Catalogue description Deed to Lead Uses of a Fine

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Details of D 70/18
Reference: D 70/18
Title: Deed to Lead Uses of a Fine
Description:

(i) Rev. Knightley Adams of Preston, Northants, clerk, and Jane his wife, sole daughter and heir of Richard Newton, D.D., deceased.

 

(ii) Robert Willcox of Towcester, Northants, schoolmaster.

 

Covenant to levy a fine on manor of Lavendon, Lavendon Grange with dovehouse, farmhouse, Windmill Close (32a.), Great West Close with adjoining wood (14a.), Oak Close (9a.), Abbey Fair Close (5a.), Water Closes (10a.), Byelake (2a.close or inclosed pasture), Culverwell and Further Culverwell Closes (19a.) all in Lavendon Grange, Upper Grange Field (47a.), Lowe Grange Field (17a.), Lower Old Ricks (17a.), Upper Old Ricks (43a.), The Warren (4a.inclosed ground) in parish of Lavendon, Wakes Holme (2a.meadow) in parish of Clifton, Bucks, parcels of meadow in Lavendon Meadow, Upper and Nether Sown Closes (25a.) in Lavendon, New Pastures (10a.) in Lavendon and Olney.

 

21 cottages (tenants names given) in Lavendon, farm and 50a. land in Lavendon; Pepins, Home, Great Wood and Little Best Closes, Upper Windmill Close in Lavendon with tithes.

 

28a. in Olney.

 

21 cottages in Lavendon and 28a. in Olney to use of Rev. Knightly Adams, residue of property to use of i and his wife for term of their lives, afterwards to their heirs.

Date: 6 December 1755
Held by: Buckinghamshire Archives, not available at The National Archives
Language: English

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