Entries from PRO online Catalogue related to Fovant
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War Office: WO 97 Royal Hospital Chelsea: Soldiers Service Documents:
WO 97/52/47 HENRY GERRARD Born FOVANT, Wiltshire Served in 2nd Dragoon Guards Discharged aged 41 1798-1818
WO 97/980/89 JAMES GOODFELLOW Born FOVANT, Wiltshire Served in 89th Foot Regiment Discharged aged 24 1833-1835
WO 121 Royal Hospital, Chelsea: Discharge Documents of Pensioners
Subseries within WO 121 Certificates of Service (disability or reason for discharge, length of service, rank, regiment, age, place of birth and trade on enlistment)
WO 121/56/281 EDWARD MORGAN Born FOVANT, Wiltshire Served in Wiltshire Militia Discharged aged 66 after 40 years of service 1802
WO 121/60/177 THOMAS GOODFELLOW Born FOVANT, Wiltshire Served in 27th Dragoons (Light); Chatham Invalids Discharged aged 26 after 8 years 6 months of service 1802
Chancery Records connected with Fovant:
C 143/127/9 Richard de Chuselden to grant land in the suburbs of Wilton, and in Washerne by Wilton, to the prior and brethren of the hospital of St. John without the gate of Wilton, retaining a messuage and land in Chiselden, and rent in Fovant. Wilts. 10 EDWARD II.
C 143/437/1 William Ocle and John Elys, chaplains, to grant rent in Fovant to the abbess and convent of Shaftesbury, for the support of a chaplain in the church of St. Mary and St. Edward the Martyr at Shaftesbury; and the reversion of a messuage, land, and rent in Donhead St. 7 HENRY IV.
C 1/173/15 Agnes Tourney, daughter and heir of Elizabeth Saymer. v. John Saymer, late the husband of the said Elizabeth, and Robert Eteryk.: Detention of deeds relating to messuages and land in Fovant, Broad Chalke, Quidhamton, Little Amesbury, Hindon, Knoyle, Pythouse, Tisbury, Damerham, Swallowcliff, and Stopp. 1486-1529
C 1/966/33-36 Margaret, executrix and late the wife of William CLEMENT alias BROWNE of Wilton, gentleman, v. Elflyte, executrix and late the wife of George BARNE of Fovant, gentleman.: Rent of a tenement in Semley pledged to the said William for a loan.: WILTS 1538-1544
C 1/1110/21 Edward CLEMENT and Nicholas UVEDALE, gentlemen, v. John WILLYAMS and others.: Action on a bond for warranty of the said Clement's lands in Fovant, Fonthill, Lydlinch, and Shaftesbury, and false valuations on an extent.: WILTS., DORSET. 1544-1551
C 1/1201/22-23 Isabel, late the wife of Edward BEYNTON, knight, v. Christopher WYLLUGHBY, esquire.: Detention of deeds relating to the manors of Semley and Fovant, in contempt of the Court of Augmentations.: WILTS. 1544-1551
C 1/1405/16 Richard BARNARDE, husbandman, v. Richard his father, Henry BODDENHAM of Wilton, esquire, and Thomas FELTHAM of Fovant.: Messuage and land in Kingston Deverell, demised by the said Henry to the said Richard and Richard jointly.: WILTS. 1556-1558
C 104/200 HANCOX v HALLIDAY: Lease of Leonard Bilson of Westmaple Durham, Som, [Mapledurham, Oxon?] to George Chappell, the elder, of Fovant, Wilts, of property called Feildes/Vynes Court in Corsley, Wilts; and assignment of George Chappell to Edward Halliday of Warminster, Wilts, dyer, of the above-mentioned property, 1668 (marked 2 and 3).
Exchequer records:
E 210/2160 Richard Savage ( Salvagiis ) to Leper women of [ Maiden ] Bradley : Grant of a yearly rent in Fovant ( Foffunt ) : ( Wilts. )
E 210/3519 Thomas Savage to the leper women of [ Maiden ] Bradley and their attendants : Grant of Thomas son of Ro . . . . . . and a messuage in Fovant ( Fofunt ) : ( Wilts. )
SC Records of various departments, arranged artificially according to type, and formerly entitled Special Collections ; SC 6 Special Collections: Ministers' and Receivers' Accounts
Subseries within SC 6 HENRY VII-HENRY VIII
SC 6/HENVIII/6667 Wilts and Gloucester: Corsham, &c. (as in SC 6/HENVIII/6664) including Wilts: Baverstock (Babbstoke) Wilts: Fovant Queens' lands. Possessions of Anne of Cleves.