Will of Thomas Hughes of Llansanffraid-ym-Mechain, Montgomeryshire, Wales, 1724

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain, Montgomeryshire, Wales
Surname/tag: Hughes

The is a transcript of the will of Thomas Hughes, gent, of Llansanffraid-ym-Mechain, Montgomeryshire, Wales. His will was made on 10 June 1724 and was proved on 21 March 1733.

Transcript

In the name of God Amen

The tenth day of June in the year of our
Lord God 1724 I Thomas Hughes of llansanfraid
the County of Mountgomery in the hundred of Poole Gen[t]
Being very sick & weak in body but of perfect mind & m[…]
(Thanks be given to Allmighty God : therefore Calling to mind
the mortality of my body and knowing that it is Appointed […]
all […] to die : do make and ordain this my last Will [and]
Testament that is to say : Principally : and first of all I […]
and recommend my soul into the hands of Allmighty god that g[…]
and my body I recommend to the Earth to by Beryed in a Christian
manner at the discretion of my Executors ; nothing doubting
but at the resurrection I shall receive the same again by the
Allmighty Power of God ; and as touching such worldly Estate
wherewith it hath pleased god to bless me in this life I give
and devise and dispose of same in the manner & form followi[ng]

Imprimis
I Chuse Aliss my dearly beloved wife and my son John to be
Joynt Executors and for them to enter upon the tymaur as long as
shee lives without paying any of the Charge only the hire that falls
upon it ; and my son Richard to enter upon the tyhycha & hunts
land in case that he pays all the Charges that upon it only the
peece accepted commonly called Cae rhondy (to be with the tymaur and the two […] belonging)
towards maintenaning my younger son in scool by my Execut[ors]
until he has got scooling enough and when my son Richard
enters upon all he is to pay my son Thomas a hundred pounds
with all the charges belonging thereunto ; and my son John
in case that my wife […] in marriage to have all
my personall estate as goods chattel & Cattell whatsoever
or else that they may be Joint Executors to the longest liver […]
and if one of the too youngest dies without marriage […] fall to the other

Thomas Richard
the mark of Mary Sarry
David Bowen

The mark of Thomas Hughes
signed sealed published
and delivered to the […]
Thomas Hughes as his last
will and Testament in the […]
of the subscribers

[page 2]
March 21 1733
Alice Hughes the widdow and Executrix
in the will named was […] sworn to execute
and pform the will & at the same time
power was granted to the […] Exr. to take the
execution thereof upon him when he pleases
before me
Jos: Babington Surrogat

Sources

• National Library of Wales. St. Asaph Probate Records, 1521-1858. Thomas Hughes, Llansanffraid-ym-Mechain, Montgomery, Gent, 1733. NLW catalogue; NLW image.