RO29/4-5

Lease and Release (Conveyance) i) Mary Crawley of Luton, widow and formerly wife of John Samm, yeoman deceased of Langford, John Wallis of Town of Hertford, Hertfordshire, maltster and wife Ann, one of the 3 surviving daughters and heirs of said John Samm, William Garratt of Thingdon, Northamptonshire, yeoman and wife Jane, another of the said 3 daughters Martha Samm of Luton, spinster, the other of the said 3 daughters, John Rush of Kempston Hardwick, gentleman ii) Joseph Barber of Ampthill, grocer Consideration: £1,050

2 and 3 Oct 1695

From: 1695 To: 1695

-messuage in Howend in Houghton Conquest in occupation of Edward Stringer -4 closes and 3 pightles adjoining containing 16 acres -29 acres 1 rood arable and ley and 3 half-acres meadow dispersed in common fields of How End and Houghton late in occupation of said Edward Stringer In West Croft Field ...1 acre on Little Hill :E. Earl of Aylesbury :W. Mr Wyles : each end a headway ...1 acre same furlong : Mr Wyldes :W. said Earl ...½ acre same furlong :E. said Earl :W. John Davie ...½ acre in Madbreach : both sides John Peirce :S. meadow :N. headland belonging to the Glebe ...1 rood same furlong :E. John Peirce :W. Robert Peirce ...2 roods on same furlong :E. Mr Ainger :W. said Earl ...2 half-acres same furlong :E. said Earl :W. said Mr Wyldes ..½ acre same furlong :E. George Gigles :W. said Earl ...½ acre on Longland Way :E. Mr Wyldes :W. James Yarway :E. brook :W. headland ...2 half-acres on same furlong :E. --Tyler :W. Robert Peirce ...1 acre on Paddock Furlong :E. headway :W. Widow Bird :N. and S. parcel of leys of said Earl ...2 roods same furlong :W. highway :E. John Davie :S. brook :N. Town Field ...2 roods on Bush Furlong :N. Mr Wyldes :S. said Earl :E. headland of said Mr Wyldes in the Town Field ...1 rood on Windmill Hill :E. John Risely :N. and W. Sir --Tompson, baronet :S. the highway in Manton Field ...3 half-acres on Padock Furlong :W. Mr Wyldes :E. Thomas Christie esquire :N. highway :S. Richard Stratton ...1 acre on same furlong :E. said Earl :W. Mr Wyldes :N. meadow :S. headland of said Richard Stratton ...1 rood on same furlong :S. Mr Jones :N. Mr Wyldes :W. headland of said Earl :E. the joint way ...1 rood on same furlong :N. Mr Ainger :S. said Earl :W. headland of said Earl :E. sward of James Yarway ...1 rood same furlong : both sides, Mr Ainger : abutting as above on Manton Hill ...3 half-acres :E. said Earl :W. Glebe :N. and S. Mr Wylde ...½ acre :E. Thomas Christie :W. James Yarway :S. the Joynt :N. Mr Ainger ...½ acre : both sides, said Earl :W. Sir -- Tompson :E. Mr Wylde's headland ...1 rood on Hayes Furlong :E. said Earl :W. Mr Wyldes :N. Sir -- Tompson :S. Thomas Money, gentleman ..1 rood in Ditch Furlong :W. Mr Ainger :E. --Risely :S. headland of James Yarway :N. John Peirce ...1 rood same furlong :W. Mr Wyldes :E. Mr Ainger ...1 rood same furlong :W. Mr Ainger :E. Mr Wyldes ...2 roods same furlong : both sides Mr Wyldes :S. headland, said Mr Ainger :N. said John Peirce ...1 rood same furlong : both sides Mr Wyldes ...1 rood same furlong :E. Mr Wyldes :W. Glebe land :S. Widow Bird :N. John Peirce ...2 roods on Lockhedge Furlong :W. Widow Bird :E. John Peirce :E. highway [sic] :W. Mr Wyldes ...2 half-acres same furlong :S. Mr Wyldes :N. Thomas Christie :E. highway :W. Edward Webb and Thomas Page in Home Field ...3 half-acres on Litle Hill :E. Mr Ainger :W. Glebe :S. land of said Earl :N. brook ... ½ acre ley land in same field :E. and W. said Earl ...½ acre Manton Furlong :N. Mr Jones :S. Mr Wylde :W. Mr Jones :W. brook ...2 half-acres in same furlong :E. Mr Wylde :W. Glebe ...½ acre same furlong being headland to James Yarway's acre of sward land :N. John Peirce : abutting as before ...½ acre more on same furlong :S. said Earl :N. Glebe land : abutting as before ...1 acre on Clay Furlong :N. Glebe land :S. Mr Ainger :W. pasture of said Sir -- Tompson :E. highway ...½ acre being a headland :N. brook :E. highway ...1 acre on Gravell Furlong : both sides and ends Mr Ainger ...2 roods on Elm Furlong :W. said Earl :E. Mr Wyldes :S. the Joynt ...3 roods on Westee Furlong :S. John Davie :N. Glebe land :E. highway :W. Glebe land ...½ acre on Tippas Furlong :W. Thomas Christie and Mr Ainger : both ends highway ...½ acre same furlong :W. --Jones :E. Mr Ainger ...5 roods on Ivings :E. said Earl :W. one of the closes intended to be hereby conveyed :S. headland to Mr Denton :N. highway ...3 half-acres meadow in 3 places in Ashmead :S. meadow of said Earl :N. Feild Ditch -messuage in How End and pightles of pasture adjoining, 3 acres in occupation of John Windmill -cottage sometimes called Masons with orchard and pightle of pasture containing 1 acre in occupation of George Child -cottage with appurtenances in Houghton sometimes called Herveys with orchard and pond called Hervey's Pond adjoining in occupation of George Gilham Signature: i) Witnesses: F Brace, John Pepiatt, William Bushbey

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Crawley, Mary,
Samm, John,
Wallis, John,
Wallis, Ann,
Garratt, William,
Garratt, Jane,
Samm, Martha,
Rush, John,
Barber, Joseph,
Stringer, Edward,
Wyldes,
Ailesbury, Earl of,
Davie, John,
Peirce, John,
Peirce, Robert,
Ainger,
Gigles, George,
Yarway, James,
Tyler,
Bird,
Risely, John,
Tompson,
Christie, Thomas,
Stratton, Richard,
Jones,
Money, Thomas,
Webb, Edward,
Page, Thomas,
Denton,
Windmill, John,
Child, George,
Gilham, George,
Brace, F.,
Pepiatt, John,
Bushbey, William

DEEDS, legal papers, HOUGHTON CONQUEST, Houghton Conquest How End