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The fonds consists of personal papers and correspondence, 1826-1967, of members of the family of Rees Jenkin Jones, namely the Rev. John Jones (1802-1863), Mrs Anne Griffith Jones (1852-1899), Dr Goronwy Jones (1881-1945), the Rev. Simon Jones (1879-1967) and the Rev. Rees Jenkin Jones (1835-1924) himself, together with estate records, 1620-1916, of the Clettwr estate, Cardiganshire, Cilgell Isaf estate, Carmarthenshire, and of premises in Aberdare, Glamorgan. Much of the material relates to the Unitarian cause in Wales.

The sub-fonds comprises deeds and legal papers, 1620-1928, relating to the Clettwr estate, Cardiganshire, the Cilgell Isaf estate, Carmarthenshire, and to premises in the parish of Aberdare, Glamorganshire.

The series comprises deeds, 1620-1916, relating to the Clettwr estate in the parishes of Llanarth and Llanllwchaearn, Cardiganshire.

Clettwr, otherwise Tir Dyffryn Clettwr, Tir y Rhydlydan, otherwise Rhydlydan, Esgaironw, Sarne Gwnion, and Llain y Rhos Rhydd, all in p. Llanarth, co. Card., were devised in 1620 by Rees ap Jones [of Clettwr], to his son John ap Rees. In 1747 Mary Rees, probably the daughter of Rees Jones of Clettwr who married Mary Griffith in about 1670, settled all the premises upon Rees Jenkin her second son by her late husband Jenkin John. By 1798 the estate was in the hands of John Jones of Clettwr. He devised the same to his brother Jenkin Jones for life, and after his death to his brother David Jones. He also bequeathed to his brother David a moiety of a tmt called Talgarreg, p. Llanarth. David Jones in turn, who was living in Rhandir, Llanarth, in 1808 when his will was drawn up, divided the estate in two: he devised Clettwr and Rhydyrhalen in p. Llanllwchaearn which was held under a lease for 99 years, to his eldest son Rees Jones, and Esgaironw, Sarne Gwnion, and a tmt called Pantlluast, also in p. Llanarth, to his second son John Jones who became a Unitarian Minister in Aberdare, co.Glam. It appears that John Jones also became the eventual beneficiary of his brother Rees's will. A draft of his will, drawn up in 1837 when he was living in Pwllfine, p. Llandysul, devised his share of the estate to his daughters with remainder to John Jones should his daughters die without issue. -- The bundle, 1620-1843, includes the will and inventory of Rees ap Jones of Clettwr, p. Llanarth, 1620, marriage settlement of Rees Jones of Clettwr, gent., and Mary Griffiths, daughter of John Griffith of Pantswllt, p. Llandysiliogogo, 1670, probate of will of Rees Jones, late of Clettwr and now of Talgarreg, yeoman, 1798, of John Jones of Clettwr, gent., 1798, and of David Jones of Rhandir, Llanarth, 1810, and draft will and inventory of Rees Jones of Pwllfine, p. Llandysul, 1837.

Rhydyrhalen and Croesheddyg were sold in 1711 by William Pritchard of Llanllwchaeaern, co. Card., yeoman, to David Jenkin of Llanllwchaeaern, yeoman, for £30. Three years later David Jenkin and Jenkin David, his son and heir apparent, sold the same premises to Rees Griffith of Troedyraur, co. Card., yeoman, for £45.10.0. By 1754 the premises were in the hands of John Jones the younger of Crynfryn, gent. In that year he sold Rhydyrhalen, but not Croesheddyg, to the Rev. Evan Jones of Llanarth, for £129.15.0. An unknown portion of the purchase money was paid however to Jeremiah Lloyde of Millfield, co. Card., esq., and previously of Penybont, who held a mortagage on the premises. The Rev. Evan Jones's possession of Rhydyrhalen proved to be short-lived however, for he was dead by June 1756 when his will was proved, by which time he was residing in Llanllwchaearn, probably at Rhydyrhalen. In his will he devised Rhydyrhalen to his daughter Anne, wife of George David. It is also obvious from his will that he was the uncle of John Jenkin of Rhydlydan. In 1783 Anne, who by now is described as Anne Jones of Rhydyrhalen, widow, leased Rhydyrhalen to Rees Jenkins of Clettwr for 99 years at an annual rent of £3.10.0. -- The file includes a mandate from the Archbishop of Canterbury to [license schoolmasters in Cardiganshire], 1701, probate of will of Rev. Evan Jones of Llanarth, 1756, his ordination as deacon, 1702, and a licence to the curacy of Llanarth, 1728.

