Plumley, Bovey Tracey: 17 Dec 1659 Release

[Comments:
I hope to put the transcripts of my collection of Plumley deeds on this blog.  This one from 1659 is the oldest of these deeds given to me by my great-aunt Frances "Marjorie" Harris in 1973.  I transcribed it on 6 Dec 1987, but just digitized and ran OCR on it this evening.  I still need to abstract it.  I will try to fix any transcription or OCR errors.
--Greg Ramstedt, 25 July 2013]
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17 Dec 1659

[folded outside:]

1659.

Mr. Tothill                                    /

W Wolrend -cd. & Wilred           / Release of Plumley.

[within inside folds:]

Sealed & delivered in y’e pr’sence of us by the within named

Robert Shapcote.

Tho: Harcourt

Henry Cudmore

Andrew Mills

Roger Madmead

Sealed & delivered by y’e within named Abigail Prowse in y’e pr’sence of us/

Will Venner

John Venner

Tho: Harcourt

Sealed & delivered by y’e w’thin named George Cockram & Rebecca his wife in y’e pr’sence of us

Tho: Harcourt

Gane[?] Cockram

y’e marke of John "T" Rutliffe

Sealed and delivered by the w’thin named Penelope Walrond in y’e pr’sence of us./

Daniel Cudmore

Tho Stokes

Tho: Harcourt

?’d The twentieth day of February 1659 the within named William Tothill and of the Attorneys within men’ioned entred into the Mansion house of the within menc’oned p’misses in the name of all within named p’misses And quiet & peaceable possession & seizen thereof in the name of the whole did take And after such possession and seizen soe thereof had and taken by vertue of the warrant of Attorney within written the same did deliver over unto the within named Thomas Bowden & John Meardon to have & to hold to them & their heires forever according to the uses intents & purposes within menc’oned & expressed in the- pr’sence of witnesses to the ??dge[?] & seizen

The marke of John "FR" Polston

The marke of William "T" Vundey[?]

The marke of William "X" Olemmett[?]

Taken & delivered by mee

Willm. Tothill

[The document:]

This Indenture made the seaventeenth day of December in y’e yeare of o’r Lord God According to the Computacon of the Church of England one Thousand sixe hundred Fiftie and nyne

BETWEENE William Walrond of Bradfeild in y’e County of Devon Esq’r Robert Shapcote of Bradninch in the County aforesaid Esq’r and Anna his wife George Cockram of Collompton in the said County of Devon gent’n and Rebecca his wife Roger Bishopp of Dublvn in the Dominion of Ireland gent’ and Margery his wife Abigail Prowse of Crediton in the County of Devon widdower and Penelope Walrond Daughter of Henry Walrond of Bradfeild aforsaid Esq’r deceased of th’one parte:-

And Thomas Bowdon of Bishoppstvngton in the County of Devon yeoman and John Mardon of Bovytracv in y’e said County of Devon Tanner of th’other parte

WHEREAS Henry Walrond Esq’r deceased Father of the said Anna Penelope, Abigail, Margery and Rebecca being seized in Fee of the Mannor of Fishacree and the Moyety of the Mannor of Eastwonford with theire rights members and appurtenances in the said County of Devon did by his last will and Testam’t in writing bearing date the second daye of February One Thousand sixe hundred Forty nyne. devise unto the said Penelope seaven hundred pounds and unto the said Abigail and Margery five hundred pounds apeece to be paid within sixe Monethes after they should attaine the age of one and Twenty yeeres or Marriage if they should attaine the age of Eighteene yeeres and by the said Will did likewise devise unto his daughter Anna wife of the said Robert Shapcote the sume of seaven hundred pounds to be paid within sixe Monethes after the decease of the said Henry Walrond and five hundred pounds unto the said Rebecca And the said Henry Walrond by his said Will Alsoe devised unto the said Robert Shapcote and unto Zacharie Cudmore Esq’r since deceased and theire heires the said Mannor of Fishacree and the Moyety of the Mannor of Eastwonford uppon trust that they should sell and dispose of the same for the payment of the Legacyes aforsaid and other the Legacyes of the said Henry Walrond and of his said Will made William Walrond his then sonne and heire apparant sole Execute’r as in and by the said Will largely appeareth and shortly after dyed since which tyme the said William Walrond hath taken uppon him the Execucon of the said Will and the said Robert Shapcote and Zacharie Cudmore excepted of the said Trust and hand received Som proffitts of the premisses, yett not withstanding the said William Walrond Robert Shapcote and Zacharie Cudmore refused to make sale of the premisses to satisfie the said Legacyes according to the trust aforesaid

AND WHEREAS thereupon in Hillary Terme in the yeere of our Lord One Thousand sixe hundred Fiftie and one the said Penelope, Abigail and Margery Exhibited their Bill of Complaint in the high Court of Chancery against the said William Walrond, Robert Shapcote and Zacharie Cudmore and therein did sett forth the said Will and the said Trust and thereby prayed aid and assistance of the said Court that the said Land might be sold for satisfaccon. of the said Legacyes by them payable according to the said trust and that the said William Walrond the now heire might Joyne in the sale thereof, To which Bill the said William Walrond, Robert Shapcote and Zacharie Cudmore appeared and Answeare and all of them confessed the Will, Devise and Trust aforsaid and that hee the said Henry Walrond had devised the Lands to the Trustees aforsaid to be sold and that the said defend’ts the Trustees were willing to sell the premisses for satisfaccon. of the said Legacyes to which Answeare the said Complaynants replyed and soe the said parties being att Issue divers witnesses where Examined in the cause which were duly published according to the ordinary and usuall rules of the said Court as by the said Bill, Answeare; Replicacon. Depositions of wittnesses and other proceedings all of them remaining uppon Record in y’e same Court more att large appeareth  

