Will of Thomas ap Hughe Lewis of Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, Denbighshire, Wales, 1642

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, Denbighshire, Wales

This is a transcript of the will of the will of Thomas ap Hughe Lewis of Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, Denbighshire, Wales. His will was made on 22 May 1642 and was proved on 11 January 1642/3.

Transcript

In the name of God Amen. the xxijth day May 1642 I Thomas ap Hughe
Lewis of Llanarmon Dyffryn Keiriog Dioces of St Assaph & Countie of Denbigh
beinge weake & feeble in body but of good & p[er]fect memorie (the Lord be praysed)
Doe make appoynte & ordayne this my last Will & Testament in maner & forme
followinge […] Imprimis I Comitt my soule unto the pfection of the Almightie
God my maker & Jesus Christ my redeemer & saviour by whose meritts I hope
to be saved & my bodie to be interred in xpian buriall in the p[ar]ish church of
Llanarmon Dyffryn Keiriog I[tem] I give & bequeath toward the repacon of the s[ai]d
Church xs I[tem] I given & bequeath to Elizabeth vch Robt Davies two oxen
& two […] Bullocks I[tem] I give & bequeath to Elizabeth vch Robt alsoe
one […] & one heyffer in Calfe I[tem] I give & bequeath to Anne the daughter
of Robt Davies one two yeare old heyffer I[tem] I give & bequeath my
horse to Hughe the sonne of Robt Davies. I[tem] I give & bequeath to Prudence
Hughes two of my best Ewes & two lambes. I[tem] I give & bequeath yo Gwen
my Daughter the other blacke Cowe. I[tem] I give & bequeath all my sheepe
weathers, hogges, & lambes unbequeathed to be equally divided betweene all my
sonnes & daughters. I[tem] I give my best Cloake to my sonne Merebith ap Thomas I[tem] I give & bequeath my other two oxen & one yearer
linge heyffer Calfe to Elizabeth vch Robt Davies to pay to Hughe ap
John Davie I[tem] I give & bequeath one yearlinge bullocke to Catherine
my Daughter. I[tem] I give & bequeath all my Corne groweinge in the ground
to Thomas & Edward the sonnes of Robt Davies [ … interlined text?] [[tem] I give & bequeath
to Jonnett the Daughter of Thomas ap John my God daughter ijs. I[tem] I give &
bequeath to Moris ap Hughe my brother xxs. I[tem] I give & bequeath my
mare & fortie shillinges nowe in the hands of my sonne Hughe Thomas
to my executrix towards the Dischardging of my funerall expenses.
I[tem] I doe nominate & appoynte Elizabeth vch Robert Davies to be sole
executrix of this my last Will & Testament I[tem] I doe nominate & appoynte
Hughe Thomas, Moris Thomas & Robt Davies to be Ov[er]seers of this my
last will & Testament & to see the same to be duely p[er]formed. In
wittnes whereof I have hereunto put my hand & Seale the day & yeare
first above written in the p[re]sence & sight of

Robt Davies
Hughe Thomas
Elisabeth Kenerikke
Elizabeth vch Thomas

The mark of the Testator X

Janu: 11o. 1642
Jurata est supranoiata Elizabeth
Coram me Geo: Griffith Surrogato.

Sources

• National Library of Wales. St. Asaph Probate Records, 1521-1858. Will, Thomas ap Hughe Lewis, Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, Denbigh, 1642. NLW catalogue; NLW image.