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Mortgage for payment of legacies: (i) Wriothesly, Duke of Bedford (ii) William Hillersdon of Elstow, esquire, eldest son and heir of Thomas Hillersdon, deceased; George Becher of Grays Inn, gentleman, executor of Elizabeth Becher, spinster, who was executrix of Francis Becher who was trustee of certain lands (iii) John Reynolds of St Giles, esquire; Richard Petty of Covent Garden, gentleman; Simon Taylor of Woburn, gentleman; John Brett of Husborne Crawley, gentleman. Netherstead Farm and other property in Colmworth [details given]. Recites: Will of Thomas Hillersdon; lands to be sold to pay eldest daughter Margaret £2000, and Elizabeth, Susanna and Richard, his three younger children, £1500 apiece; remainder to eldest son William Hillersdon; 9 November 1693. Witnesses: Ambrose Reddall, Thomas Stephens, Jonathan Fryer, Charles Hubert. Memorandum on dorse, 18 April 1709.

20 May 1702

From: 1693 To: 1709

Details given: -- Netherstead Farm, Colmworth; -- Warren meadow, 12 acres; -- Hill close, 4 acres; -- Trefoyle close, 4 acres; -- the Warrens, 10 acres; -- Great ley close, 13 acres; -- Little Ley close, 4 acres; -- Calves close, 4 acres; -- Netherstead meadow, 12 acres; -- Burnes close, 28 acres; -- Dyers Croft, 5 acres; -- August field, 30 acres; -- Long field, 20 acres; and 80 acres in the common fields of Colmworth and Eaton Socon; all in the occupation of Thomas Cooper. A messuage in Colmworth in the occupation of William Peacock with: -- Fox Holes, 7 acres; -- Feeding close, 14 acres; -- Home Close, 7 acres; -- Maple Well close and meadow, 7 acres; -- little close, 1 acre; -- Home pightle, 1/2 acre; -- a close, 2 acres; and 120 acres in the common fields of Colmworth; also Langley wood, 80 acres. A messuage in Colmworth in the occupation of John Hart, with homestall, 2 acres; and 22 1/2 acres in the common fields of Colmworth and Wilden.

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Russell, Wriothesley (2nd Duke of Bedford),
Hillersdon, William,
Hillersdon, Thomas,
Becher, George,
Becher, Elizabeth,
Becher, Francis,
Reynolds, John,
Petty, Richard,
Taylor, Simon,
Brett, John,
Hillersdon, Margaret,
Hillersdon, Elizabeth,
Hillersdon, Susanna,
Hillersdon, Richard,
Reddall, Ambrose,
Stephens, Thomas,
Fryer, Jonathan,
Hubert, Charles,
Cooper, Thomas,
Peacock, William,
Hart, John

mortgages, gentleman, Colmworth Netherstead Farm, will, field names, Colmworth fields, Wilden fields, ELSTOW, Grays Inn, Middlesex St Giles in the Fields, Covent Garden, WOBURN, HUSBORNE CRAWLEY, COLMWORTH