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The file comprises articles of agreement, 1835, by George Griffith with his younger brothers and his brother-in-law, John Price now of Llanrhaiadr Hall, for raising £2000 on Tan Llan, Llanefydd, to benefit William Henry Griffith and his sister, Harriet Price, following the realisation that the provisions of John Wynne Griffith's will for payment of the money were inadequate; the marriage settlement of George Griffith of Garn and Charlotte Maria Douglas of Gyrn, 1836, preceded by a disentailing deed for enlarging the estate in tail by the addition of allotments of common land; disentailment of Tan Llan and other Denbighshire and Flintshire properties, 1863, to enable completion of payment to John Price, in accordance with the agreement of 1835.

The series comprises an agreement of the Roberts family of Bryn y neuadd, 1722.

The file comprises draft articles of agreement made prior to the marriage of Humphrey Roberts of Bryn y neuadd and Dorothy, daughter of George Coytmore of Tumawr, 1722.

The series comprises marriage settlements of members of the Wynne family of Garthmeilio, Cwm Mein and Plasnewydd, 1713, 1751.

The series consists of an early family settlement of the Wynnes of Voelas, 1606.

The file comprises the wills of John Griffith (1) of Garn, dated 6 May 1685, and his daughter, Elizabeth Griffith of Wrexham, dated 24 May 1736, examined 1737. According to legal papers concerning debts on the Flintshire estate, John Griffith's will was not executed or proved.

The file comprises the will, with draft, of Elizabeth Williams (née Hughes), of Denbigh, sister of Jane Griffith of Garn, dated 20 Oct. 1822, proved 1823; bequests include silver, china, linen, trinkets and a gold watch, and release of her claim to £600 due to her out of the Garn estate.

The file comprises the wills of Humphrey Roberts of Bryn y neuadd (grandfather of Jane Griffith of Garn), dated 9 Oct. 1773, proved 1774, and of three earlier relatives, all from Beaumaris: his great aunt, Margery Jones, dated 20 April 1713, proved 1714, his aunt, Grace Jones, 5 July 1719, and another aunt, Jane Jones, dated 3 Jan. 1723, proved 1724.

The series consists of probate records for a member of the Wynne family of Voelas, 1732.

The group comprises legal papers arising from court cases, mostly Chancery proceedings, 1672-1928, rules for court procedures, 1764, and papers resulting from disputes which did not take place in court, such as arbitration awards and agreements, 1677-1839, mainly concerning difficulties over title and encumbrances on properties such as Cae'rberllan and Cwyber in the late seventeenth century, Tyddyn Glan y Ffynnon and Gwaun Dwysog in the mid eighteenth century, and with problems of inheritance, for example, following the death of John Griffith (2) of Garn in 1758.

The series includes petitions to court, writs, memoranda, bills of complaint, defendants' answers, cases with opinions of counsel, affidavits, interrogatories and depositions of witnesses, jury lists, copies and abstracts of deeds, and pedigrees to prove title. A large part of the records comprises disputes over title to land or inheritance, which took place in the High Court of Chancery or on the equity side in the Court of Great Sessions. The most substantial of them concern Cae'rberllan and Nant yr Helfa, 1672-1695, the Flintshire (Cwyber) estate, 1687-1749, 1787, Tyddyn Glan y Ffynnon, Gwaun Dwysog, etc., 1745-1754, the estate of John Griffith (2) of Garn, 1758, 1764, and the will of Charlotte Botfield of Norton Hall, 1829-1832.

The file comprises records of the court cases concerning title to Cae'r berllan in Tybrith, parish of Llanrwst, Denbighshire, and Nant yr Helfa, parish of Llanycil, Merionethshire. After the death of Robert Hughes in 1670, his will was declared invalid. He had no children, and both Cae'r berllan and Nant yr Helfa were inherited by his niece, Jane Williams, wife of William John ap Richard, under the terms of an entail of 1529. His widow, Ann Hughes, was permitted to hold Cae'r berllan for life, subject to paying a rent charge and delivery of the deed of entail to the rightful heiress. However, her refusal to co-operate resulted in a court case, 1672. Title to Nant yr Helfa was claimed by John Evans, alias Prichard, son of Richard Evans and nephew of Robert Hughes. Richard Davies, second husband of Ann Hughes, acted on his behalf while he was still under age, retaining the deeds and attempting to prove title under the will of R.H. Without the deeds, Jane Williams and her husband, William John ap Richard, were unable to confirm the invalidity of R.H.'s will. There appears to have been an attempt at arbitration, but in 1674-1675 the parties had recourse to an equity lawsuit, for which the defendants were compelled to produce the deeds in court. Articles of agreement were drawn up in 1676, but neither side appeared willing to relinquish their claim, and Jane Williams' sons attempted to regain title in 1691. Nant yr Helfa formed part of the lands settled by John Evans on his daughter, Jane, in 1699 prior to her marriage to Owen Hughes.

