Reference
GK118/1
Title
Conveyance
1) Wm Scargill of The West India Docks,
Middlesex Esq.
2) Nath Addison of Sudbury, Suffolk, Gent
& Sar his wife (nee Johnson)
Geo Waller of Spital Square, Middlesex, Gent
& Eliz his wife (nee Johnson)
Evan Edwards of St Paul's Churchyard, London
Druggist & Mary Ann his wife (nee Johnson)
3 women dau's & only children of Joel Johnson,
late of Walthamstow, Essex, Gent, deceased.
3) Eliz Langely of Cannon Street Road
Middlesex, widow
4) Jas Collins of Spital Square, Esq.
5) Martha Adams of Bow Road, Middlesex
Widow of Jacob Adams late of Bow Road
esq deceased, Lieutenant R.N.
(Martha was nee Wheeler)
6) Jacob Wheeler of Wheeler's Wharf, Parish of
St Catherine, Near Tower of London, Gent
Geo Wheeler of Wheeler's Warf as above.
(Wharfinger)
Martha Wheeler of same, spinster
(3 children of Thos Wheeler of Goswell Street
Middlesex, Working Silversmith, deceased.)
Jacob is heir of late father and of Geo
Wheeler his late uncle of Parish of St
Catherine, Sailmaker, and of Geo Wheeler of
East Smith Field in Parish of St Botolph,
Aldgate, London. Blacksmith & Farrier,
his late grandfather, deceased.
7) Wm Foster of Cranfield, Grocer
(Purchaser)
8) Chas Austin of Ampthill, Stationer
Recites
a) Will of Geo Wheeler, grandfather, above
to wife Faith, Robt Campbell & Joel Johnson
As Trustees for use of his children
Copyhold estates in Cranfield which her surr
to use of his will 26 April 1757
made 17 Feb 1763
proved P.C.C.
b) left 3 children Geo (sailmaker), Thos Wheeler
(silversmith) & Martha Adams above.
c) Admission of Faith Wheeler & Joel Johnson
to Copyhold of Cranfield
29 May 1770
d) Admission of Geo Wheeler under impression father
Geo had not surr to use of will
20 May 1778
e) death of Faith Wheeler d 1781
f) Mortgage by Lease and Release
1) Robt Campbell & Joel Johnson
2) Geo, Thos & Martha Wheeler
3) Eliz Langley, widow of Thomas
deceased (Mortgagee) in trust for her & J Johnson
28 & 29 Jan 1782
g) Condit Surr
In fav. of Collins as Trustee for E Langley
& J Johnson
27 June 1792
h) death of Robt Campbell in
lifetime of Joel Johnson
i) Marriage of Martha Wheeler with
Jacob Adams May 1785
j) Will of Geo Wheeler of
everything to wife Eliz.
made 25 Mar 1795
proved P.C.C.
k) Will of Joel Johnson (d 17 Ap 1799)
Appts wife Sar, Mich Pearson & Jas Collins
executors
made 23 Ap 1797
proved P.C.C.
NB had not devised equity of redemption OR
surr it to use of Will: his 3 children Sar, Eliz &
Mary Ann were entitled to the land occ custom
of Manor of Cranfield
l) Will of Thos Wheeler
his 1/3 rd share to his 3 children above.
residue to Jacob Adams (brother in law) & Thos
Aylett Esq.
made 11 Oct 1808
proved P.C.C.
m) death of T Aylett in lifetime of Jacob Adams.
n) will of Eliz Wheeler (widow of Geo)
residue to friend Wm Bland:
made 18 Mar 1809
proved P.C.C.
o) Assignment of Mortgage by Lease & Release
1) Eliz Langley
2) Jas Collins as surviving exec of Joel Johnson
3) Jacob Adams
4) Wm Scargill
Consideration 85. 7s. 7d.
3 & 4 May 1810
p) Lease & Release
1) Wm Bland (Vendor)
2) Jacob Adams
3) Wm Scargill
4) Norman Hughes (purchaser)
5) Jn Pain (Trustee)
Geo Wheeler's 1/3 rd
5 & 6 June 1810
q) Lease & Release
1) Norman Hughes (Vendor)
2) Jn Pain (Trustee)
3) Jacob Adams (Purchaser)
4) Wm Scargill (Trustee)
16 & 17 Aug 1815
r) Will of Jacob Adams
to wife Martha: freehold & copyhold estates
at Cranfield occ by Norman Hughes
appts as execs. Martha (his wife) Geo Wheeler
and Fra Tower esq.
made 22 Ap 1816
proved P.C.C.
85. 7s. 7d. been paid , admitted by Martha Adams.
s) doubt re Geo Wheeler's will: Admission in Manor
of Cranfield Johnsons admitted to property
25 Aug 1820
t) surrender in Manor of Cranfield
by Wheeler family to Foster
Copyhold land there
Consideration 400 10 Oct 1820
Operative Part
conveyance to (8) of
messuage cottage or tenement
now in 2 tenements in East End, Cranfield
formerly occ Nich Palmer, afterwards to Jn
Brown, after that of Norman Hughes
since of Geo Garner and now or late of - Cranfield
with 2 closes of pasture adj (6A)
Abs N Washing Leys Land
S King's Highway to Bedford
E Close heretofore of Hen Wheeler,
now of Joseph Partridge esq.
N Close heretofore of Baker Coleman
Esq and now of Matt Cox
'Close' (sic) occ formerly of Nich Palmer, afterwards
of Jn Brown, after that of Norman Hughes, since of
now or late of W M Foster
AND 3A of arable and sward dispersed in
Common Fields of Cranfield
viz:- Perry Field :-
1A being a Heathland
Date free text
1820
Production date
From: 1757 To: 1820
Level of description
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