X284/8/2/3

Mortgage Parties: (i) Justinian Alston of Odell Castle, esquire and major in the Militia Regiment of Royal Cornish Miners, eldest son of Thomas Alston, deceased; (ii) Jeremiah Cloves of Burwood Cottage, Esher [Surrey], esquire Reciting: - marriage settlement by indentures of lease and release of 17 & 18 Jun 1816 between (1) Thomas Alston; (2) Justinian Alston; (3) William Kerr, doctor in physic and Mary Kerr the younger, spinster, grandaughter of William Kerr and to be married to (2); (4) William Brian Cooke, esquire and Thomas Reeve Thornton, esquire; (5) Rowland Alston, esquire and Henry Barne Sawbridge, esquire; (6) William Green, gentleman and Thomas Edward Dicey, esquire; in which (1) and (2) confirmed to (4) the property (a)-(x) in X284/8/1/1 [with the addition under (w), noted as in the parish of Wharram Percy, that all tithes were included for sheep pasture belonging to Thomas Alston in; Pluckham with Pessham late in occupation of Luke Walmsley; Broadholme otherwise Broadholme with Wareham late in occupation of Luke Walmsley; the Ings late in occupation of Luke Walmsley; Fartherdale otherwise Fotherdale in occupation of Matthew Botteril], in trust to allow (1) and (2) to take profits from the land of 800 per annum payable to (2) during the joint lives of (1) and (2) and, after the death of (2), 1,000 per annum payable to Mary Alston (nee Kerr) as a jointure to bar dower; to the use of (5) for 500 years upon trust to further secure the annuities and to raise 5,000 for portions for the younger children of (1); to the use of (1) without impeachment of waste; remainder to use of (4) during the life of (1); to the use of (2) without impeachment of waste; to use of (4) during the life of (2); to use of (6) for 1,200 years upon trusts; to use of sons of (2) and Mary Alston; to use of (2); - indenture of 18 June 1816 between (1) William Kerr and Mary Kerr, his wife; (2) Justinian Alston; (3) Thoms Reeve Thornton and Rowland Alston; RECITING: intended marriage between (2) and Mary Kerr the younger; William Kerr had agreed his grandaughter's marriage portion as 12,000 in 3% consolidated bank annuities to be transferred to (3) upon trusts; OPERATIVE PART: that (3) would allow (1) to receive interest from the 12,000 during their lives until after the death of the survivor; then to transfer the stock and dividends to (2); - (i) had applied to (ii) for 4,000; - (ii) on 30 May 1820 had taken out a life insurance policy (no.15,229) with Pelican Life Insurance Office for 4,000 with an annual premium of 135/16/8 Operative Part: - release by (i) to (ii) for 4,000 of: - the insurance policy, on which (i) would continued to pay premiums; - the annuity of 800 due to (i) for a term of 98 years in order to take interest payments for the mortgage and life insurance premiums from it; - (a)-(x) in X284/8/2/1 for 100 years from the death of Thomas Alston; - the three preceeding pieces of security to be held for a term of 500 years; - 12,000 securities due on the death of the survivor of William and Mary Kerr Witnesses: - Henry Frederick Alston of 26 Gloucester Place; - William H.Surman; - Thomas Leach Street, clerk to Barker & Hodgson of Linclons Inn Fields; - George Diacon, clerk to Barker & Hodgson

7 Jun 1820

From: 1816 To: 1820

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Alston, Henry Frederick,
Alston, Justinian,
Alston, Thomas,
Alston, Mary,
Kerr, Mary,
Kerr, William,
Walmsley, Luke,
Cloves, Jeremiah,
Cooke, William Brian,
Thornton, Thomas Reeve,
Alston, Rowland,
Sawbridge, Henry Barne,
Green, William,
Dicey, Thomas Edward,
Botteril, Matthew,
Surman, William Henry,
Diacon, George,
Street, Thomas Leach,
Barker & Hodgson

militia, specific solicitors, insurance, family/personal financial affairs, equity investments, annuities, marriage settlements, solicitors' clerks, doctors, ODELL, CARLTON, HARROLD, Wharram Percy, TURVEY, Hinwick, STEVINGTON, PAVENHAM, FELMERSHAM, CHELLINGTON, Foston on the Wolds, Kilham, Thixendale, Cowesby