Deopham History

Court of the Manor of Deopham Hall October 1742

Contents

  1. Heading
  2. Homage
    1. Sworn
  3. Property
  4. Footnotes
  5. Navigation

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TitleDeopham Hall:
The General Court
DateOctober 19th 1742
StewardJohn Amyas, Gentleman, Steward
Location–
Page numbers in Court Roll75 – 78

Homage

Sworn

Richard Jolly
John Cooper
Archibald Rowing

Property

Person surrendering propertyProclamationsDate of the CopyholdBeneficiaryAttorneyIdentification of propertyRentFine
John Payne: conditional surrenderNovember 20th 1741:
it was recorded that a mortgage of £210 had been advanced by Ann Watson of Hingham, Spinster according to an indenture dated November 2nd 1741		All & singular the messuages, lands. tenements & hereditaments whatsoever.
Roger Cooper, Gentleman, & Mary his wife (née Knights)January 27th 1741:
surrendered to the Lord of the Manor.
[In the margin this is described as a surrender by virtue of a deputation.]
September 30th 1742:
Miles Branthwait1, Esquire
[aka Branthwayte],
made an out of Court surrender

2		November 26th 1725:
Miles Branthwaite had acquired this estate as brother & heir of Arthur Branthwait Esquire.

3
James Cooper of Deopham, Yeoman		1) 2 acres of copyhold land upon which a Tenement is built called Berrys;
2) 3½ acres as Copyhold pightles, one at the end of the other “The Way there” East;
William Ellis South;
3) 2 acres of Copyhold land in a pightle between Edward Cock, West;
Robert Cock (deceased) East;
4) 2 acres enclosed between Robert Cock, East & West;
5) 1 acre & 1 rood between Robert Cock & lands of John Cooper called Lower Mallyotts [sic – aka Marriotts];
Dean & Chapter of Canterbury East;
6) ½ acre of Copyhold land between aforesaid lands of Dean & Chapter of Canterbury, West;
aforesaid land of John Cooper called Lower Marriotts, [sic] East;
7) 3 roods of Copyhold land between John Sedley, Esquire, West;
divers men, East;
8) 1 acre of copyhold land in the Field of Morley between land late of Robert Underwood, West;
land lately of Richard Raven East;
9) 1 rood of copyhold land between lands late in the occupation of Anthony Calye [sic] East;
free lands late of Robert Lincoln, West.

Total: 13 acres & 1 rood		£10 10s
James CooperThe Lord of the Manor to the use & behoof of his last will & testament.
Elizabeth Browne (deceased) wife of John BrowneDecember 30th 1716
as daughter & heir of John Pooley (deceased), her father		John BrowneAnthony Ransome, Gentleman1) 2½ acres formerly Fydymans in a place late part of West Field abutting Narrowgate Lane South;
late in the tenure of Thomas Smyth;
2) 2 roods of copyhold land in Haugh Field in Deopham, in 2 pieces
2.1) inclosed with other lands late in the tenure of John Water;
2.2) [not described];
£3 3s
Mary Cooper (deceased)
wife of Roger Cooper, Gentleman		1st Proclamation

Footnotes

  1. For more information on the Branthwaytes of Hethel, see
    https://bracon-ash-and-hethel-history.webnode.page/branthwayte/
    according to which the Miles Branthwait (recorded above as inheriting the Deopham estate from his brother Arthur) lived from 1697 – 1751. ↩︎
  2. Painting by John Theodore Heins ↩︎
  3. The photo of the memorial of Arthur Branthwayt in Hethel Church was taken from https://bracon-ash-and-hethel-history.webnode.page/branthwayte/ ↩︎
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