Hunt family, solicitors of Stratford-upon-Avon

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Draft conveyance by John Hitchman, S/A, currier and Robert Bell Wheler, gent., Thomas Woods Weston, gent., and John Stephens, Alcester, innholder, to James Hiam, Alcester, bricklayer, for £231.10s.Od to Wheler and Hitchman as executors of Robert Fletcher, Preston-on-Stour, farmer, deceased, and £1528.9s.4d to Thomas Woods Weston of two messuages (formerly a farmhouse) with barn, workshop, stables, yards etc. at the top of Henley Street in Hell Lane [Henley Lane/Windsor Street] on the Townsend, [nos.29-30], one of which was lately occupied by William Hemings and now by Mrs. Branfoot [or rather Bradford] and the other by Joseph Mills; with a close of 2 acres on the west side, the premises bounded on the east by Tithe barn rick yard, on the south by a footpath from the Birmingham Road to Hell Lane, on the west by [Arden Street] and on the north by an old enclosed ground late Samuel Smith then William Roberts and his devisees, which close belonged to ancestors of Samuel Smith, then held by William Hemings, now James Hiam and 4foot right of way from SW corner of rick yard over Brick Kiln Close. Recitals (1) 23 Mar 1809 Mortgage by Thomas Hemings, S/A, builder, to John Whitehead for £600 (2) 6 7 June 1809 Mortgage by Hemings to Robert Fletcher, Sweet Knoll,Preston-on-Stour, farmer, for £200. (3) 6 Dec 1810 Will of Thomas Hemings leaving real and personal estate to son William, subject to mortgages and £500 legacy to other son Thomas. (4) 19 Feb 1811 Death of Thomas Hemings. (5) 12 May 1812 Payment of legacy of £500. (6) 15 Aug 1816 Will of Robert Fletcher leaving real estate to trustees R.B. Wheler and John Hitchman. (7) 22 Oct 1819 Death of Robert Fletcher (8) 29 30 Apr 1824 Mortgage by William Hemings and Ann his wife to Thomas Woods Weston for £1100 with power of sale. (9) 9 Jul 1825 Death of William Hemings intestate, leaving infant son (10) 18 Nov 1825 Auction of premises by Thomas Woods Weston.