The Minor Family of Somerset

Obit 1674 Of Lower Bairstow Will 28Jan 1674 for his four daughte
rs divided asfollows 150 pounds to Mary the eldest; and to Mart
ha, Sara and Phebe, 100 pounds each to be payable as each shoul
d come of age. Also I give and bequeathunto John Kinge my son a
nd heir apparent, and his heirs all that messuage called Lower B
airstow, and that called Trimingham, and all closes etc., in m
yown occupation. And also the aforesaid closes called the Holm
e, at the Cawsey, in Warley, now in my own occupation. And the t
wo water corn mills called Skircote Mills, to hold the same to t
he said John Kinge his heirs, etc. if heattain 21, but if he s
hould die before reaching that age, without issue, testator bequ
eathed the same to the two younger sons, Samuel and William King
eand their heirs. To Samuel Kinge wa bequeathed, charged as bef
ore, Cliff Hill, and two closes call "Astleyes," also the annuit
y of 4 pound 3 shilling and4 pence from lands, etc, at Butterwo
rth End in Norland with remainder in case he should not arrive a
t full age without issue to John and William Kinge.
To William Kinge was devised all the messuages in Warley, and th
at called RawPighill; also the annuity from the fulling mills a
t Sowerby Bridge, and theannuity of Cawdey--remainder, as befor
e, to John and Samuel Kinge. "As touching my personal estate
, I give unto, John Kinge, my son, the following to beheirlooms
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Court Rolls of the Manor of Wakefield
page 124, 1664-1665
Sowerby (160) George Fairbancke, son and heir of Thomas Fairban
ke lately of Warley, shear grinder, deceased, came into court be
fore the steward and fined forleave to inherit the West end o
f a house called le Cawsey in Warley, the eastof a croft of lan
d and meadow divided from the West by certain bounds beingestim
ated at 1 1/2 roods, and a half rood of land in Warley, also a m
ill for milling scissors, with all ways waters passages watercou
rses mill-Ponds attachments to mill-Ponds and all other easement
s belonging to the Mill in Warley, lately occupied by Grace Bolt
on and Edward Bolton or their assignes by copyhold at a lord's r
end of 2d under composition, also a close of land and pasture kn
own and Goodhey estimated at 1 1/2 acres and all ways and water
s thereto belonging in Warley now occupied by John Sladen or hi
s assigns, abbutting on a way leading from Halifax to Warley tow
ne to the North, on a way leading from the said road to a messua
ge in Warley called le Hill on the east, on the land lately of J
oseph Bolton to the south and West, at a Lords rend of 6dunde
r composition, also half the spring and watercourse therefrom a
t Harwoodwell into a close lately of Edward Mawde called Wheatfi
eld to the Croft andthence to the cote lately erected by the sa
id Thomas in a close called Milnestead, in winter between the fe
asts of All Saints and Philip and James (1 Maydeleted in draf
t and festival subsituted) and all that watercourse for the spac
e of 4 weekDays between 1 May and 1 November, with freedom to cl
ean the watercourse at all times, also a house lately built in t
he said close called Milnestead and on other land adjoining wit
h a house in which the grindstone now stands, and a mill-Pond an
d its attachments as needed by the said grindstone, and all way
s passages and re-entries thereto belonging or necessary, at al
ord's rent of 1d, being parcel of a messuage, garden and 8 close
s of landin Warley now occupied by Edward Mawde, Samuel Kinge
, and richard Barracloughor their assings, at a lord's rend o
f 3s. 4d, saving to the said Edward Mawde ...