The file comprises deeds, 1783-1928, relating to Esgaironw and Sarnau Gwnion, p. Llanarth, 1783-1786, 1846, and 1928. Griffith Jenkin of Llanarth devised by his will, proved in 1787, the premises to his nephew Jenkin Rees, second son of his brother Rees Jenkin, subject to the payment of an annuity of 10 shillings to the meeting house at Mydroilyn, co. Card. He also devised Pantlluast, p. Llanarth, to his nephew David Rees, third son of of his brother Rees. Part of the premises, described as a slang or strip of land, together with houses erected thereon and 3 acres or slangs of ground lately added thereto and lying next to Esgaironw was leased to David John of Llanarth, weaver, for three lives at an annual rent of £1.16.0 in 1783. The bundle includes a valuation of Esgaironw, [?1928].

Pantlluast was sold in 1763 for £16 by John Jenkin of Rhydlydan, p. Llanarth, and his brother Rees Jenkin of Clettwr, to their brother Griffith Jenkin of Esgairwen Fawr, Llanarth. The tmt which measured 12 acres was bounded on the east by Clettwr, on the west by a tmt called Pant Ca Duon, on the north by Esgeronw, and on the south by the road leading from Lampeter to Newcastle Emlyn called Fordd y Gâr. Apart from this conveyance the deeds in this bundle are all agreements to lease, 1872-1916, by which time Pantlluast was owned by Rev. Rees Jenkin Jones of Aberdare, co. Glam., Unitarian minister.

The file comprises a bundle of deeds, 1788-1800, relating to a moiety of Talgarreg, otherwise Tir Talgarreg, which was sold by Henry Davies of Perthyronw, p. Llandysiliogogo, co. Card., to John Jones of Clettwr, p. Llanarth, for £150 in 1788. This moiety was divided in 1800 between Lloyd Williams, esq., and David Jones.

The file comprises promissory notes and receipts, 1796-1798, of John Davies of Dihewid, co. Card., who was the husband of Jane Davies, late the wife and executor of James Jones of Moythyn, Llanarth, who bequeathed legacies to Eynon Jones of p. Llandysiliogogo, farmer, and Mary Jones of Clettwr.

The file comprises articles of agreement, 1828, between Jane Davies of Nantyrymenyn and [her son] Rees Jones of the same, gent., whereby Jane Davies agrees to pay Rees Jones £210 in consideration of the expenses incurred by Rees Jones in building and repairing Nantyrymenyn and Clettwr Mill, and an account of the sale of the livestock, household goods, etc. of Rees Jones at Nantyrymenyn.

The series comprises deeds, 1744-1906, relating to the Cilgell Isaf Estate in the parishes of Llansawel, Pencarreg and Cellan.

T̂ŷ Newydd, previously called Gardd y Cwm, comprised two dwelling houses and gardens in 1845. In 1744 Rees David of Llansawel devised the premises to to his wife Margaret for life and after her death to his eldest son Rees and his heirs. Just over a century later in 1845 Rees Rees of Cilgell Isaf conveyed the premises to his eldest son David Rees, also of Cilgell Isaf. The file also includes the marriage settlement of Rees David of p. Llanddewibrefi, co. Card., and Mary Thomas, daughter of Walter Thomas of Godre'r Garth, p. Llanddewibrefi, 1787, and David Rees' claim in 1845 to have his name inserted on the electoral register on the basis of ownership of T̂ŷ Newydd.

