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- The Stephen Ley-Mrs. Margaret Mill marriage is noted in both the West Putford and East Putford registers, with the West Putford register being more detailed. These registers sometimes duplicated each other.
Feoffment John Cawsey of Bideford, gent. to Stephen Ley of East Putford, gent. ...
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Description:
Feoffment
John Cawsey of Bideford, gent.
to
Stephen Ley of East Putford, gent.
Messuage called Higher or Over Twitchen
£740
22 Oct.
Date: 1684
Held by: North Devon Record Office (South West Heritage Trust), not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Note PCC will of Lewis Wellington probated 10 Apr 1633: "....I forgot a moor that Stephen Lay hath an estate from me I likewise give it to Richard my son with the tenaments of Lower Twitchin as in my will"
Title: Devon Record Office
Reference: Z16/1/28/5
Description:
East Putford,
Bond in £10
John Fortescue of Parkham, gent., and Richard Risdon of Wolsfardisworthy, gent., obligors
John Barnfild and Stephen Ley, gentlemen and Thomas Glidon, yeoman, feoffees for the Chapelry of East Putford
Date: 25 August 1686
Held by: Devon Heritage Centre (South West Heritage Trust), not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Former Reference Department: DD. 47274
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Devon Record Office
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Reference: Z16/1/28/8
Title: Devon Record Office
Description:
East Putford,
Bond in £10
Richard Oxnam of Parkham, husbandman, obligor
Stephen Ley of Ware Gifford, gent., and John Barnfield of Eastputford, gent.
For the repair of a messuage and tenement called Sexworthy on lease to the obligor form the obligees for a term of 7 years
Date: 2 May 1709
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. 47278
Catalogue description Devon Record Office
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Reference: Z16/1/1/57
Title: Devon Record Office
Description:
Bond in £30
William Rowcliffe senior of Buckland Brewer, yeoman, and Richard Rowcliffe of the same, yeoman, obligors.
John Barnfield, gent., and Stephen Ley senior, gent., of Eastputford, obligees
For repayment of £15 9s rent for the use of the inhabitants of Eastputford.
Date: 12 June 1692 4 William and Mary
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. 47097
Language: English
Devon Record Office
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Reference: Z16/1/36/1
Title: Devon Record Office
Description:
Woolfardisworthy
Mortgage by assignment:
(1) Richard Risdon of Wolfardisworthy, gent.
(2) John Barnefeild of Mambury, gent., and Stephen Ley of Weare Giffard, gent.
Closes called Headland, Ounerland(?), the Furze Parke and the Furse Parke Meadow, part of a messuage and tenement called Hole now or late in the possession of (1) for a term of years determinable with the lives of (1), Lewis Nations of Buckland Brewer, gent., and Susanna Newton, spinster, daughter of Mary Newton of Abbotscastle, widow
Term: residue of the said term
Consideration: £10
Collateral security for a bond in which (1) is bound with John Fortescue, gent., to (2)
Date: 2 May 1704 3 Anne
Held by: Devon Archives and Local Studies Service (South West Heritage Trust), not available at The National Archives
"pd Mr. Stephen Ley of Weare his bill for Drawing of Timber from Stevenstone for ye new Bells and the carriage of the old and new Bell to and from Wear" p 36 "The History of Great Torrington in the County of Devon" (Gt Torrington church warden's accounts, 1716(?))
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Abt 1652 - 1727 (~ 75 years)