Jeremiah Luff.Will proved 17th September 1836.
In the Consistory Court.
Appeared Personally Oliver
Luff of the Parish of St Nicholas in the City of Bristol and County of
Somerset and Mary Parry of the Parish of Trelleck in the County of
Monmouth Executor
Executors-named in the last Will
and Testament of the said Jeremiah Luff late of Trellecks Grange in the
County of Monmouth Timber Merchant deceased who died on the eighteenth day of
December 1835 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 our entitled to as a
trustee for any other person or persons, and not beneficially but including the
leasehold estate and estates for bears either absolute or determinable on a
life or lives and without deducting any thing on account of the debts due and
owing from the said deceased,are under the value of three thousand pounds to
the best of this deponent’s knowledge, information and belief.
Sworn on the first day of june in
the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six—before me
Steven Parry Commisioner Oliver Luff of Bristol
Mary Parry of Trellck
This is the last Will and Testament of me Jeremiah Luff
of Trellecks Grange in the County of Monmouth Timber Merchant.I give and
bequeath unto my son Oliver Luff and to my daughter Mary Parry
All my Real and Personal Estate and Effects of what nature and kind soever.To
hold to them their Executors and Administrators.In Trust to apply the produce
thereof to the maintenance and support of my Wife during her natural
life.And after her decease to divide
the remainder of such produce equally among themselves and their brother Benjamin
and sister Anne.I give and bequeath unto my son Oliver Luff all
those Copyhold lands and premises belonging to me situated in the Parrish of
Mitchell Troy in the County aforesaid.
To hold to him and his assigns subject nevertheless to the payment of there out
of the sum of twenty pounds each to his sisters Mary and Anne and
to his brother Benjamin within twelve months after the decease of my
said wife.I also give and bequeath to my said son Oliver Luff all those
two dwelling houses lands and premises situated at Whitebrook in the county
aforesaid now in the occupation of James Robbins and Mary Hughes
to hold to him and his assigns. I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary
Parry all that dwelling house, lands and premises called Miller’s House
situated in Trelleck’s grange aforesaid but also all that piece or parcel of
land situated in Trelleck’s Grange aforesaid called Jack Harris’s Patch to hold
to her for her natural life and after her decease to hold the same to her
daughter Hannah and her assigns.I give and bequeath to my son Benjamin
Luff all that leasehold dwelling house garden and orchard wherein I now
reside to hold to him for his natural life(if my estate therein should so long
continue) and after his decease to hold the same to my daughter Anne and
her assigns.I also give and bequeath to my said son Benjamin all that
dwelling house Smith’s Shop Garden and premises situated in Trelleck’s Grange
aforesaid now in the occupation of Robert Hopkins to hold to him and his
assigns.I give and bequeath to my daughter Ann Williams all that
dwelling house and premises situate in Trellecks Grange aforesaid called the
Vine Tree now in the occupation of William Young.To hold to her for her
natural life and after her decease to such of her children as shall be then
living in equal proportions.I also give and bequeath to my said daugter Ann
Williams all that dwelling house three gardens and premises called the New
House situate in Trelleck’s grange aforesaid now in the occupation of James
Williams as tenant thereof.To hold to her for her natural life and after
her decease to such of her children as shall be then living in equal
proportions.I give and bequeath to each of my grandchildren as shall be
living at the decease of my said wife.
The sum of ten pounds to be paid in six months after her death.All the rest
residue and remainder of my real and personal estate and effects I give and
bequeath(after the decease of my said wife) to my said four children Oliver,Mary,Ann
and Benjamin in equal proportions and to their respective Executors and
Administrators. And I hereby nominate constitute and appoint my said son Oliver
and my daughter Mary Executor and Executrix of this my will and hereby
revoking all former wills by me made do declare this only to be my last Will
and Testament.In witness thereof I have herein set my hand and seal this twenty
sixth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
thirty five.
Signed sealed published and
declared by the said Testator Jeremiah Luff as and for his last will and
testament in the presence of us who are in his presence at his request and in
the presence of each other have herein set out named as witnesses.(The whole
contents of the will were read over to the Testator in his own hearing before
the same was signed by him)
Signed---Jeremiah Luff
And—Edward Howell
Ann Howell---of ? Pontsousan
Benjamin Taylor of Chepstow