In the Name of God Amen
I Mary Morgan of Langattock Lingoed in the
County of Monmouth Widow being of perfect memory
and understanding do make and ordain this my last Will
and Testament in manner and form following that is to
say first I commend my soul to almighty
God who gave
it me and my body to the Earth from where it came
to be buryed privately at the discretion of my Executor
hereafter named and so as
to my Estate and Substance I
dispose thereof as followeth Imprimo I give and
bequeath
unto James Morgan Tudor of Langattock Lingoed Esq[uie]r
the
three several peices of Tapestry which were given me
by my late husband Charles
Morgan Esq[uie]r deceased and
also the six Coverings to the six best Chairs
and to his
Executors and Administrators in Case I depart this life in
my late
husbands house at Langattock Lingoed aforesaid now
the dwelling house of the
said James Morgan Tudor and where
I now live and inhabit Item I give and bequeath
unto my
Neice Judith Edwards now living with me the sume of two
hundred
pounds of lawfull money to be paid her by my Executors
hereafter named at the
age of twenty one years or day
of Marriage which shall first happen such her
marriage
to be by and with the Consent and approbation of my
brother William
Bevan of Trevenny in the parish of
Skenfreth in the said County of MOnmouth and it is my
will and meaning
that the Interest of the said Two
hundred pounds from and after one year next
after
my death be paid yearly to her the said Judith
Edwards for her maintenance
and Education until the
principal sume become due and be paid to her as
aforesaid
and her receipt to be a sufficient discharge
to my Executor for such Interest
yearly and it is my
will that the Father of her the said Judith Edwards viz.Charles Edwards of Skenfreth shall not have any the
direction or management
of the said sume of Two hundred
pounds and Interest and it is my Will and true
intent
and meaning That in Case the said Judith Edwards shall
happen to dye
before the age of twenty one years or
day of Marriage by and with the Consent
and appro-bation of my said Brother William Bevan as aforesaid
that then and
in such Case I give and bequeath the said
sume of Two Hundred pounds and what
Interest as shall
be then due for the same unto my brother William
Bevan his
Executors administrators and assignes for
ever Item I give and bequeath unto
the said Judith
Edwards my ^said^ Neice the Bed Boulster Pillow quilt
blanketts
two pair of sheets and Bedstead that I now
lye upon in my Room or bed Chamber
and the best
Chest of Drawers on a frame now in the same room
and also my Trunk
covered with Red Leather in the
same Room and the Linnen and Cloth and Curtain
Lineing therein and also the large Glass and Dressing
Glass Silver Tea spoons
strainer and Tongs and other
things Mrs. Tudor of London hath bought for me
in
London upon this Condition that my said Neice
Judith Edwards pay Mrs. Tudor
what the same Cost
and the Carriage thereof my said Neice having received
from
me money sufficient to pay for the same and I
do also give and bequeath unto
the said Judith Edwards
my Pearl Necklace and my largest Diamond Ring and
the
Silver Tankard having upon it the Letters L.S. and
one silver Caster with my late
husbands Crest and four
Silver Spoons with the same Crest and also my side sadle
Covering thereunto and other furniture belonging to it
and all the feathers
that are at William Powells of
Lanvair and I do also give unto her my said Neice
Judith Edwards the new set of China which I have now
with Mrs. Jones of Monmouth
and I also give her all my
Flax and yarn which I now have in several places
in
my Neighborhood and I ^do^ give unto her the pictures
of King William and Queen
Mary now in my bedchamber
all which several Goods I do hereby direct and it
is my
Will that my Executor hereinafter named shall immediately
after my decease
take into his Custody and possession
and the same Goods (except the Flax and
yarn)
carefully preserve and keep for my said Neice in
his Custody till she
be marryed by and with the Consent
of my said brother William Bevan my Executor
as
aforesaid provided always and my will is and it is
my true intent and meaning
that in Case my said
Neice Judith Edwards shall happen to dye before
she shall
be marryed as aforesaid whether before
or after her attaining the age of twenty
one years Then
and in such Case I give and bequeath the said several
Goods by
me to her bequeathed as aforesaid unto
my brother and Executor William Bevan
his Executors
Administrators and Assignes for ever anything in this
my Will
contained to the contrary notwithstanding
Item I give and bequeath unto my
Neice Judith
Bevan the daughter of my said Brother William
Bevan the
sume of Two hundred pounds of lawfull
money to be paid to her at the age of
twenty one years
or day of marriage which shall first happen by my
said Executor
her marriage to be by and with the
Consent and approbation of her father my
said brother
William Bevan and it is my Will that the Interest of
the said two
hundred pounds be yearly paid and
applyed after one year next after my decease
for
her maintenance and Education at the discretion of
her Father the said William
Bevan his Executors
Administrators or Assignes until the principal sume
of two
hundred pounds be payable and paid to her
as aforesaid and in Case my said Neice
Judith Bevan shall
happen to dye before the age of twenty one years or day of
marriage by and with the Consent of her said Father as
aforesaid then I give
and bequeath the said sume of two
hundred pounds unto the other Child or Children
of my said
Brother William Bevan share and share alike if more than one
Item
I give and bequeath unto my said Neice Judith Bevan
my smal Diamond Ring to
be kept by her Father for till
she attains the age aforesaid or marriage as
afores[ai]d
Item I give and bequeath unto my Nephew Joseph Mills the
sume of Thirty pounds and unto my Nephews Charles
Mills and William
Wills the sume of Fifty pounds apeice
to be paid them respectively at their
several and respective
age of twenty one years and it is my Will that my said
Brother William Bevan place out the said sume of thirty
pounds and the two Fifty
pounds at Interest in his name
and the Interest thereof after one year and an
half next
