 He left many debts and so the house remained empty and became derelict.It was firstly inherited by his nephew John Adams of Whitland Abbey, an MP in Carmarthenshire in 1774-1780, who amassed more debts and eventually sold the estate in 1776 to Albany Wallis the attorney who held the original mortgage.Peterwell Estate was sold to Richard Hart-Davies in 1807, who was a partner of Harford Bank in Bristol.