Katherine
Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Death: 22 June 1680.
Place of Death: unknown.
The date is given in the probate inventory.
Date of Burial: 23 June 1680.
Place of Burial: Trefeglwys, Montgomeryshire, Wales.
The date is recorded in the parish register.
Relationships
Father: unknown.
Mother: unknown.
Spouse: Humphrey Breynton.
This relationship is recorded in the will of Humphrey.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Mary Breynton (baptized 7 July 1636 in Trefeglwys) married Giles Jarman.
John Breynton (buried 5 October 1679 in Trefeglwys) married Mary.
Evan Breynton (buried 2 October 1700 in Trefeglwys) married Mary Jarman 12 May 1662 in Trefeglwys.
Jane Breynton married John Bubb.
Humphrey Breynton (buried 9 June 1671 in Trefeglwys) married Winifred (Ellice), widow, 11 February 1670 in Trefeglwys.
Evidence
From the Trefeglwys parish register:
* Catherina Brinton sepulta fuit vicesimo Tertio die Junij---1680
[The asterisk is in the original. Also asterisked is the 1679 burial of John Brinton.]
Catherine’s will:
In the name of god Amen the nine and twentieth day of May in the two and thirtieth yeare of the Reigne of our Sovereigne Lord Charles the Second by the grace of god of England Scottland France and Ireland king defender of the faith And in the yeare of of our lord Christ 1680 I Catherine Beynton wid: of the p[ar]ish of trevegloois in the County of Mountgomery and diocesse of Banger being weake and sicke in body but of perfect memory, praised be god for the same Considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time therof doe make publish and declare this my last will & testament in maner and forme folowing First I Commend my soule to god almighty who gave it me hoping through the merits and mediaton of Jesus Christ my blessed saviour and redeemer to receive full and free pardon of all my sines & my body to the dust whereof it is made to be buried in Christian burial in the p[ar]ish Church of Trevegloois acording to the discreation of my executour hereafter named and as for such temporall estate which it hath pleased god to bestowe upon me I dispose thereof in maner and forme folowing. First I give and bequeath unto Mary the late wife of John Brynton the sume of one shilling. Item I give unto Winifrid the wif of John Garnder the sume of one shilling. Item I give unto my granchild Humphrey Brynton the sume of twenty shillings Item I give and bequeath unto my sonne Evan Brynton the bed whereon I now lye and also all the rest of my goods cattel chattels moveable and unmoveable I give and apoint the same to be equaly divided between my said sone Evan Brynton and my daughter Jane Bubb the wife of John Bubb and my daughter Mary the wife of Giles Jarman. And lastly I doe hereby nominate and apoint my said son Evan Brynton to be my sole executor of this my last will and testaament nullifieing and makeing void all other wills by me heretofore made. In testimony whereof I have hereunto put my hand and seale the day and yeare first within written
The X marke of the said Katherine Brynton [seal]
Sealed and made & published in the presence of
H. Wilson cler
John Bennett junior
The marke R of Richard Morgan
[proved 6 July 1680]
A true and perfect acount of the Invitary goodes Cattels and Chattels of Catherine Brinton widdow disesed the two and twentieth day of June and in the yeare of our lord Christ 1680
imprimis
One Cowe --- i-15-0
one bedsted ---0-6-8
one feather bed and bedcloathes belonging to it --i-3-4
Brasse and peauter and trinary ware --0-i0-1
one Coffer --0-8-0
one spining wheel and a stoole--0-i-0
one bond of --i0-0-0
debts without speciaty--2-5-0
totall 17-17
prised by indiferent men
Evan Bowen
Evan Lewis
References
Parish register of Trefeglwys. Digital images on Findmypast.co.uk accessed 1 June 2019.
Will of Catherine Breynton, 1680, Diocese of Bangor. Digital images on Ancestry.com accessed 20 May 1680.