FERRERS OF BADDESLEY CLINTON

FILE  [no title] - ref.  DR 422/8  - date: 27 March 1761
   \_ [from Scope and Content] Probate of the will of Thomas Ferrers of Baddesley Clinton, esq., dated 3 Dec 1759 with codical dates 17 Aug 1760 appointing as trustees Francis Cholmeley, of Brandsby, co. York, esq., William Shakespeare of Knowle Hall, gentleman, Hugford Hassall of Solihull, gentleman and Clement Fisher of Chaddesley Corbett, co. Worcs., gentleman, and leaving all his estates to them in trust for his son, Edward Ferrers, and his heirs male. Provision is also made for his daughters Mary, Frances, Ann and Elizabeth and other members of the family

FETHERSTON OF PACKWOOD

[from Administrative History]  The Fetherstons of Packwood first appear, in the fifteenth century, as yeomen but by the early seventeenth century had gravitated into the gentry. Their residence was Packwood House, acquired in 1599, and they bought up other nearby properties, in Knowle, Lapworth, Warwick and elsewhere, in the seventeenth century. On the death of Thomas Fetherston in 1720, the estates passed to his sister, Dorothy, who married Thomas Leigh. He assumed the name Fetherston Leigh. Their only daughter, Catherine, died unmarried in 1769, leaving Packwood to the husband of her half-sister, William Dilke of Maxstoke. He took the name Fetherston Dilke, as did his son and grandson. The next in line, who was known simply as John Fetherston, sold Packwood in 1869. For further details, see J.J. Belton, The Story of Packwood, 1951.

FILE  [no title] - ref.  DR 12/25  - date: 25 March 1625
   \_ [from Scope and Content] Articles 'of a bargayne' agreed upon between William Itchener of Packewoodd, yeoman, and Marie his wife of the one part, and William Price of the same, of the other part, whereby the said William and Marie agree to let a messuage called 'Potters' and its lands in Packwoodd for 80 years, reserving the garden under the hall window, two chambers and two little 'buttereis' then in their occupation, for which the said William Price agreed to pay £16 5s.0d annually.

FILE  [no title] - ref.  DR 12/45  - date: 5 May 1669
   \_ [from Scope and Content] Conveyance by John Fetherston of Packwood, esq., to Thomas his son and heir apparent (in consideration of £1000 paid to his youngest brother) of Rowley grounds in the manor of Knoll lately purchased of Robert, Lord Brooke, Baron Brooke of Beauchamp's Court, deceased, and John granted to Thomas rent charge of 3s. 4d. out of Rowley meadows in the occupation of Thomas Shakespeare.

FILE  [no title] - ref.  DR 12/57  - date: 1755
   \_ [from Scope and Content] Final concord levied in the octave of Holy Trinity 29 George II between Thomas Ferrers, esq. and Wm. Shakespeare, gent., plaintiffs and Catherine Fetherston Leigh and Mary Leigh, spinsters, defendants, of 6 messuages, 3 cottages, 10 gardens, 10 orchards, 300 acres of land, 100 of meadow, 200 of pasture, 20 of wood and common of pasture for all animals in Aldridge and Rushall, co. Staffs.

FILE  [no title] - ref.  DR 12/58  - date: 28 June 1755
   \_ [from Scope and Content] Counterpart of a release and conveyance from Miss Catherine Fatherston Leigh and Mary Leigh of Packwood, spinsters, daughters and coheirs of Thomas Fetherston Leigh, to William Shakespeare of Knowl Hall, gent., and William Wakefield gent., of a parcel of ground called the Long Inage in RowleyRegis, co. Staffs., adjoining a pathway from RowleyRegis church to Portway and a moiety of RowleyHall, the Home Piece, Holley Croft, Longfields, Cowper's pieces, etc. in trust to sell for payment of the debts of the said Thomas Featherston Leigh.
   \_ [from Scope and Content] Signed: William Shakespeare, William Wakefield.

