Exemplification of Common Recovery dated 1824; Robert Alexander Price, gent., demandant; John Bevan, gent., tenant; John Evans and Phillip Evans, gents., vouchees: Lands described as ten messuages ten cottages ten barns ten stables ten gardens ten orchards one hundred acres of land one hundred acres of meadow one hundred acres of pasture one hundred acres of marsh land one hundred acres of wood and underwood and one hundred acres of furze and heath and common of pasture in the parish of Llanrhidian, probably identified as Cae Cwm Rosser, as above

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Brynhir Estate PapersD/D SB 25

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Declaration of new Uses for £20 dated 20 Oct. 1685; (i) Jacob Hopkins of Swansea, gent. and Mary his wife, to; (ii) Rebeccah Jones of Swansea, widow: Part of an ancient burgage plot in the town of Swansea (not further identified), divided into seven houses, two gardens and one courtyardD/D SB 25/1

Bond in £50, Rebecca Jones of Swansea, widow, to Mary Weber of Swansea, widow, for the performance of the covenants and agreements contained in a deed dated 21 Oct. 1690. 21 Oct. 1690D/D SB 25/2

Conveyance by Lease and Release (release missing) dated 2 Feb. 1702; (i) George Toman of St Ives, Cornwall, merchant to; (ii) Peter Barber and John Hawking of St Ives, Cornwall, merchants: House and garden in the borough of St Ives, Cornwall, bounded by a lane running from Street Ludgeow and Street Ambollan and a lane to PorthmeoreD/D SB 25/3

Conveyance by Lease and Release for £884 10s dated 11 and 12 Jan. 1705; (i) John Thomas of Marlais, Glamorgan, esq.; (ii) Caleb Thomas of Pitton, Rhossili, gent.: Farm and lands called Pengrevenny (Pencaerfenny) near a place called Crofte (Crofty) in the parish of LlanrhidianD/D SB 25/4-5

Quitclaim for 5s dated 28 Dec. 1709; (i) William Dalton of Pembrey, gent.; (ii) Evan Price of Llanelli, gent.: Farm and lands called Lyla Vawre in the parish of Pembrey, and the hamlet of LlanderyD/D SB 25/6

Conveyance by Lease and Release for £109 dated 9 and 10 Aug. 1719; (i) Lewis David John of Llanrhidian, husbandman, and Jane his wife, Phillip Lewis their son and Margaret Lewis their daughter, to; (ii) John Davies of the parish of Llandyfaelog, Carmarthenshire, gent.: Farm and lands called Cold Harbour, with a large garden and croft, in the parish of Llanrhidian, with fields called Park y Rhythyr, Park Digod, Park y Pant, Rhandyr y Graig, Kae Maine, Kae Banallogg, Rhandyr Vawre, Rhandyr Kae Trause, being part of a farm called Cefn Bychan, in the parish of LlanrhidianD/D SB 25/7-8

Marriage settlement after the marriage of Henry Clement and Elizabeth David (daughter of Henry David) dated 3 May 1721; (i) Owen Clement of Llanrhidian Higher division, yeoman and Henry Clement his eldest son and heir; (ii) Henry David of Killan in the parish of Llanrhidian, yeoman; (iii) Henry Eaton of Llanrhidian Higher division, yeoman and William Seys of Killan, in the parish of Llanrhidian, yeoman: Farm and lands called the Western House, in the higher division of Llanrhidian parish, measuring 13 1/2 acres, with tools, stock of corn and also a farm and lands called St. Wall, at Cefnbychan in the parish of LlanrhidianD/D SB 25/9

Writ dated - Aug. 1721; Ludovic David John, yeoman, and Phillip Lewis, yeoman, v. John Davies, gent.: Land described as one house, one garden, 15 acres of land, 2 acres of meadow, 7 acres of pasture, 2 acres of wood and 2 acres of furze and heath in the parish of LlanrhidianD/D SB 25/10-11

Quitclaim dated 1 May 1724; (i) William Morris of Llanrhidian, yeoman, eldest son and heir of Richard Morris of Llansteffan and Mary his wife, one of the daughters of Richard and Joan David of Llanrhidian, deceased; (ii) Lewis David John of Llanrhidian, yeoman and Phillip David his eldest son and heir by Jane his late wife, another daughter of Richard and Joan David of Llanrhidian: Farm and lands called Cefn Bychan, in the parish of LlanrhidianD/D SB 25/12

Will of Stephen Lewis of Llangolman, Pembrokeshire, esq., leaving properties in the parish of Llandissilio, Carmarthenshire, to his nephew Evan Griffith and Morris Griffith. 12 Oct. 1727D/D SB 25/13

Mortgage by Lease and Release (lease missing; 2 copies of release) for £400 dated 29 Oct. 1728; (i) Caleb Thomas of Pitton, Rhossili, gent.; (ii) Cornelius William of Llanrhidian, yeoman; (iii) Mary Hughes of Swansea, spinster; (iv) William Jones of Swansea, gent.: Farm and lands called Pengravenny at a place called Crofte (Crofty) in the parish of LlanrhidianD/D SB 25/14-15

Grant and Assignment dated 25 Nov. 1731; (i) John Symonds of Ilchester, Somerset, yeoman and Henry Symonds of the same place, yeoman, administrators of the estate of Owen Jenkin, late of the parish of Llanrhidian, yeoman, deceased; (ii) Phillip Lewis of Llanrhidian, yeoman: Money lent by (ii) to Owen Jenkin of LlanrhidianD/D SB 25/16

