Held at: | National Library of |
Reference: | BR/1708/111 |
Source: | Photocopy of original documents |
Title: | Probate Collection; Will and documents for John David, yeoman |
Place name: | St Margarets |
Date: | 1708 |
Description:
Will: dated
Beneficiaries: To granddaughter, Elizabeth Lloyd, £5 and his bed.
To grandson, John Lloyd, £5 and a coffer.
To granddaughter Hannah, £5 and a box.
TO grandson, Samuell Lloyd, £5 and 'the lesser coffer'.
To Mary, daughter of his brother William, 5/-.
To brother Thomas David, 'the ten shillings wch he now oweth me'.
To Thomas Lewis, the testator's sister's son, the 10/6d which he owes.
To John Lloyd, son in law of St Margarets, glover, and Rachell his wife the cottage and lands now in the possession of the testator with all the rest of his goods cattle and chattels.
Executor: son in law, John Lloyd
Marked by testator
Witnesses: Morgan Thomas, Thomas Harper 'senyer' [senior], Howard Griffitts, James Morice and Thomas Jenings.
Date of Probate:
2. Inventory dated
Observations:
Documents include a coversheet; 3 sheets in all.
In the will the testator is described as a yeoman but the appraisers of the inventory describe him as a labourer.
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