Grace Ley

Female 1700 - 1774  (~ 73 years)


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  • Name Grace Ley 
    Born Oct 1700  Monkleigh, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 3 Oct 1700  Monkleigh, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID F24D4AFAD9332145989AA3B88ED3F222F78C 
    Died Jan 1774  Frithelstock, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 25 Jan 1774  Frithelstock, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I876  Victoria Boutilier's Genealogy Pages
    Last Modified 27 Jun 2022 

    Father Thomas Ley,   b. Abt 1667, East Putford, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1743, Monkleigh, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years) 
    Mother Margarett Mill,   b. 28 Nov 1671, East Putford, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1731, Monkleigh, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Married 23 Feb 1692  East Putford, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Margaret Mill was the stepdaughter of her husband Thomas Ley's older brother Stephen Ley.
    Notes 
    • (The marriage date would be 23 February 1693 by our reckoning)
    Family ID F110  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Giles Ball,   b. 1697, Frithelstock, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 3 May 1734  Weare Giffard, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John Ball,   b. Mar 1736, Langtree, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Priscilla Ball,   b. Feb 1741, Langtree, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 26 May 2020 
    Family ID F1374  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Devon Record Office Z16/1/17/13 26 March 1730 3 George II
      These documents are held at Devon Record Office
      Former reference: DD. 47186
      Contents Langtree Lease
      (1) Abraham Barnfield of Mambrey, East putford, gent.
      (2) John Ball of Frithelstock, yeoman
      Messuage and tenement in Ashbury called Wester-Ashbury with all appurtenances, in the tenure of (1)
      Term 95 years or the lives of Giles Ball, son of (2), Grace Ley, daughter of Thomas Ley of Munkleigh, yeoman and Peter Judd, son of John Judd of Langtree, yeoman
      Rent: £1
      Heriot: best beast or £4
      Consideration: £332 10s.
      from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a

      According to the IGI, Grace Ley married Giles Ball at Weare Giffard on 3 May 1734

      Devon Record Office
      This record is held by Devon Archives and Local Studies Service (South West Heritage Trust)
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      Reference: Z16/1/17/16
      Title: Devon Record Office
      Description:
      Langtree


      Counterpart lease in reversion:


      (1) Joseph Phillipps of Mambrey, East Putford, and Eulalia his wife, daughter of Abraham Barnfield of Mambrey, esq. deceased


      (2) Roger Ball of Frithelstock, yeoman


      Messuage and tenement called West Ashbury now in the tenure of Grace Ball, widow


      Term: 99 years or the lives of John Ball, nephew of (2), aged 32, and John son of Richard Spearman of Buckland Brewer, aged 6 to commence after the death of Grace Ball


      Rent: £1


      Heriot: best beast or £4


      Consideration: £220


      Enclosed: a note dated 28 May 1818 showing acreages and annual values of the parts of Ashbury

      Date: 3 June 1771 11 George III
      Held by: Devon Archives and Local Studies Service (South West Heritage Trust), not available at The National Archives
      Former reference in its original department: DD. 47188
      Language: English
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