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D158 - Beresford family of Newton Grange and Fenny Bentley - [late 12th cent-20th cent]
1 - Title deeds - [late 12th cent]-1790
2 - Estate papers - 1529-1786
3 - Family papers - [c1513]-1828
4 - Public office - 1559-1879
5 - Historical notes & transcripts - [14th cent]-early 20th cent
1 - 15th century copy gift in fee simple for Lands in fee of Bradley from Sara daughter of Jy son of Hy of the Green and Joan, her sister to Thos Roston of Ashbourne - 14 Sep 1370 (15th cent)
2 - Late 17th cent copy of a gift in fee tail dated 1412 by Jn of Beresford to his son Aden of lands in vills and fields of Beresford and Narrowdale, Staffordshire - [late 17th cent]
3 - Lands in vill and fields of Alstonfield, office of Forester of Mawbonnfryth with housebote and haybote, and common pasture in forest for cattle, horses and pigs, copy gift in tail John of Beresford/his son Aden - [15th cent](late 17th cent)
4 - Late 17th cent copy lease for 20 years between Abbot & Convent of Combermere, Cheshire/Abbot and Convent of Burton on Trent, Staffordshire for the Manor of Newton in the Peak [Newton Grange]; pasture for sheep on Tissington Moor and Sharpelowside; rent of 12d yearly from lord of Alsop en le Dale - (11 Nov 1346) [late 17th cent]
5 - Late 17th cent copy lease for life by Richd Beresford and Roger Woodhouse, rector of Fenny Bentley to Thos Beresford senior with remainder to Thos's son Aydan in tail male, then to Thos's sons, Robert, Denis and Hugh of ands in Fenny Bentley, Bradlow, Offcote, Ashbourne, Compton and Mappleton dated 1471 - [15th cent]
6 - Rights of pasture in Hartington and Pilsbury par Hartington Town Quarter - [c14th-15th cent]
7-10 - Notes on pedigrees of Beresford and Pole families and on Alcock family of Mappleton - early 18th cent
11 - Extracts relating to Combermere from Croxden annals - late 17th cent
12 - Notes on memorials in Blithfield Church, Staffordshire - late 17th cent
13-14 - Extracts from Domesday Book - late 17th cent
15 - Notes on rents reserved in grant of Honour of Tutbury to Robt Brown and Saml Bohem on 19 Nov 35 Chas II - late 17th cent
16 - Notes on Duchy of Lancaster and medieval legal terms - late 17th cent
17-21 - Notes from historical works of William Dugdale - late 17th cent
22-65 - Translations and transcripts of deeds in D158/1 - early 20th cent
66-69 - Lists of deeds - early 20th cent
70-72 - Correspondence with Historical Manuscripts Commission and brief list of deeds - 1906
73 - Answers [incomplete] of witness in case brought by Edw Beresford - [16th cent]
74 - List of titles of Geo Villiers, Duke of Buckingham - 1628
75 - List of deeds [part only] - 17th cent
76-77 - 'Dr Shippen's prayer' and fragment of devotional work - 17th cent
78 - Wrapper for letter to Jn Beresford, Ashbourne - c1700
79-81 - Fragment of deeds - 18th cent
82 - Settlement certificate concerning Jn Stubbs and family of Snelston - 1739
83-85 - Unidentified photos and prints - late 19th cent
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