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A History of the County of Lancaster
… Townships Great Lever GREAT LEVER Leoure, 1278; Leuir, 1282; Leuere, 1292; Leuer, 1301; Leyver, 1560. The isolated township of Great Lever, some 9 miles west of Middleton Church, measures over 2 …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… with Jane one of the daughters of Ralph Assheton (of Great Lever), their children Richard and Charles being named. …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Heath Charnock in 161314 sold land in Rivington to Robert Lever and Thomas Breres; from the Rivington deeds. A pedigree … It was sold with the Rivington estate in 1611 to Robert Lever and Thomas Breres; Pal. of Lanc. Feet of F. bdle. 79, m. 7. Robert Lever in 1620 was found to have held lands there as before; …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… The only free tenant recorded at that time was Adam de Lever, who owed two pairs of gloves yearly. The manor was … messuage and 5 acres in the Shaw Head; rent 8 d. Ellis de Lever (and) Sir Geoffrey del Rakes, a messuage and 30 acres … m. 122. The holding can be traced back to that of Ellis de Lever in 1320, and Adam de Lever in 1282, above recorded. …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… and his brother William, with whom was joined Adam de Lever; Assize R. 420, m. 6. There are two charters relating …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Richard sold the inheritance to Ralph Assheton of Great Lever; 16 her third husband was Edmund Bolton, whose … son of Adam de Redford released to Adam son of John de Lever all his claim to lands held by the latter in Farnworth and Great Lever; Towneley's LeverChartul.(Add.MS.32103 no. 1260), no. …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Townships Little and Darcy Lever LITTLE LEVER Lefre, 1212; Lethre, 1221; Leuere, 1278; Leuir, 1282; … Street Chapel, Manchester, and died there in 1769. 4 DARCY LEVER This township is bounded on the west, south, and east …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Roger and William de Bolton attested a Farnworth charter; Lever Chartul. (Add. MS. 32103), no. 52. In 1299 Robert de … son Roger; Rivington D. in possession of Mr. W. H. Lever. The last-named Roger had a son Robert living in 1445; … of Rivington. Robert de Bolton was witness to a Great Lever deed in 1378, and Richard de Bolton to an Anderton one …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… lands, sequestered for recusancy, had been granted to 'one Lever'; in 1594, when he was in prison in London, John Gille …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… of Adam's son Roger with Aline daughter of Adam de Lever. 31 Roger had by 1355 32 been succeeded by his son … it, 60 and was afterwards held by the Asshetons of Great Lever and the Morts 61 It was sold to a colliery company, 62 … 35 Eliz. pt. iv; 37 Eliz. pt. ix. Ralph Assheton of Great Lever, who died in 1616, held 'the manor, lordship, or …