In the name of God Amen I Margaret
Jenkins of the parish of Langoven in the County of Monmouth spinster being
sick and weak in body but of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding
praised be God for the same do make this my last Will and Testament in manner
following (that is to say) I give and bequeath all my goods chattels monies
securities of money and all other my personal estate and effects of what nature
or kind soever to William Williams of the said parish of Langoven in the
said County of Monmouth yeoman his executors administrators and assigns and I
do hereby nominate constitute and appoint the said William Williams sole
executor of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking and making void all
former Will and Wills at any time heretofore made and do declare this to be my
last Will and Testament. In witness
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the thirtieth day of March in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty three. The mark of the above named Margaret (X)
Jenkins.
Signed sealed
declared and published by the above named testatrix Margaret Jenkins as
and for her last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at her request
and in her presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names
as witnesses thereto. Robert
Thomas; John Williams
17th
day of April 1823. William Williams
the sole executor named in this Will was duly sworn as such and that the goods
chattels and credits of the deceased are under the value of one hundred pounds before
me
Diocese of Landaff
In the Consistory Court. In the
Goods of Mrs Margaret Jenkins deceased,
Appeared
Personally William Williams of the parish of Langoven in the County of
Monmouth, yeoman the sole Executor named in the last Will and Testament of the
said Margaret Jenkins late of the parish of Langoven aforesaid
spinster deceased, who died on the fifth day of April instant 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 one hundred Pounds, to the best of
this Deponent’s knowledge, information,
and belief. And 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. Wm Williams
Sworn on the seventeenth Day of April 1823 before me Hugh Williams, Surrogate
NOTE: I
have used a proforma for the above document.
DW
Transcribed from a
photocopy by Dave Woolven, 2 Aspen Way, Malpas Park, Newport, South Wales. NP20 6LB
Tel 01633 858 359 28 December
2002