Legal & Miscellaneous Details

Chancery Proceedings—Early—1386-1538
ante 1500	John of Gayteford v Robert Whytyngton—Bond made to William Pope Esq., concerning lands of Gervase Frechevyle, an idiot, and son-in-law of said Robert.	Derby	11/33
1406-57	Ralph Fresshevyle	Derby	16/81
1504-15	John Frecchewell	York	344/8
Chancery Proceedings—Series 11—1558-1660
1617-21	Ralph Fretwell	York	308/38
1626-39	Jenette (widow of William Mirfin, clerk) & Ralph Fretwell	York	409/138
Chancery Proceedings—James I—1603-1625
	Ralph Fretwell	York	F9/49
	Ambrose Fretwell	York	F11/14
	Ann Fretwell	---	G9/42
Chancery Proceedings—Charles I—1625-1649
	Bellamy v Fretwell		B82/42
	Dawson v Fretwell		D49/32
	Fretwell v Laughton		F11/43
	Fretwell v Fretwell		F18/26
	Fretwell v Newton		F19/16
	French v Fretwell		F25/24
	Fretwell v Stanley		F37/29
	Fretchville v Manners		F50/102
	Fretwell ats Mirfin		M42/6, M83/7
	Fretwell ats Osborne		O4/18
	Fretwell ats Parishe		P65/13
	Freschvile, knt ats Wagstaffe		W74/43
Chancery Proceedings before 1714—Bridges Division—1613-1714
1654	John Fretwell—Isaac Scott	403/126	F.PLT
1686	Francis Fretwell	York, 615/4	K.PLT
1700	John Fretwell—Thos. Shirtcliffe	York, 219/2.1	F.PLT
1700	John Fretwell—Shirtcliffe, wid Elizabeth, & Nicholas Thurnscoe	York, 240/33	F.PLT
1701	John Fretwell—Shirtcliffe Elizabeth & Nicholas Thurnscoe	York, 60/103	F.PLT
If the same John Fretwell was involved in the above 4 proceedings it would seem that he lived to a good old age. It is to be hoped that the differences with Widow Shirtcliffe and Nicholas were resolved by the 1701 hearing.
Chancery Proceedings before 1714—Reynardson Division—1613-1714
1672	Fretchwell v Fretchwell		406/215
1694	Frettwell ats Browne		432/17
1695	Fretwell v Waterhouse		168/14

Parish Registers
1575, Jul 24	Bartholomew Fretwell & Elizabeth Hadfield	Chesterfield, Derbys.
1613, Dec 9	Bartholomew Fretwell of Brimington, Buried	Chesterfield, Derbys.
1672, Nov 13	Nath.Fretwell of London and Mary Cole of Ely, at S.Edwards	Cambridge
1680/1, Jan 16	Mary Fretchwell and Wm. Davis, St.Jas. Duke’s Place	London 191
1785, May 2	Rob. Fretwell of Ashover, Derb., and Sarah Lowe of this parish, S.Peter	Nottingham
Wills
1749	John Fretwell, named in will of Mary Essex of Christchurch, London, widow, proved 1750	P.C.C 324 Greenly
1750	Mrs Ann Fretwell, named in will of James Burgess of St George Bloomsbury, wheelright, proved 1750.	P.C.C. 187 Greenly
Miscellanea
1501	Jn. and Joan Fretcheville, Staveley	Cranmer of Aslacton Sherw.Pedigrees
1550/51	Peter Freshville, Staveley, Derby	Smythe of Eske & Co Durham. Sherw. Pedigrees
1521	Elizabeth Fretchwell, daughter of John, son and heir of Piers, late of Staveley, co. Derby, Esq., deceased. Mary, Anne, Jane, Mawde, Elizabeth and Elizabeth, daughters of Isabel. Riston etc. Yorkshire	Sherwood MSS, Yorks
1711, Sept. 16	Geo. Frettwell, Bristol	Sherw. Quarto Notes. Bush 153
1749	Jn. Fretwell, son of Jn., Pollington Yorks	Sherw. Parentalia 2/1
1750	Johnson Fretwell, son of Jn., Snaith, Yorks	Sherw. Parentalia 2/5
1790	Thos. Fretwell, son of Roger, decd., Nottingham	Sherw. Parentalia 2/221
1790	Matthew Fretwell, and Ann his wife	Chancery Reports, Sherw.MSS. 554

HUMAD2 (a)
	Reference	Dates	Description
	DRA/527-543		Comprises papers about Sunk Island including a crown lease of 1675 and another of 1804, 18th century plans of Sunk Island, accounts and rentals of Thomas Jackson (1818-1824), the marriage settlement of John Lonsdale and Elizabeth Steer (1785) and the wills of Robert Fretwell (1791) and John Lonsdale (1805). (See also Fretwell Orphans, Gringley on the Hill)
	DDFA/8/14	12 Jun 1754	Agreement for Sale : for £1200 : Robert Fretwell gent., to Dame Sarah Dawes of Escrick :- messuage and lands in Kexby -: See DDFA/8/119 - DDFA/8/120
