• Reference
    D211
  • Title
    Summary of Case (some counsels opinion). Payne Baronetcy case (Glascolt v Bridges) Lists evidence of witnesses.
  • Date free text
    Papermark 1862
  • Production date
    From: 1862 To: 1862
  • Scope and Content
    Case was started by Sir Peter Payne in his claim to copyhold of Manor of Allingworth as heir to Janet Haweis (niece of Sir Gillies Payne), who left much of her money to the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion. This was a pretext for raising the Baronetcy as under the custom of this Manor, he would have inherited the copyhold, as he was the youngest son (1825). The Baronetcy case related to the date when Sir Gillies Payne married Maria Keeling, mother of his 12 children including John Payne - ancestor of the Monoux-Paynes & Peter Payne of Blunham. Sir Peter's side stated that Sir Gillies married while Maria was pregnant with Peter - thus making Peter legitimate and John illegitimate. The marriage was supposed to have taken place in 1761 in London. The children of Gillies and Maria Keeling up to and including Peter were described in the Roxton parish Registers as 'natural'. [NB London Mormon Microfiche International Genealogical Index covering a considerable number of Parishes in London and Middlesex fails to show any marriage between Sir Gillies Payne and Maria Keeling at any date.]
  • Physical description
    Much damaged by mould
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  • Level of description
    item