1. Joseph Sillitoe of Fordhall farmer, surviving assignee estate of James Baker late...

1. Joseph Sillitoe of Fordhall farmer, surviving assignee estate of James Baker late of Drayton bankrupt

2. John Tayleur of Buntingsdale esq and Thomas Twemlow of Peatswood co Staffs esq, surviving assignee of estate of Thomas Dickin and Edward Bromby late of Drayton in Hales Bankers and copartners, bankrupts

3. Edward Bromby of Kingston upon Hill gentleman

4. Thomas Brocklehurst of the Fence near Macclesfield esq

5. William Taylor of Roden farmer

6.Henry Heane of Newport gentleman

Recital of lease and release 23 and 24 March 1801 (SRO 2897/6), 12 February 1812 (2897/9)

William Taylor died intestate and letters of administratio were granted to his widow Margaret Taylor PCC; she died and administration of his personal estate was granted to William Taylor the son PCC

William Baker by will 6 August 1812 devised his real estate to his wife Mary and James Stanley on trust, the wife to take an annuity of £170, rest to use of testator's son James Baker, his heirs and assigns. Mary is dead and all arrears of annuity paid

By lease and release 23 and 24 June 1825

(1) James Baker

(2) Thomas Dicken of Drayton in Hales banker and Edward Bromley

Consideration £1460 due by Baker Mortgage 5 February 1828 Commission of bankrupt issued against James Baker; and Samuel Bell (since deceased) and Joseph Sillitoe were chosen assignees of his estate.

7 March 1828, inrolled in Chancery

(i) Richard Walford, Robert Fisher, John Butterton, major part of commissioners named

(ii) Samuel Bell and Joseph Sillitoe

Property in Drayton in Hales and Woffield, subject to mortgages, assigned in trust Commission of bankrupt issued against Dicken and Bromby 7 April 1830; John Tayleur, Thomas Twemlow and John Wilson (since decd) appointed assignees 13 April 1830, inrolled in Chancery

(a) Charles Blake Allnatt and John Bather esq and Robert Fisher gentleman, major part of the Commissioners

(b) John Stanley provisional assignee 13 May 1830, inrolled in Chancery

a. John Stanley

b. Allnatt, Bather and Fisher

c. John Tayleur, Thomas Twemlow and John Wilson

Assignment of property in trust

Thomas Dicken by will 4 May 1830 devised to his cousin Ellen Unett of Drayton in Hales widow all his real and personal estate (subject to payment of debts), Ellen appointed executrix. Testator died 1 September 1831, will proved 3 December following PCC

Ellen Unett died 8 January 1834, will dated 21 December 1833 devised to Thomas Brocklehurst his heirs and assigns all real estates vested in her by mortgage or trust, Brocklehurst sole executor, will proved PCC 27 March 1834

The creditors of Dicken and Bromby were paid the whole of their debts at the time of the bankrupcy; the surplus from the partnership will not cover the amount paid by Dicken out of his personal estate. The mortgage debt of £1460 belongs to Brocklehurst as part of Dicken's personal estate. The £500 secured in 1812 remains due with £240 interest and is due to Taylor as administrator de bonis non of his father

Consideration £740 due to Taylor and £50 paid by Taylor to Brocklehurst to exonerate the property to be conveyed from the mortgage

Assignment to Heane of a parcel land called the Pinfold Piece (2.3.8 in Little Drayton p Drayton in Hales (late William Manley) as purchased by Larton from Pemberton and Ray; the tan house in Drayton in Hales (late William Baker as conveyed 1811, in trust to use of persons William Taylor shall appoint or to use of Taylor for his life, Heane in trust for him, and to bar dower, Taylor his heir and assigns

Declaration by Taylor that he intends to availhimself of the protection of all terms of years assigned to attend inheritance of the parcel of land (act 8 and 9 Victoria)

Covenant for production of deeds