Bond in £356, Griffith Williams of Llangyfelach, gent. and Andrew Mathew of Llangyfelach, gents., to Leyson Hopkins of Penrhiwtyn, gent., to secure the observance of the covenants in a deed of the same date [relating to Cilmaen-gwyn and Clyn-mawr in the parish of Llangiwg]

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Ynyscedwyn Estate recordsD/D TDW

Deeds of Farteg-fawr and other properties in the parish of Cilybebyll, 1546-1774. The Ynyscedwyn Estate lands in the parish of Cilybebyll consisted of land at the north-eastern end of the parish, specifically Farteg-fawr (later Farteg-uchaf), purchased by Morgan Awbrey in 1641, and nearby Pen-rhiw-farteg.DD TDW/1/hub

Deeds of properties in the parish of Defynnog, Breconshire, 1583-1622. The Defynnog properties include Tir Rice ap John alias Tir Griffith ap Owen, Tir Llwyn y Ceiliog and other properties. Tir Llwyn y Ceiliog was purchased by Morgan Awbrey in 1622 and a charity was established under his will (proved in 1635) for the maintenance of the poor of Ystradgynlais from the proceeds of its rent.DD TDW/2/hub

Deeds of Betting-isaf in the parish of Llangiwg, 1593-1630. A farm situated about 2 miles west of Ystalyfera, purchased by Morgan Awbrey in 1630.DD TDW/3/hub

Deeds of Cilmaen-gwyn alias Tir-bach and Clyn-mawr in the parish of Llangiwg, 1632-1812. Properties situated on the hillside above the village of Cilmaengwyn. Three farms, Cilmaen-gwyn-uchaf, Cilmaen-gwyn and Cilmaen-gwyn-fach, belonged to the Ynyscedwyn Estate at the time of the estate map. Clyn-mawr has not been located, but is likely to be one of these.DD TDW/4/hub

Settlement in consideration of the marriage of Watkin Awbrey, eldest son of (i), and Gwenllian Hopkin, eldest daughter of Hopkin Thomas, and of the marriage portion of Gwenllian Hopkin, consisting of 10 cows, 6 oxen, 1 horse and 1 mare, between (i) Richard Awbrey of the parish of Llangiwg, gent., and (ii) Hopkin Thomas of Cilybebyll, yeoman, George Herbert, gent. and Griffith Jenkin of Cilybebyll, yeoman, of house and lands called Kilmaen Gwyn [Cilmaen-gwyn] and Glyn Mawr, in the parish of Llangiwg, in the occupation of (i) and his tenant Hopkin Jenkin, and consisting of one mansion house (sic), one bakehouse, one barn, and the house in Glyn Mawr.D/D TDW 4/1

Mortgage (bargain and sale with feoffment) for £100, (i) Watkin Awbrey of Llangiwg, gent. and Gwenllian his wife, to (ii) Walter Thomas of Swansea, esq., of houses and lands called Tyr Kilmaen Gwyn [Cilmaen-gwyn] and Tyr y Klyn Mawr in the parish of LlangiwgD/D TDW 4/2

Bargain and Sale for £80, (i) Watkin Awbrey of Llangiwg, gent., to (ii) Walter Thomas of Swansea, esq., of the equity of redemption of houses and lands called Tyr Kilmaen Gwyn [Cilmaen-gwyn] and Tyr y Klyn Mawr in the parish of Llangiwg, which are subject to a mortgage by (i) to (ii) for £100 dated 20 Oct. 1638.D/D TDW 4/3

Bargain and sale with feoffment by way of mortgage for £14, from (i) Watkin Awbrey of Llangiwg, gent., to (ii) Richard John Price of Llangiwg, gent., of a house and land called Tir Bach alias Keel maen gwyn [Cilmaen-gwyn] in the parish of LlangiwgD/D TDW 4/4

