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D3470 - Bennett and Carrington families and others, New Mills, Glossop and Chinley areas - 17th-late 18th cent

1 - Ashton family of Stoney Middleton and Hathersage - 1641-1749

2 - Beard Family - 1707-1776

3 - Bennett Family - 1687-1798

4 - Carrington family of Chinley and Bugsworth - 1679-1796

1 - Bond in £100 From James Carrington of Bugsworth gent To Francis Mellor of Bugsworth yeo. For the performance of articles of agreement of same date. 6 Jun

2 - Bond in £300 From Edward Bennett sen of Hill yeo and Edward jun his son and heir To William Carrington, son of Robert of Chinley- house yeo. For the Bennetts to perform covenants in feoffment of same date. - 1690

3 - Assignment of 21 year lease for 20 years 1 Thomas Moult the elder, Thomas Moult the younger and William Carrington of Ashenclough, Chinley, yeoman 2 Robert Kyrke of Hull end in Chinley blacksmith. Premises: tithes on certain properties in Chinley, part of the tithe corn of Chinley leased to 1. by the steward and bailiff of Lord George Howard of Norfolk on 31 Aug 1711 for 21 years - 1711-1712

4 - Assignment of lease 1 Thomas Moult the elder, Thomas Moult the younger and William Carrington of Ashenclough, all within Chinley alias Mainstonefield, yeoman. 2 John Carrington of Bugsworth gent and Thomas Brownhill of Chinley husbandman. Premises assigned: tithe corn from lands now in lease from John Carrington to Brownhill for 20 years [? in Chinley]. Rent variable, 20s decreasing to 14s annually. - 1711-1712

5 - Articles of agreement made between 1 Robert Carrington of Haugh, Bugsworth, yeoman 2 Samuel Kyrke of Bank End, Disley-Stanley, Stockport, Cheshire, yeoman Leasing messuage and lands at Hugh to 2 for 11 years or 1 and 2’s joint lives, rent £48 annually. - 1730

6 - Probate and copy of will (dated 7 May 1750) of Thomas Mason of parish Glossop. To wife Hannah, his little houses at New Mill and residue of estate. To daughter Martha Hadfield £1, Hannah Penny £2, Mary Mason £5 and Ellen Bawzer 1s and to grand-children Elizabeth Mason, Hannah Hadfield and Thomas Penny his wearing apparel.To son Thomas 1s Executor: William Carrington.16 May - 1750

7-9 - Documents relating to will of Ann Shirt: 4/7 Probate and copy of will of Ann Shirt of Whitehoughhead, Chapel en le Frith, will dated 25 Oct 1755, probate granted 30 Apr 1757 Bequeaths small sums of money and household goods and clothing to members of Shirt, Shallcross, Bennett and Ornshaw families. Executor named as William Carrington. 4/8 William Carrington’s accounts as executor of Ann Shirt’s will 1757 4/9 Quittance from beneficiaries of Ann Shirt’s will to William Carrington for payment of legacies. 21 Sep 1757 - 1757

10 - Receipt for £4, the rent for land in Chinley late Samuel Breirley’s, paid by William to James Carrington.28 Nov - 1769

11 - ?Extract from marriage settlement 18 Nov 9 George III [1768] of James Carr of Chinley Houses, Bugsworth and Sarah Brierly of Bugsworth widow - 18th cent

12 - Bond in £400 From Joseph Hadfield of Peover, Cheshire and Charles Hadfield of Charlesworth yeoman To William Carrington executor of will of John Morton of Lees Hall. For the Hadfields to indemnify Carrington in respect of a legacy of £200 from Morton to his niece Elizabeth Hadfield of Mellor which is now in the hands of Joseph and Charles Hadfield.29 May - 1769

13 - Receipt for payment of legal bill in case Carrington and another against Bennett in Chancery by John Carrington to Jos Cooke for John Stafford. [Bill covers years 1769-1770.] - 1773

14 - Copy of bond in £600 dated 3 Aug from John Carrington of Ashen-Clough, Chinley yeoman and Joseph Hadfield of Hasland to John Pickford of Owlgrove, Chapel en le Frith yeoman and Henry Kirk of Martinside same parish gent. For payment by John Carrington to his children John, Mary and Ann by his wife Christian, their shares of £300 lent to him by Pickford and Kirk trustees of Christian’s family [further details on her family and relating to the will of her uncle Thomas Hadfield]. 5 Aug - 1773

15 - Account for funeral expenses and memorandum that John Carrington had paid interest on £120 and funeral expenses, endorsed with debts owing to Mr Pickford etc. - late 18th cent

16 - Copy of petition (not signed) from the Church of Christ assembling at Chinley Chapel to the managers of the Congregational Fund asking them to allow their minister an “annual Exhibition” because they cannot afford to pay him more than £30 annually, with detail of the Chapel’s history and finance. Endorsed with copy of a clause in will of Ann Slack of Slack Hall (5 Feb 1779) leaving £20 towards support of a minister at the chapel or, if no minister, for instruction of poor children at Bowden Head School, Chapel en le Frith. Memorandum that this was given to “me John Carrington” by Mr Thomas Slack her husband to be copied and kept, 25 Nov 1783. - late 18th cent

17 - Bond in £100 From William Line of Hayfield tradesman To John Carrington of Ashen Clough master of the United Society in Chinley called Chinley Club in trust for the members of the Society. For Lines to pay Carrington £50 with interest at 4½ by 22 Feb, in trust for the members of the Society.19 Nov With memorandum: exhibited under William Line’s commission of bankruptcy 11 Mar 94 - 1787

18-20 - Receipts for payments of rent by John Carrington to Stephen Brierly, Dec 1778-Dec 1783 - 1778-1783

21 - Receipt for a mortuary due from Nicholas Godard “by” John Carrrington to Chris Howe, vicar of Glossop. 9 Feb - 1796

22-23 - Accounts of John Carrington executor of will of Nicholas Goddard. - 1794-1796

24 - Suggested wording of will intended to bequeath money in trust for a daughter and her children with a related note from James Carrington to person unknown - late 18th cent

25 - Note to Mr Carrington to burn the lease made between late John Braddock and Stephen Brierley of Tythe Barn House and Stubbins as the term is ended. - 1796

26 - Pre-nuptial Marriage Settlement between 1) John Braddocke of New Mill, Glossop, yeoman, 2) Ellen Carrington of Chinley Houses, Bugsworth, spinster, and 3) Robert Carrington son and heir apparent of James Carrington of Chinley, yeoman and Anthony Bowdon of New Mill yeoman - 25 Apr 1719

5 - Carrington Family and Local Affairs - 1707-1765

6 - Coalmining Partnership, Quarrying New Mills area and quarrying Kinder and Fairfield - 1706-1752

7 - Studs Commons/Moor, Hayfield Moor, Phoside: enclosure and agreement to convey 1722, 1724 - 1722-1724

8 - Plan of Mr Arch - Eyre’s land in Chapel en le Frith - 18th cent

9 - Gee family of Lydyate - 1606-1630

10 - Gee family (1679) - ?1762 - 1679-1762

11 - Miscellaneous deeds and other documents - 1636 - 1804

12 - Enclosure or exchange, place not known

13 - Bowden Middlecale: division of township - 18th cent

14 - Scarsdale Hundred: land tax - 1735

15 - Chinley township - 1682-1777

16 - Parish apprenticeship - 1731

17 - Hayfield Workhouse

18 - Bradwell Chapel - 1724-1725

19 - Chinley rental - 1721-1732

20 - Hides, tanning etc account - 1775

21 - Rotherham to Chesterfield Canal - 18th cent

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