Conveyance by Lease and Release for £351 7s 6d dated 21 and 22 Jan. 1736; (i) Mary Hughes of Swansea, spinster; (ii) Caleb Thomas the elder of Pitton, Rhossili, gent.; (iii) John Davies of the parish of Llandyfaelog, Carmarthenshire, gent.; (iv) Elizabeth Jones of Swansea, widow and administratrix of William Jones of Swansea, gent., deceased; (v) Owen Bonnell of the parish of St Ishmaels, Carmarthenshire: Farm and lands called Pengravenny in the parish of LlanrhidianD/D SB 25/17-18

Exemplification of Common Recovery dated 2 Apr. 1737; Gabriel Powell; John Morgan; Charles White and Mary his wife, vouchee; Edward Washman, tenant: Land described as a half share in one messuage (house), two barns, one garden, ten acres of land, ten acres of meadow, ten acres of pasture, three acres of wood, three acres of underwood, and ten acres of furze and heath, in the parish of OystermouthD/D SB 25/19

Will of William Morris of the parish of Llanrhidian, gent., devising and bequeathing Maes Gwyn in the parish of Llansteffan to his eldest son William Morris for his lifetime, and thereafter to his grandson William Morris. Also to his daughter Ruth White a piece of land called Tybach, part of Cefn Bychan, in the parish of Llanrhidian. To his younger son Samuel Morris a farm called Cefn Bychan, in the parish of Llanrhidian, after his wife Margaret's death, and a leasehold farm called Glanmorllais (Llanmorlais) in the parish of Llanrhidian also to his son Samuel. 9 Apr. 1740D/D SB 25/20

Conveyance by Lease and Release for £200 dated 3 and 4 July 1745; (i) Jeremy Pemberton of Essex, clerk, and Anne his wife, to; (ii) Evan Long of Llanrhidian, yeoman: Farm and lands called West Caliver (Cil Ifor), in the parish of Llanrhidian, measuring 11 acres, with covenant to levy a Fine at the next Great SessionsD/D SB 25/21-22

Conveyance by Lease and Release for £387 10s dated 31 Oct. and 1 Nov. 1748; (i) John Davies of the parish of Llandyfaelog, gent., Anne his wife, William Davies of Trepiod, Carmarthenshire, gent., their son, to; (ii) Robert Morris of Swansea, gent.: Farm and lands called Pengravenny in the parish of Llanrhidian, with covenant to levy a Fine at the next Great SessionsD/D SB 25/23-24

Final Concord dated 25 Mar. 1749; Robert Morris, plaintiff; John Davies and Anne his wife, William Davies and Anne his wife, defendants: Land described as one messuage, two cottages, three gardens, one orchard, thirty acres of lands arable, ten acres of meadow, thirty acres of pasture and ten acres of furze and heath in the parish of Llanrhidian (i.e. Pencaerfenny Farm, as above)D/D SB 25/25

Assignment of Mortgage by Lease and Release for £464 9s dated 9 and 10 Dec. 1749; (i) Mary Hughes of Swansea, spinster, with; (ii) Elizabeth Jones of Swansea, widow of William Jones, late of the town of Swansea, gent., deceased, to; (iii) Robert Morris of Swansea, gent.: Farm and lands called Pengravenny, situated at or near a place called Crofte (Crofty) in the parish of LlanrhidianD/D SB 25/26-27

Bargain and Sale for £241 11s dated 26 May 1759; (i) Mary Prichard of Swansea, spinster, Elizabeth Prichard of Swansea, spinster, daughters and executors of the Will of Margaret Prichard, widow, deceased, who was the widow and executor of Rowland Prichard, late of the town of Swansea, gent., deceased; (ii) Samuel Morris of Llanrhidian parish, yeoman, son of William Morris of Llanrhidian, yeoman, deceased; (iii) George Thomas of Oystermouth, mariner, William Givelin of Bishopston, yeoman: Farm and lands called Cefn Bychan, in the parish of LlanrhidianD/D SB 25/28

Deed of gift by Lease and Release (lease missing) dated 9 June 1759; (i) William Givelin of Bishopston, yeoman; (ii) Thomas Edward of Bishopston, yeoman and James Parry of Oystermouth, yeoman: Farm and lands called Cefn Bychan in the parish of Llanrhidian, for the use of Sarah, the wife of (i), during her lifetimeD/D SB 25/29

Mortgage by Lease and Release for £40 dated 18 and 19 June 1759; (i) Samuel Morris of Llanrhidian, yeoman, and Mary his wife; (ii) Elizabeth Prichard of Swansea, spinster: Piece of land called Cae Cwm Rosser, in the parish of Llanrhidian, with covenant to levy a fine in the next Great Sessions; Endorsed: note to the effect that these deeds were used in the Glamorganshire Great Sessions of 1790, in a case Thomas Nicholls, lessee, and Esther Griffiths, widow, against John Morgan and Mary his wife, for ejectmentD/D SB 25/30-31

Final Concord dated 18 Aug. 1759; Elizabeth Prichard, spinster, plaintiff; Samuel Morris and Mary his wife, defendants: Land described as three acres of land arable and three acres of pasture in the parish of Llanrhidian (see D/D SB 25/30, 31 above)D/D SB 25/32-33