Letters of attorney from Morgan Awbrey to his trustie and welbeloved servant Watkin Awbrey of Llangiwg, gent., to take possession of a house and lands called Tir Bach [Cilmaen-gwyn] in the parish of Llangiwg in the occupation of Richard John Prees, from John Awbrey of Cilybebyll, gent. and Watkin Awbrey his brother, under the terms of a deed made between John Awbrey and Margaret his wife on the one part and Watkin Awbrey and Gwenllian his wife on the other.D/D TDW 4/5

Bargain and sale with feoffment for £20, from (i) John Awbrey of Cilybebyll, gent. and Margarett his wife, Watkin Awbrey of Llangiwg, gent. and Gwenllian his wife, to (ii) Morgan Awbrey of Ynyscedwyn, esq., of a house and land called Tir bach [alias Cilmaen-gwyn] in the parish of Llangiwg, late in the tenure and occupation of Richard John Prees. Endorsed in an 18th century hand, Tirbach als. Kilman GwynD/D TDW 4/6

Bond in £50, John Awbrey of Cilybebyll, gent. and Watkin Awbrey of Llangiwg, gent., to Morgan Awbrey of Ynyscedwyn, esq., to secure the covenants in a deed of the same date [relating to a house and land called Tir-bach, alias Cilmaen-gwyn; see previous item]D/D TDW 4/7

Bargain and sale for £100, (i) Hopkin Awbrey, gent., one of the sons of Morgan Awbrey, late of Ynyscedwyn, esq., deceased, to (ii) Griffith Jenkins of the parish of Llangyfelach, gent., of a house and lands called Killmaen Gwynn [Cilmaen-gwyn], in the occupation of Llewlin Jenkin and Jenkin John, in the parish of LlangiwgD/D TDW 4/8

Probate of the will of Griffith Jenkin of the parish of Llangyfelach, gent.; bequests as follows: £60 to his eldest brother David Jenkin,; to his brother Mathew Jenkin and his sister Anne Jenkin two tenements in the parish of Llangiwg called Keelymane gwinne [Cilmaen-gwyn] and Cleen mawre in the occupation of Griffith William and William Llewellin, and minor pecuniary bequests to Anne Jenkin, daughter of his brother David Jenkin, to Gwenllian Griffith and Jennet Griffith, to his brother Morgan Jenkin and Alse David; to his mother Mary John now wife of Griffith William a lease on the lands and cottages purchased from David Hopkins and Jane his wife, and from Hopkin David and Johan his wife in the parish of Llangyfelach [not named] in the occupation of Richard Thomas, Owen John Hugh and David Rosser; also to his brother Morgan Jenkin my part of the sheep that is att Killyvleeogg [Gelli-leiog, Llangiwg parish]; the rest of his possessions to his brother Mathew Jenkin, his executor. Made, 11 May 1674, proved at Carmarthen 1 Aug. 1674. Also includes brief summary inventory, amounting to the value of £15.D/D TDW 4/9

Settlement on the marriage of Mathew Jenkin and Ellen Lewellin, the eldest sister of Evan Lewellin, for £75, from (i) Mathew Jenkin of Llangyfelach, gent. and David Jenkin of Llangyfelach, gent., to (ii) Morgan Rees of Llangyfelach, gent. and Evan Lewellin of Llangyfelach, gent., of houses and lands called Y gelley vleyogge in the occupation of Thomas Beynon, smith, a house and land called Kraig trebannos [Craig-trebannos] in the occupation of Mathew Jenkin and another house and land called Y gelley vleyogge [Gelli-leiog] in the occupation of Griffith William, all in the parish of Llangyfelach; also a moiety or half share in two tenements called Keely-man Gwynn [Cilmaen-gwyn] and Clyn Maure in the parish of Llangiwg, in the occupation of John Hopkin.D/D TDW 4/10

Receipt by David Jenkin of Llangyfelach for £60 which he has received from his brother Mathew Jenkin and brother in law William Griffith, a legacy from his brother Griffith Jenkin, deceased, and chargeable upon lands called Kilman Gwyn [Cilmaen-gwyn] and Clyne Mawre in the parish of Llangiwg.D/D TDW 4/11

