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D3470 - Bennett and Carrington families and others, New Mills, Glossop and Chinley areas - 17th-late 18th cent
1 - Ashton family of Stoney Middleton and Hathersage - 1641-1749
2 - Beard Family - 1707-1776
3 - Bennett Family - 1687-1798
4 - Carrington family of Chinley and Bugsworth - 1679-1796
5 - Carrington Family and Local Affairs - 1707-1765
6 - Coalmining Partnership, Quarrying New Mills area and quarrying Kinder and Fairfield - 1706-1752
1 - Draft articles of agreement between 1 John Olliver of Lane side, Bugsworth yeoman 2 William Gaskill and Edward Johnson both of Whaley township, Taxall, co Chester miners. That Gaskill and Johnson for £63 will drive a sough up Han Coat or Brearley Lane [details of route, dimensions, reference to shafts, coal, rates of payment]. - 1706
2 - Articles of agreement between 1 William Carrington, William Bennet and John Mottram. 2 William Vernon (signs William Vernon). For Vernon to hold shaft or coal pit called New Miln Coalepitt with sough for 5 years, for £12 paid in instalments (details given), Vernon undertaking not to sell coal at a lower price than coal is sold at 1.’s other pits and not to have more than 40 loads of coal upon the Bank at the end of the term. 7 Feb - 1711-1712
3 - Articles of agreement made between 1 John Shallcross of Shallcross esq. 2 William Carrington of Ashen Clough, William Bennett of Whitehough and John Mottram of Horridge. Recites that Shallcross on 1 May 1711 leased to Carrington, Bennett and Mottram, his interest in coal and coalmines in Bowden Middlecale for 20 years, that the lessees fear their title to coal under the freehold part of the commons and encroachments, granted in the lease as well as those under the Queen’s part of the same, may be disputed. Agree that 2 will pay one third of any legal charges in defence of 1’s defence of the title and that if 2 are deprived of the freeholders’ and tenants’ part of the premises, 1 will release them of half of their rent and he will pay any damages recovered from them. - 1712
4 - Articles of agreement made between 1 Ellis Hallom of Doveholes, Chapel en le Frith, miner, William Carrington of Ashton Clough, Glossop, yeoman. William Bennet of Whitehough, Chapel en le Frith yeoman and John Mottram of Stockport, Cheshire, servantman. 2 John Shallcross of Shallcross esq. Recites that John Hutchenson of Stainsborough [Callow] gent on 28 Sept 1709 leased limestone, greetstone [?kind of freestone, rough stone] and slate quarries within the Queen’s waste ground within jurisdiction of the Chapel en le Frith court to Ellis Hallom for 21 years and Hallom on 6 Mar 1713/4 assigned the lease to Carrington, Bennet and Mottram in respect of 3/4 of the stone etc. 1 agree that 2 may hold premises leased in Sep 1709 specified as mill and greetstone quarries in Kinder and in the Scout, setting lime kilns and getting limestone on land in Shallcross’s possession, “the Barms” and the Stonebench in Fairfield, greetstone and slate quarries in common etc formerly called the Kings waste grounds within ½ mile of the great road over Buxton Moor from Stone-bench to Elnor Lane Head. Rents given. - 1715
5 - Order to stop proceeding with coal workings and sough to drainage in Beard Moor or Beard Common 27 June 2 [? Geo 1]. Recites that the plaintiffs William Hoskins and Jeremiah Hale esq and Sir Bernard Hale were seized in fee of Beard Moor in Bowden Middlecale (part of wastes and common in manor and forest of High Peak) that defendant John Shallcross esq began a sough or Watergate in the liberty of Ollersett adjoining Beard Moor and has driven it 300 yards under part of Beard Moor and has sunk 4 pits from which coal has been taken, that defendants William Carrington gent, William Bennett and John Motteram are tenants of the coal works and are working them (giving account of damage done). Other defendants are named and the paper is endorsed Wm Bennett [see also D1673Z/Z8-9] - 1716
6 - Papers - 1719-1722
7 - Bond in £100 1 William Bennitt of Chinloe end. 2 Richard Oliver of Bugsworth. For William as guardian to Edward Bennitt of Manchester, to perform award of arbitrators in dispute concerning coal working in Edward Bennitt’s land for Richard Oliver’s use. 5 Jan - 1727-1728
8 - Copy of agreement to allow Mr Carrington of Bugsworth compensation for damage from a road going through his premises from a pit worked by William Carrington and William Bennet (7 May 1752). - 1752
7 - Studs Commons/Moor, Hayfield Moor, Phoside: enclosure and agreement to convey 1722, 1724 - 1722-1724
8 - Plan of Mr Arch - Eyre’s land in Chapel en le Frith - 18th cent
9 - Gee family of Lydyate - 1606-1630
10 - Gee family - (1679)-?1762
11 - Miscellaneous deeds and other documents - 1636 - 1804
12 - Enclosure or exchange, place not known
13 - Bowden Middlecale: division of township - 18th cent
14 - Scarsdale Hundred: land tax - 1735
15 - Chinley township - 1682-1777
16 - Parish apprenticeship - 1731
17 - Hayfield Workhouse
18 - Bradwell Chapel - 1724-1725
19 - Chinley rental - 1721-1732
20 - Hides, tanning etc account - 1775
21 - Rotherham to Chesterfield Canal - 18th cent
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