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1. Elizabeth Ashhurst of Bedford Road, St Andrew, Holborn, widow
2. Edward Kinaston of Lincoln's Inn, esquire
and Thomas Walley Partington of Lower Brooke Street, St George's Hanover Square, esquire,
executors of late Thomas Middleton
3. J Schutz of St George's Hanover Square, esquire and wife Mary,
and Joseph Kaye of St George's Hanover Square
4. Richard Marriott, late of Gray's Inn, now of Brooke Street, esquire
5. Sir Robert Tayler of Spring Gardens, Westminster, knight
6. J Mitford of Lincoln's Inn, esquire,
and Christopher Norris of Lincoln's Inn, gentleman
7. Elizabeth Caroline Fox of Birfield, Berkshire, widow
8. Samuel Denison of Staple Inn, London, gentleman
Recites:
Marriage Settlement 11 and 12 August 1713
1. Thomas Brown of Arlsey and his son Samuel
2. Francis St John of Thorpe, Northamptonshire, esquire
and Isaac Ewer of Lincoln's Inn, gentleman
3. Oliver St John of Lincoln's Inn, gentleman
and J Holgate of St Andrew Holborn, gentleman
4. Mary St John, spinster
Manor of Little Barford, with advowson, fishing rights, capital messuage, and lands in Eynesbury, Tempsford, and Waresley, sometime in occupation of Jasper Edwards
Messuage and close in Little Barford formerly in occupation of Edward Thassell, then Jasper Edwards
Lands in same parishes in occupation of Thomas Tingey
Farm with 176 acres arable, 15 acres meadow, 2 closes pasture (8 acres) in occupation of Widow Harding
Farm with 9 acres arable, 3 roods meadow, and 2 acres pasture in occupation of William Saville
Messuage and close in occupation of Earl of Bolingbroke
Cottage and close in occupation of Thomas Watts
Cottage and close in occupation of Richard Ady
Cottage and close in occupation of widow Allenson
9 cottages
Quit rent of 13s..4d on lands of Thomas Tingey
Quit rent of 2s..4d on lands of Ashcombe in Barford and Eynesbury
Manor of Astwick, with appurtenances in Astwick, Stotfold, Langford and Arlsey, with advowson
Cottages in occupation of Anthony Keyford and William Surle
The Greyhound or New Inn near London Road in Astwick, in occupation of J Griggs with 2 closes (4½ acres)
Cottage in occupation of J Levell
Orchard and Close (2½ acres) and 6 acres ½ rood arable in common fields
Rectory and tithes (except glebe and advowson of vicarage of Arlsey)
All conveyed to 2 to use of Thomas Brown till marriage of Samuel Brown and 4, then to use of Samuel for life, remainder to 4 for life (except advowson of Arlsey, Little Barford and Astwick, to use of Thomas, the father, for life, remainder to Samuel for life) then in tail male successively
Thomas Brown the father died 1714
J Brown his 2nd son died soon afterwards without issue
Samuel Brown died 1716 leaving one son, Thomas, and posthumous daughter Mary
Thomas, son of Samuel, died an infant 1721
Mary, daughter of Samuel, became entitled to a portion of £3,000 on 21 April 1738 upheld by:
Chancery Decision 29 October 1739
The report that the premises in possession of the defendant Thomas Browne were worth £3,890, and the premises in jointure of which Thomas was not in possession, were worth £5,135..7s..1d subject to the jointure. The estate in possession ought to pay £1,151..8s..4 1/4d and that in reversion £1,748..11s..7¾d. Costs assessed at £99..13s..6d
Mortgage on estate in reversion £1,806..8s..7¾d 29 July 1740
1. Sir Francis St John, baronet
2. Thomas Browne of Arlsey, doctor of physic
3. Mary Browne, only surviving child of late Samuel Browne
4. Dennis Farrer of Cold Brayfield, Buckinghamshire, Esquire
Assignment of Mortgage (to 5) 5 February 1757
1. William Farrer of Cold Brayfield, Buckinghamshire, esquire, executor of Dennis Farrer
2. Elizabeth Browne of Harpenden, Hertfordshire, widow
3. J Lee and his wife Mary Browne
4. Right Honourable Sir George Lee of St James', Westminster, P.C.
5. Frances St John of St James', Westminster
Mary Browne, daughter of Samuel and Mary Browne married J Lee. Thomas Browne died July 1749, bequesting premises in his possession to Mary Lee; residue of personal estate to wife Elizabeth (which including the sum of £1,806..8s..7¾d with interest) J Lee paid to Elizabeth Browne £600 on account of this sum but £2,800 still remained due
5 pays £2,800 to 2 and £600 to 3.