AND afterwards (to witt) the first daye of February in the yeere of our Lord god one Thousand sixe hundred Fiftie and Fower was by the said Court appointed for hearing of the said Cause in which daye uppon hearing & debating of the matter in question between the said parties in the pr’sence of Councell Learned on both sides, the substance of the plaintifes Bill was as is recited and it was there uppon ordered and Decreed Amongst other things that the said Trustees should sell the said Lands for satisfaccon of the said Legacyes together with the Interest thereof and the defend’ts Answeare appeared as is before And againe afterwards on Wednesday the Fo’werteenth day of November in the yeere of our Lord one Thousand sixe hundred Fiftie and five by the then right Honorable the Lords Commissioners of the great seale of England And by the Authority of the said high Court of Chancery ordered adiudged and Decreed according to the forsaid order of the first of February one Thousand sixe hundred Fiftie and Fo’wer made in the hearing of the cause. And an order of the said high Court made the thirtenth daye of July one Thousand sixe hundred Fiftie five that the Trustees should sell the said Lands And that the perticuler Legacyes unto the said Penelope, Abigail and Margery and other the Legacyes menco’ned with the interest as aforsaid should be satisfied and the moneyes expended by the said Robert Shapcote and Zacharie Cudmore be Allowed and reimbursed out of the moneyes to be raised out of the sale of the said Lands And the said William Walrond the heire should Joyne with the Trustees in sale of the said Lands in question as in and by the said Court amongst other things therein contayned more att large appeareth

AND whereas since the said Decree the said Zacharie Cudmore dyed and thereby the said Trust was wholy devolved on and doth now remaine in the said Robert Shapcote And whereas it is concluded and Agreed on by and Betweene them the said William Walrond Robert Shapcote and Anna his wife, George Cockram & Rebecca his wife Roger Bishopp and Margery his wife Abigail Prowse and Penelope Walrend that the Lands and Tenements with thappurtenances hereafter menco’ned to be granted with other the Lands aforsaid being parcell of the Manno’r of Fishacree shalbe sold and disposed of by the said William Walrond and Robert Shapcote and that the money to bee raised and paid for the same shalbe paid unto the said Robert Shapcote to the Intent the said moneyes may be by him pportionably paid & be disposed of amongst the Legatees aforsaid of the said Henry Walrond according to the said Trust as aforesaid

NOW THESE PRESENTE WITTNESSETH that for the p’formance and discharging the Trust aforsaid reposed in him the said Robert Shapcote and Zacharie Cudmore by the said Henry Walrond as aforsaid and for the raising of moneyes towards the payment of parte of the Legacyes aforsaid according to the Agreem’t aforsaid And in obedience And performance of the said Decree for sale of the said pr’misses And for and in consideracon. of the Sume of One hundred and Fo’werscore pounds lawfull money of England in hand paid and secured to be paid by Thomas Wilmead of the parish of Bovytracy in y’e County of Devon Tanner unto the said Robert Shapcote to and for the uses Intents and purposes aforsaid the Receipt whereof thereof the said Robert Shapcote doth hereby acknowledge and thereof doth acquitt and discharge the said Thomas Wilmead his Executors administrators and assignes and being everie of them by theise pr’sents the said William Walrond & Robert Shapcote

HAVE granted bargained sold and enfeoffed and conformed and by these pr’sents doe grant, bargaine, sell, enfeoffe and confirme and thereof the said George Cockram and Rebecca hiswife, Roger Bishopp and Margery his wife, Abigail Prowse and Penelope Walrond HAVE granted remised released and Confirmed and by these pr’sentsdoe remise release and Confirme unto they the said Thomas Bowden and John Mardon theire heires and assignes forever All that one Messuage and Tenem’t with theire appurtenances com’only called & knowne by the name of Plumley scituate lying and in y’e p’ish of Bovytracy in the County of Devon now in the possession of the forsaid Thomas Willmead and all houses Edifices buildings, Barnes Stables out houses Courts Courtlayes[?] gardens orchards waces pathes Easem’ts Com’odities and advantages to the same belonging or apperteyning togeather with all woods underwoods waters watercourses Com’ons and Com’on of pasture Heath, Furse wasts, mynes Quarries Fishings, Flowlings, Royalties priveledges, liberties Jurisdicco’ons proffitts Emoluments and hereditam’ts whatsoever unto the said premises hereby granted in any waise belonging or appertayning or to or with the same heretofore used occupyed and enioyed as parte parcel or member thereof And allsoe the Reversion and reversions remainder and remainders, Rents & services of the pr’misses hereby granted w’th said pr’misses and parte parcell of the Manno’r of Fishacree aforesaid

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said Messuage and Tenement and alsoe all and singular other the premisses w’th theire appurtenances hereby granted unto they the sayd Thomas Bowdon and John Mardon theire heires and assignes forever to and for the only use and behoofe of they the said Thomas Bowden and John Mardon theire heires and assignes for evermore

UPPON spetiall trust and confidence Neverthelesse in them the said Thomas Bowden & John Mardon and theire heires reposed And to this Intent and purpose only that they the said Thomas Bowden and John Mardon and theire heires and assignes shall stand and be seized of the said pr’misses in trust to and for the only use benefitt and behoofe of such person and persons and for such estate and estates and in such manner and forme and to such Intents and purposes as the said Thomas Wilmead by his last Will and Testam’t in writing to be testified by twoe credible witnesses or more, or by any other writing or writings made in his life tyme under his hand and seale to be testified by twoe Credible wittnesses or more shall lymitt declare, and appoynt And for default of such limitacon. and appoyntm’t to and for the only use and behoofe of the said Thomas Wilmead his heires and assignes for evermore and to and for noe other use intent or purpose whatsoever

