TW476

i) Sir Lewis Dyve of Bromham, knight ii) Dyve Downes, nephew of i), gentleman and Garthered his wife, daughter of Robert Hatley of Puttenhoe, in Goldington, esquire deceased Conveyance (Feoffment), being a settlement subsequent to Marriage, by i) to ii)

29 Sep 1588

From: 1588 To: 1588

.. his manors etc. in Biddenham which he had purchased of George Mordaunt esquire by deed dated 13 June 1587 ... a messuage in Kempston Bridgend, a pightle adjoining, a close called the Mores and 4 acres arable which he had purchased of John Lord St.John, Oliver St.John esquire and Thomas Ansell, gentleman to uses, i.e. as to such lands as were once the property of Thomas Saunsom deceased in Biddenham, and the messuage and lands in Kempston, to Dyve Downes and heirs for ever to the use of i) for his life, then to ii) and heirs, in default to heirs of i); as to rest, to ii) and his heirs, in default to i) Witnesses: Edward Latner, John Harrod, Oliver Smythe

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Dyve, Lewis,
Downes, Dyve,
Downes, Garthered,
Hatley, Robert,
Mordaunt, George,
St.John, Oliver (1st Baron St.John of Bletsoe),
Ansell, Thomas,
Saunsom, Thomas,
Latner, Edward,
Harrod, John,
Smythe, Oliver

legal papers, DEEDS, BIDDENHAM, Putnoe, marriage settlements, Biddenham Manor, Kempston Bridge End, KEMPSTON