Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Death: 1672.
Place of Death: unknown (probably Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire, Wales).
Philip made his will on 8 January 1671/2 and the inventory of his goods was made on 4 April 1672.
Date of Burial: 31 March 1672.
Place of Burial: Trefeglwys, Montgomeryshire.
The burial is given in a transcription of the parish register by the Montgomeryshire Genealogical Society.
Relationships
Father: Richard Swancott.
See the Commentary section.
Mother: unknown.
Kinsman: John David of Llanidloes.
See the Commentary section.
Spouse: Bridget Norris.
Philip is named in the will of Bridget’s father, Ellis Norris.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. All baptisms and burials were in Llanidloes.)
Richard Swancott (buried 21 June 1712) married Ann Mills.
John Swancott (baptized 4 April 1633 in Llanidloes - buried 11 August 1670) had a child with Mary Beversley.
Elizabeth Swancott (baptized 5 March 1635).
Anne Swancott (baptized 1 November 1636 in Llanidloes) married Nicholas Bennett in about 1667.
Jane Swancott (baptized 23 December 1638 in Llanidloes) married Humphrey Ellis 14 May 1662 in Llanidloes.
Philip Swancott (baptized 20 February 1641 in Llanidloes).
Bridget Swancott (baptized 11 December 1642 in Llanidloes) married Hugh Price 21 July 1671 in Llanidloes.
William Swancott (baptized 9 January 1645 in Llanidloes).
Joan Swancott (baptized 9 May 1647 in Llanidloes).
Mary Swancott (baptized 14 April 1649 in Llanidloes).
Evidence
The 1572 will of John Barnet of Trefeglwys mentions Richard Swancote the younger.
from Montgomeryshire jury lists:
1650
Ph’us Swancott de Manleth, gen.
1653
Phillip Swancott of Manleth, gent.
1654
Philipp Swancott of Manleth, gent.
1662
Philippus Swancott de Manlleth, gen.
Richard Glynne of Bryntagel, Llanidloes, in his 1654 will names his neighbour Philip Swancott.
A deed:
Prior to marriage of Anne, one of the daughters of Phillip Swancott, to Nicholas Bennett
1667, Nov 30
1. Edward Bennett of p. Trevegloes, co. Mont., gent., and Nicholas Bennett, his son and heir apparent.
2. Phillipp Swancott of p. Llanidlos, gent.
3. John Bennett of Maesmorynnion, p. Trevegloes, and Richard Swancott of p. Llanwithelan, gent's.
Grant (previous to the marriage of the said Nicholas Bennett and Anne Swancott, one of the dau's of Phillipp Swancott) of the two m's and lands called Maesmorynion, Tire y gwila and tire fab Howell, a m. and lands in Glyntrevnant, and the parcel of lands called y Tir lloyd in Maesmorynion, t's Maesmorynion, Bodayach and Glyntrevnant. [Reference to a search for lead mines.]. [Witnesses include Rich[ard] Bennett of Llandynam.].
