Reference
BS698
Title
Wilstead, Langford and elsewhere. Post-nuptial settlement (Lease and Release; Lease missing [supplementary to Marriage Settlement (A) recited below]): (i) Thomas Browne of Arlesey, doctor of physic (ii) William Becher of Howbury, esquire, Denis Farrer of Cold Brayfield, Buckinghamshire, esquire (iii) Isaac Ewer of Lincoln's Inn, esquire. A messuage in Wilstead and other property [details given]. Recites Marriage Settlement and Conveyance [details given]. Witnesses: John Cooke, Joseph Bridges, Edward Horsman, Henry Bourne, clerk to Mr Ewer
Date free text
30 Apr 1726
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From: 1726 To: 1726
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Details given:
-- a messuage in Wilstead in the occupation formerly of George Warner and then of William Tomkins and now of William Hawkins;
-- a pightle, 1 acre, between the highway east, the lane west, the land late of George Lawson, gentleman, and the common north;
-- North Ends Close, 5 acres, between the land late of George Bird west, the lane east, abutting north on a common field and south on Hillway Common;
-- 44 acres in the common fields of Wilstead and Houghton Conquest;
-- Pipers Closes, 6 acres, in Wilstead and Houghton Conquest, the Highway east, and late of Widow Edwards west, the brook north, the common south;
-- a 'swarth' of meadow in the occupation of William Hawkins;
-- a messuage in Wilstead, Gillians close, 8 acres;
-- Doggetts close, 5 acres;
-- Hornsend close, 5 acres;
all in Wilstead;
-- 82 acres 3 roods arable and 10 acres meadow in Wilstead, Houghton Conquest, Elstow and Cardington, all formerly in the occupation of Robert Holstock and now of William Hawkins;
-- Pye's close in Flexmore End, Langford;
-- 1/2 acre in Middle Field in a place called Neldon;
-- 1/2 acre in Flint Way;
-- formerly copyhold tenements of the manor of Langford and surrendered to Thomas Browne as lord of the manor on 14 June 1723 by William Day and wife Elizabeth, John Talman and wife Frances, and Dorothy Upwood, widow;
-- a messuage in Clifton with 12 acres in the occupation of Nicholas Locky.
Recites:
(A) Marriage settlement, 26,27 January 1721: (i) Thomas Browne (ii) William Farrer of Cold Brayfield, esquire (iii) Elizabeth Farrer of Cold Brayfield, spinster, and sister of said William (iv) William Becher junior and Denis Farrer (v) William Salisbury of Cold Brayfield, gentleman. The manor of Langford in Langford and Clifton, late purchased by Thomas Browne from John Draper of Hitchin, gentleman, and wife Ann, with freehold lands formerly in the occupation of John Cosins, John Green, [-] Pryor, widow, William Ady, John Frances, William Dilly, John Ratford, Israel Robinson, John Topham, Josiah Lovelidge and Richard Arnald in Arlesey, with 1 acre in Henlow in the occupation of William Green. On the marriage of Thomas Browne and Elizabeth Farrer.
(B) Conveyance (Feoffment), 1 May 1682: (i) George Warner (ii) Thomas Arnald, esquire. Lands in Wilstead and Houghton Conquest purchased by William Farrer of William Arnald and wife Elizabeth.
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