In the name of God Amen I Mary Waters of the parishe of Goytre in the County of Monmouth & within the Dioces of Landaffe widd being sick in body of good & pfect memory praise be given unto Almighty God do make & ordaine this to be my last will and testamt in manner & form following. First & principally I commend my soule into the hands of the Allmightey God hopeing through the meritts death & passion of my savio’r Jesuss Christ to: full & free pardon of all my sins & to inheritt everlasting life. And my body to be buried at the discretion of my executrix hereinafter named.
Imprimis I give & bequeath unto Mary Water the daughter of John Water the sume of two pounds after my decease when shee shall accomplish the age of one & twenty yeares & that are to be sett out to bear interest to her use from the day of my buriall untill shee attains the age of one & twentie yeares by my executrix.
Item I give & bequeath unto my cousen Anne Prichard the sume of five? shillings within the space of one month after my decease to be paied by my executrix.
Itm I give & bequeath unto my cousen Ann Morgan Thomas the sume of five? shillings within the space of one month after my decease to be paid by my executrix.
Itm I do nominat appointt & ordaine my cousen Sarah Bevan the wife of John Bevan of the parish of Goytre to be sole executrix of this my last will & testament revocking disannulling making voyd all former wills ever by me made but that this only is to be my last will & testamt. In wittness hereof I have here unto put my hand & seale the nine and twentith day of February one thousand seven hundred thirtey and one. The mark of Mary Water.
Sinened sealed read published deliv’ed and declared in the presence of Phillip Williams; James Lewis; Wat? Williams
(Latin – summary) 22 April 1732. Sara Beavan exectrix named in the will. before me William Morgan, Surrogate
(Latin – summary) Proved at Landaffe 22 April 1732 before William Morgan, Surrogate by Sara Beavan executrix &c &c
An inventary of all and singular the goods chells and creditts of Mary Waters late of the parish of Goytre in the County of Monmouth and Diocess of Landaffe widow dec’ed made and exhibited into the Registry of the Consistory Court of Landaffe by Sarah Beavan the executrix named in the last will and testament of the said dec’ed as follows (vizt)
£ s d
Imp her wearing apparell vallued att 0 5 0
Item one dust bed, bed cloaths and it’s app’tenances att 0 5 0
Item one iron crock att 0 3 0
Item one old coffer att 0 3 0
Item money due to the dec’ed by bond the sum of 10 0 0
Item desperate debts due to the dec’ed the sum of 3 0 0
Suma total hujus inven’ry 13 16 0
(Latin – summary) This inventory exhibited at Llandaff 22 April 1732 by Sarah Beavan, executrix &c
Transcribed from a photocopy by Dave Woolven, 2 Aspen Way, Malpas Park, Newport, South Wales. NP20 6LB Tel 01633 858 359 7 May 2001