| Title | Marriage settlement on the marriage of Thomas Finney and Elizabeth Meare, between John Finney of Caldon, gent., Thomas Finney his son and heir apparent, Francis Finney brother of John Finney, Hugh Meare of Norton-in-the-Moors, Staffordshire, yeoman, John Sherratt the younger of Bank End in the parish of Norton-in-the-Moors, Sampson Bulkeley son of James Bulkeley of Bank End, Leek, yeoman and Thomas Leake of Caulton, Staffordshire, yeoman, by which Sherratt, Squire, Bukleley and Leake to assure to them by fine or feoffment before Trinity Term next a messuage or tenement in which John Finney lives with all lands belonging in Caldon, a cottage in the occupation of Henry Bothern with all lands, a messuage in the occupation of Richard Mills with all lands, a messuage in the occupation of Henry Goodwin, a messuage in the occupation of Richard Ferinsall, and closes called Catholes, Kiln Croft, Gabings, the Stable Crofts, the Handort Croft, the Brooke Close, Lellands Croft, Close near Gambles, Close called Hookes, Ball Torre, Jackbarn, Little Closes, the Meadow, the Barnyard, New Barn, Barneyard, Long Middlehill Close, Further Middlehill Close, Fryers Bank, the Woodside, Halfpenny Lands, Swyne Knowles, the Whitefield, 24 acres of land in Milkhills, the Woodgrasses, Stony Butts, Mean Middlehill, Gilberts Flatt, Allenson's Great Close, Shelboard and Little Middlehill Layes with all appurtenances in Caldon, Alveton [Alton], Waterfail and Calton; also a pasture in Norton-in-the-Moors called Ball Heath, a moiety of five closes called Betterdockshill, the Owles, the Peartreefield and 20 acres in Norton-on-the-Moors with all appurtenances: the property in Norton and a moiety of other property to the use of Thomas Finney for 99 years, then to the use of Sherratt and Squire during the life of Thomas Finney, then from his decease to the use of Elizabeth Meare as her jointure, then after her decease to the use of the lawful male issue of Thomas and Elizabeth, and in default of issue to the use of Francis Finney and his male heirs and in default to the use of the right heirs of John Finney: the other moiety to the use of John Finney for 99 years, then to the use of Thomas Finney for 99 years, then to the use of Squire and Sherratt until the death of John and Thomas Finney, then to the use of the heirs male of Thomas Finney, and in default to the use of the heirs male of Francis Finney and in default to the right heirs of John Finney, if female issue at the time of the death of Thomas Finney but no male heirs, then Squire and Sherratt to stand seised of the premises until several sums of money raised: if one daughter £700, £1000 if two, £1200 if three or more, to be divided equally among them. 20 Jan. |