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Miscellaneous documents - Darlington

Reference: D/XD 18 Catalogue Title: Miscellaneous documents - Darlington Area: Catalogue Category: Other Records Description: Prescott Family papers

Covering Dates: 1672-1810

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  • Miscellaneous documents - Darlington
    • Prescott family papers (Ref: D/XD 18/1-8)

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Prescott family papers (Ref: D/XD 18/1-8)Ref: D/XD 18/2

Admittance of William Prescott and his heir, Arthur, to a bovate of town land in manor of Blackwell, 20 January 1676
(1 parchment)

Ref: D/XD 18/3

Admittance of William Prescott and his son and heir, Arthur, to a bovate of town land and cottage with appurtenances in manor of Blackwell, 20 January 1676
(1 parchment)

Ref: D/XD 18/4

Admittance of William Prescott and Arthur Prescott to two bovates of land and a quarter part of Darlington fields called Adams Pond in the Manor of Bondgate [Bondgate Darlington Manor], 10 March 1676
(1 parchment)

Ref: D/XD 18/5

Admittance of Arthur Prescott to the quarter part of a bovate of Hall land called Mickle Myers in Bondgate, 4 April 1684
(1 parchment)

Ref: D/XD 18/6

Admittance of Arthur Prescott to two bovates of land and a quarter part of Mayland, 4 August 1684
(1 parchment)

Ref: D/XD 18/7

28 March 1672 (1) Christopher Ward of Darlington, draper (2) William Prescott of Darlington, grocer Bargain and sale of tithes of hay on 4 oxgang 1 foot of meadow in Blackwell townfields. Rent: 10s.7½d. p.a.
(1 paper)

Ref: D/XD 18/7

Letter from James Topham, vicar of Darlington, St. Cuthbert, to John Arden, esq., of Pepper Hall, enclosing list of parish register entries relating to the Prescott family, 1622 - 1708, 16 June 1810
(1 paper)

Ref: D/XD 18/8

Abstract of will of William Prescott of Darlington, grocer, 28 July 1682
(1 paper)

Ref: D/XD 18/l

Admittance of William Prescott and his son, Arthur, to a messuage and close of arable land (24 acres on north end Cockerbeck and Mickle Myers) in manor of Bondgate [Bondgate Darlington Manor], 3 May 1655
(1 parchment)



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