• Reference
    J124
  • Title
    Deed to lead the uses of a fine
  • Date free text
    15 January 1656
  • Production date
    From: 1656 To: 1656
  • Scope and Content
    1. Oliver St John, Woodford, esquire, Barbara his wife. 2. Sir Edward Nicholls, Foxton, Baronet. 3. Sir Thomas Alston, Odell. Conveyance by (1) to (2 and 3), as trustees, to use of Oliver St John for life, then Barbara his wife for life, then to heirs male, in default of heirs male, to use of (2 and 3) in trust for 500 years, to provide £1500 portion to be divided among daughters of the marriage at age of 16. Part of property late of John St Andrew (deceased), (descended to Mary Piggott, Elizabeth Skeffington and Barbara St John): Northamptonshire: East Haddon, Byfield, Pisford and Brampton: -- 5 closes, meadow, 170 acres, in the occupation of Joseph Borman. -- capital messuage manor house, East Haddon, with meadow close, in the occupation of Widow Garfeild. -- St. Andrews close, in the occupation of Francis Butlyn. -- Sackwells close, in the occupation of Widow Blisse. -- messuage farmhouse and 2 acres close, with land in North field, in the occupation of Daniel White. Leicestershire: Rolston, Bilsdon, Laughton, Kilby and Foxton: -- messuage tenement and farm with 2 yard land at Rolston, in the occupation of . . . . Kinge. -- half of 2 yard lands at Rolston in the occupation of William Cureton. -- three eighths of manor, messuage, cottages and lands at Bilsdon. -- two one quarter parts of moiety of manor, messuage lands etc. at Laughton.
  • Level of description
    item