Level: Category
Estate and Family records
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MANORIAL AND OTHER RECORDS, MAINLY OF NORTH CENTRAL ESSEX
Level: Series
Deeds of Manors of Liston Overhall, Liston Netherhall and Liston Weston and related properties
Scope and Content:
Conveyance (Lease and Release) for £1,200 with Covenant to surrender copyhold property

(i) Mary Dolby of Clopton (co. Middx.), wid., Tomlinson Henry Busby of Barlythorpe (co. Rutland) esq., and William Busby, Fellow of New College, Oxford; (ii) William Richardson of Kings Wood House, nr. Findon (co. Sussex), esq. (eldest son and heir of Barbara Richardson, formerly Barbara Johnson, spr., daughter and co-heiress of Rich. Johnson, decd., the heir-at-law of John Johnson, citizen of London, distiller, decd.) and James Pigot Ince of Great Brickhill (co. Bucks.), esq. (son and heir-at-law of Mary Ince, formerly Mary Johnson, daughter and co-heiress of Richard Johnson, decd.); (iii) Geo. Chad of Thursford (co. Norf.). esq.


Capital messuage or tenement called Sayers Tenement with the barn, stable, kilnhouse, courtyards, backyards, orchards and appurtenances thereto belonging, containing in all 2a. and lands incl. parcel called the Millyard (2\'bd a.), 3 closes called Stackfords, Haycroft and Sprunts Hill (15a.), 3 closes called Catts Field (23a.), 2 closes called Millfields (24a.), close or pasture called Brookhills (4a.), 3 pieces of land called Temblyn Marsh (1a.), close of pasture called Doggetts (4a.), piece of ground called Bullyhill (2a.), toft or orchard called Terretts, with a field adjoining called Home Toft alias Home Croft (15a.) close called Langleys (6a.), pasture, fen or hop-ground called Catts Fen (13a.), close called Great MappsField (6a.), Little Mapps Field and a piece of enclosed ground called Longland (3a.), close called Holleys and Smyths Croft (9a.) close called Symonds (1a.), meadow or marsh called Starrocks Marsh (4a.), peice of meadow called Holy Acre (1a.) in Dunstans Meadow, piece of land called Gates Acre, piece called Cadwells (2a.), 4 pieces of land in the same meadow (1a.), piece of enclosed ground called Bury Hawkes (3a.), parcel of ground called Woolwrights alias Wheelwrights (6a.), piece of land (1a.) in Old Roydon Field, 5a. land formerly copyhold, Ir. land called Crabbles Rood and the woods called Sawyers Wood and Farthing Grove (13a.), all the above property being in Bures alias Bures St Mary, Cornard, Assington and Newton (all co. Suff.), with all the rights etc. thereto beloging, formerly in occupation of Grace Bourne, sen., Daniel Shaw and John Cutler; arable land (\'bd a.) in Lt. Cornard, lying nr. a bush called Patrick's Thorn E. and abtg. on Maples Field on S., a lane leading towards Saywers on W. and land of Mr. de Grey, in occupation of Robert Cook, on N., and a piece of arable land (12a.) divided into 4 enclosures, with a small barnthereon, formerly in occupation of George Payne, since of Henry Wright, all in Bures alias Bures St. Mary, cornard, Assington and Newton (all co. Suff.), in occupation of Henry Gusterson.


Excepts remainder of a mortgage term of 1,000 years (as in a mortgage between John Bourne and Mary Crispe, 18 February 1688), to be assigned by indenture of evendate to Sir Harboard Harboard, bart., in trust for (iii) to attend the ineritance; lease for 14 years (to commance in 1769) 20 January 1763, by James Quilter and wife Ancilla to Hen. Gusterson for £85 annually, annuity of £30 for life bequeathed to Mary Lees under Will of Ancilla Quilter, from payment of which (i) have indemified (iii) by an indenture of even date; quit rents payable to the manors of Bures, Cornhall, Peacock Hall and the Honour of Clare and charities payable to Lawshall, Borley and Lt. Cornard.

Recites: (a) Conveyance (Lease and Release) and Assignment in Trust for mutual love and an annuity of £400, 7,8 March 1734, bet. (i) Ancilla Bate, (ii) James Quilter of Hadley (co. Middx.), gent., and wife Ancilla (only surviving child and heiress of Dyer Bate of London, mercer, decd., and granddau. of Ancilla Bate); (iii) John Johnson, citizen of London, distiller; (b)Will, 3 1766, and Codicils, 18 July 1767 and 2 December 1771, of Ancilla Quilter and that the Will was proved by her sole executor, James Quilter; (c) death of James Quilter, 19 September 1777, and inheritance of property as in 84/161 by Mary Dolby, Tomlinson Henry Busby and William Busby, residuary legatees under the Will of Ancilla Quilter; (d) inheritance by Wm. Richardson and James Pigot Ince of property as above in trust, under terms of Conveyance as in (a) above after death of John Johnson.

Schedule annexed, listing 3 deeds, including (a) and (b) above and Release of legacies, 17 April 1780

Endorsed: (i) Receipt of £1,200; (ii) Receipt, 5 May 1780, of £488 from George Chad as payment of a legacy to William Jackson under Will of quilter; (iii)Receipt, 5 May 1780, of £159 7s. 5d. by Eliz. Ancilla Lake from Geo. Chad as part of her legacy of £500 under Will of Ancilla Quilter and release of her interest in property as above in consideration thereof
Dates of Creation:
18,19 April 1780