Reference
GK104/1
Title
Lease and Release
1) Wm Hooper Parker of Saham, Norfolk Clerk
2) Wm Parker of Bedford Gent
3) Ric Parker of Bedford Gent
4) Thos Parker of Aspley Guise, Surgeon
5) Wm Hooper Parker
6) Geo Peregrine Nash, the Elder, of Bedford
Common Brewer (purchaser)
7) Ric Halfhead of Bedford, Banker
8) Geo Handscomb Miller of Bedford
Stone Mason
Wm Francis of Bedford Builder
Wm Jones of Bedford Draper
recites: Will of Jn Parker of Bedford M.D. (d May 1809)
to wife Mary so much money as he received
with her on her Marriage and as much as he had
received from sale of her real estate (if not
bequeathed by her in her lifetime to be invested
in land and joined to real estate)
real estate to wife for live
Reversion to only son Jn Parker for life with
power to make jointure of settlement up to
40 pa
reversion to Wm Wilshire & Hen Hawkins as Trustees
reversion to son's children
if no children reversion to children of late bro
Wm Parker, Alderman
made 24 Sept 1802
proved P.C.C. 24 Jan 1811
recites: will of Mary Parker (d May 1826)
to son Jn 100
rest to sink into husband's estate
made 18 June 1816
proved 2 Nov 1826
recites: death of Jn son of Jn Parker
widower without issue 7 Dec 1839
children of Alderman Wm Parker
alive at Jn Parker's death
1) Rev Jn Parker of Kemble, Wilts Clerk
(since deceased)
2) Wm Parker above
3) Ric Parker
4) Thos Parker
5) Ann Webb wife of Chas Webb
of Bedford Woolstapler both
since deceased
recites: will of Rev Jn of Kemble (above) (18 June 1828)
to Mary interest of all his property for life
reversion to son: property at Bedford held for
lives under St. John's Hospital
residue to be eq div between son & dau
Marriage of dau bequeath 6000 of 3%
Consols & 1000 sterlings (after wife's death)
made 23 Oct 1827
proved 8 July 1828
recites: son: Wm Hooper Parker
dau: Emma Pellew wife of Geo Benthan
of Canterbury. Captain in Royal Navy
recites: death of Mary Parker widow of Jn
27 Mar 1835
recites: death of Ann Webb (who survived her husband)
2 Oct 1834
without issue & intestate as to real estate
(will attested by 2 witnesses only)
ie heir at law is Wm Hooper Parker (Jn
Russ Parker only other son of Rev Jn died
Sept 1812
so: Wm Hooper Parker and Emma Pellew Benthan
entitled to 1/5th pt in equal moities
Wm, Ric & Thos to 1/5th pt each
Wm Hooper Parker to 1/5th
auctioned 11 Aug 1840 - GP Nash highest bidder
Lease & Release
1) Geo Benthan & Emma Pellew his wife
2) Wm Hooper Parker
creating 2) Trustee for any contracts re
sale
2 & 3 Oct 1840
recites: Lease & Release
1) Thos Parker & Eliz his wife
2) Wm Parker
creating 2) Trustee as above
15 & 16 Oct 1840
Messuage in Offa St. Parish of St. Peter
Martin, Bedford now and for many yrs past
used as Public Ho called 'The Flower Pot'
(no 11 on plan)
AND 2 messuages near by (numbered 9 & 10 on
plan with large yard, entrance gateway &
garden belonging
now occ by Wm Beach &
another
frontage to S next Street called
Offa of 64 feet (subj to yearly payment of
9s 6d as apportioned Land Tax
(lot 4 at auction above)
Consideration 306 to WH Parker
102 to WH Parker as Trustee
204 to Wm Parker
204 to Ric Parker
204 to Thos Parker
20 & 21 Jan 1840
NB plan shows all the properties auctioned
all in Offa St area
NB schedule of deeds
Lease & Release 1) Jn Costin of Bedford, Merchant
2) Philip Beach of Bedford Esq
28 & 29 Oct 1790
Lease & Release 1) Phil Beach
2) Jn Parker
24 & 25 May 1792
2 deeds of 1840 quoted above
Date free text
6 Jun 1842
Production date
From: 1802 To: 1842
Level of description
item