This is the last will and testament of me Catherine Pritchard of the parish of Orcop in the County of Hereford, spinster. First I will and direct that all my just debts funeral and testamentary expences be duly paid and satisfied by my executrix hereinafter named out of my real and personal estate. And whereas I am entitled under the last will of my late grandfather William Matthews late of Broad Oak in the parish of Garway in the said County of Hereford unto one moiety or third part or share of and in certain messuages tenements lands hereditaments and premises situate lying and being in the several parishes of Garway and Llangarren or elsewhere in the said County of Hereford. Now I do by this my last will give devise and bequeath unto my Aunt Elizabeth Crump, wife of Thomas Crump of the said parish of Orcop in the County of Hereford, aforesaid, mason, all that my moiety share or shares of and in all and every part of the said messuages, tenements, lands, hereditaments and premises aforesaid given devised and bequeathed to me under and by virtue of the said last will of my late grandfather William Matthews to hold to her my said Aunt Elizabeth Crump her heirs executors administrators and assignees for ever. And as to all the rest residue and remainder of all my real and personal estate and effects of what nature or kind soever and wheresoever situate I give devise and bequeath the same and every part and parcel thereof unto my said Aunt the said Elizabeth Crump her heirs executors administrators and assigns for ever. And lastly I nominate constitute and appoint my said Aunt Elizabeth Crump sole executrix of this my last will and testament hereby revoking and making void all former and other wills by me at any time heretofore made and declare this to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty fifth day of February one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine. Catherine Pritchard

Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said testatrix Catherine Pritchard as and for her last will and testament in the presence of us who in her presence at her request and also in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto. William Hill; Thomas --?; Mary Hill, by mark

6^th March 1829. On which day appeared personally Elizabeth Crump the sole executrix in the within written will named and was sworn in due form of law, before me, Chas Taylor, Surrogate

Sworn under £5

Proved at Hereford 16^th March 1829 before the Revd and Wor’l Charles --? DD Vicar Gen’l &c by the oath of Elizabeth Crump the sole executrix within named. To whom &c

Transcribed from a photocopy by Dave Woolven, 2 Aspen Way, Malpas Park, Newport, South Wales. NP20 6LB Tel 01633 858 359 23/24 February 2001