Reference
WE2291a
Title
Marriage Settlement
1) Mary Potts the elder of Long lane, Toddington, widow (daughter of Nathan Linford and widow and administratrix of Henry Potts, her late husband and mother of 2)
2) Mary Potts, the younger, of Toddington, spinster (daughter and only child of Henry, deceased and 1) above, marrying party)
3) John Gregory the younger, of Eversholt, gentleman (marrying party)
4) Richard Medcraft of Westoning, gentleman (trustee)
Date free text
3 Jan 1765; examined 10 Mar 1809
Production date
From: 1765 To: 1809
Scope and Content
fourth share freehold messuages, cottages etc. left by Nathan Linford in Clophill and Maulden and all other property devised by Nathan Linford to i)
And 1½ acres of leasehold meadow lying dispersed in several common fields of Eversholt
And pightle or close of inclosed pasture ground in Eversholt called Holmes (1½ acres)
And 1 acre of land inclosed in Turrolds End Furlong, Eversholt with 1½ acres of freehold land of 2)
And 1½ acres lying dispersedly in common field called Stonehill Field, Eversholt (leasehold premises in occupation of Samuel Dunkley or his undertenants and assigns)
(Conveyed and assigned by Deeds 22 and 23 June 1752, 22 July 1752, 23 Mar 1754 by John Brown and Elizabeth his wife to Henry Potts)
And messuage at Rads End, Eversholt and close of pasture ground called “The Brade” in Rads End (4 acres) now or late in occupation of Thomas Deacon
And messuage at Terrolds End, Eversholt
And 2 closes adjoining (5 acres)
And ½ acre of ley ground in Long Close
And several pieces of arable land lying dispersedly in the common fields of Eversholt (1 acre) now in occupation of Samuel Dunckley
(messuage at Terrolds End etc. purchased from John Brown of Eversholt, yeoman and Elizabeth his wife by Henry Potts, deceased)
And 5 ridges of arable land in Flitton (1½ acres) now or late in occupation of Matthew Deacon (purchased from James Hodgson of Kempston, wheelwright and Agnes his wife)
And close of ground late in tillage commonly called Rye Close, Eversholt in or near Manshead Field (purchased by Mary Potts the younger from Thomas Deacon of Eversholt, yeoman and Charity his wife)
And messuages, cottage or tenement, Ram Alley, Tingrith with close of pasture adjoining (4 acres) now in possession of Thomas Stevens
And close of meadow in Toddington called Upper part of Greens Meadow (3 acres) now or late in possession of John Potts, carrier
And all other freehold messuages etc of Mary Potts in Maulden, Clophill, Eversholt, Tingrith, Greenfield or Toddington
3 Jan 1765
Examined by Charles Austin and George King, clerk to Mr Eagles
10 Mar 1809
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