Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    X668/160-161
  • Title
    Lease and release, to make a tenant to the Praecipe: (i) Richard Denis, Old Warden, gentleman, and wife Sarah (late Sarah Perrin, spinster, devisee in tail named in last will of Mary Coleman, late of Cranfield, spinster, deceased) (ii) Christopher Johnson, Hatton Garden, Middlesex, gentleman (iii) Alexander Forbes Gaskell, Hatton Garden, gentleman. To destroy all estates tail and remainders and to settle the property to uses, (i) release to (ii) messuage or farmhouse in Marston Moretaine, formerly in occupation of William Pierce, afterwards Joseph Monk and now Thomas Turney, and other property [Details given] To hold to use of (ii) to intent that he may become perfect tenant to the freehold to suffer a Common Recovery. To hold on such trusts as (i) should appoint. Signatures of all. Endorsed receipt. Witnesses: Samuel Sharpe and John Legrew, clerks to Messrs Johnson & Gaskell; Theed Pease of Bedford; Robert Dennis of Kempston
  • Date free text
    1 and 2 June 1796
  • Production date
    From: 1796 To: 1796
  • Scope and Content
    Details of other property: -- close pasture ground adjoining called Home Close (5 acres) -- Sheepcoate (14 acres) North west wood late of Edward Snagg, esquire, called Marston Thrift South lane -- other close of pasture in Marston Moretaine called Stockings (7 acres) South common green North Marston Thrift -- cottage with little piece of ground belonging standing in last mentioned close -- Mead Close (6 acres) now part of Sheepcoate -- 52 acres arable and ley ground in open and common fields of Marston Moretaine -- In Church Field in Redland Shot - 5 acres lying together West a highway next Litchington Field - 1 acre abutting on said highway - 1/2 acre abutting on said highway - 2 roods abutting on said 1/2 acre -- In same field in Smarts Furlong - 1 acre lying by roadside - 2 x 1/2 acres abutting south upon headland of Mr Brace -- In same field - 1 rood shooting against the Church Way - 7 roods more shooting against the Churchway - 2 roods abutting against the road - 1 rood more on above 2 roods - 2 thridendales shooting toward south against Smarts Furlong -- In Shaw Field - 3 acres ley ground lying together called Now Close - 9 lands in Waterpiece furlong (4 1/2 acres) shooting towards north east on a headland of Edward Snagg, esquire - 1/2 acre in same furlong shooting as last mentioned - 5 lands in Watershot (2 1/2 acres) shooting at both ends on headlands of Edward Snagg - Ashcroft Shot (1 acre) abutting south on highway there -- In Brook Field - Short Piece - 15 lands lying together (4 acres) - 3 x 1/2 acres lying together shooting towards north on Bones Willows - 3 acres lying together abutting south on highway - 1 rood abutting as above - 2 roods abutting on above - 1 headland at upper end of Cancott Shott (1/2 acre) - 1/2 acre shooting towards north against Cancott Brook - 3 roods shooting as aforesaid against said Brook - 1 rood shooting as last mentioned 3 roods - 1 acre in North alias North Mead Shot - 1/2 acre more in same shot - 1 acre more in same shot - 1/2 acre more in same shot - 1 headland and fellow in Full Brook Shott - 1 acre lying together in same shot shooting against Full Brook - 1 acre more in same shot shooting as last mentioned - 1/2 acre in same shot shooting against said Brook - 6 lands in Brook Furlong, lying together (3 acres) shooting towards south on a brook there - 1/2 acre more in same furlong shooting on the brook - 1/2 acre more in same furlong shooting as before - 4 roods in same furlong lying together and shooting as before on said brook - 2 roods in same furlong shooting on the brook - 1/2 acre in same furlong shooting as last mentioned - 1 acre in a shot shooting towards south on Brook Shot Headland (being residue of said 52 acres) all above purchased by William Coleman, esquire, from Thomas Bird -- messuage in Wroxhill, Marston Moretaine, formerly in the occupation of Nicholas Price, deceased, late of James Hallworth, deceased, but now of William Bartram -- Home Close -- Coverhill -- Ploughed Hill -- 2 acres sward in Ridgway Close -- Holy Orchard -- One close divided into 2 called Newbolds -- Long Croft with coppice of wood adjoining -- Horse Close -- Inings Pightle all in Wroxhill and Marston Moretaine -- 6 acres 1 rood -- 3 acres land more -- 1 acre more -- Over Ravensden (close) -- Middle Ravensden (close) which said 2 closes are now called part of Sexhill Closes -- Ridgway Close -- Perry Hill -- 48 acres land in common fields of Marston Moretaine -- 21 acres in Sex Hill Field -- 27 acres in Wroxhill Field formerly purchased by William Coleman of Nicholas Blick and others -- 6 acres arable in Sexhill Field, Marston Moretaine, called Whitbread Piece South Mr Dell North late Ambrose Sanderfoot East Long Baulk West common highway formerly in the occupation of William Wheeler and were purchased by William Coleman from Henry Hill and wife Mary -- 9 acres 1 rood arable in the common fields of Marston Moretaine in the occupation of Thomas Henman and now of William Bartram -- 9 lands lying together in Sexhill Field in Whitbreads Piece, with hedge and ditch adjoining (2 acres) South west common highway North east Dr Dell South east close late of Mr Prior North west above described land - 4 lands and a headland more lying together in same field in Whitbreads Piece (1 acre 1 rood) adjoining aforesaid 2a - 1 acre more in same field on the Middle Furlong - 10 lands and 1 headland in East Field alias Brook Field in Marston Moretaine (5 acres) - 9 lands, with headland, lie together on Marsh Brook Hill, now commonly called Mill Furlong - 1 other land, residue, on same hill said lands were purchased by William Coleman of Matthew Parke and wife Jemima.
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