Reference
WW100
Title
Deed to lead the uses of a Fine
Date free text
1708/9
Production date
From: 1708 To: 1709
Scope and Content
i) Sir Pynsent Chernocke of Holcutt, baronet, and wife Helen (only surviving daughter and one of the 3 co-heirs of William Boteler of Biddenham, esquire, deceased).
Nicholas Carew junior of Beddington (county Surrey), esquire (son and heir of Ann, the late deceased mother of Nicholas) (also a daughter and co-heir),
William Hillersdon of Elvestowe, esquire and wife Elizabeth,
and Robert Chester of Cohenhatch (county Hertfordshire), esquire (who married Mary, the only sister of said Elizabeth Hillersdon) (Elizabeth and Mary being only daughters and heirs of Mary their mother, who was the eldest and the other of the 3 co-heirs);
ii) Pocklington and Aspin [as in WW99],
John Hillersdon of the Inner Temple, esquire,
George Becher of Gray's Inn, gentleman,
and Thomas Hitchin of Hitchin, gentleman;
iii) William Farrer of Inner Temple, esquire (father of said Elizabeth Hillersdon and Mary Chester); and
iv) Richard Orlebar of Puddington,
and Thomas Chapman of Caldecott in Newport Pagnell (county Buckinghamshire). both esquires
... Manor, rectory and advowson, and messuages, lands etc. in Biddenham [very fully detailed; each strip is not specified, but the acreage belonging to each cottage is stated];
Manor of Tingrith, and many messuages, closes etc. in Tingrith and Westoning [detailed, but each strip is not specified, nor are names of open fields given];
Manor-house of Uffbury or Upbury in Pulloxhill and Silveshoe, with several closes and messuages [detailed] and open-field lands [some details] in Pulloxhill; with the tithes on these lands;
several farms in Harrold [some details];
numerous closes and several woods [all detailed] in Odell alias Woodhill; Clapham alias Caldwell Wood and several closes [not detailed] in Clapham.
[The deed contains numerous important recitals, and is intended to effect a partition of the above estates]
[armorial seals of all parties]
Level of description
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