Lease for 80 years or the life of Jane Gilbert, for 1d annual rent dated 2 Feb. 1763; (i) Francis Gilbert of the Borough of St Ives, Cornwall, shipwright; (ii) Jane Gilbert of the Borough of St Ives, spinster, sister of (i): The southern half of a house near the cliff in the town of St Ives, Cornwall, consisting of three rooms, a shared kitchen, and an underground cellar, with a piece of waste groundD/D SB 25/34

Conveyance by Lease and Release (lease missing) for £84 4s dated 12 Mar. 1763; (i) Elizabeth Prichard of Swansea, spinster; (ii) Samuel Morris of Llanrhidian parish, yeoman; (iii) Roger Griffiths of Wenvoe parish, gent.: Piece of land in the parish of Llanrhidian called Cae Cwm RosserD/D SB 25/35

Conveyance by Lease and Release (lease missing) for £31 dated 6 Nov. 1764; (i) John Thomas of Swansea, yeoman and Luce his wife, with; (ii)Elizabeth Hugh of Swansea, widow, to; (iii) Thomas Clement of Llanrhidian parish, gent.: Half part of a house and courtyard in the Strand in the town of SwanseaD/D SB 25/36

Conveyance by Lease and Release (release missing) dated 11 Mar. 1765; (i) Elizabeth Prichard of Swansea, spinster; (ii) Roger Griffiths of Wenvoe, gent.: Piece of land called Cae Cwm Rosser, in the parish of Llanrhidian; Endorsed: note to the effect that this deed was used in the Glamorganshire August Great Sessions of 1790 in the case of Thomas Nicholls, lessee, and Esther Griffiths, widow, against John Morgan and Mary his wife, for ejectmentD/D SB 25/37

Conveyance for £18 dated 30 Apr. 1765; (i) Hopkin Morgan of Llansamlet parish, collier, and Elizabeth his wife, one of the daughters of Thomas Hugh deceased; (ii) Thomas Clement of Llanrhidian parish, gent.: Part of a house and courtyard in the Strand, SwanseaD/D SB 25/38

Probate of the Will of John Griffith of Llanrhidian parish, farmer, leaving all his property to his wife Margaret Griffith. made 20 Oct. 1765, proved 11 Nov. 1765D/D SB 25/39

Deed, too damaged by damp to be generally legible. The first party is Robert Morris, and the consideration is £500. There is an endorsement, relating to the repayment of a debt, dated 12 Sept. 1770, and the parties appear to be Robert Morris and Thomas Gapper. ? Mar. 1769D/D SB 25/40

Probate of the Will of Margaret Griffith of Llanrhidian parish, widow, devising and bequeathing all her possessions to her brother William Howell. made 15 Sept. 1772, proved 19 Jan. 1775D/D SB 25/41

Mortgage for £100 dated 7 Sept. 1776; (i) John Thomas of Llanrhidian, farmer, and Luce his wife; (ii) Iltid Thomas of Swansea town, gent.; (iii) William Howell of Llanrhidian, farmer: Farm and lands called Saint Wall, in the parish of Llanrhidian; Endorsed: memorandum of further loan of £30 on the above security, dated 4 Jan. 1777D/D SB 25/42

Bond in £100, John Thomas of Llanrhidian, farmer, to William Howell of Llanrhidian, yeoman, for the performance of covenants outlined in the above mortgage, D/D SB 25/42. 12 Sept. 1776D/D SB 25/43

Bond in £60, John Thomas of Llanrhidian, farmer, to William Howell of Llanrhidian, farmer, as security for a loan of £30. 4 Jan. 1777D/D SB 25/44

Conveyance by Lease and Release for £66 dated 18 and 19 Nov. 1779; (i) Thomas William of the Borough of Loughor, farmer, and Eleanor his wife, to; (ii) William Howell of Llanrhidian, farmer: Quarter share in a farm house and lands called Saint Wall, with pieces of land called y Cae Gorse, Rhandyr y Gorse, y Wain Wryth y Twy, y Croft wryth y Twy, and Caer Winch, and a piece of land called Caer Coed, at Cefn Bychan, all in the parish of Llanrhidian, with a covenant to levy a fine at the next Glamorgan Great SessionsD/D SB 25/45-46

Bond in £66 for the performance of covenants mentioned in a deed of release (see D/D SB 25/46 above), Thomas William of the Borough of Loughor, farmer, and Peter Meirick of Pennard parish, gent., to William Howell of Llanrhidian, farmer. 19 Nov. 1779D/D SB 25/47

Conveyance by Lease and Release (lease missing) for £146 8s 7d dated 9 Dec. 1780; (i) John Thomas of Llanrhidian parish, farmer; (ii) William Howell of Llanrhidian, farmer: Half share in a farm and lands called Saint Walls, in the parish of LlanrhidianD/D SB 25/48

Lease for the lives of Jenkin Evan aged 46, and Jenkin Evan his son aged 14, for a consideration of £80, for £3 annual rent and 3s in lieu of duties, dated 5 July 1784; (i) George Lord Vernon; (ii) Jenkin Evan of Brynhir, yeoman: Farm and lands called Brynhir, measuring 31a, in the parish of LlanrhidianD/D SB 25/49

Assignment for £49 16s 7d dated 20 Apr. 1785; (i) James Matthias of Pembrey, yeoman; (ii) Evan Privee of St Ives, Cornwall, mariner; (iii) Hugh Mulvra of St Ives, gent.: Legacy of £40 with interest due thereon, which was intended to be paid to Mary, wife of (i)D/D SB 25/50

