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Collapse D77 - Gresley family of Drakelow - [12th-20th cent]D77 - Gresley family of Drakelow - [12th-20th cent]
Collapse 1 - Title Deeds1 - Title Deeds
Expand 1 - Breadsall Park1 - Breadsall Park
Expand 2 - Burton2 - Burton
Expand 3 - Caldwell3 - Caldwell
Expand 4 - Castle Gresley4 - Castle Gresley
Expand 5 - Catton5 - Catton
Expand 6 - Church Seal6 - Church Seal
Expand 6 - Church Seal6 - Church Seal
Expand 7 - Great Seal7 - Great Seal
Expand 8 - Cotes8 - Cotes
Expand 9 - Coton9 - Coton
Expand 10 - Doveridge10 - Doveridge
Expand 11 - Drakelow - 1525-182111 - Drakelow - 1525-1821
Expand 12 - Gresley12 - Gresley
Expand 13 - Kirk Langley13 - Kirk Langley
Expand 14 - Linton14 - Linton
Expand 15 - Lullington15 - Lullington
Expand 16 - Netherseal16 - Netherseal
Expand 17 - Normanton17 - Normanton
Expand 18 - Osmaston[-by-Ashbourne?]18 - Osmaston[-by-Ashbourne?]
Collapse 19 - Overseal19 - Overseal
1 - Brother R, Abbot of Garendon]and P[aul] Abbot of St. Mary of Legre Prato [?Leicester Meadow] and Master A of Wilne, commissioned [agents] of the Pope, in the case between William, parson of Seale, and William son of Ralph of Measham and Lucian, son of Robert Desert [Dysart}. William the parson seeks against them [the other 2] in his wood of Overseal right to take timber for building and gather wood for hedging [husbote and haibote], which belongs to the Church of Seale. After many allegations it was finally amicably settled in this way. W[illiam] and L[ucian] above mentioned concede in perpetuity for themselves and their heirs to the mother Church of Seale, 4 wagon [loads] of wood [timber] for burning, 2 each to be gathered by the parsons of the same church annually in the same wood of Overseal in preparation for the birth of the Lord [25 December]; William the parson of Seale remits and in perpetuity quitclaims all complaints which he had against them in the husbote and haibote [building and hedging rights] in wood, decided on the authority of the Lord Pope - [1186-1205]
2 - Covenant to settle disputes between Thomas of Ridware, and the Abbey of Merevale, whereby, on the intervention of Walter of Baa and Robert of Stoke, the said Thomas releases to the Abbey all claim to common of pasture in the heath and waste of Shertwode in Overseal, and in the wood La Gore, on which release the said Abbey is to give the said Thomas a palfrey etc. - 6 May 1313
3 - Grant by Thomas of Ridware, Lord of Great Seal, to Merevale Abbey, that they may enclose their meadow in great Seal called le Mormedewe, near le Tounhous, and a ceratin piece of land before the gate of the sheep fold towards Chilcote, in return for which the said Thomas may enclose all his meadow of Seal called le Mormedewe, the Abbey reserving common of pasture as long as the meadows are not enclosed - 26 May 1314
4 - Grant by William son of William of Cartwright of Overseal, to Elyas, son of William le Herdmon of Church Seal, of three roods of land in the fields of Overseal. - 21 Dec 1316
5 - English copy of a French copy of an Indenture [?] between Edmund of Appleby and the Abbot of Merevale [ Warkwickshire], James of Stafford and Issabella Gresley to Edmund of Appleby,[Leics] re land called [?cl]ose in Netherseal; land called the Bold; and a messuage, cottage and 3 parcels of land called Badelonde[?] in Overseal - [14 Feb 1347]
6 - Lease, for ten years, by John Cokayn, knight, and Thurstan Wolsley of Polesworth, to Hugh Haythey of Overseal, in which Roger Lorret, son of Ralph Lorret, lately dwelt - 7 Jul 1406
7 - Lease by John Baddesley, Abbot of Monastery of Our Lady of Merevale [ Warwickshire] to Ralf Dawson of Overseal, and Elizabeth his wife and son, William re lands, meadows, pastures in Overseal - 1 Feb [1519]
8 - Agreement between William Knolles, Abbot of Monastery of Our Lady of Merevale,[Warkwickshire] to Thomas Spense of Netherseal, husbandman re lands, meadows, pastures in Overseal - 28 Oct [1531]
9 - Agreement between Abbot of Monastery of Our Lady of Merevale[Warwickshire] to Robert Greene ,Bailiff of Atherstone, [Warkwicks], yeoman re a pasture of land at Seale, between Nether and Overseal - 8 Aug 1537
10 - Copy precipe, final concord from Westly to Gresley re Overseal and Netherseal - 1690
11 - Copy re-settlement of £500 pa upon Lady Susan Gresley concerning lands in Overseal, Netherseal and Seale Grange - 3 May 1609
12 - Lease by Sir Thomas Gresley of Drakelow to Simon Gresley of Longdon (Co Stafford), esq, brother of Sir Thomas, re one cottage in Overseal and one cowgate in Bromehill Pasture and one butt of land in each of the town fields of Overseal, to hold for a term of 110 years if George and William, sons of Simon, and Katherine, daughter of Simon, or any one of them live so long - 7 May 1610
13 - Copy lease by Sir Thomas Gresley of Drakelow to Sir Simon Gresley of Longdon, Staffs re Ov[er]seal Farm - 12 May [1610]
14 - Draft family settlement concerning lands in Overseal, Netherseal and Seale Grange - 22 Jan [1624]
15 - Feoffment by bargain and sale by Sir George Gresley of Drakelow, Bart to Richard Green of Netherseal, yeoman, one messuage in Overseal - 23 Mar [1626]
16 - Copy deed of Covenant and Release: John Farmer of Marston Jabett, Warkwicks, to Ursula Farmer, widow, Edward Farmer of Atterton, Leics, gent, and Bartholomew Farmer of Higham, Leics, gent. re the Manors of Ratcliffe Culey, Little Sheepy, Sibsdon, Appleby [Leics], Overseal and Netherseal - 8 Apr 1625
Expand 20 - Wapentake of Repton and Gresley20 - Wapentake of Repton and Gresley
Expand 21 - Rosliston21 - Rosliston
Expand 22 - Scropton22 - Scropton
Expand 23 - Seal23 - Seal
Expand 24 - Stapenhill24 - Stapenhill
Expand 25 - Thorpe25 - Thorpe
Expand 26 - Thursvaston26 - Thursvaston
Expand 27 - Walton on Trent27 - Walton on Trent
Expand 28 - Winshill28 - Winshill
Expand 29 - Yeldersley29 - Yeldersley
Expand 30 - Yeaveley30 - Yeaveley
Expand 31 - Apedale31 - Apedale
Expand 31 - Apedale31 - Apedale
Expand 32 - Audley32 - Audley
Expand 33 - Burton-on-Trent33 - Burton-on-Trent
Expand 34 - Clifton Campville 34 - Clifton Campville
Expand 35 - Colton35 - Colton
Expand 36 - Draycott36 - Draycott
Expand 37 - Elford37 - Elford
Expand 38 - Freyford38 - Freyford
Expand 39 - Hixon39 - Hixon
Expand 40 - Knypersley40 - Knypersley
Expand 41 - Morton41 - Morton
Expand 42 - Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire42 - Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
Expand 43 - Podmore43 - Podmore
Expand 44 - Drayton Bassett44 - Drayton Bassett
45 - Number not used
Expand 46 - Uttoxeter46 - Uttoxeter
Expand 47 - Wigginton47 - Wigginton
Expand 48 - Tamworth48 - Tamworth
Expand 49 - Ruscomb and Sunning, Berkshire49 - Ruscomb and Sunning, Berkshire
Expand 50 - Butterworth, Lancashire50 - Butterworth, Lancashire
Expand 51 - Spotland, Rochdale, Lancashire51 - Spotland, Rochdale, Lancashire
Expand 52 - Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire52 - Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire
Expand 53 - Brestopp Park, Leicestershire53 - Brestopp Park, Leicestershire
Expand 54 - Donisthorpe, Leicestershire54 - Donisthorpe, Leicestershire
55 - Number not used
Expand 56 - Loughborough, Leicestershire56 - Loughborough, Leicestershire
Expand 57 - Measham, Leicestershire57 - Measham, Leicestershire
Expand 58 - Oakthorpe, Leicestershire58 - Oakthorpe, Leicestershire
Expand 59 - Osgathorpe, Leicestershire59 - Osgathorpe, Leicestershire
Expand 60 - Skeffington, Leicestershire60 - Skeffington, Leicestershire
Expand 61 - Snarestone, Leicestershire61 - Snarestone, Leicestershire
Expand 62 - Braceborough, Lincolnshire62 - Braceborough, Lincolnshire
Expand 63 - St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex63 - St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex
Expand 64 - Northampton64 - Northampton
Expand 65 - Surrey65 - Surrey
Expand 66 - Warwick and Warwickshire66 - Warwick and Warwickshire
Expand 67 - Arden Forest, Warwickshire67 - Arden Forest, Warwickshire
Expand 68 - Austry, Warwickshire68 - Austry, Warwickshire
Expand 69 - Baxterley, Warwickshire69 - Baxterley, Warwickshire
Expand 70 - Bolehill, Warwickshire70 - Bolehill, Warwickshire
Expand 71 - Coventry, Warwickshire71 - Coventry, Warwickshire
Expand 72 - Kingsbury, Warwickshire72 - Kingsbury, Warwickshire
Expand 73 - Newton, Warwickshire73 - Newton, Warwickshire
Expand 74 - Norton Heath, [Leicestershire] - [1272-1367]74 - Norton Heath, [Leicestershire] - [1272-1367]
Expand 75 - Norton-juxta-Twycross or Norton by Twycross, Leicestershire75 - Norton-juxta-Twycross or Norton by Twycross, Leicestershire
Expand 76 - Polesworth, Warwickshire76 - Polesworth, Warwickshire
Expand 77 - Stoneydelph, Warwickshire77 - Stoneydelph, Warwickshire
Expand 78 - West Cottingworth, Yorkshire78 - West Cottingworth, Yorkshire
Expand 79 - Deeds and other papers of Elizabeth Beardsley79 - Deeds and other papers of Elizabeth Beardsley
Expand 80 - Unknown and Unidentified items80 - Unknown and Unidentified items
Expand 81 - Wills and Probate, Gresley81 - Wills and Probate, Gresley
Expand 82 - Wills and Probate, Lee82 - Wills and Probate, Lee
Expand 83 - Wills and Probate, Bott83 - Wills and Probate, Bott
Expand 84 - Wills and Probate, Webb84 - Wills and Probate, Webb
Expand 85 - Wills and Probate, Wright85 - Wills and Probate, Wright
Expand 86 - Other86 - Other
Expand 2 - Manorial Records - [14th-19th cent]2 - Manorial Records - [14th-19th cent]
Expand 3 - Estate Papers3 - Estate Papers
Expand 4 - Family and Personal Papers4 - Family and Personal Papers
Expand 5 - Official Papers5 - Official Papers
Expand 6 - Parish and Ecclesiastical Papers - [16th cent]-19146 - Parish and Ecclesiastical Papers - [16th cent]-1914
Expand 7 - Legal/Case Papers 7 - Legal/Case Papers
Expand 8 - Maps and Plans - [18th-19th cent]8 - Maps and Plans - [18th-19th cent]
Expand 9 - Photographs9 - Photographs
UL - Gresley Family of Drakelow: unlisted records
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