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Final concord between Paul Dayrell Esq., plaintiff and Charles Wodnoth Esq., and Mary his wife, John Pollard Esq., Elizabeth Wodnoth, Anne Wodnoth, John Edkins and Anne his wife, William Stacy and Katherine his wife, John Waddup and Moses Waddup, deforciants, when the deforciants acknowledged 4 messuages, 4 gardens, 4 orchards, 7 acres of land, 1 acre of meadow, 7 acres of pasture, 28 acres of wood and common of pasture for cattle in Buckingham, Tingewick, Lillingston Dayrell, Luffield and Leckhampstead to be the right of the plaintiff. Consideration:£120.PBRA/57 Final concord between Paul Dayrell Esq., plaintiff and Charles Wodnoth Esq., and Mary his wife, John Pollard Esq., Elizabeth Wodnoth, Anne Wodnoth, John Edkins and Anne his wife, William Stacy and Katherine his wife, John Waddup and Moses Waddup, deforciants, when the deforciants acknowledged 4 messuages, 4 gardens, 4 orchards, 7 acres of land, 1 acre of meadow, 7 acres of pasture, 28 acres of wood and common of pasture for cattle in Buckingham, Tingewick, Lillingston Dayrell, Luffield and Leckhampstead to be the right of the plaintiff. Consideration:£120.PBRA/58 Attested copy will (dated 6 August 1736) of John Gurden the elder of Leckhampstead, co. Buckingham, Yeoman. Testator devises the messuage which he now lives in and 4 closes of pasture ground (two of which were purchased by one Crow and the other two of one Goodwin) lying in the parish of Leckhampstead to his grandson John Gurden, dec. and his heirs, and in default of issue to his grandsons Stephen Gurden and Richard Gurden, two closes of pasture ground which he purchased from John Ingram lying in Leckhampstead to his said grandson Stephen Gurden and his heirs and in default of issue to John and Stephen Gurden; a close of pasture or inclosed ground and the meadow thereto belonging called the Great Meadow, which he lately purchased from Richard Backhouse, lying in the parish of Beachampton,co. Buckingham, to his daughter Mary Gurden and her heirs, and in default of issue a moiety to the children of his son William Gurden and the other moiety to the children of his son George Gurden; a messuage and 4 acres of land lying in Denshanger in pa. Passenham, co. Northampton and in the common fields thereof and two closes of pasture lying in Leckhampsted and called Goodwins and Cole's Close one of which was purchased with two other closes of one Goodwin to his son William Gurden and his heirs and in default of issue to the rightful heirs of testator. Bequeaths a lease of the farm at Powkesley Green in the parish of Passenham to his son William Gurden and £10 each to his grandsons John and Stephan Gurden to apprentice them to a trade.PBRA/61 Affidavit of John Fisher of Bodmyn, co. Cornwall, Clerk, John Wilmer of Stoney Stratford, co. Bucks., Apothecary and Hester Vere of Barnstaple, co. Devon, Widow that the title deeds to three closes in pa. Leckhampstead, co. Bucks. conveyed to Robert Porter by indentures of lease and release (dated April 6-7, 1767; nos. 76-77) have been lost, but that the lands were free of mortgages and incomrancess at the time of conveyance. John Wilmer further declares that the title deeds "were destroyed by a dreadful fire which happened at Stoney Stratford aforesaid many years since".PBRA/79 Copy will (dated 21 November 1794) of Robert Porter of Leckhampstead, Stony Stratford, Steeple Claydon, Thornborough, Whitchurch and Newton Longville, co. Bucks. and Wicken and Abthorpe, co. Northampton to Philip Box and John Clarke (whom he names as his executors), in trust for his sons and daughters, namely, Thomas Porter, Robert Porter, Mary Sheene, Elizabeth Malius, Eleanor Brickwell and Martha Smith and their heirs. First codicil appended (dated 25 May 1795). The testator directs that the share of his real and personal estate which he bequeathed to his son Thomas Porter is to be shared between his other son and daughter. He also bequeaths £400 to his grandson John Brickwell. Second codicil appended (dated 19 September 1796). The testator bequeaths a further £400 and all his live and dead stock to his grandson John Brickwell. He also revokes the appointment of John Clarke as his trustee and executor, and appoints Richard Scott of Maidstone, co. Bucks., Gent., in his place.PBRA/171 Copy probate (dated 21 August 1773) of the will (dated 5 July 1773) of George Maule, clerk, Rector of Castle Ashby, co. Northampton. Testator bequeaths his messuages, lands and Tenements in Ludgarshall otherwise Lurgarshall, co. Buckingham to his son Henry Maule; his messuage or tenement lying in a place called Stockings in pa. Helmdon, co. Northampton to his son Thomas Maule; his yard land, one quarter of a yard land, half an acre of meadow ground, and half a quarter of a yard land, being a copyhold inheritance in the manor of Kingsutton, co. Northampton, and his share of a capital messuage in pa., Aynliss, co. Northampton to his son George maule. He also leaves £1000 to his eldest son John