AND the said William Walrond, Robert Shapcote and Anna his wife; George Cockram & Rebecca his wife Roger Bishopp & Margery, his wife Abigail Prowse and Penelope Walrond doe severally & respectively by themselves theire heires Executors & administrato’rs & for every of them Covenant promise grant and agree to & with they the said Thomas Bowden & John Mardon theire heiresExecutors administrato’rs & assignes & everie of them by these pr’sents that the forsaid pr’misses now are & from tyme to tyme and att all tymes hereafter shalbe acquitted & discharged of & from all former & other grannts bargaines sales demises Leases Charges & other incumbrances had made committed or donne by them the said William Walrand, Robert Shapcote & Anna his wife Goerge Cockram & Rebecca his wife Roger Bishopp & Margery his wife Abigall Prowse & Penelope Walrond any or either of them theire, any or either of theire heires Executors & administrators or of or by any other person or persons lawfully clayming or to clayme by from or under them or either of them

AND they the said William Walrand Robert Shapcote & Anna his wife; George Cockram & Rebecca his wife Roger Bishopp & Margery his wife Abigail Prowse & Penelope Walrond severally and for theire respective heires Execute’rs administrato’rs aforsaid & not joyntly one for th’other doe further Covenant promis & Agree to & with the said Thomas Bowden & John Mardon theire heires Execute’rs & administrators and everie of them by these pr’sents that the said William Walrond, Robert Shapcote, & Anna his wife Geerge Cockram & Rebecca his wife; Roger Bishopp & Margery his wife; Abigail Prowse & Penelope, Walrond & all other persons clayming lawfully by from or under them, respectively as aforsaid shall & will from tyme to tyme & att all tymes hereafter within y’e space of seaven yeeres now next ensuing the date hereof uppon request to them to be made by the said Thomas Bowden & John Mardon theire heires or assignes att y’e cossts & charges of y’e s’d: Thomas Bowden & John Mardon theire heires & assignes for the further assuring & sure making of all & singular the said prrmisses with thappurtenances hereby grannted or intended to be grannted unto the said Thomas Bowden & John Mardon theire heires & assignes in manner & forme as aforsaid make, doe, Acknowledge, execute & suffer or cause to be made donne acknowledged Executed & suffered all & everie such further Act & Acts Assurance & assurances devise & devises in the Law whatsoever as by the said Thomas Bowden & John Mardon theire heires or assignes or by theire Councell learned in the Lawe shalbe reasonably devised advised or required. Be it by Fyne or Fynes, Recovery or Recoveries with single or double vowcher or vowcher over Deed or Deeds Inrolled or not Inrolled, the Inrollm’t of these pr’sents release or releases Confirmacon. or otherwise or by all or any the said waies or meanes or by any other waies or meanes whatsoever Soe as for the making doeing, acknowledging & Executing thereof the said William Walrond Robert Shapcote & Anna his wife, George Cockram & Rebecca his wife Roger Bishopp & Margery his wife Abigail Prowse & Penelope Walrond or any or either of them be not compellable to travell above Twenty Miles from his her or theire usuall dwellings or places of abode att the tyme of such request to be made soe as the same Contayne noe other Covenants or warranties there are in these presents conteyned respectively as aforsaid which said further Assurances soe be had and made of the premisses here by granted or of any parte or parcell thereof shalbe annivref?] and by these prrsents are declared to be andnivre[?] [??and invre??] to the only use and behoofe of the said Thomas Bowden and John Mardon theire heiress and assignes forever (Excepting and alwaies reserving out of this pr’sent Deed of Feoffm’t All those several estates heretofore granted of the premisses by Coppys of Court Roll by William Walrond Esqr’ bearing date the seaventh daye of October in y’e yeere of our Lord one Thousand sixe hundred and seaven unto Thomas Willmead and William Wilmead for & during theire lives successively And alsoe those severall estates heretofor grannted of the said pr’misses unto Marie the daughter of the said Thomas Willmead and Margery his wife by y’e forsaid Robert Shapcote Zacharie Cudmore Esqr’ deceased by Coppy of Court Roll bearing date the seaven & twentieth daye of Maye one Thousand sixe hundred Fiftie & one

AND LASTLY it is mutually Covenanted grannted and Agreed by and betweene the said parties to these pr’sents And it is the true Intent and meaning of the same that for and concerning the premisses the said Thomas Bowden and John Mardon theire heires and assignes shall have the benefitt power and advantage of the said Decree against the said William Walrond and all other person and persons whatsoever Comprehended within the same to all Intents and purposes And that att the Costs and Charges of the said Thomas Bowden and John Mardon theire heires and assignes the same shalbe prosecuted in the name of the said Penelope Abigail and Margery theire heires Executors and Administrate’rs And of for and Concerning the same the said Thomas Bowden & John Mardon doe for themselves theire heires Executors and administrators and for everie of them promise grannt and Agree to and with the said Robert Shapcote his heires Executors and administrators to discharge and save[??gave??] hearmelesse[?] the said Robert Shapcote his heires Executors and administrators of and from all Costs, Charges Contempts matters and things concerning the same moreover the said Robert Shapcote hath deputed Authorized and appointed and in his place and steed putt And by these pr’sents doth depute Authorize and appoynt and in his place and steed putt his trusty and welbeloved friends William Segar and William Tothill gent’ his true and lawfull Attorneyes Joyntly and severally for him and in his name and steed into the said premises with thappurtenances hereby grannted or conveyed or into any parte or parcel thereof to enter and full and peaceable possession and seizen thereof or some parte thereof in the name of the whole to take and have and after such entrie seisen and possession soe thereof had and taken then full and peaceable possession and seison of the whole or of some parte thereof in the name of the whole to give and deliver over unto the said Thomas Bowden and John Mardon or theire lawfull ATtorney deputed to receave the same To have and to hold the Same unto the said Thomas Bowden and John Mardon theire heires and assignes forever According to the true Intent and meaning of these presents ratifiing allowing and confirming all and whatsoever his said Attorneyes or either of them shall lawfully doe or cause to be donn in the pr’misses by vertue of theise pr’sents

ON WITTNES whereof of the parties aforesaid to theise present Indentures theire seales Interchangeably have putt the daye & yeere above written./

[signed]

Rob: Shapcote

Geo: Cockram

Rebeka Cockram

Abigaile Prowse

Penelope Walrond

Draft Pedigree of Barker of Norton & Ardron of Laughton en le Morthen, made 2013

Comments:
This is my first attempt to show the possible relationships of Thomas Barker (1758/59--1802) of Laughten en le Morthen and of Rotherham, Yorkshire.  I made it 21 February 2013.

