In the name of God Amen I William
Morris of the parish of Cumcarvan in the County of Monmouth and Diocess of
Landaff doe make and ordaine this my last Will and Testament in writeing in
manner and form following. First I
recomend my soul into the hands of Almighty God hoping throe the merits of
Jesus Christ my saviour to have free pardon of my sins. I bequeath my body to be buried in a
Cristian buriall according to the discretion of my executrix hereafter
mentiond. I give and bequeath unto my
wife Ann Morris all my personall estate for and dureing her naturall
life for the better suport of her maintenance and after her deseas I give unto
my brother John Morris twelve pound my will and meaning is that my
brother Jno Morris should have all my wearing aparrell imediatly after
my deceas. I give unto my sister Mary
Morgan eight pound. I give unto my
neece Mary Morris three pound. I
give unto my neece Elizabeth Morris three pound. I give unto my neece Anne Morris two
pound. I give unto my neece Katheren
Morris three pound. I give unto my
neece Jane Morris two pound. I
give unto Jno James my nephew two pound. I give unto Ann Morgan my neece two pound. I give unto Marget Morgan my neece
two pound. I give unto Charles
Morgan my nephew one pound. My will
and meaning is that all the above legacys is not to be paid till after the
deceas of my wife Ann Moris.
Lastly I doe apoint Anne Morris my beloved wife soal executrix of
this my last will and doe request and desier James Blower of the parish
of Cumcarvan in trust to asist my wife and be trustie to ye performing this my
Will. In wittness hereof I have
hereunto put my hand and seal this 11th day of January in the year
of our Lord 1739. the marke of Wm
(X) Moris.
Seled and
published and deliverd at the request of the testator in the presence of us as
wittnesses James Birt; John Evans; James Blower
April the 22d
1740. Elizabeth Morris the neece
and legatee herein named was sworn well and faithfully to administer &c to
the truth of the inventory &c and to render an account &c before me
William Harris, Surrogate
Upon the twenty
second day of April in the year of our Lord Christ 1740 by the Reverend Mr
William Harris, Clerke, the Chansellor’s Surrogate was administration (with
this Will annexed) granted and commited to Elizabeth Morris the neece
and legatee in this Will named who was first upon the holy Evangelists
personally sworn well and faithfully to administer &c to the truth of the
inventory &c and to render a just account of her administration &c when
thereunto lawfully required
Janry the 17th
1739. A true and perfect inventory of
the goods chatles & credits of William Morris of the parish of
Cumcarvan in the County of Monmouth deceas’d is as followeth.
£ s d
The deceas’d
wearing apparell 0 15 0
One litle mare 1 0 0
Two chaf beads
bedsteed and bedcloaths 0 10 0
Two old brass
ketles 0 5 0
Pewter and an old
iron crock 0 2 6
Two smale old
tables two boxes with other lumber about ye house 0 2 6
£7 15 0
Raidy
money 43 0 0
Tott 50 15 0
A prizied by
us Walter Nicholas; John Evans
June the 26th
1740. Elizabeth Morris was sworn
to the truth of this inventory before me
And: Cuthbert
NOTE:
There are 2 copies of this inventory.
The differences being that the sum of £43 was due from Walter Nicholas,
and Elizabeth Morris the niece exhibited the inventory on 26 June 1740
at Monmouth
Know all me by
these presents that we Elizabeth Morris of the parish of Cwmcarvan in
the County of Monmouth spinster and James Blower of the same parish
yeoman are held and firmly bound unto the Right Reverend Father in God Matthias
by divine permission Lord Bishop of Landaffe in the sum of twenty pounds of good and lawful money of
Great Britain to be paid unto the said Lord Bishop or to his certain attorney
his executors administrators or assigns to which payment well and truly to be
made. We oblige ourselves and each of us by himself for the whole our and each
of our heirs executors and administrators firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals dated the 22d day
of April 1740
The Condition of this obligation is
such that if the above bounden Elizabeth Morris the legatee named in the
last Will and Testament of William Morris late of the parish of Cwmcarvan in the County of Monmouth and
Diocese of Landaffe deceased (Anne Morris the relict and executrix
dyeing before she had taken upon her the execution of the said Will) with the
Will annexed of all and singular the goods chattels and credits of the said deceased
do make or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory of all and singular
the goods chattels and credits of the said deceased which have or shall come to
the hands possession or knowledge of the said
Elizabeth Morris or into the hands and possession of any other
person or persons for and the same so
made do exhibit or cause to be exhibited in the Registry of the Consistory
Court of Landaffe on or before the 22d
day of October next ensuing and the same goods chattels and credits and all
other the goods chattels and credits of the said deceased do well and
faithfully administer according to law, that is to say, do pay the debts of the
said deceased which did owe at death and then the legacies contained and specified
in the said Will annexed to the said Letters of Administration so to be
committed as far as goods chattels and credits will thereto extend and the law
charge and further do make or cause to be made a true and just accompt of said
administration when shall be thereunto lawfully required. And all the rest and
reside of the said goods chattels and credits which shall be found remaining
upon the said administrat accompt and not otherwise disposed of in the said
Will the same being first examined and allowed of by the Judge or Judges of the
said Court for the time being shall distribute and pay in such manner and form
as shall be limited by the direction of the said Judge. And lastly do at all times hereafter clearly
acquit discharge and save harmless the within named Lord Bishop the said Judge
and all other officers of the said Court against all persons having or
pretending to have any right title or interest in the goods chattels and
credits of the said deceased then this obligation to be void or else to remain
in full force and virtue. The marke of Elizabeth
(X) Morris; James Blower
Signed sealed and
delivered in the presence of Tho: Davies NP
NOTE: I
have used a proforma for this document.
DW
Transcribed from a
photocopy by Dave Woolven, 2 Aspen Way, Malpas Park, Newport, South Wales. NP20 6LB
Tel 01633 858 359 25 April 2003