As promised, here's the details of the Will of James Havard of the parish of St Mary's, Haverfordwest, appraised 8 February 1668. The handwriting is difficult to decipher and the more I look at it sometimes the name HAVARD looks like Howard. Perhaps he isn't mine after all! There again maybe the name has been corrupted over the years. Anyway............. "To my son Thomas Havard, my lease of the Castle Court demised unto me from the Crown. To my son Thomas Havard, my house commonly called three pound house. To my son Thomas Havard, the stores of cattle, cows, implements of husbandry which I own upon my land in the county of Carmarthen, provided always that my son Thomas shall pay unto my daughter Mary Havard the full worth and value of my cattle, cows and implements of husbandry as they shall be appraised and valued by two honest men, the one to be chosen by the tutor or tutors and guardians of my son and the other by the guardians of my daughter hereinafter nominated. To my daughter Mary Havard, 500 pounds at her marriage to be paid by ny wife Joan Havard. My son Thomas to pay to my daughter Mary the sum of 20 pounds out of the profits of the Rectory of Spittal yearly. To my wife Joan Havard lands, tenements and hereditaments called Rudbaxton in the parish of Rudbaxton in the county of Pembroke now partly in the occupation of Morgan Harry. To my wife Joan lands called Plowland and the mill situate in Rudbaxton in the tenancy of John Simms (Siming?) To my wife Joan lands in Llandissilio, Llanhuadian and Herefordshire. My wife Joan to be tutor and guardian of my son Thomas until he shall fully accomplish and attain the age of one and twenty years or failing her Arthur Owen, William Scourfield and Thomas Davies. John Evans of Treventy(?), Gentleman and Erasmus Evans of Burton Close to be tutors and guardians of my daughter Mary Havard. Wife Joan and daughter Mary to be executors and to them all not previously mentioned. If Joan remarries she is not to benefit from my estate. To the poor of the parish of Rudbaxton, 4 payments of 1 pound per year." There is also an inventory of his goods held in Dydwell and Rudbaxton. Hope he is mine!! Pat Dougan

Hi Pat This is the will of James Haward, sometimes also seen as Hayward, from a family settled at Fletherhill in the parish of Rudbaxton. Here is what I have on this James and his children: James Haward, of Rudbaxton. He m. Joan(na), dau. of Evan Gwyn Vychan of Moel Ifor, Llanrhystud, Cards. He d. 29 Nov 1668, aged 35, leaving Joanna a widow. She and her son Thomas were sued in chancery (C5/538/62) by John Picton, Ursula Protheroe and others who alleged suppression of the will of George Haward (d. 1665), by James Haward. They had issue: (1) Thomas Haward, of Rudbaxton. He m. Anne Bowen, widow of Thomas Bowen of Trefloyne, Penally (died 1677) and dau. of Sir Erasmus Philipps, 3rd Baronet, of Picton Castle. Thomas died 7 Jul 1682, and was bur. at Rudbaxton. He had no issue and Fletherhill passed to his sister Mary. (2) Mary Haward, m. George Tasker, of Castle Pill, Steynton. She established and endowed a Charity School at Haverfordwest in 1684. She d. 1 Jan 1685, bur. Rudbaxton. No issue I don't think that the family left any male descendants in Pembrokeshire after the death of Thomas in 1682. A cousin of James Haward, Elinor, married John Picton of Rubaxton and they were ancestors of General Sir Thomas Picton. Cheers, Jonathan Pike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Victor Dougan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 10:21 PM Subject: [WLS-PEM] Will of James Havard - 1668 > As promised, here's the details of the Will of James Havard of the parish of St Mary's, Haverfordwest, appraised 8 February 1668. > The handwriting is difficult to decipher and the more I look at it sometimes the name HAVARD looks like Howard. Perhaps he isn't mine after all! There again maybe the name has been corrupted over the years. Anyway............. > > "To my son Thomas Havard, my lease of the Castle Court demised unto me from the Crown. > > To my son Thomas Havard, my house commonly called three pound house. > > To my son Thomas Havard, the stores of cattle, cows, implements of husbandry which I own upon my land in the county of Carmarthen, provided always that my son Thomas shall pay unto my daughter Mary Havard the full worth and value of my cattle, cows and implements of husbandry as they shall be appraised and valued by two honest men, the one to be chosen by the tutor or tutors and guardians of my son and the other by the guardians of my daughter hereinafter nominated. > > To my daughter Mary Havard, 500 pounds at her marriage to be paid by ny wife Joan Havard. > > My son Thomas to pay to my daughter Mary the sum of 20 pounds out of the profits of the Rectory of Spittal yearly. > > To my wife Joan Havard lands, tenements and hereditaments called Rudbaxton in the parish of Rudbaxton in the county of Pembroke now partly in the occupation of Morgan Harry. > > To my wife Joan lands called Plowland and the mill situate in Rudbaxton in the tenancy of John Simms (Siming?) > > To my wife Joan lands in Llandissilio, Llanhuadian and Herefordshire. > > My wife Joan to be tutor and guardian of my son Thomas until he shall fully accomplish and attain the age of one and twenty years or failing her Arthur Owen, William Scourfield and Thomas Davies. > > John Evans of Treventy(?), Gentleman and Erasmus Evans of Burton Close to be tutors and guardians of my daughter Mary Havard. > > Wife Joan and daughter Mary to be executors and to them all not previously mentioned. If Joan remarries she is not to benefit from my estate. > > To the poor of the parish of Rudbaxton, 4 payments of 1 pound per year." > > There is also an inventory of his goods held in Dydwell and Rudbaxton. > Hope he is mine!! > > Pat Dougan > > > ==== WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE Mailing List ==== > Dyfed FHS > http://www.dyfedfhs.org.uk/ > >