Abstract of Title of William Bodger to land at Clifton, purchased from Joseph Ibbs...

Abstract of Title of William Bodger to land at Clifton, purchased from Joseph Ibbs

1) Mortgage in £1200 & interest

1) Robert Plomer, Esq (Mortgagor)

2) Oliver Humphreys, Junior

Robert Humphreys (Mortgagee)

Pieces of arable land 25 March 1737

2) Robert Plomer to niece Hannah Smith (in default of children born in his lifetime or in due time after his death): estate at Clifton (but subject to Mortgage) made 2 December 1740

Proved PCC 2 February 1740 [1741]

3)Transfer of Mortgage

1) Oliver Humphreys Junior

2) Oliver Humphreys, the Elder

Richard Mead (Executors of the Will of Robert Humphreys, deceased)

Hannah Humphreys, widow and legatee of Robert

2) Samuel Martin, Gent & Hannah, his wife (nee Smith) devisee of the Will of Robert Plomer (Mortgagor)

3) Elizabeth Sambrooke (new Mortgagee)

Recites Mortgage above. Default made

Recites Will of Robert Humphreys, leaves residue of personal estate to wife Hannah Humphreys

£600 each owed to Oliver and Hannah.

Above property 24 June 1747

4) Fine

1) Matthew Sloper, Plaintiff

2) Samuel Martyn, the Younger and his wife, Deforciants

One messuage, two barns,two stables, garden, orchard, 155 Acres of land, 15 Acres of meadow, 15 Acres of pasture and common of pasture for all cattle in Clifton Easter 19 George II (1748)

5)Marriage Settlement

1) Samuel Martyn, the Younger, Gent and Hannah (one of the daughters of Thomas Smyth elsewhere called Smith of West Kennett, Avebury, Wiltshire, Esq)

2) Matthew Sloper, Gent

3) Thomas Smith of Marlborough, Gent

Francis Baker, Clerk (Trustees for Sale)

Recites Articles of Agreement prior to the Marriage of Samuel & Hannah

1) Thomas Smith of West Kennett

2) Samuel Martyn

3) Samuel Martyn 23 February 1743 [1744]

Recites above Fine

All premises devised to Hannah by Will of her uncle, Robert Plomer 7 December 1748

6) Marriage Settlement

1) George Edwards, the Elder

George Edwards, the Younger (son & heir apparent)

2) Elizabeth Hanbury, Spinster (marrying party)

3) Christopher Tower & Thomas Medlycott, Esqs (Trustees)

4) Thomas Tower & John Washer, Esqs

5) George Proctor & James Scott, Esqs (Trustees for 500 Years)

6) Samuel Skynner, Merchant & Richard Raynsford, Esq (Trustees for 1000 Years)

7) Abraham Crop & Jerningham Cheveley, Esqs

John Coppinger & William Houghton, Gents

Recites transfer by George Edwards, the Younger of £2,000 South Seas Stock AND Elizabeth Hanbury transferred £13,000 South Sea Stock to 3) & 4) on trust to sell stock to buy manors etc in Bedfordshire or adjoining counties within 50 miles of London

Recites trusts to raise money for children of marriage

Recites marriage took place

Recites George Edwards died in 1750 intestate; PCC Administration granted to Elizabeth.

The only children surviving AND marrying were George Edwards [born 1740 and dying without issue 9 February 1809]

Elizabeth married Simon Oliver Taylor and Frances married Richard Raynsford, Esq, deceased 2 September 1738 with additions

7) Lease & Release

1) Thomas Smith of Marlborough & Francis Baker, Clerk (vendors)

2) Samuel Martyn

3) Christopher Tower & Thomas Medlycott

4) Thomas Tower and John Washer (purchasers)

Recites Articles of Agreement 7 December 1748

Messuage in Clifton

£ 1,200 to be applied to reduce mortgage to be paid to Lord Bateman in right of his wife (nee Sambroke)

£400 to 1) under above Articles of Agreement 24 & 25 January 1748 (1749)

8) Assignment

1) Lord Viscount Bateman & Elizabeth, his wife

2) Smith & Baker

3) Martyn

4) Carlton Hayward, Gent & Francis Dickins, Gent (Trustees for remainder of 1000 Years)

5) Chris Tower, Medlycott, Thomas Tower & Washer property (Trustees for remainder of 1000 Years)

Consideration above of £1,200. 25 January 1749

9) Deed of Settlement

1) Christopher & Thomas Tower (surviving trustees)

2) Elizabeth Edwards, Widow of George Edwards, the Younger

3) George Edwards, only son of 2)

4) Elizabeth & Frances Edwards, Spinsters (daughters of 2))

5) Richard Edwards

6) Richard Raynsford Esq & Edward Robinson, Clerk

Recites Settlement of 2 September 1738

Trustees made purchases of Manors etc in Beds & Herts with sums of £2,000 & £13,000 South Sea Stock but purchases had not been conveyed to uses of settlement

Property settled (daughters' portions £8,00023 & 24 April 176610) Deed to leads to uses of a Fine

1) Elizabeth Edwards (nee Hanbury)

George Edwards, her son

2) James Handscombe, Gent (Plaintiff in Fee)