FILE  [no title] - ref.  DR 12/63  - date: 1613-1743
   item:  [no title] - ref.  DR 12/63/23  - date: 27 August 1642
      \_ [from Scope and Content] Note of surrender, of Edward Lapworth by his attorney, Thomas Fetherston gent., and Frances Eede, customary tenant, of his copyhold in Knowle, and note of the land held 2 October 16 Charles for surrender by Edward and Mary his wife for messuage in occupation of Henry Heyward, the meadow of Richard Grimshaw, the cottage of Anne Bresby etc. to the use of Edward and Mary.
   item: [no title] - ref.  DR 12/63/69-70 [n.d.]
      \_ [from Scope and Content] Witnesses: Sam. 'Leigh, Thom. Hall.
   item: [no title] - ref.  DR 12/63/72-73 [n.d.]
      \_ [from Scope and Content] Witnesses: Sam. Leigh, Thos. Hall.
   item:  [no title] - ref.  DR 12/63/75  - date: 2 July 1725, signed
      \_ [from Scope and Content] Witnesses: Edward Sale, Wm. Shakespeare.

 

Warwickshire Quarter Sessions Records

ENROLMENTS OF DEEDS AND WILLS AND OF PAPISTS' ESTATES

   FILE - Parchment Roll 1723 - 1729 - ref.  QS/9/9  - date: 1726
      item: William Shakespear of Knowle Hall (Co. Warwick) gent. (and another) releases to Thomas Welchman of Solihull, mercer and his wife... a messuage in Tamworth, Nr Montsford Street and several closes of land adjoining. 11 August 1757 (skins 4 & 5). - ref.  QS/9/10/v  - date: 1757
 

 

GRESWOLD OF MALVERN HALL

Catalogue Ref. CR 299

Greswold of Malvern Hall

   Personal Papers

      Greswold Family

         Marshall Greswold, grandson of the rector, b. 1721

            FILE - Bundle of deeds with which the trustees of his estate were concerned: fine of lands in Solihull between Marshall Greswold, clerk and John Holbeche, 1721; mortgage of the messuage now of Thomas Murcott in Radford Semele from Marshall Greswold to Frances Gresley, 1747; quitclaim and release from Wm. Shakespeare of Knowle Hall to John Greswold and Benjamin Palmer of the trust he formerly shared with them, whereby on the death of Marshall Greswold, his property was to be sold or partially sold or mortgaged to pay his debts, 1750/1; release of dower by Martha Greswold widow of the Rev. Marshall to the above trustees from the hereditaments of Marshall Greswold clerk and Marshall Greswold esq. in Yardley and Aston to enable the trustees to execute the will of the Rev. Marshall Greswold - ref.  CR 1291/447/1-4  - date: 1721-1751
 

Worcestershire documents

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[from Scope and Content]  Deeds of Belbroughton Worcs, 1668; copy will of William Shakespeare of Knowle Hall Warks, 1758-62; indentures of apprenticeship of Thomas Bowen, 1776 and John Tipper, 1797; probate copy wills of Francis Witton of Stourbridge Worcs, 1792; Mary Gill of Stourbridge, 1788; John Cresswell of Stourbridge, 1765; and John Gill of Stourbridge, 1765; with other miscellaneous testamentary papers, 1684-1792

MS 3440/Acc 1933-029
   \_ [from Scope and Content] Deeds of Belbroughton Worcs, 1668; copy will of William Shakespeare of Knowle Hall Warks, 1758-62; indentures of apprenticeship of Thomas Bowen, 1776 and John Tipper, 1797; probate copy wills of Francis Witton of Stourbridge Worcs, 1792; Mary Gill of Stourbridge, 1788; John Cresswell of Stourbridge, 1765; and John Gill of Stourbridge, 1765; with other miscellaneous testamentary papers, 1684-1792

   FILE - Copy of the will of William Shakespeare of Knowle Hall, co.War., gent. Will dated 20 March, 1758. Codicil dated 16 April, 1762. - ref.  MS 3440/Acc 1933-029/412045  - date: 20 March 1758

 

W.B. Bickley, antiquarian

Catalogue Ref. MS 3069

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MS 3069/Acc1926-021

   FILE - Copy of lease for a year from Edward Madew of Solihull, gent., and John Madew of the same, baker, to William Shakespeare of Knowle Hall, gent., of tenements and premises in Solihull. - ref.  MS 3069/Acc1926-021/328891  - date: 7 December, 1732