Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    WB/WF2/6/11
  • Title
    Deed of Declaration to Uses of a Fine Parties: (i) Nathaniel Clay of Wellingborough [Northamptonshire], weaver and Ann, his wife; (ii) John Savill of Biddenham, yeoman Operative Part: - (i) covenanted with (ii) to levy a fine sur conizance de droit come ceo to better settle (a)-(g) on (ii) Property: (a) cottage in Cardington formerly in occupation of William Cranfield, since Thomas Goss, now Samuel Hilliard abutting N on common street or Green; (b) close of pasture of 1.5 acres adjoining (a); (c) 15.5 acres of arable dispersed in common fields of Cardington; (d) 3 roods of meadow in 4 pieces in Cardington Meadows; (e) selion of arable of one acre in West Field, Cardington, land late of Leonard Willmott E and John Larking W abutting S on land of John Peck and N on joint; (f) one rood of arable in same furloing abutting N on the joint and S on another joint; (g) croft of pasture in East End of Kempston of two acres formerly in occupation of John Pirton, now Thomas Walton with land of John Pirton, now Henry Staines, gentleman W Witnesses: - Henry Horton - Griffith Morgan Note of examination of original (in hands of William Staines of Biddenham) by Henry Horton and Griffith Morgan on 2 Sep 1746 Endorsement: - fine levied in Hilary Term 1737: - John Garret and John Savill, plaintiffs; - Matthew Morgan, gentleman and Anne, his wife and Thomas Simpson and Sarah, his wife and Nathaniel Clay and Ann, his wife, deforciants; - 3 messuages; 3 cottages; 50 acres of land; 11 acres of meadow; 14 acres of pasture with appurtenances in Cardington, Elstow, Kempston and Bedford
  • Date free text
    7 Jan 1736 [1737]
  • Production date
    From: 1737 To: 1746
  • Level of description
    item
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