In the name of God Amen I William Jenkins of ye pish of Lanvair Killgedin in the County of Monmoth Gent beinge sick in body but in full & perfect memory thanks be to God Almighty callinge to mind the mortality of my body knowing that it is appointed for all men to dye doe make & ordaine this my last will and testament first I recommend my sould unto God yt gave it mw and my body to the earth to buried in Cristian like & decent maner in ye parish Church of Goytre according to ye discretion of my executor nothinge doubtinge but att the general reserection I shall rec’e ye same againe by the mighty power of God touching such worldly estate where it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give devise & dispose ye same in following maner & form Imprimis I give & bequeth unto Francis Jenkins my younger brother all that estat in Lanvihangell pont y moyle yt was purgis in my name beinge twenty pound p anum and likwise two houses which is in Carlion neare Usk to sd brother Francis. Item I give & bequeth all my houses lands and tenements in ye pish of Lanvair Killgedin unto my brother Francis Jenkins exceptinge one tenement in the sd pish which is not in my possetion till after ye death of my mother beinge the house where Thomas Harry nowe dwelleth beinge forty shillings a year by valuation for my brother Thomas Jenkins yt he my sd brother Tho Jenkins is to pay toward the use of ye poor in Lanvair Killgedin & ye poor of Goytre the sum of fourty pound of lawfull Englis money within six months after ye death of my mother. Item I give & bequeth unto my brother Tho: Jenkins ye sum of forty pound. Item I give my nice Mary Jenkins the sum of twenty pound. Item I give unto my sister Wenifreed Jenkins ye sum of twenty pound. Item I give unto my sister Mary Williams ye sume of hundred pound. Itt I give to my sister Jane Nicolas twenty five pound. Item I give to my sister Katherine Nicolas twenty pound. I doe nomynat and apoint my brother Thomas Jenkins and my brother Francis Jenkins to be my executors of this my last will & testament revoinge all others wills & legasis any way before this time named or willed confirming this and noe other to be my last will and the said lagasis is to be paid with in three years after my brother Francis coms of age of twenty one whereof I have sett my hand seal the 28th of February 1718 Seale published & declared by the sd Wm Jenkins as his last will & testament in ye presence of
Wittnesses: ---?; Wm Gregory; Reynald Williams
(Latin – summary) 16 Feb 1719 Thomas Jenkins & Francis Jenkins brothers & executors named in the testament &c
(Latin – summary) Proved at Llandaff 16 Feb 1719 before William Morgan, Surrogate, by Thomas Jenkins & Francis Jenkins brothers & executors of the deceased &c
A true & perfect inventory of all ye goods cattle & chattells wth ye house hold stuff of Wm Jenkins of ye pish of Lanvair Kilgedin bachellor lately dceased being valued & apprized by the apprizers whose names are underwritten this 13th day of March 1718/9
£ s d
Imprs The deceased wearing apparell valued at 5 0 0
Item two oxen & two sters value at 9 0 0
Item five cows valued at 10 0 0
Item two mares valued at 4 0 0
Item eight young cattle 8 0 0
Item sheep 2 10 0
Item 10 piggs valued at 1 10 0
Item what hard corn is sowed wth ye lenten? grain valued at 7 0 0
Item the furniture in one chamber for his use as a bachellor 5 0 0
Item the brass & pewter for his use in ye citchin valued at 2 0 0
Item his books together wth his box of instruments 2 10 0
Item the implements of husbandry valued at 1 1 0
57 11 0
Apprizors John Harry senr; David? Williams
Transcribed from a photocopy by Dave Woolven, 2 Aspen Way, Malpas Park, Newport, South Wales. NP20 6LB Tel 01633 858 359 12 March 2001