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Description: | 1. James Wigley of Scraptoft, esq, Thomas Crane of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, gent, and Francis Nedham of Gravesley, Hertfordshire, clerk, devisees in the will of Ann Nedham late of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, spinster deceased, sister and and heir and devisee named in the will of Elizabeth de la Fontain late of Melton, widow, deceased,
2. Thomas Blackmore of Briggins, Hertfordshire, esq,
3. William Reeve of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, gent.
Quotes will of Elizabeth de la Fontain of 16 Oct 1729, bequeathing all her lands etc in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, and in Brentingby, Leicestershire, to her sister Anne Nedham and making her sole executrix. Anne Nedham proved the will and took upon her the execution. She died, having made her will dated 2 Jan 1729. As the personal estate of Elizabeth de la Fontain fell much short of fulfilling the will, she gave to 1. all her lands, tenements, and hereditaments in Melton and in Brentingby and all her goods, chattels and personal estate which she claimed under the will of her sister and all other her goods and personal estate, in trust that they should sell her lands and out of the proceeds together with the personal estate discharge such debts as her sister Elizabeth de la Fontain owed or that she herself should owe at her death.
By Decree in Chancery made 2 May 1735 in William Royce, John Eyre, Mary Green, John Lambert and John Noon on behalf of themselves and the rest of the creditors of Elizabeth de la Fontain and Anne Nedham deceased plaintiffss. v. Michael Gardiner, John Forbes, the said James Wigley, Thomas Crane, Francis Nedham and others, defendants, by which the wills were declared well proved and it was referred to Mr Burroughs to take an account of both the testatrixes' estates and of their debts, legacies and funeral expenses. It was declared that the real estate of Anne Nedham should be sold to the best purchaser, to be allowed of by the Master.
By a subsequent order in Chancery 27 Apr 1738, reciting that Anne Nedham's real estate consisted of a house and garden and barn and three closes in Melton, and another close in Brentingby, and an open field farm at Watford, Northamptonshire, mortgaged to Elizabeth de la Fontain and the equity of redemption not foreclosed, it was ordered that a better purchaser than the bids already had should be found.
Master Burroughs by his Report of 23 Apr 1740, stated that Thomas Blackmore had offered £2,550 for the estate and that he had approved of the sale. By order of 29 July 1743 it was ordered that Mr Blackmore might pay his purchase money into the Bank and that he should be let into possession of the estates.
Recites that £1,050 of the purchase money belonged to William Reeve, for the purchase of the premises in Melton Mowbray and Brentingby.
1., at the request and appointment of 2., release to 3.
Capital messuage or tenement with appurtenances in Melton called Park House, heretofore in the tenure or occupation of Mytton Yeomans, gent, and afterwards of Elizabeth de la Fontain and now of William Reeve, and all those several closes or parcels of ground inclosed with their appurtenances (15a.) called the Park Closes, heretofore in the tenure of Elizabeth de la Fontain and Ann Nedham and now or late of John Brown, clerk, Thomas Canner and the said William Reeve, and common of pasture for 40 sheep and 3 kine in the fields of Melton; and tofts on pieces of ground containing 2r. adjoining to one of the said closes and on which two messuages or cottages and one malt mill heretofore stood; and close of meadow or pasture ground with appurtenances in Brentingby and Wiverby, Leicestershire (11a.) called the Nether part of the Upper Goss Close.
Consideration: £1,050. | Subjects: | Country Estates Church Of England Parishes Religion & Beliefs | Temporal: | 6 & 7 Aug 1744 | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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