WB/L4/1/Gra8

Assignment of Term of 1,000 Years Parties: (i) William Gorsuch Times of Much Hadham [Hertfordshire], gentleman; Rev.Richard Lucas of Hitchin [Hertfordshire]; William Bentley of Hitchin, gentleman; (ii) Thomas Prime of Childwick [Hertfordshire], farmer; (iii) Joseph Lucas of Hitchin, brewer; (iv) William Lucas the younger of Hitchin, brewer; (v) Septimus Wright of Hitchin, gentleman Reciting: - mortgage by demise for 1,000 years of 13 Mar 1721 (1) George Humberstone of Weston [Hertfordshire], brickmaker; (2) Joseph Elsome of Rushden [Hertfordshire], butcher in which (1) demised cottage in occupation of George Smith with yard and orchard adjoining of half an acre in Graveley [Hertfordshire] bounded by: highway E; malthouse of James Priest S; close of William Robertson, esquire N and W to (2) as security for loan of 30/15/-; - numerous assignments ending, ultimately in assignment of 27 May 1817 (1) Edward Ind; (2) William Warner; (3) Edward Prime; (4) Daniel Times of Hitchin, gentleman in which premises were vested in (4) for residue of 1,000 years, in trust for (3); - numerous conveyances ending, ultimately in conveyance by lease & release of 26/27 May 1817 (1) William Warner and Mary, his wife; (2) Edward Prime; (3) William Pallett; - death of Edward Prime in Jul 1820 leaving will of 16 Aug 1819 devising real estate in Graveley to his son (ii); - Daniel Times died 24 Sep 1835 leaving will of 9 Sep 1835 devising his real estate to (i) in trust; will proved in PCC on 12 Oct 1835; - premises auctioned at George Inn, Graveley on 31 Aug 1836, (iii) and (iv) being highest bidders, being conveyed the premises by lease & release on 10/11 Oct 1836 for 304 Operative Part: - (i) assigned remainder of term of 1,000 years in premises to (v) for 10/- Habendum: - to (v) for remainder of term of 1,000 years in trust for (iii) and (iv) in equal shares Witnesses: - Thomas Gorham Pierson of Hitchin, solicitor; - John Mott Richardson, clerk to William Gorsuch Times; - Charles Times of Hitchin, solicitor

11 Oct 1836

From: 1721 To: 1836

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Times, William Gorsuch,
Lucas, Richard,
Bentley, William,
Prime, Thomas,
Lucas, Joseph,
Lucas, William,
Wright, Septimus,
Humberstone, George,
Elsome, Joseph,
Smith, George,
Priest, James,
Robertson, William,
Ind, Edward,
Warner, William,
Times, Daniel,
Warner, Mary,
Pallett, William,
Pierson, Thomas Gorham,
Richardson, John Mott,
Times, Charles

clergy names index, farmer, brewer, Septimus Wright, specific solicitors, brickmaker, butcher, malthouse, deaths, Edward will: Prime, Daniel will: Times, Graveley George, specific auction sales, Thomas Gorham Pierson, solicitors' clerks, Charles Times, Graveley [Hertfordshire]