In the name of God Amen the sixth day of December in the year of our Lord God one thousand seven hundred and thirty seven I Thomas Jenkin of the parish of Goytrey in the County of Monmouth carpenter being in health and of a sound disposing mind memory & understanding doe make this my last will & testament as followeth.
First I bequeath my soul into the hands of God my Saviour, my body I committ to the earth to be decently buryed and as to my worldly goods estate & effects I give devise bequeath and dispose thereof in the following manner.
I give and bequeath one shilling unto my brother Jenkin Rosser. I give and bequeath one shilling unto my brother James Rosser. I give and bequeath unto my wife Mary Jenkin all my household goods stock and personall estate whatsoever. I give devise & bequeath all the messuage or house wherein I dwell with the outhouses lands hereditaments and appurtenances thereto belonging situate in Goytrey aforesaid unto my said wide for and during her naturall life & after her decease unto Richard Prichard now living with me for four yeares after her decease if he so long live & after the determination of that estate then to Thomas son of my niece Mary Jenkin of Ragland for and during his life, and after his decease & determination of the former estates hereby devised, then to John Jenkins son of my brother James Rosser his heires & assignes for ever, and I doe nominate and appoint my said wife Mary Jenkin to be sole executrix of this my last will & testament & revoking and annulling all former wills & testaments I doe hereby ratify publish declare & confirme this to be my last will and testament. In wittness whereof I have hereunto putt my hand and seal the day and year first above written. The mark of Thomas Jenkin the testator
Signed sealed published delivered and declared by the said testator Thomas Jenkin as his last will & testament before us who as the wittnesses thereof have hereunto in his presence subscribed our hands Anne Bagehott; William Bagehott; Tho: Bagehott
October the 10th 1738. Mary Jenkin the relict & executrix in this will named was sworn well and truly &c &c before me Wm Morgan, Surrogate
(Summary) Proved at Abergavenny 10 Oct 1738 before Wm Morgan, Surrogate by Mary Jenkin, relict & executrix in this will named &c
An inventory of all and singular the goods, cattle, chattles and credits of Thomas Jenkins late of the parish of Goitre in the County of Monmouth and Diocese of Landaffe carpenter deceased made valued and appraised the eleventh day of September in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and thirty eight by William Morgan and Jenkin Rosser appraisors as follows, that is to say.
£ s d
First His wearing apparell valued at 2 0 0
Allso Three cows at 4 15 0
Allso One little horse at 1 5 0
Allso Four goats at 0 4 6
Allso Two feather beds with appurtenances at 3 0 0
Allso Two dust beds with appurtenances at 1 5 0
Allso One little pigg at 0 10 0
Allso All his household stuffe or goods at 3 5 0
Allso Money by bonds the value of 12 0 0
Allso All his working tools at 1 10 0
Allso Corne in the barne at 1 1? 0
Allso Implements of husbandry at 0 15 0
Allso Desperate debts the sum of 0 10 0
Allso All the fowls at 0 0 9
Lastly All lumber not before mentioned at 0 1 0
Sum Tot 32 2 3
Exhibited at Abergavenny 10 Oct 1738 by Mary Jenkin the relict & executrix &c &c
Transcribed from a photocopy by Dave Woolven, 2 Aspen Way, Malpas Park, Newport, South Wales. NP20 6LB Tel 01633 858 359 4 May 2001