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Unless otherwise stated, original copies of Wills dated prior to 1858 are usually found in the appropriate Diocesan Record Office for the court where the Will was proved - for Herefordshire, this is the Hereford Record Office. Wills which were proved in the Archdeaconry of Brecon may be found at the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth. Copies of Wills for which Probate was granted at the PCC (Prerogative Court of Canterbury) may be obtained via the DocumentsOnline website.
Registered copies of Wills dated after 1858 may be found at the Probate Department of The Principal Registry Family Division (Probate Search Room, First Avenue House, 42-49 High Holborn, London, WC1V 6NP), at local Registries, and sometimes on microfilm at County Record Offices. Further information on post-1858 Wills, and forms for obtaining copies by post may be found on the Government's "Court Service" Wills & Probate pages.
Abbreviations which may be used on this page are:-The following may also be of use in the study of Wills generally:-
(Ad) "Admon", or Letters of Administration. (I) Inventory (a list of the deceased's goods, and their value) (N) A Nuncupative Will is one declared by a legal representative, as being indicative
of the deceased's wishes, and will often refer to the Testator in the third person.(#) Indicates the Will is a 'duplicate' - that is, more than one person has submitted an
abstract from the same original Will.* An asterisk against a surname indicates the Executor(s) of the Will, or, in the case
of Administration (Ad), the Administrator(s)i/t/p "in the parish (of)". CELF Chapel en le Frith (Derbyshire) ECC Episcopal Consistory Court (Lichfield) HCC Hereford Consistory Court n.p. Notary Public R&R Rest and Residue (a common expression in Wills)
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GRIFFITHS LEWELLIN WEBLEY |
LEWELLIN, John - of Eastnor. (Ad)
Letters granted 22 Jun 1706 to John LEWELLIN (s) of Eastnor (son of deceased) Other Bondsmen: Benjamin WEBLEY (s) of Maidstone, Kent; & Richard GRIFFITHS of the City of Hereford. No Inventory. |
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EVANS LEWELLIN LEWELLING LLEWELLIN PRICE ROGERS |
LLEWELLIN, Thomas - of Shenmore in Madley, yeoman, 2 Mar 1709.
Legatees: wife Elizabeth LEWELLING; son Thomas LEWELLING; dau Rebekah LEWELLING. Executrix: wife Elizabeth LEWELLING. Testator signed as "Thomas LEWELLIN". Witnesses: Thomas PRICE (s), Wm ROGERS (s), John EVANS (x) Property mentioned: houses & land in Tibberton & Madley. Inventory valued at £95.11.06. Probate 12 Jul 1710 to Elizabeth LEWELLING. |
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EYSHAM HUSBANDS LEWELLYN LLEWELLIN |
LLEWELLIN, Jane - of Clehonger, widow. (Ad)
Letters granted 23 Feb 1722/3 to John LLEWELLIN (s) of Clehonger, farmer (son of deceased) Other Bondsmen: Thomas HUSBANDS (x) of Madley, farmer; & Abell EYSHAM (s) of Clehonger, Miller. Inventory valued at £19.7.8. Note: Jane LEWELLYN, widow, was buried at Clehonger on 9 Feb 1722/3. |
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JONES LEWELLIN LLEWELLIN MARRETT TAYLOR |
LLEWELLIN, Thomas - of Monmouth, Victular, 28 Jun 1726. (Will+Ad)
Letters granted 25 Sep 1727 to Anne LEWELLIN the widow.[1] Legatees: wife Anne LLEWELLIN; son John LLEWELLIN; daus Elizabeth & Mary LLEWELLIN. Executor: Richard TAYLOR of Monmouth, gent. Testator signed with a mark. Witnesses: John TAYLOR (s), Thomas MARRETT (s), Adam JONES (s) Property: 2 houses in Stanton. Note: [1] Richard TAYLOR declined the burden of Executorship so administration of Thomas's estate was left to Anne. No Inventory. |
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DANFORD HEATH LLEWELLIN NANFAN NOTT TOMKIN TOMKINS |
LLEWELLIN, John - of Eastnor, laborer, 2 Jul 1729.
Legatees: wife Sarah LLEWELLIN; John & Mary HEATH of Dymock, Glos, cooper; John HEATH of Ledbury, cooper; kinsman Richard TOMKINS of Eastnor. Executor: Richard TOMKINS. Testator signed with a mark. Witnesses: Ann NOTT (s), John DANFORD (s), Giles NANFAN (s) Property: house in Church End, Eastnor & various fields in the parish - all described. Inventory valued at £25.03.00. Probate 12 Jul 1729 to Richard TOMKIN. |
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BOYCE BURROWS LLEWELLIN |
LLEWELLIN, Elizabeth - of Madley, widow. (Ad)
Letters granted 25 Jul 1730 to Rebecca LLEWELLIN (x) of Madley (daughter of deceased) Other Bondsmen: Rowland BURROWS of St Nicholas (s); & Thomas BOYCE (s) of Madley. Inventory valued at £19.10.0. |
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HUSBANDS LEWELLING LUELLIN PHILLPOTS PHILLPOTTS PRITCHARD WATHAN |
LEWELLING, Mary - of Clehonger, widow, 31 Oct 1737.
