This is the last Will and Testament of me Thomas Owen of Shrewsbury in the County of Salop Yeoman I direct all my debts funeral and Testamentary expences of to be in the first place paid and satisfied and subject thereto I bequeath to my Nephew John Owen Son of my Brother John Owen one hundred pounds To my Nephew Robert Owen Son of my same Brother John Owen forty pounds To my niece Eleanor daughter of my same Brother John Owen ten pounds To my Sister Elizabeth Randles ten pounds To John Owens Son of Thomas Owens of Edgelley ffarmer fifteen pounds To Jane Jones of the Wem in the Parish of Guilsfied Spinster fifteen pounds To Evan Cadwallader of Shrewsbury Yeoman ten pounds To Sarah daughter of my Sister Jane Jones five pounds I give and bequeath unto my Executors hereinafter named the sum of eighty pounds upon trust to deposit the said the sum of eighty pounds in some Savings Bank in Shropshire at Interest in the name of John Hughes (now an Infant aged two years or thereabouts) Son of my Niece Elizabeth Hughes Wife of John Hughes of Shrewsbury aforesaid Labourer and to remain accumulating until the said John Hughes shall attain the age of twenty one years and upon his attaining that age upon trust to pay the same sum of eighty pounds together with all monies and Interest accumulated thereon unto the said John Hughes for his own use and benefit I bequeath all the Residue of my Personal Estate to the said Thomas Owens and to William Barker Gibbins of Shrewsbury Whitesmith whom I appoint Executors hereof And I devise to them their Executors and Assigns all Estates vested in me as Mortgagee or Trustee the better to enable them to carry this my Will into Execution And I revoke all former Wills and Testamentary dispositions by me In Witness whereof I have hereunto sset my hand and seal this twenty fifth day of January one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine The Mark X of Thomas Owen

(Attestation Clause)

William Taylor Shrewsbury      Richd Gregory Shrewsbury

Proved at London 30 Oct 1840 to William Barker Gibbins power reserved to other Executor

PCC Prob11/1935