Sources:
1.  The Parish registers of S. James' Church, Norton, Co. Derby 1559-1812.  Transcribed by Llewellyn Lloyd Simpson with the permission of the Rev. W. G. Hall, M.A., (Vicar of Norton). Derby: Privately Printed, 1908.
2.  Parish Registers of St. James' Church, Norton, 1559-1948.  Church of England.  Manuscript/Manuscript on Fiche.
Publication: Sheffield: Sheffield Record Office, 1993.  PR 2/81-87, 89-96.
Publication: Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1998.  FHL film #2113526 item 12.  FHL film #2113527 items 1-4.  [There are a number of FHL microfiche running from 6343575 to 6343584.]
3.  See GENUKI for a transcription of Laughton en le Morthen: Baptisms--1568-1949; Marriages 1562-1949; Burials 1561-1952.  http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Laughtonenlemorthen/
4.  Parish Registers for Laughton-en-le-Morthen, 1561-1938.  Church of England.   Manuscript/Manuscript on Fiche.
Publication: Sheffield: Sheffield Record Office, 1993.  PR 114/1-6, 8-10, 16-17.
Publication: Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1998.  FHL film #2113528 items 15-17.  FHL film #2113529 item 1.  [There are a number of FHL microfiche running from 6344146 to 6344152.]

Will of William Ardren the elder of Slade Hooton in Laughton en le Morthen, Yorkshire 1701

Comments:
I apologize for my inability to read the Latin at the beginning, but I took my best stab at it.  I do have a personal goal of being about to read the old Latin, and I'm sure sometime I will find a template to help me understand the standardized language used in this example.  I will fix it when I know more.

FHL film #1,835,918
The question marks mean that I cannot read the word.
--Greg
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William Ardren the elder of Slade Hooton in Laughton, Yorkshire, 1701 will

Henricus Wathinson Leg’ dior’ Com’ius Sive Auditor Co?sar’ Sen Negolioru’ vent’ viroru’ duoru’ Decani et Capli’ Ebor’ ?ime fultus universis et singuelis Clius ac liatis quibusus’ juruem’ uram’ ublet’ ?oustalm’ volis mandamus?qualus Ciletis Cu??us v’n Cilet P’en?ptorie Anna Ux Guliui Bell de bickerlon p’cia de Bilton jur’ u’ra Relict’ voro et Admi?tri?em bonoru’ Robt’ Amerell ?p de Bickerlon p’l’d defti Quod ?ompeat ?ora’ nobislon’??oe urum’ tenen’ infra Ecclia Cathem Ebor’ p’l’d lowCon? Ibm’ die Jovis

Inventoriu’ veru’ plena planu’ et p’fected p’li?lare et fidele omniu’ et Singular’ bonoru’ juriu’ Creditoru’ Cattalloru’ et Challoru” ?? defli pls’ Exhibitus Memon Computu’ Cal??lu’ Sive Recotium(?) veru’ justudet ltimu de et in eisd’ bonis ac dateris lp’rmise redditur, ac distribuconem in eis’d’ bonis fen visi’ et andetur(?), Nem’on Cantoriem uberiorem ?um fider jussoribus magis Sufficien’ pro fideli Ad’us bonoru’ du’ defti pre stitur ulterius ?? ad Comoco???c

Fa’?r et Re?eptur q’d justu’ fuerit in hac p’te. Et Quie in prmissis feceritis Nos Sen deputu’ urum’ quemudgz dris’ die ?ioris et loco debite Certificetis ?nand lpreseritib??s Bate Ebor’ Sub Sigills officii ?ri Vicesimo die mensis January anno D’ii 1706.

Jacob: Costobady

No’ius Pubius

Aprill 14^th 1707—

An Inventory of the goods & Chattells of Will’m Ardrons Senior late of Laughton in le Morthing dece’d Apprais’d by us Will’m Morley, John Wharton & George Wright as followeth—

                                                                                    £     s     d

Imp’r his Purse & Apparell                                         01  00   00

It. A Cupboard, a Chist, & 2 pewter dishes               0   10   00

It. Two bed Steads, & Chasse beds                             0   10    6

It. Foure Coverlits                                                       0   12    0

It. A Chist, A Table & a Chaire                                  0     5    0

It. A K?mling(?) a Bufsel(?) forme, a ligh(?),

            & ?kneath an Iron Pan & Reckon hooks

            & Gallen(?) balke(?)                                        0     6   10

It. A Barrell & Churne, 2 Hecks, 2 forks,

            A sslaile(?)                                                      0     3   10

                                                                                      3    8     2

Noveriu’t Universt per presens Noe Gulim’ Andren de Laughton in le Morthing in Com’ Ebor Yeo: Et

Teneri & firmiter Obligeri venti viro Johann’ Covell S: T: P: Cau’sellaris Ecc’lice Cathis et Metrope’e beati Petri Ebor’ ac Prebendaris Prebende de Laughton in le Morthing p’l’d

In Ollo libris bone & legalte monet ? Anglise, Solvend ?id’.  ­­­­______________ aut suo certo Attornat’ Executor, Administrat sive Assignat’ suis.  Ad quam quidem solutionem bene & fideliter faciend’ Obligamne Nos & utrumgz nostrum per se prototo 7 in solido Heredes, exccuto’ & Administat’ nostros firmiter per Presentes.  Sigillis nostris sigillat.  Dat.  Secundo die mensis May Anno Dom. Millessimo Septingentesimo Septimo.  [2^nd May 1707]

