In the name of God Amen, I John John of the pish of Magor in the County of Monmouth, yeaman, make & ordaine this my last will and testament in writeing in maner & forme following. First I resigne my soul to God Almighty the Eternall and incomprehensible creator and disposser of all things & my body to be buryed in decent maner & for such estate it hath pleased God to bestowe on me I will, bequeath and dispose in maner & forme following. First it is my will that my debts, legacys & funerall charges be paid & discharged by my executrix hereinafter named. Imprs I give and bequeath unto my brother Jenkin John the bed & its appurtenaces that was formerly my brother Edwards to be delivered to him within a monthes time next after my decease. Item I give and bequeath unto my sister Ann John ye sume of five shillings to be paid to her within two monthes next after my decease. And lastly I do nominate and appointe my loveing wife Mary John to be my whole & sole executrix of this my last will & testament to whome I give all the remainder of all & singular my goods and chattells whatsoever & where soever they be. And I do hereby revoake all former wills by me at any time heretofore made & doe declare this writeing to be my last will & testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seale this 10th day of May Anno Dom 1722. The mark of John John
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the sd John John to be his last will & testament in the presence & sight of Samuel Irish, James Arney, Will Rowland.
Latin. 8 Oct 1722, Mary John, relict & executrix in the said testament granted probate.
Latin. Proved at Christchurch 8 Oct 1722 before Wm Morgan, Surrogate, to Mary John, relict & executrix named in the said testament.
An inventary of all & singular ye goods, cattle & chells of John John, late of ye pish of Magor in ye County of Monmouth & Diocess of Landaffe, yeoman, dec’d made, valued & appraesed the 17th day of May Anno Dni 1722 by Thomas Stedder senior, Thomas Stedder junior & William Rowland appraisors as follows vizt
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Imprs his wearing apparell valued att 2 0 0
Item goods in ye kitchin, one table & forme, one round table, one settle & three chaires att 0 10 0
Item two old fowling pieces att 0 10 0
Item two andirons, slice, tongs, five spitts & two pott hooks att 0 6 0
Item two warmeing pans att 0 5 0
Item goods in ye hall one cupboard, one chest & one little coffer att 0 8 0
Item one hoggshead, three barrells & one kilderkin att 12 6
Item ten pewter platters & twelve plates att 1 0 0
Item three brass candlesticks & three reaping hooks att 0 4 0
Item goods in ye brewhouse, one table, two dow? Tubbs, one cheese press, one tub, one churne, four old cowles & six pailes att 1 0 0
Item eight brass kettles, one brass pan & five old brass crocks att 2 0 0
Item two old iron crocks, sixteen pewter platters, eight pewter plates, one old gun & four pewter porringers att 1 10 0
Item goods in ye dairy, one salting trough, two milk cowles, four trines, eight cheese vates, one paile & some other dairy vessells att 0 15 0
Item goods in ye chamber over ye hall, one chest, one little round table, one side table, five coffers & nine old chaires att 1 0 0
Item two feather beds & bedsteads, three bolsters & two ruggs att 3 10 0
Item four paire of sheets, six paire of blanketts, five paire of course sheets, eighteen napkins & two table cloths att 4 0 0
Item goods in ye chamber over ye kitchin, one chest, two tables, two chaires & one looking glass att 0 12 0
Item three feather beds, two bedsteads, two bolsters & three old ruggs att 3 10 0
Item goods in ye chamber over ye dairy, one feather bed, one dust bed, two bedsteads, two feather bolsters, two old ruggs & one side cupboard att 2 0 0
Item goods in ye chamber over ye brewhouse, one feather bed & bolster & two old ruggs att 0 15 0
Item one table, one chest, one paire of bungers, two paire of andirons, one iron grate & some other old utensiles att 0 10 0
Item goods in ye cookloft, one old feather bed, one bolster, one bedstead, two old coffers & some other wooden lumber 1 5 0
Item in ye other cookloft about six bushells of wheat & eight pound of wooll att 1 6 0
Item goods in ye chamber over ye brewhouse, three bushells of beans att 0 9 0
Item one corn waine & wheels, two dung cribbs, one paire of wheels & one ox dray att 5 0 0
Item one dray, one paire of harrows, nine yokes, six iron chains & three old sallows & irons att 2 5 0
Item two red saddles, one pad, three pack saddles & all ye rest of ye horse tacklins att 1 0 0
Item one heyfer & calfe att 2 5 0
Item four three year old heyfers, three two year old stears & one bull att 11 10 0
Item five yearlings att 5 0 0
Item nine cows & one bull att 18 10 0
Item six weaning calves att 2 0 0
Item six oxen att 16 0 0
Item two mares & colts, two two year old colts & one three year old colt att 9 0 0
Item Three three year old colts att 9 0 0
Item four old horses & mares att 6 0 0
Item one sow & three piggs & four store piggs att 2 10 0
Item three couples of ewes & lambs & three dry sheep att 1 10 0
Item ten acres of wheat in ye ground att 12 10 0
Item seaventeen acres & one frandle of barley on ye ground att 16 5 0
Item three acres of pease on ye ground att 3 0 0
Item four acres of oats on ye ground att 3 0 0
Item one acre of beans on ye ground att 1 0 0
Item ready money in ye house ye sum of 8 0 0
Item debts sperate ye sum of 14 0 0
Item desperate debts due to ye dece’d ye sum of 3 0 0
Item lumber & forgotten goods valued att 0 2 6
Sum total of this inventary 179 10 0
Exhibited at Christchurch 8 October 1722 by Mary John, relict & executtrix
Transcribed from a photocopy by Dave Woolven, 2 Aspen Way, Malpas Park, Newport, South Wales
NP20 6LB Tel 01633 858 359 17 August 2000