Catalogue description Deed of partition and settlement

Ann Parker of Mayfield, widow of Stephen Parker of Mayfield, gent, with Richard Maynard of Brenchley in Kent, gent, and his wife Ann, one of the two sisters and heirs of SP, and Thomas Laugham of Combe in Wadhurst, gent, and his wife Elizabeth, SP's other sister and heir, to Thomas Hooper of Mayfield, gent, and Alexander Ellyott of Bivelham in Mayfield, yeoman

1 Messuage, barn, well-house, garden and orchard at the west end of the town of Mayfield, late occupied by SP (S, E, N: road; W: land as 6)

2 Piece of land (½a) at the west end of the town of Mayfield, late occupied by SP (S: road to Wellbrook; W, N: land as 7; W: land as 6)

3 Barn and adjoining piece of land (½a) under the town of Mayfield, purchased by SP of Thomas Stillion, gent (E, S: The Rich Mead; N: the lane leading under the town; W, N: messuage, garden and backside late Mary Parris, widow)

4 Messuage in several dwellings with an adjoining garden and backside at the west end of the town of Mayfield, occupied by Joseph Drinker, John Foster and Frances Wells, widow, late John Turnis and John Drinker

5 Messuage, barn, garden, orchard and 40a called Lowdwell in Mayfield, late occupied by SP (E: Spode Lane; S: land formerly William Parker; W: land formerly of Richard Eversfeild; W, N, S: land formerly John Bonwick)

6 Messuage, stable, garden, orchard and close occupied by Abraham Mudle, gent, and an adjoining piece of land (1½a) called Fords otherwise Bessells at the west end of the town of Mayfield (E: orchard late Robert Martin in 1; S: road called the Lower Lane from Mayfield town to Stone Cross; W: 7; N: road called the Middle Lane from Mayfield town to Misse Oak)

7 Meadow called Sawkins Croft (3a) near Bessells Pond in Mayfield, lately occupied by SP, assart copyhold held of Thomas Aynescombe, esq, deceased, of the manor of Mayfield (N: road from Mayfield town to Misse Oak; W: land of the heirs of John Martin; E: 6)

8 Three pieces of land (7a) called Stoneland in Mayfield, bondhold of the manor of Bainden, late John Stevenson, before Ann Akehurst (S: Bainden Lane; W: land of the heirs of John Stevens; N: lands of Elizabeth Parker, widow; E: lands formerly Anthony Hickmott)

9 Four pieces of land (8a), a piece of land called Woodreed (3a) and a piece of land late waste (2a) in Mayfield (S: road from Tidebrook to Mayfield Town: N: Baylyes Lane; S: 10; E: land of the heirs of Thomas Peckham)

10 Piece of plain land late waste called Rishett Wood (8a) in Mayfield (N, NE: 9; SE: lane from Rishett Cross to Tidebrook, land of the heirs of Thomas Peckham called Rishett; E: 11)

11 Two pieces of coppice or woodland (3a) called Newland, part of Newlands otherwise Rishett Wood in Mayfield (N, W: Pennys Reed and Woodmans; E: lands called Rishett Wood; S: the residue of Newlands; N: land of the heirs of Hugh Luck)

12 All other lands purchased by SP from Alexander Puxty, citizen and ironmonger of London

13 A cottage, shop and adjoining garden occupied by William Crowhurst and [blank], widow, near Colkins Mill Bridge in Mayfield, part of the waste land in the road between Mayfield town to Colkins Mill Bridge, on the west side of the carrying way there, adjoining the hedge of the land of Elizabeth Parker, widow, occupied by John Pocock, formerly occupied by John Bunce, who granted them to SP

14 Copyhold of the manor of Bexhill in Bexhill held by AP for life, remainder to RM and AM and TL and EL in moieties

15 Copyhold of the manor of Barnhorne in Bexhill held by AP for life, remainder to Elizabeth Parker of Mayfield, widow, mother of AM and EL

1-5 in trust for RM and AM for their lives, remainder to their children Richard, William, Stephen, John, Elizabeth, Mary, Ann and Sarah Maynard; 6-13 in trust for EL for life, remainder as she shall appoint, remainder to her heirs, subject to an annuity of £26 to AP for life in lieu of dower

RM and AM covenant to surrender 7 and 8 to TL and EL, paying half the fines and fees; pollard timber trees and underwood ready to be felled in the coppice and woodland belonging to 5 to be felled and sold this or next winter, the money to be divided between RM and TL

W: Clement Read the younger, Abraham Laugham, John Hooper

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