In the name of God Amen I John Lewis of the parish of Shirenewton in the County of Monmouth I do make and ordain this to be my last will and testament. I do give and bequeath to my wife Catherine all the affects the house and all other building belonging thereto the premisses woods orchars and all other belong in to it during her time. She is under my name and if she do settle or be married or keeping eney constant logers it is to go from her to my son James and I do also give and bequeath to my son James the house premises after his mother discese or be married and I do also give and order to? my four first children John; Thomas; Philip and Mary five shillings each after my discease and I do als give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth three bags of apples every other year and I d also give and be queath to my youngest daughter Eliza the clock after her mother disieas and I do also appoint John Bladen to be my executer to execute this my will according to the tenor and meaning of the words above written. The mark of John Lewis

Dated this 7^th day of March 1827. John Reece, William Reece

27^th day of May 1830. John Bladon (written in the will Bladen) the sole executor named in this will was duly sworn as such and that the goods chattels and credits of the said deceased are under the value of ten pounds. Before me H--? Williams, Surrogate

Dioceses of Llandaff, in the consistory Court, in the goods of Mr John Lewis deceased 27^th day of May 1830.

Appeared personally John Bladen of the parish of Shirenewton in the County of Monmouth, miller, the sole executor named in the last will and testament of the said John Lewis late of the parish of Shirenewton aforesaid, labourer deceased, who died in the month of July last 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 but including the leasehold estates for years of the said deceased, whether absolute or determinable on lives (if any) and without deducting any thing on account of the debts due and owing from the said deceased are under the value of ten pounds to the best of this deponents knowledge, information, and belief. John Bladen

Same day sworn before me H--? Williams, Surrogate

Transcribed from a photocopy by Dave Woolven, 2 Aspen Way, Malpas Park, Newport, South Wales. NP20 6LB Tel (01633) 858 359 23 March 2001