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Abstract of title, from 8 December 1544 to 13 February 1799, to premises at Mordon formerly belonging to the Shutwell family, 1804

Abstract of title, from 26 July to 4 August 1790, of Margaret Reed to a one-third part of lands and premises at Holywell, Nafferton, Littleburn, Mordon, Edmondsley, Sedgefield, Hart, Elwick, and lands in the manors of Lanchester and Bishop Middleham, n.d. [post 1804]

Copy of the will, dated 9 October 1651, of Thomas Robson of London, gent., bequeathing a perpetual annuity charged on lands at Mordon to sister, Gartrude Robson, and to nephew, Thomas Robson, n.d.

12 March 1613/14 Royal letters patent granting to William Scriven of London, gent., and to Thomas Havers of the same, goldsmith, the following: The manor of Mordon with free rents of lands and tenements in the township of Mordon, late in the tenure of Sir George Bowes and William Guydon; a tenement and building with a garden, orchard, close, and 3 bovates of land, late in the tenure of Robert Mason; a tenement, garden, orchard and 3 bovates of land, late in the tenure of the aforesaid Robert Mason, in the townfields of Mordon; a tenement, building, garden and orchard; three cottages with lands, meadows and pastures containing 5 bovates, late in the tenure of Matilda Shotwell; two parcels of meadow called Haggat's Meadow, late in the tenure of Thomas Mason and Robert Mason; another bovate of land, late in the tenure of Thomas Mason; a tenement and building with appurtenances, late in the tenure of Thomas Barker; a tenement, building and lands with meadows and pasture, late in the tenure of Roger Lomley; and another tenement, building and lands, late in the tenure of Thomas Blackwell; also a tenement and lands, late in the tenure of John Trollopp, senior; all in Mordon Consideration: £680

28 February 1655 (1) Thomas Robson of Newcastle, feltmaker (2) Robert Shafto of Benwell, Northumberland, gent. Mortgage by (1) to (2) for securing the annual rent charge as in D/El 30/2

29 August 1657 (1) Thomas Robson of Newcastle, haberdasher (2) George French of London, citizen and haberdasher Assignment by (1) to (2) of the annual rent charge as in D/El 30/3

11 May 1661 (1) Robert Shafto of Benwell, Northumberland, gent.; and John Thompson of Newcastle, yeoman (2) James Clavering of Axwell, esq. Assignment by (1) to (2) of the annual rent charge as in D/El 30/2 Consideration: £150

11 May 1661 (1) Robert Shafto of Benwell, Northumberland, gent.; and John Thompson of Newcastle, yeoman (2) James Clavering of Axwell, esq. Bond in £300 for the performance of covenants

1 June 1664 (1) Gartred Robson of Newby, Yorkshire, spinster (2) Sir James Clavering of Newcastle, bart. Assignment by (1) to (2) of the annuity as in D/El 30/2 Consideration: £25

Copy of the will, dated 5 February 1713/14, of John Martin of New Elvet, gent., devising to eldest son, Joseph, messuages and lands at Mordon, charged with bequests to his other children; his Yorkshire estates to his wife, and daughters, Phebe, Elizabeth and Lydia; his messuages and tenements in Elvet to son, Joseph; lands in mortgage in Newcastle to son, John; his two messuages in Silver Street and Claypath in Durham, to son, Benjamin; and two tenements in New Elvet to son, Joseph, copy made, n.d.

Abstract of title, from 12 March 1614 to 22 March 1757, of William Hodshon to the manor of Mordon and other lands in Mordon, n.d., 18th c.

16 January 1718/9 (1) George Martin of Newcastle, merchant (2) Joseph Martin of Durham, gent., executor of the will of John Martin of Durham, deceased Quitclaim by (1) to (2) of legacies and bequests under the will of John Martin

26 January 1720/1 (1) Phebe Martin of Durham, spinster (2) Joseph Martin of Durham, gent., executor of the will of John Martin, deceased Quitclaim by (1) to (2) of legacies and bequests under the will of John Martin This item is not mentioned on 'Abstract of Mr. Hodshon's deeds for Mordon'.

4 January 1721/2 (1) Thomas Craggs of Sunderland, upholsterer (2) Joseph Martin of Durham, gent. Quitclaim by (1) to (2) of all legacies and bequests to his wife, Elizabeth, under the will of her late father, John Martin

25 March 1724 (1) Lydia Martin of Durham, spinster (2) Joseph Martin of Durham, gent., executor of the will of John Martin of Durham, deceased Quitclaim by (1) to (2) of legacies and bequests under the will of John Martin Consideration: £50

10 and 11 November 1724 (1) Joseph Martin of the South Bailey, Durham, gent., and wife, Elianor (2) John Hodshon of Witton-le-Wear, gent., and son, Read Hodshon of the same, gent. Lease and release of the manor of Mordon, a messuage and farm in the township of Mordon, another messuage and farm, a tenement and garth, a cottage and appurtenances, another cottage, a parcel of ground called the Nuersery ajoining the Town Street, another close called the Nursery adjoining the Great Croft, all in Mordon; and assignment of the remainder of a term of 200 years in the above estates to (2) to attend the inheritance Consideration: £3,450

13 November 1724 (1) Lydia Martin of Durham, widow (2) Joseph Martin of Durham, gent. (3) John Hodgshon of Witton-le-Wear, gent., and son, Read Hodgshon of the same, gent. Quitclaim by (1), at the request of (2), to (3) of the manor of Mordon and of messuages and lands there

12 January 1725 (1) John Hodshon and Read Hodgson, gents., plaintiffs (2) Joseph Martin, gent., and wife, Elianor, deforceants Final concord of the manor of Mordon with 3 messuages, 2 cottages, 5 gardens, 5 orchards, 150a. of land, 100a. of pasture, 200a. of meadow in Mordon Consideration: £133 6s. 8d.

15 and 16 April 1725 (1) John Hodgshon of Witton-le-Wear, gent.; wife, Mary; and son, Read Hodshon of the same, gent. (2) William Hustler of Acklam, Yorkshire, esq., and John Hodshon of Bishop Auckland, gent. (3) William Peirse of Hutton Bonville, Yorkshire, esq.; Richard Hopper of Wolsingham, gent.; and William Bacon of Newton Cap, esq. (4) Ann Peirse of Hutton Bonville, Yorkshire, spinster Pre-nuptial settlement of Read Hodshon and (4), conveying from (1) to (2), to uses specified, estates at Mordon as in D/El 30/13, 14, and a capital messuage with appurtenances at Witton-le-Wear, with lands called the East Broom, the West Broom, the Three Nooked Broom, the Middle Broom, the Little Broom, the Lowfield Bottom, the Lowfield and Highfield, containing together 67a., and several messuages, cottages, mills and farms in the township of Witton-le-Wear; and a farm with its appurtenances at Hamsterley Consideration: £1,600

14 May 1725 (1) William Hustler, esq., and John Hodshon of Bishop Auckland, gent., plaintiffs (2) John Hodshon of Witton, gent., and wife, Mary; and Read Hodshon, gent., deforceants Final concord of the manor of Mordon and 14 messuages, 6 cottages, one water corn mill, 11 gardens, 11 orchards, 380a. of land, 320a. of meadow, 50a. of pasture in Mordon, Witton-le-Wear and Hamsterley Consideration: £300

3 July 1725 (1) Jonathan Martin of Durham, gent. (2) Joseph Martin of Durham, gent., executor of the will of John Martin of Durham, deceased Quitclaim by (1) to (2) of legacies and bequests under the will of John Martin Consideration: £400

22 September 1726 (1) David Dixon of Durham, gent., and John York of Richmond, Yorkshire, esq. (2) James Clavering of Greencroft, esq. (3) Read Hodshon of Witton-le-Wear, gent. Bargain and sale by (1) and (2) to (3) of the annual free rents, of the value of £9 10s., of the manor of Mordon Consideration: £250

28 March 1727 (1) Benjamin Martin of Durham, gent. (2) Joseph Martin of Durham, gent., executor of the will of John Martin of Durham, deceased Quitclaim by (1) to (2) of legacies and bequests under the will of John Martin Consideration: £50

20 and 21 November 1727 (1) Read Hodshon of Witton-le-Wear, gent. (2) Ralph Gowland, the younger, of Durham, gent. Mortgage by (1) to (2) of a messuage and farm at Mordon, lately in the tenure of Thomas Wheatly, and all other messuages of (1) at Mordon, formerly occupied by Thomas Wheatly Consideration: £1,005 and interest

Will of Jonathan Ward of Billingham, mariner, devising lands [unspecified], 1 June 1728 This item is not menioned on 'Abstract of Mr. Hodgson's deeds for Mordon'.

