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Name:	Luck, John	Title:
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Earliest known date:	12/7/1639	Latest known date:	8/2/1644
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Place(s) of residence:	Rotherfield, East Sussex	House/Home/Estate:
Nationality:		Role(s):	Ironmaster
Notes:	East Sussex Record Office, AMS5699/1. 8 Feb 1644 Assignment of lease by bankruptcy commissioners William James, Anthony Fowle, Ralph Beard esqs. Thomas Houghton and Robert Cotterell gents. to Thomas Weller of Tonbridge gent. for Ł100 only (because of defects in the lease) Remainder of term created 12 July 1639 by Henry Nevill Lord Bergavenny to John Luck for the lives of JL, his daughter Avis L and Robert Maynard son of John M of Redmead, Rotherfield of (inter alia): House, farm and lands called Littlecroft, Nine Acres, Snaggacre Wood, Snaggacre, Downes Garden, Six Acres, Seaven Acres, Dynes Wood and The Rackplace with the forge and ironworks erected thereon, (late Richard Longley deceased) with coppice woods and liberty to cut and coal them, reserving elm timber to HN; in Frant and Rotherfield Recites: commission of bankruptcy against JL of Rotherfield ironmaster, 16 Feb 1643; great details of the conduct and financing of JL's business since 1625 including the bartering of stock, fuel, steel, scythes, animals and commodities; his debts to Sarah Lady Howell of Wrotham, Kent, widow, Adam Catt and John Latter of Rotherfield yeoman and others amounting to Ł5000 and above; JL's hiding at his house from 1 June 1642 and his arrest for debt 30 July and subsequent imprisonment; declaration of bankruptcy 22 Sep 1643 Enrolled in chancery, 22 May 1644
Person Connections:	Longley, Richard (b.unknown, d.unknown) is John Luck's tenant Luck, William (b.unknown, d.unknown) is John Luck's kinsman Nevill, Henry (b.unknown, d.1641) is John Luck's landlord Nevill, John (b.unknown, d.1662) is John Luck's landlord
Iron Site Connections:	Eridge Forge - Lessee/ironmaster c.1636-44
Non-Iron Site Connections:
References:	Pullein, C.. (1928) Rotherfield: the story of some Wealden manors. Courier. Tunbridge Wells (for this connection see page(s) 327-9)
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