Marriage Settlement by Lease and Release on the intended marriage of David Long and Sarah Long, one of the daughters of Elizabeth Long of Killiver, dated 21 and 22 May 1795; (i) David Long of Caliver (Cil Ifor), Llanrhidian, mariner; (ii) Samuel Bevan of Leason, Llanrhidian, farmer: Farm and lands called West Caliver (Cil Ifor) (11a) and five fields at a place called Nant y Wrach, in the parish of Llanrhidian, in trust for the issue of the marriageD/D SB 25/51-52

Final Concord dated 13 Aug. 1796; John Howell, gent., plaintiff; Henry Jones and Hester his wife, deforciants: Lands described as 10 acres of arable land, and 3 acres of pasture, in the parish of Llanrhidian (see D/D SB 25/54 below)D/D SB 25/53

Conveyance by Lease and Release (release missing) for £100 dated 16 Aug. 1796; (i) Henry Jones of Cardiff, shopkeeper, and Hester his wife (late Hester Griffiths, widow of Roger Griffiths of Cardiff, officer of Excise, deceased, to; (ii) John Howell of Manselfield in the parish of Nicholaston, gent.: Piece of land called Cae Cwm Rosser, in the parish of LlanrhidianD/D SB 25/54

Lease and Counterpart Lease for 50 years or the life of Elizabeth Howells, for £31 10s annual rent and royalties, dated 24 Aug. 1798; (i) John Howell of Manselfield in the parish of Nicholaston, gent., and Elizabeth his wife; (ii) Thomas Mansel Talbot of Penrice Castle, esq.: Two pieces of meadow land called The Miceys (4a), a field called the Gaggs (2a), the Crofty Meadow (5a), and a field measuring 1a, all in the parish of Llanrhidian, with liberty to dig for coal, culm, ironstone and iron ore, and to make railways and canals to carry it awayD/D SB 25/55-56

Assignment of Lease for £550 dated 29 Sept. 1804; (i) Sarah Philipps of Wernolle, in the parish of Llanboidy, Carmarthenshire, widow; (ii) William Griffiths of Rhydwen in the parish of Llandysilio, Carmarthenshire, farmer; (iii) Edward Williams of Carmarthen, gent.; (iv) Margaret Elizabeth Griffiths of Llanelli, widow; (v) William Evans of Haverfordwest, gent., trustee on behalf of (iv): Farms and lands called Rhydwen and Llwynglase, in the parish of Llanrhidian, originally leased 26 Oct. 1785, and subject to a mortgage debt of £400D/D SB 25/57

Deed of revocation of uses and Declaration of new uses, dated 27 July 1805; (i) David Long of Caliver (Cil Ifor) in the parish of Llanrhidian, mariner, and Sarah his wife, to; (ii) Samuel Bevan of the parish of Penrice, farmer: Farm and lands called West Caliver (Cil Ifor) and five fields in the parish of Llanrhidian, hitherto subject to trusts and uses described in a marriage settlement dated 21 and 22 May 1795D/D SB 25/58

Final Concord dated 31 Aug. 1805; William Howell, gent., plaintiff; David Long, mariner, and Sarah his wife, defendant: Land described as 2 messuages (houses) 2 cottages, 2 barns, 2 stables, 2 tofts, 2 gardens, 2 orchards, 50 acres of arable land, 50 acres of meadow land, 50 acres of pasture land, 50 acres of wood and underwood, and 50 acres of furze and heath and common of pasture for all manner of cattle, in the parish of Llanrhidian (probably identified as West Caliver (Cil Ifor), as above, D/D SB 25/58)D/D SB 25/59

Lease for the life of William Evan aged 8, for £3 annual rent, a herriot of £2 and 3s in lieu of duties, dated 21 Sept. 1807; (i) George Venables Lord Vernon; (ii) John Evan of Cwmnewydd, yeoman: Farm and lands called Brynhir (31 3/4a), in the parish of LlanrhidianD/D SB 25/60

Mortgage for £400 by Lease and Release dated 1 and 2 Oct. 1807; (i) David Long of Caliver (Cil Ifor) in the parish of Llanrhidian, mariner, and Sarah his wife, to; (ii) William Howell of Cwmnewydd in the parish of Llanrhidian, gent.: Farm and lands called West Caliver (Cil Ifor), and five fields nearby, in the parish of Llanrhidian; Includes Bond in £500, David Long to William Howell, to provide security for a loan of £250, dated 2 Oct. 1805, and Bond in £300, David Long to William Howell, to provide security for a further loan of £150, dated 2 Oct. 1807D/D SB 25/61-64

Probate of the Will of John Howell of the parish of Llanrhidian, gent., devising and bequeathing £100 each to his nephews John Hugh of Newton, William Hugh of Wernffrwd, John Evan of Cwmnewydd, and his niece Mary David wife of Matthew David, shipwright, and all his lands to his brother William Howell of Cwmnewydd. made 23 Nov. 1809, proved 25 May 1810D/D SB 25/65

Conveyance by Lease and Release for £70 dated 24 and 25 Jan. 1812; (i) John Edwards of the town of Swansea, mariner and Catherine his wife (late Catherine Giveling, widow); (ii) William Giveling of Mayalls in the parish of Oystermouth, gent.: Half share in a farm and lands called Cefn Bychan, in the parish of LlanrhidianD/D SB 25/66-67

