Sampson LORT last will & testament 1678

P1/ In the name of GOD Amen. The

one and twentieth day of May Anno Dom one thousand six hundred seventy

and three I Sampson Lort of the parish of Mannorbeerd in the Countie

of Pembroke Esq A most unprofitable servant of God being in health of body

and sound in minde and in memory? Thankes be to Allmighty God And calling

to remembr branious the brutal - and of this Transitory life and that I might yield unto

death when it shall please God to Call, But make conitude ordained and declare

this my last will and testament in manner and consent following Revoking and

Annulling by their presencs all and many testament and testaments oursill and

wills heretofore by me made and declared either by word or by writing

and this is to be taken only for my last will and testament and none other And

first being penitent and Sorrie from the bottom of my heart and Soule for all

my Sinnes paid most humbly desireing of my God in the bloodshedding and bitter

death and passion of his only sonne Jesus Christ my Lord and most saviour

forgivvenesse of the Saint and of my sinfull George I give and commit my soule

spirit to Allmighty God my Saviour and Redeemer in whom and by this missive

of whome alone  I forgive and believe assuredly to be Saved, and to have full

remission and forgiveness of all my Sinnes and of my sinfull son And that

my soule and my body at the Generall day of Resurrection Shall meet againe

with joye and through the manner of Christs Death and passion possesse and/

P2/inherit the kingdom of heaven prepared for his Elect and Chosen And my body

to be buried in the parish Church of Stackpoole Elidor neere my deceased friends already

interred there And now for the settling of my temporall Estates and Lands And such

goods chattels and Debts as it hath pleased God farr above my defects to bestowed

appointe I do order give and dispose the same in manner and forme following that is

to say ffirst I will that all those debts and duties that I owe in Risks or Conscience to

any Manner of person or persons whatsoever Shall be well and greatly contented and paid

within the first three months by me after my decease by my Executors hereafter named

Item I give will and desire and bequeath onto my only Sonne Thomas out of the

parish of Mannorbeere in the County of Pembroke aforesaid my heyre apparent And

to the heyres male of his body lawfully to be begotten for ever and for want of such

heyres male of his body to such ye son and ye sons and their heyres male as hereafterin

this my last will and testament is expressed and decared all that messuage or feuime

with the appurtenances called Cllellins Parke Situate Lyeing and being in the p’ish

of Carew in the said County of Pembroke with all Lands and hereditaments

thereunto belonging or in any will appertaining or respected to be parteill

or member there of late in the Tenure and occupation of John Evans and now in the

tenure and occupation of me the said Sampson Lort and my assignes and

undertenants And all that messuage or tenement with the appurtenances

called Lansignminott  [??] situate llyeing and being in the said parish of Curew in

the aforesaid Countie with all Lands and hereditaments thereunto belonging or in

any wise appertayning or respected as the partell and member thereof late in the

tenure and occupation of William Lewis but now in the tenure and occupation of

me the said Sampson Lort and my Assignes And all that messuage and Tenement

with the appurtenances situate lyeing and being in new Carew all Newtowne

in the parish of Carew in the said Countie of Pembroke with all Lands and

Hereditaments thereunto belonging or  any wise appertaining respected as

partell and member thereof late in the tenure or occupation of Richard Lewis

but now in the tenure and of Phillipp Mathew Thomas Godd Junior and ……

Lewis the Coachman And all that messuage or tenement with the appurtenances

situate lyeing and being in West Williamston in the said parish of Carew in the

said Countye of Pembroke withall Lands and hereditaments thereunto belonging

or in any wise appertaining or respected as ye hr persons and member thereof late

in the tenure or occupation of John Julian but now in the occupation of Thomas

Godd the Elder or his assignees and all that halfe Burgage and fourth owners of

Land or Thereabouts situate lyeing and being at Rodber in the parish of Carew

Aforesaid late in the tenure and occupation of Stephen Wirthinge but now in the

Occupation of John Sabine or his Assignes And also all that messuage or hereditament

