Deeds, marriage settlements and papers relating chiefly to the West Pasture and other properties in the township of Claxton in the parish of Greatham, Co. Durham but also including references to properties in Hart, Seaton Carew, Stranton andThorpe Bulmer, all in Co. Durham, 1670-1817. The final document in the series, dated 1826, is a lease to John George Lambton of Lambton Castle, Co. Durham of the right to construct a wagon-way from his colliery at the Quarter Way House,Houghton-le-Spring, Co. Durham to the River Wear. The chief families represented in the collection are the Gibsons of Stranton and Hartlepool, Co. Durham, the Watsons of Stranton and Sunderland, Co. Durham and the Byers of Newbottle and Eppleton,Co. Durham.
Claxton in Greatham Deeds
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- ReferenceGB 33 clx
- Dates of Creation1679-1826, including copies of 1670 and 1671 deeds
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- Language of MaterialEnglish ; Latin
- Physical Description3 boxes
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The first person to feature in this collection is William Gibson, gentleman (died 1671), of the Gibson of Stranton and Hartlepool, Co. Durham family. As well as property in Stranton, where they built the East Hall, the Gibsons held lands etc. inthe other nearby townships and parishes mentioned under Scope and content, including Claxton, Co. Durham. In 1698 the Claxton properties represented in the collection were sold to Cuthbert Watson, yeoman, of Stranton. They remained in the possessionof his Watson of Sunderland descendants until their sale to Thomas Byers, esquire, of Newbottle, Co. Durham in 1778. By 1817, the date of the last document featuring Claxton, their owner was William Byers, esquire, of Eppleton, Co. Durham.
Arrangement
Chronological.
Access Information
Open for consultation.
Acquisition Information
Deposited with the Department of Palaeography and Diplomatic of the University of Durham (since 1990 part of the Archives and Special Collections department of Durham University Library) on 13 May 1959 by Stockton, Sons & Fortescue ofBanbury, Oxfordshire through the Warwickshire County Archivist.
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Location of Originals
Durham Probate Records: will of Thomas Byers esquire of Newbottle (DPRI/1/1785/B16/1-2).