In the name of God Amen I Thomas
Weare of the New House in the parish of Trelleck in the County of Monmouth,
farmer, being in sound mind and memory do make and ordain this my last Will and
Testament. First I give, devise and
bequeath to my daughter Margaret her heirs and assigns for ever, all
that estate, my dwelling house, called the New House, together with the out
houses, garden and lands adjoining, situate in the parish of Trelleck
aforesaid, and also all my farming stock, live and dead, implements of
husbandry &c. And the true intent
and meaning of this my last Will with regard to the estate above mentioned is
that in the event of my said daughter Margaret being hereafter married
and having lawful issue that the before mentioned house, garden, out houses,
lands &c be enjoyed by her, her heirs and assigns for ever. But in the event of my said daughter Margaret
being married and not leaving issue I will, devise and bequeath all and every
the estate and estates before mentioned which are herein before willed, devised
and bequeathed, unto my daughter Margaret aforesaid, unto and to the use
of her lawful husband for and during the term of his natural life. And from and after the decease of my said
daughter Margaret and the decease of her husband, and in the event of
their not leaving lawful issue, I will, devise and bequeath the above mentioned
New House estate, out houses, garden, and lands to be equally divided between
my six grand children following, namely, Thomas Stead the son of Philip
Stead of Mitcheltroy; Thomas
Gwynne son of James Gwynne of Trelleck; John Stead son of Philip Stead aforesaid; James Gwynne son of James Gwynne
aforesaid; William Richards son
of Thomas Richards of Cwmcarvan, and John Thomas son of John
Thomas of Penalt. And as it is my
desire that the said New House estate shall remain in the possession of some or
other member or members of my family I will and desire that the first mentioned
of my grandsons in this my Will have the first chance and offer of purchasing
the said estate, and that the remaining grandchildren have their shares paid
out of the purchase money. And if the
first grandson before named decline to purchase, that the second named in this
Will have the offer to purchase. And if
he decline then that the third named have to offer, and so on giving each in
his turn the offer to purchase. In the
event of the death of either or both of my grandsons Thomas Stead and John
Stead, I will, devise and bequeath his or their share or shares in manner
following, viz, if one die, that his share be given to his sister Elizabeth
Stead her heirs and assigns for ever.
And if both of the brothers die, that the share of the second that shall
die be given to his sister Ann Stead her heirs and assigns for
ever. In the event of the death of
either or both of my grandsons Thomas Gwynne and James Gwynne, I
will, devise and bequeath his or their shares in manner following, viz, if one
die, that his share be given to his sister Mary Gwynne her heirs and
assigns for ever. And if both brothers
die that the share of the second that shall die be given to his sister Emma
Gwynne her heirs and assigns for ever.
In the event of the death of my grandson William Richards before
mentioned I give, devise and bequeath his share to his sister Eliza Richards
her heirs and assigns for ever. And in
the event of the death of my grandson John Thomas, I give, devise and
bequeath his share to his sister Sarah Thomas her heirs and
assigns for ever. Also I give and
bequeath the four following legacies to be paid by my daughter Margaret
out of the New House estate. First I
give and bequeath to my eldest son Thomas the sum of thirty pounds
lawful money, to be paid in twelve months after my decease. 2nd I give and bequeath to my
daughter Mary the sum of thirty pounds lawful money, to be paid in
yearly instalments of five pounds each year, beginning twelve months after my
decease. 3rd I give and
bequeath to my daughter Sarah the sum of forty pounds lawful money to be
paid in twelve months after my decease.
4th and last, I give and bequeath to my daughter-in-law Mary
Weare, the widow of my late son William the sum of five pounds
lawful money to be paid in twelve months after my decease. These legacies making together the sum of
one hundred and five pounds are chargeable on the before mentioned New House
estate. I give and devise to my
daughter Sarah before named the house and lands comprising about three
acres more or less, known by the name of the Rock Cottage situate in the parish
of Trelleck aforesaid. And I give and
bequeath my household furniture in manner following, I give to my daughter Margaret
the furniture of my best bed, my house clock, and my mahogany round table. And the remainder of my household furniture
I give and bequeath to be divided between my daughters Sarah and Margaret. And finally I constitute and appoint my
daughter Margaret to be sole executrix of this my last Will and
Testament.
In witness whereof I hereunto set my
hand and seal this seventh day of January one thousand eight hundred and thirty
three. Thomas Weare.
Signed, sealed,
published and declared by the testator Thomas Weare as and for his last
Will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence, and in the
presence of each other, at his request, have subscribed our names as witnesses
thereto. Parry, Minister of
Trelleck; Walter Williams; John
(X) Richards, his mark
26th
September 1839. Margaret Lewis
(the wife of Henry Lewis) the lawful daughter of the deceased and sole
executrix in this Will named was duly sworn as such and that the goods chattels
and credits of the deceased are under the value of twenty pounds. Before me Thos Williams, MA, Surrogate
Diocese of Llandaff In the
Consistory Court In the Goods of Mr Thomas Weare deceased,
Appeared
Personally Margaret Lewis (the wife of Henry Lewis) of the parish
of Trelleck in the County of Monmouth the sole Executrix named in the last Will and
Testament of the said Thomas Weare
late of the parish of Trelleck aforesaid farmer deceased, who died on the seventh day of August last and made Oath that the Estate and Effects of the said
deceased, for and in respect of which a Probate of the said Will is to be
granted, exclusive of what the said deceased may have been possessed of or
entitled to as a Trustee for any other Person or Persons, and not beneficially,
and without deducting any thing on account of the Debts due and owing from the
said deceased, are under the value of twenty Pounds, to the best of this Deponent’s knowledge, information,
and belief. And she
lastly made Oath that the said deceased did not die possessed of any
Leasehold Estate or Estates for years, either absolute or determinable, on a
life or lives to the best of this Deponent’s knowledge, information and
belief. Margaret Lewis
Sworn on the
twenty sixth Day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and thirty nine before me Thos Williams, MA, Surrogate
NOTE: I
have used a proforma for the above document.
DW
Inventory made the
17th day of September 1839 of all the personal property of the late Thomas
Weare of the parish of Trelleck in the County of Monmouth.
Wearing aparel 1 0 0
Cash in the house 3 0 0
Kitchen
24 hour clock, oak
chest, cupboard, barometer, fire irons, candlesticks,
5 silver spoons, goods on
mantlepiece, oak table 2 0 0
1 bed stead, round
table, night commode, warming pan, 2 sets bed
hangings, 2 quilts, sundries 1 10 0
Bed room
Oak chest drawers,
looking glass, bed & bedstead 1 13 0
Bed room
Bed bolster &
pillows, 2pr blankets, 3 pair sheets 1 10 0
Back kitchen
Straw chair, 3
chees vats & followers, chees press, old pewter
sundry dairy requisites 0 14 0
Celler
4 small casks, 2
bottles, 1 axe, 2 tubs, 1 churn, 2 chains, 1 hogshead,
1 tun pail, 2 iron pots, 1 tea
kettle 1 15 0
£13 4 0
The above
valuation was by us the undersigned, John
Seymour, farmer; Philip Stead,
farmer
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