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Probate of the will of Dame Ellin Eure [nee Maurice] of Porkington, containing several charitable bequests and the devise of six small dwellings in Willow Street, Oswestry, to the bailiffs and burgesses of Oswestry for housing the poor, 1626.

Letters to Col. William Owen and his wife Mary, 1634-1670. Correspondents of note include Richard Anwyl discussing, among the more common topics, the post of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, other royal appointments and the union of Scotland 1669; George [Griffith], bishop of St Asaph, on appointing a suitable vicar and schoolmaster at Oswestry, 1664; Owen Griffith on hostility to the Dutch, seizure of commodities and a frigate accident in London, 1667; and Robert [Morgan], bishop of Bangor, on a preferment to the living of Llanegan in Llyn, 1669. Other correspondents include Thomas Mackworth, 1663, John Mordaunt, 1655, and Penelope Owen, 1634, and further, general topics are: events in parliament; estate business in Shropshire, Penychen and Hitchin, 1655-1669; sequestration of the estate of Sir John Owen, 1659; the taking of stone from the demolished town walls of Oswestry, 1668; and obtaining a college place for William Owen the younger.

Letters exchanged between members of the Maurice and Owen families of Clenennau and Brogyntyn, and other correspondence from friends or associates in Wales and England, together with a number of important official documents deriving from county administration in Caernarfonshire during the Tudor and Stuart periods, 1485, 1573-1698. Many of the early letters and papers, 1580-1622, relate to the joint deputy lieutenancy in Caernarfonshire of Sir William Maurice and Sir John Wynn, showing their preoccupation with the raising and organisation of militia troops for the defence of Caernarfonshire and for despatch to Ireland. Other topics include Sir William Maurice's position as deputy vice-admiral of North Wales and the protracted civil lawsuits in which he was engaged. The collection also constitutes an important historical source for the conduct of the Civil War in North Wales. Items from that period primarily concern Sir John Owen and his brother, Col. William Owen, Royalist commanders at Conwy and Harlech respectively, and their subsequent treatment under the Commonwealth and Restoration, 1643-1666. Many of the letters from 1678 to 1698 reveal the life of Sir Robert Owen, his debts, estate business, cultural interests and attachment to the Jacobite cause, together with contemporary political news. Apart from individuals already mentioned, prominent correspondents include the Privy Council of Elizabeth I, mostly through Henry Herbert, President of the Council in the Marches of Wales, 1587-1600; Sir Henry Johnes of Abermarlais, 1605-1616; Ralph, Lord Eure, 1607-1617; members of the Brynker family, 1603-1681; the Wynn family of Glyn and Sylfaen, 1625-1697; the Anwyl family of Park, 1636-1693; Charles I, Prince Rupert and Prince Maurice, 1642-1647; Lord Byron, 1644-1648; John Williams, Archbishop of York, 1645-1646; George Twisleton, 1649-1660; the Godolphin family of Abertanat, 1658-1698; John Gadbury, 1679-1688; and Edward Lhuyd, 1696-1697.

Deed of sale by Humphrey Parry of Llanfyllin, Montgomeryshire, to Margaret Godolphin of Abertanat, Salop, of parcels of meadow called Goitre Wen Ucha, Goitre Wen Issa, Brithdir, Werglodd Ucha and Werglodd Issa in Broniarth [Guilsfield] 1740, part of a messuage and lands previously mortgaged in 1737 to Humphrey Parry by John Jones of Broniarth.

Correspondents include some of Mary Owen's children, and Ann Owen of Ynysmaengwyn on family difficulties and events surrounding a shipwreck in Aberdovey, 1739-1756.

Deeds relating to the estate of Edward Richardson, namely the Vron, Porkington, and other properties in the townships of Porkington, Frankton and Ebnal in the parishes of Selatyn and Whittington, comprising the post-nuptial settlement of Edward Richardson and Jane his wife, 1746, and an appointment charging the said estates with £300 for the portions of their younger children, 1772.

