Catalogue description Partition (deed to declare the uses of a fine)

Mary Mercer of Lewes, widow, Israel Paine the younger of Brighton, yeoman, and his wife Sarah, to Michael Chatfield the younger of Ditchling, gent, in trust

Recites: death, intestate, of MM's and SP's father Martin Richard Webb of Wivelsfield, gent; disputes concerning the division of the estate

1 Four pieces of land (23a), formerly part of Wivelsfield Common (20a abut E: land late William Johnson, [before] John Holford; W: land formerly David Cooper; S: the tenant way; N: way from Wivelsfield to Lewes; 3a abut N: way from Wivelsfield to Chailey; S: lane that leads to Lewes), occupied by Henry Burtenshaw, before MRW, before Thomas Renvill, purchased by MRW from Stephen Pilbeam

2 Messuage called Cage Lott otherwise Cage Croft, with a barn, garden, two orchards and pieces of land called The Southwish Mead and The Lid (11a) in Wivelsfield, occupied by Henry Burtenshaw, late [blank] Bartholomew, purchased by Richard Webb from Israel Paine, late Nathaniel Coppard, before John Hurst and his father Walter Hurst, once Potter

3 Messuage and 30a called Fanners in Wivelsfield (S: Wivelsfield Common; N: lands of John Attree; E: lands of the prebendary of [South] Malling; W: road from Wivelsfield to The Birth and to Lindfield Town), with a croft called Ashgrove (1½a) lying before Fanners house, late in the possession of Walter More, all purchased by MRW's father Richard Webb from Humphrey Hide and John Middleton

4 Pieces of land called Walkers Severalls and Perkins Severalls (20a) in Wivelsfield (E: lands of Thomas Pilbeame; S: lands late Walter More called The Hundred Acres; W: lands of Thomas Jenner; N: a tenant lane), with a coppice (10a) called Newnhams Coppice (E: lands late Mr Thomas Burrell and Mr Walter Dobell and the road from Lewes to Wivelsfield; N: lands late Walter More), all occupied by Henry Burtenshaw, late John Verrall, purchased by MRW's father Richard Webb from Mary Ellis

5 Moiety of a yard of land called Wilmots, Graylings, Craylings and Hobbs otherwise Holts with the messuages and buildings on them, the moiety of a piece called an inholme and of a barn and lands called Northlands, Perryfield and Perryfield Mead (70a) in Clayton, occupied by [blank], late James Banks, purchased by MRW's father Richard Webb from Samuel Brewer and Goddard Newington [Fair Plac]

6 Messuage and 20a called Collins Land and Westup Mead (20a) in Clayton (E, N: land of MRW; W: copyhold late Anthony Springett, clerk, before Richard Parsons), occupied by [blank], late the land of John Parsons, purchased by MRW's father Richard Webb from Richard Stanbridge

7 Messuage, barn and 30a called Fludes Hatch in Clayton (N: land late Henry Michell; S: St Johns Common; E: lands late Henry Homewood; W: lands late George Parson), occupied by Thomas Pannett, late Richard Beach, purchased by MRW's grandfather Richard Webb from Robert Dean otherwise Warren

8 Messuage, barn and 18a called Franklands and Breakspear Croft in Clayton, occupied by [blank], late James Nye, purchased by MRW from Thomas Norton the elder, his wife Frances and Thomas Norton the younger

9 Croft of land (1a) in Wivelsfield, formerly occupied by Stephen Potter, leased by Henry Standen of Wivelsfield to Thomas Potter of Plumpton for 997 years from 29 Sep 1599, 28 May 1599, and a croft of land (1¼a) in Wivelsfield, leased by Elizabeth Easterby otherwise Easterfield of Wivelsfield, widow, and Richard Easterby otherwise Easterfield of Wivelsfield, tailor, to Richard Potter for 1000 years from 29 Sep 1643, 29 May 1643, now both called The Butchers Crofts and Severalls, adjoining the freehold messuage in 2

1-4 and 9 in trust for MM, 5-8 for IP and SP

W: William Michell, Thomas Foord

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