The Condition of this Obligation is such, that if ye above bonnded Wm Andren do well & faithfully Execute & p’forme ye last Will & Testam’t of Will’m Andren late of Laughton afores’d dece’d And do pay his Debts and Legacies so far as his goods will extend and law shall bind him if also he do exhibit into the S’d Prebendarys Court a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the Goods, Rights, Credits, and Cattels Chattels of the said Deceased, and do make a true and just Account of the same when he shall be thereunto lawfully called.  And moreover if need require, enter into further bond with more sufficient sureties for performance of the premises as the Judge of the said Court for the time being shall think requisite and needful.  And lastly do save and defend and harmless keep the above named Prebendary and all his Officers and Ministers, against all persons by reason of the premises.  Then this present Obligation to be void and of none Effect, or else to remain in full force and verue.

Sigillat & Deliberat in presentia.

[signed] Ja’b: Costevadis???

William Ardron

In the name of God Amen I William Ardren the Elder of Slade Hooton in ye prebendary of Laughton, & ye county of yorke husbandman, being weake of body, but of sound minde & remembrance, doe make this my last Will & testam’t in man’er & form following (viz).

Imprimis I give my soule to god my maker hopeing thro’ ye merits of Jesus X’t my savior yt it shall be preserved unto life ever lasting, & my body to be decently buryed at ye discression of my Executor hereafter named, & as for my worldly goods wch it hath pleased god to give me, I thus dispose of ‘em, first I give & bequeat unto my son Richard the sum’ of twelve pence to be paid him wthin one year after my decease by my executor.  Item I give unto Richard ye son of ye foresaid Richard my son, ye sum’ of twelve pence, all the rest of my personal estate goods & chattles I give unto my son William Ardren whom I constitute & appoint my sole executor of this my last will & Testament, in witness hereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this sixteeth day of October in ye thirteenth year of our sovereign Lord King William ye Third of England Scotland France & Ireland defender of ye faith &c Anno Domini. 1701

[seal] William Ardren X his marke

Seal signed & delivered & published as his last will & testam’t in the presence of

[signed]

George Wright X his marke

Thomas Barlow X his marke

Sarah Eyre X her marke

Rob’t Barnard

The 1771 will of Thomas Ardron, Messenger in Ordinary, of Laughton en le Morthen

Comments:
Both Thomas Ardron's 1771 will, and Samuel Ardron's 1793 will mention their relationship to the Linleys, so this overlapping piece of information appears to establish them as brothers.  They were also from the same place.

I found this will on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City last October 2012.  The occupation of "Messenger in Ordinary" led me to the Royal Household and to the Lord Chamberlain records.  I supplemented what I found on the internet by consulting the references in the Lord Chamberlain's records while my wife and I were at The National Archives in early June 2013.

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From FHL film #1,835,983

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T. Andron

Know all Men, by these Presents That We William Linley of Laughton in the County of York Husband-Man and Benjamin Linley of Laughton aforesaid Hosier are Bound and firmly Obliged to the Reverand Hugh Thomas Doctor in Divinity Chancellor of the Cathedral and Methropolitical Church of Saint Peter of York and Prebendary of the Prebend of Laughton en le Morthen Lawfully founded in the same Church in the Sum of one Hundred Pounds of good and lawful Money of Great-Britain, to be paid to him the said Hugh Thomas or to his certain Attorney, Executors, Administrators or Assigns; For the Payment whereof well and truly to be made, We oblige ourselves, and each of us by ourselves, for the Whole and the full our Heirs, Executors and Administrators firmly by these Presents.  Sealed with our Seals, Given the twenty second Day of the Month of January in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy two.

The Condition of this Obligation is such, that if Ann Linley Wife of the above bounden William Linley, Sole Executrix named in the last Will and Testament of Thomas Ardron late of Laughton aforesaid in the peculiar Jurisdiction of the Chancellorship and Prebend of Laughton en le Morthen aforesaid Yeoman deceased do well and truly execute and perform the said last Will and Testament of the said deceased.

And do pay his Debts and Legacies so far as his Goods will Extend and Law shall bind her if also she do Exhibit into the said peculiar Court at York, a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the goods, Rights, Credits, Cattles, and Chattles of the said Deceased, and do make a true and just Accompt of the same when she shall be thereunto lawfully called.  And moreover, if need require enter into further bond, with more sufficient Sureties for the Performance of the Premisses as the Judge of the said Court, for the Time being shall think requisite and Needful.  And lastly, do save, defend, and harmless keep the above named Judge, and all his Officers, and Ministers, against all Persons by reason of the Premisses.  Then this present Obligation to be void, and of none Effect or else to remain in full Force and Virtue.

[signed] Benjamin Linley

              William Linley X his mark

Sealed and Delivered in the presence of us

Jno. Clarke

Surrogate

M Waterhouse

[Could be W Waterhouse]

Before the Rev’d John Clarke Clk of Laughton Surr.

Past 7^th March 1772 ?p’t

In the Name of God Amen.  I Thomas Ardron one of his Majesties Messengers in ordinary at this time of sound mind, memory, and understanding and considering the uncertainty to which human nature is exposed, do by permission of the Almighty, make and declare this to be my last and only Will, and Testament in the manner following, That is to say I give and bequeath unto my Sister Ann Linley the Wife of William Linley of Laughton in the County of Yorkshire all my Worldly goods, as Money in the Publick Funds, Household Goods and whatever else of what nature soever I may die possessed of (my wearing apparel excepted) to have the use of it for her natural Life.  At her decease to be equally divided between my Nephew Benjamin Linley, son of the above Ann Linley, and my Niece Elizabeth Crampton the Wife of Richard Crampton of middle moorfields London.  Elizabeth Crampton’s share to be for the sole use of her & her Children.  All my wearing Apparel I give and bequeath unto my Nephew Benjamin Linley.  And I do also hereby constitute and appoint my said sister Ann Linley my whole and sole Executrix of this my last and only Will.  In Witness where of I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this fifth day of August one thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy One.

