The last Will and Testament of me John Watkins of the Cwm within the parish of Llangattock lingoed in the county of Monmouth yeoman being of sound mind memory and understanding
I Give grant and devise unto my Granddaughter Ann Watkins and her assigns for and during the terms of her natural life (if my loving wife Sarah Watkins shall so long live) one clear annuity rent charge or yearly sum of Five pounds of lawful British money to be issuing and payable out of all that my freehold Messuage or Tenement farm and lands called Cefengoley situate in the said parish of Llangattock lingoed and county aforesaid, and I do hereby order and direct that the said annuity or rent charge shall be paid to my son in law John Watkins or any person or persons who may be the Guardian or Guardians of my said Granddaughter Ann Watkins during her minority And it is my will that the receipt or receipts of the said John Watkins or the said Guardian or Guardians shall be good and effectual discharges and acquittances for the same, and from after her attaining the age of Twenty one years, then to be paid to my said Granddaughter Ann Watkins for and during the term of her natural life (if my said wife Sarah Watkins shall so long live) by yearly payments, the first payment whereof to be made at the end and expiration of Twelve calendar months next after my decease, and always to be paid free and clear of and from all manner of Taxes charges and impositions to be taxed charged or assessed upon the said Annuity or upon the said Ann Watkins in respect thereof by authority of Parliament or otherwise howsoever, and if it shall happen that the said annuity or rent charge of Five pounds or any part thereof shall be behind or unpaid by the space of Thirty days next over or after the said day whereon the same is made payable and ought to be paid as aforesaid being lawfully demanded Then and from thenceforth and from time to time as often as the same or any part thereof shall be so in arrear and unpaid It shall and may be lawful to and for my said son in Law John Watkins or such person or persons as shall be the lawful Guardian or Guardians of my said Granddaughter during her minority and from and after her attaining the age of Twenty one years it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Ann Watkins for and during the term of her natural life (if my said Wife Sarah Watkins shall so long live) upon the said Freehold Hereditaments and premises every or any part or parts thereof to enter and distrain and the [foot of page; signature John Watkins] distress and distresses there found to take lead drive and carry away, and to impound detain or otherwise to sell and dispose of the same until thereby or otherwise he she or they shall be lawfully satisfied and paid such annuity or yearly rent charge or so much thereof as shall be in arrear together with all costs charges and Expences whatsoever as shall be occasioned by such entry distress and sale, and subject to the said annuity and the remedy for the recovery thereof and also to the interest of the sum of Fifteen pounds to my sister Elizabeth the wife of William Gunter for her life and to the payment of the said sum of Fifteen pounds to and among the children of the said Elizabeth Gunter according to the will of my late father and in lieu and full satisfaction of the provision made to her and her children by the said will, I Give and devise the said Messuage or Tenement Farm lands and premises and also all other freehold Messuages Farm lands and premises of which I am seized in fee simple in possession or entitled unto in reversion or remainder unto my friend Samuel Phillips of Newton's Court within the parish of Dixon in the said County of Monmouth yeoman and John Watkins of Blaengavenny within the parish of Llantilliopertholey in the same County yeoman their Executors and Administrators for and during the full end and term of ninety nine years, to be computed from the day of my death thence next ensuing and fully to be complete and ended (if my daughter Sarah Taylor shall so long live) upon the several trusts and to and for the ends interests and purposes hereinafter expressed and declared of and concerning the same Term and from and after the end and expiration or other sooner determination of the said term of ninety nine years I do hereby give and devise the said several Messuages or Tenements farms lands hereditaments and premises with the Appurtenances unto the said Samuel Phillips and John Watkins of Blaengavenny their Executors and Administrators for and during the full end and term of Twenty one years to be computed from the day of the decease of the said Sarah Taylor thence next ensuing if the Child or children of the said Sarah Taylor lawfully begotten or any or either of them shall so long be under the age or ages of Twenty one years, Upon the trusts and to and for the ends intents and purposes hereinafter expressed and declared of and concerning the same Term, and from and after the end expiration or other sooner [foot of page; signature John Watkins] determination of the said Term of Twenty one years, I Give and devise the said several Messuages or Tenements farms lands hereditaments and premises unto and to the use of all and every the child or children lawfully begotten or to be begotten on the body of my said daughter Sarah Taylor, if more than one whether sons or daughters in equal shares or proportions, and they to take as Tenants in Common and not as joint Tenants, and for want of such child or children, Then I give and devise the said several Messuages or Tenements farms lands hereditaments and premises unto my right heirs forever And as to for and concerning the said Term of ninety nine years herein before mentioned I do hereby declare that the same term is limited to them, the said Samuel Phillips and John Watkins of Blaengavenny their Executors and Administrators upon the trusts and to and for the ends intents and purposes hereinafter declared of or concerning the same (that is to say) Upon trust that they the said Samuel Phillips and John Watkins of Blaengavenny and the survivor of them and the Executors and Administrators of such survivor do and shall yearly and every year during the Continuance of the said term of ninety nine years pay the residue or remainder of the yearly rents issues and profits of the said Hereditaments and premises on the four most usual days of payment of rent in the year (that is to say) the Twenty fifth day of March, the Twenty fourth day of June, the Twenty ninth day of September and the Twenty fifth day of December, and the first quarterly payment