Deed of gift by Lease and Release for dated 5 and 6 Mar. 1812; (i) Margaret Webborn of the parish of Bishopston, widow, formerly Margaret Atkins spinster, since then Margaret Gammon, wife of Thomas Gammon, deceased, cousin and heiress at law of Thomas Gammon of Llanrhidian, deceased, to; (ii) John Gammon of Bishopston parish, carpenter, eldest son and heir of (i), with; (iii) James Webborn of Bishopston, maltster, trustee of (ii): Quarter share in a farm and lands called Saint Wall, near Llanmorlais, in the parish of LlanrhidianD/D SB 25/68-69

Conveyance by Lease and Release for £54 dated 27 and 28 Mar. 1812; (i) John Gammon of the parish of Bishopston, carpenter, to; (ii) William Howell of Cwmnewydd in the parish of Llanrhidian, gent.: Farm and lands called Saint Wall, in the parish of LlanrhidianD/D SB 25/70-71

Mortgage (further charge) for £228 dated 30 Mar. 1812; (i) David Long of Caliver (Cil Ifor), mariner; (ii) William Howell of Cwmnewydd, gent.: Farm and lands called West Caliver (Cil Ifor), with five fields nearby, in the parish of LlanrhidianD/D SB 25/72

Probate of the Will of William Howell of Cwmnewydd in the parish of Llanrhidian, gent., devising and bequeathing a farm and lands called Cold Harbour, and an adjacent piece of land called Cae Cwm Rosser, at Cefn Bychan, to his nephews John Evans the elder of Cwmnewydd (only surviving son of his sister Anne Evans) and John Hugh of Newton (eldest son of his sister Mary Hugh deceased), in trust for Mary William, a servant of his brother in law Jenkin Evan in Brynhir, and to provide for the upbringing of John Evans junior, William Evans and Phillip Evans, sons of John Evans, and also his farm and lands called Saint Walls to his two nephews. Made 3 Dec. 1811, codicil 18 Jan. 1813, proved 19 Aug. 1813D/D SB 25/73

Deed of Release of Indemnity dated 28 May 1814; (i) David Long of Swansea, surgeon; (ii) John Evans: Indemnity from all actions at law and all claims in relation to the farm and lands called Pengravenny Vaughan (Pancaerfenny Fechan) at Crofty in the parish of Llanrhidian; Includes schedule of deeds of Caliver (Cil Ifor), 1662-1770D/D SB 25/74

Conveyance by Lease and Release for £10 dated 28 and 29 Mar. 1817; (i) David Long of Caliver (Cil Ifor) in the parish of Llanrhidian, to; (ii) John Evans of Brynhir, gent., with; (iii) John Hugh of Newton, farmer: Equity of redemption of freehold farm called Caliver (Cil Ifor) in the parish of Llanrhidian, already subject to various mortgage incumbrancesD/D SB 25/75-76

Conveyance by Lease and Release for £200 dated 29 and 30 Jan. 1819; (i) William Givelin of Mayals in the parish of Oystermouth, gent., eldest son and heir of John Givelin of Mayals, deceased; (ii) John Evans of the parish of Llanrhidian, gent.: Half share in a farm and lands called Cefn Bychan, in the parish of LlanrhidianD/D SB 25/77-78

Conveyance by Lease and Release for £500 dated 3 and 4 Oct. 1819; (i) James Wood and Ralph Addison of London, esqs., with; (ii) George earl of Jersey, to; (iii) John Evans of Brynhir in the parish of Llanrhidian, gent.; (iv) John Hughes of Newton, gent.: Farm and lands called Brynhir in the parish of Llanrhidian, measuring 47a 3r 5p; Includes schedule of deeds which prove the title of the Earl of Jersey to the Briton Ferry Estate, of which Brynhir was formerly a part, 1693-1816D/D SB 25/79-80

Assignment dated 4 Oct. 1819; (i) Richard Harrison of London, gent.; (ii) Henry Grundy Beetson of London, gent.; (iii) James Wood and Ralph Addison of London, esqs.; (iv) George, earl of Jersey; (v) John Evans of Brynhir, gent.; (vi) Robert Nelson Thomas of Swansea, gent.; (vii) David Rowland of Swansea, gent.: Terms of 1000 years in Brynhir Farm in the parish of Llanrhidian, created by Mortgages of the Briton Ferry EstateD/D SB 25/81

Particulars of estates in Glamorganshire, to be sold at the Mackworth Arms Inn at Swansea, formerly the property of John Bennett Popkin esq., deceased, as follows: Langrove farm and Penypool farm, and pieces of land at Kittle, Pennard parish; Pwlldu Meadow and Paradise Farm, in Bishopston parish; Lower Newton and Upper Newton farms, Pilewell farm and Pilton Green, Llanddewi parish; Tithes of the hamlet of Henllys and Cathan, Llanddewi parish; Farm called Kings Hill or Kings Hall, and Pilton or West Pilton farm, Llanddewi and Rhossili parishes; Wernhalog farm, Frida or Frydda farm, Wimlod or Wimlwyd (Wimblewood) farm, Cwm Newydd farm, House and land called Llanmorlais, fields called Hanspark or Hainspark, Three Crosses farm, fields called Wernffrwd, Killibion farm, Dorthlase or Dwrthlas farm, Penygaer farm, Cwmynant farm, Penyrheol and Chapel Lands, Berwick farm, Caeforgan fields, Penyrallt farm, lands near Parkyrhedin, land near Crofty, and Harrowsland or Horwood Farm, all in Llanrhidian parish; Unnamed fields in Nicholaston parish; Landshare in Knelston parish; Frogmore farm, and various fields in Reynoldston parish; Hills Farm and Court House in Ilston parish; Burrys Green, Hardings Down, Great house or Western House, in Llangennith parish; Fernhill or Vernals Farm, and Middleton Hall, Rhossili parish; Dowls or Dowells Lands in Penrice parish; Pen y Pant, Cefn Cadle, Perthi Teg, Cathylid Isaf, Ffynon Sant, Gelli Wren or Gelli Woren (Gelli Wern) Isaf, Cae Wargrach, Lletty Scilp, Gelli Onen, Tir Evan Lloyd, and Tresgyrch farms, all in Llangyfelach parish; Ty Gwyn Farm, Loughor; House and garden in High Street, and part of the Bush Inn, in Swansea town; Farms called Talyvrawe and Tyn y Cae, and fields and 11 cottages at Cwmbwrla, in the parish of Swansea; For each property details are given of the tenants name, tenancy details and the annual rent. The sale was the result of an action in Chancery, Gwynne v Forster. 25 and 26 Oct. 1820D/D SB 25/82