J Lee died 1761 and his widow, Mary, married J Schutz the younger
Marriage Settlement and Mortgage (IN8 and IN11)
Assignment of Mortgage 20 April 1764 Frances St John to Peter Holford
8 July 1768 Holford to Thomas Middleton
2 December 1768 Middleton to Elizabeth Ashhurst
Further Charge of £1,400 - 2 June 1770
Mortgage - £1,000 -12 and 20 August 1771
Thomas Lee to Thomas Middleton - property in 1763 settlement
Mortgage - 11 and 12 March 1774
Thomas Lee to Thomas Hall (in reality Thomas Middleton paid the £1,000)
Recites mortgage of even date, of messuages in St Giles in the Fields and St George's, Bloomsbury, for £1,000, which property was already subject to a mortgage for £6,000 to J Powell. The settled property is therefore mortgaged for better securing the principal sum
Conveyance - 13 and 14 April 1778 -£3,500
1. Thomas Lee
2. J Schutz
3. Richard Marriott
Manor of Little Barford, with advowson and all other property in Little Barford
Bond for security of above property - even date
The property is charged with:
£1,700 (½ of the sum of £3,400 due to Elizabeth Ashhurst)
£435 (½ of the sum of £870, part of the sum of £1,877..10s secured by mortgage 18 and 19 1764 above)
Half annual rent of £344 secured in lease 1 December 1764
To secure it against further charges, Thomas Lee conveys the Manor of Astwick, the advowson and all other property in Astwick
Conveyance - £4,750 5 and 6 September 1781
1. Thomas Middleton, infant heir at law of late Thomas Middleton
2. Thomas Hall
3. Edward Kinaston and T W Partington, executors of Thomas Middleton
4. Thomas Lee
5. Richard Marriott
6. Samuel Pepys Cockerell
7. Elizabeth Ashhurst
8. Robert Taylor
8 is to purchase from 4 the fee simple of the Manor of Astwick, the advowson and lands in Astwick, Stotfold, and Langford, subject only to annual sum of £172 (½ rent of £344) for £3,050; and to purchase the sum of £3,000, payable at the death of Mary Schutz, for £1,700.
Of the total purchase money £1,000 is paid to 3, £2,200 to 5 and £1,550 to 4
The Manor etc. of Little Barford, Eaton Socon, Tempsford, Eynesbury and Waresley are conveyed to the use of Elizabeth Ashhurst for term of 1,000 years, remainder to the use of 5
The Manor etc. of Astwick, Stotfold and Langford are conveyed to the use of 8 and 6
Apportionment of charges:
£831..8s charged on Little Barford etc.
£1,046..2s charged on Astwick etc.
Purchased by Joseph Kaye from J Schutz, of (among the other things) the annual rent of £344, and the life interest of J Schutz
Agreement to charge the sums of £3,400 and £831..8s (total £4,231..8s) on the Little Barford property, and release the Astwick property from its origin
Agreement by 7 to advance £4,231..8s to 4 to pay off the sums of £3,400 and £831..8s due to 1; and agreement by 2 to pay off residue of £368..12s due to 1
1, 3 and 4 now assign to 6, for £3,400:-
Property in Settlement of 12 August 1713
Little Barford property in trust for 7
Astwick property in trust for 5
1, 2 and 3 also assign to 6, for £831..8s (paid by 7 to 1)
Property Mortgage of 19 April 1764:
Little Barford property in trust for 7,
Astwick property in trust for 5 who purchased it,
and remainder in trust for 2