10 Jul Lordship Title of Wasing ID1664
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Thomas of Kenet held the manor of the earl in the 13th century, after which it passed to the college or hospital of St. Nicholas de Valle beside Salisbury, who were holding it until the Dissolution. In 1535 the master and twenty poor scholars of this hospital had lands in Wasing worth £8 12s. 6d. yearly, out of which a rent of 3s. 4d. due to the king was paid yearly to the bailiff of the hundred of Faircross. In 1543 the king granted to Sir Humphrey Forster the manor of Wasing, formerly belonging to the college or hospital of St. Nicholas de Valle beside Salisbury, and certain closes and lands both in Wasing and Midgham. Sir Humphrey died in 1555 and his son William, who succeeded him, died in 1574. He was succeeded by his son Sir Humphrey, at whose death in 1601 the manor passed to his son Sir William, who was holding it in 1605 and made settlements of it in 1608 and 1617. He died 28 January 1617–18 seised of the manor, when his heir was his son Humphrey, then aged twenty-one and more. Two years later this Humphrey, who in the meantime, on 20 May 1620, had been made a baronet, sold the manor and certain adjoining lands to John Blacknall. John Blacknall died in 1625 seised of the manor, leaving two daughters Mary and Jane, then aged nine and one respectively. Jane died in 1626, so that Mary, then aged ten and a half years, was the sole owner of the estate. About the year 1638 she was married to Ralph Verney of Middle Claydon, Bucks., when they placed the manor of Wasing in settlement. Ralph Verney was created a baronet on 16 March 1661 and died in 1696, when he was succeeded by his son Sir John Verney, who was raised to the peerage in 1703 under the titles of Lord Verney of Belturbet and Viscount of Fermanagh in Ireland. He had previously married as his first wife Elizabeth daughter of Ralph Palmer of Little Chelsea, Middlesex, and in 1707 he seems to have made some settlement on the children of this marriage, for he then conveyed the manor of Wasing to Narcissus Lutterell and Ralph Palmer. At his death in 1717 he was succeeded by his son Ralph, the second viscount, who in June 1730 sold the manor to Richard Coope, citizen and salter of London, who sold it in 1733 to Nathaniel St. Andre and Lady Elizabeth Diana his wife. She died in 1758 and in 1760 it was sold to John Mount. John Mount, who was the son of William Mount by his wife Jane Huckell, was Sheriff of Berks. in 1770 and died in 1786, when the manor passed to his son William, who was born in 1752. He married in 1771 Jane daughter of William Page of Poynters in Cobham, Surrey, and died in 1815, when the manor passed to his only son William. This William was born in 1787 and was a deputy-lieutenant for Berkshire and a justice of the peace, being chairman of the Newbury bench. He served as Sheriff of Berks. in 1826 and was M.P. for Newport, Isle of Wight. He married in 1818 Charlotte second daughter and co-heir of George Talbot of Temple Guiting, Gloucestershire, and died in 1869, when the manor passed to his elder son William George. William George Mount was born in 1824, was a deputy-lieutenant for Berkshire and a justice of the peace for Berks. and Hants, being Sheriff of Berks. in 1877 and latterly chairman of quarter sessions. He was chairman of the Berks. County Council from 1888 to 1905 and M.P. for South Berks. from 1885 to 1900. He married in 1862 Marianne Emily third daughter of Robert Clutterbuck of Watford House, Herts., and died in 1906, when he was succeeded by his eldest son William Arthur Mount, B.A., J.P., M.P. for South Berks. 1900 to 1906, and again in 1910, who is now lord of the manor. Certain lands in this parish were held in 1543 by Sir Richard Lyster, the lord chief baron, who obtained permission in 1545 with his son Sir Michael and his grandson Richard to settle them on the occasion of Richard's marriage with Mary daughter of Thomas Lord Wriothesley. No further mention has, however, been found of this property. A mill worth 16s. is mentioned in the Domesday Survey, but none exists at the present day.
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