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Z1118/1/21/21
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Copy court roll, Manor of Leighton Buzzard alias Grovebury: - Rev.Theophilus Leigh Cook and Sir Edward Hyde East, trustees for Chandos, Lord Leigh, Baron leigh of Stoudeigh [Warwickshire] Farmer to St.George's, Windsor [Berkshire], Lords of Manor; - Thomas Hill Mortimer, gentleman, chief steward; - parties: (i) Sarah Goodman of Aspley Guise, widow and (ii) William Goodman Duncombe of Marston Moretaine, farmer (executors of John Goodman formerly of Brogborough, Ridgmont, then of Aspley Guise, yeoman), (iii) Jonathan Barrett, late of Northampton Square [Middlesex], ironfounder, now of Croydon [Surrey], esquire (devisee in trust for sale in will of Samuel Reeve late of Leighton Buzzard, grocer, afterwards common brewer); (iv) Charles Reeve of Leighton Buzzard, common brewer (only son and heir of Samuel Reeve); (v) Mary Reeve of Leighton Buzzard, widow of Samuel Reeve (entitled to dower or freebench out of copyhold hereditaments and , under Samuel reeve's will, with option to purchase the hereditaments); (vi) Joseph Procter of Bishopsgate Street Without, London, snuff manufacturer - (vi) paid 400 to (i)-(ii) by direction of (iii) with approval of (iv)-(v); - (vi) paid 3,202 to (iii) by direction of (iv)-(v); - (i)-(v) surrendered (a)-(r) to use of Joseph Procter (a) land at upper end of freehold close formerly of Ann Roberts then James Partridge, John Fox, William Pyne and William Bennett successively being W of Friday Lane, Leighton Buzzard, formerly in occupation of Daniel Reeve, butcher then William Pyne; (b) cottage in Middle Row, Leighton Buzzard, formerly of John Marshall many years since divided into two of which one was for a long time past used as inn called Cross Keys in occupation of William King and James Sharp then Henry Samuel and William Drage; (c) toft on which part of (b) formerly stood in occupation of William Flemons, miller then John Layton, gardener then bounded out by stones from Market Place by Cross; (d) two messuages in Leighton Buzzard adjoining White Horse inn, afterwards called Roebuck in occupation of, successively, John Atkins, William Drage, Edward Walker and Benjamin Gartside formerly part, then divided from messuages of William Felce and Widow Hack, then Elizabeth Clarke, widow and Robert Turnham; (e) washhouse and room over it in occupation of Benjamin Gartside as part of Roebuck; (f) part three stall stable adjoining little yard of tenement erected by Benjamin Reeve near where washhouse stood measuring 10 ft 6 in long and 2 ft 10 in broad from loft floor to ground; (g) ) piece of ground, way or passage from street in front of tenement late in occupation of Elizabeth Clarke to back door in yard belonging to Roebuck; (h) small square piece of ground at upper end of yard belonging to Roebuck adjoining the "necessary house" which had been lately inclosed and fenced in by Benjamin Reeve; (i) right of way from Samuel Reeve through gateway of Roebuck to and from street called Jeffs Lane; (j) use of "necessary house" and pump in Roebuck yard from Samuel Reeve, who paid one third expense of "farming out and clearing the said necessary house when required" and in maintaining pump; (k) cottage formerly called White Horse, then Roebuck near the Market House, Leighton Buzzard formerly in occupation of William Drage, then Benjamin Gartside the Benjamin Gartside and Samuel Reeve; (l) cottage in Leck End, Leighton Buzzard called Sun late in occupation of John Hopkins, then Joshua Hopkins; (m) cottage in leck End, Leighton Buzzard in which James Bates formerly dwelt then some time past divided into 2 tenements in occupation of George Day and Daniel Phillips then William Toms and Rebecca Stratford then John White and Widow Brewer then William Tomes and [blank] Surfield; (n) pightle of pasture on which cottage long since burnt down stood now called Sun Close, in Leck End, Leighton Buzzard formerly in occupation of John Laurie then William Rogers then Samuel Reeve; (o) barn or stable with loft over in Gigg Lane, Leighton Buzzard late in occupation of Thomas Higbid then John Tebworth then converted into cottage in occupation of Widow James then William Reeve; (p) cottage in Middle Row, Leighton Buzzard late in occupation of Thomas Higbid, Hannah Lyndon and John Tebworth, then Widow Higbid, Benjamin Reeve and John Tebworth next to house formerly of Thomas Burnham then Robert Emerton the William Emerton to S; (q) bakehouse and barn, formerly malthouse and barn, on backside of (p); (r) cottage or inn called Peacock formerly in occupation of Thomas Crane and George Cooper senior then Sarah Parsons, widow and George Cooper then Samuel Hopkins and William Tomes in Corn Market, Leck End, Leighton Buzzard subject to right of way for George Hart of Leighton Buzzard, dealer in straw plait (owner of cottage in Gig Lane in occupation of William Tompkins, butcher) from Gig Lane to upper yard of Peacock in which barn of George Hart in occupation of William Prentice, then George Hart stood - admission of Joseph Procter at quitrents totalling 19/9 per annum
Date free text
30-31 Oct 1845
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From: 1845 To: 1845
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