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In the Name of God Amen This is the last
will and Testament of me Margaret Hopkins of the town of
Aberystwyth in the County of Cardigan widow ffirst I give and
bequeath unto my niece Jane Ann Winifred Morris the sum of one
hundred pounds I also give and bequeath unto my niece ffrances
Morris the like sum of one hundred pounds I likewise give and
bequeath unto my Ann Elizabeth Hopkins Bridges grand-daughter to
the late David Williams Hopkins of Aberystwyth surgeon the sum
of fifty pounds I give to Susanna Lloyd of Newtown spinster the
sum of ten pounds I give to Mary Davies the wife of Evan Davies
late of Hendrelas the sum of ten pounds and I will and desire
that all the foregoing legacies be paid by my executor
hereinafter named in six months after my decease I give unto my
grand nephew James Morris the son of Lewis Morris of Aberystwyth
Owen Morris and James Morris sond of Owen Morris of London
William Mayhew son of William Mayhew of London John Lloyd Dixon
Williams son of the Reverend David Williams of Bron – C...
Richard Morgan and .... Morgan sons of the late Reverend Richard
Morgan of Lalnfair and Richard the eldest son of James Morris
attorney at law Rhos..... the sum of one hundred pounds to be
equally divided among them share and share alike and to be paid
to them respectively on attaining the age of twenty one years
and if any of them shall happen to die before attaining such age
of twenty one the share or shares of him or them so dying .....
into and form part of the residue of my personal estate and I
will that the said sum of one hundred pounds shall as soon as
may be after my decease be laid out at interest and paid to my
said grand-nephews in manner aforesaid with all the interest
accumulated thereon I give to Elizabeth Jane Margaret and
Winifred the daughters of my nephew Lewis Morris of Aberystwyth
the sum of eighty pounds to be divided amongst them share and
share alike and to be paid to them in six months after my
decease All the rest residue and remainder of my estate and
effects of what nature or kind soever I give and bequeath unto
my said nephew Lewis Morris he paying thereout my just debts and
funeral and testamentary expences and whom I hereby appoint sole
executor of this my will And whereas some years ago and since I
had the misfortune to become blind I executed a certain
Instrument prepared by the late Reverend John Williams of.......
as and for my last Will and Testament which Instrument is now in
the possession of David Davies of Kensington surgeon or of
Letitia his wife and has lately been represented to me to be a
Deed of Gift instead of a Will Now whichever it may happen to be
and whether it may be one or the other I hereby declare it was
intended by me to be my Will and not a Deed of Gift and I hereby
therefore totally annul and revoke the same and all other and
former Wills made by me and declare this to be my last Will and
Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal the fifth day of June in the Year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and twenty one _ Margt Hopkins
(Attestation Clause)
R Wiliams Aberystwyth John
Hughes same place
Proved at London 14 Sept 1821
PCC Prob11/1648 |