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D255 - Ray family of Heanor Hall - 18th - 19th cent

2 - Assignment by John Bunting of Chesterfield, gent, James Jennings of Chesterfield, butcher, and Elizabeth his wife (legatees under the will of John Sutton of Heanor), b Elizabeth Sutton of Heanor, widow of John Sutton, in consideration of £62.5s Od, of all household goods, furniture and other articles and, in consideration of a further £260, the legacy of £500 to which Jennings will become entitled on the death of Elizabeth Sutton, 10 April - 1812

3-4 - Lease for possession, release and assignment by Elizabeth Sutton of Heanor Hall, widow, and John Ray late of West Bridgford now of Lenton Abbey, esquire, to Bryan Thomas Balguy of Derby, gen., of the capital and other messuages, dwellinghouses, and real estate of her the said Elizabeth Sutton in the counties of Derby and Leicester or elsewhere: to the use of Elizabeth Sutton for life, then to the use of Balguy on trust to pay the funeral and testamentary expenses of Elizabeth Sutton, then during the life of Elizabeth Sutton Ray to pay the rents issues and profits of the premises to Elizabeth Sutton Ray for her own use and benefit, and if John Ray survives his wife, to pay the rents and profits to John Ray; after the death of Elizabeth Sutton Ray and John Ray, the rents and profits to be paid to their children in whatever shares and proportions as John Ray and Elizabeth Sutton Ray shall appoint. [4 and 5 April] - 1822

5 - Copy of D255 M/F, 4 and 5 April - 1822

6 - Appointment by John Ray and Elizabeth Sutton Ray in favour of their children, under the power limited to them in D255 M/F 4 namely that after the decease of the survivor, all the hereditaments in the Schedule (the Heanor Hall Estate, 104a 3r 17p) shall be charged with the payment to George Henry Ray, their eldest son, of £5000, to be raised by sale or mortgage, with one third part of the money to be held in trust for G.H. Ray, Jane Elizabeth Ray and Sophia Frances Ray (their three children), with the proviso that this appointment can be revoked by any deed or writing during the lifetime of John and Elizabeth Sutton Ray. (7 April) - 1850

7 - Deed for more effectually securing the payment of the sums of £1588, £1600, £812 and £1000 and the interest thereof, between John Ray of Heanor Hall, esquire, Elizabeth Sutton Ray his wife, Rev George Henry Ray, Jane Elizabeth Ray and Sophia Frances Ray (their children) and James Sutton of Shardlow esquire, that all the hereditements comprised in the mortgages by Elizabeth Sutton dated 12 April 1815, 8 March 1816 and 1 April 1822 (the Heanor Hall Estates) shall be vested in James Sutton for the residue of the terms therein, with assignment dated 30 April 1855 by James Sutton to John Ray of the principal sums for the benefit of John Ray, 8 April - 1850

8 - Marriage settlement on the marriage of Rev G H Ray to Alicia Elizabeth J Coghill, between John Ray and Elizabeth Sutton Ray of Heanor Hall, Rev G H Ray of Kirklington, Yorks, clerk, Sir Josiah Coghill Coghill bart, a vice-admiral in Her Majesty's fleet, Alicia Elizabeth Judith Coghill, one of his daughters, and Rev Henry Western Plumptre of Eastwood, Notts, clerk and Mark Huish of Harlesden House Middlesex, esquire, (trustees), by which John Ray has assigned to the trustees the sum of £5000 and interest to the use of G. H. Ray, and also Sir J.C. Coghill has assigned to the trustees one eighth share in several trust estates and premises subject to the trusts in an indenture of 26 April 1819 in trust for A.E.J. Coghill; all the money to be invested by the trustees: endorsed: schedule of deeds and appointment of a new trustee, 9 April - 1850

