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... Richard Peck- ham , in 1742 , s.p. , the estate went by bequest to the last owner's cousin , William Peckham , of Chichester . He was succeeded , in 1770 , by his brother John , who died in 1782 , leaving an only daughter and heiress ...
... Richard Peck- ham , in 1742 , s.p. , the estate went by bequest to the last owner's cousin , William Peckham , of Chichester . He was succeeded , in 1770 , by his brother John , who died in 1782 , leaving an only daughter and heiress ...
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... Richard Ryman - the manor house was built in the latter part of the fifteenth century . Whatever the original design may have been , it does not appear to have been completed ; and the tradition is that the builder , having been unable ...
... Richard Ryman - the manor house was built in the latter part of the fifteenth century . Whatever the original design may have been , it does not appear to have been completed ; and the tradition is that the builder , having been unable ...
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... Richard Nevill , Earl of Salisbury , and sister of " the Kingmaker " ( whose daughters mar . Edward P. of Wales and Richard III . ) , and the wife of his son , the eleventh Earl , was Margaret Wydville , sister of Elizabeth , Queen of ...
... Richard Nevill , Earl of Salisbury , and sister of " the Kingmaker " ( whose daughters mar . Edward P. of Wales and Richard III . ) , and the wife of his son , the eleventh Earl , was Margaret Wydville , sister of Elizabeth , Queen of ...
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... Richard further strengthened the Castle by erecting four towers at equal distances round the enclosed space beyond the keep . The next addition was made by Richard Fitzalan , grandson of the Earl already mentioned , who built the Great ...
... Richard further strengthened the Castle by erecting four towers at equal distances round the enclosed space beyond the keep . The next addition was made by Richard Fitzalan , grandson of the Earl already mentioned , who built the Great ...
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... Richard Bar- well , Esq . , of Stansted . The trustees of the latter sold it in 1812 to W. Brereton , who bequeathed it to the late Mr. Fletcher , of Bersted Lodge . His widow is the present Lady of the Manor . * There was a chapel in ...
... Richard Bar- well , Esq . , of Stansted . The trustees of the latter sold it in 1812 to W. Brereton , who bequeathed it to the late Mr. Fletcher , of Bersted Lodge . His widow is the present Lady of the Manor . * There was a chapel in ...
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A History of the Castles, Mansions, and Manors of Western Sussex (Classic ... Dudley George Cary Elwes No preview available - 2017 |
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Page 65 - ... court, and clerk to the proprietors of the county. In June, 1732, he was elected a representative to the general assembly from Scituate, and continued to discharge the duties of that appointment, with fidelity and ability, until the year 1738. In May, 1736, he was appointed a justice of the peace, and one of the justices of the court of common pleas. In May, 1739, he was appointed chief-justice of that court. He was extensively employed, till an advanced age, in the business of surveying lands....
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