BS33

Release to uses, for various considerations: (i) Right Honourable George, Lord Viscount Torrington, and wife Margaret; Reverend Thomas Pocock of East Greenwich, Kent, and wife Joyce; Elizabeth Stuckley of parish of St James, Westminster, widow; Isabella Bramston of Boreham, Essex, widow; Diana Kempton of parish of St James, widow; Anne Master of Southill, spinster; Martha Master of St James, spinster; Lucy Master of St James, spinster (ii) Elizabeth Master of Brooke, Kent, widow of Streynsham Master of Brooke, esquire (iii) Honourable Pattee Byng of Southill, esquire. Recites will of Streynsham Master, dated 21 June 1724, whereby he ordered his estate at Milton [Ernest] to be sold, and profits divided amongst his sisters [all the ladies in (i)], and created his wife Elizabeth as executrix. The Manor of Milton Erneys alias Middleton Erneys alias Milton Ernes alias Middleton Ernes alias Milton Harnes alias Middleton Harnes; also the manor-house of Milton Ernest; and other land [details given]. Witnesses: Thomas Harris and Edward Underhill. [Armorial seal]

11 Nov 1724

From: 1724 To: 1724

Details of other land: -- 186 acres arable and 13 acres meadow; -- closes called Home Close (8 acres), Wigney Crofts (18 acres), Hockley (4 acres), Highberry (3 acres); -- 8 acres pasture; all in Milton Ernest, Bletsoe, Thurleigh and Clapham; and formerly in the occupation of Henry Archer. Also a messuage with close adjoining (3 acres), and 60 acres arable, 8 acres meadow and a close called Lincroft; in said parishes; and formerly in the occupation of William Clare. And 17 1/4 acres arable and leys and 3 acres 3 1/2 roods of meadow, dispersed in the fields of Milton Ernest; and formerly in the occupation of Henry Edwards, salter, and of [-] Willimott (tenant); formerly purchased by Sir Christopher Turnor, knight, a baron of the Exchequer, of said Henry Edwards. All now in the occupation of Thomas Battison, Thomas Paine, Elizabeth Wheaton, widow, John Hawkins, [-] Teddon, widow, Anne Risely and Daniel Robinson; and were purchased from Henry Turnor of the Middle Temple, esquire (a son of Sir Christopher Turnor), and from Edmund Turnor of parish of St James, Westminster, esquire (nephew of Henry Turnor).

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Byng, George,
Lord Torrington,
Byng, Margaret,
Pocock, Thomas,
Pocock, Joyce,
Stuckley, Elizabeth,
Bramston, Isabella,
Kempton, Diana,
Master, Anne,
Master, Martha,
Master, Lucy,
Master, Elizabeth,
Master, Streynsham,
Byng, Pattee,
Master, Margaret,
Master, Joyce,
Master, Isabella,
Master, Diana,
Harris, Thomas,
Underhill, Edward,
Archer, Henry,
Clare, William,
Edwards, Henry,
Willimott,
Turnor, Christopher,
Battison, Thomas,
Paine, Thomas,
Wheaton, Elizabeth,
Hawkins, John,
Teddon,
Risely, Ann,
Robinson, Daniel,
Turnor, Henry,
Turnor, Edmund

deed, clergy, will, Milton Ernest Manor, personal seals & coats of arms, field names, salter, Baron of the Exchequer, East Greenwich, London St. James Street, Essex, SOUTHILL, Kent, MILTON ERNEST, BLETSOE, THURLEIGH, CLAPHAM, Middle Temple