Held at:

Private Collection

Reference:

RS_0010

Source:

Private research: Probate Documents

Title:

Names and ownership of property in Michaelchurch Escley

Place name:

Michaelchurch Escley

Date:

1600’s 1700’s 1800’s

Description:

Property Called

Date

Owner/Tenant

Source

Comment

Bailey Breth

1821

Evan Phillips

Will

Cottage, garden & lands bought from James Spencer; left to brother Thomas

Birches

1770

John Price

Will

Left to son John

Canon Tump House

1842

Thomas Seaborne

Will

House & 4 acres left to son Samuel

Castle

1826

Philip Jones

Lease

Cottage and land

Catherine Rowlands Lands

1774

James Exton

Will

In occupation of Benjamin Prosser; left to nephew Simon Exton

Cay Llwyne Cathny[?]

1710

William Harries

Will

Leasehold land left to wife Blanch

Cefn West

1874

Noah Jones

Lease

Land of the Earl of Abergavenny

Cloth y Hopbin

1662

Thomas Jennings

Will

Left to daughter Margaret

Coed Poethes meadow

1770

John Price

Will

Left to son John

Coed Robin

1722

Howell Nicholls

Will

Here spelt Coyd Rhobine

Coed Robin

1739

Howell Nicholls

Will

Left in trust to cousin John Edwards

Coed Robin

1803

James Nicholls

Will

Freehold left to son John

Glybes Farm

1887

 -

Sale Contract

Sold by William, Marquess of Abergavenny

Gwern Ivor

1770

John Price

Will

Left to son John

Gwrlod dan y Ty

1710

David Price

Will

Meadow c.5 acres left to wife Jane then son David

Hard meadow

1770

John Price

Will

Left to son John

James Jones Lands

1803

Robert Francis

Will

Leasehold tenement left to wife Susanah

Kae Dychlawr Ty

1710

David Price

Will

Close of pasture, purchased from David John Thomas,  c.5 acres left to wife Jane then son David

Kevenkyst [Cefn Ceist]

1837

Thomas Jones

Will

Copyhold; left to wife Elizabeth then children, in trust

Little Ceven [Little Cefn]

1779

David Prichard

Will

Property ‘lately purchased’ from James Harries; left to son David

Little Lloyn Rhosser

1790

James Parry

Will

Left to wife Mary

Llanbaddon

1855

James Pritchard

Will

Farm left to son, James

Lower House

1827

George Morgan

Will

Freehold estate left to George Lewis of Dorstone

Ould Charles Meadow

1803

Robert Francis

Will

Left to son John

Peancoad

1803

Robert Francis

Will

Leasehold tenement left to son William

Pentwine

1813

Eleanor Smith

Will

Left to brother James Harris

Powels house

1842

Thomas Seaborne

Will

House & lands left to son Samuel

Priks land

[Priks farm]

[?Pikes farm]

1735

Edward Perkins

Will

Leasehold land & premises; left to son in law Thomas Williams

Redunnog Vawr [?Rhydunnog]

1811

James Maibury

Will

Tithes of farm and land ‘purchased of the Earl of Oxford’, left to son James

Rhyd y Teebach

1765

Thomas Lewis

Will

Left to Simon Exton

Rhydonog [Rhydunnog]

1854

Philip Powell

Will

-

Spring Castle

1821

Evan Phillips

Will

Leasehold messuage & lands; left to brother Thomas

Teer Evan Badam

1747

Ruth Fisher

Will

Left to brother Samuel Jenkins

Tir Evan Badam

1810

Lewis Jenkins

Will

Left to tenants James & Ann Prichard

Tyerucha [Tyrucha]

1746

Timothy Price

Will

Left to wife, then daughter Margaret

Tyr Craddock

1843

James Farr

Will

Witness to will

Tyr Craddock

1852

Francis Pitt

Admittance

Including several closes of arable land. [Ty Caradog?]

Tyr Craddock

1881

John Watkins

Legal case

[Ty Caradog?]

Tyr David Lane

1662

Thomas Jennings

Will

Tenants Thomas Watkins & John William Prichard

Tyr William Thomas Powell

1864

Elizabeth Rawson

Admittance

Land, 17 Acres

Tyrucha Farm

c.1870

Sophia Phillips

Lease

-

Wern Ddyrus

1774

James Exton

Will

In occupation of John Lewis; left to nephew Simon Exton

Observations:

Property names are frequently reproduced phonetically in original documents, leading to considerable variations in spelling; the writing in old manuscripts can also be difficult to interpret. Property was also sometimes given the names of the current or previous owners [eg ‘Xyz’s Land’] and names therefore changed accordingly over time. In the list above, spellings in the original documents have sometimes been amended to conform to the most frequent usage, and this should be borne in mind if looking for a specific property name. References to alternative names [as distinct from spelling variants] are given where any are known.

Family names associated with individual properties may be as owner, leaseholder, tenant or sub-tenant; where known the status is given in the comments.

The above list is compiled from various external sources including the internet; further property or family names can also be found using the search engine for material held on this website.

Original Wills and other probate documents for most parishes in the Hundred of Ewyas Lacy are held by the National Library of Wales


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