	DDFA/8/45	8 Oct 1753 - 9 Oct 1753	Lease and Release : for £2100 : John Cleaver (as DDFA/8/44) to Robert Fretwell of Potterton tanner and wood merchant :- as DDFA/8/44 -: [Part of an original bundle, DDFA/8/44 - DDFA/8/58]
	DDFA/8/46	1 Nov 1753 - 2 Nov 1753	Mortgage : for £2000 : Robert Fretwell (as DDFA/8/45) to Katherine Nevile of Chevet widow :- as DDFA/8/44 -: [Part of an original bundle, DDFA/8/44 - DDFA/8/58]
	DDFA/8/47	30 Jul 1756	Mortgage : for £600 : Robert Fretwell (as DDFA/8/45) to William Read jnr., of Leeds merchant :- as DDFA/8/44 -: [Part of an original bundle, DDFA/8/44 - DDFA/8/58]
	DDFA/8/49	1 Feb 1760 - 2 Feb 1760	Lease and Release : for £2800 in all : Katherine Nevile (as DDFA/8/46), William Read (as DDFA/8/47), Robert Fretwell and trustees for his creditors (as DDFA/8/48) to John Stanhope of Horsforth esq., John Spencer of Cannonhall esq., and Edmund Lodge of Leeds merchant :- as DDFA/8/44 -: [Part of an original bundle, DDFA/8/44 - DDFA/8/58]
	DDFA/8/118	3 Jul 1754 - 4 Jul 1754	Lease and Release : John Baird of Brayton esq., and wife Mary (as DDFA/8/40) Jeremiah Rawson of Bradford esq. John Fretwell of London now of Tadcaster gent. and Robert Fretwell of Potterton gent. Francis Fretwell of Kirk Hamerton gent. : for £2850 :- freehold parts of parts of messuages and lands at Priestly Green in Hipperholm and at Sowerby (mentions Milner Lodge); and messuage and closes at Kexby. (Tenants named) -: In trust for R.F. [Part of an original bundle, DDFA/8/111 - DDFA/8/124]
	DDFA/8/119	12 Jun 1754	Agreement for Sale : for £1200 : Robert Fretwell (as DDFA/8/118) to Dame Sarah Dawes widow :- messuage and closes in Kexby (as DDFA/8/118)-: See DDFA/8/14. [Part of an original bundle, DDFA/8/111 - DDFA/8/124]
	DDFA/15/60	13 Mar 1789 - 14 Mar 1789	Lease and Release : for £34,392.5.0d. in all : Barbara Mainwaring Ellerker Elizabeth and Harriet Mainwaring Ellerker and George, Earl, and Charlotte, Countess of Leicester Elborough Woodcock of Lincolns Inn gent. John Ord of Lincolns Inn, Master in Chancery and John Tyton of par. St. Andrew Holborn Hon. Thomas Onslow Phillip Yorke of Hamels co. Herts esq. John Ord Earl and Countess of Leicester John Bagnall of Suffolk Street, Oxford Road, co. Mdx., esq. Elizabeth Mainwaring Ellerker Harriet Mainwaring Ellerker to Richard Cave of Doncaster John Fretwell of Pollington par. Snaith gent., John Dancer of Doncaster gent. :- manor and manor house of Stillingfleet with estate there and in Kelfield. Tenants named. (Mentions Marsh Close, Eller Close, 2 Moor Closes, 4 Bell Closes, Bell Close or Crabtree Close, 2 Little Moor East End Closes, Little Moor Angle, North Marsh Ings, 2 Mill Field Closes, Mill Doors Close, copyhold house and garth, Bull Croft Close, Little Moor Close or Stokes Close and Little Moor in Stillingfleet. Hagg Close in Kelfield) -: [Part of an original bundle, DDFA/15/48 - DDFA/15/69]
	DDFA/15/62	14 Mar 1789	Assignment further to DDFA/15/60 : Thomas Adams of Alnwick esq., by direction of John Ord and others to John Fretwell (as DDFA/15/60) :- terms in property as DDFA/15/60 to attend the inheritance -: [Part of an original bundle, DDFA/15/48-DDFA/15/69]
	DDFA/15/63	14 Mar 1789	Assignment further to DDFA/15/60 : William Middleton of Beverley gent., Francis Waistell of Stenton par. Barnard Castle co. Durham gent., and Lydia widow of William Ayer of Risby gent., to John Fretwell and John Dancer (as DDFA/15/60) :- terms in property as DDFA/15/60 to attend the inheritance -: [Part of an original bundle, DDFA/15/48-DDFA/15/69]
	DDFA/15/69	13 Aug 1811	Assignment : Alice Fretwell (widow of John Fretwell as DDFA/15/60) Elizabeth (sister and exor. of John Danser as DDFA/15/60) James and Margaret Wood (as DDFA/15/67) to Richard Thompson and his trustees John Watson of York and William Boswell of Escrick gents. :- terms of years in manor and estate of Stillingfleet to attend the inheritance - : [Part of an original bundle, DDFA/15/48 - DDFA/15/69].