[Signed] Thomas ??drron

Signed, Sealed, published & declared by the said Testator as his last Will & Testament in the presence of us who have hereunto set our hands as Witnesses in the presence of him and of each other.

W. Jackson James Frith Jno. Stephenson

[For Thomas’s signature, the ink appears to have smeared, but it sure looks like there are two letter r’s after the letter d in his surname.]

The William Ardron & Sarah Eyre family of Slade Hooton, Laughton en le Morthen, Yorkshire

Parents:

William Ardron (joiner & farmer of Slade Hooton, Laughten en le Morthen, Yorkshire)

born 1673 Slade Hooton

died 1719 Slade Hooton

married 21 Dec 1705 in Laughton en le Morthen

Sarah Eyre

chr. 29 May 1683 Laughton en le Morthen

died after 1719

Children:

1.  Joseph Ardron (chr. 13 Nov 1706 Laughton; bur 2 Dec 1706 Laughton)

2.  Samuel Ardron (chr. 22 Jun 1708 Laughton; bur 10 May 1793 Laughton), yeoman

3.  Ann Ardron (chr. 12 Feb 1709 Laughton; bur ????) married 26 Mar 1739 in Laughton to William Linley (born ca 1696; died 1780 Laughton), husbandman.  (Both the wills of Thomas Ardron (1771) and Samuel Ardron (1793) mention the Linleys, so this is an overlapping piece that appears to establish them as brothers.)  Their three known children are: 

• William Linley (bn. ca. 1741);
• Benjamin Linley (bn. ca. 1745), hosier;
• Elizabeth Linley (bn. ca. 1748) (of St. James Westminster) who married on 25 Jul 1770 at St. Leonards, Shoreditch, London Richard Crampton (of Middle Moorfields, London).  They had a son Charles Crampton (chr. 6 Feb 1772 in Laughton en le Morthen).

4.  Thomas Ardron (chr. 8 Jun 1712 Laughton; bur 11 Mar 1712/1713 Laughton)

5.  Joseph Ardron (chr. 8 Jun 1712; bur ????) married Sarah Battie.  They have three known children:

• William Ardron (chr 19 Jan 1744 East Peniston, Yorkshire)
• Mary Ardron (chr. 11 Apr 1747 East Peniston) married 5 Feb 1764 Penistone to John Culpin
• Samuel Ardron (chr. 20 Jan 1750 East Peniston) married 26 Aug 1776 Penistone Elizabeth Garthwait.  They have a son Joseph Ardron (chr. 26 Jun 1777 Penistone)

6.  Barbabus or Barnham Ardron (chr 8 Jul 1714 Laughton; aft 1786) (blacksmith) married 25 Dec 1738 Laughton to Sarah Roberts (bn. 1717/1718 Yorkshire; bur 14 Feb 1786 Laughton).  They have four known children:

• Thomas Ardron (bn. 1739 Laughton; bur 20 Nov 1797 Laughton) (blacksmith) married Anne Bramhall (bn. 1740 Yorkshire).  They had ten children.  See http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ardron/thomasardroni.htm  [One of their sons, Thomas Ardron (1770-1832), had a son Barnabus Ardron (bn 19 May 1793 St. George Bloomsbury, Middlesex; died 1857 Sheffield) (cutler of Sheffield), who may be the man shown on ancestry.com who received a campaign medal for his service with "Robert Gardiners Troop Royal Horse Artillery" at the Battle of Waterloo.   I don't know if the man receiving the award is the same Barnabus.  Also, in the 1841 census for Sheffield goal is Barnabs Ardron, age 45, cutler, born London.]  
• Mary Ardron (chr 25 Dec 1743 Laughton)
• William Ardron (chr 29 Oct 1757 Laughton) (I see the big gap here.)
• Joseph Ardron (bn. ca. 1760; bur 23 Feb 1762 Laughton)

7.  Thomas Ardron (chr 10 May 1717 Laughton; died 1771 Laughton) Messenger in Ordinary to the King.  He left a will that I will post next on this blog.  He played a significant role under orders from Lord Halifax in what led to the important legal case, Entick v Carrington (1765) which concerned excessive executive power to search and seize property at will.

8.  Hannah Ardron (chr. 16 Feb 1719 Laughton; bur 27 Dec 1797 Laughton) married 21 Oct 1745 in Peak Forest, Derbyshire (kind of a Gretna Green type parish with relaxed marriage rules) to Aaron Barker (chr 5 Oct 1717 Norton, Derbyshire; bur 26 Aug 1801 Laughton) (scythesmith from Greenhill, Norton & later laborer from Laughton).  They had six children that I know of.  Only two--Mary Ludlam and Thomas Barker--are mentioned in the 1793 will of Samuel Ardron.

• Hannah Barker (chr 24 Jul 1748 Norton)  (She must have died young, but where?)
• Anne Barker (chr 26 Aug 1750 Norton)  (She must have died young, but where?)
• Mary Barker (chr 16 Mar 1755 Laughton; died 22 May 1816 Slade Hooton, Laughton) married 27 Dec 1774 Laughton to Edward Ludlam (bn. ca. 1745/50; died 26 Feb 1825 Rotherham).  They had eight children all christened in Laughton.
• Thomas Barker (chr 5 Jan 1759 Laughton; bur 15 May 1802 Rotherham) (plumber & glazier) (My 4x great-grandfather) married 16 Apr 1788 Rotherham to Elizabeth Wheelhouse (bn. 1759; bur 16 Jun 1814 Rotherham).  They had six children, all christened in Rotherham, including my 3x great-grandfather Samuel Barker (1791-1832) who I believe was probably named after his great-uncle Samuel Ardron (1708-1793).  
• Hannah Barker (chr 27 Dec 1759 Laughton)
• Ann Barker (chr. 27 Dec 1759 Laughton)

