In 1750 James Bristed was a beneficiary of the Will of his late uncle Richard Bristed of Warbleton, gent.
On 14 October 1757 Robert Balcombe the elder of Southover, butcher, sold a messuage in Southover for £110 to Benjamin Bristed of Warbleton, yeoman, and his brother James Bristed of Warbleton. Benjamin died intestate and on 7-8 November 1785 James Bristed of Warbleton, gent, sold the property for £210 to John Fuller of Lewes, butcher... 3
Writing his Will in March 1774 James Bristed of Warbleton, yeoman, bequeathed to his son James Bristed his house and garden in Rushlake Green, then occupied by Stephen Wilmhurst the younger.
In 1775 James Bristed was co-executor and a residuary legatee of his father's Will.
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Lease for a year &c., 10 Apr 1787. 4
JAMES BRISTED of Warbleton, gent., nephew and devisee of Richard Bristed late of Warbleton, gent. deceased., who was eldest son and heir of Richard Bristed the younger formerly of Ticehurst, to ISAAC CLAPSON of Hailsham, carpenter, and WALTER JENNER of Hailsham, breechesmaker, (a trustee for the said Isaac Clapson) of 5 pieces of land (formerly 7 pieces) called Hillycroft, Fursy field, and South Budletts, containing 23 acres, in the tenure of the said Isaac Clapson, all in East Hoathly
Together with a convenient way and passage through a lane leading out of the highway near Hoadly Butts to and from the said premises Signature, Jas. Bristed and armorial seal (a chevron between 3 scallops)
Witnesses:- Ann Reeves, John Sinnock
As to the upper part of Collins Farm, Warbleton, inherited by James Bristed in 1775...
On 4 July 1722 the property was mortgaged by John Durrant of Warbleton, gent (eldest son of John Durrant of Warbleton, mercer) and his wife Ann to Walter Roberts of Warbleton, gent for £200 at 5%. The property was described as
Messuage, barn, malthouse, stable, garden and nine (formerly 5) pieces of land (32a) and a piece of wood (10a) in Warbleton, occupied by John Durrant
On 10 May 1736 the mortgage was assigned for £275, the outstanding sum, to Richard Bristed of Crawle in Warbleton, gent and Benjamin Bristed of Heathfield, yeoman. By 1746 large arrears of interest were due and more sums had been advanced to John Durrant by Richard Bristed, who brought an action of ejectment against the Durrants. On 23 and 24 July 1746 John Durrant of Warbleton, yeoman (the occupier) and his eldest son John Durrant of Waldron, yeoman, conveyed the property for £20 to Richard Bristed the mortgagee
By his will of 19 November 1749, Richard Bristed bequeathed the property to his brother Benjamin Bristed for life (buried at Warbleton on 5 February 1757), remainder to his brother James for life (buried at Heathfield 8 April 1775), remainder to James's son James Bristed. The will was proved at Lewes on 27 January 1750.
As to Blackhouse, Old House, Barkhurst, Tye House and Mill Farms, acquired by James Bristed by partition in 1785....
The Crawle estate was partitioned between Ansell Day of Mayfield, gent and James Bristed of Warbleton, gent on 31 August and 1 September 1785. They had agreed on the partition on 19 January 1785 and appointed Joseph Calverley, esq, Thomas Stone, Alexander Carr, Francis Gell, Stephen Tutt and Edward Ades to make the division, which they did on 24, 25 and 26 February. Crawle Farm, the manor of Bathurst and a causeway from Crawle to Warbleton church (300a 1r 38p) should form one lot and the above property (369a 1r 32p) another. The owner of Crawle should have the option to purchase part of Tye House Marsh for £386, and that a road should be opened through the Crawle Mill land from Foul Mile to the Cowbeech - Warbleton church road for the benefit of both estates. Lots were drawn at the Bear Inn, Lewes on 19 March 1785 and the above estate drawn by James Bristed. Ansell Day exercised his option to purchase the two further Tye House marshes, for which he paid £386 to Bristed, who himself paid Day £155 9s 6d, the amount by which the value of the timber on the above lot exceeded that on Crawle.
