In the Name of God Amen
I William Watkins of the Parrish of Langattock Lingoed in the County of
Monmouth
Cordwainer being weak in body but of sound mind and memory
blessed be God do this Eleventh day of February in the year of our Lord 1836
make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner following that is
to say I give and bequeath to Elizabeth my beloved Wife my cottage house
and
gardens with all its appurtenances there and to belonging situated in the
parish
of Langattock Lingoed and County aforesaid and now in my poss[ess]ion also
the
sum of four hundred and forty pounds of lawful money of Greate Brittan due
to
me on a bond from the heirs and executors and assigns of the late Thomas
Davis Solicter of the Town of Abergavenny in the County aforesaid deceased
also
Goods and Chattles and Personal Property The whole of the above mentioned
Property I bequeath to my beloved Wife during her natural life subject to the
payment of my just debts and funeral expenses but if no lawful Issue
begotten
by me then the above mentioned property at the decease of Elizabeth
my beloved
Wife shall desend to John Taylor my Cousin of the Parris of
Langattock
Lingoed in the County aforesaid Yeoman In Witness whereof.I ^the said^
William Watkins have to this my last Will and Testament set my hand in the
presence of James Lloyd James Saunders
William Smith ————The Mark of
x William Watkins ——Witness James Lloyd —— James Saunders —— W[illia]m Smith
This will was proved on the 17th September 1836 by Elizabeth Watkins,
widow of the deceased.