In the name of God Amen I Vaughan Daniel of the parish of Trevethin in the County of Monmouth and Diocese of Landaffe millwright do make this my last will and testament in manner and forme following (that is to say) first and principally I commend my soul to ye Almighty God my Creator, and my body to the earth from whence it was taken to be decently buried at ye discretion of my executrix hereafter named, and as touching such worldly goods as ye Lord in mercy hath lent me, my will and meaning is ye same be imployed and bestowed where after by this my will is expressed, and I do revoke renounce, frustrate and make void all other wills by me formerly made, do ratifie and confirm this to be my last will and testament Also I will that all my due debts be satisfied and paid, also I give and bequeath unto Jenkin my eldest son the best chaffe bed with its appertenances to be delivered to him after his mothers decease or marriage, also I give and bequeath unto Vaughan my youngest son the clock to be delivered to him after his mothers decease or ye day of her marriage, lastly I give and bequeath all ye rest of my goods cattles chattells and creditts whatsoever herein not bequeathed unto Mary my well beloved wife whom I do nominate and appointe to be sole executrix of this my last will and testament, and after her decease or ye day of her marriage I give and bequeath all my said goods cattles, chattels and creditts unto Vaughan my youngest son and I do nominate and appoint Jenkin Roger my father in law, William Matthews and Thomas Matthews my first cousins to be overseers tutors and guardians to oversee and to take care for ye execution of this my last will according to ye true meaning thereof during my childrens minority. In witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seal ye third day of January in ye year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and forty three. Vaughan Daniell
Signed sealed published and declared as ye testators last will and testament who in his presence and at his request and in the presence of each other have sett our hands as witnesses William Powell; William Langley; Herbert Jenkins
October 9th 1744. Mary Vaughan the relict & executrix in the above will named was sworn well & faithfully to execute to the same to the truth of the inventory &c and to render an account &c before me Wm Harris, Surrogate
This will was proved at Abergavenny on the ninth day of October in the year of our Lord 1744 before the Revd Wm Harris, Surrogate by Mary Vaughan the relict & executrix in the said will named &c &c
An inventory of all and singular ye goods cattles chattels and credits of Vaughan Daniel of ye parish of Trevethin in ye County of Monmouth, millwright late deceased, made valued and appraised ye five and twentieth day of April in ye year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and forty four, by Edmond James and Herbert Jenkins appraisors then and there, as followeth
£ s d
First his wearing apparel valued at 1 12 0
Also his houshold goods above staires, valued at 4 5 0
Also his houshold goods in ye kitchen, at 7 0 0
Also his houshold goods in one bedroom at 0 15 0
Also his goods in ye butry roome valued at 0 4 0
Also one old horse, valued at 1 10 0
Also one ewe, valued at 0 2 6
Also his working tooles, valued at 2 2 0
Also some lumber in an out roome, at 1 5 0
The sume in this inventory is 18 15 6
Edmond James; Herbert Jenkins, appraisors
Exhibited at Abergavenny on the 9th day of October 1744 by Mary Vaughan the relict & executrix &c for a true inventory &c but under -?testation of adding &c of any more if ye assetts shall hereafter come to her hands &c
Transcribed from a photocopy by Dave Woolven, 2 Aspen Way, Malpas Park, Newport, South Wales. NP20 6LB Tel 01633 858 359 13 March 2001
