Abstract of title of William Watson to land at Houghton le Side (I) Bargain and sale 1 September 1617 Parties: (1) Cuthbert Marshall, gentleman; (2) Richard Hutton of Hunwick, gentleman and Francis Thompson of Scarborough (Yorkshire), gentleman Operative Part – (1) bargained and sold (a)-(b) to (2) Property: (a) messuage called Shepley in Hamsterley; (b) messuage at Houghton in Denton Habendum: – to (2) for ever (II) Feoffment 4 January 1615 1616 this date appears to be wrong Parties: (1) Richard Hutton and Francis Thompson; (2) John Willey of Houghton in Denton Operative Part – messuage in Houghton Habendum: – to (2) for ever (III) Feoffment 23 October 1630 Parties: (1) John Willey and Ralph Willey (son and heir of John); (2) Francis Wilkinson (son of John of Barton) Operative Part – (1) enfeoffed (a)-(b) to (2) for £450 Property: (a) messuage in Houghton then in occupation of Thomas Marshall; (b) cottage and garth with appurtenances adjoining to W end of (a) Habendum: – to (2) for ever subject to estate and interest of Sir William Wray by virtue of a lease to him made by John Willey for 99 years on 6 August 1627 during the lives of George Wray, Frances Wray, eldest daughter of Thomas Wray and Mary Millett (IV) Feoffment of 4 August 1635 Parties: (1) John Wilkinson and Francis Wilkinson (son of John); (2) Richard Hobson the younger Operative Part – (1) enfeoffed (a)-(b) to (2) for £500 Property: (a) messuage in Houghton then in occupation of Thomas Marshall; (b) cottage and garth with appurtenances adjoining to W end of (a) (V) Deed of confirmation 4 August 1635 Parties: (1) John Wilkinson, gentleman; (2) Richard Hobson Reciting: – (III) at which time Francis was an infant, which made it voidable by Francis when he became 21 Operative Part – (1) confirmed an annuity of £40 to (2) issuing out of a demesne or grange or Oxney Field alias Oxenall Field in Darlington and all messuages of (1) in Darlington Habendum: – to (2) subject to a proviso that if Francis Wilkinson executed a further assurance to better convey (a)-(b) in (IV) to (2) and in the meantime did not disturb (2)’s possession then this deed of confirmation by void (VI) Feoffment 29 January 1640 1641 Parties: (1) Francis Wilkinson, gentleman; (2) Richard Hobson Operative Part – (1) enfeoffed (a)-(b) to (2) Property: (a) messuage in Houghton then in occupation of Thomas Marshall; (b) cottage and garth with appurtenances adjoining to W end of (a) (VII) Conveyance by lease and release 10-11 May 1704 Parties: (1) John Hobson and Ann, his wife; (2) John Woodifield and Christopher Harrison; (3) Thomas Wardell; (4) Ann Hobson (daughter of (1)); (5) Mary Hobson (daughter of (1)) Operative Part – in consideration of a marriage between (3) and (4), (1) released (a)-(j) to (2) Property: (a) closes in Houghton: (a) Winterfield; (b) Highfield; (c) Cow Pasture; (d) Little West Close; (e) Picktree Well Close; (f) Marks Close; (g) Bankside Close with a barn built thereon; (h) Leggs Cross; (i) Leggs Cross Plain and (j) High Moor Habendum: – to (2), to use of John Hobson for his life, remainder to the heirs of John Hobson in tail male, in default then (d)-(j) to (3) and (4) for the life of the longer lived, remainder to their children (subject to annuity of £10), in default to the heirs of the body of (4), in default to heirs of the body of (5), in default to the heirs of (4) for ever; (a)-(c) to the use of (5) and the heirs of her body (subject to annuity of £10 to Ann Hobson her mother), in default to the use of (4) and the heirs of her body, in default to the heirs of (5) for ever; Covenant: – to levy a fine sur cognizance de droit come ceo etc (VIII) Soon after (VII) John Hobson and Ann, his wife, died without male issue and Mary Hobson married Cuthbert Watson (IX) Conveyance by lease and release 21-22 May 1744 Parties: (1) Cuthbert Watson, gentleman and Mary, his