27 January 1675/6 Indenture Bargain & Sale (1) MORRICE
SHORLEY of Loddington, yeoman, and JOHN SHORLEY his son and heir
apparent To (2) EDMUND SAWYER of Kettering, Esq., WILLIAM FOWLER
of Kettering, clerk, THOMAS WEBB of Kettering, mercer, SAMUELL
PALMER of Kettering, tanner, (3) JOSEPH BENTHAM of Loddington,
D.D., son and heir of JOSEPH BENTHAM late of Broughton, clerk,
deceased.Reciting that the late Joseph Bentham bequeathed the
sum of 10s. p.a. to the poor of Kettering on 29 May in commemoration
of the King's restoration and that Joseph Bentham the younger
has agreed with (1) for fulfillment of the bequest now (1) sell
to (2) an annuity of 10s. from a close of pasture in Loddington
called the Corne Close or Samfoine Close [2 acres] in trust to
pay the same to the churchwardens and overseers of the poor,
£10 paid by Joseph Bentham to (1) -YO 608 - Northamptonshire
Record Office: Young (Orlingbury)
3 and 4 June 1685 Indentures Lease and Release (1) JOHN
SHERLEY the elder of Loddington, shepherd To (2) JARVIS BURTON
of Little Bowdon, co. Northants, yeoman and ANNIE PEBODY of the
same, widow of Samfoine close [1½ acres] and one close
part of Townsend close containing 1 acre in Loddington upon trust,
for the use of (1) for life, then Samfoine Close to the use of
Thomas Sherley, son of (1), and the other close to the use of
Mary Sherley, daughter of (1), and heirs -YO 610(a)and(b) - Northamptonshire
Record Office: Young (Orlingbury)
married 1) Isobel Peabody on 11 Oct 1664 at Loddington;
Died prior to 1695
married 2) Elizabeth ________ named in her husband's
1695 will
children:
4(i). Mary Sherley - named in 1685 and 1716 document
involving her father. She married Parker; named in 1695 will
of her father.
4(ii). Ann Sherley - named in 1716 document involving
her father. named in 1695 will of her father; She married Ireland
1716 C 11/2163/41 Parker v Shorley. Bill only. Plaintiffs:
George Parker, yeoman of Egleton, Rutland and Mary Parker his
wife and Ann Ireland, widow of Turvey, Bedfordshire (said Mary
Parker and Ann Ireland are survivng daughters of John Shorley,
deceased late of Loddington, Northamptonshire). Defendants: Elizabeth
Shorley and Thomas Stephens.
4(iii). Elizabeth Sherley - named in her father's 1695
will
4(iv). Sarah Sherley - named in her father's 1695 will
Shirleys of