Dorothy KIRTON

• General Notes
  • [no title]  YO 265  20 April [1621]
    
    These documents are held at Northamptonshire Record Office
    
    Contents:
    Indenture (attested copy): Marriage Settlement.
    (1) Dorothy Kuiton of Thorppe Mandevill widow of Stephen Kuiton of Thorppe Mandevill Esqre Thomas Kirton son & heir of Stephen Kuiton
    (2) Edmund Dunch of Little Nittenham, Barks, Esqre Mary Durch da. of Sir Wm. Dunch, Knight (deceased) & son & heir of app. of Edmund Dunch
    (3) Thomas Carter of Thorppe Mandevill yeoman John Wyse of Nuffield, Oxon, yeoman
    (4) John Hampden of Hampden, Bucks, Esqre John Danvers of Cullworth, Esqre
    Covenant by (1) to convey by bargain & sale in rolled at request of Edmund Dunch To (3) Manor of Thorppe Mandevill, Cowe close, Ash Close (alias Ashe plott), new ground & meadow adjoining, the hay grounde, the grove, and hay coppice, the upper grounds (alias Clarkes Closes), the grove mead, the middle grove, Austickes close & meadow, Dillons close & meadow, Stonepitt feild alias new feild, the hanging mill, Chappell close, the Wheat close, barley close (1) & honey peece of messuage in Thorppe Mandevill (occupied by John Mayor, Edwd Gyles, Izabell Lovell, Joane Warde, Wm Tarran, Jn Bassett, Thos Reynolds & Hugh Rodgers & watermills house, backside of little hamme, etc etc and all jurisdiction, [...] , leases etc (except a lease from Thomas Kirton grandfather of T.K. to Wm Wrighter of Inner Temple, London dated 29 September, 42 Elizabeth [ ] of mess. (see. Hy. Porter), Little close adjoining, a close enclosed by Rd Westopher between Washwell pasture ground & new feild, dole meadow, Fernie close, of messuage etc [...] (occupied by Rd Bull).
    For marriage of Thomas Kirton & Mary Dunch & £2300 to (1), (3) to be tenants to a recovery by (4), Thomas Kirton Vouchee, to various uses.
    (a) Mansion house for Cowe Close & ash close to use of Dorothy Kirton for life or until remarriage, then Thomas Kirton, Mary Dunch & there is me.
    (b) New Ground & n.g. meadow, hay ground, hay office, hanging hill, grove & all fishponds To Dorothy Kirton for life (jointure), then Thomas Kirton & heirs by Mary Dunch.
    (c) Upper grounds, grove mead, middle grave, Dillons close, Millham meadow, wheate Close, Chappell Close Barley Close, honey peece, [...] close & meadow, stonefitts feild & messuages (occupied by John May, Wm Tarran, Jn Bassett, Thos Reynolds & Hugh Rodgers) to Thomas Kirton & Mary Dunch for life of Thomas Kirton then Mary Dunch for life in heir of jointure & daren, then settled on heirs male of their sons in turn or in default in all their daughters & heirs.
    (d) Rent to Thomas Kirton & heirs of Thomas Kirton by Mary Dunch