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Manor of Dame Sayers in Kensworth and Dunstable recording the surrender on 3 March 1851 of Joseph Hill of Potsgrove, farmer, and William Hill, Woburn, farmer, who produced it to the Steward

3 March 1851

From: 1851 To: 1851

conditional surrender of 23 April 1766 a) John Holmes and wife Sarah Elizabeth Crouch, widow (described as Hannah Crouch) b) Joseph Butterfield, Potsgrove, dairyman a) surrendered to b) - upper part of Warners Close (3 acres) in Kensworth above Chesters Hedge NW highway from Dunstable to Downs SE once Edward Slough, and then - and such other parts of such close as are copyhold to secure repayment of £102 5s on 18 August following (being same sum as was mentioned in release of the previous 17 August) 1) John Holmes, Houghton Regis and wife Sarah Elizabeth Crouch, of Dunstable, widow (of which said Sarah and Elizabeth were the 2 surviving daughters of John Bissaker, Dunstable, innholder, and wife Hannah, deceased) 2) said Joseph Butterfield said sum has not been repaid reciting also to Steward deed poll of said 17 August [1765] by which Elizabeth realeased all her interest in said close to John and Sarah Holmes reciting also release in 1766 A) John Holmes and wife Sarah B) John Buttfield by which A) released to B) - all estate and equity of redemption in said copyhold close reciting also the death of John Buttfield on 11 August 1777 intestate and without having been admitted to said copyhold property, leaving as heir his son William Buttfield reciting also the death of William Buttfield in 1790, a bachelor, and intestate and without having been admitted to said property leaving his brother John Buttfield, as his heir reciting also the death of John Buttfield in September 1821 by his will dated 8 February 1817, proved PCC on 22 November 1821, he devised all his property in Houghton Regis and Kensworth to wife Mary Buttfield for life and then to their five daughters, Sarah Hill, Mary Turner, Elizabeth Buttfield, Nancy Buttfield, and Amelia Brinklow as tenants in common reciting also the death of Mary Buttfield on 20 April 1850 without having admitted tenant to said close reciting also the death of Sarah Hill (wife of Joseph Hill of Potsgrove) in January 1845 leaving her husband, Joseph and son William surviving her now said Joseph and William Hill are amitted to - 1/5th part of --- beforementioned 3 acres with signature of J N Cartright, Steward 3 March 1851

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Sayers,
Hill, Joseph,
Hill, William,
Holmes, John,
Holmes, Sarah,
Bissaker, Sarah,
Crouch, Elizabeth,
Bissaker, Elizabeth,
Crouch, Hannah,
Buttfield, Joseph,
Buttfield, John,
Buttfield, William,
Buttfield, Mary,
Buttfield, Sarah,
Hill, Sarah,
Buttfield, Elizabeth,
Buttfield, Nancy,
Buttfield, Amelia,
Brinklow, Amelia,
Turner, Mary,
Slough, Edward,
Bissaker, John,
Bissaker, Hannah,
Cartwright, J N

KENSWORTH, DUNSTABLE, Dunstable Downs, POTSGROVE, WOBURN, HOUGHTON REGIS, lease, DEEDS, copyhold, field names, boundaries, farmer, steward, dairyman, tenants, widow, DEATH, Estate, will, PCC