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A History of the County of Sussex
… 1750. 15 He was succeeded at his death in 1774 by his son Sir William (d. 1777), whose nephew and heir George White … in 1386 the manors passed under the 1364-5 settlement to Sir John d'Arundel (d. 1390). 57 His son John, Lord … Miss S. E. Sparks. 3 The second estate belonged by 1608 to Sir Garrett Kempe, lord of Slindon manor, 4 and though never …
A History of the County of Somerset
… marquess of Northampton, who in the same year sold it to (Sir) Thomas Smith. 15 The Queen died in 1548 and in 1556 Sir Thomas sold the manor to William Rosewell and his son … 17 In 1591 William Rosewell (d. 1593) sold Yarlington to Sir Henry Berkeley of Bruton. 18 Sir Henry (d. 1601) left …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yarnton Charities Charities Sir Thomas Spencer by will dated 1684 left a rent charge of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 1644 Richard Brainthwaite, grandfather of the then lord, Sir William Spencer, presented. Oxford University presented in 1646 on the grounds that Sir William was a recusant. 52 In 1731 Benjamin Swete, owner … fellows of Corpus Christi College may have been due to Sir Henry Dashwood's friendship with John Cooke, president of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… northeast, and the Marshes in the south-east. 24 In 1596 Sir William Spencer was one of the local landlords whose … 30 and 60 a. 68 The gradation was apparent in 1662, when Sir Thomas Spencer was assessed on 22 hearths, three men on 5 … eight on 3 or 4, and thirteen on 1 or 2 hearths. 69 Sir Thomas's death in 1685 ended direct management of the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… A rent charge on Windmill field of £7 a year, devised by Sir Thomas Spencer (d. 1685) for the maintenance of the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the muniments at Blenheim and 'early maps' belonging to Sir Henry Dashwood were consulted without success. 45 The … of the labourers' and on the 'apathy of the owner', Sir Henry Dashwood, to whom 30 cottages belonged. Another six … were disinclined to invest in Yarnton after 1839, when Sir George Dashwood, 'to prevent strangers coming in', spent …
A History of the County of Oxford
… people, 'half the labouring poor' in Yarnton, were sold to Sir George Dashwood. 33 Casual relief was given in money and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… by his brother-in-law John Chamberlain, third son of Sir Leonard Chamberlain of Shirburn. 73 John sold it in 1574 … In 1580 it was bought by William (d. 1609), third son of Sir John Spencer of Althorp. 75 From William Yarnton descended in the direct male line through Sir Thomas (d. 1622) and Sir William (d. 1657) to Sir Thomas …
A History of the County of Oxford
… married into Roman Catholic families, 36 and in 1646 Sir William Spencer (d. 1657) was allegedly recusant. 37 The only self-confessed Catholic was Sir William's grandson William (d. 1683). 38 John Goad, vicar …