D2/741 MARTIN LEVERTON
updated:
9 Oct 1996
Son
of JOHN AND ELIZABETH (D2/740) according to a lease
(Document X268/26 at the Cornwall Record Office. See below)
Must
have been born before 1633 to be age 21 and be executor of the will (see below)
1654
executor of will of uncle HUGH (D2/743)
FROM
ST.EVAL, TREVETHAN DEEDS. X268/23 AT THE COUNTY RECORD OFFICE, TRURO, CORNWALL:
Prenuptial
settlement 27 December 1662
Articles of Covenants p~mises grantes
conditiones and Agreemts had made Concluded and Agreed upon the seaven and
Twentyeth
daye of December in the yeare of our Lord god 1662; Betweene John Liverton of
the p~ish of St Merryn in the
County
of Cornewall yeoman of the first p~te, Henry Maye of the p~ish of St Evall in
the said County of the second
p~te,
Martin Liverton sone of the sayd John Liverton of the third p~te, and William
Trevehan of St Merryn aforesayd
gent
of the fowrth p~te, in Manner & forme followeing;
Impr; The sayd John Liverton for and in
Consideration of a Marriage shortly heereafter by gods p~mission to bee had
and
solempnized by and betweene the sayd Martin Liverton and Jane Maye the daughter
of the sayd Henry Maye; the sayd
John
Liverton doeth Covenant and p~mise for himselfe his executors & Adminstrs
to and with the sayd Martin Liverton
that
hee the sayd John within the space of six weekes after the date heereof, will
devise grante assigne & sett over,
unto
the sayd Martin his executors Administrs & Assigns, All the right Tytle and
Interest wch hee hath of and in a
certayne
Tenemt with the appurtents called Trevethan wthin the p~ish of St Evall
aforesayd, To have and to hould from
the
29th daye of September next, to him the sayd Martin his executors Administrs
& Assigns in as large and ampell
Manner
as the sayd John doeth or maye hould the same;
2ly The sayd John doeth farther Covenant to
and wth the abovesayd Henry Maye yt by good and sufficient Convayance
and
assurance in the Lawe, hee will uppon reasonable notice & warneing to him
given, Convaye and assure unto the sayd
Martin
Liverton & his heires forever, all yt his Messuage or Tenemt with the Mills
thereunto belonging, comonly called
or
knowne by the name of Porthcothan in St.Merryn aforesayd, To have & to
hould to him the sayd Martin & his heires
ymediately
after the death of him the said John Liverton and Elizabeth his wife for ever;
and farther yt if in case the
sayd
Jane Maye shall Survive and after live the sayd John Liverton Elizabeth his
wife and the sayd Martin (her Intended
husband)
and shall have noe Issue of her body lawefully begotten by the sayd Martin, yt
then the sayd Tenemt & Mill
called
Porthcothan aforesayd shalbee chargeable wth one Anuelye or yearely rent to the
sayd Jane for and Dureing the
terme
of her natureall life of ffive Powndes;
3ly The sayd Henry Maye for the
Consideration aforesayd for p~misesse his executors and Administrs to paye the
some
of
Towe hundred & ffortey powndes of good & Lawfull money of England in
Manner and forme followeing (vidzt) to paye
unto
the sayd John Liverton ffiftey Powndes att or on the five & Twentyeth Daye
of December next and other ffiftye
Powndes
att or on the fower and Twentyeth daye of June the next followeing; And
likewise doeth farther Covenant with
the
sayd Martin to paye unto him in full of the sayd seavenscore Powndes ffortey
Powndes being the risidewe att and on
the
marriage daye of the sayd Martin with the sayd Jane.
4ly And lastly the sayd Martin &
William Trevethan doe Joyntly and severally Covenant for themselves theire
exors &
Administrs
and every and either of them that within the space of one Yeare after the date
heereof, there shalbee a
Joynture
made to and for the sayd Jane in the sayd Tenemt called Trevethan, or in some
other place of the like value,
In
witnesse whereof the p~tyes aforesayd to these p~sent Articles of Agreemt
theire handes and Seales Interchangeably
have
putt the daye & yeare above written.
