XM/1786/55.
ATTESTED WILL of John Isaac of Llanfrothen, bequeathing to Thomas Probert Owen, Abraham Robert, John Owen and Edward and Jane Daniel all of pa. Llanfrothen 5/- each; 30/- to be distributed among the poor of pa. Llanfrothen; to his mother 40/-; to his dau. Ann £1500 and hanging press and wainscott chest, one bureau, his best silver tankard and tumbler and his cloak; remainder of furniture or household stuff to be equally divided between his dau. A. and his wife, his dau. A. to live with her mother and pay her £20 p.a. for her board while she is single and her mother a widow; should A. die unmarried before reaching 21 her furniture is to be equally divided between all his brothers’ and sisters’ children; appoints his bros. Robert Isaac and Maurice Isaac and nephew Robert Isaac as her guardians; to his son Robert £25 including what his grand- father left b and what J.H.I now owes him; to his dau. Jonett £30; to his bro. Robert Isaac £10; to his bro. Maurice £10; to his bro. Ellis £101 to his bro. Evan £l0; to his bro. Richard £20; to his sis. Garnor £10; to his sis. Jane £20; to his uncle Evan Probert 40/-; to his nephew Robert, son of his bro. Robert Isaac £10; to his nephew John, son of his bro. Maurice 40/-; to his niece Anne, dau. of his bro. Maurice £20; to his nephew John, son of his bro. Evan 40/- to his niece Margaret, dau. of his sis. Garnor £20; to his nephew Isaac, son of his sis.Jane £5 to bind him an apprentice; to his niece Owen, dau. of his sis. Jane 40/-; to his godson John, son of Samuel Robert l0/-; to his god-daughter Gainor, dau. of John Evan Ellis 20/-; to his friend Richard Hughes of Porthaethwy, gent., 5 guineas; to his friend Griffith Parry of Clenency, gent. 5 guineas; to his friend Pierce Morgan of Beddgelert 5 guineas; to his friend William Lloyd, clerk, rector of Llanfrothen, 5 guineas, and appoints his wife Margaret as executrix, also bequeathing to her the residue of his cattle, chattels and personal estate.
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