Catalogue description Counterpart marriage settlement for £3500

Richard Turnor the elder, citizen and merchant tailor of London, and his wife Alice, Stephen Burton, draper, Thomas Hodges, grocer, and William Prescott, clothworker, citizens of London, and Hugh Evans, clothworker, and Maurice Gethin, merchant tailor, citizens of London; RT's son and heir Richard Turnor the younger, citizen and merchant tailor of London, to marry Martha Prescott, one of the daughters of Alexander Prescott, citizen and alderman of London, deceased

1 Messuage, farm or tenement in or near Markleigh called Markleigh in Heathfield and Waldron, with 160a land called Markleigh and Zoades, with 75a called Aggotts Lands of Aggas Lands in Waldron, all purchased by RT the elder from John Baker of the Inner Temple, London, gent and his wife Katherine

2 Messuages and lands (details) in Staplehurst and Marden in Kent, which RT the elder purchased from Thomas Cockell, Richard Maskall and Robert Maskall, yeomen

3 Messuages and lands (details) in Staplehurst and Marden in Kent, late James Bridgeland and Peter Bridgeland, which RT the elder purchased from Richard Sharpeigh the elder of Cranbrook in Kent, clothier

4 Messuages and lands (details) in Staplehurst in Kent, which RT the elder purchased from William Mardon of Staplehurst, yeoman, Thomas Swynehogg of Maidstone, gent, his father William Turnor of Staplehurst, deceased, Thomas Batherst of Staplehurst, yeoman, James Awsten of Ulcomb and Richard Awsten of Cranbrook, millers

5 Messuages and lands (details) in Staplehurst, which RT the elder's father William Turner purchased from William Usborne, John Usborne, Richard Baker and James Cobb, and which RT purchased from his brother William Turnor the elder and his sons William Turnor and Thomas Turnor

6 Messuages and lands (details) in Staplehurst, which RT the elder purchased from Walter Bassock, clothier and from the executors of Anthony Mayne, kt (William Parkehurst, kt, Thomas Winston, doctor of physic and Nicholas Yong, esq), Thomas Deane and Robert Tanfeild, esqs

Except a messuage, barn and 8a in Staplehurst, which RT the elder bought from Nathaniel Lyndley of Ruckinge in Kent, clerk, 1 Dec 1628

W: Humphrey Thornbery, Charles Yeoman, scrivener, and his servants Joseph Alport and Samuel Banks

Endorsed: BM515 7/4

Hove Library Accession: 2264