Temporary ACC 2021/229/2 - Bundle 2

Lands in Bessingham and Thurgarton 1715-1874; land in Deopham 1790
Not an original bundle so the title is imprecise; the last item seems to be a stray.
/1 Mortgage by demise

1. Joseph Shephardson alias Margaretson, jnr, of Bessingham, worsted weaver
2. Thomas Spurgeon of Aldborough gent
   Freehold and copyhold premises in Bessingham and Thurgarton
   For repayment of £20 plus interest. £23 to be paid over three years at Spurgeon's dwelling in Baconsthorpe. Parchment
   Water damaged 6 Jan 1715
   /2 Release
3. William Baron of Thurgarton, yeoman to John Rickey of same, gardener.
   Inclosure of 7 acres of land and meadow in Bessingham or Thurgarton, previously 2 inclosures formerly Gunton's, lately belonging to EdwardGray. Parchment 18 Dec 1731
   /3 Copy of last will of John Rickey of Thurgarton, gardener, made 6 June 1743. Property in Thurgarton, Bessingham and Gresham left to his executor Mary, wife of John Pickering of Fakenham, innkeeper for life and then to her children John and Susanna. Paper. Fragile 17 Nov 1743
   /4 Final concord
4. Cloudsley Heaslup and wife Mary
5. James Flaxman
   Messuage, barn, stable, garden, orchard, 6 acres land, 2 acres meadow and 2 acres pasture in Bessingham, Thurgarton and Bodham. £60 paid by 2. Parchment Easter 1752
   [25GII]
   /5 Final concord
6. Mary Pickering, Thomas Mason and wife Susan
7. Stephen Gardiner esq
   Three messuages, 30 acres land, 10 acres each of meadow and pasture, with common of pasture for cattle, in Bessingham, Thurgarten, Gresham, Fakenham and Hempton. £60 paid by 2. Parchment Easter 1752
   /6 Final concord
8. John Vincent and wife Elizabeth
9. James Carr
   Messuage, barn, orchard, 6 acres each of land, meadow and pasture in Bessingham with common of pasture for cattle. £60 paid by 2. Parchment Hilary 1780
   /7 Mortgage by demise for £500 yrs
10. George Frankland of Bessingham, farmer, only son and devisee of will of Thomas Frankland, farmer late of Bodham
11. Joshua Ives of Barningham, farmer
    Messuage and 5 acres land called Home Close; acre of land called Upper Reed Pit and 11 other pieces of land in Bessingham and Thurgarton. For payment of £200 plus interest the following year to Ives. Parchment 16 Jul 1793
    /8 Further charge
12. George Frankland of Bessingham, farmer
13. Joshua Ives of Town Barningham, gent
    For initial £200 and further £200.
    Parchment 18 June
    1808
    /9 Copy conditional surrender Manor of Thurgarton with Bessingham by George Frankland of Bessingham, farmer of his copyhold premises to use of Joshua Ives of Town Barningham, farmer. To be void if loan repaid. Steward William Forster. Paper 18 June
    1808
    /10 Copy absolute surrender Manor of Thurgarton with Bessingham by John Vincent and wife Elizabeth of Yaxham of his copyhold premises to use of John Spurrell of Bessingham, gent. For £260. Steward William Forster. Paper 23 April 1818
    /11 Mortgage by demise
    1.George Frankland and wife Elizabeth of Bessingham
14. John Brooke of Thurgarton butcher
15. John Spurrell of Bessingham gent
16. John Blake of Norwich gent
    Freehold parts of messuage and 30 acres and other lands of Frankland in Bessingham and Thurgarton. For repayment of £570 plus interest by Frankland to Spurrell in Dec 1821. Parchment
    (damaged) 23 June 1820
    /12 Memorandum of agreement between George Frankland of Bessingham, farmer and John Spurrell of Bessingham, gentleman, by which Spurrell is to buy from Frankland a triangular piece of land in Bessingham adjoining the glebe land at the cost of £30 an acre by 11 October next and thereafter Frankland is to rent the land at 25/- an acre. The sum of £36-12-10 which Frankland owes to Spurrell will be deducted from the purchase price. Witness Jn Pilgrim Paper 27 Aug 1821
    /13 Copy absolute surrender, Manor of Thurgarton with Bessingham, by George Frankland of Bessingham, farmer of all his copyhold premises of the manor to use of John Spurrell, gent of Bessingham, for £410. John Pilgrim, deputy steward. Annotated with fees and 'for Mr. Forster'. Paper (damaged) 30 April 1824
    /14 Copy absolute surrender, Manor of Thurgarton with Bessingham, by George Frankland of Bessingham, farmer of all his copyhold premises of the manor to use of John Spurrell, gent of Bessingham, for £270. John Pilgrim, deputy steward. Annotated 'May 1 1824 surrender sent to W Repton the steward'. Paper 30 April 1824
    /15 Draft release
    1. Charles Turner of Thurgarton and wife Elizabeth
    2. Edward James Copeman, gentleman, of Thurgarton
17. John Cook, gentleman, of Thwaite (trustee for Copeman)
    Turner sells to Copeman for £675, a messuage, premises and two pieces of arable and meadow, comprising seven acres, in Thurgarton and Alby. Recites the will of Joseph Corbell, farmer, of Thurgarton (d 8 August 1841), dated 1 March 1838. Elizabeth Turner, formerly married to Corbell, was his beneficiary. Office number of RW Parmeter, Aylsham, no 244. Paper 22 May 1852
    /16 Draft will of George Chapman of Thurgarton, yeoman, 15 January 1861, altered 1874 in favour of his daughter Louisa Spurrell after death of wife Susannah. RWP office number 260/310. Paper 19 May 1874
    /17 Deopham
    Lease for one year (release lacks)
    John Cooper, gent of Bessingham to Jonathan Day, gent of Deopham, of seven (named, inc Pretty Wench Acre) pieces of arable and pasture land amounting to six acres and one rood in Deopham. 31 Oct 1790