Z660/D/1/3

Release and Conveyance Parties: (i) Stephen Spratt the elder of Crown Place, Temple Bar [London], carpenter and Sarah, his wife (niece and devisee for life of John Hill of Bedford, esquire, deceased); (ii) William Spratt of East India Company's Ship "Duke of Buccleugh", mariner; John Hill Spratt, late of Wood Street, London, merchant clerk ["now of Hamburg, Germany" is crossed out]; (sons of Sarah Spratt and devisees in will of John Hill in remainder expectant on their mother's death]; (iii) John Hill of Queen Street, Grosvenor Square [Middlesex], yeoman (great nephew and heir at law of John Hill); (iv) William Burr of Luton, common brewer; Jonathan Burr of Luton, common brewer Reciting: - will of 1 Nov 1782 of John Hill devised all his real estate in Luton to his sister Elizabeth Barton of Luton, widow for her life, remainder to her daughter Sarah Spratt, remainder to her children - the will being proved in PCC; - John Hill died in Jun 1784 leaving (iii) surviving him; - Elizabeth Barton had died leaving Stephen and Sarah Spratt possessed of John Hill's Luton real estate, they having three children, (ii) and a minor, Stephen Spratt the younger; (iii) being entitled to reversion and remainder in fee of John Hill's Luton estate Operative Part: - (iv) paid 200 in securing stock (the interest to be paid to Sarah Spratt for her life, remainder to her children); - (iv) paid 10 to (iii); - (iv) would pay interest on 6/15/- to Sarah Spratt for her life, remainder to be divided between her children once Stephen the younger became 21; - the remaining 23/5/- of the purchase money was to be spent on a final concord and other expenses; - (i), (ii) and (iii) released to (iv) Property: (a) messuage, now divided into two tenements, in Luton, formerly in occupation of Anthony Barton, now of William Smith, cordwainer and William Welch, whitesmith, bounded by messuage formerly of John Nodes, esquire on one side and messuage formerly of John Penn on other side and fronting the road from Luton to the Brach; (b) garden or backside adjoining (a) Habendum: - half of (a)-(b) to William Burr; - half of (a)-(b) to Jonathan Burr Covenant: - to levy a fine sur conizance de droit come ceo Witnesses: - Robert Hill; - David Lee Willis Affixed: - Statutory Declaration of 7 May 1801 by William Spratt of East India Company Ship "Duke of Buccleugh", then at Portsmouth appointing James Aubrey of Salisbury Square [London], gentleman and Charles Pryce of Middle Temple [London], gentleman as his attornies; witnessed by George Soaper of Portsmouth, attorney at law and Thomas Shugar of Portsmouth, attorney at law

18 Aug 1801

From: 1782 To: 1801

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Spratt, Stephen,
Spratt, Sarah,
Hill, John,
Spratt, William,
Spratt, John Hill,
Burr, William,
Burr, Jonathan,
Hill, Elizabeth,
Barton, Elizabeth,
Barton, Sarah,
Barton, Anthony,
Smith, William,
Welch, William,
Nodes, John,
Penn, John,
Hill, Robert,
Willis, David Lee,
Pryce, Charles,
Aubrey, James,
Soaper, George,
Shugar, Thomas,
East India Company

carpenter, mariner, civil ships, East India Company, specific emigration, merchant clerk, yeoman, common brewer, John will: Hill, deaths, annuities, equity investments, cordwainer, whitesmith, town & local roads, specific solicitors, LUTON, Luton Brache