residue and remainder of my personal estate and effects of what nature or kind soever and wheresoever (after payment of my just debts and funeral and testamentary expences) I give and bequeath to my said three nieces Ann Rosser, Martha Jones and Rachel Summerfield, daughters of my sister Martha Harris, in equal shares and proportions absolutely.
I hereby appoint my said neices Ann Rosser, Martha Jones and Rachel Summerfield joint executrixes of this my last will and testament
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this third day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty three. The mark of David Daniel.
Signed sealed published and declared by the said David Daniel the testator as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto signed our names as witnesses. The word "devise" being interlined in the first page before these presents were signed. Elizabeth Probert; Catherine Powell; John Probert, Ponty Pool, Clerk.
21st day of October 1852. Ann Rosser (the wife of John Rosser) and Rachel Summerfield (the wife of William Summerfield), the lawful nieces of the deceased and the surviving executrixes in this will named were duly sworn as such and that the goods chattels and credits of the deceased are under the value of twenty pounds, and that the testator died on the 7th day of May 1852, before me William Crawley, Surrogate
An invatory of goods and chattles the property of Mr David Daniel a batchelor of the parish of Goytre in the County Monmouth deceased the seventh day of May last 1852
£ s d
Cash 2 13 0
1 suit of cloths value 1 5 0
2 other whereing aparels 1 0 0
3 two boxis 0 8 0
5 5 0
This his to the best of my knowledge & belief
Wm Summerfield, Goytre in the said County
Diocese of Llandaff, In the Consistory Court, In the goods of David Daniel deceased.
Appeared personally Ann Rosser (the wife of John Rosser of the parish of Goitry in the County of Monmouth, miller) and Rachel Summerfield (the wife of William Summerfield of the parish of Goitrey in the said County, agent) the surviving executrixes named in the last Will and Testament of the said David Daniel formerly of the parish of Lanvihangel Ponty Moil but late of the parish of Goitrey in the said County yeoman, a bachelor deceased, who died on the seventh day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty two and made Oath that the Estate and Effects of the said deceased, for and in respect of which, a probate of the said Will is to be granted, exclusive of what the said deceased may have been possessed of or entitled to as a Trustee for any other person or persons, and not beneficially, and without deducting any thing on account of the Debts due and owing from the said deceased, are under the Value of twenty pounds, to the best of this Deponent’s knowledge, information, and belief. And they lastly made Oath that the said deceased did not die possessed of any Leasehold Estate or Estates for years, either absolute or determinable, on a life or lives to the best of these Deponent’s knowledge, information and belief.
Ann Rosser; Rachel Summerfield
Sworn on the twenty first day of October in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty two before me, William Crawley, Surrogate
Transcribed from a photocopy by Dave Woolven, 2 Aspen Way, Malpas Park, Newport, South Wales
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