Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1403-1754 (Creation)
Level of description
Sub-fonds
Extent and medium
49 bundles, 14 envelopes, 2 loose items
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Estate papers and title deeds of the Mathafarn estate, which were identified as a distinct group within the Gogerddan archive by Glyn Parry at NLW. Mathafarn was gained by Gogerddan when Thomas Pryse married Maria Charlotta, daughter of Rowland Pughe, c. 1738. Gogerddan sold the Mathafarn estate in 1752 but the deed confirming the sale to Dame Frances Williams Wynn (acting for her son, Sir Watkin) is dated 1754. No definite reason can be given for the retention of the title deeds at Gogerddan after the sale of the Mathafarn estate to Wynnstay. These may be the deeds which were retained to settle a dispute with Mr Owen (letter from John Chambre, 3 Sept. 1754, papers of Thomas Pryse, ref. GCC1/15)
This section includes title deeds, 1403-1754, family settlements and probate records, 1505-1742, mortgages, 1569-1734, mining leases, 1698-1713, legal papers and arbitration awards, 1546-[c. 1743/4], and letters, 1704-1734. The Mathafarn papers also incorporate a trust of the Caethle estate in Tywyn, Merioneth, for which William Pughe acted as trustee, 1505-1726.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged into six groups: title deeds; probate records, family settlements and trusts; mortgages; mining leases; legal papers and arbitration awards; and letters.
Conditions of access and use area
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Script of material
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Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
This section of the catalogue excludes the estate in Isygarreg and Machynlleth which was listed consistently in the rentals as part of the main Gogerddan estate.