HT1/11/12

Post nuptial marriage settlement (feoffment)

18 Feb 1739/40

From: 1739 To: 1740

i) John Berry of Wood Street, City of London, cordwainer ii) John Berry of Bedford, schoolmaster, and Ruth his wife, one of the daughters of John Sugar of Bedford, husbandman iii) John Sugar of Bedford, husbandman iv) Thomas Robinson of Bedford, yeoman consideration: marriage of ii) and £20 paid by John Berry, schoolmaster and iii) to i), i) grants to iii) - his moiety of messuage or tenement with appurtenances in Sheeps Cheeping alias Angel Street in the parish of St. Paul, Bedford, in the occupation of John Berry, schoolmaster, with backside, fences, etc. :S. tenement late of Catherine Rose, now deceased :E. Angel Street :W. ground formerly of Edward Pilkington, now or late of ... :N. messuage or tenement now or late of ... to the use of John Berry, schoolmaster, for life, then to Ruth Berry for life, and then to their heirs or in default of such to the use of the heirs of the survivor of ii) endorsed: Livery of Seisin; receipt by i) to John Berry, schoolmaster, and to John Sugar for £20; and [in late hand] "This house is settled on Mr. Clarke for life, Mr. Sugars has ye Settlement". witnesses: Edmund Shrimpton John Pepiatt William Wheatley William Parker Richard Benwell John Cummings [?] seals: four applied on ribbon signatures: i), John Berry [of Bedford], iii), mark of iv)

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Berry, John,
Berry, Ruth,
Sugar, John,
Sugar, Ruth,
Robinson, Thomas,
Rose, Catherine,
Pilkington, Edward,
Clarke

DEEDS, marriage settlements, feoffment, buildings and land use, London Wood Street, City of London, cordwainer, BEDFORD, schoolmaster, husbandman, yeoman, HOUSING, Bedford Angel Street, Bedford St.Paul's, fencing, SEALS & COATS OF ARMS