John Leverton The signe of H.Maye
Martyn Leverton William
Trevythvan
FROM
ST.EVAL, TREVETHAN LEASES. X268/26 AT THE COUNTY RECORD OFFICE, TRURO,
CORNWALL:
99
year lease 1 January 1662/3
This indenture made the first daye of
Januarye in the fouerteenth yeare of the raigne of most gratiouse Sovereigne
Lord
Charles the second by the grace of god of England Scotland Ffrance and Ireland
King defendor of the Ffayeth
Betweene
John Leverton of the p~ish of St.Merryn in the Countye of Cornewall yeoman of
the one p~te and Martyn Leverton
sone
of the sayde John Leverton of the same p~ish and Countye of the other p~te
witnesseth these p~sente that whereas
Ralph
Bartley late of the p~ish of St.Evall in the Countye aforesayde husbandman
beeing Lawefully possessed of an
Tenement
with appurtanence thereunto belonging sett lyeing and beeing in the villiady
and feilds of Trevethan within
the
p~ish of St.Evall aforesayd, for and dureing the naturall life of one John
Rilston the son of James Rilston late of
St.Breord
deceased contayneing by estimation two farthings of Land or thereabouts bee itt
more or less which was then
in
the tenure and occupation of one John Evelyn, And the sayd Ralph being soe
thereof possessed the Twentye sixth daye
of
September in the sixth yeare of the raign of our late Soveraigne lord King
Charles (1631) by his deed Indented for
the
Consideration therein expressed, Did grante Devise Assign and sett over unto
William Williams of the p~ish of
St.Merryn
in the County aforesayd yeoman his Executors Administraters assignes, all the
aforesayd tenement with the
appurtences
there unto belonging togeather with all his deeds and convayances for the
houlding the same To have and to
hould
all and singuler the aforesayd p~misses with the appurtences unto the sayd
William Williams his executors
Administators
and Assignes from and ymediately after the ffeast of St.Michaell the archangell
then next after the date
thereof
for and dureing the full tyme and Terme of Three score yearse from thencefoarth
next ensueing and fully to be
compleate
and ended, if the sayd John Rilston should soe longe happen to live, amongest
divers Articles Covenants and
Conditions
in the said deed exprest whereunto relation beeing had doth and maye more
playnely and att large appeard and
....... whereas Sir Arthur Georges of Kewe in the
county of Surrey Knight by his deed indented beareing date the
thirteenth
daye of October in the sixteenth yeare of the raigne of our late Soveraigne
Lord Charles (1641) by the grace
of
god of England Scotland Ffrance and Ireland Kinge defender of the fayther for
the consideration therein exprest did
grante
devise Draft sett and .. ..... Lett, all and singuler the p~misses aforesayd
with the appurtences togeather with
all
houses Orchards Gardens Lands Meadows pastures Leases fordings moores heathes
Comons Comons of pastures wayes
waters
watering places easents p~fitts Comodityes and apputences to the sayd belonging
being p~cell of the Mannor of
Pawton. To Have And To Hould unto the sayd William
Williames his executors administrators and assignes ymediatly from
and
after the death surrender of forfyture or other determynation of the estate of
the said Ralph Bartley of and in the
p~misses
for and dureing the terme of ffower scoore and Nyneteen yeares from thence
forth next ensueing and fully to
bee
compleate and ended, if the sayd John Leverton, and Alexander Leverton sones of
Hughe Leverton late of St.Evall or
either
of them shall soe longe happen to live Yeilding and agreing therefore yearely
after the Comencemt of the sayd
terme
unto the sayd Sir Arthur George his heires and assignes the Anuall or yearely
rent of Eight shillings of good and
lawfull
money of England att the ffower most usuall ffeasts or termes of payment in the
yeare (vidz) the ffeast of the
Birth
of our Lord god the Anunciation of our blessed Lady Mary the virgin the
Nativity of St John the Baptist and St
Michaell
the Archangell, by even and equall portions to bee devided and payd, And after
then yeilding and payeing
ffortey
Shillings of Lawefull money of England for and in the name of a .... .....
