Copy declaration 25 May 1818 – by George Healey of Stokesly (Yorkshire), esquire, Lowis Walton of Gainford, esquire and John Trotter of Staindrop, esquire and Margaret, his wife – reciting: indenture of even date between (i) Robert Colling of Hurworth, esquire and John Walton Elliott of Gainford, esquire, (ii) John Trotter, (iii) Jonathan Alderson of Great Aycliffe, gentleman and (iv) George Healy and Lowis Walton – after reciting that (i) had contracted with (iv) for sale for £5,000 and witnessing that (iv) paid £1,300 to (iii) by direction of (i) and (iv) paid £3,700 to (i), (iv) paid nominal consideration to (ii); (i), (ii) and (iii) covenanted with (iv) that they would surrender to the use of (iv) copyhold land held of Manor of Evenwood; (i) granted to (iv) all tithes of corn, grain, hay, hemp, lime, calf, lamb, wool, milkness, pigs, geese, hens’ eggs, bees, foals in trust; – surrender of even date by Robert Colling, John Walton Elliott, John Trotter and John Alderson of (a) peel of land called Gordons containing 80 acres, (b) 3 acres lying on N of Gordon formerly manorial waste at Winsbank in Evenwood; (c) 67 acres, 30 perches on moor or common which in inclosure award of 1765 allotted to John Trotter, deceased, as his proportion in the moor or common and in respect of ancient copyhold lands bounded by lands of Thomas Fenwick, Robert Challoner, George Surtees and Snapefoot Lane W and N, by his own ancient inclosed grounds S; (d) land of 3 acres, 1 rood, 32 perches, formerly parcel of the late moor or common called Evenwood Moor or Common and allotted to John Trotter and bounded by his own ancient inclosures E and S, Snapeforth Lane W and N; (e) allotment of 1 acre, 8 perches, formerly part of Evenwood Moor or Common allotted to John Trotter and bounded Toft Hill Lane E, N and S and by his ancient inclosures W; – witnessing that no part of the £5,000 paid by George Healey and Lowis Walton was their proper money but £800 arose from sale of land of Margaret Trotter and £4,200 was personal estate of Margaret Trotter which, by marriage settlement of 16 January 1795 between (i) Jane Trotter, (ii) John Trotter, (iii) Margaret Dale, spinster (iv) Rev John Chaloner and (v) Robert Colling and John Walton Elliott in which (ii) was to marry (iii) and indenture of 23 April 1818 between (i) John Trotter, (ii) Robert Colling and John Walton Elliott, (iii) George Healey and Lowis Walton empowered George Healey and Lowis Walton, with approbation of John Trotter and Margaret, his wife to lay out and invest money by purchase of land; – witnesses: Francis Mewbourn; Arther Levett; Anthony Pearson; Peter Hammond; Arthur Sewitt; W. Powell – From: Darlington, Durham and South Shields local history, Deeds and other records bought at Ashley Waller Auctioneers, Cheshire 25 June 2025, Trotter Family