5 September 1728 (1) Read Hodgson of Witton-le-Wear, gent. (2) Joseph Hall of Durham, esq. Mortgage by demise for 500 years by (1) to (2) of estates as in D/El 30/21, 22 Consideration: £400 and interest

17 and 18 November 1728 (1) Read Hodgson of Witton-le-Wear, gent. (2) Joseph Hall of Durham, esq. (3) John Eden of Durham, gent. Lease and release by (1) to (3), in trust for (2), of a messuage, farm and appurtenances at Mordon Consideration: £400

6 and 7 December 1728 (1) John Hodshon and Read Hodshon, both of Witton-le-Wear, gents. (2) Richard Hopper of Wolsingham, gent., and Cuthbert Raine, the younger, of Gainford, gent. Lease and release for settling the debts of (1) by conveying to (2), to uses specified, messuages, farms, lands and tithes in Witton-le-Wear, Mordon, Hamsterley, Thornley, South Bedburn and Wolsingham; with covenants for the surrender and conveyance to (2), in trust, of copyhold lands as in D/El 30/16; the demise to (2) in trust for 40 years of lands called the Fitches; and the assignment to (2), in trust, of Grewburne and Lynesack collieries and Hargill and Coltknoft colliery, along with other coal mines and seams Schedule of creditors and debtors of (1) is attached to D/El 30/17 This item is not menioned on 'Abstract of Mr. Hodgson's deeds for Mordon'

1 and 2 March 1733/4 (1) Ralph Gowland of Durham, gent. (2) Read Hodshon of Witton-le-Wear, gent. (3) Richard Hopper of Wolsingham, gent., and Cuthbert Raine of Crossgate, Durham, gent. (4) Margaret Wharton of Gillingwood, Yorkshire, spinster (5) John Waistell of Ainderby, Yorkshire, esq. Lease and release by (1) and (2) to (4) of a messuage, farm and lands at Mordon except the Low Closes (9a.); a messuage and farm in Mordon called Wheatley's House and several [named] closes belonging thereto, and the annual free rents of the manor of Mordon Consideration: £1,400

2 March 1733/4 Counterpart of D/El 30/31

1 and 2 March 1733/4 (1) John Eden of Durham, gent. (2) Katherine Hall of Durham, widow, executrix of the will of Joseph Hall, deceased; John Stevenson of Byarside, esq.; John Lowther of Upleatham, Yorkshire, esq.; John Trotter of London, merchant; and Henry Trotter of Graveley, Cambridge, clerk; trustees and devisees of the said Joseph Hall (3) Read Hodshon of Witton-le-Wear, gent. (4) Margaret Wharton, the younger, of Gillingwood, Yorkshire, gentlewoman Lease and release to (4) of a messuage and farm at Mordon, late in the tenure of Thomas Wheatley Consideration: £1,400

2 March 1733/4 Counterpart of D/El 30/34

1 and 2 March 1733/4 (1) Read Hodshon of Witton-le-Wear, gent., and wife, Ann (2) Richard Hopper of Wolsingham, gent., and Cuthbert Rayne of Crossgate, Durham, gent. (3) Ralph Gowland of Durham, gent., and John Eden of Durham, gent. (4) William Wharton of Gillingwood, Yorkshire, esq., and John Lodge of Barnard Castle, gent. (5) Rev. William Thompson of Gilling, Yorkshire, clerk (6) John Waistell of Ainderby, Yorkshire, esq. Lease and release by (1) - (3) to (5), in trust during the lives of (1), of the manor of Mordon; messuage and farm; another tenement and farm; a messuage, lands and closes; several cottages and garths; several named closes containing 80a., and lands called the Low Closes [9a.]; all in Mordon Consideration: £1,400

2 March 1733/4 (1) Katharine Hall of Durham, widow (2) Read Hodshon of Witton-le-Wear, gent. (3) Margaret Wharton of Gillingwood, Yorkshire, spinster (4) Christopher Wilkinson of Thorphall, Yorkshire, gent. Assignment by (1), at the request of (2) to (4), in trust for (3), of the remainder of a term of 500 years of estate as in D/El 30/33, 34, together with the Low Closes at Mordon Consideration: £400

10 and 11 July 1738 (1) Margaret Wharton of Gillingwood, Yorkshire, spinster (2) John Lodge of Barnard Castle, gent. Lease and release by (1) to (2) of a messuage and farmhouse called Wheatley House with several [named] closes, all in Mordon; and yearly free rents amounting to £9 10s., issuing out of the manor of Mordon Consideration: £1,400

10 and 11 July 1738 (1) Rev. William Thompson of Gilling, Yorkshire, clerk (2) William Wharton of Gillingwood, Yorkshire, esq. (3) John Lodge of Barnard Castle, gent. Lease and release by (1) and (2) to (3) for the lives of Read Hodgson and wife, Ann, of the estates as in D/El 30/37, 38 Consideration: £700 for the interest of (2) in a moiety of the above estates

14 and 15 November 1746 (1) William Lodge of Barnard Castle, gent., eldest son of John Lodge, deceased (2) William Peirse of Hutton Bonvill, Yorkshire, esq., and Thomas Peirse of Piercebridge, Yorkshire, merchant Lease and release by (1) to (2) in severalty of estates and rents as in D/El 41, 42 Consideration: £2,400

14 and 15 November 1746 (1) William Lodge of Barnard Castle, gent. (2) William Peirse of Hutton Bonvill, Yorkshire, esq., and Thomas Peirse of Piercebridge, Yorkshire, merchant (3) Ann Hodshon, widow of Read Hodshon, late of Witton-le-Wear, deceased Lease and release by (1) and (3) to (2) in severalty of estates as in D/El 30/37, 38, during the life of (3) Consideration: £2,400

15 November 1746 (1) Christopher Wilkinson of Thorp Hall, Yorkshire, esq. (2) William Wharton of Gillingwood, Yorkshire, esq. (3) William Lodge of Barnard Castle, gent., son of John Lodge, deceased (4) William Peirse of Hutton Bonvill, Yorkshire, esq., and Thomas Peirse of Piercebridge, Yorkshire, merchant (5) Richard Peirse of Piercebridge, Yorkshire, gent. Assignment by (1), at the direction of (3), to (5), in trust for (4) to attend the inheritance, of the remainder of a term of 500 years of estates as in D/El 30/28 in Mordon, and of a judgement for debt Consideration: £2,400

5 and 6 February 1746/47 (1) William Peirse of Hutton Bonville, Yorkshire, esq., and Thomas Peirse of Worsill or Peirseburgh, Yorkshire, merchant (2) Sir John Wray of Slemingford, Yorkshire, bart. Mortgage of a messuage and farm called Wheatley House with several named closes in the township of Mordon, with free rents of £9 10s. commonly called Mordon free rents Consideration: £1,000 and interest

18 August 1748 (1) William Hodshon of Northallerton, Yorkshire, gent. (2) William Peirse of Hutton Bonville, Yorkshire, esq. Bond in £2,026 for the payment of £1,013 and interest

18 August 1748 (1) William Hodshon of Northallerton, Yorkshire, gent. (2) Thomas Peirse of Peirseburgh, Yorkshire, esq. Bond in £1,800 for the payment of £900 and interest

25 October 1748 (1) William Hodshon of Northallerton, Yorkshire, gent.; Ann Hodshon of Hutton Bonville, Yorkshire, widow; Mary Hodshon of Witton-le-Wear, widow [(2)] William Peirse of Hutton Bonville, Yorkshire, esq., and Thomas Peirce of Peirseburgh, Yorkshire, merchant (2) [recte (3)] John Mann of Durham, gent., and John Reed of Framwellgate, gent. (3) [recte (4)] John Hutton of Marske, Yorkshire, esq., and Rev. Edward Place of Bedale, Yorkshire, clerk (5) Isabel Hodshon of Witton-le-Wear, spinster; Edmund Hodshon, the younger; and Ann Hodshon, spinster Lease and release to make (2) and (3) tenants to the precipe and to lead the uses of a recovery of the manor of Mordon, a messuage, farm and lands in Mordon, another messuage, farm and lands, another messuage and lands, several cottages and garths, several named closes comprising 80a., all in Mordon; lands in Witton-le-Wear; a messuage, farm and lands in Hamsterley; tithes arising on the said several messuages, and free rents arising out of the manor of Mordon This item is not menioned on 'Abstract of Mr. Hodgson's deeds for Mordon'

18 November 1748 (1) John Hutton, esq., and Edward Place, clerk (2) John Mann and John Reed, gents. Exemplification of a common recovery of the manor of Mordon and 20 messuages, one water corn-mill, 20 gardens, 20 orchards, 380a. of land, 320a. of meadow, 500a. of pasture in Mordon, Witton-le-Wear and Hamsterley This item is not menioned on 'Abstract of Mr. Hodgson's deeds for Mordon'

5 and 6 November 1753 (1) Thomas Peirse of Peirseburgh, Yorkshire, esq. (2) William Hodshon of Northallerton, Yorkshire, gent. Lease and release by (1) to (2) of the manor of Mordon, with several farms and named closes in Mordon, containing 400a., with several fee farm rents of £9 10s. Consideration: £4,000

27 December 1753 (1) Isabell Hopper of Wolsingham, widow (2) Christopher Wilkinson of Thorp Hall, Yorkshire, esq., and William Lodge of Barnard Castle, gent. (3) William Hodshon of Northallerton, Yorkshire, gent. (4) Thomas Peirse of Peirseburgh, Yorkshire, merchant Assignment by (1) to (3) of two bonds and judgements Consideration: £450

27 and 28 May 1755 (1) William Hodshon of Northallerton, Yorkshire, gent. (2) Ann Hodshon, widow; daughter, Ann Hodshon, spinster; and son, Edmund Hodshon (3) Mary Hodshon, widow, and Isabell Hodshon, spinster (4) Thomas Peirse of Peirseburgh, merchant (5) Jane Willey of Burniston, Yorkshire, spinster (6) Samuel Peacock of Northallerton, Yorkshire, esq., and Thomas Cust of Danby Hill, Yorkshire, gent. Marriage settlement of (1) and (5) conveying to (6), in trust, a messuage, farm and lands in Mordon, with several named closes [areas given] in the occupation of William Myres, at an annual rent of £84

26 and 27 December 1759 (1) Sir Cecil Wray of Sleningford, Yorkshire, bart.; Mary Wray and Frances Wray, daughters of the late Sir John Wray, bart. (2) John Dalton of North Stainley, Yorkshire, esq. Assignment to (2), in trust for Frances Wray, of the mortgage of a messuage and farm called Wheatley House or Wheatley's Farm House, with several closes in Mordon, and yearly free rents of £9 10s., known as the Mordon free rents; and two bonds, being part of the personal estate of the late Sir John Wray, deceased

Probate copy of will, dated 27 January 1763, of William Ward of Billingham, 21 January 1764 This item is not menioned on 'Abstract of Mr. Hodgson's deeds for Mordon'

6 March 1766 (1) William Hodshon of Northallerton, Yorkshire, gent. (2) John Ward of Billingham, gent. Articles of agreement for the conveyance by (1) to (2) of the manor of Mordon, with a capital messuage and several closes containing 344a., another messuage, dwelling house and garth, and several free rents, in Mordon Consideration: £6,400

3 and 4 April 1771 (1) William Hodshon of Northallerton, Yorkshire, gent. (2) Gascoyne Finch of Norton, esq.; Thomas Ward of Norton, tanner; and Ann Ward of Billingham, widow (3) John Aynesley of Carlton, Yorkshire, gent. (4) John Wilkinson of Stockton, master-mariner Mortgage by (1) to (2) of a dwelling house and several closes in Mordon; and another messuage with a garth, barn, stockyard and lands in Mordon, with free rents amounting to £8 3s. Consideration: £2,600 and interest

30 and 31 May 1771 (1) Sir Cecil Wray of Summer Castle, Lincolnshire, bart.; Sir James Norcliffe of Langton, Yorkshire, bart., and wife, Dame Mary; John Dalton of Steningford, esq., and wife, Isabella (2) Thomas Arthington of Arthington, Yorkshire, esq., and wife, Frances (3) William Peacock of Northallerton, Yorkshire, clerk Lease and release to (3) of a farmhouse called Wheatley's House or Wheatley's Farm House in Mordon, with several named closes and annual free rents of £9 10s., and assignment of the remainder of a term of 500 years, in trust, to attend the inheritance Consideration: £1,000

8 October 1771 (1) William Peacock, clerk, plaintiff (2) Thomas Arthington, esq., and wife, Frances, deforceants Final concords of 2 messuages, 50a. of land, 50a. of meadow, 50a. of pasture and £9 10s. rent in Mordon Consideration: £106 13s. 4d.