Release by (i) Mathew Jenkin of the parish of Llangyfelach, gent., to (ii) William Griffith of the parish of Llangyfelach, gent., and his heirs, children of Ann Jenkin, deceased, sister of (i), of all rights to a half share of two tenements called Killmangwyn [Cilmaen-gwyn] and Cleen mawr, bequeathed to Ann Jenkin by the will of Griffith Jenkin.D/D TDW 4/12

Lease for the lives of David John, son of (ii), John Hopkins his grandchild and William Thomas, another of his grandchildren, for £10 annual rent and a fine of £6, from (i) Griffith William and Andrew Mathew of Llangyfelach, gents., to (ii) John Hopkin of Llangiwg, yeoman, of a house and lands called Kylman Gwyn issa [Cilmaen-gwyn-isaf], in the parish of Llangiwg.D/D TDW 4/13

Bargain and sale with feoffment for £178, from (i) Griffith Williams of Llangyfelach, gent. and Mary his wife, and Andrew Mathew of Llangyfelach, gent., to (ii) Leyson Hopkins of Penrhiwtyn, gent., with (iii) Thomas Wilkins of Llanblethian, gent. and Gabriel Powell of Swansea, gent., of two tenements called Tyr Kilmaene Gwynn and Tyr Clynn Mawre, in the parish of Llangiwg.D/D TDW 4/14

Bond in £356, Griffith Williams of Llangyfelach, gent. and Andrew Mathew of Llangyfelach, gents., to Leyson Hopkins of Penrhiwtyn, gent., to secure the observance of the covenants in a deed of the same date [relating to Cilmaen-gwyn and Clyn-mawr in the parish of Llangiwg]D/D TDW 4/15

Mortgage (bargain and sale) for £205 2s, from (i) Leyson Hopkins of Penrhiwtyn, gent., to (ii) Thomas Popkins of Fforest, esq., of houses and lands called Kilmaen Gwynn [Cilmaen-gwyn] and Clynn Mawr in the parish of LlangiwgD/D TDW 4/16

Assignment of mortgage for £170 1s 10d, from (i) Thomas Popkins of Fforest, esq., to (ii) William Thomas Prees of Llangiwg, yeoman, with (iii) David John of Llangiwg, yeoman, and (iv) Leyson Hopkins of Penrhiwtyn, gent. and Elizabeth his wife, of Tir Kilmaen Gwynn [Cilmaen-gwyn] and Tir Clynne Mawr in the parish of Llangiwg.D/D TDW 4/17

Bond in £600, Leyson Hopkins of Penrhiwtyn, gent., to David John of Llangiwg, yeoman, to secure the covenants in a deed of the same date [assignment of mortgage of Tir Kilmaen Gwynn [Cilmaen-gwyn] and Tir Clynne Mawr]D/D TDW 4/18

Mortgage (bargain and sale) for £120, from (i) William Thomas Prees of Llangiwg, yeoman, to (ii) William Phillips of Swansea, gent., with (iii) David John of Llangiwg, yeoman, of two houses and lands called Tyr Kilmaen Gwynn [Cilmaen-gwyn] and Clynn Mawr, in the parish of Llangiwg.D/D TDW 4/19

Bond in £100, John Hopkins and Jenkin Morgan of Llangiwg, gents., to Thomas Popkins of Fforest, Llansamlet, esq., to secure the repayment of a loan of £50 and interest by 14 Mar. 1745D/D TDW 4/20

Mortgage by lease and release for £180, from John Hopkin of Cil-maen-gwyn in the parish of Llangiwg, yeoman to (ii) Thomas Popkin of Fforest, esq., of a house and lands called Tyr Kilmaen Gwyn [Cilmaen-gwyn] and Tir Clyn Mawr in the parish of Llangiwg, in the occupation of (i)D/D TDW 4/21-22

