| Description | Parties:
1) Thomas Butterfield Whitaker, Dowthorpe, gentleman
2) Elizabeth Whitaker, Dowthorpe, spinster
3) Thomas Whitaker the younger, Dowthorpe, gentleman, and Susannah Whitaker, his wife
4) Thomas Whitaker the younger
5) Charles Howard, Melbourne, gentleman
Property: Third share of Thomas Butterfield Whitaker and third share of Elizabeth Whitaker of manor of Storthwaite, dwellinghouse and orchard containing 1 acre 1 rood 37 perches, close in the Ings containing 10 acres 2 roods 30 perches, Little Fore Door Close containing 2 acres 3 roods 30 perches, a close formerly 2 closes known as Gib Croft and Low Park containing 7 acres 23 roods, Great Fore Door Close containing 9 acres 30 perches, 5 closes known as Park Closes containing 35 acres 12 perches, Flad Grass Close containing 8 acres 3 roods, Moor Close containing 7 acres 15 perches, Wilson's Close containing 6 acres 2 roods 35 perches, Honey Potts Close containing 8 acres 30 perhes in Storthwaite, several closes lately inclosed from Ross Moor containing 31 acres 10 perches and 8 closes lately inclosed from Ross Moor containing 101 acres 1 rood 12 perches, all in Storthwaite; dwellinghouse in Stamford Bridge occupied by George Haine and croft adjoining containing 5 acres 1 rood 18 perches and orchard containing 1 rood 33 perches, Pitmire Flatt containing 4 acres 1 rood 37 perches, Stonepitt or Stonehill Close containing 4 acres 3 roods 39 perches, Crossland or Cross Close containing 3 acres 1 rood 20 perches, the Ing at the bottom of Stonehill Close containing 1 acre 1 rood 22 perches, land in the Long Cross field containing 7 acres 1 rood 5 perches, Reckondale Close containing 1 acre 2 roods 7 perches, land in Turf Carr Flatt containing 8 acres 6 perches, land in the common containing 26 acres 2 roods 24 perches, all in Stamford Bridge
Consideration: £4,000
Thomas Butterfield Whitaker, Susannah Whitaker and Elizabeth Whitaker are the only surviving children of William Whitaker, late of Storthwaite, parish of Thornton, gentleman, and Susannah Whitaker, his late wife, formerly Susannah Wilkinson, she being the niece and devisee in will of Thomas Butterfield of Wilberfoss, gentleman, deceased. William Whitaker died £1,320 in debt to Thomas Priestman, Marygate, York, tanner, John Armytage, York, cordwainer; Elizabeth Thurnam, Osbaldwick, North riding, widow, Richard Thompson, Kirk Deighton, West Riding, and Francis Ward the younger, Acaster Selby, West Riding |