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Description: | 1. George Goodson of Grantham, roper, and Elizabeth Goodson his wife (formerly Elizabeth Wilkinson, spinster), Alice Wilkinson of Grantham, spinster, and Ann Wilkinson, of Grantham, spinster (Elizabeth, Alice, and Ann being daughters and coheirs of William Wilkinson, heretofore of Harlaxton, grazier, deceased, and of Elizabeth his wife, also deceased),
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2. James Holt of Grantham, victualler.
Relates that Elizabeth Wilkinson, widow of William, with the proceeds of the sale of the messuage in Harlaxton and part of her late husband's personal estate, bought a close in Sewstern, Leicestershire. She died intestate and the close has descended to the three daughters. In order to divide the real and personal estate of their father, the three daughters have decided that George Goodson and Elizabeth his wife shall hold in severalty, as their share of the real and personal estate, the cow commons and sheep commons in Harlaxton, excepted from the release to Anthony Gladwin, and shall have all the personal estate and effects of which William Wilkinson and Elizabeth the mother died possessed, which yet remain unsold, paying therefrom an annuity of £4 to Alice Wilkinson, and £40 to Ann Wilkinson, which she has agreed to accept as her share, together with the close at Sewstern.
Release from 1. to 2. of close in Sewstern 5a. called Fuleweles Close, and common of pasture for 9 cows and 27 sheep one year, and eight cows and twenty-four sheep another year, alternately, in the common fields of Harlaxton, and plot of gorse.
To 2., in trust, as regards the close in Sewstern, to the use of Ann Wilkinson and her heirs and assigns for ever; the commons and gorse in Harlaxton, to the use of George Goodson, his heirs and assigns for ever, subject to the payment of an annuity of £4 to Alice Wilkinson, for her life.
Copy made 18th Cent. | Subjects: | Country Estates | Temporal: | (23 Mar 1754) | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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