1754 Crompton Family Little Lever Lease

John Crompton of Eccleston near Knowsley, husbandman, eldest son of Adam Crompton of Little Lever, papermaker, deceased, Mary his wife, Adam Crompton of Little Lever, papermaker, son of Adam Crompton, deceased, Hannah his wife, Heap Crompton of Liverpool, sailmaker, son of Adam Crompton, deceased, John Longworth of Bolton, fustianmaker, Ellen his wife, daughter of Adam Crompton, deceased, Ralph Greenhalgh of Bolton. wheelwright, Alice his wife, widow of Adam Crompton, deceased, to Jacob Fletcher of Breightmet, yeoman, and John Fletcher his son - a messuage and tenement in Little Lever.

1754 Little Lever Lease - Bolton ZFL/8/1

The lease related to eight acres of land, including fields named as highmost field, middlemost field, stable field, great common and little common.  The following family relationships can be identified from the document:

Cromptons of Creams

James Crompton started to work the paper mill Higher Mill at Little Lever in 1677, which later became known as Creams.  He died in 1704 and willed that his Higher Mill be divided among his four sons, including the Adam Crompton mentioned above

In the book "Paper in Bolton" there are three chapters devoted to the Crompton family, and a family tree on page 46, as follows:-

Paper in Bolton: A Papermaker's Tale
1975 D.W. Lyddon and P.A. Marshall
ISBN 0 85427 043 4

• Chapter 5. James Crompton (c. 1646-1704) at Creams
• Chapter 6. Adam Crompton I (1683-1737) and Adam Crompton II (1722-1793) at Creams, p58
• Chapter 7. Joseph (1748-1811), Adam III (1759-1812) and Joseph Bealey (1783-1817) at Creams, p69

The Cromptons of Creams - 1677-1817 (p46)