Attested copies of deeds relating to the estate of Sarah Owen of Woodhouse in the parish of West Felton. They comprise a conveyance by Sarah Owen to Edward Moreton of Ellesmere in trust for Hugh Owen, of the capital messuage of Woodhouse, Rednall Mill and numerous other properties in Salop and Montgomeryshire, subject to annuities charged thereon for Sarah Owen and Judith Powell the housekeeper, 1747; and a release by Mary Lloyd of Gloucester Street, St George the Martyr, Middlesex, to William Owen (previously Mostyn) of Woodhouse, of part of the estate devised by the will of Sarah Owen from an annuity of £50, 1775

Deeds relating to lands at Llandrinio, Montgomeryshire, 1747-1775. The file includes a mortgage from John Richards of Deuddwr and Martha his wife to Thomas Brown of Sweeney, of a tenement in Penrhynfechan in the parish of Llandrinio, 1747; the marriage settlement of John Richards and Martha his wife, 1747; an assignment of mortgage to Richard Powell of [Welsh]pool, 1750; the transcript of a recovery and a deed declaring uses, 1750; the will of John Richards, 1750; a settlement of David Richards, a foot soldier in Lieutenant Col. William Haviland of His Majesty’s Iniskilling Regiment commanded by Lord Blakney, 1757; releases by David Richards to the purchaser, Susannah Lyster, of a proviso and term of years comprised in the Richards family settlements, 1758; and an exchange between John Owen of Penrhos and Francis Lloyd of Domgae, of lands in Domgae [parish of Llandysilio], comprising Cae Groes, parcels in the common field called Spathadoc Field and in Cae Hen, lands mentioned in the marriage settlement of Edward Lloyd the younger and Jane Lloyd, and Cyffic, 1775; and related bonds.

Deeds of sale by Mary Combers and Charles Combers, both of Brentwood, Essex, to David Archer of Shenfield, of Conduit Mead, Nunnsi or Nunsies Grove and another parcel of land in the hamlet of Brentwood and parish of South Weald, Essex, and articles of agreement to produce writings, 1777.

Deeds relating to trust moneys under the marriage settlement of Charles Buckworth and Elizabeth, his wife of Park Place, Berkshire, comprising a copy declaration of trust for Owen Ormsby, 1790, and releases by the four Buckworth offspring, Anna Maria, Frances Margaretta, Peter Everit and Joseph Francis, to Elizabeth their mother and Owen Ormsby, 1790-1791.

Deeds relating to property settled on the marriage of Owen Ormsby and Margaret Owen, 1730-1793. They include a lease to vest possession of the Brogyntyn estates [part of the marriage settlement of William Owen and Mary Godolphin] 1730, a subsequent mortgage and appointment to Francis Godolphin, trustee, 1737, and a deed for making further provision for the younger children of William Owen, 1761; a receipt by Ellen Godolphin for an annuity, 1736; articles of agreement between Jonathan Lutenor and Thomas Lutenor of Henley Green, Staffordshire, and William Owen of Porkington for making bricks, 1737; an agreement between Margaret Lloyd of Kesail Gyfarch and William Owen of Porkington to settle disputes over a way from Tu Cerrig in the parish of Penmorfa, 1741; a declaration of trust from Francis Godolphin to Mary Owen to fulfil a bequest in the will of their mother, Mary Godolphin, 1762; transcript of a recovery on the Denbighshire estate of Robert Godolphin Owen, 1767; a legal opinion on Sir Thomas Jones’s right to a heriot for premises in the manor of Aston in the county of Salop, 1769; and the marriage settlements of Margaret Owen of Porkington and Owen Ormsby of Willybrook, Sligo, Ireland, both then residing in the parish of Saint George Hanover Square, which include the leasehold property of Margaret Owen at Welbeck Street, London, with a schedule of the contents, 1776; a general release by Thomas Morris and Jane his wife [former housekeeper to Robert Godolphin Owen], 1792; and a release by Ellen Owen to Thomas James Lord Bulkeley for the purpose of severing joint tenancy of the estates of Robert Godolphin Owen, deceased, which had descended to his sisters Ellen Owen and Margaret Ormsby, 1793.

