Owen Rowland, Hendre Penprys, Llannor : Will 1798.
In the name of God Amen.I Owen Rowland of Hendre Penprys in the Parish of Llannor and Diocese of Bangor, being weak in body but of perfect mind and memory then he be given unto God calling into mind the mortality of my body and expecting a speedy dissolution from this world, do make and ordain this my Will and Testament. That is to say.
Principally and first I recommend my soul into the hands of the Almighty God and my body to be buried in decent Christian manner at the discretion of my dear wife and children hereinafter named. And on touching such worldly estate wherewith it pleased God to bless me in this life, I give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner.
First I give and ordain that all my part of Hay, Corn and Potatoes now belonging to me according the Division betwixt me and my son Robert Owen are to remain in the possession of my dear wife Mary Jones without shared with any of my children hereinafter named and likewise also two Bedsteads with all the Bedclothes that are in my house at present.
Also I give and ordain that the whole Husbandry Implements are to remain and be for use between my afore named wife Mary Jones and son Robert Owen as long as they may live together as they are at present.
And for all the remainder of my Goods Cattle and Chattels I wish that they may divided betwixt my wife and my son Robert Owen before named and my son John Owen and my daughter Ellinor Owen, that is to say one half of the whole to be unto my said wife Mary Jones and she must have the mare and her three chosen of the cows to be in her share according to their prize and the other half to be equally divided and alike shared betwixt my three children before named who I ordain to be Co-Administrators with my dear wife afore named of this my Will and Testament.
But if so and happened to my afore named wife to marry with any other person after my decease and be called once another's name all and singular Cattle and Chattels are here before named and bequeathed upon her are to be reduced unto my children and to be divided among them as here before directed concerning their appointed share.
And I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and dis-annull all and every other Testament Wills by me in any wise before named ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 7th day of March in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety two.
Signed published pronounced and declared by the said Testator Owen Rowland as his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names.
John Roberts
Hugh Thomas
On the 4th day of January in the year of our Lord 1797 the above or written Will was insinuated proved approved and in common form of Law decreed valid and Administration granted to the within named Executors, Mary Jones, Robert Owen, John Owen and Ellinor Owen, they being first personally sworn on the Holy Evangelists (having severally alledged that the whole of the Goods Chattels and Credits of the Testator Owen Rowland doth not amount in value to the sum of one hundred pounds) as the Law directs.
By me Richard Owen Surrogate.
Probate granted 20th January 1798.
A true and perfect Inventory of all the Goods Cattle and Chattels of the late Owen Rowland of Hendre Benprys in the Parish of Llannor in the Diocese of Bangor, deceased, December 22nd 1797.
| £ | s | d | |
| Wearing Apparel | 2 | 00 | 00 |
| Household Furniture | 1 | 19 | 00 |
| Husbandry Goods | 0 | 10 | 00 |
| Cart and Gear | 3 | 03 | 00 |
| Corn | 6 | 08 | 00 |
| Potatoes | 1 | 10 | 00 |
| 2 Pigs | 3 | 00 | 00 |
| 3 Horses | 12 | 00 | 00 |
| 5 Cows | 25 | 00 | 00 |
| 4 Heifers | 16 | 00 | 00 |
| 23 Sheep | 6 | 18 | 00 |
| Hay | 4 | 10 | 00 |
| To cash | 0 | 10 | 06 |
| 83 | 08 | 06 |
Hugh Thomas and John Edward Appraisers.