In the name of God Amen I Thomas Gwinn
of the parish of Treleck in the County of Monmouth yeoman being of sound and
disposing mind and memory, yet considering the uncertainty of this transitory
life do think it necessary to make and ordain this my last Will and Testam’t in
manner and form following. I do first
of all resign myself soul and body to the mercy of God in Christ Jesus. Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter in
law Jane Gwinn of the parish of Treleck and County aforesaid (being the
widow of Rowland Gwynn) the sum of one shilling to be paid her by
my executors herein after nam’d at the end of one year after my decease. Item I give and bequeath unto my two
grandsons Edward and Thomas the sons of Thomas Gwinn
deceas’d the sum of fifty shillings a piece to be paid to each of them likewise
by my execut’s when they arrive at the age of twelve years, towards settling
them to trade and if one of them should happen to die before he arrives at the
age of twelve years, the surviving brother shall receive the two legacies
bequeath’d to them both. I do nominate
and appoint my son in law Thomas Howell of the parish of Lanishen and Anne
his wife to be only and sole execut’s of this my last Will and Testament hereby
revoking all former Wills by me heretofore made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
eighth day of June in the year of our Lord 1762. The mark of Thomas (T) Gwinn.
Sign’d seal’d
publish’d and declar’d by the said testator as his last Will and Testam’t in
the presence of us who have subscrib’d our names as witnesses. Anne Davies; R? Davies
October the 15th
1765. Thomas Howell the
surviving executor in this Will named was sworn well and faithfully to execute
the same to exhibite an inventory &c and to render an account &c before
me Nath’l Wells, Surrogate
This Will was
proved at Abergavenny on the fifteenth day of October in the year of our Lord
one thousand seven hundred and sixty five, before the Reverend Mr Nathaniel
Wells, Clerk, Master of Arts, the Chancellor’s Surrogate, by Thomas Howell
the surviving executor in this Will named who was first on the holy Evangelists
personally sworn well and faithfully to execute the same, to exhibite an
inventory &c and to render a just account of his administration thereof
when thereunto lawfully required
Transcribed from a
photocopy by Dave Woolven, 2 Aspen Way, Malpas Park, Newport, South Wales. NP20 6LB
Tel 01633 858 359 13 April 2003