Samuel Ardron of Slade Hooton, Laughton en le Morthen, Yorkshire--1793 will

Comments:

Please see my June 3, 2013 post to see how this will connects my Thomas Barker (died 1802) of Rotherham to his uncle Samuel Ardron and to his sister Mary (Barker) Ludlam through the Cowdale lands.  The will also mentions his sister Hannah Barker, a niece Mary Hounsfield, Mary Ludlam's three sons, Joseph Ardron son of Samuel Ardron of Penistone, and Joseph Ardron son of Mary Ardron of Penistone, his nephew William Lindley, and Ann the wife of Thomas Ardron.  A witness is James Barker and as yet I haven't connected him with the family of Thomas Barker of Rotherham or Mary (Barker) Ludlam of Laughton.  I haven't been able to tie in the niece Mary Hounsfield either.  I don't know if the other names mentioned are relatives or not.

On 26 October 2012 I found this will on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, FHL film #1,835,984.  The index to the Chancellorship and Laughton Prebendal wills 1548-1858 is on the same microfilm.  I don't think I ever checked the index for the Ludlam name, but this really needs to be done.

There are a total of five Ardron probate documents in the same court.

1.  Robert Ardron (blacksmith & publican) of Laughton, administration 1851.

2.  Samuel Ardron of Slade Hooton pa. Laughton, will 1793.

3.  Thomas Ardron (yeoman) of Laughton, will 1772

4.  William Ardron of Slade Hooton pa. Laughton, will, inventory & bond 1707.  

5.  William Ardron of Laughton, inventory & bonds, 1720.]

Here is Samuel's will:

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Samuel Ardron of Slade Hooton pa. Laughton, 1793 Will

Chancellorship and Laughton Prebendal Wills

An Inventory and Appraisment of the Goods, Chattel and Personal Effects of Samuel Ardron of Slade Hooton, in the Parish of Laughton in le Morthen in the County of York yeoman des’d taken this 23’d Day of may 1793.

Ready Money and wearing Aparel                 22. 10. 0

The old Bed, one Chair, a chest, & chest

Of Drawers                                                        5.   5. 0

Silver Plate                                                      14. 00. 0

                                                                       £           41.15.  0

The above taken by us

Robert Glossop

Jno Clarke

This is the Last Will and Testament of me Samuel Ardron of Slade Hooton in the Parish of Laughton en le Morthen in the County of York Yeoman.  First I will order and direct that all my Just Debts Funeral Expences the Annuity and Legacies hereinafter given  devised and bequeathed and the Charges of Proving this my will be paid satisfied and discharged by my Executor and Executrix hereafter named Also I give and devise All those my three Messuages Tenements or Dwellinghouses and also all those Two Closes or Pieces or Parcels of inclosed land with their and every of their appurtenances situate standing lying and being at or near Slade Hooton aforesaid and now in the several Tenures or occupations of John Thompson George Ardron and William Thorpe, unto my Niece Mary Ludlam for and during the Term of her Natural Life and from and immediately after her Decease I give and devise the said Three Messuages Tenements or Dwellinghouses and the said Two Closes or Pieces or Parcels of inclosed Land with their and every of their Rights Members and Appurtenances until the Three Sons of my said Niece Mary Ludlam their Heirs and assigns for ever To hold as tenants in Common and not as Joint Tenants Also I give and devise all that my Estate situate and being at Cowdale in the County of Derby with all Rights Members and appurtenances thereto belonging now in the Possession of Thomas Wainwright unto my nephew Thomas Barker and my said Niece Mary Ludlam their Heirs and assigns for ever To hold as Tenants in in Common and not as Joint Tenants Subject nevertheless to and charged and chargeable with the annuity or Yearly Rent of Six Pounds one Shilling and Sixpence hereinafter mentioned And I do hereby give grant and devise unto my Sister Hannah Barker for and during the Term of her Natural Life one annuity or clear Yearly Rent or Sum of Six Pounds one Shilling and sixpence of Lawfull money of Great Britain free from all Taxes and other Deductions parliamentary or otherwise to be Issuing and payable out of my said Estate situate at Cowdale aforesaid and to be paid too her Weekly after the Rate of Two Shillings and Fourpence a week with all legal Power of Distress in Case of non payment thereof and her Receipt shall from Time to Time be a sufficient Discharge for the same which shall not be subject to the Control or intermeddling of her Husband Also I give and bequeath To my Nephew Thomas Barker my Silver Cup, To my Niece Mary Ludlam my Silver Tankard Two Silver Table Spoons and also my Bed Bedding and Linens, To Samuel Son of my said Niece Mary Ludlam half a Dozen of Silver Tea Spoons, to my Niece Mary Hounsfield Five Pounds, to Joseph Son of Samuel Ardron of Penistone Five Pounds, To Joseph Son of Mary Ardron late of Penistone Five Pounds, To my Nephew William Lindley two Guineas, To Ann the wife of Thomas Ardron

[This page signed by Samuel Ardron and witnessed by John Hawke, Jonathan Frost and James Barker]

Two Guineas, To Sarah Jummons of Laughton aforesaid One Guinea, To John Son of the said Sarah Jummons Two Guineas, To Thomas Howden of Carbrook Five Pounds, To William Son of the said Thomas Howden Two Pairs of Silver Buckles and the Sum of Five Pounds All which said several Legacies It is my will and Intention and I do hereby order and direct the same shall be paid within Twelve Calendar Months next after my Decease Also I give and bequeath to the Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of Laughton aforesaid the Sum of Five Pounds to be distributed amongst the most necessitous Poor of the said Parish within Twelve Calendar Months next after my Death in such manner as my Executor and Executrix hereafter named shall in their discretion direct and appoint.  All the Rest Residue and Remainder of my Money Securities for Money Goods Chattels Personal Estate and Effects whatsoever and wheresoever which I shall happen to die possessed of I give and bequeath unto my said Niece Mary Ludlam her Executors Administrators and assigns And I do hereby make nominate constitute and appoint my said Nephew Thomas Barker and my said Niece Mary Ludlam Joint Executor and Executrix of this my last will and Testament hereby revoking all former and other will or wills by me at any Time or Times heretofore made and declaring this only to be my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I the said Testator Samuel Ardron have at the Bottom of the first Sheet of this my Will (the whole whereof is contained in Two Sheets of Paper) subscribed my Mame [sic] and to this second and last Sheet my Hand and Seal this Twelfth Day of april in the Year of our Lord one Thousand seven Hundred and Ninety Three.

