Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    LHE63
  • Title
    Abstract of Title to piece of arable land lying in Blackwater Field Luton agreed to be purchased by Mrs Smith:
  • Date free text
    1702, 1707, 1709, 1711, 1732, 1746, 1752, 1765, 1798, 1803.
  • Production date
    From: 1702 To: 1803
  • Scope and Content
    1] Lease & Release (with Bargain of Sale enrolled in Chancery 3 Aug following) 1) Daniel Williams of Christchurch, London, Oilman (vendor) 2) John Silk (purchaser) incl:- piece of arable in Blackwater Field [1A] - way leading from Eton [Eaton] Green lying over one end of the same piece Consideration £440 Covenant re lease to Henry Pedder for 9 years starting the next Michaelmas, 30 & 31 July 1702. 2] Mortgage in £300 by lease for 500 years (proviso to pay £309 by 27 Mar) 1) John Silk (mortgagor) 2) Thomas Wearse (mortgagee) above property, 26 Sept 1707.3] Assignment of above lease 1) T. Wearse (old mortgagee) 2) John Silk (mortgagor) 3) Edward Stracey, Gentleman (mortgagee) Consideration £300 paid by 3) to 1) 28 July 1709. 4] Assignment of above Lease (mortgage debt now £380) 1) John Silk (mortgagor) 2) Edward Stracey (old mortgagee) 3) Samuel Thornton, Citizen & Draper of London (new mortgagee)John Cutler, Citizen & Joiner of London (Trustee for Thornton for residue of 500 years) Consideration £380 paid by 3) to 2) by direction of 1) 30 May 1711. 5] Lease & release 1) John Silk & Mary his wife (vendor) 2) Samuel Thornton (purchaser) above property Consideration £380 paid by 2) to 1) (in fact of course used to pay off mortgage see mortgage section 4) above covenant to levy a fine 30 & 31 May 1711. 6] Fine 1) Samuel Thornton plaintiff 2) John Silk & Mary his wife, defendant 40A of land & 7A of pasture, Luton Trinity 10 Anne [1711] 7] Mortgage in £100 & interest (by Lease for 1000 years 1) Henry Baldwin, Citizen & Merchant Taylor of London (mortgagor) 2) John Compton (mortgagee) recites 1) Joseph Davis, 2) Thomas Haslin & Sarah his wife 3) Benjamin Richardson 4) Henry Baldwin & Elizabeth his wife -recites Mortgage in £100 & interest 1) Thomas Davis (deceased by 1746) 2) Mary Cutler (deceased by 1746) moiety in above ,24 & 25 Aug 1732 (& also will of Mary Cutler) 1) & 2) release interest in moiety to above 3) & 4) one half of moiety to 3)'s 6 children & other half to Henry Baldwin subj to Dower of Margaret Chitty 30 Sept 1746 Baldwin's moiety Consideration £100 paid by 2) to 10 (Mortgage void on repayment of £100 by 10 July) 18 Jan 1752. 8] Deed Poll indorsed on 7 of John Compton recites:- Rev Thomas Whitehurst of Hitchin, Clerk agreed with Henry Baldwin to purchase Baldwin's moiety. Compton assigns lease for 1000 years to Henry Churchill as Trustee to attend the Inheritance Consideration £100 paid by Whitehurst & 5s by Churchill to Compton 19 Ap 1765. 9] Lease & Release 1) John Bridger Esq & Susannah, his wife, John Watts & Hester his wife (men devisees under will of Ann Fly, widow deceased only child of Ann Gray then late widow of Issac Gray. Ann Gray one of 2 sisters & coheiress of Samuel Thornton). Henry Baldwin (grantee of 4th pt of land from Joseph Davis deceased & from Thomas Haslin & Sarah his wife. Davis was grandson & heir at law of Sarah Davis, widow deceased, other sister & coheiress of Samuel Thornton, George Good (grantee of remaining 4th part released from John Richardson & others who were entitled under release from Joseph Davis & Thomas Haslin & Sarah, his wife) & Margaret wife of George Good vendors. 2) Rev Thomas Whitehouse of Hitchin Clerk, Richard Tristram of same. Gentleman(Trustee) above property, Covenant to levy a fine, Consideration £350 paid to J. Bridger, J Watts, H. Baldwin & G. Good by Whitehurst, 19 & 20 Ap 1765. 10] Fine 1) Thomas Whitehurst, Clerk plaintiff 2) John Bridger, Esq, & Susannah his wife, John Watts, & Hester his wife, Henry Baldwin & George Good & Margaret his wife, defendants, 50A of land, 10A of pasture, 10A of meadow & common of pasture for all cattle in Luton, Easter 5 Geo III .11] Bargain & Sale inrolled in Chancery on 27th of the Month 1) Thomas Whitehurst & Richard Tristram (vendors) 2) Samuel Chase of Luton, Surgeon & Apothecary,James Gutteridge of Luton, Gent (Trustee for Samuel) property incl piece of arable in Blackwater Field [1A] next North East land of John Crawley Esq. North East, Eaton Green hedge South West & North West lands of Earl of Bute, South End end of piece way from Luton to Eaton Green, Consideration £350 paid Chase 22 Mar 1766 to Whitehurst. 11] Will of Samuel Chase to:- Daniel Chase & John Chase (sons); Elizabeth Goldsmith (widow of William Goldsmith); Sarah Sibley (wife of Thomas Sibley. of Chiltern Green, Gent) Frances Barker (wife of Robert Barker of Walton, Surrey, Esq) (daus) as Tenants in Common. Messuage or farm house with buildings, closes, lands etc in Luton (then occupance of Thomas Crawley) and all other lands in Luton not otherwise assigned,made 5 Dec 1798, proved P.C.C. 5 Mar 1803. 12] Fine 1) George Hutchin Plaintiff 2) Daniel Chase & Sarah, his wife, John Chase & Frances, his wife Elizabeth Goldsmith, widow, Thomas Sibley & Sarah, his wife, Robert Barker & Frances, his wife (defendants) Trinity 43 Geo III [1803] 13] Lease & Release 1) Daniel Chase etc as above 2) George Hitchin 3) Fra Coupees, the elder, of Luton, Straw Hat Manufacturer 4) Leo Hampson of Luton, Gent (Trustee for 3) property incl above, Consideration £836.17s.0d paid by 3) to 1( & 10s. paid by 4) to 1) 23 & 24 June 1803, prepared by Hampson & Griffiths of Luton c1803 "
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