Philip’s will:
In the name of God Amen, the Eighth day of January in the three & twentieth yeare of the raigne of the Soveraigne Lord Charles the Second, by the Grace of God of England, Scotland, Frannce, & Ireland, King defender of the faith etc. & in the yeare of the Lord God 1671, I Phillippe Swancott the elder of Pen y Castle, in the Townshippe of Treflyn, in the parish of Llandiloes, in the County of Montgomery, & Diocese of Bangor, Gent., considering the Fraylety of mankind, & uncertenty of Death, in the time of this my perfect health, doe make; & ordayne this my last Will, & testament in manner Following, First I commend my Soule to the hands of Almighty God my maker, hoping, & stedfastly believing through the merritts, & mediation & passions, bloodshedding of my alone blessed Lord & Savioure Jesus Christ , to have, & receive full free pardon, & forgiveness of all my Sinnes, & my body to the Dust, from whence it was [....] bee buryed in the parish church of Llanidloes, in such Christian, decent sorte as to my Executors(?) hereafter named shall bee thought meete, & expedient, And as for such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to blesse me, I doe dispose thereof as followeth, Imprimis I doe hereby give, & devise to my youngest Sonne William Swancott All that my messuage, rents, & lands with the appurtenances, situate, lying, & being in the Towneshippes of Badayoch, & Maestregyent, in the parish of Trevegleos, in the said County, by mee heretofore purchased of one William Herbert Gent. sen(?) To have; & to hould the same to my said Sonne William Swancott, & the heires of his body lawfully to bee begotten, & for default of such Yssue, then to the use, & behoofe of my second Sonne Phillip Swancott, & the heires of of his body lawfully begotten, or to bee begotten, & for default of such Yssue, then to the use, & behoofe of the right heires of mee the sd Phillippe Swancott the elder forever Item I doe hereby give, & bequeath to my Daughter Joane Swancott the summe of one hundred, & twenty pounds of Currant english money, to bee payed unto her, by my Exor hereafter named within one yeare next after my decease, Itm I doe hereby give, & bequeath to my youngest daughter Mary Swancott the summe of one hundred, & tenne pounds, of like curr’t english money to bee payed unto her by my Exor hereafter named, within three yeares next after my decease, And if it happen that either, or both of my said Daughters Joane, or Mary do Dye, & depart this mortall Liefe, before the time herein before limited for the payment of their severall portions, or Legacies, as aforesaid, Then my will, & true meaning is, that the aforesaid summes to them or either of them herebefore bequeathed shall be by my Exor hereafter named equally divided between the rest, or soe many of my Daughters, as shall bee then liveing, & payed unto them upon the dayes herein before limited for the payment of the said portions to the said Joane Swancott & Mary Swancott as aforesaid, And whereas in, & by the setlem’t made upon the marriadge of my Daughter Bridget with Hugh Pryce Gent. It is (amongst other things) [de...ted] , that if my said Daughter Bridget happen to dye, within the space of three yeares next after such her marriadge, without issue, Then the moytie, or one haulfe of her portion should bee by the said Hugh Price, or his father, well & truly satisfied, & payed unto mee, or my Exor, at the time therein appoynted, Nowe my Will, and true meaning is, if my Exor hereafter named (if the same shall happen to become due, & payable mee, or my Exor) shall sue for, & receave the same, & equally devide the same betweene [...] my younge sonne William, & soe many of my daughters, as shall bee then liveing, & payd their severall Faies(?) unto them, & any of them, within two yeares next after the same shall [...] become due, provided allways, & it is my Will, & true meaneing, that if my second sonne Phillippe Swancott shall happen to dye, & departe this mortall liefe, without any issue lawfully begotten, & if that Estate by mee heretofore conveyed, & setled upon him, descend, & come to my said youngest sonne William Swancott, then my will, & true meaning is that estate herein before by mee devised to my said Sonne William shall cease, And I doe hereby give, & devise to all my daughters, to bee equally held, & enjoyed betweene them, untill such time as my said sonne William Swancott shall well, & truely pay unto them my said daughters, or to soe many of them as shall bee then liveing, the full, & [...] summe of threescore pounds of curr’t english money, to bee equally devided betweene them, & from, & after such paym’t, the estate thereof hereby before devised to my said daughters shall cease, And then, & thenceforth I doe hereby give, & devise the same to my said Sonne Wm Swancott, his heires, & assignes forever, as is herein before to him devised, And if it happen my said Sonne Wm Swancott shall dye, & depart this mortall Liefe without any issue of his body lawfully begotten, liveing att the time of his decease , Then my true will, & meaneing is, that my said Sonne Phillippe Swancott, his heires, Exors, or adm’rs, shall well, & truely out of the issues, & profits of the said lands, & rents, soe to him descending, & comeing by force of this my Will, by the decease