All above property 28 April 1766

11) Fine

1) James Handscombe, Gent (Plaintiff)

2) Elizabeth Edwards, Widow and George Edwards (Deforciants)

Manor of Henlow, 8 messuages, 3 cottages, 2 tofts, 2 dovehouses, 6 barns, 6 stables, 3 gardens, 4 orchards, 400 acres of land, 50 acres of meadow, 590 acres of pasture, 10 acres of wood and common of pasture in Clifton and elsewhere in Bedfordshire Easter 6 George III [1766]

12) Marriage Settlement

1) George Edwards Esq (marrying party)

2) Elizabeth Edwards, Widow (mother)

3) Charles Peers Esq

Sarah Peers (his daughter), (marrying party)

4) Sarah Beavis, Widow

5) Robert Peers Esq & Richard Raynsford (Trustees)

Property settled (details given) 16 & 17 April 1766

13) Notes about above

Marriage took place, Sarah died childless in 1797. Sarh Beavis died several years before; Elizabeth Edwards died May 1807

4) Mortgage in £4,000 & interest

1) George Edwards (Mortgagor)

2) James Smyth of Quickswood, Clothall, Herts, farmer above property subject to Life interest of Elizabeth Edwards

Bond of £600 also secured 28 October 1801

15) Will of George Edwards debts charge on real and personal estate disposes of Manor of Henlow

THEN to nephews George Nigel Raynsford Esq and Thomasa Alexander Raynsford as Trustees for Sale: residue of freehold messuages, farms and lands in County of Bedfordshire and elsewhere made 6 May 1808

Proved PCC 1809

16) Agreement for Sale

1) George Edwards

2) James Paine of Gamlingay

Property James Paine of Gamlingay

Consideration £9,000 to be paid by 2) to 1) on 11 October 1809 2 January 1809

17) Lease and Release

1) George Nigel Edwards

Thomas Alexander Raynsford

2) G.N.Edwards, executor of Will of George Edwards, deceased

3) Simon Oliver Taylor and Elizabeth, his wife (nee Edwards)

Frances Raynsford, widow (nee Edwards)

4) James Paine

5) Thomas Hagger

6) George Nigel Raynsford , Administrator of Richard Raynsford, survivor of Edward Robinson, co-Trustee for a term of 500 Years

Reciting Settlement of 1738 and subsequent deeds to 1801

Property subject to Mortgage of £4,600 2 & 3 October 1809

18) Fine

1) James Paine, Plaintiffq

2) G.N.Edwards, T.A.Raynsford, S.O.Taylor Esq and Elizabeth, his wife, Frances Raynsford, widow (Deforciants)

2 messuages, 2 cottages, 300 Acres of land, 25 Acres of meadow, 25 Acres of pasture, 2 Acres of wood and common of pasture for all cattle in Clifton & Mepsall alias Meppershall Trinity 49 George III [1809]

19) Assignment in Trust for 1000 Years

1) Tomyns Dickins (Surviving Executor of Francis Dickins, who survived Carlton Hayward)

2) George N.Edwards, T.A.Raynsford, S.O.Taylor & Elizabeth, his wife AND Francis Raynsford

3) James Paine

4) George Fitsjohn of Baldock, Herts, Maltster (Trustee for the remainder of the 1000 Year term) 3 October 1809

20) Assignment in Trust for residue of 1000 Years

1) James Smyth

2) G.N.Edwards, Robert Raynsford, S.O.Taylor & Elizabeth, his wife AND Frances Raynsford

3) James Paine

4) George Fitzjohn 3 October 1809

21) Lease and Release

1) James Paine & Thomas Haggar (Vendors)

2) Joseph Ibbs of [blank] (Purchaser)

3) George Fitzjohn (Trustee for the remainder of 1000 Years)

4) John Arch of Clifton, Farmer (Trustee to bar Dower) several pieces of arable land (12A,1R,4P), lying dispersedly in parish of Clifton in several common fields there called Hitchin Field and Shefford Field namely

In Hitchin Field in one piece (1A,3R,2P)

In Shefford Field in five pieces (10A,2R,2P), then late in the occupation of William Hanscombe and part of farm & lands, late estate of George Edwards, Esq, deceased lately sold to James Paine with all balks, hedges, trees etc

Consideration £404 paid by 2) to 1) 13 & 14 October 1809

22) Mortgage in £300

1) Joseph Ibbs (Mortgagor)

2) James Smyth, Gent 16 October 1809

23) Deed Poll on the Dorse of the Mortgage by Hugh & George Smyth, Executors of the Will of James Smyth

£315 has been paid for Principal and Interest. Term of 1000 Years therefore extinguished 17 October 1819

24) Lease & Release

1) Joseph Ibbs (Vendor)

2) William Bodger of Southill, Miller & Mealman (Purchaser)

3) Thomas Wells Fitzjohn and Robert Fitzjohn, both of Baldock, Herts, Gents, Surviving Executors of George Fitzjohn, deceased, the Trustee for two terms of 1000 Years

4) Richard Bodger of Southill, Farmer (Trustee for the remainder of two above terms) said pieces of land

Consideration £879, 19s paid by 2) to 1)10 & 11 December 1819 Watermark 1831

Acc No 3366