Grace Owen, Penychain, Aber-erch, Widow : Will 1760.
In the name of God Amen.I Grace Owen of Penychain, Widow being sick and weak but in perfect sense and memory do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament as follows.
First I give and bequeath to my son Owen Jones the sum of five pounds.
Also I give to each of his five children the sum of five pounds.
Also I give to my daughter Jane six pounds and to each of her children (Elisabeth excepted) forty shillings.
I give and bequeath to my daughter Catherine's children forty pounds to be equally divided share and share alike betwixt them and if either of my daughter Catherine's children dies unmarried and intested my will is that her or their share should go to the survivor or survivors of them.
Also I give and bequeath to my daughter Anne thirty pounds and all my household goods, linen of all kind excepted. I give to her son Owen eight pounds and to each of her two girls five pounds.
I do hereby nominate and appoint my son Owen and my daughters Jane and Anne to be joint executors of this my last Will, to whom I give all my goods and chattels (heretofore not disposed of) to be equally divided amongst them, hereby revoking and making void all other wills heretofore by me made in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 14th day of January 1755.
Signed sealed published and declared as the testatrix's last will in the presence of
Thomas Lewis
Thomas Hughes
On the 5th day of March 1760. The within written Will was insinuated proved approved and decreed valid in Common form of Law and administration of the goods and chattels of the deceased granted to Owen Jones one of the Executors within named he being first sworn upon thw holy Evangelist. (Every One's right being saved and reserved) before me James Vincent Surrogate