In ye name of God Amen I Jacob
Jones of ye parish of Cwmcarvan in ye County of Monmouth yeoman being sick
and weak in body but sound in mind and memory do make and constitute this my
last Will and Testament in manner and form as followeth.
Item I humbly recomend my soul to ye
mercies of God thro ye merits of my saviour Jesus Christ and my body to ye
earth to be buried in a decent Christian manner after ye discretion of my
executor hereafter named.
I give and bequeath unto Thomas
Roberts of Langoven yeoman one feather bed with ye clothes thereto
belonging and one iron pot to be delivered to him by my executor within a year
after the decease of me and my wife.
Item I give and bequeath unto Anne
Roberts of Lanishen spinster one feather bed and ye clothes thereto
belonging and one large brass kettle to be delivered to her at ye discretion of
my executor after ye decease of me and my wife.
And as to whatever goods and
chattels and worldly substance I am possessed of after ye payment of my just
debts and defraying my funeral expences I give and bequeath unto John
Roberts of Lanishen carpenter. In
testimeny whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal and declared this to be
my last and Testament revoking all wills and Testaments by me formerly made. In ye presence of God and the witnesses
whose names are here underwritten, the
marke of Jacob Jones. Chas
Thomas, Clr; the mark of Lewis
(LR) Richards
(Document cover.
DW) The last Will and Testament of Jacob
Jones of Pentre Wheelan? in ye parish of Cwmcarvan. John Roberts of Lanishen, executor.
January the 14th
1754. John Roberts the sole
executor (by implication) in the within Will named was sworn well and
faithfully to execute the same to the truth of the inventory &c and to
render an account &c before me William Harris, Surrogate
This Will was
proved at Landaff on the fourteenth day of January in the year of our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and fifty four before the Reverend Mr William Harris,
Clerk, Master of Arts, the Chancellor’s Surrogate by John Roberts the
sole executor (by implication) in the within written Will named, who was first
on the holy Evangelists personally sworn well and faithfully to execute the
same, to the truth of the inventory by him exhibited, and to render a just
account of his administration thereof when thereunto lawfully required
A true and perfect
inventory of all and singular the goods and chattles, rights & credits of Jacob
Jones of the parish of Cumcarvan in the County of Monmouth lately deceased.
As followeth
£ s d
Wearing apparel 1 0 0
Two cows, two
heifers 5 10 0
Two feather beds,
one chaff do & clothes thereunto belonging 3 0 0
One large iron pot 10 0
Two kettles, one
small iron pot, one bell mettle do, one skillet, one
dripping pan, three old pewter
dishes, frying pan & lanthorn,
dishes and a couple of spoons 1 0 2½
A cupboard 1
Two hogsheads,
four barrels, two meshing tubs, two milking tubs, two old
pails, an old cook? 1? 4 0
One table, one
screen, two coffers 4 6
A straw chair,
three kipers, two hand irons, one spit, one bellows 3 9
Three old bags 2 0
A cheese press 1 0
Four old wedges
and beetle 1 0
Wheat 1 10 0
Tot 14 17 5½
December 14th
1753. Appraised by John Jones; Thomas
Howel
Transcribed from a
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Tel 01633 858 359 29 March 2003