Purchased 1952 (BRA 846, part of a lampshade-maker's stock taken over for bad debts and offered for sale)
Add. MSS. 805 9 Jan. 11 Geo. I [1725]
(1) Joseph Forster of Norton, clerk
John Davison of Norton, gent.
(executors of Thomas Davison of New Elvet, Durham, esq.)
(2) William Davison of Beamish, esq.
Thomas Davison late of Newcastle upon Tyne, merchant, and now of Ferryhill
(3) Sir John Eden of West Auckland, bart.
Robert Wright of Sedgefield, esq.
(4) James Fryer of Newcastle upon Tyne, merchant
(5) Abraham Dixon of Newcastle upon Tyne, merchant
Mortgage to secure the repayment of £4,400 by Charles Wren the younger of Binchester to (4) comprising:
(a) Bargain and sale by (2) at the direction of (1) and (3) to (5) in trust for (4) of premises at Binchester called Davison's Farm and Binchester Mills, charged by Charles Wren's father with the payment of annuities and portions to his younger son and daughters for a term of 99 years from 23 December 25 Charles II (1673), a mortgage of the same having been subsequently assigned to Thomas Dawson now deceased and (2) with the equity of redemption reserved to (3).
(b) Assignment by (1) to (5) in trust for (4) of a judgment for debt of £2,400 obtained in the court of the Exchequer by John Bacon against Charles Wren the younger and assigned to Thomas Davison with the above mentioned mortgage for a total of £3,000.
Consideration: £4,400 (viz.): £3,000 in respect of the above mentioned mortgage and judgment assigned to Thomas Dawson, £1,000 in respect of a further loan made to Charles Wren the younger by Thomas Davison, and £400 unpaid interest.
Signed and sealed: (4) and (5).
Parchment 2mm.
Add. MSS. 807-812 1799-1853
6 deeds concerning South Hylton and Ford in Bishop Wearmouth, Co. Durham
Add. MSS. 807 10 April 1799
(1) George Longstaff of Monkwearmouth, gent.
Revd. William Longstaff now of Kellow, clerk
(2) Robert Hopper Williamson of Newcastle upon Tyne, esq.
Lease by (1) to (2) for a year of premises in the manor of Ford (viz.): two farms called Ferry Boat Farm and Low Ford Farm, waste land in front of them between the high and low water mark, coals on or under the same, a moiety of an ancient ferry boat called Hylton Ferry and all profits arising from the same, £10 a year part of a reserved rent of £20 payable for the duration of a lease of free stone quarries made by Sir Richard Hylton to James Galley, and pews in the parish church of Bishop Wearmouth.
Consideration: 5s.
Signed and sealed: (1) and John Atkinson.
Parchment 1 m.
Add. MSS. 808 12 April 1799
(1) George Longstaff now of Hylton, gent., brother and devisee of William Longstaff of Easington, clerk, who was nephew and devisee of George Longstaff the elder of Monkwearmouth gent. deceased
Revd. William Longstaff now of Kelloe, clerk
(2) Richard White of Bishop Wearmouth, gent.
Lease by (1) to (2) for one year of premises in the manor of Ford (viz.): closes at Hylton Ferry called Long Field, High Field, Cow Pasture, Low Garden Field, Low Ford Green and Pan Tile Field (43 acres), houses at Hylton Ferry, waste ground in front of the same between the high and low water marks, coal on or under the same, moiety of a ferry boat called Hylton Ferry and all profits arising from the same, and £10 a year part of a reserved rent of £20 payable for the duration of a lease of free stone quarries made by Sir Richard Hylton to James Galley.
Consideration: 5s.
Signed and sealed: (1).
Parchment 1 m.
Add. MSS. 809 9 February 1813
(1) George Longstaff of Hylton Lodge, gent., brother, devisee and surviving executor of the Revd. William Longstaff of Easington who was nephew and devisee of George Longstaff the elder of Monkwearmouth gent. deceased
Robert Scurfield of Bishop Wearmouth, coalfitter, some sole executor of Bryan Scurfield, coalfitter
John Wright of Bishop Wearmouth, gent.
Robert Reay of Hylton Place, gent. who has survived Thomas Maynard of the city of Durham gent.
Hannah Chambers of Hylton Lodge, spinster
William Longstaff now of Great Dunmow, Essex, gent., only son of the above George Longstaffe
William Scott of Sunderland near the sea, gent.
John Hopper of Bishop Wearmouth, grocer
Rev. William Ettrick of High Barns, only son and executor of William Ettrick of High Barns, esq., deceased
William Budle of Chester cottage, gent.
