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Putney

Editorial history

01/01/12, CSG: Created page

Suggested links

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See Putney
See Richmond

Images

Map of Surrey, Richard Morton, 1704

Town plan

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Townscape

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Image credits & copyright information

(1) Morden, Robert, 'Surrey', Plate, The new description and state of England, containing the maps of the counties of England and Wales, 2nd edn. (London, 1704), betw. pp. 72 & 73

Town profile

Notes

A2A search: Putney, 1640-1670

East Sussex Record Office: Archives of the Frewen Family of Brickwall in Northiam (FRE/1 - FRE/1126): Family (no ref. or date): Miscellaneous early deeds: deeds of the Turner family (no ref. or date): Lease for 21 years, annual rent £20 FRE/501 1 Nov 1653
- Contents: William Wymondesold of Putney, Surrey, esq to Richard Jones of Putney, esq. New built brick house in the town of Putney between the houses and grounds there in the occupations of Mrs Yardley, widow, south and Henry White, north, with the garden, orchard, stable and coach house and 2 closes of land (9a) one (5a) abutting W on the walls of the premises and the other (4a) abutting W on the former, ranging between the road to Richmond and the common fields
Schedule of fixtures and fittings annexed

East Sussex Record Office: Archives of the Frewen Family of Brickwall in Northiam (FRE/1 - FRE/1126): Family (no ref. or date): Miscellaneous early deeds: deeds of the Turner family (no ref. or date): Assignment of leases for £400 FRE/502 25 Mar 1657
- Contents:
Richard Jones of Putney, Surrey, esq to John Turner of London, merchant
1 Property as in FRE/501
2 Messuage with the outhouses, backsides and yards, courts, garden and orchard land in the town of Putney, abutting on the one side to a tenement held by Lady Ruse and an orchard occupied by Mr Lyte, and on the other side onto a common way leading to the common field and late in the occupation of Mayor Coulsonn and near to the waterside; 1 farndle of ground lying outside and ranging with the orchard wall open to the road leading to the aforesaid field. Recites leases for 21 and 30 years respectively of the two properties from William Wymansold to Jones and he assigns the properties to Frewen for the remainders of the two terms

East Sussex Record Office: Archives of the Frewen Family of Brickwall in Northiam (FRE/1 - FRE/1126): Family (no ref. or date): Miscellaneous early deeds: deeds of the Turner family (no ref. or date):: Bond in £800 from John Turner and Richard Slany of London, merchants to Nathaniel Letton of London, merchant for them to repay £412 to Letton at his house in Buttolph Lane, London by 15 Sep next FRE/507 14 Mar 1659

Note: John Turner, merchant, was linked to the Turner family of Cold Overton

East Sussex Record Office: Archives of the Frewen Family of Brickwall in Northiam [FRE/1 - FRE/1126: Family [no ref. or date]: Letters of administration [no ref. or date]: Martha Turner as executrix of the estate of John Turner [no ref. or date]]
- Letters of administration (PCC) of the goods of John Turner of Putney, Surrey granted to his widow Martha Turner FRE/158 14 Dec 1669

East Sussex Record Office: Archives of the Frewen Family of Brickwall in Northiam [FRE/1 - FRE/1126]: Family [no ref. or date]: Letters of administration [no ref. or date]:
- Letters of administration (PCC) of the goods of Martha Turner of Putney, Surrey widow granted to her son Henry Turner FRE/159 5 Aug 1681
- Letters of administration de bonis non (PCC) of the goods of John Turner of Putney, Surrey which were left unadministered by his administratrix Martha Turner at the time of her death, granted to their son Henry Turner FRE/160 7 Oct 1681

East Sussex Record Office: Administration of the goods of John Turner of London, merchant (died 1669) [no ref. or date]
- Receipted bill for work by Edmund Pickering at the funeral of John Turner at Putney FRE/169 1669-1670
- Appointment by Henry Turner (John Turner's administrator) of his brother Richard Turner of Lincoln's Inn, esq to receive all sums of money due from the heirs of the late Edward Crispe of Barbados, merchant FRE/170 17 Jul 1696

East Sussex Record Office: Archives of the Frewen Family of Brickwall in Northiam (FRE/8198 - FRE/9713): ESTATE [no ref. or date: Leicestershire estate (no ref. or date): Correspondence: various early letters (no ref. or date)]
- Contemporary copy letters from John Pettiward written on behalf of his daughter Martha Turner to her steward William Hunt upbraiding his dishonest statements of accounts FRE/8968-8972 15 May-6 Dec 1670
- Letter to Martha Turner from her 'brother' Wymondesold concerning livestock at Cold Overton, and other estate matters FRE/8973 5 Jul 1670
- Letters to Martha Turner at her house in Putney, Surrey, from her steward Francis Pecher and from Francis Chamberlayne concerning estate matters. Details of prices of livestock purchased, payment of accounts, etc FRE/8974-8981 10 Mar 1671-13 Oct 1675
- Copy draft letters from Martha Turner at Putney to her Steward of the Cold Overton Estate, Francis Pecher giving him instructions as to management of the estate FRE/8982-8983 17 Feb 1676-14 Dec 1676
- Letter from Tyr[ingham] Stevens of [? the Registry of the Archdeaconry of] Leicester to Henry Turner at Lincoln's Inn concerning presentments to the Rectory of Sapcote, 1557-1599 FRE/8984 24 Jul 1683

Mentions of Putney in Wiki primary sources

Sir George Oxenden correspondence

See 8th March 1665/66, Letter from Thomas Chambrelan to Sir GO, Putney

Inventories

PROB 5/1892 PROBY, Peter, of Putney, Surrey, merchant tailor, died in London (includes commission) [Registered will: PROB 11/378; Administration with will annexed d b n Feb 1686, Jun 1690] 1684^[1]

Law suits

Wills

See Sir Thomas Chambrelan will
- "I desire that my body may be buried according to the Rules of the Church of England in the Parish Church of Putney soe neareas Conveniently may be to the place where my late deare wife was buried"

See Peter Proby will

- PROB 11/378 Hare 141-180 Will of Peter Proby, Merchant Taylor of London 21 November 1684

Suggested image sources

View of Putney and Fulham, c. 1794

Anonymous artist/engraver, 'View of Putney and Fulham; View of Hackney,' pub. in The New and Complete English Traveller (XXXX, c. 1784)

- Two copper engraved antique prints on one page, left margin close trimmed (slight loss of decorative border). Size 23 x 36 cms plus margins. Ref G7110^[2]

Suggested primary sources

TNA

Suggested secondary sources

Guthrie, Old Houses of Putney (1870)

Ordish, T. Fairman, 'Fairfax house, Putney' in The Antiquary, vol. xv (London, 1887), pp. 49-52
- Mentions a survey of Putney in 1617

1. ↑ Peter Proby, merchant taylor of London and Putney; eleven hearths in Surrey hearth tax returns for Putney (PROB 11/378 Hare 141-180 Will of Peter Proby, Merchant Taylor of London 21 November 1684
2. ↑ www.antiqueprints.com/images/ag7/g7110.jpg, viewed 30/08/11