Deeds relating to the Dawson estate of [Th]waite Hill p. Barton, also to Sisson of...

As follows:

Bond in £400 (William Dalston of Thwaite in Cumberland [sic] Esq. and Anne Dalston of Oulton widow, his mother, to William Dawson of Sharrow in Barton, Wd., yeo. and William his son there) - to fulfil the clauses in their sale deed today for 2 houses and lands at Sharrow, and for half the land called Brakenhowes (rent 6s. 8d.), 1652

For Sharrow, see also the Sharrow bundle below.

[Th]waite Hill is near Sharrow, as is Park Foot.

Marriage settlement (prior to marriage) of Edward Sisson of "Powley" [Pooley Bridge] p. Barton yeo., and Anne the daughter of Bridget Dawson of Thwaite Hill p. Barton widow - whereby Edward covenants to keep Bridget Dawson his mother-in-law in food, clothes, and lodging, "according to her Degree, Quallity and Condition", for life, and Bridget conveys to him her goods, chattels, jewels, husbandry-gear, corn, and grain; mark of Bridget (armorial seal), 1685

Bond in £200 re same (Bridget to Edward), 1685

Bargain and sale for £100 (Bridget Dawson of "Whaitehill in the county of Westmorland" widow and Mary Dawson of do. spinster, to Edward Sisson of Pooley yeo.) - half their freehold house and land at [Th]waitehill, with all houses, barns, stables, gardens, orchards, tofts, crofts, common of pasture and turbary; free rent payable but not named here, 1685

Bond in £200 re same (the ladies to Edward), 1685

Lease for 9 years (William Sisson of Parkfoot p. Barton gent., to Richard Bousfield of Pottshousecall p. Barton yeo.) - Kirkbarrow, being house ("except 2 or 3 rooms" there) and land in Barton; annual rent £45; husbandry clauses, especially for Kirkmire Close there; repairing clauses - buildings, hedges, ditches, "water wears" [weirs], the windows of the house, the fences; provision for making a stone wall forthwith; clause requiring lessee to provide Sunday dinners at Kirkbarrow for lessor and wife [i.e. every Sunday, after Church]; clause forbidding lessee to cut down trees and underwoods there, except for farm repairs, fuel "for drying two Kiln-full of Corn every year", and for "Plowboot and Cartboot" (i.e. plough- and cart- repairs); directions for fence-wood from Barton Park if available; ban on getting peat or fuel in Low Keld Sikes; "40 Sheep Springed" to be allowed him free the first year; lessee to pay all rates and taxes and "perform all neighbourly offices", 1711

Probate of the Will of Edward Sisson of Thwaite Hill gent. - son William, daughter Bridget, wife Ann, proved at Penrith 1718 [/9]

Probate of the Will of Edward Dawson of Soulby [p. Dacre], Cd., yeo. - son-in-law William Greenhow, son Matthew (Executors), grandsons Matthew and Thomas Dawson (minors), "children" Matthew Dawson, Margaret Green, Mary Greenhow, Eleanor Thompson, Catherine Skilbeck, Amy robinson; estate: houses and lands (not further described), proved at Penrith 1739

Release (lease missing) for £20 (William Sisson of Elderbeck p. Barton gent., to William Robinson of Soulby p. Dacre, Edward Proudfoot of Pooley, both husbandmen, Joseph Lancaster of Elderbeck servant in husbandry, and George Lancaster of Bowerbank p. Barton farmer) - his two closes called Lowfield and Dodder Acres (total 12a. 1r. 0p.) at "Whate Hill", and occupied by Thomas Proudfoot as farmer; to hold as tenants in common (not as joint tenants) in equal shares, 1820