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Appointment of Sir Robert Williames Vaughan of Nannau and David Pennant of Downing as new trustees of the Brogyntyn estates under the will of Ellen Owen, in conjunction with Thomas James Warren Lord Viscount Bulkeley, following the resignation of John Owen of Penrhos as trustee, 1804; and the appointment of a provisional trustee for the purpose of reconveying the Brogyntyn trust property, endorsed with the appointment of Thomas Netherton Parker as a new trustee, 1823.

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

Deeds relating to Tynewydd or New Barns, Selatyn, purchased by the surviving trustee of the Brogyntyn settled estate from Mr Joseph Morgan of the Fron, 1805-1901. They comprise a feoffment, 1805, and conveyance by William Lloyd [son of Rev. John Robert Lloyd] to Edward Williams, 1823; a mortgage to Richard Williams of the Vron, 1845; and successive conveyances by trustees of the will of Richard Williams to George Morgan, 1881, thence to the latter’s son, Joseph Morgan 1882, and finally to Henry Charles Legge, trustee of William Richard Ormsby Gore, incorporating a plan, 1901; with abstracts, 1845-1880, 1881-1882, requisitions of title, 1901, and a schedule of deeds, 1805-1901

Counterpart of a lease by Margaret Ormsby then living at Great Stanhope Street in the parish of St George Hanover Square, to Col. Thomas Bowser, of Canister House in the parish of Datchet, Buckinghamshire, with agent’s bill and receipt, 1805.

Deeds relating to lands in the parish of Selatyn purchased from John Mytton of Halston, 1805-1826. The file includes a feoffment by William Lloyd of Aston to Edward Manning of Oswestry [trustee?], of a the site of a house and land, 1805; a mortgage by Edward Manning to Richard Davies, of the above property and an adjoining piece of land, 1808, followed by an assignment to Francis Campbell of Oswestry, of a newly erected dwelling and the lands, 1818; a conveyance by William Lloyd, Edward Manning and Francis Campbell to John Mytton, 1825; an abstract of title of John Mytton, 1805-1825; an appointment and release by John Mytton to Thomas Netherton Parker and David Pennant, trustees of William Ormsby Gore and Mary Jane his wife, 1826; and orders, etc. issued by the High Court of Chancery in connection with the contracts for the purchase from John Mytton and another from Edward Roberts, 1826.

Deeds relating to two messuages and lands in the parish of Selatyn purchased from John Lloyd, 1805-1829. The file includes a feoffment by William Lloyd of Aston to Robert Lloyd of Selatyn, 1805; the will of Robert Lloyd, 1806, proved 1810; a final concord naming John Lloyd and Ann his wife as deforciants, 1828; official reports, orders, etc. issued by the High Court of Chancery in connection with the purchase, describing the properties as contiguous to Porkington demesne on the north side, 1828-1829; and deeds of sale by John Lloyd of Oswestry, Ann his wife and William Lloyd of Aston to the trustees of William Ormsby Gore and Mary Jane his wife, of the two messuages and lands, and the timber thereon, with plan incorporated, 1829.

Volume containing copies of the wills of Herny Godolphin, Provost of the College of Eton, 1730, with codicil, 1731, proved 1732; Ellen Godolphin of Holles Street, Marylebone, Middlesex, 1754; Francis Earl of Godolphin, 1763, with codicils, 1764, 1765, proved 1766; Francis Lord Godolphin, with codicil, 1784, proved 1785; Ellen Owen of Porkington, 1796; and Margaret Ormsby of Porkington, 1805. At the back there are cases and opinions on the wills of Henry Godolphin and Francis Godolphin, 1785-1802.

Volume containing a copy of the will of Margaret Ormsby of Porkington and Stanhope Street, Middlesex, 1805, proved 1806, and the account of Thomas James Warren Viscount Bulkeley, Sir Robert Williams Vaughan and David Pennant, executors, with Miss Mary Jane Ormsby, her daughter and residuary legatee, and duplicate.

