This is the last Will and Testament
of me John Williams of the parish of Penyclawdd in the County of
Monmouth farmer. I give and bequeath
unto my wife all the household furniture she brought to me at our marriage.
And the remainder of my household furniture dairy and brewing utensils
I give and bequeath to my two daughters Mary Jones and Catherine
Thomas in equal proportions share and share alike.
I give bequeath and devise unto my son William Williams and to Mary
his wife and to the survivor of them and after the death of such survivor then
to the use of the will of the said William Williams all that house,
barn, stable and other out buildings together with all that land or farm and
two coppice woods called and known by the name of Lower Penyclawdd situate in
the several parishes of Penyclawdd, Lanishen and Langovan all in the County of
Monmouth together with all my other real and personal estate not herein before
bequeathed or devised by this my last Will and Testament.
Nevertheless if the said Mary Williams shall or does survive her
husband and again contract marriage or be proved guilty of adultery or
fornication shall upon the evidence of three or more respectable witnesses for
the intent and purposes of this Will be considered as naturally dead and upon
such proof being established then she shall forfeit all interest right and
title to or in the said house, barns out buildings, lands, farm, coppice woods
and other real estate herein bequeathed and devised by this my last Will and
Testament and I do hereby devise the same to the use of the Will of my said son
William Williams nevertheless I charge and make chargeable all the
aforesaid real estate with the payment of the following annuities and legacies,
that is to say
The said William
Williams and Mary his wife or the survivor of them or the heirs,
executors, administrators and assigns of such survivor shall pay unto my wife
the sum of twenty pounds a year.
And to my son John Williams the sum of ten pounds a year. And the respective sums shall be paid by
half yearly installments during the term of their natural lives.
And they the said William
Williams and Mary his wife or the survivor of them or the executors
administrators and assigns of such survivor shall pay unto my daughter Mary
Jones her heirs and assigns the sum of three hundred pounds.
And to my daughter Catherine Thomas her heirs and assigns the
sum of three hundred pounds.
And to my grandson John Pask the sum of three hundred
pounds. And I do declare it is my will
that my said son William Williams and Mary his wife or their
respective executors administrators and assigns shall pay the above named
legacies within one year after my decease.
And that they shall further pay all my just and lawfull debts funeral
and testamentary expences. And I do
hereby nominate and appoint my said son William Williams executor of
this my last Will and Testament revoking all former Wills at ant time made by
me do declare this to be my last Will and Testament. As witness hereunto I have set my hand this fourth day of March
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty two. J Williams
Signed published pronounced and declared by the within named testator John
Williams as his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in his
presence and in the presence of each other and at his request have hereunto
subscribed our names the erasements and interlinements opposite to the initials
of our respective names being first made
John Seymour; Job
Jones; James Jenkins
5th day of December 1854.
William Williams the lawful son of the deceased and sole executor
named in this Will was duly sworn as such, that the goods chattels and credits
of the said deceased are under the value of two hundred pounds and that the
testator died on the 26th day of November 1854. Before me Richd Prichard, Surrogate
Diocese of Llandaff In the Consistory Court. In the Goods of John Williams deceased,
Appeared
Personally William Williams of Lower Penyclawdd in the parish of Penyclawdd in the County of Monmouth farmer the sole Executor named in
the last Will and Testament of the said
John Williams late of the parish of Penyclawdd aforesaid
farmer deceased, who died on the twenty sixth day of November in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty four and made Oath that
the Estate and Effects of the said deceased, for and in respect of which a
Probate of the said Will is to be granted, exclusive of what the said deceased
may have been possessed of or entitled to as a Trustee for any other Person or
Persons, and not beneficially, and without deducting any thing on account of
the Debts due and owing from the said deceased, are under the value of two hundred Pounds, to the best of this Deponent’s knowledge, information,
and belief. And he
lastly made Oath that the said deceased did not die possessed of any
Leasehold Estate or Estates for years, either absolute or determinable, on a
life or lives to the best of this Deponent’s knowledge, information and
belief. William Williams
Sworn on the fifth
Day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
fifty four before me Richd Prichard,
Surrogate
NOTE: I
have used a proforma for the above document.
DW
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Tel 01633 858 359 27 March 2003