	DDFA/15/71	13 Aug 1811	Assignment : Alice Fretwell and Elizabeth Danser to John Watson and William Boswell (all as DDFA/15/69) in trust for John Crosdill :- term of years in property as DDFA/15/70 to attend the inheritance -: [Part of an original bundle, DDFA/15/70 - DDFA/15/74]
	DRA/536 OLD REF 579	31 Aug 1785	Marriage Settlement : Rev. John Lonsdale of Newmiller Dam, par. Sandall Magna, Elizabeth Steer of Painthorpe in the same par., spinster William Steer of Wakefield, merchant : prior to marriage of John Lonsdale and Elizabeth Steer :- sum of £1,300 under marriage settlement of Charles Steer and Elizabeth Fretwell, parents of Elizabeth Steer (13 August 1748), part invested in leasehold property in Everton, co. Notts. - : Witn. Geo. And Ralph Pollard [Part of an original bundle DRA/527 - DRA/543]. (See also Fretwell Orphans, Gringley on the Hill)
	DRA/538 OLD REF 581	21 Jun 1791	Probate Copy of Will of Robert Fretwell of Bawtry, esq..Bequests to wife Elizabeth; niece Elizabeth Lonsdale (as DRA/536) ; etc :- Sunk Island -: Probate 6 March 1795 [Part of an original bundle DRA/527 - DRA/543] (See also Fretwell Orphans, Gringley on the Hill)
HUMAD2 (b)
	DDCV/185/31	5 Dec 1687	Maltby. Lease for a year : John Wild of Maltby and Joseph Beever of Hepshaw in Holmefirth to William Wild of Aldcoats, par. Blyth and Ralph Wild of Maltby, all yeomen :- messuage in Maltby -: To lead to a Release. Witn. George Wagstaffe, Edw. Fretwell, Tho. Lord.
	DX/107/3	3 Mar 1790	Photocopy. Will of Margaret Gylby of Beverley widow. Bequests to nieces Margaretta and Mary Midgeley; Mr. Fretwell (son of late sister in law) and his niece Miss Steers; William Foss of Hull and his sisters etc.:- Ganstead, Hollym, Sunk Island. (See also Fretwell Orphans, Gringley on the Hill)
	DDHO/13/2	1676-1688	Letters to Sir John Hotham, 2nd Bart. from : Lord Frescheville :- sending soldier to appear before magistrates. Hawking, 11 September 1676 8 leading citizens of Hull :- professions of support for William III. Hope Sir J. H. and William Gee will represent Hull in Parliament, 15 December 1688 Mayor and 12 citizens of Beverley :- thanking Sir J.H. for agreeing to represent them in Parliament, 20 December 1688.
	DDBM/35/34	25 Nov 1645	Copy ; John Haighe of Middopp, yeoman : to be buried at Bradfield : bequests to Mary Streese ; wife Elizabeth ; brothers in law John Hobson of Dodworth and Daniell Rich of Smaleshawe; Josias Streete ; maintenance of a preacher at Middopp Chapell ; William Downend and his wife ; Henry Charlesworth ; Thomas Morton ; John Marsden ; Elizabeth Ibotsonn ; John Webster ; William Wainwright ; William Swallow ; Richard Charlesworth ; Phebe Hilley ; Robert Man ; Robert Walker ; Margarett Greene :- messuage and closes in Silkeston ; messuage `wherein I live' ; closes in Middopp ; close called the Roid in Langsett ; money ; ewes. Probate 5 May 1691 [Part of an original bundle DDBM/35/33-DDBM/35/43]
	DDJ/14/84	circa 1674	Bargain and Sale for £53: Peter and Edward (sons of Thomas dec'd.) Blanchard to Robert Yeoman of Melbourne:- 2 parcels meadow in North Hills in West Cottingwith (Storthwaite Ings E., Norland Endes S., Wheldrake Marr N.) -: Witn. Rev. John Fawsitt, James Plaxton, Mathew Hobson, William and George Blanchard, Robert Hotham, Henry Beard, (no date) With Bond for performance of covenants, 29 December 1674 [Part of an original bundle, DDJ/14/84 - 100]

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