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Abstract of Title
i) Conveyance
1) Elizabeth Cook Purrett, Mary Purrett, Ann Purrett, all of Tebworth (Chalgrave), spinsters (vendor) (entitled to 1/3rd share)
2) William Welch of Hockliffe, postman (vendor entitled to 1/3 share)
3) Elizabeth Cook Purrett of Tebworth, widow (entitled to dower right on 1)’s 1/3rd)
4) Frances Eagles of Ampthill, widow
5) Charles William Arrowsmith of 2 Southgate Villas, Colney Hatch, Middlesex, esquire, William Collingwood of -, surgeon, John Wright of Ampthill, gentleman (Trustees of Marriage Settlement of Sarah Annie Eagles and Reverend Francis Peter Du Sautoy of Duxford, Cambridgeshire, clerk dated 16 September 1863)
6) Francis Peter Du Sautoy
7) George Harris of Battlesden, farmer
Recites
A) re Gregory’s Moiety
recites: John Gregory seised of a moiety of freehold property below and released, the other being then vested in Sarah wife of Ezra Eagles then of Ampthill, gentleman
John Gregory died a bachelor and intestate in January 1833 and so his moiety descends to his sisters a) Sarah wife of John Welch, b) Elizabeth Potts, widow, his nephew John Purrett (eldest son of his deceased sister Mary Purrett) in equal 1/3rd shares
B) re 1/3rd of moiety (Purretts)
recites death of John Purrett, 7 November 1833 intestate as regards share in above. His share goes to his 3 daughters (1) above) subject to dower right of his widow Elizabeth Cook Purrett (3) above
C) recites re 1/3rd of moiety (Welch)
recites death of Sarah Welch died January 1851 therefore her 1/3rd share passed to her eldest son John Gregory Welch subject to courtesy interest in property of her husband John Welch.
recites death of John Gregory Welch died July 1841 in father’s lifetime – a bachelor and intestate therefore his 1/3rd share passed to his brother William (2) above)
John Welch, the father, died October 1852
D)re 1/3rd of moiety (Potts)
recites Elizabeth Pott’s death in April 1840 intestate, therefore estate passes to daughter Lydia, wife of Samuel Harris of Barton in the Clay, farmer
recites death of Lydia Harris 1851 therefore estate passes to George (subject to courtesy interest of father Samuel)
Samuel, the father dies January 1861
E) Other moiety (Eagles)
death of Sarah Eagles December 1834 leaving her eldest son John, subject to courtesy interest of his father Ezra Eagles
Ezra Eagles also dies in December 1834
John Eagles died 5 July 1863 intestate therefore Moiety passes to 2 daughters Sarah Annie Du Sautoy (then still Sarah Annie Eagles) and Elizabeth Marianne Eagles subject to Dower right of mother Frances Eagles
recites Marriage Settlement of Sarah Annie Eagles with Reverend Francis Peter Du Sautoy of 16 September 1863 (day previous to the wedding) (Frances Eagles discharges her dower right)
recites
Auction of 28 July 1864 (at White Hart Inn, Ampthill)
George Harris highest bidder at £2430
Elizabeth Marianne, a minor; 3 months after 21 to convey to purchaser. Her £500 share to be held at 4% interest by George Harris.
3 out of 4 shares in among other properties:- messuage, tenement or farmhouse Maulden near Maulden Moor
And close of pasture adjoining, formerly 2 closes containing 4 acres formerly in occupation of William Wainwright, since of William Dowdeswell, and then of George Harris or his undertenants.
abutting N. property of Trustees of Harrow School and John Morris, esquire, W. and NW. property of John Morris and Mrs Riddle, S. by cottages below by property of Mrs Riddle, SE. Public highway leading to NW. side of Maulden Moor
And 2 cottages with gardens near Maulden Moor
abutting N. on close of pasture land above, formerly in occupations of William Summerfield and William Burgoine and then of William Burgoine
Consideration £1525 paid by 7) to 1), 2), and 3), £505 retained by Harris in own right and £500 for Elizabeth Marianne Eagles 10 Mar 1865
(NB pencil note against property b) above (one acre taken from these 4 acres and added to the cottages (now one) hereinafter described as in the occupation of Burgoine)
2) Authority of Sarah Annie Du Sautoy agreeing to the sale 7 Mar 1865
3) Quit Claim
i) Elizabeth Marianne Eagles (vendor) 21 or 15 Aug 1865
ii) George Harris (purchaser) on her ¼th share £521..7s..10d (£500 and interest at 4%)
5 Apr 1866
4) Will of George Harris (died 10 April 1888, buried at Battlesden) to trustees with power of sale:- James Mossman then of Chicksands but now of Battlesden, farmer and George Turney of Woburn, grocer :- all real estate
made 21 Mar 1883, 1st codicil 25 Aug 1885, 2nd codicil 18 May 1886, proved at District Court of Oxford May 1888
Abstract prepared by John Wright of Ampthill 1888