Letter from J. Hall Stevenson, Skelton, Yorkshire, to Thomas Mauleverer 'at Arncliff', forwarding a memorandum of agreement of 7 June 1729, between Joseph Hall of Durham, esq., and John Stevenson of Byarside, esq., concerning the mortgage money on lands and tenements at Mordon, 8 November 1771 Originally enclosed in D/El 30/24, 25

14 and 15 May 1772 (1) William Peacock of Northallerton, Yorkshire, clerk (2) John Wilkinson of Stockton, esq. Assignment by (1) to (2) of mortgage of premises as in D/El 30/61, 62 Consideration: £1,000 and interest

9 December 1772 (1) Gascoyne Finch of Norton, esq., and Thomas Ward of Norton, tanner (2) Ann Ward, formerly of Billingham, widow Declaration of trust from (1) to (2) concerning the consideration money of £2,600 in indentures of lease and release dated 3 and 4 April 1771

29 December 1772 (1) William Hodshon of Northallerton, Yorkshire, gent. (2) John York of Richmond, Yorkshire, esq. (3) John Wilkinson of Stockton, esq. Assignment by (2), at the direction of (1) to (3), of a moiety of the free rents of Mordon, for better securing the mortgage on the premises in D/El 30/67, 68

2 April 1622 (1) John Welbury of Mordon, esq.; George Martin of Elvet, gent.; William Philllipson of Durham, gent. (2) John Calverly of Littleburn, gent. Copy of bargain and sale with feoffment by (1) to (2) of a messuage with 2 barns; a parcel of ground, 'a summer pasture', containing 32a; and three little closes [names and quantities given]; all in Mordon Consideration: £336

15 August 1625 (1) Stephen Hegg, the elder, gent., and Michael Hall, gent. (2) John Calverley, gent. Copy of an exemplification of a common recovery of one messuage, 2 tofts, 20a. of land, 50a. of meadow, 20a. of pasture in Mordon

Abstract of title, from 23 November 1744 - 5 October 1747, of Hugh Greenwell to a farm called Calverley's Farm in Mordon, n.d. [c.1750]

18 and 19 March 1747/8 (1) Hugh Greenwell of Binchester, yeoman, and wife, Elizabeth (2) Benjamin Huntridge of Mordon, gent., and wife, Hannah (3) John Reed of Framwelgate, gent. (4) Clement Arrowsmith of Westerton, yeoman Lease and release by (1) - (3) to (4), in trust, of a messuage and farm with several closes in Mordon, confirming the recent division of the estate between (1) and (2), subject in the last case to the interest of (3) as mortgagee by demise for 1,000 years

19 March 1747/8 (1) Hugh Greenwell of Binchester, yeoman, and wife, Elizabeth (2) Thomas Sanderson of Hunwick, yeoman (3) Benjamin Huntridge of Mordon, gent. (4) John Reed of Framwelgate, gent. (5) Thomas Hogg of Durham, gent. Assignment by (2) to (5) of a moiety of a messuage and farm at Mordon for the remainder of a term of 100 years, in trust for (1) to attend the inheritance

15 April 1748 (1) Clement Arrowsmith, plaintiff (2) Hugh Greenwell and wife, Elizabeth; and Benjamin Huntridge and wife, Hannah, deforceants Final concord of one messuage, one cottage, one foldgarth, one barn, one stable, 80a. of land, 40a. of meadow, 40a. of pasture in Mordon Consideration: £66 13s. 4d.

5 and 6 August 1748 (1) Hugh Greenwell of Binchester, yeoman, and wife, Elizabeth (2) William Hodshon of Northallerton, gent. Lease and release by (1) to (2) of a barn, byre and stockyard, and a moiety of several closes in Mordon, containing 31a. 3r. 31p. with a parcel of ground called the Lane Consideration: £480

6 August 1748 (1) Hugh Greenwell of Binchester, yeoman (2) William Hodshon of Northallerton, Yorkshire Bond in £500 for the performance of covenants in indentures of equal date

6 August 1748 (1) Hugh Greenwell of Binchester, yeoman, and wife, Elizabeth (2) Thomas Hogg of Durham, gent. (3) William Hodshon of Northallerton, Yorkshire, gent. (4) Thomas Peirse of Peirseburgh, Yorkshire, esq. Assignment by (3) to (4), in trust, of the remainder of a term of 100 years in premises as in D/El 30/70-71

7 October 1748 (1) William Hodshon, gent., plaintiff (2) Hugh Greenwell and wife, Elizabeth, deforceants Final concord, and duplicate, of 2 messuages, 2 cottages, 2 gardens, 2 barns, 2 stables, 30a. of land, 30a. of meadow, 30a. of pasture in Mordon Consideration: £66 13s. 4d.

22 March 1757 (1) William Hodshon of Northallerton, Yorkshire, gent. (2) John Aynsley of Carlton, gent. Mortgage by demise for 1,000 years by (1) to (2) of premises as in D/El 30/70, 71 Consideration: £400 (Parchment, 1 membrane) The following deeds and other papers follow the order of D/El 30/122, with some additional documents inserted.

14 and 16 September 1773 (1) William Hodshon of Northallerton, Yorkshire, and wife, Jane (2) Isabel Hodshon of Bishop Auckland, spinster; Edmund Hodshon of Spennithorne, Yorkshire, clerk; and Ann Hodshon of Acklam, Yorkshire, spinster (3) Thomas Peirse of Periseburgh, Yorkshire, esq. (4) Ann Ward of Stockton, widow, and Thomas Ward of Norton, tanner (5) John Wilkinson of Stockton, esq. (6) Thomas Hogg of Durham, gent. (7) Laurence Jopson of Stockton, gent., and John Grey of Norton, common brewer Lease and release by (1) and others, to (7) in trust, of the manor of Mordon with several closes containing 312a., a dwelling house, a barn and stack yard, all in Mordon Consideration: £6,400

18 September 1773 (1) William Hodshon of Northallerton, Yorkshire, gent. (2) Thomas Peirse of Peirseburgh, Yorkshire, esq. (3) Ann Ward of Stockton, widow (4) John Wilkinson of Stockton, esq. (5) Rev. Francis Wanley of Ripon, Yorkshire, doctor in divinity (6) William Wilkinson of Stockton, ropemaker Assignment, in trust, by (5) to (6), at the direction of (1)-(3), of the remainder of a term of 500 years of a messuage and farm at Mordon, and a judgement in the Court of Pleas at Durham

20 September 1773 (1) William Hodshon of Northallerton, Yorkshire, gent. (2) Ann Ward of Stockton, widow (3) John Wilkinson of Stockton, esq. (4) Christopher Wilkinson of Thorp Hall, Yorkshire, esq. (5) Chipchase Grey of Sunderland, surgeon and apothecary Assignment of judgements obtained on two bonds from (4) to (5), at the request of (1) and (2), and by the nomination of (3) Consideration: 5s.

16 May 1778 (1) Ann Ward of Stockton, widow (2) John Wilkinson of Stockton, esq. (3) Thomas Ward of Norton, tanner Transfer by (2) to (3) of demise for 2000 years on premises as in D/El 30/90, 91 Consideration: £1,000

24 May 1785 (1) William Sleigh of Stockton, captain in H.M. 19th Regiment of Foot (2) Ann Ward of Norton, widow (3) Chipchase Grey of Norton, gent., and William Ward of Durham, surgeon and apothecary Marriage settlement of (1) and Ann Ward, daughter of (3), providing for the conveyance of the manor of Mordon, and other lands, to (3) in trust

1 June 1785 (1) Rev. Christopher Anstey of Stockton, clerk, and wife, Elizabeth (2) William Sleigh of Stockton, captain in H.M. 19th Regiment of Foot, and wife, Ann (3) Ann Ward of Norton, widow (4) Thomas Ward of Norton, tanner Release from (4) of the manor of Mordon and certain messuages there charged to secure £1,000 Consideration: £650

4 and 5 September 1786 (1) William Sleigh of Norton, esq., and wife, Ann (2) Ann Ward of Norton, widow (3) Chipchase Grey of Norton, gent., and William Ward of Durham, surgeon and apothecary Post-nuptial settlement of (1) conveying premises in D/El 30/96 to (3), to the uses specified; and assigning to (3), in trust, the remainder of the terms of 21 years in the leases of 20/7/1780 and 20/7/1781

1 November 1786 (1) Chipchase Grey, gent., and William Ward, plaintiffs (2) Ann Ward, widow, and William Sleigh, esq., and wife, Ann, deforceants Final concords of the manor of Mordon and 4 messuages, 260a. of land, 150a. of meadow, 150a. of pasture and £8. 3s. rent, all in Mordon Consideration: £286 13s. 4d.

Abstract of title, from 15 November 1798 to 1 September 1740, of Thomas Austin to lands at Mordon and Bradbury, n.d. [late 18th c.] Includes: pedigree of Thomas Austin, n.d.

