Misc. Notes
Bur ‘hamm, John’
124 Devon Record Office: Petre [123M/L1 - 123M/L757]
Creator(s):
Petre family of Writtle and Ingatestone Hall, Essex
LEASES AND RELATED DOCUMENTS
General
FILE [no title] - ref. 123M/L7a - date: 1678
[from Scope and Content] Premises: ..-reversions of following tenements in Southleigh:- tenement and 141 acres called -- in tenure of Grace Viccary widow for divers years or her life, rent 38s, heriot; tenement and 80 acres called -- in tenure of William Calley for divers years or his life, rent 26s 8d, heriot; tenement and one hundred and -- acres called Tokkishoy in tenure of John Ham yeoman for divers years or his life, rent 25s 8d, heriot
29Branscombe parish: FILE [no title] - ref. 123M/L1297 - date: 1668 [from Scope and Content] Lessee: Sara Ham of Branscombe widow. [from Scope and Content] Premises: reversion, on deaths of Walter Ham and Sara Ham jun., in 5 closes called Deanelands containing 70 acres, parcel of Branscombe Farm, except 1⁄2 acre plot with dwelling house and close of 4 acres late in tenure of John Coxe.
FILE [no title] - ref. 123M/L1298 - date: 1673 [from Scope and Content] Lessee: John Ham of Branscombe yeoman. FILE [no title] - ref. 123M/L1299 - date: 1673 [from Scope and Content] Lessee: John Ham of Branscombe yeoman. [from Scope and Content] Premises: reversion, on deaths of lessee and Anne his wife, of closes called Litlecombe containing 140 acres, being one moiety of Branscombe Farm, now in tenure of Walter Ham father of lessee. FILE [no title] - ref. 123M/L1301 - date: 1682 [from Scope and Content] Lessee: Sarah Ham of Branscombe widow. FILE [no title] - ref. 123M/L1303 - date: 1700 [from Scope and Content] Lessee: Joseph Ham of Branscombe yeoman. FILE [no title] - ref. 123M/L1304 - date: 1705 [from Scope and Content] Lessee: Joseph Ham of Branscombe yeoman. [from Scope and Content] Premises: reversion, on deaths of Anne widow of John Ham of Branscombe deceased and of Joanna widow of Gawen Shapton of Combe Raleigh deceased, of tenement called Litlecombe to which belongs moiety of Branscombe Farm containing 140 acres, now in lessee's tenure. FILE [no title] - ref. 123M/L1305 - date: 1705 [from Scope and Content] Lessee: Joseph Ham of Branscombe yeoman. [from Scope and Content] Premises: reversion, on deaths of Anne widow of John Ham of Branscombe deceased and Mary wife of Thomas Hodges of Dalwood, Dorset, tanner, of tenement with orchard and garden called Deanelands containing 1⁄2 acre and close containing 4 acres, now in lessee's tenure. FILE [no title] - ref. 123M/L1306 - date: 1710/11 [from Scope and Content] Lessee: Joseph Ham of Branscombe gent.
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