10 Jul Lordship Title of Morrells ID13325
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A third manor in Stanbridge, which was held of the principal manor of Stanbridge, was distinguished by the name of the manor of MORRELLS after a family who held it in the reign of Henry VI. John Morrell, who was lord of the manor in 1446, appears to have left a daughter and heir Anne, who in 1462 was the widow of a Brocas, into whose family the manor passed. In 1490 it was in the possession of John Brocas, and he was succeeded by Barnard, whose son John died in 1518, leaving a son and heir Robert, then aged two. The latter in 1556 acquired the manor of Stanbridge alias Kimptons (q.v.), with which it was held until 1577, when William Brocas and Elizabeth his wife alienated it to William Bawdery, junior. About 1596 it became the property of Thomas Ellingham, whose descendants retained the manor for nearly a hundred and fifty years; but the last Thomas Ellingham who was lord became involved in financial troubles and was declared a bankrupt. The estate, comprising 'Brocks' and 'Kimpton's' closes, was sold in 1744 to John Capon, of whom a moiety was purchased in 1747 by John Franklin. The death of both these took place before the end of the century, and in 1797 and 1799 respectively the devisees of their wills sold the moieties to John Franklin, a relative, in whom they were vested at the beginning of the 19th century.
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Manorial Counsel Limited has created a new legal right to bring the titles of this lordship back into use.
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