Thomas Dell Jnr. & Mary,nee Carter

PARENTS

Thomas Dell Jnr, born 1765, was the eldest son of Thomas Dell snr. & Ann, nee Jacobs

MARRIAGE

In 1798 Thomas married Mary Carter at Hughenden Church.

INHERITANCE

Thomas Snr. Died in 1811, leaving everything to Ann, his wife, the properties to go to Thomas Jnr on her death.   Ann, however passed the freehold properties to Thomas Jnr. before then.   Ann died in 1827, but Thomas Jnr was already taking mortgages on them before that.

THE PROPERTIES

Thomas owned Speen Farm, Lacey Green Farm and the cottages and land at Up Green.   He also rented Darvills Hill Farm and land at Darvills Hill.

EXTRA COTTAGE

In 1822 Thomas built an extra cottage at Up Green

1823.  INCLOSURES of MANOR of PRINCES RISBOROUGH

Speen Farm is registered in the name of Thomas Dell Jnr.  It is all freehold.

RENTED LAND

Thomas was also farming extra rented land in conjunction with Speen Farm.

MORTGAGES

1.      October 31^st 1828.   Thomas Dell of Speen Farm took out a mortgage for £450, with Joseph Burrough and Elizabeth Chapman.

2.      In 1830 a mortgage was taken out on cottages at Up Green

3.      1831 extra mortgage

4.      December 29^th 1832.   Thomas Dell of Speen Farm took out a mortgage for £1,200 with Thomas Brown of Dorchester, gent.   These were copyhold, making Thomas Brown the holding owner, they were all at Darvills Hill.

5.      1834 extra mortgage.

DEATH OF WIFE

Mary died in 1834

BANKRUPT

In 1837 the mortgagees foreclosed.   All Thomas Dell’s properties were sold by auction in 1837.

CHILDREN

They had 9 children

1. 1796. John Carter Dell.   Born out of wedlock he carried his mother’s maiden name ‘Carter’.  So also did his children.   He married Elizabeth Gibbons at Hughenden Church.

2. 1799. Jesse Dell, married Charlotte Martin

3. 1800. James Dell, married Elizabeth Floyd

4. 1800. Joseph Dell, married Ann Harding

5. 1801. Joshua Dell.

6. 1805. Jacob Dell, married Rebekah Saunders

7. 1809. Samuel, married Elizabeth Ward

8. 1810. Ann, married John Claydon

9. 1811. Jane. Died age 5.

WILL

Thomas made his will in 1839.   I give all my estate to my sons, Jacob and Joshua, my heirs and executors.

DEATH

Thomas died in 1843