Miscellaneous documents
Reference: D/X 258 Catalogue Title: Miscellaneous documents Area: Catalogue Category: Other Records Description: Brancepeth, Witton-le-Wear and West Auckland deeds
Covering Dates: 1596-1828
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Ref: D/X 258/1
Royal lease by letters patent, for 30 years, to Thomas Sterne, gent, and Amye his wife. Note:- this lease also includes 30 years leases of the watermill at Barking-cum Needham (Co. Suffolk); a grange and farm called Farrendenhall (Co. Durham); and land (specified) at Chaddesden (Co. Derbyshire), Kerry (Co. Montgomery), Wandsworth (Co. Surrey) and Broughton, Colton, and Sheriff Hutton (Co. Yorks). Fragmentary Great Seal. 7 May 1596
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Ref: D/X 258/1-3.Leases of a messuage called Waterhouse in the lordship of Brancepeth
Ref: D/X 258/2Thomas Sterne, of Catton (Co. Norfolk) gent., and Amy his wife, to Edward Street of Thrup (Co. Oxon) gent. 30 years lease. 8 May 1597 Note on dorse that the reversion on this lease begins at Michaelmas 1611
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Ref: D/X 258/3Edward Street of Thrup (Co. Oxon) gent., to Thomas Claxton of Waterhouse, gent., 30 years lease. 12 November, 1605
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Ref: D/X 258/4The Right Hon. Sir William Eure, Lord Eure, to Robert Gere of Great Baurghe (sic) (Co. Yorks) Bargain and Sale. 28 October 1618
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Ref: D/X 258/4-18Deeds and related papers of a farm called Upper Bitchburne alias Over Bitchburne alias High Bitchburne with four closes of meadow adjoining, a close called the Langlands, and 2 closes called Widdifield later divided into 2 closes called the High Pasture and the Five Day Work, in the parishes of Witton-le-Wear and Auckland St. Andrew
Ref: D/X 258/5Robert Geare of Great Baurghe (Co. Yorks) gent. to Thomas Claxton of Flasse (Co. Durham) gent. Bargain and Sale. 3 May 1622
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Ref: D/X 258/6-7William Wytham, of Bitchburn, gent., and Barbara his wife, and John Wytham of Witton-le-Wear to Thomas Cooper of the city of Durham, chirurgion. Bargain and sale, with copy. 8 August 1673
(1 parchment, 1 paper)
Ref: D/X 258 8-9Thomas Cooper, plaintiff; William Witham and Barbara his wife, and John Witham, deforceants. Final Concord. 24 July 1673. 2 copies
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Ref: D/X 258/10Ralph Fenwick of Tribley, gent., to Alexander Lambton of Lambton, gent. Bond to observe covenants. 9 December 1697
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Ref: D/X 258/11Alexander Lambton, of Lambton, gent., to Ralph Fenwick of Tribley. Deed to lead the uses of a fine and release. 26 February 1697/8
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Ref: D/X 258/12Ralph Fenwick of Tribley, gent., Mary his wife, Thomas Cooper of Sedgefield, gent., and Mary his wife to Alexander Lambton of Lambton, gent. Quitclaim. 23 December 1697
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Ref: D/X 258/13Accounts of money received and disbursed at Tribley by John Ellerker, 1729-1734
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Ref: D/X 258/14Accounts of money received and disbursed at Bitchburn by an unspecified person, 1733
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Ref: D/X 258/15Extract from Final concord levied between Rowland Burdon, plaintiff, and John Ellerker and Susannah his wife, deforceants, 8 January, 1750/1. Copy 1827
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Ref: D/X 258/16-17Extracts from the Hunwick Edge Enclosure Award 1761, re John and Edward Ellerkerts respective lands in High Bitchburn. Copies n.d. c.1828
(2 papers)
Ref: D/X 258/18Bill of complaint concerning the close called Langlands, mortgaged by Thomas Claxton's grandfather, the mortgage now in default. n.d
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