Legatees: eldest son John LEWELLING; youngest son Edward LEWELLING. Executor: Thomas PRITCHARD of Clehonger, mason. Trustee: Richard PHILLPOTS. Testatrix signed with a mark. Witnesses: James WATHAN (s), William HUSBANDS (s), Richd PHILLPOTTS (s) Property: cottage & lands in Clehonger. Inventory valued at £18.06.06. Probate 21 Jan 1737/8 to Thomas PRITCHARD. Note: on 29 Apr 1737 at Clehonger, John LUELLIN was buried. I believe that he was the husband of this Mary LEWELLING. The burial of Mary LEWELLING has not been found. As mentioned elsewhere, a friend & I have done a major study of Clehonger 1670-1770, so I am well familiar with who was whom in the parish at that time. |
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JONES LEWELLING WILLIAMS WOODCOCK |
LEWELLING, Joan - of Whitney, widow, 23 Apr 1752.
Legatees: son John LEWELLING; eldest dau Mary WILLIAMS; younger dau Joan WOODCOCK. Executor: son John. Testatrix signed with a mark. Witnesses: Ben JONES (s); Thomas JONES (s); Jno JONES (s) Inventory valued at £10. Probate 24 Mar 1753 to John LEWELLING. |
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JENKINS LEWELLIN MUTLOE |
LEWELLIN, William - of The Marsh, Bridstow, 15 Jul 1777.
Legatees: nephew Samuel LEWELLIN; Ann MUTLOE, widow of Richard MUTLOE; nieces Sarah & Margaret, daus of my brother Samuel of the parish of Newent, Glos. Executor: nephew Samuel LEWELLIN. Testator signed with a mark. Witnesses: James LEWELLIN (x); Thomas JENKINS (s) No Inventory. Probate 28 Jul 1777 to Samuel LEWELLIN. |
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EVANS HILL LEWELLIN RUDGE |
LEWELLIN, William - of Bridstow, barge owner, 26 Nov 1774.
Legatees: wife Anne; god-daughter & niece Mary LEWELLIN, dau of brother Thomas. Executrix: wife Anne LEWELLIN. Testator signed William LEWELLIN. Witnesses: Thos RUDGE (s), James HILL (s) Sworn under £300. No Inventory. Probate 7 Nov 1782 to Ann, wife of Rowland EVANS, late LEWELLIN (widow) |
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DEW GREEN HOPKIN LLEWELLIN TOMBS TRINDER |
LLEWELLIN, John - of Whitchurch, Yeoman, 3 Apr 1786.
Legatees: dau Mary, wife of William HOPKIN of Whitchurch; grandsons John & Edmund TOMBS (sons of dau Mary by her first husband); grandson William HOPKIN; granddaughter Ann TOMBS. Executrix: daughter Mary HOPKIN. Testator signed with a mark. Witnesses: John DEW (s), John GREEN (s), John Ketway TRINDER (s) Property: house and land in Whitchurch. Sworn under £100. Probate 6 Jun 1788 to Mary HOPKIN. |
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BEALE COLLINS HOWELLS JENKINS LEWELLIN LLEWELLIN RUDGE |
LLEWELLIN, Thomas - of Ross, yeoman, 16 Mar 1813. (Will+Ad)
Letters of admin were granted 10 Dec 1816 to Elizabeth HOWELLS (widow) of Ross, the Executrix named in the will of the late Elizabeth LLEWELLIN.[1] Legatees: wife Elizabeth LLEWELLIN; niece Elizabeth BEALE now of Bath; niece Elizabeth LLEWELLIN, dau of brother Samuel, deceased. Executrix: wife Elizabeth LLEWELLIN. Testator signed Thomas LEWELLIN. Witnesses: Thom JENKINS (s), Thos RUDGE (s) Other Bondsman: John Stratford COLLINS of Ross, gentleman. Sworn under £450. Note: [1] The Executrix (Elizabeth LLEWELLIN) died before probate was taken out, therefore Letters of administration were granted to Elizabeth HOWELLS (widow) of Ross, the executrix of her will. |
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DAVIS FROYSELL LEWELYN VALE |
LEWELYN, William - of Leominster, 26 Dec 1808.
Legatees: Alice LEWELYN; Hannah FROYSELL; Thomas FROYSELL; our servant Ann VALE. Executor: Thomas LEWELYN. Testator signed William LEWELYN. Witness: Bartholomew DAVIS. Sworn under £300. Probate 26 Nov 1818 to Thomas LEWELYN.[2]. Notes: [1] The will began with some words which were then crossed out - "I William Lewelyn son of the late Revd Will: Lewelyn of Leominster". [2] There is a note attached to the probate that Thomas LEWELYN swore that he was well acquainted with the handwriting of the deceased and believed that the whole will was written by him. The writing was beautiful copperplate. |
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LEWELLIN MOUNTFORD WITTALL |
LEWELLIN, William - of Brighton in Churchstoke, farmer, 23 Aug 1847.
Legatees: wife Mary; sons Thomas, William, John, Edward & francis LEWELLIN; daus Mary, Betty, Martha & Hannah. Executors: wife Mary & son Edward. Testator signed with a mark. Witnesses: George MOUNTFORD (s), Joseph WITTALL (s) Sworn under £200. Probate 12 Jun 1851 to Mary & Edward LEWELLIN. |
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