Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    V388
  • Title
    Deed of Partition. (i) Richard How of Aspley Guise, gentleman (one of the two children of Richard How gentleman deceased late of Aspley Guise by Susanna his late wife formerly Briggins, spinster) and wife Silena (ii) Briggins How of Woburn, shopkeeper (the other of the two said children) and wife Sarah (iii) Edward Grubb of St. Olave, Old Jewry, London, gentleman
  • Date free text
    19 Aug 1763
  • Production date
    From: 1763 To: 1763
  • Scope and Content
    recites: Enclosure Act of Aspley Guise and Award by which Richard and Briggins How are each entitled to a moiety of: (a) -- parcel of land in Smeadham Hill Field and Allenbridge Mead 81 acres 2 roods 8 perches in the occupation of Thomas Shouler :southeast Wensdon Hill :south old enclosed lands and homestall of said Richard How deceased :east Crawley Field :north Aspley Brook :west allotments to Jane Sadlier widow and Richard How party hereto (b) -- parcel of land between Radwell Pitt and Fulbrook 32 acres 2 roods 10 perches in the occupation of Samuel Wooding :northeast and southeast part of common hills allotted to said Richard How deceased :southwest Fulbrook :west old enclosed lands of Briggins How :north Millway (c) -- parcel of lands adjoining Radwell Pitt 24 acres 3 roods 17 perches in the occupation of Thomas Smith :south Mill Way :north lands allotted to Jane Sadlier :southwest Radwell Pitt :west part of lands allotted to Richard How deceased (d) -- parcel of Steppingtons 13 acres 2 roods 20 perches in the occupation of (i) Thomas Smith and Samuel Wooding : east other part of lands allotted to said Richard How deceased and Jane Sadlier :south Mill Way :north Steppington’s Meadow :west part of Steppingtons allotted to Thomas James Selby (e) -- parcel of Wensdon Hill 12 acres 2 roods 20 perches in the occupation of Thomas Shouler :west Home Closes and Home Stall late of Richard How deceased :southeast Crawley Way :east Crawley Field :north Smeadham Hill Field recites: V386 whereas: Richard How and Briggins How have agreed to make partition (a) and (e) to Richard How and wife Silena (b), (c), (d) to Briggins How and wife Sarah (f) -- Crabtree Furlong or meadow in Broad Mead 9 acres 3 roods 36 perches in the occupation of Samuel Wooding :north and northeast Aspley Road :south Steppington and Flexburn Mead :west Roasters Lane Field (g) -- Under Steppington Meadow 8 acres 3 roods 13 perches in the occupation of Samuel Wooding :south and southeast Aspley Brook :south and southwest Steppington’s :northeast Flexburn Meadow :northwest Wavendon Field (h) -- The Rye Piece 4 acres 1 rood 15 perches taken partly out of Old Windmill Hill Furlong and partly out of the Common Hills near Hogsty End now in the occupation of Richard How and wife Silena :northeast Plough’d Powage :east and northwest land allotted to Richard Sawell :south and west 29 acres 3 roods 34 perches Hill Land hereinafter mentioned (i) -- 14 acres Hill Land being part of 29 acres 3 roods 34 perches in the occupation of Samuel Wooding :north, south and east land allotted to Robert Sawell :west Rye Piece and aforesaid parcel of land adjoining Radwell Pitt all which lands were of Richard How deceased and on his death descended to Richard How party hereto and are by him and Briggins How agreed to be worth £396.13s.4d. these are to be conveyed by Richard How to the use of Briggins How and will also pay said Briggins How £10 to make the division as equal as possible. whereas: Briggins How does not think it will be to his advantage to accept the devise in his father’s will subject to the provisions stipulated, relinquishes his right in it to Richard How Briggins How has agreed with Richard How for the absolute purchase of: -- 2 messuages in Aspley Guise in the occupation of Samuel Wooding and Ralph French -- 15 acres 3 roods 34 perches Hill Land (remainder of 29 acres 3 roods 34 perches) in the occupation of Samuel Wooding, for £400. now: parties agree to abovesaid divisions; will levy fine to said Edward Grubb. Witnesses: William Joyce, John Turvey, Thomas Cotton, attorney in Red Lyon Street Wapping, William Clegg, clerk to Mr. Grubb [see also NC1280]
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