I Thomas Lewis of the parish
of Langwm, County of Monmouth and Diocess of Landaff feeling decayd in body but
of sound and perfect mind and memory and as touching my worldly goods and
effects, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in maner and form
following. First I give devise and
bequeath unto my son Thomas Lewis the tenement of lands or messuages
lying in the parish of Trevethin and the house in Trosnant with all their
apurtenances imediatly after my beloved wife Rachel Lewis’s
decease. Also I give and bequeath unto
my daughter Mary the sume of five shillings. Also I give and bequeath unto my daughter Martha the sume
of five shillings. Lastly I nominate
ordain and apoint my said beloved wife Rachel Lewis and my two daughters
Rachel and Hannah Lewis to be joynt executors to all my other
personal estates within and without wch I now possess or what I may have
hereafter a just claim to be equally divided share and share like between them
all three within six months next after my decease revoking and disanulling all
other Wills and Testaments either in writing or nuncupative by me made, I
ratify this to be my last Will and Testament, as witness my hand and seal this
thirtieth day of August in the year of our Lord 1700 and sixty. The mark of Thomas (T) Lewis.
Signed sealed and
declared by the testator in the presence of us who at his request are witnesses
and in the presence of one another James
Phillips; Miles Harry
October the 16th
1766. Rachel Lewis, spinster,
the natural and lawfull daughter one of the surviving executrixes in this Will
named, was sworn well and faithfully to execute the same, to exhibite an
inventory &c and to render an account &c (power being first reserved to
Rachel Lewis, widow, the relict, the other surviving executrix &c)
before me Nath Wells
This Will was
proved at Caerleon on the sixteenth day of October in the year of our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and sixty six before the Reverend Mr Nathaniel Wells,
Clerk, Master of Arts, the Chancellor’s Surrogate, by Rachel Lewis,
spinster, the natural and lawfull daughter one of the surviving executrixes 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 render a
just account of her administration thereof when thereunto lawfully required
(power being first reserved to Rachel Lewis, widow, the relict of the
said deceased the other surviving executrix in this Will named when she applies
for the same)
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Tel 01633 858 359 29 March 2003