Heading
| Title | Deopham of the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury: The Special Court at the request of Robert Grigson, Gentleman |
| Date | June 8th 1748 |
| Steward | Samuel Gilman, Gentleman, Steward |
| Location | – |
| Page numbers in Court Roll | 129 – 142 |
Homage
| Richard Jolley |
| James Cooper |
Property
| Person surrendering property | Proclamations | Date of the Copyhold | Beneficiary | Attorney | Identification of property | Rent | Fine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Payne (deceased) | 1st Proclamation: June 8th 1748 | March 10th 1730 | Edward Payne, son and heir according to the will of John Payne (deceased) – saee extract from the will below. | Jermyn Heyhoe | 1½ acres in Churchfield in Deopham in Stonehill Furlong1 | £1 15s 6d | |
| Edward Payne | Jermyn Heyhoe | ||||||
| John Payne (deceased) | October 4th 1728 | John Payne, eldest son of John Payne (deceased) | Jermyn Heyhoe | 1) 1 messuage & 1 acre in Deopham; 2) 3 roods of Copyhold land in Westfield; 3) 2 acres & 2½ roods. | |||
| John Payne | Jermyn Heyhoe | Freehold tenant of certain lands & tenements late Scott’s | 2s | ||||
| John Payne | Jermyn Heyhoe | Freehold tenant of certain lands & tenements late Scarning’s | 6d | ||||
| John Payne | Jermyn Heyhoe | Freehold tenant of certain lands & tenements late Skipper’s | 4d | ||||
| John Payne (deceased) | 1st Proclamation: June 8th 1748 | May 14th 1745 according to the will of Elizabeth Browne | Thomas Grigson Payne son of John Payne (deceased) | Jermyn Heyhoe | 2 acres & 1 rood of Copyhold land in an inclosure formerly in divers pieces and in a Close formerly called Fiddeman’s | £3 5s | |
| John Payne (deceased) | March 10th 1730 according to the will of Edward Payne | Thomas Grigson Payne, son and heir according to the will of John Payne (deceased) – see extract from will below. | Jermyn Heyhoe | 1) 1 acre & 3 roods of Copyhold land in Deopham, 2) 3 roods in Westfield in Deopham | £3 8s | ||
| John Payne (deceased) | June 29th 1742 on the surrender of John Amyas, Gentleman | Thomas Grigson Payne | Jermyn Heyhoe | One Moiety | |||
| Thomas Grigson Payne | Jermyn Heyhoe | Freehold tenant of certain lands & tenements late Brown’s | 1s 2d | ||||
| Thomas Grigson Payne | Jermyn Heyhoe | Freehold tenant of certain lands & tenements late Newman’s | 2d | ||||
| Thomas Grigson Payne | Jermyn Heyhoe | Freehold tenant of certain lands & tenements late Brooks’s | 7½d | ||||
| John Payne, Thomas Grigson Payne and Edward Payne are under age of 21; therefore a guardian is appointed. | Robert Grigson, Gentleman3 |
Will of John Payne (deceased)
The following extracts from the will of John Payne is quoted in the Court record; the will is dated January 4th 1744
Also I Give, Bequeath and Devise unto Edward Payne, my Son, and his Heirs for ever,
All that Messuage or Tenement with the Barn, Stable, Outhouses, Yards, Gardens, Orchards, Lands, Pastures and Feeding grounds thereunto belonging, scituate and being in Morley Saint Buttolph aforesaid now in the use and Occupation of Nicholas Sparkall, his Assigns or Assignees, Tennant or Under Tennants,
And also all that Messuage or Tenement with the Barn, Stable, Outhouses, Yards, Gardens, Orchards, Lands, Meadows, Pastures and Feeding Grounds thereunto belonging
now in the occupation of James Cooper his Assigns or Assignees, Tennant or Under Tennants, scituate, lying and being in Deopham and Morley St. Buttolph aforesaid or in any other Town or Town thereunto near or next adjoining;
And also All my Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments whatsoever scituate, lying and being in Scoulton ….
Also I Give, Bequeath and Devise unto Thomas Grigson Payne, my Son, and his Heirs for ever,
All that Messuage or Tenement with the Barns, Stables, Outhouses, Yards, Gardens, Orchards, Lands, Meadows, Pastures and Feeding Grounds thereunto belonging, Scituate, lying and being in Deopham aforesaid, now in the use and occupation of Robert Wright, his Assigns or Assignees, Tennant or Under Tennants …
Footnotes
- It has been noted in the margin that John Jackson was admitted to these premises at the Court of October 20th 1772. ↩︎
- It has been noted in the margin that this entry “should have been for 1s 5½d for lands late Cooper’s – this that is entered being Copyhold”. Reference is made to the Court record of 1732. ↩︎
- Robert Grigson lived at Hardingham Hall. His only surviving child Elizabeth married John Payne of Hingham. They had three Payne children, John, Thomas Grigson and Edward. However John and Elizabeth died in 1746 and 1747, leaving the three youngsters in the care of their grandfather Robert. Robert died in 1768, aged 83.
John Payne died young in 1756.
Thomas Grigson Payne inherited Robert’s estate in Hardingham.
Edward Payne moved to London.
[With thanks to Richard Grigson for these details supplied in a personal email on January 14th 2025.] ↩︎
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| 16/1/25 | Note on Robert Grigson |
| 13/1/25 | Published – 20250108_113700 |
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