Genealogy of The Marches

Document: 867/8, from the Thornes family collection.

9 December 13 Charles I (1637)
John Clarke, yeoman, of Dovaston. (2) Edward Payne, yeoman, of Kynnerley. (3) Humfrey Clarke, yeoman, of Kynnerley and Thomas Payne, yeoman, of Kynnerley. In consideration of a marriage solemnized between John Clarke and Katerin his now wife, daughter of Edward Payne and of £50 by Edward Payne paid to Clarke, and in performance of an agreement before the marriage made between John and Edward, and for the settling and assuring of one messuage with the appurtenances in Dovaston in which Edward Midle now lives; and all the lands, arable, meadows, closes, pastures, woods, rents, reversions and hereditaments of Clarke in Dovaston and in Kynaston and Edgerley, Clarke grants to H. Clarke and Thos Payne the said messuage and all the lands and grounds of John Clarke in the common fields of Dovaston being 8 parcels of lands c. 6 acres; and the close in Dovaston called Kay yn y Plassey c. 6 acres; and the close in Kynaston called Cocks coppie c. 3 acres; 2 closes called Kaye ym Rockist, c. 7 acres, in Edgerley, (1 acre in one of the said 2 closes in Edgerley heretofore conveyed to Richard Clarke and his heirs forever, excepted). To hold to Humfrey Clarke and Thomas Payne and their heirs to the use of Gwen Clarke, widow, mother of John, for her life; and to have and to hold the half of all the rest of the premises before granted and half of the messuage and of the 8 parcels before limited to Gwen and after her decease to Humfrey Clarke and Thomas Payne to the use of John Clarke and Katerin for their lives and of the longest liver; and to hold the other half of all the premises and messuage and 8 parcels after the decease of Gwen to Humfrey and Thos. to the use of John for his life; to hold the reversion and remainder of the premises to Humfrey and Thos to their heirs to the use of John Clarke jnr.son and heir apparent of John Clarke and Katerin and of the heirs of John Clarke Jnr. and in default of such issue to the use of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th sons of John and Katerin and the heirs of the eldest son forever; and in default of such heirs to the use of the heirs male of John and Katerin and of the heirs of such heirs male and in default of such to the use of every daughter of John and Katerin and their heirs and in default of such to the use of the right heirs of John forever. John Clarke will warrant the property, and covenants he will stand seised of the premises to the said uses until he shall convey and assure them to the said uses and at the request of Edward Payne further sufficiently convey and assure them to the said uses. Parchment tag, seal missing. Endorsed: Witnesses to the sealing by Edward Payne: John Payne the elder, Richard Payne, William Hamond, Roland Geno, Owen Hamon, John Hamon, John Payne the younger, Thomas Payne feoffee