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i)William Henry Deverall, late of 5, Raymond Buildings, Grays Inn, Middlesex, but now of Lincolns Inn Middlesex, Esq,
John Croft Deverell, Purbrook Park, Hants, Esq.,
ii) John Deverell, Purbrook Park, Esq
iii) Francis William Reeve Jones, Belgium & Samuel Betteley, Tottenham, Middlesex, gentlemen
iv) John Purser, Willington, farmer
v) John Thompson, Biggleswade, surgeon
vi) Edmund Stanton, Biggleswade, law clerk
reciting mortgage of 22 December 1843
a) George Inskip
b) Rt Hon Henry Hobhouse
Rev Thomas Westcombe
Joshua Lockwood
Robert Ballard
- cottages, land etc
to secure repayment of £20,000
reciting also assignment of mortgage
1) Joshua Lockwood (having survived those above)
2) William Henry Deverell, John Croft Deverell
mortgage debt has become the property of 2)
so 1) assigns 2)
- said principal sum of £20,000
- cottages, land etc
reciting also mortgage of 23 April 1853
A) Edward Fitt Hopkins
B) Randolph Richard Knipe, Edward Samuel Knipe
C) William Hogge, Robert Lindsell
D)George Inskip
E) John Deverell
property conveyed to use of E), subject to above mortgage to secure repayment by D) of £8000
reciting also articles of agreement of 8 April 1851
I) George Inskip
II) Elizabeth Frances Betteley, spinster
III) James Lewis, Robert Noakes
made previous to the marriage of I) and II) solemnised on 8 April 1851
reciting also conveyance of 21 June 1851
aa) George Inskip
bb) James Lewis, Robert Noakes
- property of aa) in Northill
to secure repayment of £1000 and 5% p.a interest within 6 months after his decease, income to be paid to Elizabeth Frances Inskip during life. If no children of the marriage (as was the case) and principal sum not having been raised at her decease, property to be
reconveyed to aa), so that, subject to securing to Elizabeth Frances Inskip of annuity of £50, trusts of said settlement are determined
reciting death of George Inskip on 9 July 1853
reciting endorsement on deed of settlement
AA) James Lewis, Robert Noakes
BB) Elizabeth Frances Inskip
CC) Francis William Reeve Jones, Samuel Betteley
BB) appointed CC) as trustees of the settlement in place of AA) who conveyed the premesis to CC) in trust
Reciting will of George Inskip dated 29 August 1851:
- to John Purser and Harry Inskip, Hertford, oil merchant
- dwelling house in which he resided etc
- all his lands in Upper and Lower Caldecote, Northill, Sandy and elsewhere (including cottages hereinafter described)
- farming stock, household goods and all other his real and personal estate etc
in trust for sale
money arising - to satisfy mortgage debt (including said charge of £1000)
remainder - to be invested:
£50 p.a. to sister, Martha Inskip
£26 p.a. to Charlt Wheatley
1/3 residue to William Wheatley at 25
1/3 residue to Emma Wheatley
1/3 residue to Keziah Wheatley at 21 or marriage
will proved (PCC) on 3 October 1853.
Reciting bill of Complaint filed in Chancery on 18 January 1854 by William, Emma and Keziah Wheatley (being infants) by Richard Richards (their next friend) against John Purser and Harry Inskip. By decree of 24 January 1854 it was directed that such of the estates of George Inskip as were not subject to mortgages, and mortgaged estates (with consent of mortgagees) should be sold and purchase money paid into bank.
By Order in cause Wheatley v Purser and Harry Inskip (since deceased) and Harry Leonard Inskip (his executor) on 1 June 1860 it was directed that real estate of George Inskip (except the Grange and other property held by Martha Inskip) should be sold.
On 11 January 1854 Martha Inskip filed a claim to have the real and personal estate of George Inskip administered in Chancery.
By Order of 15 Febuary 1854 was ordered that mortgaged premises (of which Martha Inskip was equitable motgagee) should be sold.
By Order in causes of Wheatley v Purser and Inskip v Purser on 17 January 1862 it was directed that property directed to be sold in
2nd mentioned cause should be instead sold in 1st mentioned cause, with the real estate of said George Inskip.
Said real estate of George Inskip was sold by auction on 15 August 1862 in 33 lots (undermentioned property being lots 5 and 7). v) being the purchaser of lot 5 at £2680 and of lot 7 at £2730.
Now in consid of £2680 and £2730 purchase money and £43 17s 6d and £34 9s 2d for interest (total - £5488 6s 8d) paid by v)
i), ii), iii) and iv) convey to v)
- 5 cottages in Lower Caldecote in Northill
- garden ground adjoining (22 acres 2 rd 5p) - forming lot 5 - with an approach by right of way 15 ft wide on East side of land forning
lot 6
North(part) lot 30 sold to Mr Ebeneezer Marshall
North (remaining part)}
East (part) } Messrs Hogge and Lindsell
East (other part) Mr James Tingey
East (remaining part) }
South (part) } lot 20 sold to Mr John Odell
South (part) lot 6 sold to Mr Cornelius Bennett
South (further part) Messrs Hogge and Lindsell
South (remaining part) Mr Alfred White
West (part) Mr John West
West (further part) devisees of William Chandler
West (remaining part) said John Thompson in occupation - and known as Parsons Great Field
Said piece of land forming lot 5 was many years since part of newly enclosed arable land called Long Field and the site of a messuage formerly in occupation John Jeffries since purchased by father of said George Inskip from Rev James Harvey and wife Catherine by Feoffment of 16 October 1805 (as on plan on back of this deed)
- piece of garden ground at Upper Caldecote, Northill, forming lot 7 (25 acres 1 rd)
North high road from Bedford to Biggleswade
East lot 8, sold to Mr George Dalton
South & West Mr James Dillamore, in occupation of ---
part of said lot 7 was formerly called Gleaners Land Field (18 acres 3 rds 26 p) and other part of said land formed part of and was called Woodwards Field and was purchased by father of said George Inskip by
release of 2 June 1815
(as in plan on back of deed)
to hold freed from said mortgages and annuity of £50 and from great and small tithes which were extinguished by the Northill
inclosure act, 1780.
However subject to obligation by v) to make and maintain various fences
vi) to be trustee for v) if necessary
signaturs i) to v)
endorsed witnesses (various)