(2) Thomas James Maling of Missanden, Bucks., esq., a captain in H.M. Navy
George Ward of Belle Vue, Isle of Wight, esq.
Lease for a year by (1) to (2) of premises at Hylton Ferry and Low Ford in the manor of Ford (viz.): closes called Long Field, High Field, Cow Pasture, Low Ford Green and Pantile Field (43 acres), a dwelling house called Hylton Lodge, houses and gardens, quays and wharfs, waste ground in front of the same between the high and low water marks, coal in or under the same, a moiety of a ferry boat called Hylton Ferry and all profits arising from the same and pews in the parish church of Bishopwearmouth; excluding a dwelling house, Low Garden Field (5a.2r.11p.), a pottery near the Wear at Low Ford, and 3 messuages all of which have previously been sold.
Consideration: 5s.
Signed and sealed: (1)
Parchment 2mm.
Add. MSS. 810 10 February 1813
(1) George Longstaffe of Hylton Lodge, gent.
(2) Robert Scurfield of Bishop Wearmouth, coalfitter
(3) John Wright of Bishop Wearmouth, gent.
(4) Robert Reay of Hylton Place, gent.
(5) Hannah Chambers of Hylton Lodge, spinster
(6) William Longstaffe of Great Dunmow, Essex, gent.
(7) William Scott of Sunderland near the sea, gent.
(8) John Hopper of Bishop Wearmouth, grocer
(9) Revd. William Ettrick of High Barns
(10) William Beadle of Chester cottage, gent.
(11) Mary Cole of Monkwearmouth, widow of Thomas Cole, coalfitter
Anne Longstaffe of Stockton upon Tees, widow
John Chilton of Fishburn, esq.
(executors of Revd. William Longstaffe of Kelloe who survived Samuel Stephenson of Monkwearmouth Shore, rope maker)
(12) Thomas James Maling of Missenden, Bucks, esq., a captain in H.M. Navy
(13) George Ward of Belle View, Isle of Wight, esq., trustee of (12)
(14) Matthew Nesham of Bishop Wearmouth, gent.
(15) William Hunter of Margaret St., city of Westminster, esq.
Release by (2) - (10) at the request of (1) to (12) and (13) of the premises in the above mentioned lease, and the assignment by (14) to (15) at the request of (1) and with the consent of (2) - (10) and (12) of the remainder of a term of 999 years created in a settlement dated 30 April and 1 May 1706, subject to the payment of an annuity to Mary Cole and legacies to her children.
Consideration: £5,715, being the sum total of different amounts paid by (12) to each of (1) - (7), (9), (10) and Anne Longstaffe and John Chilton.
Signed by (1) - (11) and (14). 15 seals
Parchment 12mm.
Add. MSS. 811 29 January 1842
(1) Thomas James Maling of the Elms in the parish of Abberley, Worcs. Vice Admiral in H.M. Navy
(2) Dame Dorcas Champagné of Harley St., Cavendish Square, Midx., widow of Sir Josiah Champagné of Harley St., Knight of the Hanoverian Guelphic Order and General in H.M. Army
(3) Edward Grace of Benton, Northumberland, land agent
Joseph John Wright of Sunderland near the Sea, gent.
(4) The said Joseph John Wright
Agreement concerning the proceeds from the sale of premises at South Hylton and Ford, mortgaged to (2) for £20,000 and conveyed to (3), 2 and 3 September 1839, in trust to sell: whereby the proceeds from future rents or sales of the said premises shall be applied first to the payment to (4) of £174.6.1 owing for the costs of previous sales and then to the repayment by (1) to (4) of a loan of £549.7.6.
Signed and sealed: (1) and (2).
Parchment 3mm.
Add. MSS. 812 29 January 1842
(1) Thomas James Maling of the Elms in the parish of Abberley, Worcs. Vice Admiral in H.M. Navy
(2) Dame Dorcas Champagné of Harley St., Cavendish Square, Midx., widow of Sir Josiah Champagné of Harley St., Knight of the Hanoverian Guelphic Order and General in H.M. Army
(3) Edward Grace of Benton, Northumberland, land agent
Joseph John Wright of Sunderland near the Sea, gent.
(4) The said Joseph John Wright
Agreement concerning the proceeds from the sale of premises at South Hylton and Ford, mortgaged to (2) for £20,000 and conveyed to (3), 2 and 3 September 1839, in trust to sell: whereby the proceeds from future rents or sales of the said premises shall be applied first to the payment to (4) of £174.6.1 owing for the costs of previous sales and then to the repayment by (1) to (4) of a loan of £549.7.6.
Signed and sealed: (1) and (2)
Parchment 3mm.
