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Deed of Settlement regarding Stopsley

9 May 1697

From: 1697 To: 1697

Deed of Settlement i ) William How, Stopsley, Luton, yeoman, and wife Elizabeth (one of daughters of John Crawley, late of Stopsley, deceased) ii ) Mary Burt, Stopsley, widow (another daughter [John Crawley]) Samuel Chalton, Wotton Pillage, yeoman and wife Mary (daughter of said Mary Burt) iii ) John Piggott, Stopsley, yeoman, and wife Rebecca (another daughter of John Crawley) iv ) Thomas Mearsom, Luton, gentleman Thomas Holmes, Stopsley, yeoman covenant to levy find by i ), ii ) and iii ) to iv ) of -messuage at Stopsley, inhabited by John Piggott and Mary Burt, with malthouse, barn, and stables [G*] - cottage in occupation by Issac Roe, at Stopsley adjacent said messuage [G*] - close pasture called Old Orchard, lying near said messuage (1.1.2) [G*] - close pasture called Great Close (4 acres) South Old Orchard West Thomas Mearson - close pasture called Pondwick (1½ acres) West Old Orchard [R*] - close pasture called Long Close (4 acres) South Pondwick North Robert Groome [R*] - close pasture called Little Close (1 acre) North Long Close [B*] - close arable called How Field Close (4 acres) South widow Carter East lane from Stopsley to Dell Cross [G*] - close arable called Little Church Close (2 acres) West Middle Church Close South lane from Stopsley to Rameridge End [B*] - close arable called Middle Church Close (3 acres 1 rood 22 poles) North William Howe called Deep Ditches South Bedham Lane [R*] - close arable called Great Church Close (6 acres 11 poles) West widow Bigg South John George [R*] - close arable called Lower Beane Close (4 acres) East common field called Weobley Brend [R*] - closed arable called Little Bean Close (2 acres) West Acey Lane North Joseph Jaques [B*] - close arable called Acey Close (4 acres) West and North Oxey Common [G*] - piece arable in Creake Hill Field Common (3 roods) South Mr Hillersdon North William How of Squorye End [R*] - piece arable in same common field and furlong (3 roods) South Thomas Groome North Mr Hillersdon [B*] - peice land in a common field called Little Field (3 roods) West William Spencer North East Thomas Groome [R*] - piece arable in same field (3 roods) West Joseph Jacques North East Thomas Groome [G*] - peice arable in same field West Thomas Groome North East Thomas Mearsom [R*] - piece arable in common field called Nailes Hill Field (3 roods) West John Stone North East Mr Christye [G*] - peice land in same field (3 roods) North Thomas Mearsom [G*] - peice land in Little Dell Croft Common (5 roods) South John Stone [R*] - peice land in same field (5 roods) North Sea Lane all in Stopsley and in occupation of i ), ii ) and iii ) and formerly the property of John Crawley, deceased after the fine is levied iv ) shall hold land to certain uses:- north part of said messuage (2 rooms and entry below and 2 rooms above) and majority of yard, land and barn, north part of orchard (2 poles), as is divided off, and right of passage to ponds in Pondwick Field and over other lands, and also all property marked [R*], to William and Elizabeth, for life and then to heirs of Elizabeth one moiety of south end of said messuage (3 rooms below stairs and 3 above) and malt shop adjacent and malt loft and lean to shed and partof malt house and highway, and part of the yard, greatest part of the orchard and also all property marked [B*], to Mary Burt for life, and then Samuel Chalton and wife Mary Other moiety to Mary Burt,for ever loft and part of malt house adjacent (5 bays) and kilns and lean to shed adjacent and part of orchard lying next to the cottage (11 poles) and also all property marked [G*], - to John Piggott and Rebecca for life and then to heirs of Rebecca Pondwick Close (containing 2 ponds) to use of John Piggott and his heirs for ever signatures and seals all endorsed witnesses Robert Jenkyns, junior Charles Wyseman Roger Weedon 29 May 1697 marked on front 'The within mentioned Fine was levyed in Trinity Term 1697' [May-July]

[in paper catalogue, annonations made in colour against property as coloured asterixs- show on here as follows G*/Green, R*/Red, B*/Blue]

item

Crawley, John,
How, William,
How, Elizabeth,
Crawley, Elizabeth,
Burt, Mary,
Crawley, Mary,
Chalton, Samuel,
Chalton, Mary,
Piggott, John,
Piggott, Rebecca,
Crawley, Rebecca,
Mearsom, Thomas,
Roe, Issac,
Groome, Robert,
Carter,
Bigg,
George, John,
Jacques, Joseph,
Hillersdon,
Groome, Thomas,
Spencer, William,
Stone, John,
Christye,
Jenkyns, Robert,
Wyseman, Charles,
Weedon, Roger

STOPSLEY, LUTON, Wootton Pillinge, deed, restrictive covenants, DEATH, fines, yeoman, widow, messuage, malthouse, stables, agricultural building, commons, orchard, ponds, field names