8 November 1794 (1) Thomas Austin of Durham, merchant (2) John Burrell of Mordon, gent. Copy of articles of agreement for the sale and purchase of farms and lands at Mordon and Bradbury Consideration: £600

8 and 9 June 1795 (1) Thomas Austin of Durham, merchant, and wife, Elizabeth (2) John Burrel of Mordon, gent. (3) William Sleigh of Stockton, esq. Lease and release by (1) to (3) of a messuage and croft, and a messuage and one oxgang in Mordon, and 20a. of land called Turbutts Close and Fishburns Close in Mordon and Bradbury, with the assignment of a pew or pews in Sedgefield parish church Consideration: £600

11 June 1795 (1) William Sleigh, esq., plaintiff (2) Thomas Austin, merchant, and wife, Elizabeth, deforceants Final concords of 2 messuages, 12a. of land, 6a. of meadow, 6a. of pasture in Mordon and Bradbury Consideration: £66 13s. 4d.

20 July 1796 (1) Thomas Ward of Norton, tanner (2) William Sleigh of Stockton, esq., and wife, Ann (3) Ann Ward of Stockton, widow (4) Chipchase Grey of Norton, gent., and William Ward of Durham, surgeon and apothecary (5) Thomas Robinson Grey of Norton, esq. Assignment by (1) to (5) of the remainder of a term of 2,000 years of estates as in D/El 30/97, 98 to the uses specified as in D/El 30/97, 98 Consideration: £300

30 November 1796 (1) William Sleigh of Stockton, esq., and wife, Ann (2) Chipchase Grey of Norton, gent., and William Ward of Durham, surgeon and apothecary Lease and release by (1) to (2) of estates, to uses specified, in the post-nuptial settlement of (1) [D/El 30/97, 98] Consideration: £600

Certificate of contract for the redemption of land tax on the lands of William Sleigh at Mordon and Bradbury, with certificates of registration, 13 March - 21 May 1799

1 and 2 December 1806 (1) Hannah Reed of Durham, widow (2) Bridget Reed of Durham, spinster (3) John Coulthurst of Gargrave, Yorkshire, esq. (4) Oliver Farrer of Bedford Square, Middlesex, esq., and James Farrer of Lincoln's Inn Fields, London (5) Robert Hopper Williamson of Newcastle, esq. (6) Samuel Castell of London, banker (7) William Sleigh of Stockton, esq. (8) John Griffith of Durham, gent. (9) George Hutchinson of Stockton, esq. (10) William Russell of Brancepeth Castle, esq. Lease and release to (7) of a messuage and 1r. 16p. of lands in Mordon with 3 other garths there [names and quantities specified]; and assignment to (9), in trust for (7), of the remainder of a term of 1,000 years in the same. Covenant for the production of deeds, dating from 24 May 1678 to 4 August 1790 Consideration: £218

21 April 1814 (1) George Hutchinson of Stockton, esq., and wife, Charlotte Barbara (2) Ralph Ware of the same, gent. (3) William Sleigh of the same, esq. (4) John Hutchinson of the same, banker; Henry Hutchinson of the same, banker; and Leonard Raisbeck of the same, gent. (5) John Addison of Mordon, yeoman (6) Wilson Dobing of Stockton, gent. Conveyance by (1) and (2) to (3) and (4), in trust for (3), of 5 closes containing 20a. on the north side of Mordon Consideration: £775

21 April 1814 (1) George Hutchinson of Stockton and Ralph Ware of the same, gents. (2) William Sleigh of Stockton, esq. Bond in £1,600 for the performance of covenants contained in indenture of equal date

Attested copy of will and codicil, of 16 January 1825, of William Sleigh of Stockton, esq., 17 March 1825

Copy of probate of will, dated 4 January 1812, of Chipchase Gray of Norton, esq., 24 May 1827; copy made 25 February 1829

19 October 1843 (1) Thomas Robinson Grey of Norton, esq., and John Grey of Stockton, wine merchant, trustees of the will of Ann Sleigh of Stockton, widow (2) Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway Co. Copy of conveyance to (2) of parts of 2 closes at Mordon, containing 1a. 1r. 7p. of land Includes: plan and section Scales: 4 chains to 1 inch [1 : 3168] 40 feet to 1 inch [1 : 480] Consideration: £90

Copy of probate of will, and codicils, dating from 20 July 1833 to 20 January 1835, of Ann Sleigh of Stockton, widow, 12 June 1835; copy post 1855

Plans of an estate in the townships of Mordon and Bradbury belonging to Thomas Robinson Grey and John Grey, devisees under the will of the late Ann Sleigh, surveyed by A. and R. and R.F. Reed, September 1856 No scale given

Abstract of title, from 6 March 1766 to 19 October 1843, of the devisees in trust under the will of the late Ann Sleigh to the manor of Mordon and an estate in the townships of Mordon and Bradbury, 1857

Valuation and report by Joseph Snowball, Netherwitton, Northumberland, on the Mordon estate, July 1857

Report by John Johnson, Willington, on the value of the coal underlying the Mordon estate, 8 August 1857

Conditions of sale of the manor of Mordon and a freehold estate of 392a. 0r. 25p., in the townships of Mordon and Bradbury, 31 October 1856 Includes: memorandum of the agreement of Alfred Bell and Oliver William Farrer to purchase the same for £13,000, 31 December 1857

Letter from Joseph Snowball, Netherwitton, Northumberland, to Alfred Bell, forwarding a valuation of the Mordon estate and offering to see Messrs. Robinson and Grey regarding the purchase, 28 July 1857

Letter from Joseph Snowball, Netherwitton, Northumberland, to Messrs. Bell, Steward & Lloyd, acknowledging receipt of Johnson's report on the value of coal under the Mordon estate and advising 'this is not an unfavorable opportunity to purchase', 19 August 1857

Letter from Joseph Snowball, Silksworth Hall, to Alfred Bell, advising that an offer for the Mordon Estate has been made to Messrs. Wilson and Faber on behalf of Lord Eldon's trustees, 19 November 1857

Letter from Messrs. Wilson Faber and Wilson, Stockton, to Messrs. Bell and Co., London, agreeing on behalf of Mrs. Sleigh's trustees to the sale for £13,000 of the Mordon estate to Lord Eldon, 18 November 1857

Letter from Joseph Snowball, Netherwitton, Northumberland, to Messrs. Bell, Steward & Lloyd, acknowledging and commenting on the sale particulars of the Mordon estate, forwarding a copy of the rules of the Aycliffe reading room [not herewith], and referring to a lease of Chilton House, 21 November 1857

Letter from Messrs. Wilson Faber & Wilson, Stockton, to Messrs. Bell, Steward & Lloyd, London, agreeing to complete, on 6 April 1858, the sale and purchase of the Mordon estate, 24 November 1857

Letter from Messrs. Wilson Faber & Wilson, Stockton, to Messrs. Bell, Steward & Lloyd, forwarding a draft memorandum of agreement for the sale and purchase, for £13,000, of the Morden estate, 30 December 1857

Copy of a description of the manor of Mordon and an estate in the townships of Bradbury and Mordon with schedule of occupiers, description of each field, state of cultivation in 1856, and areas, and schedules of free rents and land tax, n.d. [1858]

Continuation of abstract of title, from 15 March 1802 to 13 February 1857, to that part of the manor and estate of Mordon vested in Chipchase Grey and William Ward, 1858

Requisitions of title to the manor and estate of Mordon, with answers, 1858

Abstract of the ultimate trusts of the money resulting from the sale of the real estates under the will of the late Ann Sleigh, 1858

Copies of indentures of 13 and 14 February 1857 appointing William Robinson Robinson of Silksworth, esq., in place of Thomas Robinson Grey, esq., deceased, as a trustee under the will of Ann Sleigh, and reassignment of the personal estate to the new trustees, 1858

Abstract of a deed of appointment, dated 13 February 1857, of William Robinson Robinson of Silksworth, esq., in place of Thomas Robinson Grey, esq., deceased, as a trustee under the will of Ann Sleigh, January 1858

Letter from Messrs. Wilson Faber & Wilson, Stockton, to Messrs. Bell, Steward & Lloyd, London, forwarding the abstract of title to the Mordon estate, 26 January 1858

Observation on the title to the manor and estate of Mordon by S. Jay, Lincoln's Inn, London, 19 February 1858

Letter from Messrs. Faber & Wilson, Stockton, to Messrs. Bell, Steward & Lloyd, London, undertaking to forward the Mordon deeds to their London agents '... but before however we entrust them to the tender mercies of any Railway Company we must have it understood that they are sent up at your Clients risk ... we have no reliance whatever on any Railway Company in England ...', 3 March 1858

Letter from Messrs. Faber & Wilson, Stockton, to Messrs. Bell, Steward & Lloyd returning an abstract, referring to queries on title and the need to obtain information from the tenant, and advising that the cost of obtaining certificates and attested copies of deeds must be borne by the purchaser in accordance with the conditions of sale, 20 March 1858

Letter from Messrs. Faber & Wilson, Stockton, to Messrs. Bell Steward & Lloyd, London, concerning answers to requisitions of title on the Mordon estate and obtaining copies of some of the deeds, 26 March 1858

Letter from Messrs. Faber & Wilson, Stockton, to Messrs. Bell, Steward & Lloyd, London, enquiring when the purchase of the Mordon estate will be completed, 3 April 1858

Letter from William R. Robinson, Silksworth Hall, to Alfred Bell enquiring about completion of the purchase of the Mordon estate, 28 April 1858

Letters from Messrs. Faber & Wilson, Stockton, to Messrs. Bell, Steward and Lloyd, London, concerning further queries on the title of the Mordon estate, 28 April 1858

Certified copies of entries, from 8 September 1757 to 17 December 1856, from baptism, marriage and burial registers required in connection with the proof of title to the Mordon estate, 28 April - 1 September 1858

Letter from Messrs. Faber & Wilson, Stockton, to Messrs. Bell, Steward & Lloyd, London, concerning the expense of proofs for title, 30 April 1858

Copy of probate of will, dated 16 January 1825, of William Sleigh of Stockton, esq., 1 June 1825; copy made 5 May 1858

