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Family settlement

4 Nov 1670

From: 1668 To: 1670

Family Settlement Parties: (i) Paul Cobb of Barnards Inn, London, gentleman; (ii) Ursula Barton, widow of Francis Barton, late of Middle Temple, London, esquire; Mary Barton, daughter and heir of Francis and Ursula; (iii) Sir John Kelynge, Lord Chief Justice; John Barton, sergeant-at-law Reciting: - R6/5/4/16; - the marriage duly occurred and Sir John Kelynge paid £2,000 to John Barton; - Francis Barton died leaving Mary Barton as his heir without John Barton having used the £4,000 to purchase land Operative Part: - (i) conveyed (a) to (iii) for £2,900 Property: (a) mansion house or farm called Saint Leonard’s, Bedford; (b) 10 acres of pasture in three closes adjoining (a); (c) 7 acres called Pilcroft “being every years land” (d) 10 acres in Fenlake Meadow; (e) 6 acres in Kempston Meadow; (f) 3 roods of meadow in Longholme; (g) close of pasture called Jewells; (h) 140 acres of arable in Bedford, Elstow, Cardington and Kempston (a)-(h) formerly in the occupation of Lewis Harding, gentleman, now Simon Beckett the younger, yeoman at £80 per annum (i) Saint Leonard’s Fair; (j) farmhouse in Fenlake, Cardington in the occupation of John Strett; (k) 16½ acres of meadow and pasture in Fenlake and Harrowden; (l) 12 acres in Fenlake Meadow; (m) 2 acres in Elstow Meadow; (o) 160 acres of arable in Cardington, Elstow and Bedford; (p) 20 acres of pasture called Benyons; (j)-(p) in the occupation of John Strett (q) lands in Cardington formerly in the occupation of Widow Crump, now John Strett; (r) cottage in Fenlake formerly in the occupation of John Knott, now John Strett; (j)-(r) were held for £84 per annum rent Habendum - to (iii) to the use of Ursula Barton for her life, remainder to Mary Barton and her children, remainder to John Barton for ever Covenant by (i) to levy a fine sur conizance de droit come ceo etc. Witnesses: - John Kelynge junior; - Joseph Nickins; - Robert Hyde; - Benjamin Hawkins

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Cobb, Paul,
Barton, Ursula,
Boteler, Ursula,
Barton, Francis,
Barton, Mary,
Kelynge, John,
Barton, John,
Harding, Lewis,
Beckett, Simon,
Strett, John,
Crump,
Knott, John,
Nickins, Joseph,
Hyde, Robert,
Hawkins, Benjamin

Bedford Saint Leonard's Farm, BEDFORD, family settlements, Paul Cobb, specific solicitors, widow, Francis Barton, Lord Chief Justice of King's Bench, sergeant at law, John Barton, deaths, Bedford fields, Fenlake, KEMPSTON, Kempston fields, ELSTOW, agricultural leases, trade and industry fairs, Eastcotts Harrowden, Elstow fields, Eastcotts fields