Maule, £700 each to his daughters Sarah, Charlotte and Eleanor, and £2000 on trust to his friends, Joseph Manning of Orlingbury, Gent. and George Thomas of Helmdon, co. Northampton, Gent. to the use of his wife Eleanor during her life, and after her decease to the use of his son John and his daughters Sarah, Charlotte and Eleanor. He also names his wife Eleanor as his executrix.PBRA/212 Copy final concord between Anthony Ward, Gent., Nathaniel Duswell and Ann Mansell, widow, plaintiffs, and Thomas Wright the elder and Ann his wife, Thomas Wright the younger, John Curtis, William Darronger and Susanna his wife, Richard Tuchen alias Twichin and Mary his wife, deforciants, when the deforciants acknowledged four and 5 acres of land, and a moiety of two messuages and 20 acres of land, 5 acres of meadow, 10 acres of pasture and common of pasture in Daventree Simpkin Stoke, Denshanger and Passenham (co. Northampton) to be the right of the plaintiffs.PBRA/215 Copy decree of the Court of Chancery (20 April 1838) in an action between Henry Charles Whalley , plaintiff and John Christopher Whalley, Thomas Palmer Whalley, Theodosai Maria Whalley and Palmer Whalley, infants, Harry Brett, Harry Whalley Brett and Mary his wife, Edmund Morgan and Elizabeth Maria his wife, Joseph John Brett, John William James Dawson, Kingston Brett, William Courthope Mabbot, Henry John Morgan, Richard Wilford Brett, Edmund Morgan and Emily Maria Morgan, infants, defendants, and between Henry Charles Whalley, plaintiff and Percy Charles Whalley, defendants, and between Henry Charles Whalley, plaintiff and Percy Charles Whalley, defendant touching sums of money mentioned in the will of Palmer Whalley, deceased.PBRA/231 Attested copy probate (dated 11 November 1830) of the will (dated 13 October 1828) of Thomas Whalley of Ecton, co. Northampton, clerk. Testator bequeaths his advowson of the Rectory of Ecton and his manors, messuages, tenements and lands in ps. Ecton, Cogenhoe otherwise Cooknoe and Great Billing, co. Northampton to his son John Christopher Whalley and his first or other sons. He bequeaths his lands and tenements in the hamlet of Denshanger in pa. Passenham, co. Northampton to his son Thomas Palmer Whalley. He leaves his cottages, closes, lands and tenements in Thrapston and Titchmarsh, co. Northampton to his son Charles Henry Whalley. He leaves £2000 stock (part of his Capital Stock of the Bank of England) each to his sons Thomas Palmer Whalley and Charles Henry Whalley along with all his Grand Junction Canal shares. The residue of his personal estate he leaves to his son John Christopher Whalley. He names Robert Andrew, Harry Brett and Richard Farrer as his executors and guardians of his three sons.PBRA/249 Copy will (dated 27 October 1836) of William Tompkins of Wakefield Lodge, co. Northampton, Groom to his Grace the Duke of Grafton. Testator bequeaths his messuages, cottages and tenements called The Folly lying in the hamlet of Denshanger in pa. Passenham, co. Northampton and all his real estate in trust to Robert Marriot Freeman and John Bennett of Stony Stratford, co. Bucks. He directs that the trustees are to sell the property and, after paying his debts and funeral expenses, are to give one quarter of the residue to the testator's wife Sarah. The remaining money is then to be divided equally between William, John and Mary Rainbow, Ann wife of Nicholas Cooper, Mary wife of William Stevens his nephew and nieces and Mary Tompkins Soule his great niece. Names Robert Marriott Freeman and John Bennett as his joint executors.PBRA/255 Statutory declaration by Ann Clinkard of Akeley, co. Bucks., widow concerning her sister Elizabeth Peirce, William Charles Peirce son of Elizabeth Peirce and George and Kate Peirce the children of William Charles Peirce, and certain certificates shown to her. Annexed: Copy of an entry in the baptismal register of the united parish of St. Giles and St. Mary Magdalene, Stony Stratford, co. Bucks., recording the baptism of Elizabeth daughter of William and Elizabeth Ashby (on 4 January 1800); Marriage Certificate of William Charles Peirce and Mary Ann West (marriage solemized at St. Pancras Church, co. Middlesex 5 October 1867); Copy Birth Certificate of George Peirce son of William Charles and Mary Ann Peirce of Silverstone, co. Northampton (born 18 October 1873); Copy Birth Certificate of Kate Peirce daughter of William Charles and Mary Ann Peirce of The Folly, Passenham (born 22 December 1875).PBRA/309 Final concord between Charles Hosier, Esq. and Gamaliel Webb, Gent., plaintiffs and Thomas Joseph and Mary his wife, Mary Dancer, widow, John Waddup junior and Ann his wife, William Crowne and Mary his wife and William Gloaver and Elizabeth his wife, deforcients, when the deforcients acknowledged one messuage 3 cottages, 4 gardens, 3 orchards, 16 acres of land 2 acres of pasture 2 acres of heath and bruery and common pasture in Passenham, Wicken and Little Preston (co. Northampton) to be the right of the plaintiffs. Consideration: £120.PBRA/411 