Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    WE2258
  • Title
    Deed of Partition (by Lease and Release) 1) Henry Hill of Wootton, yeoman and Mary his wife, William Warner of Marston Moretaine and Elizabeth his wife, John Virgin of Wootton and Ann his wife (Mary, Elizabeth and Ann daughters and coheiresses of William and Mary Nixon, their late father and mother) 2) Thomas Roe, the elder, of Eversholt, yeoman
  • Date free text
    23 Oct 1740
  • Production date
    From: 1740 To: 1740
  • Scope and Content
    ...messuage, cottage or tenement in Marston Shelton in the parish of Marston Moretaine with orchard or close or pightle of pasture adjoining ...and 13 acres 1 rood of arable and sweard ground in Marston Moretaine and Wootton (late the lands of William Harding alias Hardwick, deceased – a moiety descended to Mary Nixon as one of William’s daughters and the other moiety she purchased of Ambrose Gregory of Eversholt, yeoman deceased and Elizabeth his wife. Elizabeth was the other daughter of William) Of which a) to Henry Hill :- 6 acres in Sexhill Field called Whitbread Piece, Marston Moretaine abutting S. land of Mr Dell, N. land of Ambrose Sanderfoot, E. Long Baulk, W. common highway now in occupation of William Wheeler b) to William Warner:- 6 acres 3 roods lying dispersedly in the common fields of Marston Moretaine and Wootton (now occupied by John Bassett) Viz: 1) In Acrey Field (1 acre) Wootton abutting NE. land of Mrs Pemberton, SW. parish land of Marston Moretaine, NW. Hooe Road 2) In Windmill Field, Marston Moretaine (2 roods) lying on Blakes Hill abutting E. land of Mrs Pemberton, W. parish land of Clapham abutting into the highway 3) Same field (1 rood), abutting land of William Pryer on both sides; abutting into the highway 4) Same field (1 rood); E. land of Mr Dell, W. land of William Prior; abutting into the highway and S. on land of William Prior 5) Same field (2 roods) abutting NW. land of William Pedder, SE. land of Mr Read, SW. Farthing Platt, NE. land late of William Pedder 6) Same field (1 rood) abutting W. land of William Prior, E. land of late William Pedder, S. Farthing Platt, N. land of William Prior 7) Same field (1 rood) abutting land of William Prior on both sides, N. Farthing Platt, S. parish land of Clapham 8) Same field (1 rood) abutting land of William Prior on both sides, abutting N. Farthing Platt, S. parish land of Clapham 9) Same field (1 rood) abutting land of William Prior on both sides, N. Farthing Platt, S. parish land of Clapham 10) Same field (2 roods) abutting W. land of William Prior, E. land of Mr Dell, N. Farthing Platt, S. parish land of Clapham 11) Same field (2 roods) abutting W. land of William Prior, E. land of Samuel Chaulten, N. land of Mr Dell, S. parish land of Clapham 12) Same field (1 rood) W. land of Mrs Pemberton, E. land of William Prior, S. land of Mrs Pemberton, N. parish land of Marston 13) Same field (1 acre); land of William Prior on both sides, abutting E. Willken Bridge, W. land of Mr Hooton 14) Same field (1 acre) abutting land of William Prior on both sides, E. on Willken Bridge, W. land of Mr Dell c) to John Virgin messuage above and close or pightle adjoining and ½ acre of arable in Acrey Field, Wootton, abutting SW. land of John Pryor, NE. land in occupation of Ambrose Sanderfoot, NW. Hooe Road Witnesses: Thomas Roe junior, Nicholas Brooks Note: of the above parties only Henry Hill and Thomas Roe did not sign by mark (NB on dorse calculation how many years from 1740-1831:- 91)
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