wife; (2) William Watson, butcher, eldest son and heir apparent of (1); (3) Christopher Johnson, gentleman; (4) Cornelius Wetherell, gentleman; (5) Mary Watts, widow Operative Part – (5) paid £60 to (2) by way of mortgage; – to dock entail, (1) and (2) released (a)-(c) to (3) Property: (a) Winterfield; (b) Highfield; (c) Cowpasture Habendum: – to (3) to be tenant in a common recovery, to the intent that Cuthbert Watson, during the joint lives of (1), take an annuity of £20 out of (a)-(c), becoming £10 if Cuthbert survived Mary, his wife; then to use of (5) for 500 years, to the use of (2) for ever with proviso for making void the term and payment of £60 and interest Covenant: – by Cuthbert Watson that he and Mary, his wife, would acknowledge a fine within three months to (3) (X) fine sur cognizance de droit come ceo etc 23 May 1744 – in which Christopher Johnson, gentleman, was plaintiff and Cuthbert Watson and Mary, his wife were deforciants of ten messuages, ten cottages, five orchards, five gardens, five barns, five stables, forty acres of land, forty acres of meadow, forty acres of pasture and common of pasture for all cattle with appurtenances in Denton (XI) Exemplification of a recovery of 7 June 1744 – in which Cornelius Wetherell, gentleman, was demandant, Christopher Johnson, gentleman, tenant and Cuthbert Watson and Mary, his wife were vouchees (XII) Assignment of term 22 December 1747 Parties: (1) Mary Watts, widow; (2) William Watson, butcher, eldest son and heir apparent of Cuthbert Watson, gentleman; (3) Henry Wetherell, hatter Reciting: – (IX); – (X); – (XI) Operative Part – (1), in consideration of £60 and at request of (1), assigned (a)-(c) to (3) Property: (a) Winterfield; (b) Highfield; (c) Cowpasture Habendum: – to (3) for residue of 500 years in trust to attend uses (XIII) Mortgage by lease and release 12-13 October 1750 Parties: (1) William Watson, butcher, eldest son of Cuthbert Watson, gentleman; (2) William Pye of Durham, esquire Operative Part – (1) released (a)-(c) to (2) Property: (a) Winterfield; (b) Highfield; (c) Cowpasture Habendum: – to (2) with proviso for equity of redemption for (1) on payment of £150 and interest (XIV) Assignment of term by way of security 13 October 1750 Parties: (1) William Watson, butcher; (2) Henry Wetherell, hatter; (3) William Pye, esquire; (4) Peter Bowlby, gentleman Reciting: – (XII); – (XIII) Operative Part – (2), at request of (1), assigned (a)-(c) to (4) for residue of 500 years in trust for (3) to secure repayment of £150 and interest, in trust for (1) to wait upon reversion and protect from incumbrance (XV) Death of William Pye and devise and bequest of his real and personal estate to his executor Lancelot Algood (XVI) Lease and release by way of assignment of mortgage and further advance 15-16 March 1754 Parties: (1) William Watson, butcher; (2) Lancelot Algood, esquire, executor and devisee of William Pye; (3) Catherine Mowbray, widow Operative Part – (1) and (2) released (a)-(c) to (3) Property: (a) Winterfield; (b) Highfield; (c) Cowpasture Habendum: – to (3) with proviso for equity of redemption for (1) on payment of £300 and interest to (3) (XVII) Assignment of term 16 March 1754 Parties: (1) Peter Bowlby, gentleman; (2) Lancelot Algood, esquire; (3) William Watson, butcher; (4) Catherine Mowbray, widow; (5) Margaret Mowbray, spinster Operative Part – (1) and (3) assigned (a)-(c) to (5) Property: (a) Winterfield; (b) Highfield; (c) Cowpasture Habendum: – to (5) for residue of term of 99 years in trust to better secure the £300 and interest owed to (4), in trust for (3) to wait on the inheritance (XVIII) Bond 16 March 1754 – from William Watson to Catherine Mowbray, in penal sum of £600 as collateral security for the £300 mortgage – From:Watson and Corner Families and Land at Houghton le Side including Winterfield, Highfield and Cowpasture