Ffeil L2/109. - Title and descent of the Abertanat estate,

Mainly abstracts of title, 1676-1700, a pedigree, drafts and copies of settlements and mortgages dated 1684-1733, counsels' opinions, notes and correspondence concerning the partition and descent of the Abertanat estate of Sydney Godolphin of Tanyllwyn and Susanna, his wife, in Denbighshire and Montgomeryshire, 1732-1750. There is also a case on the will of Margaret Godolphin with abstracts, [1774x1784]. The points in question include redemption of the mortgages, management of the estate, Margaret Godolphin' s title and the inheritance of a portion of Abertanat by her niece, Mary Owen. Correspondents include Sir John and Ann Evelyn, and members of the Godolphin family, 1733-1735. The papers also include a copy of the will of Ellen Godolphin, 1754, and opinions on her will and that of her nephew, Robert Hoblyn, 1766-1767; an abstract of title of Francis, Lord Godolphin, to the manor of Abertanat and other lands inherited from his aunt, Margaret Godolphin, 1714-1767, and cases and opinions on his will, 1784-1785.