Will of Richard Hughes of Hafodgynfor, Denbighshire, Wales, 1741

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Hafodgynfor, Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales
Surname/tag: Hughes

This is a transcript of the will of Richard Hughes, yeoman, of Hafodgynfor in the parish of Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales. His will was made on 14 April 1741 and was proved on 10 July 1741.

Transcript

In the Name of God Amen I Richard Hughes of Havodgynfor in the County of Denbigh and Diocese
of St Asaph yeoman being sick in Body but of sound retaining Mind and Memory praised
be God for the same do make this my last will and Testament in Manner following first and
principally I commend my soul to God that gave it hoping through the all sufficient Merits of
my blessed Redeemer Christ to obtain full Remission of all my sins and my body I comit to the
Earth to be decently interred at the Discretion of my Executrix hereafter named and as touching
such temporal Estate as I am possessed of I give and dispose thereof as follows first I give to my
Brother Morris Hughes five shillings also I give to my sister Prudence Hughes widdow twenty
shillings also I give to my sister Hester five shillings also I give and bequeath to my Niece Mary
Daughter of my said sister Hester twenty shillings also I give to my Nephew Edward Hughes son
of my Brother Thomas Hughes deced the sum of fifteen pounds also I give to my Nephew Hugh
Rowland son of my sister Jane deced forty shillings also I give to all my Godchildren five shillings
a piece also I give to my Nephew Edward Morris son of my Brother Morris Hughes my old Mountain Mare
also I give and bequeath to my Sister Elizabeth six pounds five pounds part thereof I give her in Lien
of all such Wages she may at any time herafter demand for the time she lived with my in Havodgynfor
or elsewhere and my will further is And I do hereby declare that in case my wife Elizabeth is or
should at any time during my Life prove pregnant or with Child and such Child to be born alive in due time
after my decease that then and in such case I give and bequeath all the rest and residue of my psonal Estate
between my said wife Elizabeth and such Child as aforesaid share and share alike and in default of
such Child being borne alive as aforesaid I give and bequeath all the rest and residue of my personal
Estate whatsoever to my said loving wife Elizabeth she paying thereout the sum of five pounds a piece
to my Nephews Edward Hughes and Hugh Rowland herein before named over and above the Legacies
by me herein before bequeathed them And I do hereby nominate and appoint my loving Brother
Morris Hughes of Nantir ucha yeoman and Morris Thomas of Rhiwlas gent trustees of this my
Will desiring and authorizing them to do all such Act and Acts as may be necessary for the due
fulfilling of this my will according to the true intent and meaning thereof and I do hereby nominate
and appoint my said loving wife Elizabeth sole Executrix of this my will hereby revoking all former wills
and declaring this to be my last will and Testament In witness whereof I have hereunto put my
Hand and Seal the fourteenth day of April in the fourteenth year of the Reign of our Sovereign
Lord George the second now King of Great Brittaine and so forth And in the year of our Lord God
One thousand seven Hundred and forty one

The Mark of
Richard Hughes

Signed sealed published and declared
by the said Testator Richard Hughes
to be his last will and Testament
in the sight and presence of
Edward Maurice
John Maurice

July 10th: 1741.
Elizabeth Hughes only Executrix in the
above will & widow of the said Deced
was then sworn well and truly to admr.
the Goods &c of the sd Testator according
to the Tenor purport & true meaning of the
said will
before me Tho: Jones Sur.

Sources

• National Library of Wales. St. Asaph Probate Records, 1521-1858. Hughes, Richard, Hafodgynfor, Llangollen, Denbigh, Yeoman, 1741. NLW catalogue; NLW image; Ancestry Record 61635 #198101.