Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    CC174
  • Title
    Marriage settlement (copy). On marriage of (i) and (ii): (i) Ruth Linford of Maulden, spinster (ii) Michael Wainwright of Maulden, yeoman (iii) Richard Smith of Woburn, gentleman, and Timothy Squire of Hertford, maltster. [Recites details of various properties]. Witnesses: Goddard Urlin, Daniel Wright his clerk
  • Date free text
    6 Jun 1739
  • Production date
    From: 1739 To: 1739
  • Scope and Content
    [Details of various properties]: 17 October 1606 Edmund Norwood of Ecton, Northamptonshire, gentleman, to Richard Tompson of Wilstead, 1000 years: rent per annum 4d. Messuage in Wilstead occupied by Anthony Wright, and pightle, 2 acres: abutting west on common green; east on Hooked Lane; also 3 1/2 acres in the common fields: on western town side abutting north on Hill Way; at Road End ditch, abutting west on Sisets leys; in Hill Field on Northcroft; in Dayne Field on Sherons bush furlong (owners and occupiers: William Pyatt, esquire, John Warner, Elizabeth Woolhead, George Keyes, John Bray, Thomas Bigg, John Killingworth, John Austin); this is now vested in Ruth Linford for residue of term. Also 8 1/2 acres in the common fields of Wilstead, occupied by Thomas Balls (Nathan Linford bought 1 acre from Edward Cooper, 11,12 October 1698; Nathan Linford bought 1 1/2 acre from James Cox 19,20 April 1705; Nathan Linford bought 6 acres from William Cawne, clerk, and wife Elizabeth, 2,3 October 1711) and close of 2 acres in Wilstead occupied by Thomas Balls, bought 29,30 March 1699 of William Tompkins. Also 1/4 of the following: messuage in Maulden occupied by Mary Linford, widow; close or garden, formerly 2 closes, 3 acres occupied by John Coleman; 25 acres in the common fields occupied by George Warner; 3 cottages in Clophill occupied by John Prior, [blank] Gobby, and [blank], and gardens, 4 acres; 2 acres arable in the common fields of Clophill, occupied by Hyne.
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