In the name of God Amen I Phillip Evans
of Tygwyn in the parish of Langwm in the County of Monmouth farmer, being of
perfect mind and understanding thanks be to God, but calling to mind the
mortality of my body and the uncertainty of this life think it necessary to
make constitute and ordain this my last Will and Testament, that is to say
Principally and first of all I commend my soul to the merciful hand of God
through Jesus Christ and give my body to be buried in a decent manner according
to the discretion of my executrix and executor herein after named. And as to such worldly estate, goods and
effects as it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life I dispose of the
same in the following manner and form.
I give and bequeath to my beloved
wife Margaret Evans all and singular my goods and chattels, houses,
lands, stock, furniture and money and whatsoever else to me pertaining to be
enjoyed by her during her natural life, but after her decease to be disposed in
the following manner.
I give and bequeath to my son Charles
Evans the sum of one hundred pounds to be paid him in lawful money by my
executor at the end of one year after the decease of my said beloved wife.
I give and bequeath to my son William
Evans the sum of two hundred pounds to be paid in like manner by my
executor at the end of one year after the decease of my said dear wife.
I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth
Harries the sum of one hundred pounds to be paid likewise by my executor at
the end of one year after the decease of my said dear wife.
All the rest, residue and remainder
of my goods, effects, houses, lands, money and whatsoever else to me belonging
I give and bequeath to my son Francis Evans to be enjoyed by him and his
assigns for ever, after the death of my said beloved wife.
And I do nominate and ordain my wife
Margaret Evans executrix and my son Francis Evans to be executor
of this my last will and testament, and make void revoke and disannul every
will or wills Testament or Testaments by me heretofore made, confirming
ordaining and declaring this to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have set hereunto my
hand and seal this sixteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and nineteen. Philip
Evans
Signed sealed
published and declared by the said Philip Evans as his last will and
testament in our presence and we in his presence and in the presence of each
other have set hereunto our names as witnesses of the same. Thos Williams; James George; Wm Jones
27th
day of May 1822. Francis Evans
the lawful son of the deceased and 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 six hundred pounds (power being reserved for Margaret Evans
widow, the relict of the said deceased and executrix also named in this Will
&c &c) before me Thos Lewis, Surrogate
Transcribed from a
photocopy by Dave Woolven, 2 Aspen Way, Malpas Park, Newport, South Wales. NP20 6LB
Tel 01633 858 359 24 April 2003