Catalogue description 1. John Mytton of Halston esq   2. Sarah Harriet Owen of Woodhouse spinster, 3rd dau of...

1. John Mytton of Halston esq

2. Sarah Harriet Owen of Woodhouse spinster, 3rd dau of William Owen late of same esq decd

3. John Corbet of Sundorn esq and John Kynaston of Hardwicke esq

4. Thomas Crewe Dod of Edge co Chester esq and William Owen of Woodhouse esq, brother of Sarah Harriet

5. John Probert of Copthorn esq and Thomas Mostyn Edwards of Kilken Hall co Elint esq

Settlement on intended marriage of John Mytton and Sarah Harriet Owen

By indenture of 10 January 1792

(1) William Owen (deceased) and Rebecca his wife

(2) William Owen (party)

(3) Charles Mytton clerk and Richard Rocke esq

(4) Thomas Crew Dod and John Mytton

(5) Edward Burton esq and Thomas Mostyn Edwards

Sarah Harriet Owen is entitled to a portion of £1000

Consideration: mortgage and portion

Release to Corbet and Kynaston of the capital messuage called Halston House with lawns, pleasure grounds, woods, lands etc in Halston (John Mytton), of the yearly value of £100 and upwards; the demesne lands of Halston (John Mytton) of the value of £200 and upwards; messuage called Kinshall farm in Halston (Walter Broughall) at £160 rent); Evenhall farm in Frankton (John Morris at £110), Hênhaford farm in Frankton (Edward Pritchard ay £84); Berghill farm in Berghill (John Thomas at £167); farm in Berghill and land late part of Spertal in Halston (John Morris at £178); farm in Berghill and land belonging to the last mentioned farm in Frankton (Thomas Humphreys at £52.10.0); farm in Berghill (William Morris at £54); farm in Berghill (Thomas Harper at £2.10.0); farm in Berghill (William Pearce at £20); 2 farms called Babies Wood and Tymawr in Whittington township (William Grindley at £140); Donalts farm in Whittington township (John Broughall at £134); Habberley Hall Farm in Habberley and Middle Farm in Habberley (Judith Burley widow at £260); East farm in Habberley (William Everall at £100); East Middle farm in Habberley (Thomas Morris at £63), Marsley farm in Habberley (William Bromley at £66); messuage and water corn mill in Habberley (Thomas Williams at £10); messuage and land in Habberley (Thomas Spencer at £6); messuage and lands (Samuel Grice or the Overseers of the Poor of the parish at £1); another messuage (Overseers of the Poor at £1); messuage, garden and land in Habberley (Thomas Evans at £3.5.0); messuage, garden and close in Habberley (Edward Higley at £3.15.0); messuage, garden and lands in Habberley (William Bromley at £4); messuage and garden in Habberley (Richard Burgwin at £1); Presley Farm in Pulverbach (Aaron Jones at £42)

To use of John Mytton and heirs until the marriage, after to use of Mytton and assigns for life, trustees to preserve, after to use that Sarah may receive, if she survive John, an annual rent charge of £500 for life, clear, with power to distrain after 30 days; after to use of Dod and Owen for term of 100 years; to use of Probert and Edwards for term of 500 years; after to use of sons in tail male; after to use of Corbet and Kynaston for term of 600 years; remainder to use of John Mytton his heirs and assigns

The term of 100 years is to secure payment of the £500 the term of 500 years is in trust, if Sarah survive John, to raise by mortgage or sale £500 for her and portions for younger children - if one, £6000; if 2, £8000; if 3 or more £10,000; the money to be divided as John Mytton shall appoint, payable at age 21 or 6 months after the death of the father; the portion of any child dying or becoming an eldest son to be vested in the survivors but not to increase their portions beyond the sums laid down before for 1 or 2. Money to be raised for education and maintenance of the children at rate of 3% on the portions till they are 15 and 4% afterwards till 21

Mytton may appoint portions during his lifetime and advance money for them, but this is to be deducted unless he declare to the contrary. No money to be raised before it is payable. Residue of rents to be paid to the person entitled expectant on the determination of the term.

If Sarah survive John, his executors shall raise £500 and pay it to her for her use within 1 months of his death

The term of 500 years is on trust if there is no son, to raise £2000 for additional portions of daughters, but no daughter to have more that £8000 portion altogether nor two daughters more that £10,000 between them.

Powers to lease and exchange

If the marriage take effect, Mytton will assign to Edward Henry Owen and Rebecca Owen the younger, Maria Owen, Sobiesky Owen, Eloisa Owen and Laura Owen or the survivors as tenants in common for their use all such sums of money, other than the £1000, to which he shall be entitled in right of his wife under the settlement made on the marriage of William Owen (deceased) and Rebecca and the indenture of 10 January 1792

Witnesses:- Robert Wilding of Copthorne gentleman, William Coupland of Shrewsbury gentleman, Thomas F. Dukes of Shrewsbury gentleman, Anthony Kynnersley of Shrewsbury esq

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