SA499-500

Marriage Settlement (Lease and Release) Marriage of i) and ii)

7, 8 Aug 1735

From: 1735 To: 1737

i) Elizabeth Burrows ii) Samuel Gurney of Bedford, husbandman iii) John Allen, esquire of Silsoe, Flitton; Thomas Squire of Shefford, baker i) to iii) ... cottage in Clophill in occupation William Woods and Nehemiah Stratton and meadow of 1 acre adjoining in occupation William Woods ... cottage in Clophill in occupation of i) ... 40 acres in fields of Wilstead in occupation William Tompkins to iii) on trust to receive rents and pay to her, to convey to person(s) appointed by her by Will or otherwise, in default of this to ii) who is to pay several legacies: £24 to James Osborn of Bithorn, Huntingdonshire, gentleman; to Susanna wife of Peter Linford of Potton, wheelwright £5; to Hester wife of Richard Smith £5; to Katherine wife of George Bond of Gilded Moreton (Guilden Morden), Cambridgeshire, yeoman £5; to Susanna wife of Richard Miller of Sutton £5; to Mary wife of John Rolt of Sandy, tailor £5; to John Colley junior of Clophill, blacksmith £5; to John Colley senior of Clophill, horsecourser £5; to Susanna wife of James Waller of Harlington, shepherd £5; to James Waller of Harlington, husbandman £5; to Susanna wife of William Pridden of Barton in the Clay £5; to Sarah then wife of William Ives of Turnington, Isle of Ely £5. Cottage in Clophill to iii) on trust to convey to person(s) appointed by i) by will or otherwise. In default of appointment to convey to use of John Burrows, son of John Burrows of Clophill, carpenter and Mary, then wife of Robert Syer of Clophill, gingerbread baker i) to iii) ... (in cottage at Clophill) ["The Compasses"] "in the Kitching", one dresser and shelves, Ten pewter dishes, 2 dozen pewter plates, Warming Pan, Brass boiler, brass kettle, 3 skilletts, 1 table, 7 chairs, 1 pair tongs, 1 fire shovel, 1 pair of bellows, Iron grate, Jack and Weights. In the Hall, 3 tables, 8 chairs, 2 brass Handirons, pair of tongs, fire shovel "and a parcel of Earthen Ware" In the Parlour, One Bedstead, curtains and vallence, feather bed, bolster and two pillows, 2 blankets, 1 quilt, one clock and case, 2 looking glasses, 6 chairs, 3 tables, 1 chest of drawers, 1 pair Handirons, 1 pair of tongs, 1 fire shovel and 1 fender "In the Pantrey", 4 pewter dishes, 6 pewter plates, frying pan, 3 barrels, 2 spits, 1 Kneading Trough, "a parcel of Glass Bottles" "In the Chamber over the Kitching": Bedstead, curtains and vallence and all the bedding, 2 chests, 2 chairs, 4 pairs of sheets, "a parcel of Napkins and Small Linnen" In the Chamber over the Hall, Bed and bedding, table, 6 chairs, 1 box In the Chamber over the Pantrey, one flockbed and bedding, 1 trunk and coffer In the Brewhouse, 2 coppers, 2 grates, 1 Mashing fatt, 1 cooler, 5 tubs, 4 kimnells, one jitt In the Cellar, 6 hogsheads, 4 half hogsheads, 2 barrells, 2 kilderkins, 2 little barrells, 6 drinkstalls on trust to i) for use for life. After her decease they to sell to ii) witnessed: Samuel Carter, Edward Money, John Rell, Thomas Hakings, G Mallet, P Jollage endorsed: Memorandum of 24 December 1737 that i) when widow of Thomas Burrows intended to give John Colly £5 but he has "disobliged" her; therefore trustees are to pay him but 1 shilling. witnessed: Thomas Savage; John Reynolds

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Burrows, Elizabeth,
Gurney, Samuel,
Gurney, Elizabeth,
Allen, John,
Squire, Thomas,
Woods, William,
Stratton, Nehemiah,
Tompkins, William,
Osborn, James,
Linford, Susannah,
Linford, Peter,
Smith, Hester,
Smith, Richard,
Bond, Katherine,
Bond, George,
Miller, Susanna,
Miller, Richard,
Rolt, Mary,
Rolt, John,
Colley, John,
Waller, Susanna,
Waller, James,
Pridden, Susanna,
Pridden, William,
Ives, Sarah,
Ives, William,
Burrows, John,
Syer, Mary,
Syer, Robert,
Burrows, Thomas

BUILDINGS & LAND USE, marriage settlements, BEDFORD, husbandman, SILSOE, SHEFFORD, baker, HOUSING, cottages, CLOPHILL, Clophill fields, Wilshamstead fields, Wilstead, trusts, family/personal financial affairs, money, Bythorn, POTTON, wheelwright, Guilden Morden, yeoman, SUTTON, SANDY, tailor, blacksmith, horsecourser, HARLINGTON, shepherd, husbandman, BARTON-LE-CLAY, Isle of Ely, carpenter, gingerbread maker, household furniture, pewter, earthenware, beds, household linen, clocks, brewhouses, beer