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    Strangways, George

    Male 19.02.1617/18 - 1695


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    • Name Strangways, George 
      Christened 19.02.1617/18  Abbotsbury, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Gender Male 
      Died 19 Aug 1695  Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Person ID I08330  My Genealogy
      Last Modified 14 Mar 2015 

      Father Strangways, Nicholas,   b. Of Melbury Sampford, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1649, Of Abbotsbury, Dorsetshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Mother Trenchard, Anne,   b. Abt 1585, Of Charminster, Dorest, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1623, Abbotsbury, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 39 years) 
      Family ID F01083  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family Chafin, Bridget,   c. 10 Mar 1643, Chettle, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1720, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years) 
      Married Abt 1660  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Family ID F03134  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Notes 
      • Receipt for the purchase money under no. 5, 2 November 1683.
        Copy of the will (dated 23 May 1693) of George Strangways of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis; to be buried at Abbottsbury; £10 to the poor there; mourning rings and plate to sisters-in-law Mary Ryves and Anne Chafin, nephew Nicholas Hurdey and niece Grace Bacon; £10 to god daughter and kinswoman Mrs Katherine Merefield; clothes to servant John Locke; farm at Bolmston alias Bompston, parish of Stinsford, to wife Bridgett for the remainder of his term in the same, and farm in Melcombe Regis to her; residue of estate to wife, who is sole executrix.

        Lease and release (21-22 March 1694/5) by Strangways, to William Stroode of Parham, Dorset, Esq., Francis Mohun of Fleete, Dorset, Esq. and William Churchill the elder of Muston, Dorset, Esq., of the capital messuage called Holway or Holwall House, and all appurtenances, and tenements now or late in the occupation of Mary Furmage, William Rogers, Lewis Furmage and Bridget Furmage, widow Rawlins, and John Bath, and 2a. of land in the occupation of Jasper Rogers, all in the parish of Cattistocke; to the use of Strangways for life, then to Bridgett for life, thence to Nicholas Hardy of Woolcombe Matravers, Dorset, Esq., his nephew, for life, thence to Hardy's sons successively in tail male, then to Hardy's daughters and their issue, with further remainder to Grace, wife of Thomas Bacon of Maunsell, Somerset, Esq., Hardy's sister, and her heirs and assigns; and a mansion house in Melcombe Regis near St Nicholas Street to the use of Bridgett absolutely; power of revocation and power to appoint new uses reserved to Strangways.


        Lease and release (30-31 December 1719) by John Cheveley of Lincoln's Inn, Middlesex, Esq. and Elizabeth his wife, and Dorothy Bacon, spinster (2 of the 4 daughters and coheirs of Grace Bacon...), to Awnsham Churchill of Pater Noster Row, parish of St Gregory, City of London, Esq., of their two fourth shares in Holway Farm alias Holloway Farm alias Holwell Farm alias South Holway, parish of Catistock, late in the tenure of Bridget Strangways, widow; covenant to levy a Fine; consideration of £1400. 2 parts of a Final Concord (Michaelmas Term 6 George I) levied pursuant to the covenant attached to release. And declaration of trust (31 December 1719) by Churchill in favour of Frances Bennett of Merefeild House, parish of Catstock, gentleman.
        11: Deed (6 November 1721) to lead the uses of a Fine, by William Taunton of Yetminster, Dorset, gentleman and Grace his wife, to Arthur Cosens of Yetminster, gentleman, of one fourth share in Holway or Holwall House etc., etc., to the use of William Taunton and Arthur Cosens, and the heirs and assigns of William; part of Final Concord (Michaelmas Term 8 George I) levied pursuant to the deed attached.

        Deed (26 December 1721) to declare the uses of a Fine, by William Taunton and Grace his wife (one of the daughters and coheirs of Grace Bacon...), to Arthur Cosens, to the same as no. 11; further part of the Final Concord levied pursuant to no. 11 attached.


        Lease and release (31 March-1 April 1722) by John Bampfylde of Hestercombe, Somerset, Esq. and Thomas Horner of Mells, Somerset, Esq., and by William Catford of Boomer, parish of North Petherton, Somerset, Esq. and Susannah his wife (one of the daughters and coheirs of Grace Bacon...), to Awnsham Churchill, of a further one fourth part of Holway; consideration of £840 to Catford