Named as a beneficiary in his father's Will (1782)
Witnessed the 1800 Will of his uncle John Edmund of Park (Llanfrothen) in which he is appointed as a guardian of John's daughters Sarah and Catharine and of his wife Trephena.
Named in the 1802 Will of his uncle David Jones of Llechedris (Trawsfynydd), husband of his aunt Sarah Edmund, as a guardian of David's children Jonet, William, Jane and Edmund, all under age.
Granted Administration of the personal effects of his late wife Jane Lloyd (1 Aug 1810)
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The Will of Richard Roberts of Bryn ysguboriau, Gent, written 11 Sep 1835, proved 23 Feb 1838. 3
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This is the last Will and Testament of me Richard Roberts of Beynseyboue in the parish of Trawsfynydd in the County of Merioneth Gentleman. I give and devise all my Messuage or tenement farm and lands called Beynmaenllwyd situate in the parish of Trawsfynydd aforesaid with the eight members and appurtenances thereunto belonging unto Lewis Pugh of Tynycelyn in the said County Esquire and his heirs To the use of Edmund Jones of the Village of Trawsfynydd in the said County Shopkeeper and William Davies of Bodfydda in the parish of Trawsfynydd aforesaid Farmer their Executors Administrators and assigns for the term of Five hundred years to be computed from the day of my Death without impeachment of waste Upon the several trusts intents and purposes and subject to the provisoes hereinafter expressed and declared concerning the same term and immediately after the expiration or other sooner determination thereof and in the mean time subject thereto and to the trusts thereof To the use of my Eldest son Robert Roberts his heirs and assigns for ever
And as to the said term of Five hundred years hereinbefore limited to the said Edmund Jones and William Davies their Executors Administrators and assigns... I hereby declare that the same is so limited to them Upon trust that they the said Edmund Jones and William Davies or the Survivor of them his Executors or Administrators do and shall as soon after my decease as may be by demise Sale or Mortgage of the said hereditaments and premises comprized in the said term of Five hundred years for all or any part of the same term or by the rents and profits of the same premises or any part thereof in the meantime or by all or any of the aforesaid ways and means or by such other ways and means as they the said Edmund Jones and William Davies... shall think fit to raise and levy or borrow and take up at interest the sum of Nine hundred pounds sterling together with all interest due upon the said sum to the day of payment and do and shall pay and apply the said sum in manner following (that is to say) As to the sum of Two hundred pounds part thereof to pay the same with interest to the day of payment unto Anne Lloyd of Beynllefrith in the parish of Trawsfynydd aforesaid Spinster her Executors or Administrators in discharge of the sum of Two hundred pounds I owe her... And as to the sum of Three hundred pounds (other part of the sum of Nine hundred pounds) to pay the same with interest to the day of payment unto Margaret Jones of Park in the parish of Llanfrothen in the said County of Merioneth Widow her Executors or Administrators in discharge of the sum of Three hundred pounds I owe her... And as to the sum of Four hundred pounds, the remainder of the said sum of Nine hundred pounds to pay the same with interest to the kind of payment unto Griffith Griffiths of Carnarvon in the County of Carnarvon Farmer his Executors or Administrators in discharge of the sum of Four hundred pounds I owe him upon my Bond.
I Give and Devise my Messuage or tenement farm lands and hereditaments called Beynyed situate in the parish of Trawsfynydd aforesaid with the rights members and appurtenances thereunto belonging unto the said Lewis Pugh and his heirs To the Use of the said Edmund Jones and William Davies their Executors Administrators and assigns for the term of one thousand years to be computed from the day of my Death without impeachment of waste Upon the several trusts interests and purposes and subject to the provisoes hereinafter expressed and declared concerning the said lastly mentioned term and immediately after the expiration or other sooner determination of the said term of one thousand years and in the meantime subject thereto and to the trusts thereof To the Use of my son Morris Roberts his heirs and assigns for ever And as to the said term of one thousand years hereinbefore limited to the said Edmund Jones and William Davies their Executors Administrators and assigns as aforesaid I hereby declare that the said lastly mentioned term is so limited to them Upon trust that they the said Edmund Jones and William Davies or the survivor of them his Executors or Administrators do and shall as soon after my decease as May be by demise sale or Mortgage of the said hereditaments and premises comprized in the said term of one thousand years for all or any part of the same term or by the rents and profits of the same premises or any part thereof in the meantime or by all or any of the aforesaid ways and means or by such other ways and means as they the said Edmund Jones and William Davies or the Survivor of them his Executors or Administrators shall think fit to raise and levy or borrow and take up at interest the sum of Two hundred and eighty pounds with interest thereon from the day of my death to the day of leyving or raising the same and do and shall pay and apply the same sum in manner following (that is to say) Upon trust that they the said Edmund Jones and William Davies and the Survivor of them his Executors Administrators and assigns do lay out and invest the same in their names or in the name of the Survivor of them in or upon the public stocks or funds or Government securities of the United Kingdom or upon Mortgage of freehold Estates in England or Wales