Agreement dated 24 June 1822; (i) Evan Price of Swansea, gent.; (ii) Charles Howell of Swansea, auctioneer: Agreement as to the auctioning of the Laugharne Estate in the parishes of Eglwyscummin, Llansadwrn, Laugharne, Llangynnog and Carmarthen, CarmarthenshireD/D SB 25/83

Conveyance by Lease and Release for £390 dated 22 and 23 Aug. 1822; (i) Hugh Smith of Stoke House, Stoke DAberton, Surrey, esq.; (ii) Mary Montgomery of Neath, widow and Cairns Edwards of Neath, gent., and Martha his wife (late Martha Forster, wife of Roland Forster of Connaught, Ireland), and Elizabeth Ann Forster daughter of Roland and Martha Forster; (iii) John Evans the elder of Brynhir, in the parish of Llanrhidian, gent.; (iv) John Jackson Price of Swansea, gent.: Farm and lands called Cwmnewydd, measuring 46a 3r 9p, Cwmynant (15a 1r 23p), cottage, garden and fields called Penyrheol and Chapel Fields (10a 1r 35p), all in the parish of Llanrhidian, part of the estates of John B. Popkin deceasedD/D SB 25/84-85

Covenant for the production of title deeds proving title to pieces of land (see above, D/D SB 25/84, 85), Michael Hicks Beach, William Hicks Beach and the Earl of Ilchester to John Evans the elder of Brynhir. Includes schedule of title deeds to be handed over, 1756-1821. 13 Feb. 1823D/D SB 25/86

Conveyance by Lease and Release for £225 dated 17 and 19 Feb. 1824; (i) John Evans the elder, late of Cwmnewydd, now of Brynhir, gent.; (ii) John Evans the younger of Brynhir, gent., the eldest son of (i); (iii) Philip Evans of Brynhir, gent. (the other son of (i); (iv) John Bevan of Swansea, gent.; (v) Robert Alexander Price of London, gent.: Farm and lands called Cae Cwm Rosser, in the parish of LlanrhidianD/D SB 25/87-88

Exemplification of Common Recovery dated 1824; Robert Alexander Price, gent., demandant; John Bevan, gent., tenant; John Evans and Phillip Evans, gents., vouchees: Lands described as ten messuages ten cottages ten barns ten stables ten gardens ten orchards one hundred acres of land one hundred acres of meadow one hundred acres of pasture one hundred acres of marsh land one hundred acres of wood and underwood and one hundred acres of furze and heath and common of pasture in the parish of Llanrhidian, probably identified as Cae Cwm Rosser, as aboveD/D SB 25/89

Undertaking by John Griffiths of Kystanog in the parish of Llangynnor, Carmarthenshire, to produce the settlement made previous to the marriage of Philip Evans and Miss Eliza Griffiths. 27 Oct. 1827D/D SB 25/90

Mortgage for £350 by Lease and Release dated 12 and 13 June 1831; (i) John Deer of Llanelli, shopkeeper; (ii) David Mansel of Carreg, Kidwelly, farmer; (iii) Charlotte Griffiths of Carmarthen, spinster: Seven houses and gardens including and adjoining the Ship (?pub), LlanelliD/D SB 25/91-92

Abstract of the title to Lot 5 of the estates of the late Sir Watkin Lewes knight, deceased, resold on the 8th April 1833 pursuant to a decree and orders of His Majestys Court of Exchequer in a suit entitled Berrington v Evans, and for which Mr Philip Evans hath been reported and confirmed the purchaser, relating to a piece of land called Erw Fawr landshare, in the parish of Llanrhidian, giving details of deeds from 1712 to 1833. n.d., after 1833D/D SB 25/93

Notice advertising the sale of seven houses and building sites for two more, called Spring Gardens, in the town of Llanelli (see D/D SB 25/91, 92 above), to be sold at the Union Inn, Llanelli. The notice records the lessees name and annual ground rent of each property.. 11 Feb. 1836D/D SB 25/94

Copy Rule Absolute for assignee to convey, relating to the case of John Deer, formerly of Llanelli, a shopkeeper, currently a prisoner in Carmarthen Gaol, whereby his seven houses in Llanelli may be sold in order to pay his debts. 16 May 1836D/D SB 25/95