....... or ....... uppon and after
the
deathes of or any of them the sayd John and Alexander, Provided allwayes that
liveing the sayd John noe such sume
of
money shall bee dewe or payd uppon the death of the sayd Alexander amongest
divers other Articles Covenants
Conditions
and Agreemts in the said deed exprest mentioned and contayned whereunto
relation being likewise had doth and
maye
more fully and att large appeare And whereas the sayd William Williames by his
deed Indented beareing date the
fower
and Twentyeth daye of June in the Nyneteenth year of the raigne of our said
Soveraigne lord Kinge Charles (1643)
for
the Consideration therein exprest did devise grante assign and sett over unto
tha sayd John Leverton his executors
Administrators
and assignes the aforesayd p~misses with the appurtenances in Trevethan
aforesayd to have and to hould
unto
him the sayd John Leverton his executors Administrators and assigns in as large
and ampell manner as the sayd
William
Williames his executors Administrators or Assignes might or ought to hould the
same togeather with all deeds
and
there Covenants and Assurances in the same as was unto the sayd William
Williames granted or made As in and by the
sayd
deed of Assignemt .. mentioned exprest and contayned amongest divers Articles
Covenants and Agrements whereunto
relation
beeing had will farther att large appeard nowe these presente witnesseth that
the sayd John Leverton for and
in
Consideration of a marriag allready agreed on and by gods p~mission shortly
heereafter to bee had and solemnized
between
the sayd Martyn Leverton and Jane Maye the daughter of Henry Maye of the p~ish
of St.Evall aforesayd yeoman and
for
theire better Libety and maynetaynanc and to the Intent there maye be a
Joynture had and made for the said Jane
heereafter
in the p~misses afore sayd, And in p~suance of Articles of Agreemt made
bearinge date the seaven and
Twentyeth
Daye of December Last touching and concerneing the sayd marriage, As alsoe for
and in Consideration of the
naturall
love and affection which the sayd John Leverton hath and beareth towards his
sayd sone and for divers other
good
causes and valluable Considerations him thereunto moveing Hath devised granted
Assigned and Sett over and in and
by
these p~sente, doeth fully clearely and absolutly devise grante assigne and
sett over unto the sayd Martyn Leverton
his
Executors Administs & Assignes, All and singular the aforementioned
p~misses with the appurtenances, and every p~te
and
p~cell thereof and all the right Tytle and Interest which hee the sayd John
Leverton nowe hath or heereafter maye
have
of in or unto the same by any way or meanes what soever To have and to hould
all and singuler the p~misses
aforesayd
with the appurtents in Trevethan aforesayd togeather with the sayd two severall
originall Leases soe made by
the
sayd Ralph Bartly and Sir Arthur Georges and the Assignemt Lease soe made by
the sayd William Williames and all
other
writeings, Charters, Scripts and mynuits which touch or concerne the sayd
p~misses unto the sayd Martyn Leverton
his
executors Administrs and Assignes from the Nine and Twentieth daye of September
next for and dureing all the number
of
yeares of the sayd severall Termes of yeares that are yett to count and expire
of and in the p~misses if the sayd
Lives
thereon, before mentioned or any or either of them shall soe longe happen to
live And the sayd Martyn Leverton
doeth
Covenant and p~mise for himself his executors & Administrs to yeild paye
doe p~forme observe full fill and keepe,
all
such Articles clauses Covenants Conditions and agreemts as the sayd John
Leverton his executors Administrs or
assignes
is or ought to doe for the p~misses aforesaid, by vertue of any of the afore
mentioned deed or deeds or either
of
them or by any other ways or meanes whatsoever, And the sayd John Leverton
doeth Covenant and p~mise for himself his
executors
Administrs and Assignes to and with the sayd Martyn Leverton his executors
Administrs and Assignes, that the
p~misses
are and soe shall continue from thence and disscharged of and from all manner
of former or other bargaines
Sales
Leases gifts grants charges and Incombrances whatsoever had made done suffered
or comitted by him the sayd John
Leverton,
And that the sayd Martyn shall and maye peaceably and quietly have hould occupy
possesse and enioye the same
without
the Lawefull lett molestation, Inturruption or denyall of him the sayd John
Leverton or any other p~son or
p~sons
whatsoever claymeing right Tytle or Interest in by from or under him. In
witness whereof the p~tyes aforesayd to
these
p~sent Indentures theire hands and seals Interchangably have putt them the daye
& yeare first above written Anno
Dom
1662
FROM
THE ST.EVAL PARISH REGISTER:
16 FEB
1662/3 MARTIN LIVERTON married JANE MAY
1664
1st child baptised: HUGH (D2/645) at St.Eval
1665
2nd child baptised: HENRY (D2/646) at St.Eval
FROM
THE COURTNEY LIBRARY AT THE TRURO MUSEUM:
H11/258.
