The nuncupative Will of Phillipp Jones of the pish of Lanvetherine in the County of Monmoth gent expressed and published the theird day of Febuary 1672 in these words followinge. First he gave and bequeathed to his wief Anne Jones the use of all his movealbes houshould stuff chattell and cattell implem’ts of husbandry and all other goods whatsoev’r that he was owner of, for and dureing the terme of her naturall liefe only, and after her decease he gave & devised all the said moveables houshould stuff chattell &cattell implem’ts of husbandry and all other goods whatsoev’r to his three children David Jones, Thomas Jones and Anne Jones to be equally devided amongst them.  And of this his Will he made his aforesd wiefe Anne Jones his sole executrix .

Wittnesses John Howell;  the marke of James (X) Rawlings

17^th Apr 1673.  Proved by Anne Jones, relict & executrix.  Lewis James

(Latin) Proved 17 Apr 1673 before Lewis James, Clerk, Surrogate by Anne Jones relict & executrix &c

An inventory of the goods cattle & chattells debts & creditts of Phillip Jones late of Lanvetherine in the County of Monmouth gent deceased taken & apprazed the second day of Aprill Anno Dni 1673 by John Powell, John Price, James Rawling & John Powell as followeth

                                                                                                            £          s           d

Impris his wearing apparell worth                                                          02        0          0

Itm houshould stuffe worth                                                                    30        0          0

Itm 14 oxen worth                                                                                32        00        00

Itm 9 kine worth                                                                                   21        0          0

Itm 12 young beaste whereof 7 are 3 yeare ould 5 are of 2 yeare ould   12        0          0

Itm 7 yeareling beaste worth                                                                 04        13        4

Itm 4 horses & one mare colt of 3 yeare ould                                        10        00        00

Itm 43 couples of ews & lambs                                                             10        00        00

Itm 30 yeareling sheepe                                                                        04        00        00

Itm 23 piggs worth                                                                                10        00        00

Itm 2 recke of hard corne                                                                     20        00        00

Itm corne of all sorts in the howse & in the barnes worth                        05        00        00

Itm all the malt in the howse                                                                  02        00        00

Itm three score & fifteene acres of hard corne growing worth                 60        00        00

Itm fifty and fowre acres of oats & pease growing                                 18        00        00

Itm all the p’vision in the howse                                                             10        00        00

Itm implements of husbandry of all sorts                                                10        00        00

                                                                                    Sume                260      13        4

Apprizors John Powell;  James (X) Rawling his m’ke;  John Powell by his m’ke;  John Price

(Latin)  Exhibited 17 Apr 1673 by Anne Jones the relict & executrix &c

Transcribed from a photocopy by Dave Woolven, 2 Aspen Way, Malpas Park, Newport, South Wales.  NP20 6LB    Tel  01633 858 359   14 March 2003