ODSEY HUNDRED 



remained in this family is unknown. 85 In 1558 

 William Fanne suffered a recovery of certain lands 

 and tenements in Ardeley. 56 These may have been 

 identical with Lite's, which was sold by William Fanne 

 to George and Joan Brewster in about 1563/' Joan 

 survived her husband, and was succeeded by his sister's 

 son, Toby Middleton, gentleman.*''' About 1621 a 

 settlement of the manor was made w whereby Toby 

 Middleton was to hold it for life and at his death it 

 was to pass to Henry Chauncy and his heirs. Henry 

 Chauncy having died in 1631 before Toby Middleton,™ 

 the estate passed to his son Henry Chauncy of 

 Ardeley Bury, who was succeeded in 1 68 1 by Sir 

 Henry Chauncy, the historian of Hertfordshire." His 

 grandson and heir, also named Henry, mortgaged the 

 estate to John Hawkins, and Chauncy 's bequest of the 

 manor to ' the Infant [aphet Crook ' was set aside in 

 favour of Thomas Hawkins. He died in 1742, 

 having bequeathed it to his niece Katherine, wife 

 of William Woolball of Walthamstow." Their 

 daughter and heir Katherine carried the estate in 

 marriage to Sir Hanson Berney, bart., of Kirby 

 Bedon, co. Norfolk." In 1789 their son and heir 

 Sir John Berney, bart., conveyed it to trustees, from 

 whom it was purchased by John Spurrier. He sold 

 it in 1808 to John Simon Harcourt. 9 ' The latter's 

 only son George Simon Harcourt succeeded to the 

 estate, 85 and sold it to Commissary-General Murray, 

 the owner of Ardeley Bury. s " The two estates have 

 thus been amalgamated. 



MOOR HJLL was also held of the main manor 

 of Ardeley. 91 The early tenants were called after their 

 holding. In 1284 John 'de la More' was the 

 wealthiest inhabitant of Ardeley, if the farmer of 

 Ardeley Bury be excepted. 58 It is said that a John 

 ' de la More ' conveyed More Hall to John Munden 

 about 1 3 1 7, and that Munden shortly afterwards 

 conveyed to John de Wylye, parson, of Walton-on- 

 Thames, probably for a settlement.' 5 In 1324 

 Robert of Munden, clerk, possessed a 'little manor' 

 (manerettum) of Moor Hall in Ardeley, which he had 

 leased for life to John ' de la Forde ' of Edmonton 

 and his wife Maud. 100 The site of the manor sub- 



to Kcndalc and his wife Elizabeth,* but she had 

 dower only in it after his death, 3 and his right heir 

 was his son Edward Kendale, 1 possibly by a former 

 wife. 5 



The subsequent history of Moor Hall ia uncertain. 

 Beatrice, sister of Edward Kendale the younger, 

 married Robert Turk. 6 Their grandchild, Jos 



ntly Moi 



Appart 

 he same way as 

 r of Moor Hall 



Wallis, married Nicholas Morley. 

 Hal! descended to the Morleys i 

 the manor of Wakeley. 7 The mi 

 had been acquired by Thomas Morley, gentleman, 

 before June 1559, when the homage returned that 

 he was recently dead and that his heir failed to 

 appear. 8 This heir was his son William, 8 who sold 

 the manor in I 568 to Edward Halfhide of Aspenden. 10 

 In 1572 Halfhide conveyed it to William Gurney, 

 otherwise Gornell," probably in trust, lor the latter 

 transferred his rights in 1595 to Mary wife of 

 George Shurley and daughter and heir of Edward 

 Halfhide." 



From George Shurley the manor was purchased in 

 1598 by Richard Saltonstall, alderman and goldsmith 

 of London. 13 He settled it on his son Peter upon 

 the latter's marriage with Anne daughter of Edmund 

 Waller. 11 In 1605 Peter Saltonstall sold it to Robert 

 Spence, citizen and fishmonger 

 of London and Master of 

 the Levant Company of mer- 

 chants. 15 Spence bequeathed 

 it to his wife Audrey, Lb who 

 died seised of it about 1635, 

 and was succeeded by Robert 

 Spence of Balcombe, co. 

 Sussex, her son and heir." In 

 1648 Robert Spence settled 

 it upon his son and heir- 

 apparent William Spence of Spenc 

 Lincoln's Inn, upon the latter's ba " Ud "' 

 marriage with Mary daughter 

 of Samuel Short. William Spence havin; 

 1678 without male issue, the manor desc 

 brother John Spence, also of Lincoln's Inn. 18 He was 

 succeeded by his son John Spence," whose second 

 "" died 

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Sable afiui 



died about 

 :nded to his 



