Reference
PM1939
Title
“Extract from the settlement of Jenkyn Reading esquire of such part of the parcels of which he is seized jointly with Francis Pym esquire”:-
Date free text
after 1777
Production date
From: 1777
Scope and Content
a long list of property, mainly in Harpenden and Wheathamp`stead, some in St Albans and Colney; but date and clauses of settlement are not given. There are references to a deed of 3 September 1776 or 1777 (both dates given) recited in the settlement
i) Edmund, Bishop of Ely
ii) Jenkyn Reading and Francis Pym eldest son of William Pym
iii) John and Thomas Lines of Harpenden, yeomen
under which St Albans property was held by Jenkyn Reading and Francis Pym as tenants in common for lives of Jenkyn Reading, Francis Pym, and Francis’s younger brother Wollaston Pym
Level of description
item