This is the last Will and Testament
of John Evans of the Post Office in Ragland in the County of
Monmouth. I give and bequeath to my
wife Ann Evans for her absolute benefit all my household goods contained
in my present dwelling house at Ragland.
With respect to all my real and personal property at Twyn-y-Sheriff in
the said parish my will is that it shall be sold at the expiration of one year
after my decease except two cottages called the Upper and Lower Cottage. The Upper Cottage which I did give bequeath
and devise to my daughter Emma and the Lower Cottage to my son Robert. That after my real and personal property
shall have been sold and after the payment of my debts and funeral expenses I
give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth the sum of one hundred pounds
on account of a cottage once possessed by her.
The remainder to be equally divided amongst all my children. And I hereby nominate and appoint my son Edwin
to be executor of this my last Will should any property be bequeathed to me
after the date hereof my wish is that it may be equally divided between Ann
Evans my wife and all my children.
Dated this eighth day of April one thousand eight hundred and
fifty. John Evans,
testator.
Signed by the said John Evans
the testator in the presence of us present at the same time who in his presence
have subscribed our names as witnesses.
Isaac Morgan; Thomas
Morgan – witnesses.
Proved at London 7th
November 1850 before the Worshipful Thomas Spinks Doctor of Laws and Surrogate
by the oath of Edwin Evans the son, the sole executor to whom
administration was granted having been first sworn duly to administer
Transcribed from
a photocopy by Dave Woolven, 2 Aspen Way, Malpas Park, Newport, South
Wales. NP20 6LB Tel 01633 858 359 20 November 2002