• Reference
    M1/4/14, 15
  • Title
    Exchange (Lease and Release): (i) John Kendall Cater of Kempston, esq., son of Beckford Cater; (ii) John Denis of Kempston, esq.
  • Date free text
    21,22 Sept. 1759
  • Production date
    From: 1750 To: 1750
  • Scope and Content
    22 acres in the common fields of Kempston as follows; -- in Windmill field 6 acres abutting south on the highway from Kempston to Bedford, north on Little Ham field joint way, east on Lady Knowles' 15 acre piece, and west on John Cater's 2 acre piece; -- in Gt. Hardwick field 1 rood in the occupation of Henry Taylor, abutting north on pigmead, east on the land of ___ Roffe, and south on the headland of Lady Knollys; -- 1 acre in the same occupation abutting north on pigmead, east on the land of ___ Roffe, west on the land of John Cater, and south on that of Lady Knollys; -- 1 acre 3 roods abutting north on pigmead, east on the land of Joseph Hickman, south on the land of Lady Knollys, west on the land of John Cater; in the occupation of henry Taylor. -- 2 roods in the same occupation, abutting north on pigmead, west on the land of John Cater, south on the land of Lady Knollys; -- 1 rood abutting north on Boarden Bridge Leys, east on the land of Farrer Hillersden esq., west on the land of Lady Knollys, and south on Hill Furlong joint; -- 3 roods abutting north on Boarden Bridge, Leys, east on the land of Lady Knollys, west on the land of John Cater, south on Hill Furlong joint; -- 1 rood abutting north on the said Leys, and on Boarden Bridge, east west on the land of John Cater; -- 1 rood in the same occupation, abutting north on Boarden Bridge Leys, east on the land late of ___ Blackwell, west on the land of John Cater, south on Hill Furlong joint; -- in Lower Stone field 2 roods late in the occupation of Robert Barrett, abutting south on Mead Leys, west on the land of Lady Knollys, east on the land of Widow Brace, north on Upper Stones; -- 2 roods in the occupation of John Reynolds abutting south on Mead Leys, west on the land of Thomas Pearson, east on the land of John Gurney, and north on Upper Stones; -- 2 roods abutting south on Mead Leys, west on the land of Thomas Pearson, east on the land of Lady Knollys and north on Upper Stones; -- also 5 roods in the occupation of Thomas Stoak abutting south on Mead Leys, west on the land of John Cater, east on the land of Richard Littlehales, and north of Upper Stones; -- 1 rood in the occupation of John Reynolds abutting south on Mead Leys, west on the land of William Bull, east on the land of John Cater and north of Upper Stones; -- 2 roods in the same occupation abutting south on Mead Leys, west on the land of Richard Littlehales, east on the land of Widow Lamb, north on Upper Stones; -- 6 roods in the occupation of Isaac Fannuch abutting south on Mead Leys, west on the land of Richard Littlehales, east on the land of Thomas Pearson, north on Upper Stones; -- 2 roods in the occupation of John Reynolds abutting south on Mead Leys, west on the land of Thomas Pearson, east on the land of William Douglass, north on Upper Stones; -- 6 roods in the same occupation abutting south on Upper Stones, east and west on the land of Richard Littlehales, north on Moor furling; -- 6 roods in the occupation of Robert Barrett abutting south on Upper Stones, west on the land of Thomas Pearson, east on the land of John Cater and north on the land of Richard Littlehales; -- 4 roods in the occupation of John Reynolds abutting north on Lower Stones, west & east on the land of Richard Littlehales and north on the land of ___ Blackwell; -- 2 roods in the occupation of Isaac Fannuch abutting south on Lower Stones, west on the land of Lady Knollys, east on the land of Richard Littlehales and north on the land of ___ Blackwell; -- 1 rood in the occupation of Thomas Stoakes abutting south on Lower Stones, east on the land of Thomas Pearson, and north on the land of John Cater; -- 3 roods in the occupation of John Reynolds, abutting south on Lower Stones, west on the land of William Douglas, east on the land of Thomas Pearson and north on the land of John Cater; -- 2 roods in the occupation of Robert Barrett abutting south on Lower Stones, west on the land of ___ Blackwell, east on the land of Lady Knollys and Nnorth on the land of John Cater. In exchange for 7 acres meadow in Earles Holme Meadow, of which 4 acres lie between that of Lady Knollys and of John Cater, one end abutting on the river called Old Ray and one on the New Cutt leading to Mill back Brook; and 3 acres abutting on the river called Old Ray, and about 5 poles from the gate from Earles Holme into Biddenham field, the other end on the river Ouse, the meadow of John Cater on either side. Witnesses: Thomas Gurney, Ambrose Reddall. Armorial seal.
  • Level of description
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