| Title | Marriage settlement between Gabriel Armstrong of Thorpe in the Glebe esq., and Margaret his wife, James Hubbard of Harby, Leicestershire, gent., and Katherine his wife, and Thomas Ellys of Grantham, Lincs.[Lincolnshire], Henry Kandall of Smithebye, [Smisby] Derbyshire, William Roberts of Sutton Cheyney, Leics. [Leicestershire], (trustees), Thomas Armstrong of Thorpe in the Glebe, son of Gabriel Armstrong and Katherine Hubbard, daughter of James Hubbard, by which in consideration of a marriage between Thomas Armstrong and Katherine Hubbard, Gabriel Armstrong agrees to convey to the trustees all his manors, messuages, tenements and land in Wymeswold and also all his lands in Hartington, Derbyshire: the premises in Wymeswold to be held to the use of Thomas Armstrong and Katherine his wife for their natural lives, then to the use of their lawful male issue, in default to their lawful heirs, in default to the heirs of Thomas Armstrong and in default to the heirs of Gabriel Armstrong: the lands in Hartington to be held to the use of Thomas Armstrong and his lawful male issue by Katherine, in default to the use of the lawful heirs of Thomas and Katherine, in default to the use of the lawful male issue of Thomas and in default to the use of the heirs of Gabriel Armstrong: further, Gabriel Armstrong agrees that within the space of 5 years or within one year of the death of Edward Calton, he will convey to the trustees certain messuages, tenements and lands in Wymeswold of the yearly value of £18, to be held to uses as above: further Gabriel Armstrong grants to Katherine an annuity of £18 issuing from his land in Rempstone (Nottinghamshire), if Thomas should die without lawful issue: further, James Hubbard and his wife, Katherine, agree that before 1 Dec, they will convey to the trustees all that capital mansion house in Harby and lands belonging; to the use of James and Katherine for their natural lives, then to the successive uses of his lawful male issue by Katherine and in default of issue, to the use of Thomas Armstrong and Katherine and their lawful issue, and in default to the use of the heirs of James Hubbard: finally James Hubbard promises to pay £150 to Thomas Armstrong - £100 at the time of his marriage to Katherine and £50 at the birth of the first child and also a further £50 when they begin to keep house
11 Jul |