X440/371 & 372

Lease and Release in Trust

19 & 20 May 1755

From: 1755 To: 1755

i) Thomas Marshall senior of Biggleswade, butcher ii) Thomas Harris of Willian, Hertfordshire, bricklayer iii) John Fitzjohn of Baldock, Hertfordshire, maltster whereas: marriage to be solemnised between ii) & Hannah Marshall one of the daughters of i) recites: Lease and Release of same date as presents by which Benjamin Harris of Willian, Hertfordshire, bricklayer, father of ii), & Thomas Harris released certain hereditaments in Baldock to John Fitzjohn & John Hall of Biggleswade on trust now: i) conveys to iii) on trust, to use of i) until the marriage then to use of ii) & his heirs - one MOIETY of: ...24 acres arable & barn lately built thereon in Holmeside Biggleswade, now in occupation of i) : East Brickhill Close late the land of Sir Thomas Bromsall : West common highway from Biggleswade to Langford : South land sometime of John Goodes : North land heretofore of Robert Audley esquire ...close called the Saffron Ground in Biggleswade now all ploughed containing 12 acres heretofore in occupation of Henry Gwyn, now of i), & cottage in said close ...2 acres arable in Holme Piece in Biggleswade late in occupation of John Griggs deceased now of i) : North land of i) : South land of Mr Mills witness: Thomas Love, William Clipson, Thomas Barns, John Webster

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Marshall, Thomas,
Harris, Thomas,
Fitzjohn, John,
Marshall, Hannah,
Harris, Benjamin,
Hall, John,
Bromsall, Thomas,
Goodes, John,
Audley, Robert,
Gwyn, Henry,
Griggs, John,
Mills

BUILDINGS & LAND USE, BIGGLESWADE, butchers, Hertfordshire Willian, bricklayers, Baldock, maltsters, marriages, trusts, Biggleswade fields, arable, agricultural buildings, Biggleswade Langford Road, HOUSING, cottages