Requisitions, and answers, on title to the manor and estate of Mordon, with opinion of S. Jay, Lincoln's Inn, London, 21 May - 24 June 1858

Letter from H.G. Faber, Stockton, to Messrs. Bell, Steward & Lloyd, London, concerning the opinion of Mr. Warner and the cost of copies of the abstract and queries, 14 June 1858

Copy of opinion of John Warner, Inner Temple, London, on the requisitions of title of the manor and estate of Morden, 16 June 1858

Letter from Messrs. Faber & Wilson, Stockton, to Messrs. Bell, Steward & Lloyd, London, concerning outstanding evidences required in connection with the purchase of the Mordon estate, 17 June 1858

Letter from Joseph Snowball, Netherwitton, Northumberland, to Messrs. Bell, Steward & Lloyd, enquiring if Lord Eldon's trustees have yet got possession of the Mordon estate, 18 June 1858

Letter from S. Jay, Lincoln's Inn, London, to Messrs. Bell, Steward & Lloyd concerning the implications of further delay in completion of the sale and purchase of the Mordon estate, 26 June 1858

Letter from Messrs. Faber & Wilson, Stockton, to Messrs. Bell, Steward & Lloyd, London, enclosing a note from William R. Robinson accounting for delay in forwarding an abstract of his title to the Mordon estate and a plan showing from which fields land was taken by the railway company, 5 July 1858

Letter from Messrs. Faber & Wilson, Stockton, to Messrs. Bell, Steward & Lloyd, London, expressing the view that the title to Mordon estate is unimpeachable and urging that the matter 'should be settled this month having already lost one or two good investments for the money ...', 9 July 1858

Remaining requisitions of title to the manor and estate of Mordon, with answers, 20 July - 17 August 1858

Letters from Messrs. Faber & Wilson, Stockton, to Messrs. Bell, Steward & Lloyd, concerning outstanding matters relating to the conveyance of the Mordon estate, 21-29 July 1858

Letter from Joseph Snowball, Netherwitton, Northumberland, to Messrs. Bell, Steward & Lloyd, concerning checking the description and schedule of the Mordon estate against the particulars in his own valuation, and promising to enquire about the pew in Sedgefield church reputed to belong to the property, 22 July 1858

Declaration of Elizabeth Anstey of Norton, widow, concerning Chipchase Grey and William Grey, 29 July 1858

Letter from Messrs. Faber & Wilson, Stockton, to Messrs. Bell, Steward & Lloyd, London, forwarding copies of documents in connection with the conveyance of the Mordon estate, including an affirmation by Rev. William Hayes, Hesledon Vicarage, concerning the burial place of Mr. Ward, surgeon, 2-3 august 1858

Letter from Messrs. Faber & Wilson, Stockton, to Messrs. Bell, Steward & Wilson, London, concerning the trust estates [including Mordon] under the will of Mr. C. Gray, 6 August 1858

Letter from Messrs. Faber & Wilson, Stockton, to Messrs. Bell, Steward & Lloyd, London, concerning supporting documentation required for preparing the conveyance of the Mordon estate, 7 August 1858

Abstract of the legal estate outstanding in Chipchase Grey to the manor and estate of Mordon, 9 August 1858

Letter from Messrs. Faber & Wilson, Stockton, to Messrs. Bell, Steward & Lloyd, acknowledging receipt of the draft deed for the purchase of the Mordon estate, 11 August 1858

Letters from Messrs. Faber & Wilson, Stockton, to Messrs. Bell, Steward & Lloyd, London, concerning proof of William Grey's 'heirship' to C. Grey, 12-16 August 1858

Letter from Joseph Snowball, Netherwitton, Northumberland, to Messrs. Bell, Steward & Lloyd, London, concerning a pew in Sedgefield Church reputedly belonging to the Mordon estate, 13 August 1858

Declaration of Richard Lawson of Mordon, farmer, concerning extent, ownership and obligations of the Mordon estate, 20 August 1858

Declaration by William Lawson of the land tax payable on the Mordon estate, 20 August 1858

Letter from Messrs. Faber & Wilson, Stockton, to Messrs. Bell, Steward & Lloyd, London, concerning arrangements for payment of the purchase money for the Mordon estate, 21 August 1858

Letter from Messrs. Faber & Wilson, Stockton, to Messrs. Bell, Steward & Lloyd, London, forwarding old abstracts of title to the Mordon estate, referring to other deeds which are to be given up, confirming readiness to complete 'at Any Time', and accepting the proposed arrangement for the payment of rent, 29 August 1858

Letter from Messrs. Faber & Wilson, Stockton, to Messrs. Bell, Steward & Lloyd, London, forwarding a burial certificate and advising that all the old deeds of the Mordon estate have been despatched to their London agents, 1 September 1858

Authorisation by John Grey and William Robinson to Alfred Bell and Oliver William Farrer for payment to the London and Westminster Bank of £13,000, being the purchase money for the Mordon estate, 3 September 1858

Undertaking of John Grey and William Robinson Robinson to pay all rates, taxes, rent and tithe rent charges on the Mordon estate until 1 September 1858, 3 September 1858

Copy of probate of will, dated 7 January 1831, of William Grey of 26 Tysoe Street, St. James, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, 11 May 1832; copy made post 1858

18 September1689 (1) William Carre of Byers Green, gent., and wife, Judith (2) Thomas Dixon of Whitworth, clerk Deed to lead the uses of the fine of a moiety of a messuage and farm at Mordon, with several closes thereto belonging [names and quantities specified]

18 September 1689 (1) William Carre of Byers Green, gent. (2) Thomas Dixon of Whitworth, clerk Bond in £50 for the performance of covenants as in D/El 30/189 of equal date

10 October 1689 (1) Thomas Dixon, clerk, plaintiff (2) William Carre, gent., and wife, Judith, deforceants Final concord, and duplicate, of one messuage, 20a. of land, 20a. of meadow, and 20a. of pasture in Mordon Consideration: £66 13s. 4d.

25 and 26 October 1689 (1) William Carre of Byers Green, gent., and wife, Judith (2) Thomas Dixon of Whitworth, clerk Lease and release, by (1) to (2), of a moiety of a dwelling house in Mordon, and of several closes there [names and quantities stated] Consideration: £250

26 October 1689 (1) William Carre of Byers Green, gent. (2) Thomas Dixon of Whitworth, clerk Bond in £500 for the performance of covenants as in D/El 30/193, 194

Receipt of William Carre to Thomas Dixon for £250 being the purchase money for the estate conveyed as in D/El 30/193, 194, 26 October 1689

10 May 1700 (1) William Carr and wife, Judith (2) Thomas Dixon, clerk Conditional surrender [mortgage] by (1) of a messuage and close called Havergarth Consideration: £53

Copy of the will, dated 1702, of Thomas Dixon of Whitworth, clerk, devising lands and houses at Mordon to kinsman John Huntridge of Lemondon [?Lemington], Northumberland, and lands at Byers Green and Whitworth to John Huntridge, junior, with remainders as specified, 24 January 1703

Writ authorising [Ralph] Hodgson, Eliz[ab]e[th Wilson, William Hutchinson and William Hett to gather evidence in the case against [George?] Elstobb, to be heard at Durham, 2 August 1727

Office copy of the will, dated 26 June 1752, of Thomas Elstob of Sedgefield, yeoman, devising lands at Mordon to wife, Jane, grandsons, Thomas and John, and son, George, n.d.

Memorandum of agreement for the use by Florence Elstob of a way from Mordon to Bradbury over the grounds of John Welberic for driving cattle and leading manure, 27 October 1618

Certified extract of probate of will, dated 15 November 1708, of John Elstobb of Mordon, yeoman, devising lands at Mordon to provide an annuity for wife, Jane, with remainders as specified, 21 March 1708/9

Receipt for £67 10s. of Elizabeth Ellison, Edward Ellison and Mary Ellison for a legacy to their late father, William Ellison, under the will of John Elstob, charged upon an estate at Mordon now the property of Thomas Watson, 10 April 1729

Receipt by Elizabeth Ellison, Edward Ellison and Mary Ellison for legacies devised to their late father, William, by the will of John Elstobb, late of Mordon, and charged upon certain lands there, 10 April 1729

17 and 18 November 1769 (1) John Elstob of Pitfield, Bishopton, yeoman, and wife, Elizabeth (2) Layzelure Wilkinson of Cotesmoor, Heighington, gent., and John Carter of Yarm, Yorkshire, gent. (3) Thomas Elstob of Mount Pleasure, yeoman (4) John Law of Bishop Middleham, gent. Conveyance by lease and release by (2) to (4), at the direction of (1) of 5 closes comprising 20a. in Mordon Consideration: £415 and 4s. p.a. rent to lord of the manor of Mordon

Copy of the will, dated 7 September 1797, of John Law of York, gent., devising estates in County Durham to Robert Sawyer of York, gent., in trust, 18 June 1801

Abstract of title, from 2 July 1695 to 18 November 1769, n.d. [post 1811]

2 July 1695; copy made 4 August 1815 (1) Thomas Thompson of Batley, Yorkshire, gent. (2) Thomas Elstob of Hogshouse, Sedgefield, yeoman Attested copy of lease and release [lease missing] by (1) to (2) of 3 dwelling houses and garths at Mordon with several named closes and two cottages Consideration: £417

Probate copy of will, dated 2 February 1585/6, of Edward Hicson of Preston- upon-Skerne, 14 June 1586

1 July 1609 (1) Edwarde Hyxom of Preston-upon-Skerne, gent., and wife, Ann (2) Richarde Hyxom, son and heir of (1) Deed to lead the uses of a fine on 3 messuages in the townfields of Preston-upon-Skerne

26 March 1612 (1) Edward Hixon of Preston-le-Skerne, gent., and wife, Ann (2) William Hixon, second son of (1) Deed to lead the uses of a fine on a messuage and 4 oxgangs of land in Mordon Consideration: £50

Writ authorising Athony Metcalfe, knight, Thomas Pudsey, gent., Robert Garnett, gent., and John Burdon, gent., to gather evidence in the case between Edward Hixon, gent., Richard Garmonsway and Thomas Archer, and then to present the evidence before the Court of Chancery, 1 July 1612

3 August 1612 (1) Thomas Tunstall and John Jackson, gents., plaintiffs (2) Edward Hixon, gent., and wife, Ann, deforceants Final concord of one messuage, one cottage, 60a. of land, 20a. of meadow, and 100a. of pasture in Mordon

10 February 1636/7 (1) The Crown (2) James Watson of Durham, gent. Lease by (1) to (2) during the minority of its heir of one-third part of a capital messuage and four oxgangs containing 112a., in Mordon Consideration: 10s.; and 21 s. 4d. p.a. rent

Grant to James Watson of Durham, gent., by the Court of Wards and Liveries of the wardship of Augustine Hixon, a minor, son of William Hixon, deceased, and heir to a capital messuage and four oxgangs of land at Mordon, valued at 30s. p.a., 13 February 1636/7

16 July 1639 (1) John Iley of Mordon, yeoman, and wife, Ann; and Augustyne Hixon of the same, yeoman (2) Richard Reed of Hart, yeoman Bargain and sale by (1) to (2) of a parcel of ground containing 8a. on the south end of the town of Mordon Consideration: £100

3 April 1640 (1) Augustin Hixon of Mordon, yeoman (2) James Metham of Elvet, gent. Lease, and counterpart, for 13 years, by (1) to (2) of a messuage and farm with appurtenances at Mordon Rent: 2d. p.a.