With the appurtenances Called East Moore Lyeing and being in the parish of

Mannerbeere in the said Countye of Pembroke with all Lands and Heredit-

-aments thereunto belonging or any wise appertaining or resputed as ye ye

& member thereof Now in the tenure and occupation of me the said Sampson Lort

And all that messuage and hereditaments with the appurtenances Called Westen-

-moore lyeing and being in the parish of Mannerbeer aforesaid in the said county

of Pembroke with all Lands and hereditaments thereunto belonging or in any-

-wise appertaining or resputed as the forth or member thereof Now in the tenure

and occupation of me the said Sampson Lort and my Assignes And one forth

of ground ralloes and knowne by the name of Calves and lyeing in the parish

of Mannerbeere aforesaid and now in the tenure or me the said Sampson Lort

And or officer Messuage or hereditament and Lands with the appurtenances

thereunto belonging Situate Lyeing and being in Jameston in the said parish of

Mannorbeene in the said Countye now in the tenure of me the said Sampson Lort/

P3/ and my undertenants And one other Messuage or Tenement and Lands with the

Appurtenancies thereunto belonging Situate in the Towne and Fields of Mannerbeere

in the said Countye of Pembroke now or late in the seven all tenants and occupation

of Thomas Gold Thomas Webb and William Morgan and theretofore in the demesne

and occupation of one Denzy Dirkinge And all those two other messuages hereditaments

and Lands with the appurtenances within the parish of Manerton [Minerton?] in the Said

Countie of Pembroke late in the tenure or occupation of Sir John Myzicke [??] knight

his assignes or undertenants and now in the occupation of Widdow Buglies, One:

other messuages or hereditaments and lands with the appurtenances in the said 4 yrs

of Mennerton in the said Countie of Pembroke now in the Tenure or occupation of John

Russell or his Assignes, one other Messuage or tenement and Lands with the

appurtenances in the parish of St Maries in Pembroke in the said Countie of

Pembroke called by the name Bayards Pools now or late in the severall

tenures or occupations of Ricke Phillipe Samuel Smith and   …..      Bingham

or their Assignes and all those foure messuages tenements and lands with

their and every of their appurtenances situate lyeing and being within the

parrish of Rosercowther in the said County called by the name of Graneston

Trebrowen and Ritehill now or late in the tenure or occupation of Sampson Lort

Phillipe  Oriell and Hugh Oriell and their assignes and undertenants And all

most other Messuages and lands with the appurtenances in Newton within the

parrish of Roscrrowther aforesaid in the said Countie now or late in the tenure or

occupation of Thomas Welsh or his Assignes and also the moyetie or our half

of our messuages or tenements and Lands with the appurtenances in Newton aforesaid

in the said parrish of Roscrowther  late in the tenure and occupation of John

Samricks and Since in the occupation of William Gwither And alsoe the Moyetye

or one halfe of our other Messuage or tenement and Lands with the appurten-

-ances at Newton aforesaid within the parrish of Rosecrowther aforesaid late in

the tenure and occupation of Thomas Brian and Since in the occupation of

Widdow Brian or their assignes or one of their assigned And all that  house with

the appurtenances Situate lyeing and being in the Tower of Temby in the said

County of Pembroke conteyning fower Burgages more or less and three

gardens thereunto belonging now in the occupation of John Davies and his

Assignes Also one area of Lande more in Famston in the tenant and occupation

of Robert Bray and William Eynon And all that other messuage or heredmts

and Lands with the appurtenances Situate lyeing and being in the parrish

of Walton East in the said Countie of ye Pembroke now and of late in the tenancy and

occupation of ye Phillipe Robbin and his Assignes and hereditaments in

as large and ample manner he and his assignes and undertenants now enjoyeth

the same And all that other Messuage and tenement and Lands with the

appurtenances Situate in the pish of Walton East aforesaid in the said

Countie of Pen now and late in the tenant and occupation of

Thomas Thomas and his Assignes and undertenants in as large and ample

manner as he now injoyith the same Anso also all that other Messuages tenements

and Lands with the appurtenances thereunto belonging situate lyeing and being

in the said parish of Walton East in the said countie of ye Pembroke late in

tenure and occupation ………………………………………… of John Thomas but

now in the tenure and occupation of the said Thomas Thomas and his Assigns and

undertenants was large a manner and be the said John Tomas and now the said

Thomas Thomas and his Assignes and undertenants doo now enjoy the same

And all that other Messuages or tenements and land with the appurtenances  thereunto

