| Reference Number | DSCAM/5/8/1/7-19 |
| Title | Hawkes family deeds: Ashton Barbors, Dudley etc. |
| Description | DSCAM/5/8/1/7-9: Lease and release (11-12 Mar. 1803) by Benjamin Phillips, now of Ewers Street, Borough of Southwark, Surrey, drug grinder and the Revd William Blagborne of Leeds, Clerk and Mary his wife (formerly Mary Wright, widow), at the direction of Mary Hawkes of Dudley, widow, Edward Dixon late of Dudley but now of Horseley House, parish of Tipton, Staffs., Esq. and Thomas Hawkes and George Wright Hawkes, both of Dudley, glass merchants (surviving executors of Abiathar Hawkes), to Joseph Dixon of Dudley, banker, being a reconveyance of the Dudley premises on the repayment of the mortgage; first mentioned premises in High Street, to the use of Mary Hawkes for life, thence to Thomas Hawkes, and other premises, to Mary, Thomas and George Wright Hawkes and Edward Dixon, upon the trusts contained in the will of Abiathar with respect to his residuary estate; covenant to levy a Fine; recites previous deeds, will of Abiathar Hawkes etc. And two parts of a Final Concord (Trinity Term 43 George III = 1803) between Mary Hawkes, Edward Dixon, Thomas Hawkes and George Wright Hawkes (Plaintiffs) and William Blagborne, Clerk and Mary his wife (Deforciants). |
| DSCAM/5/8/1/10: Copy of the will (dated 20 Jan. 1775) of James Shaw of Dudley, gentleman; all to wife, Sarah, for life, thence to 3 children in such shares as she shall appoint, otherwise equally, with no benefit of survivorship; wife is sole executrix. |
| DSCAM/5/8/1/11-13: Abstract of Shaw's title to premises in Sedgley, post 1773; annotated. Draft conveyance (1780) by Thomas Bendy and James Hayward Shaw, and John Burley and wife, to John Haycock of the parish of Womborne, Staffs., miller, of the five eighths of the Sedgley property in #1 above. Opinion of counsel on the conveyances from Bendy to the various purchasers of Shaw's estates, 14 May 1781. |
| DSCAM/5/8/1/14: Lease and release (1-2 Dec. 1783) by George Blachford of Tooting, Surrey, Esq. and Ann his wife, William Northen of Eccleshall, Staffs., surgeon and Mary his wife and Elizabeth Hickin of Eccleshall, spinster (sisters and coheirs of John Hickin of Stone, surgeon, deceased, as ultimate heir of John Hickin of Audmore, Staffs.), to Abiather Hawkes of Dudley, merchant, of two eighths of 2 closes of land (4.5 acres) and underlying minerals, at Dudley; consideration of £60. Endorsed 'Ashton Barbors and Stubble Leasow and Mines'. |
| DSCAM/5/8/1/15: Demise (28 Feb. 1785) by Abiathar Hawkes of Dudley, glass manufacturer, to Thomas Hawkes the elder of Dudley, gentleman and John Baddely of Blowers Green, parish of Dudley, coal master, of a seventh part of an eighth part of coals under Ashton Barbors and Stubble Leasow, for a term of 199 years; consideration of £105. |
| DSCAM/5/8/1/16: Notice from James Hayward Shaw to the executurs of Abiathar Hawkes of his intention to pay off the mortgage DSCAM/5/8/1/4, 10 Sept. 1800. |
| DSCAM/5/8/1/17: Release (22 Feb. 1802) by James Hayward Shaw of Birmingham, Warwickshire, gentleman and Thomas Bendy of the parish of Kingswinford, Staffs., Esq., to Mary Hawkes, Edward Dixon, Thomas Hawkes and George Wright Hawkes (surviving devisees in trust of Abiathar), of five eighths of the minerals under Ashton Barbors and Stubble Leasow, upon the trusts of the will of Abiathar Hawkes; consideration of £150; recites previous deeds of 1779 and 1781. |
| DSCAM/5/8/1/18: Bargain and sale and enfeoffment (28 Dec. 1820) by John Swann of the Birches, parish of Dudley, Staffs., farmer (eldest son and heir at law of Elizabeth, wife of John Swann of High Offley, Staffs., farmer, deceased, and a daughter and coheiress of Mary Dale, one of the 4 sisters and coheiresses-at-law of the Revd - Taylor of Dudley), to Mary Hawkes of Dudley, widow, Thomas Hawkes of Himley, Staffs., Esq. and George Wright Hawkes of Dudley, Esq. (surviving trustees of the will of Abiathar Hawkes of Dudley, glass merchant), of an eighth of Ashton Barbers and Stubble Leasow, Dudley; appointment of Joseph Green Bourne of Dudley, gentleman as attorney to deliver seisin and of James Bourne the younger of Dudley, gentleman to receive it; consideration of £350; livery of seisin endorsed, 22 June 1825. |
| DSCAM/5/8/1/19: Page of abstract of wills of John Hickin dated 14 Apr. 1772 and 28 Apr. 1778, relating to two eighths of Ashton Barbors and Stubble Leasow. |
| Date | 1773-1825 |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Extent | 13 items |
| Level | Item |