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HIGHWORTH and WANBOROUGH, WILTSHIRE

RELEASE DATED 23 JANUARY 1756

A vellum Indenture being a Release of a Capital Messuage or farm house of Hampton Turville as well as other messuages land and hereditaments in Hampton Turville, Eastrop and Westrop including a farm called Cowleys Farm in the parish of Highworth and a Capital Messuage called Earles Court alias Estcott in Wanborough in the County of Wilts dated 23 January 1756, John Croft Esquire to Richard Newton

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PARTIES TO DOCUMENT

Name	Other Information
John CROFT	Esquire of St James, Westminster, Middlesex. Third son of Dame Frances Croft by Sir Archer Croft
Richard NEWTON	Gentleman of Aldermanbury, London
Joseph NEWTON	Gentleman of Aldermanbury, London

OTHER NAMES MENTIONED IN DOCUMENT

Name	Other Information
John BAILEY	Former occupant of part of property in Hampton Turville in the parish of Highworth, Wiltshire
Martha BAILEY	Widow. Former occupant of part of property in Hampton Turville in the parish of Highworth, Wiltshire
Sir Archer CROFT	Baronet of Croft Castle, Herefordshire. Father of John Croft
Dame Frances CROFT	Widow of Kensington, Middlesex. Mother of John Croft
Harry EDWARDS	Occupant of part of property in Hampton Turville in the parish of Highworth, Wiltshire
William HAYWARD	Tenant of Earles Court alias Estcott in Wanborough, Wiltshire
William LEA	Former occupant of Cowleys Farm in the parish of Highworth, Wiltshire
Robert LONG	Occupant of Cowleys Farm in the parish of Highworth, Wiltshire
Mary STRATTONS	Owner or occupant of land adjoining Earles Court alias Estcott in the parish of Wanborough, Wiltshire

Document signed

and sealed by

John Croft

Richard Newton

Joseph Newton

Witnesses

(with signature to document)

H Owens, Clerk to Mr Prime?

Thomas Swan

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Document reference WT40336

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