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Marriage Settlement (lease and release - lease not present):

22 Jun 1745

From: 1745 To: 1745

i) Henry Brandreth, Houghton Regis, esquire, son and heir of Henry Brandreth late of Houghton Regis, esquire deceased. ii) Ambrose Reddall, Eversholt, gentleman. iii) Alice Brandreth, Houghton Regis, spinster; Richard Reddall, Eversholt, esquire. iv) Rebecca Beech, late of Redbourn, Hertfordshire, spinster, now of Houghton Regis (only daughter of Thomas Beech, Redbourn, brewer). Marriage is intended between i) and iv). i) releases to ii) … farm called Hill Farm in Wingfield in Chalgrave … close pasture in Wingfield called Bushie Close (9 acres) to south of said farm … close arable and wood called Pevers Close (16 acres) to south of Bushie Close, together with coppice adjoining … close meadow in Wingfield called Sedgemead Close (3 acres) … land in common fields of Wingfield, Chalgrave and Tebworth …..... in Church Field ............… in the Hitch - 2 acres arable 1 acre East and West Joseph Moor South Three Ley Close North Mr Woodward other acre North Thomas Hawkins South John Holt West Sarah Hawkins, widow (grass) East Joseph Moor …...... in Church Bridge furlong …........... 3 single ½ acres one: North and South Mr Woodward West Church Bridge brook one: South Matthew White North Mr Woodward West Church Bridge brook one: South Mr Woodard North Thomas Buckmaster West Church Bridge brook ….. in Painsleck furlong ........… 4 single ½ acres and 1 acre one ½ acre: West Thomas Buckmaster East Mr Weston North Painsleck brook one ½ acre: West Thomas Buckmaster East Mr Weston North Painsleck brook one ½ acre: West Mr Dickenson East George Atterbury North Painsleck brook one acre: West Mr Dickenson East Matthew White North Painsleck brook one ½ acre: West John Olney East Mr Woodward North Painsleck brook …... in that side of Painsleck in the liberties of Tebworth .........… 1 acre West Thomas Fish East John Parratt South Painsleck brook ..........…1½ acre being a headland North Painsleck furlong South headland of Mr West ….. in Puthill field .......… 2 acres in Little Puthill furlong South headland of Mr West .… in Great Puthill furlong ........… one ½ acre lying on Little Puthill East Mr George Atterbury West Matthew White (?) North headland of Mr West ........… three ½ acres lying together East Mr Dickenson West Mr Woodward North headland of Mr West ........… in Great Puthill (½ acre) South Mercers Company, London, in occupation of Joseph Cooper North Mr West .......… in Church furlong ...........… 4 acres lying in 12 ridges East Mr Thomas Moor West Mr West South Church Way ........… in a furlong abutting into Church Way and Linwell .........… 6 acres 4½ acre lying together 4 acres called Throughouts (going through the 2 furlongs) ½ acre lies on West one of said 4 acres being called a foreshooter West part , furlong of land abutting remainder of said 4 acres with ½ acre on that side part Elizabeth Sutton East Mr Woodward and Matthew White 4 acres abutting North Churchway South (with the ½ acre) furlong lying South of Linwell 1½ acres (residue of said 6):- 1 acre being a throughout acre ½ acre lying on East side thereof at end next Linwell East Mr Woodward and Mr Moor West Mr Woodward and Mr Moor said acre:- North Churchway said 1½ acres:- South as aforesaid …...... 4 single roods in Liberty of Tetworth ..........… 1 in headland called a Pitt furlong ............... in Ford furlong all:- one end brook other end headland ....… in Mill Field ........… in Stockwell furlong .............. ½ acre grass North Stockwell Close South New Field .......… in Penners Hill furlong ........… 1 acre together in 3 ridges West Mr Woodward … in Kates Hill ......… 4 acres East Mr Woodward West Mr Reynolds North Chaswell Way, with quickset hedge belonging ....… 7½ acres lying together ........…6 acres being throughouts, going through 5 furlongs one ½ acre on West 5 x ½ acres on East at end next Barnmead East Mr West and Mr Dickenson West Mr Joseph Moor North Chaswell Way South into Barnmead .....… in furlong between Barn Mead and great road called Watling Street ......… 2 x 1 rood one rood:- East Barn Mead West John Wilson other rood:- East Mr Dickenson West Mr Woodward (grass baulk) ….... at the entrance into Barn Mead ............ 3 x ½ acres lying in 5 ridges called the Picked Piece South furlong arable and some grass North Mr Woodward (headrood) and path into Barn Mead ….. in a little furlong between Barnhill and Thorne furlong ......… 2 roods abutting at North end both sides Christopher Towers, esquire ...… in Thorne and Barnhill furlongs ........... 3½ acres being ridges arable and piece grass ground lying together one ridge: West Thorne furlong North hedge another ridge goes through Barnhill furlong, abutting on Picked Piece belonging to Hill farm other ridge goes to a quick hedge at North end of Beggars Baulk, and has piece grass ground at end abutting on Picked Piece, remainder being piece of grass ground called Beggars Baulk West John Groom and Christopher Towers East Mr Woodward South Bound Way …...... in Sedge Mead furlong ............ 2 roods lying together East and West John Buncker South grass belonging to Hill Farm .......…1 acre grass North Sedge Mead furlong Mr Woodward's grass along by it West Mr Woodward - grass South Lott Meas and new field ........… ½ acre grass West Sedge mead East quick hedge and ditch belonging ............11 perches grass in Chaswell Mead East and West Mr Woodward, quick hedge and ditch at each end ............ 8 perches grass in Chaswell Mead East Mr Joseph Moor West Town Acre .........… ½ acre (headland) East furlong arable West homestead of Hill Farm and last mentioned piece ….... in Gravell Hill furlong ….......... ½ acre North and South Joseph Moor West last mentioned headland .........… 1 acre grass East furlong arable and grass heads belonging West Hill farm homestead North abutting upon homestall homestall lying entire within itself and fence round it belonging thereto except piece at North end of the close and East side of orchard where it is bounded by grass of Mr Nehemiah Brandreth's 10 acres all in Chalgrave and in occupation of Sarah Hawkins, widow (total 76 acres 2 roods 19 perches) to be held by ii) in order to suffer a common recovery i) covenants and iii) agrees to sue out before the end of the next Michaelmas term writs of entry sur desseisin in the post in the names of iii). then to i) and then to use of iii) in trust to preserve contingent remainders i) to be able to take rents and profits etc. and after his death to use of iv) and then to their children as tenants in common. Signatures of all Endorsed witnesses: Richard Reddall junior, William Turner clerk to Mr Reddall.

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Brandreth, Henry,
Reddall, Ambrose,
Brandreth, Alice,
Redall, Richard,
Beech, Rebecca,
Beech, Thomas,
Moor, Joseph,
Woodward,
Hawkins, Thomas,
Holt, John,
Hawkins, Sarah,
White, Matthew,
Buckmaster, Thomas,
Weston,
Dickenson,
Atterbury, George,
Olney, John,
Fish, Thomas,
Parratt, John,
West,
Mercers Company,
Cooper, Joseph,
Moor, Thomas,
Sutton, Elizabeth,
Moor,
Reynolds,
Wilson, John,
Towers, Christopher,
Groom, John,
Buncker, John,
Brandreth, Nehemiah,
Turner, William

marriage settlements, HOUGHTON REGIS, EVERSHOLT, Redbourn, brewer, Wingfield Hill Farm, Chalgrave farms, Chalgrave fields, Tebworth fields, Wingfield fields