Deeds relating to lands at Porkington purchased by the Brogyntyn trustees from David Jameson, 1808-1820. They comprise a feoffment by William Lloyd of Aston of a house, buildings and lands, 1808, and a conveyance by John Arthur Lloyd of Croesmere of an allotment previously enclosed out of the commons in the parish of Selatyn, with a schedule of deeds incorporated, 1809, both sold to David Jameson; and the conveyance by David Jameson and Elizabeth his wife to the trustees of William Ormsby Gore and Mary Jane his wife, of both the properties described in the earlier deeds, with a coloured plan incorporated, 1820. The file also contains copies (1820) of the parish registers of Ellesmere, recording the burials of Francis Lloyd of Croesmere, 1719, another Francis Lloyd of Croesmere, 1788, and other burial records of annuitants in the will of Mr Lloyd of Croesmere; copy preamble of an Act for vesting part of the settled estate of Rev. William Lloyd in trustees, 1768; and a letter from the solicitor of J.A. Lloyd

Title deeds relating to a farm house and lands in the township of Porkington in the parish of Selatyn, Salop, purchased by the Brogyntyn trustees from David Jameson of Oswestry, 1808-1820

The manuscript catalogue of Porkington (Brogyntyn) Library, arranged by John Broster of Chester, 1809, has a fine illuminated frontispiece incorporating the arms of Margaret Owen, wife of Owen Ormsby for whom it was made. It appears to be the earliest surviving complete catalogue of the Library. An introductory ‘Plan of the Catalogue’ explains the arrangement and gives instructions for the insertion of new books. Each page lists up to twenty-five titles. Some entries post-date the first compilation, up to 1812.

Deeds relating to land in Porkington in the parish of Selatyn, purchased by the Brogyntyn trustees from John Basnett of Tinkers Green, Whittington, later of the Ffron Lodge, 1810-1819. The file includes a feoffment by William Lloyd of Aston to John Basnett and his trustee, of the sites of former cottages and of a house newly erected by John Basnett, 1810; a mortgage by John Basnett to Mary Jones of the property called Bank House, 1812, followed by an assignment to William Issard of Oswestry, 1814; a conveyance by Edward Birch of Oswestry, Ann Llewelyn of Oswestry and Christopher Llewelyn of Llanymynech to John Basnett, of another messuage in Porkington, 1816, with a schedule of deeds annexed, 1741-1805; a conveyance by John Basnett and his trustee to William Ormsby Gore, Mary Jane his wife and the trustees of the will of Ellen Owen, and an assignment of the terms of years comprised in the mortgage to William Issard, with plan incorporated, 1817; an assignment by Milward Rogers, representative of Henry Jones (previous assignee in trust for Edward Birch) to Thomas Hill Mortimer of two terms of years comprised in previous mortgages, 1817; a draft conveyance by William Lloyd, 1819 (see endorsement); abstracts of title of John Basnett to Bank House and to the property purchased in 1816, together with lists of deeds, a map of Fron Lodge, 1816, accounts from Childs Bank, 1817, and solicitors’ correspondence, 1817-819, stating that John Basnett was in the county gaol for debt

Deeds relating to lands in Oswestry purchased from Elizabeth Whitridge and John Davies, devisees in trust of the will of Rev. John Whitridge of Oswestry, and other members of the Whitridge family in 1827. The lands are decribed as part of Gwerglodd Fawr, another piece with a plantation of fir trees lately in the holding of Edward Earl of Powis and John Probert, the middle part of Erw Car, formerly part of Oerley Hall lands on the western side of Oswestry, and other lands in the occupation of Hugh Hughes. The file includes abstracts of deeds, 1810-(Watermark 1820) relating to the estate of Edward Earl of Powis, specifically the rectory of Oswestry and that part of the Oswestry estate comprised in a mortgage of 1798, and coal mines under Oerley Hall and Park Wharf (?Uchaf) leased to Sir Watkin Williams Wynn in 1798; an attested copy of the will and codicil of John Whitridge, 1823-1824; an abstract of title of the trustees named in the will, 1747-1823, and schedule of deeds, 1747-1827; official reports, orders, etc. issued by the High Court of Chancery in connection with the purchase, 1827; and the deeds of sale to William Ormsby Gore and Mary Jane his wife, and their trustees, with a plan incorporated, 1827.