4 April 1640 (1) James Metham of Elvet, gent. (2) Augustin Hixon of Mordon, yeoman Lease, and counterpart, for 12 years and 11 months, by (1) to (2) of estate as in D/El 30/218, 219 Rent: £20 p.a. for first 10.5 years

4 April 1640 (1) James Watson of Durham, gent. (2) Augustin Hixon of Mordon, yeoman Assignment by (1) to (2) of grant of wardship and estate as in D/El 30/215 Consideration: £80

24 April 1640 (1) The Bishop of Durham (2) Augustine Hixon Letters patent of (1) granting to (2) admission to a messuage and 4 oxgangs of land at Mordon on (2)'s release from his wardship

30 January 1649 (1) Augustine Hixon of Morden, gent. (2) Richard Reede of Hart, gent., and grandson, Thomas Reede Bargain and sale by (1) to (2) of 9a. of land taken from the summer pasture in Morden Consideration: £90

30 January 1649 (1) Richard Reede of Hart, gent., and grandson, Thomas Reede (2) Augustin Hixon of Mordon, gent. Defeasance for D/El 30/224

24 June 1650 (1) Augustine Hixon of Mordon (2) Thomas Reede of Hart, yeoman, grandson of Richard Reed, and son of Thomas Reed, deceased Counterpart bargain and sale by (1) to (2) of Corne Close on the south side of the township of Mordon [boundaries stated] Consideration: £82 7s. 6d.

Quittance of Anne Hickson of Mordon, widow, and the tenants of a messuage with appurtenances there, forfeit for recusancy, Michaelmas Term, 1656

10 September 1659 (1) Augustine Hixon of Mordon, gent. (2) Ralph Atkinson of Lumley, weaver, and Christopher Hixon of Preston, tailor (3) John Hixon, Christopher Hixon, Augustine Hixon, George Hixon and Mary Hixon, children of (1) Grant for 16 years by (1) to (2) in trust for (3) of yearly rents of £5 charged on 50a. of land at Mordon

Attested copy of the will, dated 1 February 1671, of Augustine Hixon of Mordon, yeoman, n.d.

Letters of administration of the goods of Augustine Hixon, late of Mordon, granted to his widow, Jane, 5 October 1672

20 June 1674 (1) William Hixon of Mordon, yeoman, and Jane Hixon of the same, widow (2) Robert Smith of Bradbury, yeoman Mortgage by demise for 21 years by (1) to (2) of a messuage, farm and several closes at Mordon Consideration: £40 and interest

Probate copy of the will, dated 21 December 1709, of William Hixon of Mordon, 28 February 1709/10

27 and 28 May 1713 (1) William Hixon of Mordon, yeoman (2) Nicholas Paxton, the younger, of Durham, gent. (3) Richard Stonehewer, the younger, of Durham, gent. Lease and release, to make (2) a tenant to the precipe and to lead the uses of a common recovery, of a messuage, tenement and several closes at Mordon

3 and 4 October 1720 (1) William Hixon of Mordon, yeoman (2) George Weardell of East Edmondsley, gent. Mortgage by lease and release of a messuage and lands at Mordon [fields and quantities stated] Consideration: £150 and interest

30 April and 1 May 1723 (1) William Hixon of Bradbury, yeoman (2) George Weardell of East Edmondsley, gent. (3) Thomas Reed of Framwellgate, tanner Further charge by (1) to (3) on a messuage in Mordon together with several closes there Consideration: £100 and interest

24 July 1725 (1) Nicholas Richardson of Durham, gent., and Joseph Martin of the same, gent., sequestrators of the real estate of Robert Wren, gent. (2) William Hixon of Bradbury, yeoman Lease for 14 years by (1) to (2) of a messuage and farm in the possession of (2) and of a cottage called Story's House with its appurtenances Rent: £110 p.a.

29 March 1726 (1) Nicholas Reed of Mordon, yeoman (2) William Hixon of Bradbury, yeoman Bond in £100 for the performance of covenants

30 March 1726 (1) Nicholas Reed of Mordon, yeoman (2) William Hixon of Bradbury, yeoman Quitclaim by (1) of all actions and claims against (2)

6 and 7 December 1709 (1) Richard Rea of Newcastle, butcher, and wife, Susanna (2) George Hickson of Mordon, yeoman Lease and release by (1) to (2) of a moiety of 20a. of lands and tenements in the townships of Mordon and Bradbury Consideration: £40

12 and 13 May 1727 (1) George Hickson of Mordon, yeoman (2) Thomas Watson of Manfield, Yorkshire, yeoman Lease and release by (1) to (2) of lands and tenements as in D/El 30/239, 240 Consideration: £122

26 November 1726 (1) William Hixon of Mordon, yeoman (2) John Reed of Durham, gent. Bond in £700 for the payment of £350 and interest

25 and 26 November 1736 (1) William Hixon of Mordon, yeoman, and wife, Mary (2) Henry Hopper of Durham, gent., and Thomas Reed of Framwelgate, gent. (3) John Reed of Durham, gent. Further charge by (1) to (3) on estates as in D/El 30/235 Consideration: £100 and interest

14 December 1736 (1) John Reed, plaintiff (2) William Hixon and wife, Mary, deforceants Final concord, and duplicate, of 2 messuages, 2 cottages, 100a. of land, 100a. of meadow and 100a. of pasture, in Mordon Consideration: £106 13s 4d.

Receipted account of Ralph Harrison for conveyancing services, to [William] Hixon, 28 June 1762

2 and 3 May 1740 (1) Benjamin Huntridge of Mordon, gent. (2) Thomas Reed of Framwelgate, gent. Mortgage by (1) to (2) of a moiety of a messuage with appurtenances at Mordon in occupation of (1), and of a moiety of several closes there Consideration: £100 and interest

3 May 1740 (1) Benjamin Huntridge of Mordon, gent. (2) Thomas Reed of Framwelgate, gent. Bond in £200 for the payment of £100 and interest

1 September 1740 (1) Bemjamin Hunteridge of Mordon, yeoman (2) Ralph Watson of Manfield, Yorkshire, yeoman Agreement concerning rights of access to the premises of (2) in Mordon

2 May 1741 (1) Benjamin Hunteridge of Mordon, gent. (2) Thomas Reed of Framwelgate, gent. Bond in £40 for the payment of £20 and interest

18 and 19 March 1747/8 (1) Hugh Greenwell of Binchester, yeoman, and wife, Elizabeth (2) Benjamin Huntridge of Mordon, gent., and wife, Hannah (3) John Reed of Framwelgate, gent. (4) Clement Arrowsmith of Westerton, yeoman Lease and release to (4), in trust, of a messuage and farm with appurtenances in Mordon, in two moieties

19 March 1747/8 (1) Hugh Greenwell of Binchester, yeoman, and wife, Elizabeth (2) Thomas Sanderson of Hunwick, yeoman (3) Benjamin Huntridge of Mordon, gent. (4) John Reed of Farmwelgate, gent. (5) Thomas Hogg of Durham, gent. Assignment by (2) to (5) of the remainder of a term of 100 years, in trust for (1) to attend the inheritance, of a moiety of a messuage and farm at Mordon

Warrant of attorney of Benjamin Huntridge of Binchester, yeoman, in respect of actions for debt brought by John Reed of Framwelgate, gent., 16 May 1752

25 May 1752 (1) Benjamin Huntridge of Binchester, yeoman (2) John Reed of Framwelgate, gent. Bond in £260 for the payment of £130 and interest

20 and 22 November 1756 (1) Benjamin Huntridge of Binchester, gent. (2) John Hodshon of Bishop Auckland, gent. Mortgage by (1) to (2) of a dwelling house with appurtenances, and a moiety of several closes containing 29a. 4r. 10p., with part of a parcel called the Lane, all in Mordon Consideration: £300 and interest

22 November 1756 (1) William Reed of Framwelgate, esq., executor of the will of John Reed, gent. deceased (2) Benjamin Huntridge of Binchester, gent. (3) John Hodshon of Bishop Auckland, gent. (4) William Hodgson of Bishop Auckland, gent. Assignment of the remainder of a term of 1,000 years by (1) and (2) to (4), in trust for (3), to attend the inheritance of a dwelling house and 29a. at Mordon Consideration: £250

22 November 1756 (1) Thomas Hogg of Durham, gent. (2) William Reed of Framwelgate, esq., executor of the will of John Reed, gent., deceased (3) Benjamin Huntridge of Binchester, gent. (4) John Hodshon of Bishop Auckland, gent. (5) Robert Surtees of Redworth, esq. Assignment of the remainder of a term of 100 years by (1) to (5), in trust for (4), to attend the inheritance of estates as in D/El 30/260

Warrant of attorney of Benjamin Huntridge of Binchester, gent., in respect of actions for debt brought by John Hodshon of Bishop Auckland, gent., 22 November 1756

22 November 1756 (1) Benjamin Huntridge of Binchester, gent. (2) John Hodshon of Bishop Auckland, gent. Bond in £600 for the payment of £300 and interest

Award of Thomas Tunstall, Richard Heighington, Christopher Hall and John Browne for the division of lands in Mordon township, 28 September 1618

30 May 1716 (1) Robert Wren of Bradbury, gent. (2) William Thompson and Robert Smith, both of the same, husbandmen Lease for 5 years by (1) to (2) of a messuage, farm and appurtenances at Mordon Rent: £100 p.a.

