• Reference
    OR1420
  • Title
    (Copy). Act of Parliament to revive the Settlement of an estate on John Orlebeare, esquire ‘An Act for the Reviving a Settlement of certain Lands on John Orlibeare for life, the Remainder to the Sons of the said John successively, and the Heirs Males of their Bodies.’
  • Date free text
    1642-1662
  • Production date
    From: 1642 To: 1662
  • Scope and Content
    reciting: (i) Agreement. circa 1642. (i) Richard Child, esquire of Poddington. (ii) George Orlebar, gentleman, of Podington, who married Margaret, only daughter and heiress of (i) and had by her 15 children. -- that if (ii) would provide for one of his younger sons, (i) would provide for the rest of the children of (ii). (ii) therefore chose to provide for his third son John. (ii) Conveyance. 22 December 1642. (i) George Orlebar. (ii) Richard Child. -- messuage late in the occupation of John Pettite and Mary his mother. -- other property (unspecified) in Grendon, Earles Barton, Boziate, and Easton Mauditt, Northamptonshire. Value: £115 per annum to the use of (i) for life, then to John Orlebar and heirs male, and in default of heirs to second son of (i) in tail, like remainders to fourth and fifth sons of (i) (iii) Conveyance (Lease and Release) 18/19 January 1648/9. (i) George Orlebeare (ii) Robert Orlebear, Harrold. -- 2 cottages, in the occupation of Thomas Scaldwell and Mary Girling, and other property in Grendon. value: £5 per annum to the same uses as above, except the use limited to Margaret, late wife of George Orlebear (iv) Settlement. by Richard Child of the greater part of his lands of yearly value of £1,000 on the other sons of George Orlebeare. -- to eldest son, to the value of £500/£600 per annum -- to 2 other sons to the value of £100 per annum each -- to 3 other sons to the value of £80 per annum each -- to 2 eldest daughters £1000 each -- to other 6 daughters £700 each not dated. (v) Common Recovery. circa 1654. suffered by John Orlebar as soon as he came of age on advice of George Orlebar so that George Orlebar might enlarge the estate settled on John Orlebar. As a result, the original estate settled on John Orlebar became forfeit, contrary to the intent of George Orlebar, Richard, William and Matthew Orlebar who benefit by the forfeiture have agreed that the first settlement should be revived. The petition of George, John, Richard, William, and Matthew Orlebar to this effect is now enacted. 1661/2.
  • Level of description
    item