Bundle labelled ‘Deeds relating to land at Selatyn purchased from Peploe Cartwright by the trustee of the will of Ellen Owen’ but also containing deeds described on the inner label as ‘Purchase from Commissioners under Inclosure Act’, 1810-1842, referring to two purchases by Mary Jane Ormsby of portions of common land in the parish of Llanfihangel-y-traethau, Merioneth, bordering the parish of Llanfair, the first bounded by the farms of Plas Ucha and Moel y Glo, 1810, the other being part of Moelgoedog, 1812 (other boundaries described); also a conveyance by the trustees under the will of Watkin Williams of Penbedw to Mary Jane Ormsby, of a parcel of former common land in Middleton, Oswestry, bounded by the road leading out of the road from Wootton to Oswestry and from Middleton to the Milehouse (other boundaries given) 1813; and a conveyance by Mary Jane Ormsby of Porkington to her trustees of the lands comprised in the three previous deeds, 1813. The remaining items comprise two mortgages of the Allotment, formerly part of the commons in the parish of Selatyn, by Peploe Cartwright of Oswestry, firstly to Edward Lloyd of Llangollen, 1831, secondly to Ann Humphreys of Berghill, 1835; and a conveyance by Peploe Cartwright, with his mortgagee and trustee, to Sir Robert Williames Vaughan, surviving trustee of the will of Ellen Owen of Porkington, on behalf on William Ormsby Gore and Mary Jane his wife, and an assignment of the term of years to Septimius Burton, 1842; a schedule of title deeds; abstract of the acts of Parliament in 1777 and 1780 for enclosing the commons and waste lands in the manor of Whittington and of the award in 1784 made to Edward Peplow (sic); abstract of the mortgages, 1831-1835; and abstract of the title of Peploe Cartwright, 1732-1823, with an opinion thereon, 1842. Plans incorporated

Deeds relating to land in Oswestry purchased from the trustees of Rice Roberts, 1810-1827. They include a conveyance by Sir Stapleton Cotton of Combermere Abbey, Cheshire, Bart, son and heir of Sir Robert Salusbury Cotton, to Rice Roberts of Oswestry, of two pieces of land and all the trees, saplings, etc. thereon, formerly part of the estate of Watkin Williams of Penbedw; 1810, with a copy of the particulars of freehold estates in Whittington, Oswestry and Ruabon, for sale by auction, 1809; a mortgage by Rice Roberts to Martha Lloyd of Knockin, 1810; an extract from the will of Rice Roberts [1821, proved 1826]; an affidavit and letters relative to the baptism of Lord Combermere, 1827, and copies of marriage, baptism and burial records of the Williams family of Penbedw, Denbighshire, 1741-1825; the abstract of title of the trustees for sale named in the will of the late Rice Roberts, 1741-1826; and the conveyance by Richard Roberts and other trustees, Elizabeth Roberts, widow, and Martha Lloyd, mortgagee of Rice Roberts, to William Ormsby Gore of Porkington, Mary Jane his wife and their trustees, of the two pieces of land, one called Cae Pepper or Bigfield and the other also called Cae Pepper or Meadow with a plan incorporated, 1827.