Particulars of Joseph Gibson's farm at Mordon, and of George Farbeck's and Gibson Carr's, with field names and acreages, n.d. [c.1725 - early 18th century]

Letter from Richard Kirton, Durham, to Leo. Raisbeck, Stockton, forwarding an extract from a deed of feofment, of 29 November 1599, granting two closes in Bradbury to Robert Elstob, 6 April 1795

Letter from Richard Kirton, Durham, to L. Raisbeck, concerning the title to lands in Mordon and Bradbury, 5 May 1795

Certified extracts from parochial registers, from 29 October 1680 to 16 February 1794, concerning members of the Elstob, Austin and Watson families, 10-14 May 1795

1 and 2 November 1805; copy made 27 July 1861 (1) Ralph Ord of Sands, Durham, esq., and Henry Leighton of Yarm, Yorkshire, linen and woollen-draper (2) Richard Wright (formerly Richard Ord) of Sands, esq., son of (1) (3) John Chilton of Fishburn, gent. Copy lease and release by (1) to (3), in trust for (2), of lands at Bradbury, Mordon and Fishburn, and assignment by (1) to (2) of the lease of two dwelling houses in Sedgefield

13 April 1852; copy made 29 July 1861 (1) Rev. Ralph Ord of Semley, Wiltshire, clerk (2) Dorothy Ord of Sedgefield, spinster, and Ralph Ord of London, esq. (3) The said Dorothy Ord (4) John Ord of London, esq., and the said Robert Ord (5) The said Robert Ord (6) Benjamin Ord of South Stockton, Yorkshire, gent., and Ralph Ord of St. Mellons, Glamorgan (7) The said Robert Ord and Mark Ord of Sands, esq. (8) The said Mark Ord and Benjamin Ord (9) The said Mark Ord Copy conveyance by (1) to (9) of the manor of Bradbury and lands in Mordon Attached: Schedule of property Consideration: £3,000

16 December 1861 (1) Mark Ord of Sands Hall, Esq. (2) Alfred Bell of Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, esq., and Oliver William Farrer of Piccadilly, Middlesex, esq. Deed of covenant for the production of documents relating to an estate in Mordon

Authorisation of Mark Ord for the payment of the consideration money in an indenture of 19 December 1861, 24 December 1861

Abstract of title, from 1 November 1805 to 13 April 1852, of Mark Ord, esq., to freehold lands in the township of Mordon, 1861

Continuation of abstract of title, of 19 December 1861, of Mark Ord, esq., to freehold lands in the township of Mordon, [post 1861]

Letters from Robert F. Middleton, Durham, to Messrs. Bell, Steward & Lloyd, concerning the purchase of Mark Ord's estate at Mordon, 22 July - 21 August 1861

Opinion of Robert R.A. Hawkins on the abstract of title of Mark Ord, esq., to freehold lands in the township of Mordon, 5 August 1861

Requisitions on the abstract of title of Mark Ord, esq., to freehold lands in the township of Mordon, 13-19 August 1861

Opinion of Robert R.A. Hawkins of Lincoln's Inn, London, on replies to the requisitions on title to the Mordon estate, 5 September 1861

Letters from Joseph Snowball, Netherwitton, Northumberland, concerning the purchase of Mordon Farm, 5 July - 26 September 1861

Draft of declaration of Robert Ord in connection with the acquisition of the Mordon estate, approved by Robert R.A. Hawkins, Lincoln's Inn, London, 25 October 1861

Declaration by Robert Ord of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, esq., with attached certified copies of family baptismal, marriage and burial certificates prepared in connection with the conveyance of the Mordon estate, 25 October 1861

Memorandum from Robert R.A. Hawkins, Lincoln's Inn, London, to Messrs. Bell, Steward & Lloyd, advising on further replies to requisitions on the title to the Mordon estate, 23 November 1861

Further requisitions and replies on the title to the Mordon estate, 18 September - 7 December 1861

Undertaking of Mark Ord to pay rates, taxes and tithe rents on the Mordon estate up to 26 December 1861, and interest until 13 May 1862, 26 December 1861

Receipted account of Messrs. Newby, Richmond and Watson for charges in connection with the examination of abstracts, 30 August 1861

14 and 15 April 1749 (1) John Reed of Framwellgate, Durham, gent. (2) William Hixon of Mordon, yeoman Lease and release by (1) to (2), on discharge of mortgage, of a messuage with several lands and closes in Mordon Consideration: £350 and interest

21 and 22 October 1763 (1) Benjamin Huntridge of Chester-le-Street, gent. (2) Robert Chaloner of Bishop Auckland, esq., and wife, Dorothy (3) William Hixon of Mordon, gent. Lease and release by (1) and (2) to (3) of a dwellinghouse, stable and foldgarth with a moiety of several parcels, and other lands all in the township of Mordon Consideration: £640

22 October 1763 (1) Benjamin Huntridge of Chester-le-Street, gent. (2) Robert Chaloner of Bishop Auckland, esq. (3) William Hixon of Mordon, gent. (4) Robert Surtees of Redworth, esq. (5) John Carlile of Fulwell, gent. Assignment by (4) to (5), at the request of (1) - (3), of the remainder of a term of 100 years in a moiety of a farm and appurtenances at Mordon

22 October 1763 (1) Benjamin Huntridge of Chester-le-Street, gent. (2) Robert Chaloner of Bishop Auckland, esq. (3) William Hixon of Mordon, gent. (4) William Hodgson of Bishop Auckland, gent. (5) John Carlile of Fulwell, gent. Assignment by (4) to (5), at the request of (1) - (3) in trust for (3), to attend the inheritance of the remainder of a term of 1,000 years in a dwellinghouse and lands at Mordon

Probate copy of the will, dated 26 December 1768, of John Carlisle of Fulwell, gent., devising all freehold and copyhold lands in trust, 4 April 1771

Probate copy of the will, dated 12 April 1808, of William Hixon of Mordon, gent., devising dwelling house and lands at Mordon to trustees for uses specified, 10 November 1810

Administration of the will, dated 26 December 1768, of John Carlile of Fulwell, gent., granted to Francis Smales and limited to the remainder of two terms of 100 years and 1,000 years in messuages and lands at Mordon, 17 December 1819

11 and 12 February 1820 (1) William Hixon of Bradbury, gent. (2) Francis Smales of Durham, gent. (3) Ann Lynn of Sedgefield, spinster (4) John Lynn of Sedgefield, gent., and Henry Smales of Durham, gent. (5) William Arrowsmith of Sherburn House, farmer Lease and release by (1) to (4), in trust for (3), of a house and its appurtenances and other lands in Mordon to raise £800 and interest; and the assignment of two terms of 100 years and 1,000 years in the same by (2) to (5) to secure the repayment

Probate copy of the will, dated 24 December 1830, of Ann Lynn of Sedgefield, spinster, devising freehold and copyhold estates in the parish of Sedgefield to sister Jane Lynn of Sedgefield, spinster, 13 November 1843

Office copy of the will, dated 14 March 1846, of John Addison of Mordon, blacksmith, n.d. [1869]

1 May 1846 (1) Jane Lynn of Sedgefield, spinster (2) Henry John Ruddock of Sedgefield, gent., and John Middleton of Blyth, Northumberland, gent. Assignment by (1) to (2), in trust, of the principal sum and interest as in D/El 32/10, 11

5 August 1868 (1) Elizabeth Ann Arrowsmith of Durham, widow, and Mary Corner of the same, widow (2) John, Earl of Eldon Articles of agreement for the sale and purchase of 97.5a. of land at Mordon Includes: plan of land sold Consideration: £4,500

Abstract of title, from 14 April 1749 - 19 April 1869, of Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Arrowsmith and Mrs. Mary Corner to a freehold farm at Mordon, 1868-69

Requisitions and answers on the title to a freehold farm at Mordon belonging to Mrs. Elisabeth Ann Arrowsmsith and Mrs. Mary Corner, with further requisitions and answers, 31 August - 6 October 1868

Letters from Joseph Snowball, Seaton Burn House, Dudley, Northumberland, to Messrs. Bell, Steward & Lloyd, concerning the purchase by Lord Eldon of a farm at Mordon from Mesdames Arrowsmith and Corner, 1 November 1867 - 18 March 1869

Letters from Robert F. Middleton, Durham, to Messrs. Bell, Steward & Lloyd, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, concerning the purchase by Lord Eldon of a farm at Mordon from Mesdames Arrowsmith and Corner, 1 April 1868 - 27 April 1869

Copy of letter from Messrs. Bell, Steward & Lloyd, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, to R.F. Middleton, Durham, forwarding copies of an agreement and plan for signature, 20 July 1868

Letter from William Moody, Bradbury, concerning his tenancy of the farm at Mordon, 3 October 1868

Letters from H.A. Peele, Durham District Probate Registry, to Messrs. Bell, Steward & Lloyd, concerning an office copy of the will and probate of John Addison, 24 - 27 October 1868

Certified copy from the parochial register of Elwick Hall of the entry for the burial, on 14 April 1840, of John Martindale of Elwick, 9 January 1869

Certified copy from the parochial register of Sedgefield of the entry for the burial, on 6 September 1849, of Jane Lynn of Sedgefield, 13 January 1869

Declaration of Robert Francis Middleton of Durham, gent., with related papers, concerning William Hixon of Bradbury and his family, 13 January - 6 April 1869