The file comprises legal papers recording the claims of creditors and disputes over title of the Cwyber estate in Rhuddlan, parts of which were mortgaged by John Griffith (1) of Garn in 1680, 1682 and 1685. He died still indebted in 1685, leaving his estate, including the Flintshire lands, to trustees for payment of debts and portioning his younger children. The will was apparently not proved, and his creditors brought a bill in Chancery, 1687, against John Morgans, the surviving trustee of his will, his eldest son, Edward Griffith and widow, Mary Griffith. It was decreed that the Flintshire estate should be sold to relieve debt, but the trustees managed to avoid that. The original mortgagees had died and part of the mortgage was assigned to Lewis Atkinson. In 1724, John Griffith (2) exhibited a bill in Chancery against L.A., his son and representatives of an earlier trustee, Sir John Conway, to discover their title to premises, after which he was let into possession. A further dispute arose around 1742 after the death of L.A., when his administrator, Foulk Lloyd, made an unsuccessful attempt to possess the remaining mortgaged property, justifying his claim by virtue of the marriage settlement of his cousin, Thomas Foulkes, dated 1704. Chancery decreed that Foulk Lloyd should be paid £400 in satisfaction of all claims and that he should assign the title back to J.G. (2), which was finally achieved in 1749. The papers include a pedigree of Foulkes of Vaenol and a copy of the will of Margaret Foulkes of Ereifiad, 1678.

The file comprises a complaint of fraud by Catherine Williams, daughter of Jane Williams of Varchwel, Caerhun (died 1711/12), against her brother, Thomas, and sister, Grace, who apparently during her absence had taken possession of their mother's goods, destroyed deeds and documents and concealed the true value of the estate. As executrix of her mother and administratrix of her deceased father's goods, Catherine submitted her complaint against them in 1714, claiming that there were still debts due to creditors which should be paid out of the estate.

The file comprises a case and opinion, 1744, on the advisability of mortgaging a trust term in order to pay debts on the estate of Maurice Wynn of Havodgregog, who had died in 1738.

The file comprises legal papers, 1745-1754, arising from a financial claim and related disputes surrounding the purchase by John Griffith (2) of Garn of Tyddyn Glan y Ffynnon, Gwaun Dwysog and lands in Tywysog and Ereifiad, parish of Henllan, 1748-1752, from Henry Hughes the younger and Catherine Raper, the surviving heirs of Hugh Lloyd of Pwllheli, who died in 1723, leaving his estate encumbered by several debts, including two mortgages for terms of years. Hugh Lloyd's heirs failed to repay, so the legal estate for terms of years became absolute in the original mortgagee, Evan Lloyd. J.G. (2) paid Evan Lloyd his share of the purchase money in 1748 and had been in possession since then. Completion of the purchase from Hugh Lloyd's heirs was delayed by Joseph Chamberlain, a creditor of Henry Hughes' father, claiming financial compensation for paying some of the debts on the estate. Further complications arose later when Mary Hughes, niece and next of kin of Hugh Lloyd, considered that she had equity of redemption, questioning the title of John Griffith (3) to the properties bought by his father, and urging him to an amicable agreement.

The file comprises a declaration in ejectment, 1763, by William Griffith, lessee of Edward Parry, plt., against John Edwards and Elizabeth his wife, Margaret Davies and Hugh Davies, defts., from farm of premises in Lower Ward, Denbigh.

The file comprises a claim by Jane and Mary Hughes, sisters of Grace Wynn of Havodgregog, of £200 due by a bond from her daughter, Jane, made in 1759.

The file comprises cases concerning the will of Charlotte Botfield of Norton Hall, Northamptonshire (died 1825), 1829-1832, with accounts dating back to 1819 and relevant letters. John Wynne Griffith of Garn was entitled to certain sums of money as principal legatee, but the contents of the will and codicils were questioned, since her mental capabilities were affected by epilepsy in the last years of her life. Her brother, William Withering, promoted a cause in the PCC for proving the will, against her son, Beriah Botfield, and J.W.G., 1829. After the will was proved, J.W.G. had recourse to the High Court of Chancery in an attempt to recover from William Withering the money he was owed. By 1832, he was pressing for an amicable conclusion to the case.