Sampson LORT last will & testament ca 1666

P1/ In the naP1/ 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 Llanfiganett[1] situate llyeing and being in the said parish of Carew 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 now 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 Pembroke 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 Maydod 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 whileI 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 Emblin 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

[1] Joan found this on google  after some searching  [https://www.google.com/search]  Small Places with Historic Names in Pembrokeshire:  Llanfiganett (Llanfiganeth): Appears in historical records related to the parish of Llanychlwydog or near Pontfaen/Rosebush in North Pembrokeshire. It is often found in older estate records.

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