Reference
PM1066
Title
Marriage settlement (copy): on the marriage of i) and ii);
i) William Westbrooke Richardson, esquire
ii) Barbara Johnson of Middlesex, spinster, eldest daughter of Richard and Barbara;
iii) Richard Richardson of Yorkshire, esquire; James Quilter of Middlesex, esquire;
iv) John Turner of Yorkshire, esquire; Alexander Hamilton of Lincoln’s Inn, gentleman;
Date free text
30 Dec 1752
Production date
From: 1752 To: 1752
Scope and Content
... property mainly in Sussex, also in Bedfordshire (pp.8-10),
imperfectly described:-
100 acres in Wilstead (Hill and Church Fields and Nether Ground);
cottage in Wilstead in occupation William Barnes; close 1 acre; Innings close, 4 acres, in occupation Edward Steffe; 48 acres in the common fields of Wilstead and Houghton Conquest; 2 acres in the common meadow; late in occupation James Greves;
4 messuages and 372 acres in Colmworth, Eaton Socon, “Stanbrook, Knights Trapfield and Whitebrook”, Bedfordshire, late in occupation John Fensham; a toft in Over End “Colworth” (Colmworth?), late in occupation William King; 3 closes, now one, called Wilbeys, 6 acres; 3 acres lying together under Welbeys; in Colmworth; late in occupation William Quarrel, then William King, now John Fensham;
a messuage in Wroxhill, Marston, late in occupation Richard Birt; various closes (Ley, 10 acres, Fishpond, 5 acres, Hill, 5 acres, Gate, 1 acre, Home, 1 acre); the Hanging of the Hill, 7 acres; Great Bottom, 5 acres; Colehams, 7 acres; Great Hill close, 6 acres; Stokes pightle, 1 acre; 2 acres in Windmill Field; all in Marston Moretaine; late in occupation Richard Birt, then John Steffs;
a messuage late in occupation Thomas hennell in Wymington, and closes called Pightle, Ram, Wheatfield, Plowed close, Close before the yard; Oven close, New close; Great close “next Paddington old” (?= next Podington wold); altogether 100 acres; now in occupation Stephen Kempshed; heretofore known as Lambrock(?) Hill;
(other property in Northamptonshire , London etc.);
Witnesses: John Richardson, William Hamilton, Joseph Worthington
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