Reference
OR1445
Title
Marriage Settlement. (feoffment) £400
(i) Richard Childe, Poddington, esquire
(ii) George Orlebar, senior and wife Margaret, daughter and heiress of (i)
(iii) Henry Cooper, Arthingworth, Northamptonshire, gentleman
Richard Orlebeare, son of (ii)
Elizabeth Cooper, daughter of Henry Cooper.
Date free text
20 Oct. 1630; 19 July 1647
Production date
From: 1630 To: 1647
Scope and Content
Marriage portion: £400, and messuage, 5 yard lands, 4 cottages in Arthingworth in remainder after death of Henry Cooper and wife Elizabeth to daughter Elizabeth for life with remainders to issue.
(i) to Henry Cooper and Richard Orlebeare
A. -- Manor, capital messuage and farm called Manor of Hinwick. alias Brayes farm in the occupation late John Laveracke, clerk.
-- well close, foreyards close, stone close, long close, little toft, having 2 pightles, purchased of William Sayre within, church close, gorewronge close in the occupation of (i)
-- 150 acres in Hinwick and Podington in the occupation of John Laverack.
-- rent of 4 shillings of land of (late) John Stratton, Hinwick.
-- 4 roods pasture, Wellsike close in the occupation late Richard Cooke
C. -- messuage and 18 acres late Samuel Abbott in Hinwick.
-- cottage and 8 acres late Thomas Dent in Hinwick.
-- cottage and 4 acres late Thomas Colegrove in Hinwick.
-- messuage and Great Wellsike close (3 acres) in Hinwick.
-- 40 acres in the occupation late Ann Abbott, widow in Hinwick.
-- cottage in Hinwick in the occupation of ( ) Hull, widow
B. -- 2 doles of meadow, (3 acres) in Mickleholme meadow, Wellingborough.
to the following uses:-
A. to the use of Richard Orlebar for life, then Elizabeth Cooper, then to heirs male of Richard Orlebar and Elizabeth Cooper, in default to Richard Orlebar and heirs, in default to his brother Thomas, then to brother Alexander, then to brother William, then to revert to heirs of (i)
B. to use of George Orlebar senior for life, then to wife Margaret, with reversion to Richard Orlebar and heirs male.
C. to the use of Richard Orlebar, then to heirs male with remainders as in A.
reciting: lease of tithes of corn, grain and hay in Hinwick
(i) to Sir Thomas Tirringham, knight
from 2 closes in Hinwick called Overtoft and Nethertoft, (28 acres) Spout close (4acres.) 2 closes – Upperhaull field (60 acres) the Midsomer grounds
For 21 years 20 October 1630.
(i) to Henry Cooper and Richard Orlebar
-- tithes in Hinwick as above (kinchinborough close (3 acres)
mentioned instead of the Midsomer grounds)
to uses as A.
Witnesses. John Laverocke, Mary Laverocke, William Ireland
19 July 1647.
4 seals
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