SA632

Deed of Revocation and New Appointment; "For great Regard and Friendship"

9 Feb 1779

From: 1751 To: 1779

i) Reverend Decimus Reynolds of Clophill ii) Reverend Richard Reynolds of Great Paxton, Huntingdonshire iii) George Reynolds, esquire of Little Paxton, Huntingdonshire, nephew of i) iv) Decimus Reynolds, esquire of Kinsale, Ireland, nephew of i) v) Richard Cumberland, esquire, Queen Ann Street, St Marylebone, Middlesex (Recital of Covenant to Levy a Fine of 26, 27 June 1772 between (a) Reverend Decimus Reynolds of Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire = i); (b) Right Reverend Denison, Lord Bishop of Kilmore, Ireland (then deceased); (c) Richard Cumberland. (a) seised of new messuage in Houghton Conquest and messuages and lands there and in Hawnes in occupation Joseph Crane, Benjamin Whitbread and Sarah Whitbread, widow (by virtue of Marriage Settlement dated 27, 28 November 1751 between (a) Reverend Decimus Reynolds; (b) Mary White of Clophill, spinster; (c) Thomas White, esquire of Clophill, father of (b); Charles Armstrong of Steppingley, esquire; Edmund Lacon of Grays Inn, gentleman. Marriage of a) and b) ... Rutters Farm, Thurleigh and other estate in Thurleigh and Clapham in occupation Henry Smith. a) to c) for use of b) and child(ren) etc. Covenant to Levy a Fine of 20, 21 October 1756 (a) Reverend Decimus Reynolds and wife Mary; (b) Edmund Lacon - declaring uses on above Marriage Settlement in farm house at Norwood End, Hawnes and other estate in occupation James Brashier, Samuel and Benjamin Dunham. (a), having no issue, wanted to limit and settle property in fee and reversion) and Fine a) to b) ... new messuage at Houghton Conquest and closes there (65 acres viz: the Haw Hills; the two meadows; the Slade; the Hills; Jack Daws Grove; Haw Hill Spinney in occupation Thomas Peck) messuage and lands (70 acres viz: Grange Closes, Merry Lees, the Bunt Close, the Meadow and the Bean Close) in Houghton Conquest and Hawnes [in occupation James Poulton]. Farm House in Houghton Conquest in occupation James Redman and 45 acres (Home Ground, the Meadow and the Bankey Close and spinney on Haw Hills. 9 acres dispersed in Chapel End field, Mill field and Dean field, in occupation James Redman; parcel in Houghton Conquest where cottage stood in occupation Richard Redman, then --- Milton, Broad Close (9 acres) in occupation Richard Redman, then --- Milton. All in occupation Joseph Crane, Benjamin and Sarah Whitbread. Reversion of Rutters Farm, Thurleigh; Walkers Close (27 acres); Neither Gate field (12 acres); Over Clapham Brooke (10 acres); The Grove (4 acres); Wheat Close (6 acres); Franklins Close (5 acres); Neither Clapham Brooke (10 acres); Horse Close (12 acres); Pickell Pightle (2 acres); Overgate field (18 acres); Ley field (14 acres); Great Wood near Lawn Wood (8 acres); Broad Croft (spinney 2 acres); Spinney lying against Milton Common field (1 acre). All in Thurleigh and Clapham, all part of Rutters farm in occupation John Fowler, then Thomas Boulton. Also 63¼ acres of meadow in Thurleigh and Clapham (in Sow field, in Mill field; in Ridans field; in Cowell field; in Cook field; in Wisemans End (part of Rutters farm); cottage in Thurleigh in occupation John Johnson and close (7 acres) with 3 acres in open fields of Thurleigh; cottage in Thurleigh in occupation Peter Lambert and close (5 acres) with 6 acres in common fields; close in Thurleigh (1½ acres); 2¼ acres of meadow in open fields. [Close and meadow in occupation John Savage and --- Gale. Cottage in Thurleigh in occupation Joseph Negus and close (5 acres); cottage and close (7 acres) Thurleigh in occupation John Carter. All above in occupation Henry Smith [rents stated for main tenants throughout]. Reversion (according to 21 October 1756) of Farm [House at Norwood End, Hawnes and Home Close (4 acres). Boughtons Close (4 acres). Lindfords (pightle 4 acres) and 56½ acres arable in common fields of Hawnes (in Further Redland furlong on Overshott furlong, and Middleshott furlong, in Hither Redland field on Overshott furlong, on Middleshott furlong, on Shop piece furlong, 4 acres on "the same piece shooting down to Elemers House in Stocking field"; in Lime Piece field; in Citers field; in Back pightle) All in occupation of William Layton, then William Whitteridge. 3 cottages at Norwood End in occupation Thomas Jeffery, William Maudlin and James Daniel, then John Burr, Joseph Whitmore, Joseph Thompson and Robert Chandler. All in occupation James Brashear, Samuel and Benjamin Dunham. Messuage etc. in Clophill in occupation of i)] i) revoked uses of 26, 27 June 1772 and limited and appointed Houghton Conquest property to himself for life, then heirs, in default to iii) and heirs for ever. Reversion of Thurleigh and Clapham property to i)'s heirs, in default to iv) and heirs for ever. Reversion of Hawnes property to i)'s heirs, in default to use of v) and heirs for ever. (i) could make leases up to 21 years) witnessed: Ezekiel and William Rouse

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Reynolds, Decimus,
Reynolds, Richard,
Reynolds, George,
Cumberland, Richard,
Cumberland, Denison,
Crane, Joseph,
Whitbread, Benjamin,
Whitbread, Sarah,
White, Mary,
Reynolds, Mary,
White, Thomas,
Armstrong, Charles,
Lacon, Edmund,
Smith, Henry,
Brashier, James,
Dunham, Samuel,
Dunham, Benjamin,
Peck, Thomas,
Poulton, James,
Redman, James,
Redman, Richard,
Milton,
Fowler, John,
Boulton, Thomas,
Johnson, John,
Lambert, Peter,
Savage, John,
Gale,
Negus, Joseph,
Carter, John,
Smith, Henry,
Layton, William,
Whitteridge, William,
Jeffery, Thomas,
Maudlin, William,
Daniel, James,
Burr, John,
Whitmore, Joseph,
Thompson, Joseph,
Chandler, Robert

BUILDINGS & LAND USE, clergy, CLOPHILL, Great Paxton, Little Paxton, Kinsale, London Queen Anne Street, Chalfont Saint Giles, Bishop of Kilmore, marriage settlements, HOUSING, HOUGHTON CONQUEST, Houghton Conquest farms, Houghton Conquest Haw Hills Farm, Houghton Conquest fields, HAYNES, Haynes fields, STEPPINGLEY, Grays Inn, Thurleigh Rutters Farm, THURLEIGH, CLAPHAM, Haynes farms, Haynes Norwood End, spinney, cottages, demolition, Thurleigh fields, woods, Clapham fields, tenancy, rentals, arable, general legal process