And I declare that they the said Edmund Jones and William Davies or the Survivor of them his Executors or Administrators shall stand possessed of the said sum of Two hundred and Eighty pounds and the stocks funds and securities for the same upon the trusts following (that is to say) In Trust to pay the interest and annual proceeds of the sum of Two hundred and Eighty pounds unto my Daughter Mary the wife of Cadwalader Lewis for the term of her natural life for her separate use exclusive of her said Husband and so that the receipt in writing of the Mary Lewis or of such person or persons as she shall appoint from time to time to receive the same interest and annual proceeds shall be a sufficient discharge to the said Edmund Jones and William Davies or the Survivor of them his Executors or Administrators by virtue of this my Will and after the decease of my said Daughter Mary Lewis In trust to divide the said sum of Two hundred and Eighty pounds between the Children of my said Daughter Mary Lewis their Executors Administrators and assigns as tenants in common to be vested interests in them at the age of Twenty one years or death under that age leaving issue living at their deaths as to sons or that age or day of Marriage as to Daughters and in case either of the same children being a son shall die under the age of Twenty one years without leaving issue living at his Death or being a Daughter shall die under that age without having been married then as to the Original and accruing? shares of the child so dying In Trust to divide the same sum between the other or others of the same children in like manner as hereinbefore directed of their original shares and if there shall be but one child of my said Daughter Mary Lewis who being a son shall attain an age of Twenty one years or die under that age leaving issue living at his decease or being a Daughter shall attain that age or be married then In Trust to pay the said sum of Two hundred and Eighty pounds unto such only child his or her Executors Administrators and assigns but if there shall be no child of my said daughter Mary Lewis or being such they shall all depart this life under the age of Twenty one without leaving issue at his or their Deaths as to sons or under that age without having been married as to Daughters Then In trust to pay the lastly mentioned sum unto my said son Robert Roberts his Executors Administrators and assigns And I declare that the said Edmund Jones and William Davies and the Survivor of them his Executors and Administrators shall after the decease of my said daughter Mary Lewis pay and apply the the interest and annual proceeds of the said Two hundred and Eighty pounds for the maintenance and education of such child or children during their respective minorities.
I Give and devise All those my two Messuages or tenements farms and lands called Pantmawe and Tyllwyd situate in the said parish of Trawsfynydd with their rights members and appurtenances thereunto belonging unto the said Lewis Pugh and his heirs To the use of the said Edmund Jones and William Davies their Executors Administrators and assigns for the term of Two thousand years to be computed from the day of my Death without impeachment of or for any manner of waste upon the several trusts intents and purposes and subject to the provisoes hereinafter expressed and declared concerning the same term and immediately after the expiration or other sooner determination of the said term of Two thousand years and in the meantime subject thereto and to the trusts thereof to the use of my son Morris Roberts his heirs and assigns for ever And as to the said term of Two thousand years hereinbefore limited to the said Edmund Jones and William Davies their Executors Administrators and assigns as aforesaid I hereby declare that the said lastly mentioned term is so limited to them Upon trust that they the said Edmund Jones and William Davies or the Survivor of them his Executors or Administrators do and shall as soon after my decease as may be by demise sale or Mortgage of the said hereditaments and premises comprized in the said term of Two thousand years for all or any part of the same term or by the Rents and profits of the same premises or any part thereof in the meantime or by all or any of the aforesaid ways and means or by such other ways and means as they the said Edmund Jones and William Davies or the Survivor of them his Executors or Administrators shall think fit to raise and levy or borrow and take up at interest the sum of one thousand pounds sterling together with such interest as shall be due thereon to the time of payment and do and shall pay apply and dispose of the said sum of One thousand pounds in manner following (that is to say) As to the sum of Six hundred pounds part thereof to pay the same with interest unto Jane Roberts of Rhiwgoch in the said parish of Trawsfynydd Spinster her Executors or Administrators in discharge of the sum of Six hundred pounds I owe her upon my Bond And as to the sum of Four hundred pounds (the remainder of the said sum of One thousand pounds) to pay the same with interest Jane Roberts of Penystreet in the said parish of Trawsfynydd Widow her Executors or Administrators in discharge of the sum of Four hundred pounds I owe the lastly mentioned Jane Roberts by my Bond.
