Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    MO/7/1/55
  • Title
    Containing Copies of 5 Indentures and 1 fine
  • Date free text
    1735-1744
  • Production date
    From: 1735 To: 1744
  • Scope and Content
    Containing: a) i) Thomas Whalley, Lightford Houses in Broughton, Lancs. yeoman and Priscilla his wife, one of the sisters and coheirs of Nicholas Aspinall late of Bedford, clerk, deceased. ii) John Baine, Treals, Lancs., yeoman Thomas Wilson, Newsham Hall in Goosenargh, Lancs. iii) John Whalley, Wood Plumpson, Lancaster, yeoman second son of Thomas Whalley CONVEYANCE by (i) to (ii) in consideration of natural love and affection and £50, being deed to lead the uses of a fine on... a moiety of Maulden in Bedfordshire. ... messuage or dwelling house with 12acres now or late in the tenure of John Godfrey ... messuage dwellinghouse and garden now or late in tenancy of Mary Underwood, widow Bedford ... "all that Messuage or dwellinghouse commonly called the Windmill with one brewhouse and three stables .." all in Bedford late in tenancy or occupation of Thomas Hornbuckle ... messuage or dwellinghouse commonly called the White Hart with one shop, two stables, one barn, one orchard ... an orchard commonly called Mims Orchard in Bedford now or late in tenancy Timothy Bunker ... dwellinghouse, barn, and garden in Bedford, now or late in tenancy of Rev. Mr. Gamball ... dwellinghouse, barn, in Bedford now or late in tennancy Thomas Prigmore ... garden in Bedford now or late in tenancy William Groves Hertfordshire ... dwellinghouse and backside in Watford, now or late in the tenure of Mrs. Moody, widow, with covenant to levy a fine to uses., viz. (ii) to stand seized in property for term of 200 years to the use of Priscilla Whalley during her life, and she is empowered to charge it in her will with not more than £100 as a portion for Ann Whalley, daughter of (i). On her death term to cease, and property to be altogether to the use of (iii) for ever. witnessed William Wall, J. Cowburne, George Rishton. 18/19 Oct 1728 b) note of enrollment. c) note that these copies of original indentures now in the hands of Mrs. Ann Arnald of Bedford examined 27 May 1745 by Henry Horton & Griffith Morgan. d) Indenture of fine. Mich 2 Geo II John Baine & Thomas Wilson, plaintiffs Thomas & Priscilla Whalley, defendants ... moiety of 6 messuages 10 cottages, 4 barns, 6 stables, 1 shop, 6 gardens, 6 orchards, 4acres land, 13acres meadow and common of pasture in Bedford and in Maulden in Beds. ... moiety of one messuage and one yard with appurtenancies in Watford, Herts. 17 Jan 1743/4 e) i) Rev. Michael Arnald, rector of St. Peter's in Bedford ii) John Whalley, Broughton, Lancaster, yeoman reciting that (i) seized of a moiety of: ... Maulden, Beds. A... messuage called "The Badger" and 15acres late in occupation John Godfrey now of Samuel Quimby B... messuage late in occupation Mary Underwood widow now of Samuel Quimby ... Bedford C... "The Windmill" in Bedford, late in occupation Thomas Hornbuckle deceased now of Thomas Hornbuckle his son D... "The White Hart" with the shop now in the tenure of Timothy Bunker, William Stewardson and William Grummet E... Mimms Orchard late in occupation Timothy Bunker now William Freelove F... messuage now two tenements in Bedford late in occupation Rev. Mr. Gamboll and Thomas Prigmore, now Mrs. Fownes and James George G... garden in Bedford late William Groves now Timothy Bunker CONVEYANCE (L & R) by (i) to (ii), with £50, in consideration of the moiety of (ii) in A, B & C, of ... moiety of (i) in D, E, F & G Covenant by (i) to produce the L and R 27/28 Sept 1734 bet. 1) William Clegg, Snelscoe, Whaley, Lancaster, yeoman and wife Grace David Gibbins and wife Mary Ann Clegg, spinster (Mary Gibbins and Ann Clegg being daughters and only children of William & Grace Clegg) 2) Michael Arnald and also to produce the L and R of 18/19 Oct 1728 above. 9/10 Aug 1736 Certificate that this a true copy, signed Henry Horton, Griffith Morgan, 17 Jan 1743/4 f) loose sheet cont. copy of: RELEASE & QUITCLAIM by Ann Whalley of Wood Plumpton, Lancs., singlewoman, reciting the L & R of 18/19 Oct 1728 (a) above, and that Priscilla Whalley is lately dead and had charged premises with £100 for her daughter Ann by her will dated 20 Sept 1730, and that John Whalley has paid the £100 to his sister the day of the presents, ... of all rights in the property 13 Sept 1735 with note that this a true copy of the original now in the hands of Mrs. Ann Arnold of Bedford, devisee of Revd. Mr. Michael Arnald deceased examined by Henry Horton and Griffith Morgan, 18 Jun 1744.
  • Exent
    pamphlet, 16 pp. and brown paper cover
  • Level of description
    item
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