In the name of God Amen the twenty first day of August in the year of our Lord God 1735, I Peter Jones of the parish of Langattock Vibon Avel in the County of Monmouth, yeoman, being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given unto God therefore, calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament, that is to say, principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it, and for my body I commend it to the earth to be buried in a Christian like and decent manner at the discretion of my executors, nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God. And as touching such worldly goods, chattels and estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life, I give, devise and dispose of the same in the following manner. Imprimis I give and bequeath to Mary my dearly beloved wife all that moneys in the hands of several persons as appears by certain notes from under their hands and also the house wherein I now dwell during her natural life together with all my houshold goods and moveables. Item I give and bequeath to my well beloved son Thomas Jones the house and all the appurtenances after the death of Mary my said wife to him and his family for ever without any molestation of any person or persons claiming any title? there unto. Item I give to Peter Jones my grandson one brass pott after the death of my said wife. Item I like wise constitute and appoint my eldest son Thomas Jones my only and sole executor of this my last will and testament all and singular the sd house with the appurtenances after the death of my sd wife. And I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disannul all and every other former testaments, wills and legacies, requests & executors by me in any ways before this --? named, willed and bequeathed, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written. The mark of Peter Jones.
Sign’d, seal’d, publish’d, pronounced and declared by the said Peter Jones as his last will and testament in the presence of us the subscribers vizt William Price; Adam Thomas; Thomas Williams.
May the 12th 1736. Thomas Jones the son and executor in this will named was sworn well and truly to execute the same to the truth ---? --? and to render an account &c before me. Wm Morgan, Surrogate.
This will was proved at Usk on the twelfth day of May in the year of our Lord God one thousand seven hundred thirty and six before the Reverend Mr William Morgan, Clr, the Chancellor’s Surrogate by Thomas Jones the son and executor in this will named who was first on ye holy Evangelists personally sworn well and faithfully to execute the same to the truth of ye inventory ex’ted and to render a just account of his ad’con of the same when thereunto lawfully required
An inventory of all and singular the goods, cattle and chattells of Peter Jones late of the parish of Langattock Vibon Avel in the County of Monmouth and Diocese of Landaffe deceased made vallued and appraised the sixth day of October in the of our Lord God one thousand seven hundred thirty and five by Thomas Roberts and Abraham Prichard appraisors as follows, that is to say
£ s d
First his wearing apparel vallued att 0 5 0
Allso three beds and three bedsteads at 1 0 0
Allso twelve old sheets att 0 10 0
Allso two casks, one trind?, and three small chests att 0 4 0
Allso two tables, three chairs and one bench att 0 2 6 Allso four brazen chaldrons, one pott and two skilletts at 1 10 0
Allso one iron pott, one frying pan, two grid irons, two spitts &c at 0 3 0
Allso eight pewter dishes, one bason, one plate, one small tankard
and three candlesticks att 10s, two iron andirons and rings att 0 11 0
Allso one pig? att 0 10 0
Allso lumber goods att 0 2 6
Lastly one cottage att 0 10 0
Sum total 5 5 6
Exhibited at Usk on the 12td day of May 1736 by Thomas Jones the son and executor for a true and perfect inventory but under the protestation of adding if any more of the decedents effects shall hereafter come to his hands, possession or knowledge.
Transcribed from a photocopy by Dave Woolven, 2 Aspen Way, Malpas Park, Newport, South Wales
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