Conveyance by Lease and Release for 10s dated 29 and 30 Aug. 1836; (i) Samuel Sturgis of London, gent., provisional assignee of the estates and effects of insolvent debtors ; (ii) Charlotte Elizabeth Griffiths of Carmarthen, spinster: Houses at Spring Gardens, LlanelliD/D SB 25/96-97

Marriage Settlement by Lease and Release (release missing), prior to the marriage of Philip Evans and Charlotte Elizabeth Griffiths, dated 12 Dec. 1836; (i) Charlotte Elizabeth Griffiths of Carmarthen, spinster; (ii) Joshua Thomas Wedge of Penyfai, Llanelli, esq. and John Griffiths of Llanelli, esq.: Lands called Rhydwen, Llwyn Glas and Rhydwen Mountain, in the parish of Llandysilio, Glasbury, in the parish of Pembrey, Wern Croft and Hendy, Ddole, and Spring Gardens, in the parish of Llanelli, all in CarmarthenshireD/D SB 25/98

Lease for 21 years from 29 Sept. 1841 for £26 annual rent dated 5 Jan. 1842; (i) Mary Popkin of Paris, France, widow and relict of John Bennet Popkin late of Kittle Hill, esq., deceased; (ii) John Evans of Barham Cottage near Swansea: Farm called Cwm Newydd, and a cottage and garden called Penyrheol and fields called Chapel Fields, in the parish of LlanrhidianD/D SB 25/99

Case for the opinion of Mr Weston on behalf of - Griffiths, relating to the Pengravenny (Pencaerfenny) Estate, asking whether, in the absence of a conveyance dated 1806, good title can be established to Pencaerfenny Farm, on behalf of Mr Evans, who wishes to buy it. Counsel replies that it cannot, and that a bond of indemnity may be necessary (see next document). 1842D/D SB 25/100

Bond in £4000 dated 9 Oct. 1842; (i) William Griffiths of Penderry, farmer, Griffith Griffiths of Bach y Gwreiddyn, farmer, John Griffiths the younger of Pantyfai, farmer, David Griffiths, Henry Griffiths and William Griffiths the younger, all of Penderry, farmers, and William Griffiths the younger of Bach y Gwreiddyn, farmer, to; (ii) Philip Evans of Brynhir, gent.: Bond securing indemnity from prosecutions, actions and claims resulting from the title to Pencaerfenny Farm (see above)D/D SB 25/101

Mortgage by Statutory Release for £ dated 31 Jan. 1848; (i) Philip Evans of Brynhir House in the parish of Llanrhidian, esq. and Charlotte Elizabeth his wife; (ii) James Webster of Hatherley Court near Cheltenham, esq. and Robert John Purnell of Kingshill House in the parish of Dursley, Gloucestershire, esq.: Farm called Pengravenny (Pencaerfenny) in the parish of Llanrhidian, and Glasbury in the parish of Pembrey; Recites marriage settlement of Philip Evans and Charlotte Elizabeth Griffiths, now Evans, dated 12 and 13 Dec. 1836, and purchase of Pencaerfenny Farm by Philip Evans, dated 29 Oct. 1842; Includes schedule of fields with their land use and acreage for Glasbury and Pencaerfenny farmsD/D SB 25/102

Assignment of Mortgage dated 12 Dec. 1848; (i) James Webster of Hatherley Court, Cheltenham, esq. and Robert John Purnell of Kingshill, Dursley, Gloucestershire, esq.; (ii) Thomas Otto Derville Ball of the University of Durham, esq. and Robert John Purnell; (iii) The Rev. Thomas Purnell, vicar of Staverton cum Boddington, Gloucestershire; (iv) John Bubb of Cheltenham, gent.: Farms called Pengravenny (Pencaerfenny) in the parish of Llanrhidian, and Glasbury in the parish of PembreyD/D SB 25/103

Mortgage for £3770 dated 16 Jul y1851; (i) Thomas Otto Derville Ball of Durham University, esq. and Robert John Purnell of Dursley, esq.; (ii) Philip Evans of Brynhir and Elizabeth his wife; (iii) Agnes Lockey of Frampton upon Severn, Gloucestershire, spinster: Farms called Pengravenny (Pencaerfenny) in the parish of Llanrhidian, and Glasbury in the parish of PembreyD/D SB 25/104

Draft Will, office copy and Probate of the Will of John Evans of Penyrheol Cottage, in the higher division of the parish of Llanrhidian, gent., devising and bequeathing his house called Brynhir to his son Philip who currently lives there, also Brynhir Farm, Chapel Fields, Blue Anchor Cottage, Cwmnewydd Farm, Cwmnant Farm and Penyrheol Cottage, which last is to be for his life only, and then to pass to his granddaughter Charlotte Jane Margaret Evans. An annuity is set aside from the proceeds of a house in The Strand, Swansea, for the advancement of John Evans, his first son, who had left the country years ago but had not been heard of for some time and was believed to be dead.. made 24 June 1854, proved 7 May 1857D/D SB 25/105-107

Conveyance for £13 13s dated 9 June 1855; (i) David Bowen of Llangennith, farmer; (ii) Phillip Evans of Brynhir House, esq.: Piece of land called the Landshare in Erw Liog otherwise Werngownon Acre, measuring 1a 1r 28p, in the parish of LlanrhidianD/D SB 25/108

Declaration of title, David Bowen to Phillip Evans, relating to landshares in Llanrhidian parish as above. 9 June 1855D/D SB 25/109