belonging in the said parrish of Walton now and of late in the tenance & occupation

of Thomas Soanes Fisherman And all that other Messuages or tenements and Lands with/

p4 /with the appurtenances thereunto now belonging situate in the parish of Walton

east in the said Countye of Pembroke now and of late in the tenure and occupation

of Lewis David ap Reed and his assigns and undertenants in as large and ample

manner as Sed the said Lewis Davids ap Reed and his assignes and undertenants

as late hath and nowe doe holds the same And all that other messuage or Tenement

and lands with the appurtenances sit lying and being in the said parish

of Walton East in the said Countie of Pembroke now and of late in the demise

and occupation of John Grante and his assigns and undertenants in as large

and ample manner he the said John Grante and his said Assignes and undertenants

but now inioye the same And all that messuage and Ten and Lands with the

appurtenances thereunto belonging situate lyeing and being in the said parish of Walton

East in the said Countye of Pembroke now and of late in the tenure and occupation

of Peter Jenkin and his assignes and undertenants in as large a manner as he the

said Peeter and his assignes and undertenants doe now enjoye the same And all that

other messuage & ten and lands with the appurtenances now and of late in

the tenure and occupation of Radena Jenkins Situate lyeing and being in the said

parish of Walton East in the said Countye of Pembroke And all that other messuages

and tenement and lands with the appurtenances Scituate lyeing and being in the said

parish of Walton East in the said Countye of Pembroke now and of late in the tenure

and occupation of George Robbin And all that title of Land being half a plowe land

be it more or less  …  now in the tenure and occupation of Lewis Thomas miller

in lyeing and being in the said parish of Walton East in the said Countye of ye Pembroke

And all that messuage and tenement and land with the appurtenances in the said

parish of Walton East in the said countye of Pembroke now and of late in the tenure

and occupation of Morgan John and all that parcell of land in the said parish of

Walton East in the said Countye of Pembroke called and known by the name of the

Woodland or Walton East Woodland And all that gerth of land in or near the towne

of Walton East ^ in the said countie^ called by the name of the long meadowe

Also all that Water Corne Grist mill or imbue called Walton Mill with all the appurtenances hereunto belonging

and the eastwall settles of land lett and sett with the same scituate lying and being in

the parish of Walton East in the said countye of Pembroke now and of late in the

tenure and occupation of Lewis Thomas miller And after all that one Turfing mill with

all the appurtenances thereunto belonging Scituate lyeing and being in the parish of

Walton East aforesaid in the said Countie of Pembroke together with all lands..

tenements and hereditaments thereunto belonging or in any wise appurteyning

or therewith all used occupied or inijoyed as part parcell and member of them and every

one of them respectively And together with all wayed waters water coursed banks

Mined Quarrouries houses Barnes Stables Walls Buildings Cottages Gardens and

inclosures thereunto belonging or in any way wise appertaining or therewith all used

occupied or inijoyed as part parcell and member of them and every of them And for

default of heires male lawfully assuring of the body of my said only Sonne and

heyre apparant Thomas Lort as aforesaid Then my will and meaning is that all

and every part of the said premisses shall be and remain unto my own naturall

Brother John Lort of the parish of Castlemartin in the aforesaid Countie of …

Pembroke Esq and to the heyres male of his body lawfully begotten or to be begotten

and for want of such issue then my will and meaning is that the premises shall

be and remain all and every part of it unto my Nephew Sir John Lort of Stacke-

-poole Court in the parish of St Petrox in the Countie of Pembroke aforesaid  Knight

and Barronett and to the heyres male of his body lawfully to be begotten And

for want of Such Issue Then my will and meaning is that all and every part

of the premisses Shall be and remain unto my own natural Daughter ..

