• Reference
    L13/139
  • Title
    Release; lease missing: 1,762. Thos. Whitehurst of Hitchin, clerk, & w. Sarah. John, Lord Berkeley of Stratton, surviving exor. of Hen., Duke of Kent. -- property as in no. 13/122-3, the details (including the adjoining occupiers) being almost exactly the same; all in Shillington and Over Stondon, late occ. Thos. Goodall, wm. Ingram, Egram Painter, Thos. Flint, Chas. Simpkins, Twydell Dear at rents of 48.8s.; purchased by Thos. Kynaston, clerk, from Dan. Austin, sr., and w. Frances & Dan. Austin jr.; and 23, 24 May 1759 conveyed by Thos. Kynaston to Thos. and Sarah Whitehurst, and the subject of an Act 9 Geo. III for vesting part of the settled estates of the Rev. Thos. & Sarah Whitehurst in Herts. & Beds. in Thos. Whitehurst in fee simple; and also the subject of indentures of 11 December 1756 and 24 May 1759; -- 18 ac. occ. Jos. Ansell, then Edw. Phipp, now Thos. Parker, in Over Stondon field in Over Stondon, abtg. on Long Mead and Ditchworth Mead; and next Tining Field; purchased by Thos. Whitehurst from Thos. Skegg of Woburn draper, s. & h. of Thos. Skegg of Hitchin, chapman, bro. & h. of Sar. Hawkins (see nos. 71-87), 11, 12 December 1765; now occ. Ric. Negus and Wm. Dunnam; on trust under the will of the Duke of Kent, and subject to an Act for the more effectually carrying into execution certain articles of agreement made before and in consideration of the marriage of the Hon. Phil. Yorke esq. with the most Hon. Jemima Marchioness Grey. A fine is to be levied on above property; and Thos. Whitehurst also promises to convey: -- 2 ac. copyhold of the manor of Shillington Rectory, (13/25-8, 41); late Ewesdin's and Whitbread's, and 1 ac. late Ewesdin's and Grigg's, since Whitbread's in the common fields of Shillington. -- 1 ac. copyhold of the manor of Aspley al. Apsley Bury in East Field, Shillington; (see 13/34-5, 41, 25-28); Witn. Ric. Tristram, John Vernon sr. & jr.
  • Date free text
    10 Apr 1770
  • Production date
    From: 1770 To: 1770
  • Language
    English
  • Level of description
    item