Richard ALSTON of West Bergholt [5266]

  General Notes:

Great Horksley - Kiln house on the western end of Brick Kiln Lane site of a kiln operated from before the 16th C but also in 1817 by the Alston family into the late 19th C
Victoria History of Essex

Essex Record Office
MISCELLANEOUS ESSEX DOCUMENTS
Level: Series D/DC 18/48-57 Manor of Greenstead: copyhold property called Freemans
Reference Code D/DC/20/2
Dates of Creation 28 Jan., 1679
Scope and Content Probate of will of Jn. Honox of Colchester, weaver. Proved 23 Feb., 1679 Devises to s. Jn. messuage behind Magdalen Street, in St. Botolph, Colchester. To s. Francis, messuage in occupation of Jn. Merrington in Magdalen Stree. To s. Rich., messuage in occupation of jos. Bryant in St. Botolph. grandson JN. Bland, messuage in East Street, in St. James, Colchester. [Bequests to: granded. William Bland, sons of Jn.,Rich., Francis] [Exor: son Jn. H] [Wtn:. Clyatt, William Parkinson, Susan Freeman] Stored at E.R.O. Colchester Branch Final Concord Nath. Hurall (ptff.), and Richard Alston sen., & w. Mary (deforcs.) A messuage, 1 cottage, 1 curtilage, 1 garden, 1 orchard, 1 common of pasture for all manner of cattle, in West Bergholt.

Essex Record Office
MISCELLANEOUS ESSEX DOCUMENTS
Level: Series D/DC 18/48-57 Manor of Greenstead: copyhold property called Freemans
Reference Code D/DC/20/4
Dates of Creation 16 & 17 October 1789
Scope and Content Conveyance (Lease & Release) of Equity of Redemption Rich. Alston, to Nath, Hurall, both of West Bergholt, brickmakers Twenty rods of ground, with a messuage thereon, now divided in to two tenements, in W. Bergholtm late in occupation of Richard Alston, and Jn. Cooke, now of Richard Alston, & Joseph Norfolk. [Recites: Mortagage, 28 December 1780, of the above property.]

Essex Record Office D/DC/20/5
MISCELLANEOUS ESSEX DOCUMENTS
Level: Series D/DC 18/48-57 Manor of Greenstead: copyhold property called Freemans
Dates of Creation 16 & 17 October 1789
Scope and Content Conveyance (Lease & Release) of Equity of Redemption Rich. Alston, to Nath, Hurall, both of West Bergholt, brickmakers Twenty rods of ground, with a messuage thereon, now divided in to two tenements, in W. Bergholt late in occupation of Richard Alston, and Jn. Cooke, now of Richard Alston, & Joseph Norfolk. [Recites: Mortagage, 28 December 1780, of the above property.]

D/DC 20/6 ERO
MISCELLANEOUS ESSEX DOCUMENTS
Deed: Admission of Richard Alston of West Bergholt, brickmaker, on surrender, out of court, 21 November 1753, of John. Quilter, by hands of James Vanderzee, gentleman, instead of the lord's bailiff in presence of Edward Fox and Stephen Hobart
Scope and Content:
Admission of Richard Alston of West Bergholt, brickmaker, on surrender, out of court, 21 November 1753, of John. Quilter, by hands of James Vanderzee, gentleman, instead of the lord's bailiff in presence of Edward Fox and Stephen Hobart
Court of Samuel Savill, esquire. Steward: Charles Grey. esquire
Dates of Creation: 12 June 1755

Essex Record Office
MISCELLANEOUS ESSEX DOCUMENTS
Level: Series D/DC 18/48-57 Manor of Greenstead: copyhold property called Freemans
Reference Code D/DC/20/7
Dates of Creation 12 Sep. 1777
Scope and Content Admission of Nathaniel Hurrell, on surrender of Richard Alston [both as in 20/5] [Property as in 20/6.] [Court of Mrs. Sarah Savill. Steward: Chas:. Gray, esq.]

Placement of these items above is conjectural, ELF 2004

Will of Richard Alston 10 June 1815.
I Richard Alston the elder of West Bergholt in the County of Essex brickmaker revoke all Wills and testamentary dispositions by me heretofore made and declare this to be my last Will and testament I direct that all the just debts which I may owe at my decease my funeral expenses and the costs of Proving this my Will may be paid with all convenient speed after my decease out of my personal estate I give to my dear wife Mary Alston the use of all my household goods and furniture and of the fixtures in my house for the term of her life And I give and devise to my said wife my Messuage or dwelling house in West Bergholt and 1 acre more or less of and thereto belonging situate near the same and all other my real estate and residuary personal property whatsoever To hold the same to my said wife for and during the term of her natural life And from and immediately after the decease of my said wife I give and bequeath the sum of L30 which is now due to me from my said son Richard Alston unto my said son Richard and my sons Lawson and Joseph to be equally divided between them And from the decease of my said wife I give and devise my said Messuage dwellinghouse land and all other my real estate whatsoever unto and to the use of my said sons Richard and Lawson their heirs and assigns for ever to be equally divided between them as tenants in common and not as joint tenants And from the decease of my said wife I give and bequeath unto my said sons Richard and Lawson my said household goods fixtures in the said house and all other my personal property not heretofore by me otherwise disposed of to be equally divided share and share alike I appoint my said sons Richard and Lawson executors of this my Will And declare that the reason I have not given more of than the L10 to my said son Joseph is that I consider that he has been already duly provided for And in testimony of this sheet of paper containing my last Will and Testament I have hereunto set my hand and seal the tenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifteen.
Richard Alston
Signed sealed published and declared by the said Richard Alston the testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence at his request and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses
Will Greenwood, Pheb Instance, Richard Neville
Proved on the twenty eighth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty pending the Episcopal Visitation etc by the oath of Richard Alston the son and one of the executors to whom administration etc was granted he being first sworn duly to administer. Power being reserved of making the like grant to Lawson Alston another son and the other executor when he shall lawfully apply for the same.
Ref: ESS PRO 1830 Richard Alston sen brickmaker of West Bergholt Ref D/ABR 33/367

Richard spouse unknown Mary [21554] [MRIN: 2793].