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Typescript copies of the will of Gronow Owen ('Goronwy Ddu o Fôn') of the parish of Saint Andrews, co. Brunswick, Virginia, U.S.A., dated 3 July 1769, and proved in the Circuit Court for co. Brunswick, 26 March, 1770; of the will of his wife Ioney (Ionah) Harrison of the parish of Saint Andrew, dated 15 August, 1780, and proved in Brunswick County Court, 26 February, 1787; and of a dedimus, 20 December, 1762, to examine Rebecca Cocke of co. Lunenburg, and a certificate, 18 February, 1764, of the latter's relinquishments of her right of dower in a tract of 400 acres of land on the south side of the Reedy Creek in co. Brunswick conveyed by William Cocke and the said Rebecca, his wife, to Gronow Owen by indenture of bargain and sale dated 20 August, 1761. The dedimus and certificate were extracted from the Deed Books of the County Court of Brunswick.
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Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions noted on the 'Modern papers - data protection' form issued with their Readers' Tickets.
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Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
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Finding aids
The description is also available in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume IV (Aberystwyth, 1971).
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Publication note
See B. B. Thomas: 'Goronwy Owen' in Y Cymmrodor, 1935, pp. 113-133, and Glan Rhyddallt: Goronwy'r Alltud (Lerpwl [1947]).
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Preferred citation: NLW MS 11608D.
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Name access points
- Owen, Goronwy, 1723-1769? -- Will (Subject)
- Owen, Joan (née Simmonds) -- Will (Subject)
- Cocke, Rebecca (Subject)
- Cocke, William (Subject)
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Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
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September 2009.
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- English
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Sources
The following source was used in the compilation of this description: Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume IV (Aberystwyth, 1971)
Archivist's note
Description compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS.