| Title | Copy of Leeke Okeover's marriage settlement between Leeke Okeover of Okeover, esq., Francis Keck, John Gilbert Gilbert, Francis Lewis, John Keck, William Busby, John Nicoll, juncior, John Nicoll, senior and Mary Nicoll spinster, by which in consideration of the marriage between him and Mary Nicoll and £6000 Leeke Okeover has granted to Francis Keck and John Gilbert the manors of Wymeswold and Crackhole alias Crowhole, messuages, farms and lands in Thorpe Nottinghamshire, and several other messuages, farms and lands of a yearly rent of £620 8s 0d : to the use of Keck and Gilbert during the life of Leeke Okeover to preserve the contingent remainders, and after the decease of Leeke the property in Leicestershire, and Nottinghamshire, to the use of Mary as part of her jointure and the property in Staffs., and Derbyshire, to the use that Mary should receive an annuity of £400 : at the expiration of these uses to the use of Francis Lewis and John Keck for 300 years upon trust to raise portions for the younger children of the marriage with remainder to the first and other sons in tail male; remainder to Busby and John Nicoll the younger for 500 years to raise portions for the daughters in the event of no male issue
21 & 22 Jul 1724
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Copy revocation of uses between Leeke Okeover, esq., and Mary his wife, Row Port, esq., Richard Reeve, merchant, Francis Lewis, esq., Farmer Baker, John Nicoll the younger, esq., and Rowland Okeover by which it is agreed that in order to increase the value of her jointure, Mary Okeover should receive as her jointure the manors in Staffs., and Derbyshire in lieu of the manors and lands in Leicestershire, and Nottinghamshire
9 & 10 Jul 1731 |