W2953

Deed of partition

10 Dec 1712

From: 1690 To: 1712

(i) John Cox of Stevington, yeoman & wife Anne Phoebe Vokins of London, widow; (cousins & coheirs as in W2948-W2949) (ii) Thomas Ellis of Sandy, gentleman; (iii) John Penington & William Goodhall of Bedford, gentlemen -- part of a yard in Elstow set out with stumps or pales and 2 lower barns in the occupation of Francis Norman; close, 2 acres; close 1 acre, in the occupation of William Dix; Tenters, 1 acre; all in Elstow; cottage in the occupation of William Dix; 34 acres:- in Sharp Field, abutting on Holme close, on the North side of the Stumps, the Round Acre abutting East on Bird Hedge, South West on road; in Bedford Field, Rye piece, now Five Acre piece, divided by stumps, abutting South West on St. Leonard's farm, abutting on Bird hedge; in Kempston Field, lying Westward from the stumps, part of Button Acre, abutting on the headland next Kempston moors, at upper end of furlong abutting to Cow bridge, abutting to Fatnaves; all in the occupation of Richard Stratton; in Westbrook Field a close of 2 acres, March close, in the occupation of John Saville; in Mother Field on Conygeare furlong, on Fisher's furlong, on Mead furlong, on Hipp furlong; in West Mead, meadow South of stumps, part of Buttock piece, abutting South East on highway; 1/2 acre arable lying South from Peartree Well; "in the same field" on Middle furlong, & on a furlong abutting to Habbery Bush; all in the occupation of John Savill; "in the same field" abutting to March Pan, and on Cockerell Ash furlong; in West Brook (?field), abutting to Habbery bush and to March Pan, adjoining March closes; in the occupation of John Savill; in Brampton Field, on Long furlong, and Pipers furlong; in Presewell Field, on Moor furlong; [?also in the occupation of John] in Sharp Field, on Sallowbush furlong, abutting on Bedford-Cardington way, abutting North on the moors; in the occupation of Francis Norman; in the Quatch fen, near the moors, abutting East & South West on Portway, on Elderbush furlong, abutting South West on New close; meadow in the common meadow of Kempston; in the occupation of John Savill; to the use of John Cox & John Penington in trust for John Cox; a cottage and dovehouse in Elstow; 38 acres in the common fields of Bedford, Kempston, Elstow and Cardington (nearly all the same names recur); to use of Thomas Ellis for residue of term, then Phoebe Vokins; owners and occupiers adjoining: William Hillersdon, esquire, John Hale, William Nottingham, Henry Prigmore, Thomas Priddon, John Osmund; recites:- death of John Whitbread; will 15 Nov 1690; devises to wife Elizabeth 6 1/2 acres bought of Thomas Richardson of Bedford; rest of land in fields of Bedford, Elstow, Kempston and Cardington to wife for life and then to Kinswomen as in (i) above; death of Elizabeth Whitbread; W2948-W2949, W2951; death of John Vokins; particition decided on; witnesses. Dym[ock] Walpoole, F. Brace junior, G. Arnold

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Cox, John,
Cox, Anne,
Vokins, Phoebe,
Whitbread, John,
Ellis, Thomas,
Penington, John,
Goodhall, William,
Norman, Francis,
Dix, William,
Stratton, Richard,
Savill, John,
Hillersdon, William,
Hale, John,
Nottingham, William,
Prigmore, Henry,
Pridden, Thomas,
Osmund, John,
Whitbread, Elizabeth,
Richardson, Thomas,
Vokins, John

STEVINGTON, yeoman, London, ELSTOW, SANDY, BEDFORD, Elstow fields, agricultural buildings, HOUSING, cottages, Bedford St Leonards Farm, Kempston Cow Bridge, arable, WELLS, Kempston fields, dovehouses, KEMPSTON, CARDINGTON, wills