Will of John Hughes of Llansanffraid Glyn Ceiriog, Denbighshire, Wales, 1762

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Llansantfraid Glyn Ceiriog, Denbighshire, Wales
Surname/tag: Hughes

This is a transcript of the will of John Hughes, yeoman, of Llansanffraid Glyn Ceiriog, Denbigshire, Wales. His will was dated 10 February 1762 and administration was granted on 10 June 1762.

Transcript

In the name of God Amen I John Hughes of
the Parish Llan. St. ffraid Glyn Ceiriog in the
County of Denbigh and Diocese of St Asaph
being sick and weak in Body but of perfect
mind and memory praise be to God do make and
ordain this my last Will and Testament that is to
say first and principally I give and recomend my
Soul into the hands of God hoping to have full
pardon and remission of all my sins and my Body
I recomend to the Earth to be buried in decent
Christian Burial at the discretion of my Executrix
and as touching such Worldly Estate as it hath pleased
God to bless me in this life I give devise and dispose
of the same in manner and form following
Imprimis I will and desire that all my charges debts and funerall
expences be duly paid Item I give and bequeath the Messuage
wherein I now dwell commonly called Ty yn graig together with the farm buildings and all
commodities thereunto belonging And also the Land thereunto
belonging and known by their severall names of Cae r rhos
pant y mawr Cae greyn erw ddu erw lan y wern y wern
fawr y wern Lowarch Cae bychan Cae lany Ty y ddau gae
fanudl with all such appertenances as thereunto belonging
to my Son in Law Richard Green and his right Heirs for
ever Item I charge the said fwern Lowarch in the sum of
Twenty pounds to be paid to John Parry of the said parish
and County by my said Son in Law Richard Green Item I give and
bequeath to my Son in Law Richard Green such quantity
of Timber from Plas einion as will be necessary to the
repair or building of a Barn upon the said Tenement of

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of Ty n y Graig Item I give and bequeath to my daughter
Marry Hughes a parcell of Land called Plas einion
with all comodities thereunto belonging and to her right
Heirs for ever upon condition that she or her Heirs doth
undertake to pay the rest of my debts Item I give and
bequeath to my daughter Marry Hughes all my Household
Goods and Moveable effects with all the rest of my estate
whatsoever it be or wheresoever it be found And I do
hereby nominate constitute and ordain my said daughter
Marry Hughes to be sole Executrix of this my last Will
Item I nominate and appoint Howel Jones and Thomas Jones
both of Glyn fechan in the parish aforesaid and David Parry
of Pengwern in the parish of Llangollen and County aforesaid
to be Trustees hoping […] for the fullfilling of this
my Will And I do hereby ratify and confirm this to be
my last Will and Testament in Witness whereof I have
hereunto Set my Hand and Seal this Tenth day of february
in the year of Our Lord God 1762

John Hughes

Signed Sealed published pronounced
and declared in the presence
and sight of
Lewis Jones
Edward Jones
John Wynn

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June 10th. 1762
Thos. Jones & David Parry the
Surviving Trustees in this Will Named
Were then personally Sworn well and
truly to execute the sd. Will according to
Law and to administer the Goods & Chattells
of the said deceased for the benefit of Mary Hughes
an Infant Executrix therein named during her Minority.
before me
Edw: Williams Sur[rugate]

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Know all Men by these Presents, That We Thomas Jones of the parish
of Llanst. Fraid Glyn Ceiriog in the County of Denbigh and
David Parry of the said parish of Llanst. fraid in the County
aforesaid
are holden and firmly bound unto […]
[…] Lord Bishop St. Asaph in the Sum of one hundred
Pounds of good and lawful Money […]
The Condition is such, that if the above bounden Thomas Jones
& David Parry Administrators
of all and singular the Goods, Chattels and Credits of John Hughes late of the parish of
Llansantfraid Glyn Ceiriog in the County of Diocese of St. Asaph yeoman deced […]
during Minority of Mary Hughes Infant sole Executrix in the said Will
named
[…]
do make or cause to be made a true and perfect Inventory […]
[…]

The mark of
Thomas Jones
David Parry

Sources

• National Library of Wales. St. Asaph Probate Records, 1521-1858. Hughes, John, Llansanffraid Glynceiriog, Denbigh, Yeoman, 1762. NLW catalogue; NLW image; Ancestry Record 61635 #201422.