thereof to be made on such of the said days as shall first or next happen after my decease into the proper hands of my said daughter Sarah Taylor for her sole and separate use and benefit without the same being subject to the debts contracts engagements intermeddleing or control of the present or future husband of the said Sarah Taylor, and that the receipt or receipts of the said Sarah Taylor alone shall from time to time notwithstanding her present or future covertures be good and effectual releases receipts and discharges for such sums of money, as in such receipts and discharges respectively shall be expressed to be received And as to for and concerning the said Term of Twenty one years herein before mentioned I do hereby declare that the same Term is limited to them the said Samuel Phillips and John Watkins of Blaengavenny their Executors and Administrators upon the trusts and to and for the ends intents and purposes next [foot of page; signature John Watkins] hereinafter declared or expressed concerning the same (that is to say) Upon trust that they the said Samuel Phillips and John Watkins of Blaengavenny and the survivor of them and the Executors and Administrators of such survivors do and shall yearly and every year during the continuance of the said term of Twenty one years pay lay out and expend the residue or remainder of the rents issues and profits of the said Messuages Hereditaments and premises comprised in the same Term or so much of such residue issues and profits as he or they shall in his or their discretion think proper in the maintenance cloathing support and education of all and every the child or children of my said daughter Sarah Taylor lawfully begotten, until he she or they shall attain his her or their age or ages of Twenty one years and upon further trust to pay apply and dispose of the residue (if any) of the rents issues and profits of the said messuages hereditaments and premises to and for the use benefit or advantage of such child or children in such manner and proportions as the said Samuel Phillips and John Watkins of Blaengavenny and the survivor of them his Executors or Administrators shall in their or his discretion think proper.
Item I Give devise and bequeath all messuages lands and Tenements which I hold as Tenant to the Earl of Abergavenny unto my loving wife Sarah Watkins her heirs Executors Administrators and assigns during the residue or continuance of my Estate Term or interest therein.
Item I Give and bequeath all my Goods Chattels personal Estate and Effects whatsoever and whersoever situated, and whereof I have any right of disposal unto my said beloved wife Sarah Watkins subject to the payment of my just debts funeral and testamentary Expences and also to the sums of Two pounds and Ten shillings apiece (free from all stamp duties) unto my revered friends Thomas Grafton and Peter Jones of Perthyre in the County of Monmouth Clerks without interest at the end of one year next after my decease.
Item I nominate constitute and appoint my said beloved wife Sarah Watkins Executrix and residuary Legatee of this my will hereby revoking all others and declaring this to be my last In witness whereof I the said John Watkins the Testator have to this my will contained in Five sheets of paper [foot of page; signature John Watkins] set my hand at the bottom of each of the four preceeding sheets, and my hand and seal to this fifth and last sheet this Fourth day of March in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and seventeen.
Signed Sealed published and declared by the Testator John Watkins as and for his last will and Testament in the presence of us, who at his request, in his presence and in the presence of each other (the word "March" being first wrote on an erasure in this Sheet) have subscribed our names as witness thereto . . . Thos. Price Penyclawth farm, Tho: Jones, John Williams Cl[er]k to Mr. Jones
This is a Codicil to the last Will and Testament of me John Watkins of the Cwm within the Parish of Llangattock lingoed in the County of Monmouth Yeoman bearing date the fourth day of March last past and which I desire may be considered as annexed to, and to be taken as part thereof. Whereas I have in and by the said Will given granted and devised unto my Grand Daughter Ann Watkins for and during the term of her natural life (if my loving wife Sarah Watkins should so long live) one annuity rent rent charge or yearly sum of Five Pounds of lawful British money to be issuing and payable out of all that my freehold Messuage Tenement Farm and lands called Cefengoley situated in the said Parish of Llangattock lingoed and County aforesaid and I ordered and directed the said Annuity or rent charge should be paid to the person or parties therein expressed and the first payment thereof to be made at the end and expiration of twelve Calender Months next after my decease Now I do hereby revoke that part of my said Will whereby I did order and direct the first payment of the said Annuity rent charge or sum of Five Pounds to be paid at the end and expiration of twelve Calendar Months next after my decease and do hereby order and direct the first payment of the said Annuity rent charge or sum of five pounds shall be paid to my said Son in Law John Watkins or any person or persons who may be the Guardian or Guardians of my said Grand daughter Ann Watkins during her minority, and that the receipt or receipts of the said John Watkins or the said Guardian or Guardians shall be good and effectual discharges and acquittances for the same, and from and after her attaining the age of Twenty one years then to be paid to my said Grand daughter Ann Watkins for and during the term of her natural life (if my said Wife Sarah watkins shall so long live) by yearly payments, and the first payment thereof to be made at the end of Ten Years next after my decease, in such manner and with thelike remedy as is given in and by my said Will to enforce payment thereof. In Witness whereof I the said Testator John Watkins have to this Codicil to my said Will subscribed my hand and set my Seal this Sixteenth day of March One thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
Signed sealed published and declared by John Watkins the Testator as and for a Codicil to his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as Witnesses thereto. Thos. Davis, Philip Watkins, Tho: Baker
13th day of October 1818
Sarah Watkins Widow the Relict of the deceased and the Executrix named in this will was duly Sworn as such And that the Goods Cloathes and Credits of the deceased are under the Value of Two hundred Pounds.