In the name of God Amen I Margaret
Harris otherwise Margaret Anne being weak in body but of a sound and
perfect mind and memory (thanks be to God for the same) do make and publish
this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following (that is to say) I
give devise and bequeath the house, garden and croft now in my poss’ion by
virtue of a devise to me granted by William Cadogan which he hrld by
lease from John Hanbury Esqr unto John Harris otherwise John
Anne my brother and to his executors and assigns for and during the time
and term therein mentioned, and also all my goods houshold stuff money chattels
and all my property whatsoever and wheresoever the same now is or hereafter
shall be found unto the said John Harris otherwise John Anne whom
I do hereby nominate and appoint whole and sole executor of this my last Will
and Testament hereby revoking all former Wills by me made. The mark of Margaret (X) Harris
otherwise Margaret Anne
Signed sealed and
delivered by the above named Margaret Harris otherwise Margaret Anne
in our presence who at her request and in the presence of each other have
subscribed our names as witnesses Wm
Tate; Wm George; Wm Rogers
1st May
1775. John Harris otherwise John
Anne the sole executor named in the within written Will was sworn to the
truth thereof and to the faithful performance of the same and also that the
dece’d effects do not amount in value to the sum of twenty pounds, before me Wm
Jenkins, Surrogate
Testatrix dyed a
pper? in the parish of Panteague
Proved at Caerleon
on the first day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and
seventy five before the Reverend William Jenkins, Clerk, Master of Arts, the
Chancellor’s Surrogate by John Harris otherwise John Anne the
sole executor in the within written Will named who was first on the holy
Evangelists personally sworn well and faithfully to execute the same to exhibit
an inventory &c and to render a just account of his administration thereof
when thereunto lawfully required
* NOTE:
Nowhere in this Will does it state the testatrix’s parish, only that she died
in Panteg. DW
Transcribed from
a photocopy by Dave Woolven, 2 Aspen Way, Malpas Park, Newport, South
Wales. NP20 6LB Tel
01633 858 359 11 February 2003