Family name spelled RHODES in the baptismal register and ROADS in the marriage register.
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21 Mar 1794: Copy Admission, Manor of Folkington. 4
Henry Crowhurst Roods alias Roades on the death of Henry Crowhurst. By will dated 17 May 1785 Henry Crowhurst devised estates to great-nephew, H.C. Roods, eldest son of nephew Samuel Roades.
Fine: £6 16s
Lady: Mary Dobell, spinster
Steward: Charles Gilbert, gent.; deputy steward, John Hoper, gent
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23 Oct 1797: Mortgage. 5
By WILLIAM HARISON of Folkington Place, esq., to HENRY BOURN of Boreship in Hellingly, yeoman - for £300 - of a messuage or tenement with barn, buildings &c. and 9 acres of land and common of pasture for 4 kine in Folkington.
The deed recites a Mortgage of the premises for £150 dated 25 June, 1743 by William Akehurst of Cowfold, yeoman and Anne his wife to Francis Green of East Grinstead, gent., and an Assignment of 8 July, 1761 to Henry Crowhurst of Folkington, yeoman, since deceased. In 1762 William Akehurst released his equity of redemption in the premises to Henry Crowhurst for £5.5.0., there being £210 and upwards due on the Mortgage.
By his Will dated 17 May, 1785 Henry Crowhurst, then of Westham, gent., gave the residue of his personal estate to John Sinnock of Hailsham, gent., Samuel Roods of Westham, yeoman, and Francis Gell then of Westham, gent., In trust to permit testator's great nephew, Henry Crowhurst Roods (therein called Roades) to receive the rents and profits in the same manner as directed concerning the real estate devised to him.
By deed of 29 Sep., then last past the said Henry Crowhurst Roods and the said Trustees assigned the premises to the said William Harison.
Witnesses:- John Sinnock, Saml. Sinnock
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1799: Moiety of Ocklinge Wood in Hailsham, purchased by Charles Gilbert from Henry Crowhurst Roods. 6
Piece of woodland called Ocklyn Lands otherwise Ocklinger otherwise Ockly Wood in Hailsham (S, SW: Wilmington Wood; N, NE: a way late parcel of Ocklynges; E, SE: road from Wilmington to Hailsham; N, NW: lands late Nicholas Gilbert, before Gildredge).
The property was held as a freehold tenement of the manor of St John Ocklinge by a quitrent of 2s 10d.
This is the moiety which passed to Edward Burton at the partition with his joint purchaser James Gildredge in 1592.
This property belonged to Thomas Rowe and was sold by his son Thomas Rowe, gent, with Thomas Medley and Thomas Matthews, to John Read, from whom it descended to his son Richard Read. Richard Read's only son John Read of Arlington borrowed 50 by bond from John Smith the elder of Bexhill, yeoman, to whom he also owed money for legal charges and journeys. Read also owed 22 to William Cranston of St Bride, London, gent on account of a judgement obtained against him by Cranston in king's bench in 1743, and 18 for a book-debt. In 1746 John Read's widow Mary Read, ne Rideout, widow of John Read, joined their son Richard Read of Hailsham, gent, to settle the property on Mary Read for life with remainder to John Read, subject to mortgage-term for the benefit of Smith and Cranston.
In May 1764 George Rawlison of Bristol, vintner and his wife Mary, only sister of Richard Read of Hailsham, paid the sum owing to John Smith to his executors John and William Smith of Bexhill, yeomen. In June 1764 Smith's executors and James Cranston, executor of William Cranston, joined the Rawlisons to convey the property to Henry Crowhurst of Folkington, gent.
By Henry Crowhurst of Westham's will of 1785, proved at Lewes in 1787, the property passed to his great-nephew Henry Crowhurst Roods. It was measured by [Edward] Allfree [of Herstmonceux] and valued by Edward Ades of Sedlescombe in May 1799, and sold in June to Charles Gilbert of Lewes.
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In May 1818 Henry Crowhurst Roods was nominated as co-executor of his father's Will but died before it was proved.
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Henry Crowhurst Roods of Westham died aged 45 years (burial record).
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Abstract of the Will of Henry Crowhurst Roods of the Parish of Westham in the County of Sussex, Gentleman, written 18 Feb 1818, proved .24 May 1819. 7
(Names of family members are underlined.)
Gives and bequeaths £100 to his wife Mary, along with the use of all the household furniture, plate, linen, china and household implements for the term of her natural life. And after her decease he gives and bequeaths the same to his children Henry Crowhurst, Mary Ann, Caroline, Maria, Jane, Thomas, Samuel, Ann, George, John and William, share and share alike.
Gives, devises and bequeaths his messuages or tenements, farmlands, marshlands and hereditaments, as well as monies, securities for money, stock, cattle, husbandry tackle, goods, chattels, rights, credits and personal estate to John Blackman of Warbleton Sussex, gentleman, and Thomas Lidbetter of Hailsham, grocer, as trustees, to sell the same, and out of the resultant trust monies invest £3,000 in public funds or a mortgage, paying the interest to his wife Mary for the term of her natural life, and after her decease, dividing the principal trust sum of £3,000 equally among his said children.
Gives and bequeaths £500 to his brother Samuel Roods.
Gives and bequeaths £200 each to his sisters Elizabeth Roods and Harriot Roods.
Wills that a further £200 be similarly invested such that the interest, dividends and produce arising from such an investment be from time to time received by his sister Ann wife of Thomas Cruttenden of Ripe in co. Sussex, farmer, for her sole use and benefit. And after her decease he directs his trustees to divide the principle sum of £200 between Ann's children.
Gives and bequeaths £1000 each to his daughters Mary Ann, Caroline, Maria, Jane and Ann when they each turn twenty-one.
Gives and bequeaths the residue of the trust monies to his sons Henry Crowhurst, Thomas, Samuel, George, John and William, share and share alike.
Appoints the said John Blackman and Thomas Lidbetter co-executors of his will.
Witnesses: George Hurst, Edwd Rippington, T. Barton
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