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Obligation between Rachel Stantor of Newcourt, Hereford, and James Turbervile of...
Catalogue reference: WARD 2/17/61/1
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This record is about the Obligation between Rachel Stantor of Newcourt, Hereford, and James Turbervile of... dating from 1625 Feb 1 in the series Court of Wards and Liveries: Deeds and Evidences. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- WARD 2/17/61/1
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1625 Feb 1
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Description (What the record is about)
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Obligation between Rachel Stantor of Newcourt, Hereford, and James Turbervile of Sutton, Glamorgan, for £6, 000. Condition of the obligation is that if Rachel Stantorn, who is going to marry Lewis Thomas, of Bettws, Glamorgan, lives longer then her future husband, she shall not claim any rights on any other of the lands of Lewis Thomas except the ones he has granted to Robert Hoxton, of Witham, Somerset, Thomas Morgan, of Maghan, Monmouth, James Turbevile and William Thomas of Eglwisilan, Glamorgan, including messuages, houses, edifices, buildings, mills, gardens, orchards, lands, tenements, meadows, pastures, woods and under-woods, and hereditaments with appurtenances in Glyn Corwg, Michaelston super Avon, Aberavon, Llantwitt near Neath, Baghan and Loughor, Glamorgan, to the use of Lewis Thomas, Rachel Stantor and their heirs.
Witnesses: James Jamkyns, William Jamkyns, William Elliat, Thomas Jercoms, Lewis Thomas ap Evan, Philip Jemkyns and others.
Signature and seal of Rachel Stantor.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- English and Latin
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Manors
- Marriage and divorce
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WARD 2
Court of Wards and Liveries: Deeds and Evidences
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