9-10 - Two copies of revocation of appointment by Jane Elizabeth Ray of Heanor Hall, spinster, to John and Elizabeth Sutton Ray of Heanor Hall, of the appointment in the deed of 7 April 1850 of one third part of the hereditaments, premises and estates comprised in a lease and release of 4/5 April 1822 (D255 M/F 3-4) 22 April - 1856

11 - Marriage settlement on the marriage of John Huish to Jane Elizabeth Ray between John Huish of Littleover esquire, John Ray of Heanor Hall esquire, Jane Elizabeth Ray of Heanor Hall spinster, and Rev George Henry Ray of Spennithorne, Yorks, clerk, Rev Henry Western Plumptre of Eastwood, Notts, clerk, Mark Huish of Harlesden House, Middlesex, esquire, (trustees), reciting the will of Margaret Smith late of the City of Bath, 3 April 1850, by which the residue of her personal estate is bequeathed to Mark, John and Marcus Huish upon trust to convert the real and personal estate to money and that M, J and M Huish should stand possessed of the estates and securities; a portion of the residue of Margaret Smith's estate remains invested in an estate at Bresly, Lincolnshire, held by M, J. and M Huish under the terms of the will, by which John Huish has assigned to the trustees an undivided fifth part of an estate at Bresly, Lincolnshire, to which he is entitled under the will of Margaret Smith, upon trust for John Huish until the marriage: if the marriage is solemnised John Ray agrees to pay £4000 to the trustees for effectually securing which John Ray has assigned to the trustees, the sum of £4000 being part of £5000 in an indenture of 30 April 1855 assigned and declared to be kept on foot for John Ray. 25 April Deed poll added 2 April 1890 by which Mrs Jane Elizabeth Huish releases her life estate in the Huish Trust Fund. - 1856

12 - Appointment by John and Elizabeth Sutton Ray to George Henry Ray of all the property (the Heanor Hall Estate, 104a 3r 17p) in Mrs Sutton's mortgages of 1815, 1816 and 1822, subject to the terms of 2000 years and to the payment of the principal sum of £4000: further all monies, stocks, funds, securities, furniture and effects also to become the absolute property of George Henry Ray after the death of the survivor of John and Elizabeth Sutton Ray, 18 April - 1857

13 - Family settlement between John and Elizabeth Sutton Ray of Heanor Hall, Rev G H Ray of Spennithorne, Yorkshire, clerk, Rev Henry Western Plumptre of Eastwood clerk, Mark Huish of Harlesden House, Middlesex esquire, and William Willis Bailey of Kilburn, mineral agent, by which J and E S Ray convey to Bailey upon trust all the mines and minerals under- lying property scheduled (Heanor Hall, yards, gardens, pleasure grounds, Shoulder of Mutton close, Flatts Close, Little Storth, the Pasture or Deans Close 27 acres 1 rood 9 perches; Summer House, land, gardens, cottage, fishpools and plantations 4 acres 2 roods 32 perches; Hurds Meadow Cottages and garden, 5 acres; several allotments under the Heanor enclosure award 1 rood 8 perches, 8 acres 2 roods 22 perches, 4 acres 2 roods 32 perches, 1 acre 2 roods 21 perches and 2 roods 3 perches; the Marlpool and Osier Holt 1 acre 2 roods; croft 2 acres; Big Field and other land 38 acres 3 roods 8 perches; Near Field and Turtens Close 5 acres 1 rood; part Near Field 2 acres 2 roods; part Near and Far Field 2 acres) to the use of J, E S and G H Ray their heirs and assigns for ever: the messuages, tenements, closes and parcels of land to the use that George Henry Ray during the life of J an d E S Ray may receive and take out of the premises an annual rent of £100 to the use of E S Ray if she survives J Ray; after the death of J and E S Ray to the use of Plumptre and Huish for 400 years to the use of the issue of G H Ray in whatever share G H Ray may direct; to be shared equally in the absence of such directions and in default to the use of George Henry Ray, 19 April - 1857

14 - Bond in £2400 by Rev G H Ray to Rev H W Plumptre and Charles Stuart Pringle (trustees) regarding the investment of the trust money and indemnifying trustees, 9 April - 1870

