Baptism:
Date: 1 May 1707
Place: Eglwysbach, Denbighshire
Will:
Date: 7 Jan 1775
Place: St Asaph, Denbighshire
Burial:
Date: 8 Jul 1775
Place: Eglwysbach, Denbighshire
Individual Note:
Jeffrey was born in 1707 (PR) and was the last male Holland heir to the Pennant estate. He married Mary vch John Wynne Esq. of Trovarth in 1735 (HHE notebook, p23) and they had five children. Jeffrey would have only been thirteen years old when his father died so would have been too young to take over the estate; it is therefore assumed that his mother Mary took over the estate until he became of age. For some reason the births of his first two children, Elizabeth (b1736) and Howel (b 1738) are recorded in the Betws Yn Rhos Parish Registers. According to the HHE notebook Elizabeth died unmarried and Howel died in 1746.
According to the Eglwys Bach PR their other children were Mary (b1740), Catherine (b1741), Margaret (b1743, d1827). In Jeffrey's will (SA/1775/24) he leaves his estate to his wife Mary. Jeffrey's daughter Mary married Rev Edward Edwards in 1761 and they ultimately inherited the estate so presumably her older siblings were deceased by the time of Jeffrey's death. We know from Mary's will (SA/1783/41) that she had moved to Bodnod in Eglwys Bach before her decease. In the will she mentions Margarett as her only surviving daughter and the will was actually written in 1779. Mary mentions her grandsons Holland Lloyd and David Lloyd, sons of her late daughter Catherine Lloyd.
Catherine is reputed to have married Thomas Lloyd of Denbigh 1n1774. Their sons David Lloyd and Holland Lloyd died without issue. (HHE notebook)
There is a tomb surrounded by railings in the St Martin’s cemetery that contains the remains of Jeffrey and his wife. The tomb stone is carved from solid sandstone and includes the family crest. The inscription is broadly as follows:
"Jeffey Holland Esq. of Pennant Eglwys Vach, 4th July 1775 aged 68. And Mary the wife of the said Jeffrey Holland and the eldest daughter of John Wynne of Trovarth who died on the 3rd of June 1782 aged 82, also Margaret eldest daughter of the said Jeffrey Holland died September 22nd 1827"
The reference to Margaret being his eldest daughter probably means eldest surviving daughter. There is no entry for the death of a Mary Holland, daughter of Jeffrey; however she could have been entered as Mary Edwards.
Above Notes from Brian Holland
National Libary of Wales Archive Ref: No. 2484.
Copy of the Will of Jeffrey of Penant in the Parish of Eglwysfach, co.Denbigh, Esq.
Dated: 7 January. A.D. 1775. Witnesses: John Ellis of Kyffdu, Hugh Jones of the same. Signed by Evan Williams, Surrogate. Attached to the above is the Probate granted by William Davies Shipley, clerk, M.A.,Vicar General and official Principal of Jonathan [Shipley], Bishop of St. Asaph, to Mary Holland widow, relict, and sole Executrix of theWill. Dated: 5 August. A.D. 1775.
Seal of W. D. Shipley, A.M. Chancellor of St. Asaph.
Endorsed with memorandum of the Probate Fees.
English.
Paper copy,
Vellum Probate.
National Library of Wales : Extract of a Summary of a legal documentArchive Reference No. 2461.
Deed whereby Jeffrey Holland of Pennant in the parish of Eglwys vâch,co. Denb., Esqr. assigns to John Wynne of Coed Coch, co. Denb.,Esqre., the sum of seven hundred pounds for the benefit of his two younger daughters, Catherine and Margaret, by Mary, his wife, eldest daughter of the said J. Wynne, charged upon the messuage called Pennant, or Plas yn Pennant aforesaid, the mill called Melyn y Pennant, other messuages called Tuthin Thomas Roberts, alias TuthinThomas Robert Owen; Pen yr Allt and Cil Twllan, Tu yn Llidiart and Vron Leopan, Bryn Gwian Abergrigor, ffrith y Rhyd goch, Ellin Verch Robert Evans tenement, Bryn y Vran, meadow called Gweirglodd Bryn y Vran, messuage called Tuthin y pwll, lands called Cae Gwain Cae Pengam, ffrithoedd Gleision, ffrith vawr, alias Nant y Cerrig, messuage called Nant y Cerrig and Dryll Ucha, Dryll Issa, and Ddol,messuage called Ty'n Nant, other near the Churchyard of Eglwysbach, and in the same the quillets, etc., called Ty newydd y Dull, Llindir Gwallie, chief rents of 18 shillings. 4d. out of a tenement called Gell y Gell Bâch and Tu hwyntir Afon, - and of 6sh. 8d. out of Pennant Ucha all in Erethlyn, parish of Eglwys vach, etc. to be held in trust aforesaid.
Dated: 14 March, 10 Geo. III. A.D. 1770.
Signed and sealed by J. Holland.
Witnesses: Mary Jones of Bettws, Thomas Robert, Joiner, James Owen, Denbigh.
English.
Paper.
Certified to be a true copy, by John Ellis, and Hugh Jones. 21 JulyA.D. 1775.
Endorsed: "Attested Copy of Mr. Holland of Pennants" Deed of charge pursuant to power reserved by settlement of 700 1. for the benefit of his two younger daughters 14 Mar. 1770."