Evan Evans 1760-1815 (from the collection of Frances Hartnell)

Life History

Other facts

Notes

• Will of Evan Evans
  
  "In the Name of God Amen
  I Evan Evans Surgeon No 3 Queen Street Dock in the parish of Stoke
  Damarell in the Diocese of Exeter in the County of Devon do my self and
  with my own hand writing make this my last will and testament in
  manner and form following I leave and bequeath unto my natural sons
  John and William (who are also the sons of my housekeeper Mary Jarvis)
  the whole of my shop ffixtures and drugs and all other things that I sell
  or deal in that are now and may be at the time of my death in my shop
  store rooms or warehouses I also leave unto my natural daughters
  Ann and Gwen - the Lease of my two houses being No 3 and No 4
  in Queen Street Dock Devon I also leave unto my housekeeper
  Mary Jarvis who is the mother of all my said sons and daughters
  that is William John Ann & Gwen the whole of my household
  ffurniture that I have now or may have at the time of my
  death I also leave the said Mary Jarvis my housekeeper & the
  mother of my said children my whole sole Executrix she the
  said Mary Jarvis is to pay all my debts & receive all money due
  to me that is to say all my Boot debts and all other money whatever
  that are now or may be at the time of my death due to me after
  all the money are collected in that can be done and all my debts
  paid that with all ready money whatever that I may have at
  the time of my death are to equally divided between all the said
  persons namely Mary Jarvis and William John Anne and Gwen
  children to the said Mary Jarvi s which she had by me who is
  the author of this will. Evan Evans Surgeon Plymouth Dock
  in Devon wrote & signed this 8th day of June 1805.
• Probate
  Appeared Personally William Cock of
  Plymouth Dock in the County of Devon Surgeon & Robert Morris of
  the same place Shoemaker & made oath that they know and were well
  acquainted with Evan Evans late of Plymouth Dock in the County
  of Devon deceased for many years before and down to the time of his
  death with his manner and character of his handwriting subscription
  having often seen him write & also write and subscribe his name
  & having now with care & attention perused the paper writing
  hereto annexed purporting to be & contain the last Will and Testament
  of the said deceased beginning thus "In the name of God Amen I
  Evan Evans Surgeon No 3 Queen Street Dock in the parish of
  Stoke Damarell" & ending thus "which she had by me who is the
  author of this will" & thus subscribed "Evan Evans Surgeon
  Plymouth Dock Devon" they these Deponents say they so verily & in
  their Consciences believe the whole body [sines] & contents of the said
  paper Writing beginning ending & subscribed as aforesaid to be all of
  the own proper handwriting & subscription of the said Evan Evans
  deceased & of no other person whatever. Wm Cock Robert Morris
  On the 22nd June 1815 the said William Cock & Robert Morris were
  duly sworn to the Truth of this affidavit by virtue of the [Canon]
  hereto annexed before me Robert [Lawten] [Cou..........}
  
  Proved at London 26th July 1815 before the Judge by this oath of
  Mary Jarvis Spinster the sole Executrix to whom Admon was granted
  being first sworn by Canon duly to admin.

Sources

• 1. National Library of Wales: Dictionary of Welsh Boigraphy
  • http://wbo.llgc.org.uk/en/index.html
• 2. Research of Frances Hartman
• 3. Ancestry World Tree