1 In the name of God Amen I Andrew Brees of the parish
2 of Treveglwis and County of Montgomery Yeoman … sick in
3 Body and of sound and perfect mind and memory Prays be therefore
4 Given to allmighty God do make and ordian this in y …
5 [cross symbol – Christ?] last Will and testament in manor and form folwing that
6 Is to say first and prin.cipally I commend my Soul into the
7 hands of all mighty God hoping through the merits death and
8 Passion of my saviour Jesus Christ to have full and free
9 Pardon and forgiveness of all my sins and to inherit over
10 lasting life and my Body I commit to the earth to be descer..
11 Buried at the descretion of my executors here after …
12 d and as tuching the dispostion of all such tes.e.all Est
13 ate as it hath pleased Almighty God to bestow upon me
14 I give and dispose thereof as foloweth
15 Imp… I do demise give and bequeath to Andrew Brees my Eldest
16 Sonne and ..ire all that tenement of Lands with its …
17 tenan.es commonly known and taken by the name of Fany
18 Thomas Ingram … lam with houses barns Gardens Orchards woods underwoods
19 Liberties Easments and Commodityes whatsoever unto the sayd
20 Andrew Brees my Eldest sonn him and his heirs forever
21 to have and to hold in as large an ample manor as In.
22 do occupie and enjoy the same
23 Item I do devise and bequeath to Andrew Brees my Ealdest sonn and
24 Heie all that tenement of lands with its apertenances commonly …
25 and taken by the name of .elecoid situate li ng and being in the
26 Township of GlinFrevnant and parish of Treveglwis but the …
27 er.enement .anylanis situate and lying in the Township of
28 Eschireth and in the sayd parish of Treveglwis Both in the
29 County of Montgomery unto him the sayd Andrew Brees
30 my eldest sonne and Heir to have and to hould him and his
31 Heirs forever with all thoues out houses Barnes bildings G…
32 orchards poods underwoods waters water cour.es all Lib… …
33 And commidityes what foever
34 Item I do devise give and bequeath to the sayd Andrew Brees my …
35 .. sonn and their all that Tenement of Lands with its Apurtenances
36 comonly known and taken by the name of Byrdir sittuate lyin
37 and being in the township of Escheireth and parish of Treveglwis
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38 Andrew Brees
39 his last will and
40 Testament
41 And County of Montgombery unto him the sayd Andrew …
42 my Eldest sonn and Heir to ahve and to hould him and his heirs forever
43 Item I give and bequeath to the sayd Andrew Brees my Eldest sonn and ..
44 … Furnag.es and one Fute and one .erton and an Iron sku.. fo
43 spiess and press plate and thses ..aire of sheeres and the Engine …
44 the fulling Mill and all apertenances belonging to the shop and …
45 …
46 Item My Will is that my Sonne Andrew Brees is Charged …
47 Lue of the sayd dyehouse and the shop and the new fulling Mill and En..
49 to the dyehouse and the shop and thenen fulling Mill and …
50 … … maner and form as … that i… that the sayd Andrew
51 Brees my Eldest sonne and Heir shall pay the Full Summe of
52 Foure score pounds of currant English money to his brothers and
53 sister in maner and form as foloweth,
54 Imprimis first of all to his brother Richard Brees the Full Sum
55 of Twenty pounds of currant English money when he Ataines …
56 the age of one and twenty years
57 Item to Samuell Brees the full summs of twenty pounds of
58 currant English money to be payd when he ataines ye age of
59 one and twenty years
60 Item to John Brees the full summe of twenty pounds of …
61 an . English money to be payd when he atainnes ye age of
62 fourteen years.
63 Item to Bridgerd Brees the full summe of twenty pounds of
64 current English money to be payd when she ataines the age of
65 fourteen years.
66 Item my Will is … the Executors hearafter mentioned ars to pay to Bridgerd
67 Brees the full summs of twenty pounds of currant English money to be
68 Payd when shee attains the age of fourteen years
69 Item my will is in case ye the sayd Richard Brees or the sayd …
70 ell Brees shall de part this life Before they ataine or accomplish the age
71 of one and twenty years that Legacy is to be equaly devided amongst
72 Item my will is … if my sonne John Brees or my daughter Bridgerd Brees …
73 to depart this life before they ataine or Accomplish the age of fourteen
74 years that their legacy is to be equaly devided between ye rest
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75 Item I give and bequeath to my well beloved wife Bridgiard Brees all my
76 personall Estate goods cattels and chatels and househould stuff and Imp
77 amounts of husbandry except one wagon
78 Item It is my will y. my … … Brees shall have … sayd wagon
79 and a .cere of sheep and a … a … … mare
80 Lastly I do nominate and apoynt Bridgard my well beloved wife and my
81 sonne Richard Brees so be my soule Executors of this my Last
82 Will and Testament to see my will performed my Lega.es and dep
83 Payd and funarall expences In Wittness hereof I havehere unto p.
84 my hand and seal to this my last will and Testament being contained
85 in one sheet of paper dated ye thirtieth day of October 1706
86 Red sealed and delivered
87 To my executors in the
88 p.e.en.e and sight of
89 Andrew Brees
90 Richard Swancott
91 Jonathan Swancott
92 Morgan Jones
92 … imo die December 1707
93 Quo die probat approbap and insinnat. fuil hoc p..on.
94 .estum in .omm.. Juni fornia conmss.. … … …
95 .on… … ipsn.s defh … supra.o.. do be.. …
96 … …sonala In.a. … …
97 Thomas Ingram Snr
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98 A true and perfect Inventory of all the goods Cattle
99 Chattels and personall Estate of Andrew Brees of Trefeglwys
100 in the Diocese of Bangor, and County of Montgomery
101 Dyer lately deceased Apprised and vallued the
102 Twentyth day October, in the yeare of Lord God
103 One Thousand seaven hundred and seaven, by Phillip
104 Swancott, Jonathan Swancott, Samuell Brees and
105 Nathaniell Bebb as followeth viz.
106 £ s d
107 Six weareinge apparell and purse 09 00 00
108 Six oxen 10 00 00
109 Eleaven Cowes 16 10 00
110 Two Bullocks 02 00 00
111 Seaven yonge beasts 05 05 00
112 Five calves 01 12 00
113 One horse and one mare and calf 05 00 00
114 Six sco.e sheepe of all sorts 14 00 00
115 Two Piggs 00 14 00
116 Poultry 00 0. 00
117 Houseshould stuff 10 00 00
118 Butter and cheese 01 00 00
119 All the Implement of … … dry 01 10 00
120 All the Corne and hay in the Barns 01 10 00
121 Money att use 20 00 00
122 Twenty Sheepe 20 50 00
123 One Bay Mare 04 00 00
124 One Wagen 06 00 00
125 All the Furnaces and other instruments 85 00 00
126 belonginge to the shop and Dyehouse
127 .epts for Dying 02 00 00
128 Apraisers
129 Jonathan Swancott
130 Nath Bebb
131 Samuel Brees
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