I Give and bequeath unto my Granddaughters Jane Jonnet and Mary Roberts daughters of my late son John Roberts the sum of Ten pounds each to be paid out of my personal Estate and to be vested interests in each of them as hereinafter mentioned. I Give and bequeath all my shares and interests of and in the Brig or vessel called The Lord Palmerston of Tremadock in the County of Carnarvon unto my said son Morris Roberts his Executors or Administrators Upon trust with all convenient speed after my decease to sell and dispose of the same shares and interests for the most money and best price and prices that can be reasonably had or gotten for the same and after deducting from the proceeds of such sale all expences attendant upon such sale to place out the residue or surplus thereof upon real or other securities at interest and to stand possessed thereof In Trust to divide such residue between my said Granddaughters Jane Jonnet and Mary Roberts their Executors Administrators and assigns as tenants in Common the said money so to be placed out as aforesaid the said legacies of Ten pounds Ten pounds and Ten pounds to be vested interests in them at the ages of twenty one or days of Marriage and in case any or either of them shall die under that age without having been married then as to the original and accruing share of any or either of them so dying shall be in trust for the survivors or survivor of them but if all my said Granddaughters shall depart this life under the age of Twenty one years without having been married then I give and bequeath the said surplus as residue arising from the sale of the said ship and also the said several legacies of Ten pounds Ten pounds and Ten pounds unto my said son Morris Roberts absolutely And my Will is that the interest and annual proceeds of the said residue or surplus of the money so to be placed out of aforesaid and of the said several legacies shall be applied towards the maintenance of my said Granddaughters until the said monies shall become vested interests in them or the survivors or survivor of them.
I Give and bequeath the following legacies out of my personal Estate (that is to say) To my Daughter Gwen Griffith the sum of Forty pounds the like sum of Forty pounds to my Son Owen Roberts the sum of Ten pounds to my Grandson Robert Lewis The like sum of Ten pounds to my Grandson Richard Lewis The sum of Five shillings to my Son Richard Roberts And my Will is that my Executor hereinafter named shall out of the residue of my personal Estate maintain my Brother Edmund Roberts and provide him with suitable Meat clothing and lodgings for and during the term of his natural life As to the rest and residue of all my Goods chattels and personal Estate whatsoever and wheresoever (subject to the payment of all my Just Debts funeral and testamentary charges the said legacies the maintenance of my said Brother Edmund Roberts and Expences) I Give and bequeath the same and every part thereof unto my said son Morris Roberts absolutely.
I Give and devise to the said Morris Roberts and his heirs all the Estate now vested in me as trustee upon trust to carry into Effect the trusts and purposes affecting the same And I also give and Devise unto the said Morris Roberts and his heirs all the real Estate now vested in me as Mortgages Upon trust to stand seized thereof subject to the Equity of redemption subsisting therein and upon the receipt or discharge of the monies secured by any Mortgage or Mortgages to execute such assurances of the legal Estate of the Mortgaged hereditaments as the nature of the case may require. I nominate constitute and appoint the said Morris Roberts sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former Wills by me at any time heretofore made Provided and I hereby declare that the receipt or respective receipts as well of the said Edmund Jones and William Davies and the Survivor of them his Executors or Administrators as also of the said Morris Roberts his Executors or Administrators in respect of the sale of the said Brig or vessel shall be good discharge and discharges for all monies respectively which in such receipt or respective receipts shall be expressed to be received and that all persons paying any monies to the said Edmund Jones and William Davies or the Survivor of them his Executors or Administrators also to the said Morris Roberts his Executors or Administrators for the purpose of this my Will and taking a receipt or respective receipts from them or him accordingly shall not be obliged to see to the further application of the same monies respectively nor be accountable for the misapplication thereof Provided and I declare that when all and every the trusts hereinbefore declared of and concerning the said several terms of five hundred years One thousand years and two thousand years shall be fully performed and satisfied or shall be discharged by becoming either unnecessary or incapable of being performed and when the said Edmund Jones and William Davies or the Survivor of them his Executors or Administrators shall be fully reimbursed and satisfied all costs charges and Expences respectively created by or relating to the trusts of the said several terms of five hundred years One thousand years and two thousand years and which they are hereby respectively authorized and empowered to levy and raise by all or any of the ways and means aforesaid and to retain accordingly then and from thenceforth the said several terms of five hundred years One thousand years and two thousand years of and in the said several hereditaments and premises therein respectively comprized or so much thereof as shall remain unsold or undisposed of for the several purposes aforesaid shall cease determine and be absolutely void. In Testimony whereof I the said testator Richard Roberts have to this my last Will and testament set my hand and seal the Eleventh day of September in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and thirty five (1835).
The writing contained in these six sheets of paper was signed sealed published and declared by Richard Roberts the testator above named as and for his last Will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence and at his request and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereof...
Morris Lloyd of Cefngellgwm, Farmer
Robert Williams of Crosfoxes Trawsfynydd
Jno Meredith, Clerk to Mr. John Jones Williams, Solicitor, Dolgelley
On the twenty third day of February in the Year of Lord One thousand Eight hundred and thirty eight, the aforesaid written Will containing six folios or sheets was insinuated, proved, approved, and in common form of Law decreed Valid and Administration granted to the aforesaid named Morris Roberts Sole Executor he being first sworn in common form of Law, and that the whole of the Goods, Chattels, Effects and Credits of the said deceased do not amount in Value to the sum of Six hundred Pounds. Before me, William Williams, Surrogate.
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