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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D239/M/T/372
TitleAttested copy of a release by John Goodwin Johnson sen. of Fenny Bentley gent., brother and devisee for life of Richard Goodwin, and John Goodwin Johnson jun. of Fenny Bentley, gent., his only son and heir, with the consent of Elizabeth Goodwin of Tissington spinster and devisee for life of Richard Goodwin to Thomas Wise of Ashbourne gent., reciting the will of Richard Goodwin dated 20 September 1813 which devised a messuage and lands in Tissington to his sister Elizabeth for her life with an annuity of £120 charged upon his lands at Newton Grange, closes at Parwich, and land in Bentley; annuities to his sisters Ann Goodwin and Mary Gould and his nephew John Gould (all now deceased) charged upon his farm and lands in Tissington known as Westbrook, closes in Parwich; and subject to the above life estate and the annuities, devised the above lands to Robert Dale and William Webster upon trust to the use of his brother John Goodwin Johnson for life, with remainder to the sons of the body of the said John, severally and in succession; now John Goodwin Johnson sen. and John Goodwin Johnson jun. are desirous of enlarging the estate tail to which John jun. is entitled in remainder expectant upon the decease of Elizabeth Goodwin and John sen., and they convey and release to Thomas Wise a messuage and croft in Tissington in the tenure of Elizabeth Goodwin, closes at Newton Grange with a messuage and buildings lately erected thereon, a parcel of land in Fenny Bentley called the Pingle, closes in Parwich, a farm in Tissington known as Westbrook otherwise Wash Brook, and other lands in Tissington and Parwich upon the following trusts: the Pingle at Fenny Bentley to the use of John Goodwin Johnson jun. in fee simple; the rest of the lands to the use of such persons as John sen. and John jun. shall direct, and in default of such direction to the use of John Goodwin Johnson sen. for his life with remainder to John jun. free from estate tail. Dated 24 April
Date1835
Levelfile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorFitzHerbert family of Tissington
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