Certified copy from the parochial register of Sedgefield of the entry for the burial, on 8 August 1852, of Mary Addison of Mordon, 5 February 1869

Declaration of William Lawson of Mordon, farmer, with related papers, concerning John Addison of Mordon and his family, 5 February - 17 April 1869

Declaration of William Moody of Bradbury, farmer, concerning the farm contracted to be purchased from Elizabeth Ann Arrowsmith and Mary Corner by the Earl of Eldon, 12 March 1869 Includes: schedule and plan

Agreement by Elizabeth Ann Arrowsmith and Mary Corner concerning the payment of rates and rent charges on an estate at Mordon, 19 April 1869

Authorisation of Elizabeth Ann Arrowsmith and Mary Corner for the payment of the purchase money for Mordon Farm, 19 April 1869

Letters from John Ward, Deputy Prothonotary, Durham, concerning searches in the records of the Durham Court of Pleas for judgements against Elizabeth Ann Arrowsmith and Mary Corner, both of Durham, widows, 22-26 April 1869

Receipt of Elizabeth Ann Arrowsmith and Mary Corner for interest on the purchase money for Mordon Farm, 27 April 1869

Receipted account of Messrs. Bell & Steward, with Robert F. Middleton, for the conveyance by Mesdames Arrowsmith and Corner to Lord Eldon of an estate at Mordon, 27 April 1869

Copy of receipt by Messrs. Bell & Steward, for the conveyance of a farm at Mordon, and for a bundle of title deeds to Lord Eldon from Mesdames Arrowsmith and Corner, 30 April 1869

Plan of Mordon Farm copied from the tithe plan for the township of Mordon with copy of schedule from the apportionment, n.d.

'Tracing from the Ordnance Map of Mordon Farm Belonging to Messrs. Arrowsmith & Corner ...', 1867 Scale: 1 : 2500

Schedule of acreages of 'a farm at Mordon belonging to Messrs. Corner and Arrowsmith and of Property at Middridge belonging to Messrs. Pick, taken from Ordnance Survey', n.d. [post 1866]

Abstract of title, of 8 July 1867, of Isaac Henderson to a cottage, garden and premises at Mordon, 1870

Legal correspondence and related papers concerning the purchase by Lord Eldon of Isaac Henderson's cottage at Mordon, 15 January - 26 October 1870

Abstract of conveyance to Lord Eldon by Isaac Henderson of Preston-le-Skerne, shoemaker, of a cottage at Mordon, 24 October 1870

25 May 1685 (1) Margarett Watson of Mordon, widow, and Jaine Watson of Mordon, spinster (2) William Watson of Mordon, yeoman Bargain and sale with feoffment by (1) to (2) of part of a dwelling house on the Towne Street in Mordon Consideration: 5s.

14 June 1708 (1) John Elstobb of Mordon, yeoman, and wife, Jane (2) Henry Turner of Mordon, yeoman, and wife, Elizabeth Bargain and sale with feoffment by (1) to (2) of a house and garth in Mordon Consideration: £12

2 January 1765 (1) George Turner of Carlebury, yeoman (2) John Todd of Bradbury, shoemaker Bargain and sale with feoffment by (1) to (2) of a decayed house and garth in Mordon Consideration: £5

11 October 1765 (1) Richard Watson of Shildon, yeoman (2) John Todd of Bradbury, shoemaker Bargain and sale with feoffment by (1) to (2) of a dwelling house on the Town Street in Mordon, bordering 'upon the dwelling house and garth belonging to the said John Todd in or towards the North' Consideration: £7 7s. 0d.

Letters from Joseph Snowball to Messrs. Bell, Steward & Steward, and others, concerning the purchase of cottages and land at Mordon, 12 February - 5 July 1883

Letter from Joseph Snowball, Darlington, to Messrs. Bell, Steward & Steward, concerning the arrears owing by Mr. Brunton and the conveyance of the Mordon property, 27 June - 4 July 1883 Includes: particulars of previous ownership

Schedule of title deeds, from 25 May 1685 to 4 July 1883, relating to cottages and land at Mordon purchased from Matthew Brunton, 4 July 1883

Abstract and draft of conveyance of cottages and land at Mordon by Matthew Brunton to John, Earl of Eldon, 4 July 1883

Abstract of title, from 20 June 1690 to 28 March 1822, of John White to a freehold estate at Newbiggin, contracted to be sold to the Earl of Eldon for £4,700, n.d. [1828]

Opinion, and copy, by Walter Henry Burton, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, on the title to the Newbiggin estate, 24 May 1828

Copy of the opinion of Walter Henry Burton, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, on the title to the Newbiggin estate, with answers of the vendor's solicitors, 24 May - 4 November 1828

Advice of Samuel Jay, Lincoln's Inn, London, on the title to the proposed Newbiggin purchase, 13 November 1828

Opinion of Samuel Jay, Lincoln's Inn, London, on the abstract of title to the Newbiggin estate, 13 November 1828 - 6 January 1829

Advice of Samuel Jay, New Square, Lincoln's Inn, London, on whether the Newbiggin purchase can be completed in the light of the loss of certain deeds, 26 May - 1 June 1829

Remarks of Messrs. Wilson & Bell on the title of John White to a freehold estate at Newbiggin, with the answers of Messrs. Wheldon and Swarbreck, n.d. [1828]

Observations of Messrs. Wilson & Bell, with answers of Messrs. Wheldon & Swarbreck, together with further observations and answers, concerning title to the several parcels of the Newbiggin estate, n.d. [post 1826]

Observations of Messrs. Wilson & Bell, and the answers of Messrs. Wheldon and Swarbrick, on the Newbiggin title, with further observations, n.d. [post, 1827]

Letters from Messrs. Wheldon & Swarbreck, Barnard Castle, to Messrs. Wilson & Bell, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, concerning the sale and purchase of the Newbiggin estate, 12 July 1827 - 5 August 1829

Further observations by Messrs. Wheldon & Swarbreck, in reply to Messrs. Wilson & Bell's remarks, on title to estates at Newbiggin, n.d. [post 1826]

Letter from John Blades, 5 Ludgate Hill, London, to Messrs. Wilson & Bell, Portugal Street, London, enquiring, on behalf of 'my Friend Mr. White of Stockwell', when the conveyance of the Newbiggin estate will be completed, 26 January 1829

Letter from Messrs. Wheldon & Swarbreck, Barnard Castle, to Messrs. Wilson & Bell, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, enclosing Mr. Bowser's abstract of the missing deeds and commenting on other documents in connection with completing the sale and purchase of the Newbiggin estate, 23 June 1829

Account from Thomas Bulmer, Durham, to Messrs. Wilson & Bell, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, for legal searches in the records at Durham in connection with the conveyance of the Newbiggin estate, 15 July 1829

Letters from Messrs. Dixon & Sons, 5 New Boswell Court, London, to Messrs. Wilson & Bell, concerning arrangements for completion of the conveyance of the Newbiggin estate, 10-12 October 1829

Draft descriptions of the Newbiggin estate, n.d. [post 1826]

Letters from Charles George Best, 7 Great Surrey Street, London, to Messrs. Wilson & Bell, concerning the sale and purchase of the Newbiggin estate, 28 April 1828 - 6 November 1829

Office copy of the will, dated 17 May 1698, and probate, of 3 March 1698/9, of Richard Smith of Ramside, devising lands at Newbiggin and elsewhere, n.d. [post 1826]

Certified extract from the Heighington parochial register recording the burial, on 24 February 1717/8, of George Crosier of Newbiggin, 24 July 1828

Office copy of extract from records of the registry of the Prerogative Court of York of the grant of administration, in 1730, of the goods of Hugh Hodgson to Maria and Juliana Hodgson, n.d. [post 1827]

Copies of abstract of a recovery, on 9 October 1746, of an estate at Newbiggin, 29 May 1829

Abstracts of conveyance to lead to uses of a recovery and exemplification of a recovery, of 4 September and 4 November 1746, of an estate at Newbiggin, 18 June 1829 and n.d.

Office copy of extract from the records of the Prerogative Court of York of the grant of administration, on 20 August 1752, to Mary Vane, of the estate of Henry Forth of Darlington esq., n.d. [post 1827]

Office copy of the will, dated 9 August 1781, and probate, of 27 May 1782, of Samuel Crompton of Derby, esq., [n.d. post 1827]

Copy of abstract of an exemplification of a common recovery, of 16 April 1800, of the manors of Mainsforth and Greystones and Nesbit, alias Humbleton, and other lands, n.d. [post 1827]

Certified extract from the Bishop Middleham parochial register of the burial, on 4 July 1802, of Robert Surtees of Bishop Middleham, 23 April 1829

Certified extract from the Bishopwearmouth parochial register of the marriage, on 23 July 1807, of Robert Surtees of Bishop Middleham and Anne Robinson of Bishopwearmouth, 19 January 1829

Copy of grant of administration, of 10 May 1808, to John Chilton of Fishburn, gent., of the interest of the late Reed Surtees of Stranton, esq., in the residue of a term of 1,000 years in premises at Newbiggin, n.d. [post 1817]

Copy of letter from Richard Bowser, Bishop Auckland, to Messrs. Wheldon & Swarbrick, Barnard Castle, concerning particulars about the Newbiggin estate and its proprietors, and forwarding papers in connection with its sale to Lord Eldon, 31 October 1828

Copy of grant of administration to Samuel Duckenfield Swarbreck of Bishop Auckland, gent., of the residue of a term of 1,000 years in premises at Newbiggin, formerly part of the estate of Robert Hilton of Darlington, surgeon, 18 March 1829

Sworn declaration of Joseph White concerning payments to the vicar of Heighington in lieu of hay tithes, and to the Dean and Chapter of Durham in lieu of corn tithes, on an estate at Newbiggin, 29 April 1829

Sworn declaration of Richard Bowser of Bishop Auckland concerning the failure of Robert Surtees of Redworth House to produce copies of D/El 35/77, 78, 22 June 1829

Pedigree showing the owners of lands formerly belonging to George Crosyer in Newbiggin, n.d. [c.1828]

List of King's Bench judgements against John White, n.d. [post 1828]