Misc. Notes
Bpt Walter Hamme s/o John Hamme
262 Branscombe Parish: FILE [no title] - ref. 123M/L1286 - date: 1625 [from Scope and Content] Lessee: Walter Ham of Branscombe yeoman. [from Scope and Content] Premises: reversion, on deaths of lessee and Thomas his brother, sons of John Ham of Colyton, of 5 closes called Deane Landes containing 70 acres, parcel of Branscombe Farm, except plot, dwelling house and close in tenure of John Coxe, with timber for repairs and right to dig for marl and sand on the premises or on adjoining land called Littlecombe. FILE [no title] - ref. 123M/L1287 - date: 1631 [from Scope and Content] Lessee: Walter Ham of Branscombe yeoman. [from Scope and Content] Premises: reversion, on determination of estates of Anne Ham and Jane her daughter, of land called Lyttlecombe containing 140 acres, now in tenure of Anne Ham widow, with hedgebote, stakebote and frith and right to dig for marl, earth or chalkstone or sand to make lime. FILE [no title] - ref. 123M/L1288 - date: [1638] [from Scope and Content] Lessee: Walter Hame of Branscombe yeoman. FILE [no title] - ref. 123M/L1289 - date: 1640 [from Scope and Content] Lessee: Walter Ham of Branscombe yeoman. [from Scope and Content] Premises: reversion, on deaths of Jane wife of Thomas Morrice and John son of lessee, of parcels of land called Litlecombe containing 140 acres, late in tenure of Anne Ham deceased, now of lessee, with hedgebote, stakebote and frith, right to dig marl etc. on premises. FILE [no title] - ref. 123M/L1290 - date: 1640 [from Scope and Content] Lessee: Walter Ham of Branscombe yeoman. [from Scope and Content] Premises: reversion, on deaths of lessee and Amy his wife, of 5 closes called Deanelandes containing 70 acres, parcel of Branscombe Farm, now in lessee's tenure, except messuage or tenement lately erected and 41⁄2 acres land late in tenure of John Coxe, with timber for repairs and tops and lops of accustomed trees, right to dig sand and marl on the premises and on lands called Littlecombe adjoining. FILE [no title] - ref. 123M/L1291 - date: 1648 [from Scope and Content] Lessee: Walter Ham of Branscombe yeoman. [from Scope and Content] Premises: reversion, on determination of lessee's former lease dated 30 April 1631 [L1287], of closes called Littlecombe containing 140 acres, parcel of Branscombe Farm, now in lessee's tenure, with timber for repairs and firebote, hedgebote, stakebote and ploughbote. FILE [no title] - ref. 123M/L1292 - date: 1648 [from Scope and Content] Lessee: Walter Ham of Branscombe yeoman. FILE [no title] - ref. 123M/L1294 - date: 1650 [from Scope and Content] Lessee: Walter Ham of Branscombe yeoman. [from Scope and Content] Consideration: surrender of lease dated 20 February 3 James [1606] of the premises to John Coxe alias Brewer late of Branscombe deceased for lives of John and Christian his children, fine £10.
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FILE [no title] - ref. 123M/L1296 - date: 1662
[from Scope and Content] Lessee: Robert Ham of Branscombe yeoman.
[from Scope and Content] Premises: reversion, on deaths of Walter Ham and lessee, of messuage or tenement and land called Deanelands containing 70 acres, now in tenure of Walter Ham, with firebote, hedgebote and stakebote.
[from Scope and Content] Life: Sara daughter of lessee.
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. [from Scope and Content] Premises: reversion, on deaths of lessee and Anne his wife, of tenement with orchard and garden called Deanelands containing ? acre and close belonging containing 4 acres, sometime in tenure of John Coxe and afterwards of Walter Ham.
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. [from Scope and Content] Premises: reversion, on the deaths of Walter Ham and Sarah Ham jun., of tenement and parcels of land called Deane Lands containing 70 acres, now in tenure of Walter Ham, with timber for repairs and firebote, hedgebote and stakebote.
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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