[Signed] Samuel Ardron

Signed sealed published and declared by the said Testator Samuel Ardron as and fro his last Will and Testament in the Presence of us who in his Presence and at his Request and in the Presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our Mames [sic] as Witnesses . . .

[signed]

John Hawke

Jonathan Frost

James Barker

Mary Ludlam the Executrix above named was duly sworn this 23d Day of May 1793 before me [signed] Jn’o Clarke, Surrogate

Thomas Barker nephew & Mary Ludlam niece the Executor & Executrix above named was duly sworn this 24^th Day of May 1793 before me [signed] Jn’o Clarke, Surrogate

Past Seal 5 June 1793 ib: 40’

Six Week Research Trip to England

Greg with old parchment deed at Somerset Record Office, July 5, 2013.
(In my hand is a retractable pencil, not a pen!  Pens are not allowed in archives.)

On July 17, 2013 my wife Susan and I returned home from a six week trip to England.  Our primary focus was archives and libraries, but we did some site seeing along the way.  We took thousands of digital pictures of documents and paid for images of other manuscripts in archives that did not allow the use of a personal camera.  We made substantial progress on the Mantell, Hole, Ludlam, Ardron, Barker, Laskey, Daniell, and Hart families. As I eventually look over the images of the documents, I'm sure more will come to light with other families of interest like the Nosworthys, Rennells, Medlands, Ponsfords, etc.

These are the archives and libraries where we did research:

1.  Exeter College archives, Oxford University (topic: John Prideaux Lightfoot, vice-chancellor of Oxford Univeristy, and a first cousin of my great- great-grandmother Jane (Lightfoot) Harris.)
2.  The National Archives (TNA) (topics: multiple families and locations.  We copied all the available Chancery and Exchequer court records for the Barker v Birch case.  Found some really interesting things on the Mantell family.  Other items: John Harris of Hawkmoor death duty; naval records of Wm Mantell; Hole, Willmead, Pinsent, Lange of Stokenteignhead, Geffrey of Bovey Tracey; Knowler, survey of Christow; Holman of Bridford; early Bovey Tracey rentals; Horton Priory estate; Mantell IPMs, Helyar suits; Ardron & Sunderland in Lord Chamberlain records; manoral register for a couple Devon parishes; Risdon; Corbyn; Medland; etc.)
3.  Canterbury Cathedral Archives (topics: Doccombe manor in Moretonhampstead, Devonshire; property of Laskeys, Babbacombes, Medlands, and Germons; Little Combe deeds in Hastingleigh, Kent for Daniell family; several Daniell, Mantell and Bell documents found; Terry of Canterbury)
4.  British Library (topics: Mantell, Daniell, Medland, and Bovey Tracey parish)
5.  National Maritime Museum archives in Greenwich (topic: Capt. Wm Mantell)
6.  Kent Museum of Freemasonry in Canterbury (topics: Dr. Teddy Church's research notes on several families, including Honywood, Mantell, Hart, Daniell, Knowler of Herne, Chapman of Canterbury, etc.)
7.  Kent History and Library Centre in Maidstone, Kent (topics: Mantell of Horton Priory in Monks Horton, Hart of Sellindge, Knowler of Canterbury, Hastingleigh parish
8.  King's School, Canterbury (topic: We looked at the original student register from 1750 to 1859 and were shown some Mantell and Daniell ancestors.)
9.  Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies, Canterbury (topic: We looked up a number of families, but found some new information on the Urquharts of Urquhart in Burke's.)
10.  Devon Record Office (topics: Hole of Parke, Trusham Quarry; Higher Crockham farm; Ponsford documents; Rennell of Chudleigh; Wreyland peasants; Daniell; Clampitt; Nosworthy; Langdon)
11.  Plymouth and West Devon Record Office (topics: Germon family; Hole; Parke farm in Bovey Tracey; Corbyn; Hawkmore farm)
12. Somerset Record Office, Taunton (topics:deed for farms in Hennock; various Helyar documents; Rennell of Chudleigh; Tucker of Kenn; deeds of Nymet Tracey; Blackhall deeds; South Tawton papers; Bovey Tracey deeds; papers related to Canonteign and Christow; Helyar marriage settlement)
13.  Sheffield Archives (topics: Laughton-en-le-Morthen enclosure; Barker of Greenhill deeds; Peniston, Eyre, Barker of Lee Hall in Norton parish; Green of Clyffeyate)
14. Rotherham archives and local studies library in Yorkshire (topics: Barker of Jesus Gate/now College Street, Rotherham; Thomas Bagshaw deeds)
15.  King's College archives, Cambridge University (topics: Sampford Courtenay manoral records and the Hole family of Combe farm in that parish)

I am grateful for all the archivists, librarians, and staff who in any way helped me with my searches. They are a friendly, professional and helpful group of people working under often very strained budgetary circumstances to serve the research needs of the public.  I appreciate all their skill and training, and dedication to preserving the memory of those who have passed on before us.

It will take a long time to go through everything, but I hope to share transcriptions of documents and commentaries on families and properties a little more regularly on my blog.