X21/593

Marriage Settlement: £400 on the marriage of Francis Cooke & Ann Watkins

22 Jun 1762

From: 1762 To: 1762

(i) Francis Cooke of Milton Bryant/Milton Bryan, gentleman. (ii) Ann Watkins of Eversholt, widow (iii) Harry Johnson of Milton Bryant, esq. Ambrose Reddall of Eversholt, esq. ----- A messuage in Milton Bryant wherein Francis Cooke dwells; another messuage now made into 3, occupied by William Emmerton & Thomas Conquest; Readings Close, 7 acres; Toaddick or Toardix close, 4 acres, in Milton Broadmead; Readings Close; 'the 2 lower closes' in Milton Bryant and Eversholt; occupied Francis Cooke; ---- A messuage in Eversholt and close adjoining, occupied Ann Watkins; a messuage in Church End, occupied William Smith (purchased by Ann's late husband, Henry Watkins of Nicholas Brookes); a messuage in Church End late occupied Richard Garrold alias Turner, aft. Robert Fuller & Joseph Dimock, now made into 3, and occupied Matthew Holloman, John Gibbs, Henry Woodward; purchased by Henry Watkins from William & Elizabeth Beale of Flitwick; abutting South East on highway; the manor of Lovells or Lovells Berry, Potsgrove; a messuage in Potsgrove occupied by Robert Stratfold; 7 closes (82 acres) in Potsgrove & Woburn:- Upper & Lower Meadow, 12 & 9 acres; Long Ground 23 acres; Great Ground, 20 acres, Six Acres Piece, Bachus' Ground, 10 acres; Pightle; residue of term in a leasehold messuage at Rods End, Eversholt; 3 closes (Holme Close, Manshead Pightle, Cripseys Pightle) late in occupance Ambrose Roe, now Thomas Deacon; assigned 5 November 1745 by Thomas & Ambrose Roe of Eversholt, yeoman & victualler, to Henry Watkins; messuage, farm & closes, 200 acres in Chetwood, Buckinghamshire, let for £140 p.a.; plate, china etc. in schedule attached (includes mahogany chairs, bureau, bookcase, corner cupboard, pewter plates, copper saucepans, brass potage pots, 1 bedstead with red, 1 with yellow furniture, 3 chests of drawers, 3 punch bowls, brass & silver candlesticks, silver & copper coffee pots, silver tea kettle, 6 china coffee cups but no tea cups.) Witnesses: John Rotherham, clerk to Mr Reddall; John Wilcox, servant to Mrs Watkins.

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Cooke, Francis,
Watkins, Ann,
Johnson, Harry,
Reddall, Ambrose,
Emmerton, William,
Conquest, Thomas,
Smith, William,
Watkins, Henry,
Brookes, Nicholas,
Garrold, Richard,
Turner, Richard,
Fuller, Robert,
Dimock, Joseph,
Holloman, Matthew,
Gibbs, John,
Woodward, Henry,
Beale, William,
Beale, Elizabeth,
Stratfold, Robert,
Roe, Ambrose,
Deacon, Thomas,
Roe, Thomas,
Rotherham, John,
Reddall,
Wilcox, John

DEEDS, marriage settlements, MARRIAGE, Milton Bryant, MILTON BRYAN, EVERSHOLT, Potsgrove Lovells Manor, POTSGROVE, WOBURN, Buckinghamshire Chetwood, clerk, servant