Mr Dan Gromebridge to Mr George Baker
Joynture on his marriage with Mrs Philadelphia Baker
Dated 15th January 1754

(3 sixpenny stamps)
Receiv'd the day of the date within written indenture … of and from the within named George Baker and Philadelphia Baker the sum of one thousand pounds being the consideration Dowry within mentioned to be paid to me. As witness my hand I say received by me

Reference KIR 11/1
pre-nuptial settlement for 1000 pounds
15th January 1754
Dan Gromebridge of Tonbridge, Kent, gent with George Baker of Mayfield esquire and his eldest daughter Philadelphia
Dan Gromebridge's dwelling house on the West side of Tonbridge Town
Parsonage House farm, Tonbridge
And other houses and land (described) in Tonbridge, Tudeley and Hadlow
Witnesses Francis Goodman Isabella Baker

Settlement 2
The moiety of one annuity or yearly rent that is charge of 15 pounds payable to Jane Wells widow or her assigns for and during the term of her natural life and in the occupation of Peter and Samuel Pearson in Tewdley Tonbridge and Haldow proportion part and share /50 pounds payable to Mrs Catherine Baldwin of Tonbridge widow
The parsonage house, messuage, land and premises said farm to Thomas Dennis
A pew in Tonbridge church. Burial place to be situated in the chancel
Parsonage
Parsonage House farm lease for 21 years at a rent of 29 pounds

Settlement 3
To Peter Pearson messuage lands and premises a lease for 14 years at 50 pounds rent

Settlement 4
All that messuage tenement or farmhouse commonly called or known by the name of the Parsonage house in Tonbridge plus oasthouse, malt house, sider house, barns stables and all other outhouses, edifices, buildings, closes, yards, gardens, orchards and appurtenances
Several pieces of land - meadow, pasture and hoopground belonging to the said tenement:
The Forestall
The Church Field
The Barn Mead
The Lower Slip
The Orchard Mead
The field or slip next adjoining to the road leading to Tonbridge Town and Cage Green and the 4 acres lying on the other or west side 15 acres in the occupation of Thomas Dennis and Thomas Elliot
And the seat/pew belonging to the messuage now divided and made into 2 pews/seats South Side of the Chancel in the parish church of Tonbridge
And the Tythes, tenths, oblations and obventions yearly … growing and renewing from all the above lands

Settlement 5
And a messuage lands or tenement where Robert Wells deceased late dwelt and wherein now Samuel Pearson now so inhabits and dwells with barns, stables, stalls, wain, lodges, woodhouse, outhouses, edifices, buildings, closes, yards, gardens, orchards and meadow and pasture grounds 11 acres more or less in Tewdley in Kent and now in the tenure of occupation of Peter Pearson

Settlement 6
And one piece/parcel of meadow land known as Bussmead containing circa 3 acres at or near Hartlake in the parishes of Tewdley and Hadlow or one or both of them in Kent and now also in the occupation of Peter Pearson
And a Barn with stable, stalls, Fatting lodge, outletts and appurtences plus an oasthouse and 10 several (previously 11) pieces or parcels of land arable meadow pasture belonging to barn and oasthouse = 45 acres
One small piece called Old Hopgarden = three quarters of an acre adjoining the orchard of the late Robert Weller esq deceased and now of George Weller esq his son and now or late in the occupation of Thomas Wells = a plot or parcel of land

Settlement 7
The Long Mead
The Rushet
The Old Rushet
The Stark Close
The Longfield Mead
The Four Corner Plott
The Postern Field
The Marle pittifield
The Five Acres
The Four Acres
In Tonbridge and in the occupation of Peter Pearson
1 piece/parcel of meadow/pasture land called The Lower Land Mead in Tonbridge = 12 and a half acres
1 piece/parcel of meadow land called The Eallis (Callis??) Mead = The 5 Acre Mead (5 acres)
1 piece/parcel meadow pasture or Island ground called Callis Mead alias Horse Island = 4 and a half acres in the tenure of occupation of Peter Pearson

Settlement 8
And also of and in a reasonable way, passage and leave and liberty at all time and times hereafter to come go lead drive carry and recarry out of and from the highway leading from Sommerhill to Hartlake and through a parcel of land called The Cinder Plott unto the said meadow and Island ground

Settlement 9
And all of one annuity or yearly rent charge of 20 pounds issuing growing renewing and increasing out of the said last mentioned lands and premises in Tonbridge and Hadlow = 60 acres called now the Postern Lands and all that one other messuage tenement and dwelling house wherein the said Dan Gromebridge doth now inhabit and dwell with the stable hayhouse sider house woodlodge outhouses edifices and buildgins and the yards backsides and garden thereunto belonging and appurtances situate and lying on the West side in the Town of Tonbridge in Tonbridge half an acres of land and appurtances and also of and in all way paths passages waters water courses commons common of pastures rents easements emoluments

Comes into effect after the solemnization of marriage