Scope and Content
i) Edward Rawlins of Biggleswade, whitesmith and wife Martha (daughter of Joseph Turner of London and Potton, whitesmith)
ii) Sarah Munn of Potton, widow of Matthew Munn of Potton, wheelwright, and other daughter of said Joseph Turner;
Sarah and Martha being co-heirs of deceased brother John Turner
... a messuage in Potton formerly in occupation Thomas Caten, then Samuel Cook, then Thomas Richardson Rayment, and now of Sarah Munn; and part of a messuage formerly in occupation Edward Bales and wife Grissell, then Anne Day, then Thomas Barfoot, now used by Sarah Munn as a dairyhouse
... a cottage in occupation formerly Joseph Taylor, then Thomas Adams, then Thomas Miller and now of Joseph Rawlins
... a cottage formerly in occupation Thomas Swinscoe, then James Norman, now Thomas Freshwater
... a cottage formerly in occupation Thomas Retchford, then Francis Stevens, then Mary Housden, widow, now William Paine
... a cottage formerly in occupation John Warner, then --- Edwards, widow, then Thomas Head, now Thomas Lumbers
... a barn formerly in tenure Robert Cremer, then Matthew Neale, then Samuel Cooke, then Thomas R Rayment, now Sarah Munn
... a cottage formerly in occupation James Dean, then Hannah Dean, widow, now Ann Theobald
... a cottage formerly in occupation John Austin and now Thomas Dust
... a lot of land in Windmill field, 3 acres, no.18 on award map, now called Everton Piece, bounded East by a private road leading from the Furzen and firth closes to the Old Bedford Road
... a lot in the same field, no.81, 3 acres, bounded East by highroad from Potton to Sutton, South, by Gallow Hill, Sutton; now called Galley Hill field
... Hundred Acres meadow adjoining causeway leading to Potton church, 35 poles
... House close and Upper close, 3 roods
to the use of Sarah Munn.
Edward Rawlins within 6 months will erect a boundary fence from the stake placed by John Maughan and Samuel Hickson near South East corner of the Upper Barn in Home Close to the highway to Everton
Attached:
Schedule 1. deeds
Schedule 2: A) and B): "particulars of the pieces and parcels of open field land in Potton, holden of the manor of Potton Much Manured" [4pp.] The well and pump in Lot B, drawn by Edward Rawlins, may be used by the owner of Lot A.
[recites indenture 3 September 1799]
Names of occupiers or owners of adjoining lands in main deed (excluding schedule): John Earl of Spencer, Lord Torrington, James Underwood, late Jane Whiskins, widow
witnessed: William Chapman, George Pedley