of the said William Swancott, pay, or cause to be bee payed the like summe of threescore pounds, of like money, to my said daughters, equally to bee devided between them, or soe many of them as shall be liveing att such decease of the said William Swancott, And further my will, and true meaning is, that if both my Sonnes Phillipe, & William, happen to dye, without issue, And if the said lands, ten[emen]ts, hereditam’ts, & premisses, together with my Estate heretofore setled upon my said second sonne, Phillippe Swancott descend, & come to the right heires of mee the said Phillippe Swancott, being to my eldest Sonne Richard, or the heires of his body , then that my said Sonne Richard Swancott, & his heires, shall well, and truely pay, or cause to bee payed out of the rents, yssues, & profits thereof, the full summe of sixescore pounds of like currant english money, unto my said daughters, or to soe many of them as shall bee then liveing, to bee equally devided between them, Itm I doe hereby give, & bequeath to my said sonne William Swancott my best coffer, & trunk (being by mee excepted out of the deed of Setlemt made upon my Sonne Phillippe all his marriadge) Itm I doe hereby give & bequeath to my said Sonne William my best mare, sadle, & bridle. Itm I doe hereby give, & bequeath to my said sonne Phillippe Swancott my best bedstead, table, & cupboard, by mee excepted out of the deed of settlem’t made upon his marriadge, & all my vessells, or wooden wares, And as for the rest of my househould stuffe, as Brasse, pewter, Ironwares, Linnens, & Bedding with the appurtenances, I doe hereby give, & bequeath the same to my sonne Phillippe & unto my said two Daughters that are unmarried viz Joane, & Mary, to bee equally, & indifferently devided betweene them, within one moneth next after my decease, att the oversight of my Loveing brother in Lawe Richard Wilson, & my kinsman Edward Bennett. Item I doe hereby give, & bequeath to all my Grandchildren that shall happen to bee liveing att the time of my decease the summe of twenty shillings a piece of currant english money, to bee payed unto them, or to soe many of them as shall bee liveing when as they, or any of them shall attayne unto, & bee of the full adge of one & twenty yeares, they then giveing my Exor a Lawfull dischardge, And I doe hereby nominate , & appoynte my said Sonne Phillippe Swancott to bee sole Exor of this my Will, & testament, whom I doe upon my blessing enioyne to accept thereof, & see my Debts, Legacies, and funerall expences payed, & dischardged, & this my Last will in all poyntes honestly performed, Butt if it happen that [he] will not undergoe, & take upon him the Exorshippe of this my last will, then my true meaneing is that the severall legacies herein to him before bequeathed shall bee voyed, & of none effecte to all intents, & purposes, & I doe hereby bequeath the same to my said daughter Joane Swancott, whome I doe hereby nominate, constitute, & appoynte to be my sole Exor of this my last Will, & testam’t,& lastly I doe hereby nullifie, & renounce all former Wills issued heretofore att any time made, or declared, In wittness whereof, I have hereunto putt my hand, & seale the day & yeare first within written
Phillip Swancott
Signed, Sealed, published, and declared as my last Will, & testam’t, in the presence, & sight of us
Richard Swancott
David ap David his marke [D D]
John Jonnus
Jo: Wilson
[proved 22 Dec 1672]
A true and perfect Inventory of all the goods Cattells and Chattells of Philip Swancott Late of the parish of Llanidloes in the County of Mountgomery and Diocese of Bangor deceased taken viewed valued & apprized by us who have subscribed [our] names the fourth day of April Anno Domini 1672
Imprimis six oxen apprized to 24-00-00
Item tenne young beasts apprized to 16-00-00
Item eleven cowes & young calves with one bull apprized to 36-00-00
Item seaven year old beasts apprized to 05-05-00
Item two mares and two colts apprized to 04-00-00
Item three swine apprized to 01-00-00
Item Rye oates & barley apprized to 06:10:00
Item hay and straw apprized to 01:10:00
Item: compost apprized to 01-00-00
Item: two hundred and forty sheepe apprized to 64-00-00
Item: Implements of Husbandry apprized to 05-00-00
Item: all beding linnen & woolen apprized to 23-00-00
Item: all brasse, pewter and Iron vessells apprized to 07-00-00
Item: all bedsteds table boards & frames cubbards & benches presses and joynd
stooles coffers trunks and chestes apprized to 08-00-00
Item: all wooden vessells or winery ware apprized to 02-00-00
Item: cheese, butter, & flesh apprized to 02-09-00
Item: poultry apprized to 00-01-00
Item: bookes apprized to 00-05-00
Item his mare saddle & wearing apparell apprized to 10-00-00
the tot is 217-00-00
Apprizers
The mark of Richard Wilson [R W]
Edward Bennett
Edward Cleaton
Commentary
Phillip’s parentage:
Phillip is described as being of Manleth on jury lists from the 1650s and 1660s, and his eldest son was named Richard. A Richard Swancott senior acquired land in a 1621/2 fine from Thomas ap Maredudd and Katherine his wife. A Richard Swancott acquired considerably more land in Manleth in a 1624/5. It is reasonable to suppose that the Richard Swancott of the 1624/5 fine, and possibly also the earlier fine if that was the same person, was Phillip’s father.