1670 St.Merryn. THOMAS LEVERTON of St.Merryn, yeoman, and MARTIN LEVERTON of
St.Eval, yeoman,
trustees
and officers of the mesuages and land belonging to the church of St.Merryn.
1676
3rd child baptised: MARTIN (D2/647) at St.Merryn
FROM
THE COURTNEY LIBRARY AT THE TRURO MUSEUM:
H11/226.
1677 MARTIN LEVERTIN of St.Merryn mentioned in the will of Edward Master/Peter
Marshall of Padstow.
1679
4th child baptised: JANE (D2/648) at St.Merryn
FROM
THE ST.ERVAN PARISH REGISTER:
8
MAR 1681 JANE LEVERTON wife of MARTYN was buried
Remarried
to MARGARET
1686
5th child baptised: JOHN (D2/649) at St.Merryn
1688/9
6th child baptised: SARA (D2/650) at St.Merryn
FROM
DEEDS X268/52 IN THE COUNTY RECORD OFFICE AT TRURO:
This indenture made the twenty third daye of
january in the second year of the raigne of our soveraigne lord and lady
william
and mary by the grace of god of england scotland france and ireland kinge and
queene defenders of the faith xx
ammoq
domini 1690 betweene martyn leverton of the parrish of st.merryn in the county
of cornwall yeoman of the one
parte
and henry leverton of the parrishe and county aforesaid yeoman of the other
parte witneseth that the said martyn
leverton
asweth for and in consideration of the sume of one hundred and fifty pounds of
good and lawfull money of
england
to him in hand paid by the said henry leverton att and before thensealing and
delivery of these presents
whereof
hee the said martyn leverton doth hereby acknowledge the receipt and thereof
and every parte and parcell
thereof
doth exonerate acquite release and discharge the said henry leverton his heirs
executors administrators and
assigns
and every of them in and by these presents; as for other good causes and
considerations him thereunto
especially
movinge hath granted bargained and solde devised leased assigned and departed
with and in and by these
presents
doth grante bargain and sell ...... lease assigne and departe with unto the
said henry leverton his executors
administrators
and assigns all that his messuage and tenement and one water=corne=mill and one
little haye lyinge
before
the doors of the said messuage and mill togeather with all out=houses, gardens,
orchards, backsides, courts,
wast=ground,
waters, watercourses, head=weares, leats, mill=ponds, banks, priviledges,
profitts, commodotityes, and
appurtenanses
whatsoever to the same belonginge or in any wise appertaininge and are sett
situate lyeinge and beinge in
the
parrish of st.merryn and county of cornwall aforesaide and are commonly called
and knowne by the name of
porthcothan
also porthcothan=mill and all those messuages lands and tenements in or called
by the name of trevithvan
situate
and lyinge and beinge within the parrish of st.evall in the said county of
cornwall togeather with all houses,
orchards,
gardens, lands, meadowes, pastures, leasues, feedings, moores, wasts, comons,
comonofpasture, wayes, waters,
wateringe=places,
easements, profitts, commodityes, and appurtenances whatsoever to the same
belonging or in any wise
apportaininge
all which the said premisses are now in the actual possession of the said
martyn leverton his assignee or
assignes
to have and to hold all and singuler the said messuage, mill, lands, tenements,
and other the premises with
the
apputenances in or called porthcothan in the parish of st. Merryn aforesaide unto him the said henry
leverton his
executors
administrators and assignes from the daye of the date hereof for and during the
full time and terme of ninety
nine
yeares if the said martyn leverton soe longe shall to live and to have and to
holde the said messuges, lands,
tenements,
