| Title | Lease and release by John Thomas Wright of Exeter, esq., William Henry Wright, esq., his son, James Nicholas Duntze of Washfield, Devon, esq., Hubert Cornish of Exeter, esq., John Quicke of Newton St Cyres, Devon, esq., trustees of settlement, Stephen Melland late of Bakewell now of Stanton, parish Youlgreave, surgeon, his mortgage, Sir Stafford Henry Northcote of Pynes, Devon, baronet, trustee of further use of settlement, and John Barker of Bakewell, esq., his second mortgagee, to James Longsdon of Little Longstone, esq., and William Longsdon of Eyam, his trustee: reciting will of William Wright of Clontarf, Dublin, 1770; mortgage of Wright estates in Foolow and Wardlow to William Bagshaw of Inner Temple, 1770; probate 1771; assignment of mortgage to Stephen Melland, 1783; further mortgage to Emmanuel Barker 1781; marriage settlement of John Thomas Wright, 1784; assignment of second mortgage by William Barker, surgeon, and George Barker, esq., to John Barker (with details of Barker descent), 1801; Wright re-settlement to permit sale to discharge debts, 1804: release now by Wright, trustees and mortgagees, to James Longsdon, for £2,237, of messuage in occupation of Joseph Higginbotham as undertenant to James Longsdon, and old house formerly in occupation of Thomas Tomlinson now a barn with croft adjoining, 10 acres 2 roods [rods] 29 perches in all; closes called the Leys now divided into 6 parts, and small close called New Land on west side of Castlegate Lane, 26 acres 32 perches; and Upper and Lower Stratton closes, 4 acres 2 roods; all at Little Longstone; to hold to such uses as James Longsdon may appoint and in the meantime in trust for use of James Longsdon and his assigns during is life, and after determination of that trust to William Longsdon in trust for James Longsdon and his assigns to bar dower during life of James, and after determination of that estate to James Longsdon, his heirs and assigns. Covenants for inspection of deeds opening with Wright marriage settlement of 1712
1 and 2 Jan 1810 |