Lease to vest possession, from (i) John Hopkin of Llangiwg, yeoman and Katherin his wife, to (ii) Jenkin Morgan of Llangiwg, yeoman, of premises described as a toft and garden and all those several closes and parcels of land arable, meadow and pasture commonly called Ynisparcell Park, Rhydynog, Gwernyr Ynis, Kaepenpontpren, Kaemain, Kaebach, Kae Gwynn and Gwrlodidd, a total of 24 English acres, all in the parish of LlangiwgD/D TDW 4/23

Lease from (i) John Woodhouse of London, gent., trustee, with (ii) the Rev. James Gough Aubrey of Ynyscedwyn, clerk, to (iii) John Thomas Bevan of Llangiwg, yeoman, of a house and lands called Kilman Gwyn Ycha [Cilmaen-gwyn-uchaf] in the parish of Llangiwg, for 99 years or the lives of William John aged 8, Thomas [John] aged 6 and Jennet John aged 4, children of (iii), for £7 annual rent.D/D TDW 4/24

Valuation of Killmangwin [Cil-maen-gwyn] Farm in the parish of Llangiwg. Each field is named, with its acreage, state of cultivation and value, along with standards and coppices in woodland. Also covering letter by Richard Pendrill. Addressed to the Rev. Fleming Gough, 10 North Parade, Bath.D/D TDW 4/25

Deeds of Coed-ffaldau alias Rhyd-y-gurnos alias Pant-y-bara in the parish of Llangiwg, 1635-1647. Coed-ffaldau is situated about a mile to the south of Cwmllynfell. It was purchased by Morgan Awbrey in 1647.DD TDW/5/hub

Deeds of farms at Cwmtawe in the parish of Llangiwg, 1619-1625. The three Cwm-tawe farms, Cwm-tawe-uchaf, Cwm-tawe-ganol and Cwm-tawe isaf, were along the valley floor beside the River Tawe, to the south and east of Godrergraig. The deeds include a number of other properties, including Cilmaen-gwyn-upon-the-Rock, which may be Cilmaen-gwyn-isaf, and Gilfach-yr-haidd (for which, see the deeds in the next section, D/D TDW 7/1-9). They were mortgaged by Mathew Herbert of Cilybebyll to Morgan Awbrey, then sold to him outright in 1625.DD TDW/6/hub

Deeds of Gilfach-yr-haidd in the parish of Llangiwg, 1553-1598. Gilfach-yr-haidd is situated around a mile west of Ystalyfera. By the 17th century it was included with the Cwm-tawe farms (see the previous section), with which it was first mortgaged and then sold outright to Morgan Awbrey in 1625.DD TDW/7/hub

Deeds of Tir Griffith ap Owen alias y Ty Du alias Tir-nant-y-gurnos in the parish of Llangiwg, 1520-1624. A farm near Cwmllynfell, possibly identifiable as Tynewydd, which adjoined the River Llynfell and belonged to the Ynyscedwyn Estate at the time of the tithe map. This property was purchased by Morgan Awbrey in 1624.DD TDW/8/hub

Deeds of Tir-gwaun-Siencyn in the parish of Llangiwg, 1648-1687. Tir-gwaun-Siencyn was situated approximately where the centre of Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen is today, and may be identified using the stated boundaries as a farm called Gors-goch on the tithe map. Purchased by Richard Portrey in 1687, no longer part of the estate by the time of the tithe map.DD TDW/9/hub

Deeds of Tir-Hopkin in the parish of Llangiwg, 1574-1621. A farm purchased by Morgan Awbrey in 1621; see also the earliest deeds of Gilfach-yr-haidd (D/D TDW 7/1-2), which comprise other properties including Tir-Hopkin, which is also called Llety Hopkin ap Jevan ap Owen. Tir-Hopkin adjoined Gilfach-yr-haidd, Ystalyfera, Maes-cwnrig and Tir-y-gelli (see D/D Yc 338), making it most likely that this farm became Clyngwyn, situated just to the north of Ystalyfera.DD TDW/10/hub