Elizabeth Lloyd now wife to Charles Lloyd of Dolobran in the parish of Mayvod/

/P5/ Mayvod in the Countie of Montgomery and the heires male of her body lawfully begotten or

to be begotten And for want of Such Issue Then my will and meaning is that all the said

premisses Shall be and remain unto the heyres Generall of me the said Sampson Lort for

ever Item as Containing my personal estate I doe desire and bequeath unto my said

natural Daughter Elizabeth Lloyd wife to Charles Lloyd of Dolobran in the Countie

of Mongomery the Summe of one hundred pounds of Current money of England

to be paid unto her by my executor hereafter named within one yeare after my

decease besides which said hundred pounds my meaning is that my Executor shall

pay unto my said daughter and her now husband my sonne in law Charles

Lloyd one hundred pounds of my said Daughters portion return if the said Sampson

Lort set out them at the writing hereof if I shall not pay it then my wife while

I live and hast my said sonne in lawes Acquittance for the same Item I give

and bequeath to Mathew Davids the sonne of Richard Davids lately deceased

at Newcastle Emlyn in Carmarthenshire who left the said childe to my

care at his death the summe of Thirtie pounds to be paid him at his attaining

to the age of Seaven and Twentie years of he live so long but if he happen to

dye before he come to the Age of Seaven and Twentie years then my will is

that my said Executor shall have it to himselfe   Item in the interim betweene my

death and the tyme the said Mathew Shall attain to the full Age of one and

Twentie years please him to the Gaze of my Executor to breeds him at School

and University and to train him upp in the ways of God in the new?

Protestant Religion and to provide for and give unto him in case Scincke and

Cloathes suitable to his quallities and condition and to buy and pay for his

bookes and schooling and not to suffer him to want the thing that is neccessarie

and convenient for him, my desire being if it please the Lord that he be trained

upp for the neccessities and that he be made a Scholler Item I give and bequeath

-to the Children of John Gwithier late of Morvill deceased to be equally divided

amongst them by my Executor the Summe of Twentie pounds in lawfull money

to be paid them out of my personal estate within one yeare after my decease

Item I give and bequeath to the Children of my late Cozen Evan Louge late

of Temby mercer and Joyce his wife both deceased the summe of Tenn pounds

to be equally divided amongst them by my Executor within one yeare after my decease

Item I give and bequeath to my servant Margarett Steward the full summe of five pounds

of Currant money of England to be paid her within six months after my decease by

my said Executor Item I give and bequeath to my servant Thomas William five pounds

Item I give and bequeath to my servant John Moir and to Lettice his wife Twenty Shillings

a piece. And to every other of my servants that are at the Tyme of my death I

give and bequeath Tenn Shillings to the men servants and six shillings eight pence

to the mayde servants a piece to be paid by my Executor within one yeare after

my decease  Item I give and bequeath to every one of my Constant day   …

Labourours that have constantly wrought with mee about three years last before

my death at Moore or at Rowston or at Lansignminott [??] the summe of five   .. 

pounds to be equally divided amongst them by my Executor and to be paid them

within one yeare after my decease Item I give and bequeath to the poore of the

parish of Stackpoole and fortye shillings more to the poore of the parish of . 

Mannorbeere to be paid and distributed amongst them within six months after

my decease by my Executor Item I give unto my honest servant Jenkin Reed

the summe of three pounds in money to be paid by my Executor Item I give and

bequeath foure pounds in money to Elizabeth Steward Spinster to be paid her

by my Executor Item I give and bequeath to my late Brothers Griff Lorts Daughter

Judith Lort twenty pounds to be paid by my Executor And now I doe by those/

/p6/ Presente nominate make appoint and ordaine my said Sonne Thomas 

Lort whole and sole Executor of this my last will and testament ..

Earnestly desireing him to be carefull Cheerefully to set this my last

and testament  Duely and firmly executed according to my firm intent and

meaning as I have here before declared And for all the rest of my personall

estate not yet disposed of I give and bequeath the same to my said Executor

All my debts and legacies being first fully paid discharged and satisfied

Out of my said personall estate by my said Executor  in Witnesse I have

hereunto subscribed my name and sett to my seale the day and yeare about

Written Sam Lort. This my last will and Testament doth conteyne

eight pages all written and interlined and in some places rased with my

own hand and to every page of it I have written my name with my owne

hand this twenty first day of May one Thousand six hundred sixty three..

Sam Lort Acknowledged declared and published and confirmed the

Nineteenth of Febr one thousand six hundred sixtie foure in the presence

Of William Prichard Glen Tho Voyle the eider Daniell David The Voyle

George William by Sam Lort

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