• Reference
    WG1280
  • Title
    Marriage settlement: (i) William Gery of Bushmead, esquire, and wife Mary (ii) Eleanor Gery of Bushmead, widow (mother of (i)) (iii) Hester Gery of Bushmead (iv) Rev Hugh W. Wade, fellow of Emmanuel College (v) Francis Rix of St Neots, merchant; Livett Hedding of St Neots, merchant. On marriage of (iii) and (iv), third part of property listed. [Details given] (i) and (ii) to (v), Bushmead Hall newly erected by William, father of (i). (iv) to (v), property in Newark, Nottinghamshire, Kirton, Lincolnshire, Twyford parish Colesworth, Lincolnshire. Reciting: (1) Marriage settlement on marriage of (i) and Mary Bell of Bedford, 7,8 October 1763; (2) Deed to bar entail, 7,8 May 1788). 7 applied seals (conventional)
  • Date free text
    17 Jul 1792
  • Production date
    From: 1792 To: 1792
  • Scope and Content
    Third part of property: -- Farm at Bolnhurst, Keysoe and Pertenhall, late in the occupation of John Johnson, now Samuel Munden. -- Cottage at Bolnhurst, late in the occupation of John Bennington. -- Upper Jeffry Lawns (24 acres), Jeffry Lawns meadow (2 acres), Middle Jeffry Lawns (20 acres), Jeffry Lawns pasture alias Little Jeffry Lawns (8 1/4 acres), Pattesell meadow (14 3/4 acres), Pattesell field (45 1/4 acres), Pattesell leys (12 acres), Great Brickmead alias Brickhill (28 3/4 acres), in Eaton Socon, late in the occupation of John Peppercorn, now Robert Thorn. -- Manor of Bushmead. -- Haines Farm, Boomers closes. -- Great Hanger wood close. -- The Lawn (pasture) on east of Bushmead Hall. -- Orchard, garden, hop-ground, fish-ponds, spinney or serpentine walk taken out of Lawn. -- Dog-yard close, Barn yard close, sheep close, Nether Dovehouse close, Upper Dean close, Walnut tree yard, Pattisell field on west of manor house. -- Upper and Nether Ram closes, Little Hanger closes, Cadbury wood closes. -- Brickhill wood, 14 acres wood, Upper Steeple Grove, Nether Steeple grove, Hanger Spring. -- Upper and Nether Mill fields, Dovehouse close, Whitebrook field closes, Thornton Hill closes, 4 lanes, Dovehouse close. -- Messuage and closes called Bell's Camp. -- Farmhouse and land adjoining Brickhill field. -- Raper's close, Great Mowing ground, 2 mowing grounds, Flack's close, Flack's meadow. -- Messuage and Berry wood, Stripe Bushy Boomers, Boomers meadow, North Boomers. Above in Eaton Socon and Little Staughton; late in the occupation of John Peppercorn, John Saunders, Edward Goss, widow Brown, now in the occupation of widow Ingle, William Burrows, George Hipwell, Richard Stringer, John Murfin, Robert Thorn, John Musgrave, William Joice, Thomas Flanders, William Mansfield, Samuel Burgoine, Thomas Gilbert senior and junior. -- Messuage and the Ridings, Barnfield close, Chappel close, 10 acres close, 20 acres close, Riddy meadow, the Sheep pasture close, Walter's field. -- Stratton's close, Ley field. -- Lane late in the occupation of John Flanders, now Thomas Flanders. -- Messuage, Chappel meadow, plowed sheep pasture, the Bushy close adjoining Swilly pasture, Moor Grove, Bushy Close adjoining, Blazewell meadow, Upper Marle close, Nether Marle close, Blazewell mead. Above in Great Staughton; late in the occupation of Edmund Goss, widow Brown, now in the occupation of Widow Ingle. -- Great tithes of above property. Excepts Great Staughton Moor estate, purchased by William Gery of the Conyers family.
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