Deeds of Tir-y-gelli and Gwaun-tyle-Harri in the parish of Llangiwg, 1582-1584DD TDW/11/hub

Deeds of Maes-cwnrig in the parish of Llangiwg, 1620-1728. Acquired as part of a marriage settlement by Morgan Awbrey in 1642, Maes-cwnrig later became known as Allt-y-grug, a farm situated today at the western edge of Ystalyfera. It included a cottage called Ty Gwyn.DD TDW/12/hub

Deeds of Wern-fawr in the parish of Llangiwg, 1602-1608. A piece of land situated about half a mile north-west of the centre of Ystalyfera, purchased by Morgan Awbrey in 1608.DD TDW/13/hub

Deeds of other properties in the parish of Llangiwg, 1555-1839DD TDW/14/hub

Deeds of the Coelbren Estate in the parish of Ystradgynlais, 1552-1613. Purchased by Morgan Awbrey in 1602 and 1611, the Coelbren Estate consisted of a group of farms in the parish of Ystradgynlais but some distance to the east of the core of the estate, around what is now the village of Coelbren, including the church, a mill, what are described as three mansion houses, and a number of farms.DD TDW/15/hub

Deeds of Ynyscedwyn-isaf and Aber-twrch in the parish of Ystradgynlais, 1537-1626. Ynyscedwyn-isaf was situated near the River Tawe, to the south-east of Ynyscedwyn House. The Ynyscedwyn Works were later built on the site.DD TDW/16/hub

Deeds of Ynyscedwyn-uchaf, Tir Hen William Awbrey and Hen-faes, in the parish of Ystradgynlais, 1507-1585. Ynyscedwyn-uchaf, also known as Tir Hen William Awbrey, was bounded on the east by the River Tawe and may have included the later Glanrhyd Farm.DD TDW/17/hub

Deeds of other properties in the parish of Ystradgynlais, 1532-1862. Including properties called Tir-glyn-llech and Tir-cwm-llech, Tir-y-wern, Aber-cynlais, Tir-gwaun-yr-afar, Tir-cefn-glyn-Elen, Tir-y-llyn, Ynys-llyn-ddu & Llwyn-bedw, Pen-y-gorof and Bryn-y-wrach.DD TDW/18/hub

Bonds to secure the covenants in transactions that do not form part of this collection, 1576-1697. In some cases, the deed that the bond refers to has been identified as being part of the Ynyscedwyn Estate Collection, ref. D/D Yc.DD TDW/19/hub

Wills, 1558-1729DD TDW/20/hub

Other records, 1708-1846DD TDW/21/hub

Deeds and documents relating to the sale of a piece of land called Cae Ysgubor in the parish of Ystradgynlais, 1879-1880DD TDW/22/hub

Records relating to the sale of land for Godrergraig School, 1903DD TDW/23/hub

Mortgages, family settlements and wills, 1840-1894. After inheriting the estate on the death of his father the Rev. Fleming Gough in 1839, Richard Douglas Gough contracted several mortgages as a means of repaying his debts. After his death in 1886, his son Fleming Gough inherited the estate and consolidated the various debts.DD TDW/24/hub

Records relating to Blaen Cwm Colliery in the parish of Ystradgynlais, 1902-1916DD TDW/25/hub

Records relating to Pantmawr Colliery in the parish of Ystradgynlais, 1900-1913DD TDW/26/hub

Records relating to other collieries including Gurnos Colliery and the Ystalyfera Colliery Company, and to various mineral leases, 1900-1927DD TDW/27/hub

Leases of land to the Ystalyfera Iron Company, Ystalyfera Company Ltd., Ystalyfera Iron and Tinplate Works and the Ynyscedwyn Iron, Steel and Coal Co. Ltd., 1856-1927DD TDW/28/hub

Record relating to the Golden Lion, Lower Cwmtwrch, 1909DD TDW/29/hub

Other deeds relating to properties in Breconshire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire that were not part of the Ynyscedwyn Estate, 1672-1776DD TDW/30/hub