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| Grafton Estate Rentals from NRO: The following rentals of farms and cottages are taken from a series of rent books covering the 1700s and 1800s. Some books are missing, other books are not available due to their poor condition. | ||
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Potterspury Rents 1757 - 1759
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Rentals of the Third Duke of Grafton
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G1627 Book [1] not available
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Potterspury only from 1758
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| G1626 Book 2 |
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| 10th Oct. 1757 to 5th. April 1758 |
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| Farms |
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| Revd. Robert Harding |
£2.0.0
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| John Dickens |
£12.0.0
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Pookesly |
| Sarah French for the Tolls of Old Stratford |
£12.10.0
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Cosgrove Let before at £10 Sarah French entered upon this rent of Twelve pound ten shillings from the 29th. Sept. 1757 |
| William Hawly |
£32 15 0
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| John Lee |
£2.10.0
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| Jane Scrivener |
£30.2.6
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| Thomas Wood |
£15.10.0
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| Ditto late Kingston |
£2.16.3
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| Richard Woodward |
£22.10.0
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| Ditto for the assart Yardley |
£2.12.6
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| John Williams, Cosgrove |
£2.10.0
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£76.1.3
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| Cottages |
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| William Bonham |
7s 6d
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| Richard Hobbs |
10s 0d
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| Edward Kent |
8s 9d
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| Johnan. Spencer |
7s 6d
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| The Town House |
7½d
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| Luke Bruff |
2d
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| Mary Chatwell |
4d
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| John Adington |
2d
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| William Edwards |
2d
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| Thomas Potter |
2d
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| William Tapp |
4d
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| William Wills |
2d
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| Thomas Wale |
2d
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| Alice Westly |
2d
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£1.16.2½
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| Book 3 not available |
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| G1623 Book 4 |
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| 10th. Oct. 1758 to 5th. April 1759 |
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| Farms |
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| Revd. Robert Harding |
£2.0.0
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| John Dickens |
£12.0.0
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Pookesly |
| Sarah French for the Tolls of Old Stratford |
£12.10.0
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Cosgrove |
| William Hawly |
£32 15 0
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| John Lee |
£2.10.0
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| Ditto for part of the assart |
£3.0.0
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John Lees rent of six pounds per ann commenced from the 5th. April 1759 for the assart late Kingston |
| Jane Scrivener |
£30.2.6
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| Thomas Wood |
£15.10.0
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| Ditto late Kingston |
£2.16.3
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| Richard Woodward |
£22.10.0
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| Ditto for the assart Yardley |
£2.12.6
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| John Williams, Cosgrove |
£2.10.0
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£76.1.3
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| Cottages |
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| William Bonham |
7s 6d
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| Richard Hobbs |
10s 0d
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| Edward Kent |
8s 9d
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| Johnan. Spencer |
7s 6d
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| The Town House |
7½d
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| Luke Bruff |
2d
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| Mary Chatwell |
4d
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| John Addington |
2d
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| William Edwards |
2d
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| Thomas Potter |
2d
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| William Tapp |
4d
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| William Wills |
2d
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| Thomas Wale |
2d
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| Alice Westly |
2d
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Dead & the house empty |
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£1.16.2½
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| G1625 Book 5 |
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| 5th. April 1759 to 10th. Oct. 1759 |
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| Farms |
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| Revd. Robert Harding |
£2.0.0
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| John Dickens |
£12.0.0
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| Sarah French for the Tolls of Old Stratford |
£12.10.0
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| William Hawley |
£32 15 0
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| John Lee |
£2.10.0
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| Ditto for part of the assart |
£3.0.0
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| Jane Scrivener |
£30.2.6
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| Thomas Wood |
£15.10.0
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| Ditto late Kingston |
£2.16.3
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| Richard Woodward |
£22.10.0
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| Ditto for the assart Yardley |
£2.12.6
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| John Williams, Cosgrove |
£2.10.0
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£76.1.3
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| Cottages |
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| William Bonham |
7s 6d
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| Richard Hobbs |
10s 0d
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| Edward Kent |
8s 9d
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| Johnan. Spencer |
7s 6d
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| The Town House |
7½d
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| Luke Bruff |
2d
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| Mary Chatwell |
4d
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| John Addington |
2d
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| William Edwards |
2d
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| Thomas Potter |
2d
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| William Tapp |
4d
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| William Wills |
2d
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| Thomas Wale |
2d
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2d
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Alice Westly is dead & the house empty & in a ruinous condition. Now quite down & gone. Ground lies waste to the highway. | |
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£1.16.2½
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