and premises with the appurtenences in or called trevithvan in the parrish of
st.evall aforesaide togeather
with
all the right, title, interest, terme of yeares, claime, and demand of him the
said martyn leverton of in and unto
the
same unto him the said henry leverton his executors administrators and assignes
from the day of the date hereof for
and
duringe the full time and terme of seaventy yeares if the said martyn leverton
for longe shall happen to live and
the
estate of the said martyn leverton therein soe long shall happen to continue
hee the said henry leverton from
henseforth
yeildeinge and payeinge unto the said martyn leverton and his assignes for the
said premisses in porthcothan
the
sume of six shillings and eight=pence by quarterly payments that is to saye the
feast of the anuntiation of our
blessed
lady mary the virgin the nativity of st.john the babtist the feast of
st.michaell the archangell and the
nativity
of our lord god the same in over and equall portions to bee divided and paid
duringe the said terme and alsoe
yeildeinge
and payeinge, doinge, observinge, performinge fullfillinge, and keepeinge
duringe the said terme of seveanty
yeares
unto the lord or lords of the fee and fees of the said premises called
trevithvan in the parish of st.evall
aforesaide
all such rents suites and services as ought to be yeilded, paid, done,
observed, performed, fullfilled, and
kept
by the said martyn leverton for the same and the said martyn leverton for
himselfe his heirs executors and
administrators
doth in and by these presents covenant grant promise and agree to and with the
said henry leverton his
executors
administrators and assignes att all tymes thereafter ....quest to make any
farther or other assurance or
assurances
of the said premisses or any parte of them during the terme abovesaide and that
it shall and may bee lawfull
to
and for the said henry leverton his executors administrators and assignes from
henceforth peaceably and quiettly to
have
hold occupy possesse and enjoye the said respective premisses and every parte
and parcell thereof with their
appurtenances
duringe the respective termes aforesaide without the lawfull lett, denyall,
hinderance, or molestacon of
any
person or persons whatsoever freed, acquitted, exonerated and discharged or
otherwise well and sufficiently saved
harmlesse
and indempuifyed of and from all former and other gifts, grants, bargaines,
sales, mortgages, whatsoever in
witnesse
whereof the partyes abovemenconed to these present indentures their hands and
seals interchangebly have putt
the
daye and yeare first abovewritten xxxxx
martyn
(seal) leverton Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of us.
Anthony
Withell Abratham George William Hamlyn
On the back: No.100 Martyn Leverton's Deed
to Henry Leverton _____ No Use
FROM
ST.EVAL, ACCOUNTS BONDS. X268/64 IN THE COUNTY RECORD OFFICE AT TRURO:
3
JUL 1693: Bond in £160. MARTIN LEVERTON of St.Merryn, HUGH LEVERTON and HENRY
LEVERTON of St.Eval, Yeomen, to WILLIAM
MARTIN
of St.Mewan, Yeoman, to secure payment of £10 yearly for 8 years.
FROM
THE ST.MERRYN PARISH REGISTER:
9 SEP
1693 MARTIN LEVERTON was buried in woollen only
FROM
THE INDEX TO WILLS DESTROYED IN THE BLITZ ON EXETER:
1694
MARTYN LEVERTON St.Merryn (Administration)
1695
2nd child married: HENRY (D2/646) at St.Eval
1709
6th child married: SARA (D2/650) at St.Ervan
1712
5th child married: JOHN (D2/649) at St.Kew
FROM
THE ST.EVAL PARISH REGISTER:
1
JAN 1737 MARGARET LEVERTON was buried
INFORMATION
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Baptism
2nd
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