Phillip’s kinsman John David:
In his 1665 will, John David of Llanidloes named his “kinsman” Philip Swancot. One of the witnesses of Phillip’s 1672 will was John David’s brother David ap David. In the 1624/5 fine mentioned above, Richard Swancott was the plaintiff and the deforciants were: Mathew Price, Esq., Katherine his wife, David Blayney, gent., Lourie his wife, Lewis Myles, Gwenne his wife, David ap John David ap Owen, Katherine his wife, Edward ap David ap John, son and heir apparent of David ap John, John ap David ap John, another son, Hugh Wilson, Margaret his wife, John Davies and Margaret his wife. (It is not certain that John David is identical with John ap David here.)
The 1624 fine is probably mistranscribed. In the “Parochial Account of Llanidloes”, the family of the deforciants appears. Lewys Gwynn and Miles Gwynn were brothers of David ap John David ab Owen’s mother, and Katherine the wife of Matthew Price and Lourie the wife of David Blayney were Lewis Gwynn’s daughters. It is possible that Margaret the wife of Hugh Wilson and Margaret the wife of John Davies were also somehow related to the Gwynns.
Gwynns were neighbours to the Llanidloes Swancotts.
References
Lloyd, W.V. "Miscellanea Historica, or Public Officers of Montgomeryshire, with Brief Genealogical Notes" in Collections Historical & Archaeological relating to Montgomeryshire and its borders (Vol. III, pp. 113-168, pp. 303-332; Vol. IV, pp. 249-292; Vol. VI pp. 249-312; Vol. VII pp. 173-237.)
Montgomeryshire Baptisms. A transcription by the Montgomeryshire Genealogical Society. Digital copy on Findmypast.co.uk, accessed on 24 December 2017.
Montgomeryshire Burials. A transcription by the Montgomeryshire Genealogical Society. Digital copy on Findmypast.co.uk, accessed on 24 December 2017.
Montgomeryshire Records from Collections Historical and Archaeological relating to Montgomeryshire and its Borders. (Welshpool, 1911).
Will of Alice Swancott, widow. Proved 1665 in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury.
Will of Ellis Norris, gentleman of Tregynon, Montgomeryshire. Proved 1645 in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury.
Will of Elnor Tilsley of Trefeglwys, 1663.
Will of John Barnet of Trefeglwys, proved 1572 in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury.
Will of John David of Llanidloes, 1665.
Will of John Swancott, yeoman of Trefeglwys. Proved 1654 in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury.
Will of John Tilsley of Trefeglwys, proved 1640.
Will of Philippe Swancott, gentleman of Pen y Castle, Llanidloes. 1672. Digital copy at the National Library of Wales website: http://hdl.handle.net/10107/269061
Will of Richard Glynne of Bryngtagl, Llanidloes. Proved 1654 in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury.
Will of Richard Swancott the elder of Trefeglwys gent. 1672/3.