15 - Family settlement between Rev G H Ray of Finghall Rectory, Yorkshire, clerk, Rev H W Plumptre of Eastwood Rectory, clerk, Marcus Bourne Huish of 36 Oriel Road, West Kensington, John Huish of Smalley Hall, barrister, and Charles Stuart Pringle of the War Office, Pall Mall, reciting mortgage by Mrs Elizabeth Sutton to John Goodale 1 April 1822 of premises in Heanor for £1588, mortgage by Elizabeth Sutton to Elizabeth Sills 8 April 1816 of premises in Heanor for £1600, and mortgage by Elizabeth Sutton to Mary Middleton, Dorothy Middleton and John Nicholson of other premises in Heanor for £812, 12 April 1815, which after several assignments were assigned on 30 April 1855 by James Sutton to John Ray for £4000, also reciting marriage settlement on the marriage of John Huish to Jane Elizabeth Ray [D255 M/F 11] and the appointment of new trustees of the settlement (H W Plumptre the younger and M B Huish) 4 April 1867, by which, in consideration of £4000, George Henry Ray, Henry Western Plumptre, Marcus Bourne Huish and Charles Stuart Pringle have assigned to George Henry Ray all the hereditaments contained in the three mortgages (as recited in D255 M/F 13) for the residue of the 2000 year terms in each so that the respective terms may be merged with the freehold, 26 April - 1881

16 - Assignment by Sir John Jocelyn Coghill to Rev H W Plumptre and others (trustees of G H Ray) of £5000 and interest charged upon hereditaments at Heanor, and surrender of a term of 400 years for securing payment of the same, 27 April - 1881

17 - Bond by John Huish, Jane Elizabeth Huish and G H Ray to Rev H W Plumptre and Marcus Bourne Huish in £5000: relating to the investment of the sum of £4000, 10 April - 1881

18 - Will of John Sutton of Heanor; all his landed property bequeathed to his wife Elizabeth together with all his other property in money, bonds and notes in hand; £500 to his niece Elizabeth Finnings and £500 further to her on the death of Elizabeth Sutton; £200 to his servant Joseph Lings, if he is still with him at the time of his death, 2 April Codicil, 27 April 1803, bequeathing all his estates purchased in the meantime to Elizabeth Sutton. - 1792

18-19 - Family wills

19 - Copy will of John Ray: an annuity of £800 to Elizabeth Sutton Ray his wife, to be paid by his son G H Ray out of the income, dividends and profits of his property in railways and collieries; to William Willis Bailey of Kilburn his agent, £200; to Rev W H Plumptre and Mark Pringle (trustees) the sum of £5000 invested in 4½% preferential stock of the South Wales Railway Co on trust to pay to his son G H Ray the dividends, interest and annual produce during the life of Elizabeth Sutton Ray, then, after her decease, in case Jane Elizabeth Huish survives Elizabeth Sutton Ray, to pay the dividends to J E Huish for her own separate use; after the decease of E S Ray and J E Huish to pay the interest to J Huish (if J E Huish so directs by her will or other writing) and after the decease of J Huish then the principal sum of £5000 to be transferred to G H Ray; all his messuages, lands and real estate and residue of personal estate to G H Ray absolutely. Will dated 27 April 1866, proved 24 April 1868 - 1868

20 - Letter from Mr Balguy declining the trust upon Mrs Sutton's deed of gift. - 1831

20-47 - Correspondence

21 - Letter from Henry Graves to J Ray, acknowledging a present in memory of his late brother - 1857

22-41 - Correspondence between Margaret Ray (Tongue) and John Ray relating chiefly to Margaret Ray's annuity and their respective healths - 1857-1867

42-47 - Correspondence and other papers relating to the Ray family vault in Heanor Cemetery including regulations for the government of the cemetery and the grant of right by Heanor Burial Board to construct a vault. - 1857-1859

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