WL1000/1/LB1/5

Abstract of title of James Pettit to Ashwell Arms Beerhouse and premises in Ashwell Street, Leighton Buzzard 1. Land late of Ashwells (I) Conveyance of 28 Jan 1867 Parties: (i) Rev.Truman Tanqueray of Tingrith; John Thomas Green of Woburn, gentleman; Thomas Hagger of Chishill [Essex], draper; (ii) Theodore Harris, banker and James Pettit, wine merchant, both of Leighton Buzzard and Samuel Taverner of Linslade, grocer Reciting: - will of Edward Ashwell of 1 Nov 1792 devising all real estate to his wife Ann for her widowhood subject to payment of certain annuities to persons "long since deceased", remainder to Sir Jonathan Lovett, baronet and Samuel Davis the younger as trustees to use of Charles Ashwell for life, remainder to trustees to preserve contingent uses, remainder to first and other sons of Charles Ashwell in tail male, remainder to use of Edward Ashwell for life, remainder to trustees to preserve contingent uses, remainder to first and other sons of Edward Ashwell in tail male, remainder to John Ashwell for ever; - death of Edward Ashwell and proof of his will in PCC on 14 Apr 1795; - death of Ann Ashwell in Jan 1835; - death of Charles Ashwell in Feb 1798 without male issue; - will of John Ashwell of 24 Jul 1841 stating he was entitled by default of male heirs of his brother Edward and devising all real estate expectant on Edward's death to testator's son Edward subject to payment of annuity of £100 to testator's wife Catherine and to two annuities to his sisters Mary and Ann (both since dead) and charged with payment of £6,000 to Truman Tanqueray and John Cooper the younger in trust for investment in securities; - death of John Ashwell and proof of his will in Archdeaconry of Bedford on 25 Jan 1842; - will of Edward Ashwell (son of John) of 3 May 1861devising residue of real estate to Truman Tanqueray, John Thomas Green and Thomas Hagger in trust for sale; - death of Edward Ashwell on 6 May 1862 and proof of his will in PPR on 13 Jun 1862; - Edward Ashwell (brother of John) died without issue on 31 Dec 1865; - indenture of 10 Aug 1866 in which Catherine Ashwell released all estates in wills of John and his son Edward Ashwell to Truman Tanqueray, John Thomas Green and Thomas Hagger; - death of Sir Jonathan Lovett in Feb 1812; - death of Samuel Davies the younger 24 May 1843 and his will of 21 Nov 1839 proved in PCC on 7 Sep 1843 by executors John Thomas Green and Thomas Beach Whitehurst; - grant of 9 Oct 1866 from John Thomas Green and Thomas Beach Whitehurst to Truman Tanqueray, John Thomas Green and Thomas Hagger of all real estate vested in them as devisees in trust of will of Edward Ashwell; - renunciation of 9 Jul 1866 by John Cooper to Truman Tanqueray of role of executor and trustee of John Ashwell; - £6,000 charged in will of John Ashwell had been raised and on 19 Oct 1866 was invested in the name of Truman Tanqueray in £6,703/18/3 consolidated bank annuities Operative Part: - (i) conveyed Frog Hall farmhouse and Lamsey Close, Leighton Buzzard (except part sold to James Webb and Charles White) containing together 4a 2r 23p in occupation of William Hopkins to (ii) for £1,047/10/- Covenant by (i) to produce scheduled deeds to (ii) Schedule includes: - lease and release of 22-23 May 1760 (1) Edward Ashwell; (2) Catherine Wood; (3) Thomas Baskerfield and John Morehouse; - mortgage of 1 Mar 1851 (1) Edward Ashwell; (2) Joseph Turner; Thomas Hart; John King; (3) Joseph Procter; with reconveyance of 16 Jul 1866 indorsed; - mortgage of 1 Jan 1859 (1) Edward Ashwell; (2) John Thomas Green; - further charge of 15 Nov 1861 (1) Edward Ashwell; (2) John Thomas Green; - reconveyance of 1 Oct 1866 (1) John Thomas Green; (2) Truman Tanqueray and Thomas Hagger; (3) Truman Tanqueray, John Thomas Green, Thomas Hagger; - purchase of £6,703/18/3 consolidated bank annuities in name of Truman Tanqueray (II) Redemption of Land Tax of 28 Sep 1867 2. Land late of Swinstead (III) Conveyance of 19 Jul 1867 Parties: (i) John Swinstead; (ii) Theodore Harris, James Pettit and Samuel Taverner Operative Part: - (i) conveyed (a) to (ii) for £34 Property: (a) land in Leighton Buzzard of 434 square yards Covenant by (i) to produced scheduled deeds to (ii) Schedule includes those scheduled items in WL1000/1/LB1/3 (IV) WL1000/1/LB1/1 (V) WL1000/1/LB1/2 (VI) indorsement on WL1000/1/LB1/2 (VII) WL1000/1/LB1/4

1877

From: 1760 To: 1877

item

Pettit, James,
Tanqueray, Truman,
Green, John Thomas,
Hagger, Thomas,
Harris, Theodore,
Taverner, Samuel,
Ashwell, Edward,
Ashwell, John,
Ashwell, Charles,
Davis, Samuel,
Lovett, Jonathan,
Ashwell, Ann,
Ashwell, Catherine,
Ashwell, Mary,
Cooper, John,
Whitehurst, Thomas Beach,
White, Charles,
Webb, James,
Wood, Catherine,
Baskerfield, Thomas,
Morehouse, John,
Turner, Joseph,
Hart, Thomas,
King, John,
Procter, Joseph,
Swinstead, John

Leighton Buzzard Ashwell Arms, clergy names index, John Thomas Green, draper, banker, wine and spirit merchant, Edward will: Ashwell, John will: Ashwell, Samuel Davis, deaths, annuities, Leighton Buzzard Frog Hall Farm, redemption Land Tax, Leighton Buzzard Ashwell Street, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, Leighton Buzzard fields