Deeds relating to two purchases by Mary Jane Ormsby in the parishes of Selatyn and Oswestry, 1811-1813. The first concerns Skybor Issa, previously called Ty Coach or Ty Cough in the township of Porkington, purchased from Edward Gatacre, his trustees, and Miss Lloyd, excluding a plantation belonging to Mr Warrington, 1811. The second purchase concerns an allotment of former common land at Middleton, acquired from the trustees of Major Watkin Williams [of Penbedw], 1812-1813. Documents include an abstract of the title of Edward Gatacre, Annabella his wife and trustees, and Miss [Jane] Lloyd, 1688-1807, compiled 1811, plans, and letters mainly from Edward Edmunds of Oswestry and Thomas Panting of Salop, 1811-1813; and notes on the line of inheritance from Francis Baron Godolphin and Ellen Owen of Brogyntyn

Deeds relating to land in Oswestry purchased from the Rev. Dr Donne, 1811-1826. The file includes a conveyance by Edward Earl of Powis and John Probert of Copthorn, devisees in trust under the will of George Edward Henry Arthur, Earl of Powis, dec., to Rev. James Donne of Oswestry of two parcels of land, the first in the western part of a field called Gwerglodd adjoining the turnpike road, previously part of Park Issa on the eastern side of Oswestry, and the second comprising Cae Ffeg, Cae Brute, Well Piece and other lands (named), a barn and other buildings, previously part of Park Ucha on the western side of Oswestry, 1811, with a schedule of deeds annexed (1674-1710); the abstract of title of Rev. Dr Donne, 1751-1811; a schedule of deeds, papers and a bond of the Gore family delivered up by Mr Dawson (1772-1815); copy orders issued by the High Court of Chancery concerning the purchase, with affidavits of Thomas Kyffin as to the identity and value of the lands, 1826; and deeds of sale by Rev. James Donne of Oswestry, D.D., to William Ormsby Gore and Mary Jane his wife, and their trustees, of Cae Ffeg, Cae Brute, Well Piece, etc. 1826. Plans incorporated

Deeds relating to a cottage and three pieces of land sited within the liberties of the township of Oswestry, purchased by Lord Harlech’s trustees from James Payne, 1811-1882. The file includes a conveyance by Edward, Earl of Powis and John Probert, trustees of George Edward Henry Arthur, Earl of Powis, dec. to Thomas Payne, of the western parts of fields (named), formerly Oerley Hall lands, 1811; mortgages of the messuage and garden, and the Brick Field and Little Field by members of the Payne family firstly to John Tomkies, shoemaker, 1840, assigned to Janet Bentley, 1841, secondly to Ann Broughall, 1882, and thirdly to Henry Davies, 1882; copy wills of Thomas Payne of the Brick Kilns, 1834, and William Payne, 1874 (died 1876); the declaration of Ann Thomas, wife of Andrew Thomas of Portland Place, Lord Street, Oswestry, witness to the (now lost) will of Ann Rogers (nee Payne), concerning the three pieces of land, 1882; an abstract of title of the devisees under the will of William Payne, 1840-1882; and the conveyance by the mortgagees and James Payne of Oswestry to the trustees of the Brogyntyn settled estates, 1882.

Title deeds and other documents relating to properties belonging to the Brogyntyn estate in Caernarfonshire, 1813-1924. There are four series, comprising leases of parts of Borth-y-gest farm, Ynyscynhaearn, for building plots, 1847-1924; miscellaneous deeds and documents for properties in Cricieth, Dolbenmaen, Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, Llanystumdwy, Morfa Bychan, Penmorfa, Treflys and Ynyscynhaearn, 1813-1909; licences and leases of mines and quarries in Caernarfonshire, 1845-1890; and licences for Ereiniog Peat and Brick Works, 1871-1883.

Documents relating to a piece of land in Porkington Upper in the parish of Selatyn, enclosed out of the commons in the manor of Whittington and alloted to Elizabeth Walters, sold to Richard Bickerton and later purchased from William Bickerton by Mary Jane Ormsby, 1813-1814. The file contains an abstract of the enclosure award made to Elizabeth Walters in 1784, an abstract of title of William Bickerton and his trustee, Rev, John Whitridge, 1784-1813, and solicitors’ letters, 1813-1814