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Marriage Settlement.

Catalogue reference: PA 1484/57/1

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This record is a file about the Marriage Settlement. dating from 12 July 1797.

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PA 1484/57/1
Title
Marriage Settlement.
Date
12 July 1797
Description

(i) Chidley Coote of Mountcoote, Co. Limerick.

(ii) Hon. William Williams Hewitt of King's Norton, Worcs. and his daughter Anne.

(iii) Rt. Hon. Silver Oliver of Castle Oliver, Co. Limerick, and Rt. Hon. James, second Viscount Lifford.

(iv) Richard Aldworth of Newmarket, Co. Cork, and Hon. and Revd. John Hewitt, Dean of Cloyne.

Recital: (i)'s seisin in Mountcoote estate (detailed) and intention to marry Anne Hewitt.

Consideration: marriage portion and 10/-.

Transaction: (i) entrusts (iii) with his lands, successively for himself, A.Hewitt with a £200 annuity and £200 (also £500 for jointure), then to (iv) for 99 years from (i)'s death in order that they might administer the £200 annuity and jointure.

Recital: first Viscount Lifford's bequest of King's Norton lands to Hon. William Williams Hewitt in trust for sale, the proceeds maintaining William Williams Hewitt's children; William W. Hewitt's agreement that on his death A. Hewitt should have one-quarter of the King's Norton property; and the 20 May 1708 lease by John and Bryan Osborne of Balgeen town land to Richard Rogers, now vested in W. W. Hewitt.

Consideration: 10/-.

Transaction: W. Hewitt entrusts (iv) with one quarter of the Balgeen land to augment his daughter's marriage-portion, along with one quarter of the King's Norton land subject to his wife Anne's life-interest, then for (i)'s younger children or an only daughter begotten upon his prospective wife.

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Coventry Archives & Research Centre
Language
English
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/0f439ae0-1e02-4fc2-b6f0-80c8eb2f4900/

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