Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    LL17/160
  • Title
    Copy Marriage Settlement (Lease and Release).
  • Date free text
    29,30 Jan 1779
  • Production date
    From: 1779 To: 1779
  • Scope and Content
    (i) James Durham of 2nd Regiment of Dragoons. (ii) Elizabeth Sheldon of Hanover Square. -On marriage of (i) and (ii), and (iii), converts to (iii). (iii) Thomas Durham of Soho esq. George Brooks of Grosvenor Square. -Lodge House, Hither and Further Clack mead (8 acres). -Warren ground called Piggs close, Longs Hill, Morcotts Hill, Halders Hill, Deloes and Doggett's Hill, Sheep Lane Hill alias Plain Hill, Goose Hill, Longleys Lodge Hill, Hassock and Hemplat. -Moor ground called Great Alders moor, Lt Alders moor, Cooks close, Dovehouse close, Old mead moor, Tylors mead, Clack end mead. -Close called Pettits moor (6 acres), Robins moor (10 acres), Cutts moor (9acres), Robins moor borough (6 acres), Beteses moor (6acres), Great Oat and Little Oat close (31 acres and 4 acres arable), Punchucks (16 acres, arable). All occupied Thomas Cook. -The Butler's close (2 acres), Great Pipers (19 acres), Little Pipers (4acres), Upper Turnovers (4acres), Lower Turnovers (3 acres). -Warren ground called Tankards hill, the Dean dry close, Brachers hill alias Blakes hill, Kingshoe hill, Clack hill, occupied Mary Scott. All above late of Cuthbert Sheldon and were called the Warren, Piper's Deans and Turnovers. -Leigh close and Grove close (10 acres). -Messuage in East End, Flitwick and closes (3 acres) adjoining. -Messuage in East End, Flitwick late occupied Henry Deacon. Close (4 acres) adjoining, Lammas ground (now in 3 parts) called Hurst mead (7acres), Hide mead lammas ground (8 acres) adjoining. -33 acres arable dispersed in fields viz: In Moor Field 13 acres, Great Twitch hill close (3 acres), Little Twitch hill (1 acre), 9 acre piece (9acres). In field adjoining moor, towards Maulden, 11 acres in Thorn furlong. In Hinckley, 3 acres 1/2 rood. In Woodfield, 5 acres 1 rood. In Church field 2 roods. Occupied Henry and Mary Deacon and John Elmer. -New close (2 acres), Davids pightle (2 acres), 16 acres 1 rood arable, viz: Town field, 2 acres, Moor field, 6 1/2 acres Wood field, 9 acres 1 rood; 2 swaths of meadow in East End mead, Turf ground close (18 acres). Occupied Edward Walton. -Site of 2 cottages (pasture), purchased by Cuthbert Sheldon of John Howson (3 acres). -Site of cottage in East End, late of Edward Powell, late William Gillman; green west, lane north. -Cottage in same and close (1/2 acres) adjoining, late John Potter, now Mary Swaine; street south, common field north, close late occupied Benjamin Rhodes east, house late of John Birt west. -1 acre meadow called Pratts Nooker in Pratts meadow; Samuel Wright east, Elizabeth Sheldon and late Thomas Langhorn north and west. -Site of cottage in East End, late Stephen Price, pightle (1acre) adjoining; green east, Elizabeth Sheldon west, north and south. -Cottage in same, late occupied Thomas Oakely, then Ann Oakely, now Daniel Ardell, close (2 acres) adjoining, 9 roods meadow in East End meadow. -Messuage in East End occupied Robert Parnell, close (3 acres) adjoining, Over Broom close (4acres); late occupied Edward Powell and Francis Windmill. -Site of farm house in East End, called Bunbury Hill, late occupied Francis Windmill and Richard Scott, since pulled down. -(With Bunbury Hall) 36 acres arable, 9 acres meadow in East End mead and Stangates, Lower Broom close (4 acres), Allans pightle (1acre). -Site of cottage in East End; site of same in same and pightle of arable (2 acres); late occupied Elliah Tilcock. -Cottage in Denel End, late occupied William Ring, then William Adams, labourer, now William Burrage. -4 acres arable (viz: 1 1/2 acres in Rye field, 2 1/2 acres in Hinckley), late occupied John Millard. -6 acres arable (viz: 2 acres in Moor field, 2 acres in Ridgeway field, 2 acres in Hinckley), 3 1/2 acres meadow in Great Stanyard alias Stangate, 1/2 acre pightle; green south, cottage in Flitwick occupied widow Ring, 6 1/2 acres arable, late Thomas Farlow. -Site of messuage in East End, late occupied Martha Newbell, then Alice Burrows, 1/2 acre orchard adjoining. -Cottage in same, late occupied Edward Potter, 1/2 acre garden. -Site of cottage in same and garden late occupied William Ashbolt, the Thomas Cooke. -Cottage in same, late occupied John Hyam, now John Saunders. -Rushmead close in Stepney, Middlesex; messuage in Fenchurch Street, London. -Dry close (warren ground, 3 acres), Cutlers Pightle (1 rood) in Steppingley, held by (ii). To be held by (iii) as trustee to preserve cont. rems. (Recites trust deed, 13 May 1757, (a) Samuel Cox (b) Reverend William Markham and Thomas Salter (c) Cuthbert Sheldon : £3,500; settling property in London on (a)). Witnesses: Sarah Johnson, John Kirton.
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