Meadowcroft of Heap in Bury Parish

Just some notes on Meadowcroft family of Heap in the parish of Bury...

Meadowcroft v Halliwell, 1700

Court of Chancery (C 5/210/39)

• Plaintiffs: Francis Meadowcroft, Elizabeth Meadowcroft, Richard Meadowcroft, Alice Meadowcroft and James Meadowcroft.
• Defendants: John Halliwell, Elizabeth Halliwell and others.
• Subject: property in Unsworth, Lancashire.
• Document type: bill, answer.

Meadowcroft v Beswick, 1700

Court of Chancery (C 9/248/61)

• Document type: answer only

Francis Meadowcroft v. James Barlow, c1713

Lancashire Archives DDKE/Box 80/8

• Bill of revivor in the case of Francis Meadowcroft v. James Barlow relating to the will of James Lomax dated 15 Feb 1688 and concerning property.  James Barlow and Charles Beswick exors of James Lomax.  James Hartley was the administrator of Mary Lomax, second daughter of James Lomax, who died underage, unmarried and intestate).  Relates to Unsworth tenement.

Marriage Licenses

• 1696 Oct 22 - Francis Meadowcroft, of Heap, co. Lane, Yeoman, and Ann Smethurst, Parish of Prestwich, co. aforesaid. At Manchester, or Salford, co. Lane