Mary Griffith, Tower, Pwllheli, Spinster : Will 1857.
This is the last Will and Testament of me Mary Griffith of the Tower, Pwllheli, Carnarvonshire, Spinster.I give and bequeath to Mary Griffith of Church Street, Pwllheli aforesaid, spinster, the sum of one hundred pounds.
I give and bequeath to Mary Ann Parry daughter of Richard Parry of Beaumaris Road, Menai Bridge, Anglesey, Stonemason, the sum of fifty pounds.
I give and bequeath to Margaret Jones daughter of John Jones of Beaumaris Road, aforesaid, Stonemason, the sum of fifty pounds.
I give and bequeath to Mary Jones daughter of John Jones of Beaumaris Road, aforesaid, Stonemason, the sum of fifty pounds.
I give and bequeath to Mary Hughes daughter of Thomas Hughes of Beaumaris Road, aforesaid, Stonemason the sum of fifty pounds, which said several legacies I direct to be paid at the expiration of twelve calendar months next after my decease free of legacy duty.
I give and bequeath all the furniture and other personal estate in the bedroom wherein I usually sleep, (plate money and securities for money excepted) six chairs in the large dining room upstairs and a mahogany round table in the sitting room above the kitchen to my servant Margaret Thomas free of legacy duty.
I give and bequeath to John Ellis of High Street Pwllheli aforesaid, Draper and Grocer, my Executor hereinafter named the sum of three hundred pounds, In trust to lay out the same at interest immediately after my decease and pay the interest thereof to my said servant Margaret Thomas during her natural life free from all legacy or other Government duty and from and immediately after her decease I Will and direct that the said John Ellis shall retain and keep the said sum of Three hundred pounds to and for his own use and benefit.
As to all the rest residue and remainder of all my personal estate and effects I give and bequeath the same and every part thereof to the said John Ellis absolutely subject to and charged and chargeable with the payment of all my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses. And I hereby appoint the said John Ellis Sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking and making void all wills and testaments by me at any time heretofore made and declare this to be my last Will and Testament. In witness whereof I the said Mary Griffith, the Testatrix, have hereunto set my hand and seal, the sixteenth day of December one thousand eight hundred and fifty six.
Signed sealed published and declared by the said Mary Griffith the Testatrix as and for her last Will and Testament in the presence of us, who at her request in her presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto set our names as witnesses.
H Hunter Hughes Surgeon Pwllheli
Thomas Ellis Solicitor Pwllheli
On the sixth day of May in the year of our Lord 1857 the above written Will was insinuated proved approved and in common form of Law decreed valid and Administration granted to the above named Executor, John Ellis, he being first sworn in common for of Law and that the whole of the Goods, Chattels and Credits of the said deceased do nor amount in value to £1500.
Before me Thomas Jones Surrogate.
The deceased died on the 28th day of March 1857.