The original: http://hdl.handle.net/10107/352337
A transcription:
In the name of God Amen, I John Ashton of Ffinant in the parish of Trefeglwys County of Montgomery and Diocese of Bangor being sick & weak of Body but of Sound & perfect memory praise to Almighty God for the same Do make & ordain this my Last Will & Testament in Manner & form ffollowing
First I bequeath my Soul to the hands of Almighty God [...] hoping threw the meritts of my blessed Saviour [...][...] of my sinn's, & my body to be buried in Xtian burial according to the Discretion of my Son Jarman Executor herein named
As to the rest of the personal estate & goods it has pleased God to bless me with, I give & dispose as followeth -
Imp. I give & bequeath unto my daughter Mary the summ of one shill.
Item I give & bequeath unto my son Edward the sum of one shill. Item I give to my son John the sum of one shilling
Item I give & bequeath unto my son Charles the summ of one shill.
Item I give & bequeath unto my son Roger the summ of five pounds
Item I give & bequeath unto my daughter Dorothy the wife of Thomas Lewis the summ of one shilling
Item I give & bequeath the sum of one hundred pounds principal & five pounds of Interest now due in the hands of Richard Jones unto my Loving wife together with the goods that she brought with her & to her appertaining at her marr. or elsewhere
Item I give to my Loving wife the sum of five pounds mon to be pd by my Executors
As to all the rest of my goods chattels & cattles I give & dispose to my son Jarman whom I constitute & appoint my sole Executor for this my last will & Testament revoking all others heretofore by me made
Witness my hand
John Ashton
Seealed and declared by the testator to be his last will & testament in the presence & sight of John Thomas, Richard Jones, John Morris cler
mem: as a codicile to this will, I John Ashton do give & bequeath unto Anne Benbow, a daughter to my Loving wife Esther, by a prior husband the summ of Ten pound
witness my hand -- John Ashton
(proved 1732)
A true and perfect inventory of all the Goods Cattle & Chattels of John Ashton late of the parish of Tref-Eglwys in the County of Montgomery & Diocese of Bangor as they were apprais'd by John Ashton & Edwd Jarman May 22nd 1732
Imprimis His Horse Saddle & wearing apparel valu'd at 10:0:0
Six oxen at 24:0:0
Seven Bullocks at 15:0:0
3 two year old Heifers and 7 yearlings at 15:0:0
3 Horses at 8:0:0
120 Sheep at 30:0:0
Swine at 4:0:0
Implements of husbandry at 12:0:0
Household goods at 25:0:0
All sorts of grain hous'd at 6:10:0
Winter corn in the ground at 3:10:0
Eatables in the house at 2:0:0
Poultry of all Sorts at 0:10:0
Money due by Specialties 147:0:0
tot 315:10:0
