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DEEDS AND DOCUMENTS RELATING MAINLY TO PONTEFRACT

17th century-18th century

Also relating to Burghwallis, Denby, Penistone, Ferrybridge, Haworth, Owston, Oxenhope, Sutton, Campsall

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Lease for 21 years

1676

1. Lord Halifax 2. Elizabeth Roebuck of Denby, widow Property: messuage in Denby in her possession with 65 acres of the demanses of Denby Hall

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Deed to declare uses of a fine

5 Apr 1694

1. Francis Drake of Pontefract, clark and Marmaduke Fothergill of Pontefract, clark 2. Joshua Loryman of Pontefract, butcher 3. John Field of Pontefract, yeoman and Mary his wife, lately MAry Baddil...

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Copy of a fine levied

1694

1. Francis Drake, clark and Marmaduke Fothergill, clark (querens) 2. Castilian Morris, gentleman and Maria his wife, Elizabeth Littlewood, widow, John Lapridge and Sarah his wife and William Stable, ...

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Letter from John Comins of York to John Dickson of Pontefract

22 Jan 1693

Regarding deatils of a mortgage dated 17 November 1881

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Mortgage by bargain and sale

8 Mar 1655

1. William Spence of Pontefract, blacksmith 2. Grace Sikes of Knottingley, widow Property: messuage in Pontefract in a street called Mickelgate between a messugae belongning to William Oates, gentle...

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Bargain and sale

19 Jan 1670

1. John Spence of Pontefract, yeoman and Anne his wife and Francis Spence of Pontefract, widow 2. Lee Hartley of Pontefract, grocer Property: messuage containing one and a half burgages in Mickelga...

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Release

4 Feb 1689

1. Roberte Warde of Pontefract, gentleman, John Wildman of Pontefract, grocer, and John Mell of Pontefract, grocer 2. Thomas Twistleton of Brotherton, gentleman Property: one and a half burgages in ...

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Bargain and sale

24 Sep 1690

1. Roberte Warde of Pontefract, gentleman, John Wildman of Pontefract, draper, and John Mell of Pontefract, grocer 2. William Harper of Swillington, gentleman Property: half a burgages in Mickelgate...

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Lease and release

17-18 Jun 1698

1. William Harpam of Swillington, gentleman 2. Joshua Greene of Wakefield, gentleman Property: messuage or tenement containing one and a half burgages in Micklegate in Pontefract

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Lease and release

1-2 Apr 1711

1. Joshua Raynold of Pontefract, cordwinder 2. Joshua Greene of Wakefield, gentleman Property: half burgages in Micklegate in Pontefract

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Apprenticeship indenture

1 Jul 1755

Michael Heaton, Michael Pighells and Sauel Sunderland (churchwardens and overseers of the poor of Haworth) bind Joseph Claton, a poor child of Haworth to Nathan Claton of Howarth

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