Lease for 40 years from 29 Sept. 1854 for £30 dead rent and royalties, dated 4 Mar. 1856; (i) Phillip Evans of Brynhir House, esq.; (ii) Starling Benson of Swansea, esq.: Coal and other minerals lying under lands called Saint Walls, Brynhir, Cwmnewydd and Cold Harbour; Includes plan, with schedule of field names and areasD/D SB 25/110

Mortgage for £400 dated 12 Apr. 1856; (i) Phillip Evans of Brynhir House, esq.; (ii) Captain John Jones of Swansea, master mariner: Farm and land called Cold Harbour and Cae Cwm Rosser, near Cefn Bychan in the parish of LlanrhidianD/D SB 25/111

Transfer of Mortgage for £400 dated 23 July 1857; (i) Philip Andrew of Swansea town, brewer, and Jane his wife; (ii) John Rosser of Swansea, master mariner; (iii) Phillip Evans of Brynhir House, esq.; (iv) Ann Broughton of Le Mayals, in the parish of Oystermouth, spinster: Farm and land called Cold Harbour and Cae Cwm Rosser, near Cefn Bychan in the parish of LlanrhidianD/D SB 25/112

Mortgage for £2000 dated 9 Mar. 1861; (i) Philip Evans of Brynhir House, esq.; (ii) Francis Henry Mitchell, Alfred Head, Robert Hanbury and Bonamy Dobree all of London, esqs.: Farms and lands called Brynhir, Cwmnewydd, Cwmynant and Penyrheol and Chapel Fields, in the parish of Llanrhidian; Includes schedule of field names and acreages, with numbers from the tithe mapD/D SB 25/113

Notice of a further mortgage on farms and lands called Brynhir, Cwmnewydd, Cwmynant and Penyrheol and Chapel Fields, in the parish of Llanrhidian, by Phillip Evans of J. Gwyn, for the sum of £800 (originally found folded inside D/D SB 25/113 above). 30 Mar. 1863D/D SB 25/114

Declaration of Phillip Evans describing how his father John Evans acquired his estates, and giving genealogical information about himself and his immediate family. Includes a schedule of fields owned by Phillip Evans. 6 Mar. 1861D/D SB 25/115

Abstract of title of Philip Evans esq. to freehold messuage, tenement, farm and lands called Brynhir situate in the parish of Llanrhidian in the county of Glamorgan. 1861D/D SB 25/116

Abstract of the title of Mr Philip Evans to an estate called Cwmnewydd in the parish of Llanrhidian and county of Glamorgan. 1861D/D SB 25/117

Mortgage for £800 dated 26 Mar. 1863; (i) Philip Evans of Brynhir House, esq.; (ii) John Gwyn Jeffreys of London, esq.: Farms and lands called Brynhir, Cwmnewydd, Cwmynant and Penyrheol and Chapel Fields, in the parish of Llanrhidian (see D/D SB 25/114 above); Includes schedule of field names and acreagesD/D SB 25/118

Schedule of deeds and documents relating to freehold lands and hereditaments belonging to Philip Evans esq. and situate in the parish of Llanrhidian Higher, in the town of Swansea, in the county of Glamorgan, and in Llanelli in the county of Carmarthen, in mortgage to Malcolm Moggridge, Iltid Thomas and Robert Eaton esqs.. 1868D/D SB 25/119

Notice to Philip Evans from his mortgagees of their intention to foreclose on the mortgage if he does not pay off his debts within three calendar months. 17 Mar. 1897 [1 paper] MAPS AND PLANSD/D SB 25/120

Map of Caliver or Cilliver farm (Cil Ifor), surveyed by G. Harries junior, including a reference table of field names and areas. 26 Sept. 1809 [1 paper] INSURANCE DOCUMENTSD/D SB 25/121

Bundle of fire insurance policy documents for Brynhir Farm, Cerrigmaen, The Cottage, Pencaerfenny, Cold Harbour and Penygraig, and receipts for payment of premiums, all in the name of George Baker Haynes of Brynhir, esq., the new owner of the estate, and son-in-law of Philip Evans. 1912-1917 [1 bundle] INLAND REVENUE FORMSD/D SB 25/122

Inland Revenue forms for the assessment of Estate Duty on the accession of Charlotte Jane Margaret Evans of Brynhir to houses in Spring Gardens, Llanelli, on the death of her mother Charlotte Elizabeth Evans in 1877, and of Charlotte Jane Margaret Haynes of Brynhir to the Brynhir Estate on the death of her father Philip Evans in 1881. 1880 and 1888 [2 papers] FINANCIAL PAPERSD/D SB 25/123-124

Office Copy bank receipt for £401 15s 6d, the purchase money for lands described as lots 15, 24 and 25 by John Evans. 31 Aug. 1861D/D SB 25/125

List of ground rents payable for houses built in Llanelli at a place called Dolau. 1897D/D SB 25/126

Notes as to tithes, land tax and poor rate to be paid on Penygraig Farm. 1909-1910 [1 paper] SCHEDULE OF DOCUMENTSD/D SB 25/127

Schedule of deeds and documents handed to Messrs. Strick Bellingham and Hanson of Swansea on payment off of a mortgage debt of £3300 due to Mr W. R. Grove, listing the above deeds, 1685-1897. n.d., after 1897 [1 paper] MISCELLANEOUSD/D SB 25/128

Page from The Cambrian in which some of the above deeds were originally wrapped. 21 Mar. 1812 Letter relating to a Bill in passage through Parliament, not named, and a demurrer, with no obvious connection to the above collection. 10 Feb. 1816D/D SB 25/129