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1) John Emmerton Wescomd of Thrumpton, Notts, Esq (Heir at law of surviving Trustee) 2) Rev Henry Dennis of Kings Langley Herts, Clerk & Mary his wife 3) William Wotton of Kings Langley, Herts Esq (to whom real estate is conveyed as ultimate reversionary of will of Brydges, recites will of Elizabeth Brydges who died Dec 1806 at Ledbury (see LHE 119) death of Nicholas Wescomb one of Trustees at Langford Grove Aug 1808 ,at death of Elizabeth Brydges 3 surviving children of Richard Emmerton Wotton ,Richard ( eldest ) William, Mary ( now wife of Henry Dennis) recites Bill in Chancery by Mary Brydges V Richard & the other 2 children by Richard as their guardian & John Emmerton Wescomb Emmerton, surviving Trustee ,Trinity 1810, recites decree of Chancery referredto Master of Chancery Campbell to take account of estate of testatrix ordered Bill be dismissed against John Wescomb Emmerton Wescomb who had never acted in execution of trusts of will. Report of 4 May 1812 followed by Order of Chancery - Mary ordered to transfer sums of stock to Accountant General in the cause so much of Bank 3 % annuities as would answer Annuity of £30 pa to Catherine Maurice so much as would answer Annuity of £30 pa be transefered ' to Leo Thomas's Annuity Account all legacies payable during Mary Brydges lifetime & still unpaid to be satisfield. ref back to master to find out what clear residue of personal estate would be after payment of above. Ordered plaintiff (Mary Brydges) entitled to interest & dividends of clear residue during her life. 16 Nov 1812.Ffurther order 3 March 1817 annual proceeds of real estate & residue of personal estate been paid thereafter recites: death of Richard Wotton died 20 Aug 1817 buried at Foremark near Ingleby, Derbyshire, intestate & unmarried, leaving (3)above heir at law who got admin from P.C.C. recites will of John Emmerton Wescomb Emmerton (died Thrumpton Nov 1823) freehold estates to residue, which went to nephew John Emmerton Wescomb ( eldest son of Nick Wescomb ) but does not incl Trust estates appts made 30 Oct 1823 proved PCC 4Dec 1823.Recites Lease & Release 1) Mary brydges (life interst in Elizabeth Brydges's moiety absolute owner of her own moiety. 2) John Emmerton Wescomb 3) William Wotton (ultimate reversionary to moiety of below 4) Mary Wotton 5) William Dobson of Strand, Stationer. (purchaser) recites 1) having no issue & from her advanced age there being then no probability of her having any. Messuage, Strand, Middlesex, 17& 18 Feb 1825. Recites will of Mary Brydges /died at Hambrook Grove, Winterbourne, Glous 4 Feb 1826 See LHE 121.Recites Marriages Settlement of Henry Dennis & Mary Wotton 27 July 1826 Suit re Elizabeth Brydges Will abated. by death of Mary Brydges Revived by Bill of William Wotton. J. A. Groome, Henry Dennis & Mary his wife V Sir Harford Jones Brydges as excecutor of Mary Brydges.Recites Decree: ref to Dowdeswell, Master in Chancery to state who were children of Testatrix's cousin Richard Emmerton Wotton & who were people entitled to legacies in Report of 4 May 1812 & and were not payable till Mary Brydges death 25 Nov 1826.Dowdeswell's Report
3 children Richard, Mary, William, Elizabeth, Mary & John Emmerton Wotton. Death of Richard (20 Aug 1817),death of Elizabeth 24 Sept 1785, death of Mary 9 Feb 1790, death of John Emmerton £6 Aug 1794. Order in Chancery ""£10,000 Bank 3% Annuities to Mary Dunster & Ann Ballmgarton & their children"". Account for joint lives, then survivor £333, 6s 8d of similar stock to Margaret Wilson, the annuitant's Account"" then ordered payment of legacies & payments of costs. Then 1/3rd of residue of monies (1/3rd of personal estate of Elizabeth Brydges) to William Wotton, 1/3rd to him as personal representative of Richard, deceased, 1/3rd to William Wotton & John Andrew Groome as marriage Trustees for Dennis family recites Deed Poll of 22 Aug 1827 (see LHE 122)
all Messuages in Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire & London & elsewhere.Estate of late Mrs Elizabeth Brydges conveyed to ultimate reversionary, 1 & 2 Dec 1830
AND messuage called Old Hall House And messuage called by the name as Gibralter but known as ""The Kings Head"" near Pepshall End, Flamstead near Gt Road from Harpenden alias Harding to Luton And Spring of wood ground called ""Pound Spring""[3A, 3R 2OP] And piece of wood ground or hedge rows called Heathy Close Hedge Rows [2A, 1R, 16P]
AND spring called 'Pond Spring' [8A ZR, 29P] AND spring called 'Harris Croft' Spring [4A, ZR, ZZP] AND spring or wood ground called Clerks Spring [6A, 1R, 8P] AND closes of arable & pasture:- Close or wide called Little Empenny Wick [33 3/4 p]
Close called 'Great Empenny Wick' [1A, 3R, 13 1/2P]. Close called 'Great Hawfield' [16A, 1R 29P]. Closed called Little Meadow [1R, 17P] Close or pightle called 'The Pightle next the Hay otherwise Hawfield' [3A, OR, 32 1/2P] Close called Little Hawfield
[6A, 3R, 5P] Close called Ten Acres Bottom [3A, 1R, 14P] Close called Ten Acres Hill [9A, 2R, 8P] Close called Four AcresHay Altos Lay [4A, 1R, 6 1/2P] Close called 'Healthy Close' next Home [4A, 2R, 4P] Close called Three cornerd close [5A, 2R, 18P]
Close called 'The Old Hay alias Lay' [2A, 1R, 9P] Close called 'Woodfield' [6A] Close called 'Apsfield' [2 1/2A] Close called 'Longlands' [9A] Close called 'Lt Heavens' [4A] Close called 'Pegs Pightle' [1 1/2A] Close called 'Highway Field' [4 1/2A]
Close called 'Gravelly Field' [2 1/2A] Close called 'Neather Heavens alias Great Heavens' [1OA]
2 Pieces of wood ground. Called Heavens wood (one cont 12A; the other 9A) with small piece of wood adj to the 9 Acres
piece of wood and called The Spring (2A) Close of arable called ""The Common Hart"" [1OA] heretofore [182A] in Flamstead &
Luton And messuage or tenement, Pepshall End heretofore in occupance of Henry Stanner & Thomas Hawes Etc
Close of arable called 'Nether Great Popnutts' [7A] And close of arable called 'Stony Popants or Popnutts' [6A]
Close of arable called 'Lay Popnutts' [4A] Close of arable called Copes Field [4A] Close of arable called 'Barn Field' [15A]