BC67

Assignment of Demise for 1000 yrs; for £13

29 Nov 1678

From: 1678 To: 1678

Matthew Meade, formerly of Bragnam in Soulbury (county of Buckinghamshire) & now of Stevenheath (county of Middlesex) gentleman, & Thomas Hopkins, butcher, to Edward Ashwell, yeoman, & John Ashwell, blacksmith, all of Leighton Buzzard. 2 acres dispersed in the Open Fields (lately purchased of Francis Winton & Richard Doggett, gentlemen, formerly of Thomas Bryan & wife Hanna). Bounding owners: Edward Ashwell, Thomas Waters, Richard Ashwell, Bennet. Leach. Place-names: Shenley Hill Field, Shenley Hill, Stone Pit Close; Middle Field, Hunts Way; Grovebury Field, Pitham Furlong, Dunstable Way. (Recites Demise dated 1668). Witnesses: John Marshe, John Marshe junior, Daniel Marshe.

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Bedford Corporation,
Meade, Matthew,
Hopkins, Thomas,
Ashwell, Edward,
Ashwell, John,
Winton, Francis,
Doggett, Richard,
Bryan, Thomas,
Bryan, Hanna,
Waters, Thomas,
Ashwell, Richard,
Bennet,
Leach,
Leach, Bennet

Bedford Corporation, DEEDS, buildings and land use, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, , Stevenheath, butcher, yeoman, blacksmith, Leighton Buzzard fields, Landlord, Leighton Buzzard Shenley Hill