The property was conveyed to Richard Day of St Paul Covent Garden, linendraper, and Nicholas Gilbert of Eastbourne, esq, in trust for Bristed. It was described as a toft where a messuage called Blackhouse otherwise Burchetts stood, with its barns, stables, buildings and 140a 0r 5p (field-names and acreages); a toft where a messuage called Old House stood, with its barns, stables, buildings and 90a 0r 3p (field-names and acreages); land (42a 2r 3p - field-names and acreages) called Barkhurst Farm; messuage and marsh (65a 2r 28p - field-names and acreages) called Tye House; watermill called Crawle Mill, messuage, stable and 31a 0r 38p (field-names and acreages) in Warbleton, occupied by John Sanders.
The partition also allotted responsibility for the maintenance of 286 perches of fence (described in detail with reference to their length and the neighbouring owners), the gates on the new road mentioned above and provided for the joint maintenance of the chancel seats and pews in Warbleton church which belonged to the properties.
As to the lower part of Collins Farm, purchased by James Bristed as mortgagee in 1785....
On 1 July 1760 John Hood of Warbleton, yeoman, mortgaged a messuage, barn, buildings and 30a in his own occupation, part of a tenement called Collins, to Stephen Coney of Warbleton, mercer for £120 at 4%. By 1785 the mortgage had been acquired by James Bristed who, with his trustee John Blackman of Warbleton, yeoman, purchased the property for £352 on 7 and 8 October 1785.
As to Noakes Farm [Bathurst], purchased by James Bristed in 1800....
The farm was the property of Laurence Noakes [of Brightling] and on his death descended to his only child Elizabeth, wife of Stephen Fuller. On her death it descended to her three daughters Philippa, Elizabeth and Sarah.
On 24 and 25 March 1800 the property was conveyed to James Bristed for £900 by Philippa's husband William Dickinson of King Weston in Somerset, esq, Elizabeth's widower John Fuller of Ashdown House in East Grinstead, esq (eldest son of Thomas Fuller of London, merchant, deceased) and Sarah's widower Hans Sloane of South Stoneham in Hampshire, esq; it was described as a messuage, malthouse, barn, buildings and 50a called Tenement at Hole in Warbleton, occupied by James Bristed, before Laurence Noakes, gent.
As to the whole estate....
By his will of 19 May 1800, James Bristed bequeathed his estate to John Blackman, the eldest son of his cousin John Blackman, deceased; Bristed was buried at Heathfield on 28 July 1810 and the will was proved in PCC on 22 December 1810.
By his will of 25 November 1852 John Blackman, having left The Twelve Acres, part of Tye House Marshes to his cousin John Blackman and a cottage and garden in Warbleton to his workman William Catt for life, bequeathed the rest of his estate to his nephews Henry Chrismas and Thomas Chrismas, charged with legacies and annuities to several relatives (named). He died on 18 April 1854 and the will was proved at Lewes on 14 October 1854.
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James Bristed — of Warbleton — old bachelor (burial record)
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Abstract of the Will of James Bristed of Warbleton in the County of Sussex, Gentleman, written 19 May 1800, proved 22 Dec 1810. 5
Gives and bequeaths £1 1s. to Robert Hawes of Warbleton, gent., to buy a mourning ring.
Gives and bequeaths £5 to the poor people of Warbleton.
Gives and bequeaths £5 to the poor people of Heathfield.
Gives and bequeaths £1,000 to his cousin Mary Parker, spinster, currently living with him. He also gives her all his household goods, books, plate, linen, china and furniture.
Gives and bequeaths £1,000 to his cousin Benjamin Blackman of Hooe, gentleman.
Gives and bequeaths £100 each to his cousins Thomas Parker and William Parker.
Gives and bequeaths £50 to his cousin Philadelphia Gouldsmith wife of Thos. Gouldsmith of Waldron, farmer.
Gives and bequeaths £1,000 each to his cousins Henry Blackman, James Blackman and Ann Chrismas wife of Thomas Chrismas of Heathfield, farmer, children of his late cousin John Blackman deceased.
Gives and bequeaths £500 to his cousin Henry Hall only son of his late cousin Sarah Hall deceased.
Charges his manors, messuages, cottages or tenements, barns, stables, buildings, gardens, orchards, farmlands, woodlands, marshlands, hereditaments and real estate with the payment of the said legacies, as his personal estate will not be sufficient to pay them, bequeathing said manors &c. to his cousin John Blackman the eldest son of his said late cousin John Blackman deceased for his use.
Appoints his cousin John Blackman sole executor of his last will and testament.
(Signed)
Witnesses: Mary Philcox, Wm. Gregson, James Philcox senr., James Philcox
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