Pencae Isaf was partitioned sometime before 1778 into two parts with one moiety going to Catherine Samuel of p. Pencarreg, co. Carm. In 1778 she levied a fine upon her moiety to enure to her son Samuel Evan or Evans of Pencarreg, tailor. By his will, proved in 1823, by which time he is living in Llanybydder, he devised the premises to his daughter Ellinor Thomas of Pantyronnen, p. Llansawel, widow of John Thomas late of Llansawel, farmer. In 1838 Ellinor sold Pencae Isaf to David Jones of Ddoynant, p. Pencarreg, gent., for £160. David Jones in turn sold the same in 1865 to David Rees of Cilgell Isaf, p. Pencarreg, for £220. By his will, proved in 1890, David Rees divided the Cilgell Isaf estate in two: premises called Glanteifi, Glanteifi Cottage, Penygraig and Brynhirfaen he devised to his nephew Rees Jenkin Jones, whilst Cilgell Isaf, Pencae Bach and Pencae he devised to his nephew David James Jones of Broniestin, Aberdare, co. Glam. -- The file includes the probate of will of Samuel Evans of Llanybydder, 1823, and of David Rees of Cilgell Isaf, 1890, in which he bequeathes £100 to Brondeifi Chapel, Lampeter, towards liquidating its debts, a power of attorney from one of his legatees, Walter Thomas of Los Angeles County, California, 1891, and share certificates of David Rees of Ivy Cottage, p. Lampeter, in the Manchester and Milford Railway Company, 1860.

Penygraig (30a.) and m's called Pensingrig (l0a.), Cwm Coy (18a.), Gilfin (5a.), Glanffrwd (40a.), all in p. Cellan, co. Carm., together with a small piece of ground on the north west side of the river Teifi, in p. Lampeter, co. Card., which was usually considered part of Penygraig, were sold by Lewis Bayly Wallis of Woodcote End, p. Epsom, co. Surrey, esq., to Rev. Lewis Turnor of Wervill Brook, p. Llangrannog, co. Card., clerk, for £3,000 in 1807. In 1815 David Rees of Cilgell Isaf agreed to purchase Penygraig, Glanteifi and Tir y Gaer for £3,000. It appears that the last two premises were part of the manor of Cellan which Lewis Turnor had purchased from Thomas Johnes of Hafod at a public auction held in London in 1804. However, the purchase of these three m's was in fact executed by Rees Rees of Cilgell Isaf in 1818.

Bedd-y-forwyn (l0a.) was an allotment made under the enclosure of Cellan Mountain. It was sold for £56.14.0 in 1856 by William Rees of Velindre, p. Pencarreg, co. Carm., gent., to John Rees of Glanteifi, p. Cellan, farmer, and again in 1857 by John Rees to David Rees of Cae Glas, p. Lampeter, co. Card., gent., for the same sum.

The file comprises deeds relating to leasehold premises in Aberdare, co. Glam., and succession and legacy duty papers.

2 Alma Terrace was originally a spot of ground, part of a farm called Gadlys Ucha, in p. Aberdare, co. Glam., bounded on the west side by a yard belonging to the Hirwaun meeting house and on the south by a road leading from the said meeting house to Gadlys Ucha. In 1802 the piece of ground was leased for 99 years by Richard Richards of the village of Aberdare to Thomas Morgan of the same. There were further assignments in 1804 and 1862, until it was finally assigned in 1892 to David James Jones of Tregynon, Aberdare, draper.

The file comprises inland revenue succession and legacy duty papers on the estate of John Jones of Mount Pleasant, Aberdare, Dissenting Minister, 1865-1866, and Anne Jones of the same, 1893. Both in turn possessed a lease for 99 years of a house and shop at Mount Pleasant Garden, Aberdare.

The series comprises legal papers, 1834-1856, relating to Nantyrymenyn and Clettwr Mill, p. Llandysul, co. Card., and to unpaid debts of David Rees.

The file consists of a copy bill of complaint in Chancery of Jane Jones and Mary Jones of Nantyrymenyn, complainants, by [their father] David Rees, against William Rees of Trealle, p. Penboyr, co. Carm., Minister of the Gospel, Thomas Evans of Pantymoch, p. Llandysul, co. Card., farmer, Timothy Davies of Cribyn, p. Ystrad, co. Card., shopkeeper, John Davies of the town of Lampeter, yeoman, trustees of the will of complainants' grandfather John Davies, and others, plaintiffs. Includes a copy of the will of John Davies of Nantyrymenyn, p. Llandysul, gent., under which complainant claim title to the premises.