Record

Document Reference	Hn Ds 1 - 4
Title	Family Settlements and Related Deeds
Date	1617-1879
Level	Series
Access Conditions	Some of the documents are fragile and access is restricted at present.
Content Description	The family settlements listed here relate to the Holden family but also to the Leeke family, the Newdigate family and other families associated with the Holdens. The papers include a number of very significant documents including the settlement relating to the marriage of Alexander Holden and Mary Atkinson in 1721 as a result of which the Holdens acquired the Manor of Hawton.
Arrangement	The settlements are formed into four groups: those for the Leeke family are listed first, followed by the Newdegate family settlements. These are followed by the Holden family settlements and the final group are the settlements of other families.