after my death to be yearly by my said ^Brother^ William Bevan
and at
his discretion paid and applyed for the Schooling and
Clothing of my said Nephews
acording to the sumes of money
to them respectively given and as the Interest
of the same
shall be received by my said Brother and until the said
Thirty pounds
and the said two fifty pounds be payable
to them the said Joseph Charles and
William Mills as afores[aid]
Item I give and bequeath unto my Neice Judith
Mills the
sume of one hundred and twenty pounds of lawfull money
to be paid
her by my Executor hereafter named at the age
of twenty one years and it is
my Will that the said sume of
one hundred and twenty pounds be placed at Interest
in the name of my Brother William Bevan and the Interest
thereof from and after
one year and a half next after my
decease to be by my said Brother received
and by him his
Executors or Administrators yearly at his or their discretion
paid and applyed towards the maintenance and Education
of my said Neice Judith
Mills until the said principal
sume of one hundred and twenty pounds be due
and
payable to her as aforesaid Item I give and bequeath unto my
Neice Mary
Mills the sume of one hundred pounds ^of lawfull money to be made her by
my said Executor when she shall attain the age of twenty one years and it is
my Will and I do direct that the said sume of one hundred pounds^ be
placed out
at Interest by my said Brother William Bevan
and in his name and the Interest
thereof yearly after
one year and an half next after my death to be by him at
his discretion paid and applyed for the maintenance
and Education of my said
Neice Mary Mills yearly until
the said sume of one hundred pounds be due and
payable
to her as aforesaid and ^it is^ my Will and true and true intent
and meaning
that if either of my said Nephews Joseph
Mills Charles Mills and William Mills
or either of my said
Neices Judith Mills and Mary Mills or any or either of
them shall happen to dye before his her or their respective
Legacys be paid
to them respectively as aforesaid then and
in such Case I give and bequeath
the Legacy and Legacys
of such of them so dying unto and amongst his or her
surviving brothers and sisters share and share alike Item
I give and bequeath
unto my sister Anne Mills wife of Thomas Mills the sume of Fifty
pounds to be paid her by
my said Executor in one year next after my decease
Item
I give and bequeath unto my Neice Judith Mills one
Feather bed and boulster
and my smalest Chest of Drawers
in the Closet within my bed Chamber and two
Silver spoons
with the letters E.S. upon them to be kept and preserved for
her
by my said brother William Bevan till she attains the
age of twenty one years
or day of her Marriage which shall
first happen and then and not before to be
delivered to
her Item I give and bequeath unto my Mother Judith
Bevan the sume
of five pounds per annum to be paid her
yearly by my Executor here after named
during the term
of her natural life without any deduction Item I give
and bequeath
unto Mrs. Jane Lewis the wife of Morgan
Lewis Gent our Silver
porringer plain without Coat Crest or
Letters on it Item I give to Mary
the wife of Henry David of
Langattock Lingoed the sume of three pounds
of Lawfull money
to be paid her by my Executors in six months next after my
death Item I give unto Charles Powel of Skenfreth the sume
of five pounds to
be paid him in one year next after my death
Item I give and bequeath unto Sarah
the wife of Walter
Andrew the sume of Forty shillings to be paid her in
a year
after my death by my Executor Item I give and bequeath
unto the poor
and impotent people of the parish of Skenfreth
the sume of three pounds and
to the poor of the parish of
Langattock Lingoed the sume of forty shillings
to be given them
and distributed at the end of Six months next after my death
by my Executor and at his discretionItem I give and bequeath
unto my Godson
Howell Thomas of Bergavenny Grandson
of the Reverend Mr. Howell Powell
the sume of Five
pounds to be paid him in one year next after my death
whose
Receipt shall be a sufficient discharge to my Executor
for the same Item It
is my Will that my said Executor his
Executors administrators and assignes be
paid and reimbursed
all Costs and Charges by him expended in the managm[en]t
of
the Legacys by me given to the said Judith Edwards Joseph
Mills Charles Mills
William Mills Judith Mills and
Mary Mills and in placing their said Legacys
at Interest
and in receiving the said Interest and ^in^ the application thereof
according to this my will and I do direct him to be paid
and reimbursed his
said Costs and Charges out of the
Interest of the said several Sumes of money
proportionably by me
given to them respectively as aforesaid Item I give and
bequeath all my wearing apparrel whatsoever to my sister
Anne Mills my Neices
Judith Edwards Judith Bevan and
Judith Mills to be equally divided between them
share and
share alike Item I give devise and bequeath all my real Estate
whatsoever
and wheresoever situate and all the rest and
residue of my Goods Cattle Chattles
Plate Jewels house-hold Goods bills bonds mortgages ready money notes of
hand
for money and all other my Personal Estate whatso-ever not herein before by me
given and bequeathed unto
my brother William Bevan of Trevenny in the said parish
of Skenfreth and unto his heirs Executors Administrators and
Assigns for ever
the better to enable him to pay my debts
Legacys and funeral Charges and I do nominate constitute
and appoint my said Brother William
Bevan sole Executor
of this my Will revoking all former Wills by me made
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
this tenth day of July in the fifth year of the Reign of
his Majesty King George the second and in the year of our
Lord God one
thousand seven hundred and thirty one Mary
Morgan signed sealed published and delivered by the Test[at]rix
Mary Morgan
in the presence of us who subscribed our
names as witnesses at her request and in her presence
these words (maintenance and Education at the discretion of) being
first interlined and observed by x ns and also the oblieration Elizabeth
Townsend John Price of Bergavenny Glasier James
David.
This will was proved at London on the 24th December 1731 by
William Beavan, Executor.