Catalogue description Box 10: Settlement and Testamentary documents

Settlements and Testamentary documents concerning the family of Hawker, comprising: 1731-1785 (18) F.L.

Settlement on the marriage of William Hawker of Luppitt, gent., and Mary Sampson, spinster, daughter of Anne Sampson of Piddlehinton (co. Dorset), widow, affecting the mansion house, etc. in Luppitt, 24 June 1731.

Settlement on the marriage of William Hawker and Mary Sampson affecting the residue of the personal estate of Peter Battiscombe, 24 June 1731.

Probate of Will of William Hawker of Luppitt, gent., 24 January 1738/9, pr. P.C.C. 28 August 1739.

Release of actions etc. under the Will of William Hawker, 1738/9, by his son William to Mary, widow of said W.H. senior, and John Hawker, brother of W.H. senior, 13 April 1754, with [found inside] Letters of Administration granted to William Hawker of the goods of his sister Anne Hawker, 26 January 1770, and mother Mary Hawker, 25 June 1772, both proved at P.C.C.

Release of actions etc. by Mary Hawker and John Hawker to William Hawker, 13 April 1754.

Appointment by Mary Hawker of Luppitt, widow, of the mansion house, etc. in Luppitt (her jointure) to the use of her son William Hawker after her death, 28 May 1755.

Settlement on the marriage of William Hawker, only son of Mary Hawker of Luppitt, widow, and the late William Hawker, esq. and Elizabeth Welman, spinster, only child of Thomas Welman of Lower Poundisford, esq., in consideration of the conveyance of the moiety of the manor of Westonzoyland, the surrender according to the custom of the manor of Taunton Deane of Illbear Farm in Kingston, and of a settlement to be made of the moiety of the manor of Norton Fitzwarren, with a Release of the mansion house etc., in Luppitt, 27 and 28 June 1755 (6).

Agreement regarding £400 trust monies secured under the Marriage Settlement of William Hawker and Mary Sampson, 21 February 1769.

Covenants and Agrrements previous to the marriage of the Rev. James Camplin of Crowcombe and Mary daughter of Mary Hawker, daughter of William Hawker of Poundisford Lodge by Elizabeth his late wife, 7 January 1785.

Conveyance (Lease and Release) for the purpose of barring estates tail, by William Hawker and his daughters to Edmund Trowbridge Halliday of Yard in Taunton St. James, esq., and John Santer of New Inn (co. Middx.) gent., of the mansion house, etc., of Luppitt, 16 and 17 March 1785 (2)

Settlements and Testamentary documents concerning the families of Hawker and Bernard, comprising: 1804-1839 (17) F.L.

Probate of Will and codicils of William Hawker of Poundisford Lodge, esq., 21 February 1804, codicils 10 August 1805, 16 January 1806, and three undated, pr. 18 June 1806.

Copies of the Will and codicils of William Hawker, 1804-1806, with a note that he died on February 8, 1806; [3 copies].

Five schemes for dividing the 'manor of Luppitt', etc., between the three daughters of William Hawker, watermarked 1806; together with a Luppitt poor rate assessment, 1807; [Two docts.].

Valuations of the manor of 'Ottery Mohune' and other lands in Luppitt, the Rectory of Luppitt, and Vicarage, lands in Combe Raleigh (co. Devon), Higher Bingham's in Netherbury (co. Dorset), and estates in Norton Fitzwarren; for the purpose of division between Mrs. Camplin, Mrs. Helyar and Miss Hawker, watermarked 1806; [3 paper vols.].

'Survey of the Manor of Luppit in the County of Devon late the property of Willm. Hawker Esqre., deceased. Meas & Map by Jos. Singer - 1807. Vald. by Thos. Davis & John Edye, Esqres'; [1 paper vol.].

Account of rents received from the tenants in Luppitt by Mr. Edye one of the Trustees named in the Will of William Hawker, 1807.

Deed of Partition of the estates of William Hawker in Luppitt and Combe Raleigh (co. Devon), Netherbury (co. Dorset) and Norton Fitzwarren (co. Somerset) between his daughters Mary, wife of the Rev. James Camplin of Crowcombe, Elizabeth, wife of William Helyar of East Coker, esq., and Ann Hawker of Poundisford Lodge, esq., 12 November 1808.

Draft of the deed of Partition, 12 November 1808.

Copy of the Will and codicils of Ann Hawker of Poundisford Lodge, spinster, 22 July 1833, codicils 14 June 1834, 16 June 1834, 21 June 1834.

Abstract of Will of Ann Hawker, 1833-1834.

Copy of the Will and codicil of James Bernard of Sidmouth, esq., 8 November 1837, codicil 10 July 1838.

Release of estates of Mary Bernard, widow of James Bernard (formerly Camplin), from portions of £3000 each charged thereon on favour of her children, the Rev. William Bernard, Charlotte Ann, wife of John Slessor, Emily Rossetta, wife of Alfred Matthews of Hereford, Commander R.N., and Caroline Bernard of Sidmouth, spinster, affecting the manor of Mohun's Ottery, advowson of Luppitt, and other properties in Luppitt and Combe Raleigh, 7 December 1839. [Copy].