Conveyance of tmt's in Rhysnant and Domgay, co. Mont., 22 March 1647; from Thomas Jones to Mrs Penelope Owen; deed to lead the issues of a recovery by Mrs Lyster and daugters to John Peers, 18 March 1739; deed of settlement on Miss Lyster's marriage with Rev. Lewis Owen and copy of same, 24 & 25 July 1740; [Derwas to Lewis Owen] , [Conveyance of Penbryn bechan, Llandrinio], [23 Aug. 1740]; John Price and others to Mrs Elizth Owen, Release and Copy of same, 26 March 1748 ; Probate of the Will and 2 codicils of Mrs Elizth Owen, 9 Feb. 1758; William Powell to Mr Geo. Lyster release of a m. and lands in Penbryn Vechan, co. Mont., 14 Dec. 1758 ; John Owen to Messrs Hughes & Williams, release to make Tenants to the Praecipe for suffering a Recovery, 18 & 19 June 1767; William Wynne and Devereux Mytton, Demandants, Price Hughes and John Williams, Tenants. John Owen, Vouchee, recovery, 7 Aug. 1767 ; Mr Edwd Edwards to John Owen, release of a tmt in Penbryn Cithan, co. Mont. A copy of same, 29 Sept. 1774; John Owen to Robert Griffiths lease and release making a tenant to the Praecipe for the Recovery of part of his estate, co. Mont., and copy of same, 10 & 11 Feb. 1794; Richard Morhall, Demandant, Robert Griffiths, Tenant, John Owen, Vouchee recovery and copy of same, Spring Session 1794.

Rental of the Merioneth and Caernarfonshire estates of Owen Ormsby and Ellen Owen of Porkington, with accounts of money received and disbursements, mainly for building repairs and the estate timber, 1799-1800.

Probate copy of the will of Ellen Owen of Porkington, Salop, made in 1796, proved 1802, which includes bequests to the charities founded by the Owen family in Selatyn, Penmorfa and Llangollen.

Release by Mansel Dawkin Mansel of Lathbury, Buckinghamshire, to Owen Ormsby of the covenants contained in Mr Ormsby’s lease (from Elizabeth Vernon in 1788) of Little Forsters with a courtyard, pasture and gardens in Egham, Surrey, and assignment by Owen Ormsby and his trustee of the said lease to Mr Mansel’s trustees and also of an under-lease granted of the said premises to John King, together with the counterpart of another under-lease granted by John King to Charles Smith and the yearly rent of £80 thereby reserved, 1802. Recites that Mansel Dawkin Mansel was entitled to the premises under the will of Elizabeth Vernon.

Draft abstract of the will of William Owen of Porkington, 1762, proved 1767 (Watermark 1804)

Deeds relating to land at Porkington in the parish of Selatyn purchased from the trustees of the marriage settlement of George Henry Warrington of Pentre Pant, 1741-1804. They comprise copies of the post-nuptial settlements of Henry Strudwick and Mary his wife (nee Hanmer) [parents of Mary, wife of George Warrington], 1741, and of George Henry Warrington and Mary Carew, daughter of John Carew of East Anthony, Cornwall, then of North Brooke, Devon, 1796; a final concord, 1796; and deeds of sale by Rev. George Warrington, George Henry Warrington, his eldest son, and their trustees to Mary Jane Ormsby, of two pieces of land called the Big Clover Field and Little Clover Field [part of the Pentrepant estate], with a schedule of deeds incorporated, 1803, and a further deed endorsed, 1804.

Rental of the Shropshire, Denbighshire and Montgomeryshire estates of Mary Jane Ormsby, Michaelmas 1805, including an account of payments and abstract.