(32) Creg Mill

William Preston was obviously having significant financial problems giving one mortgage each year from 1738 many to John Quayle

SSM May 1743 125

[cancelled][Abbey]dated 18 Dec 1742; William Preston(Cregg Miln) + wife Alice mortgage for 5 yrs for £78 from Thos Bridson sd Creg Miln abbey rent 20s - Preston to occupy + pay lawful interest; Witt John Costean x, Thomas Woods;Wm + Alice 'x';discharged 3 May 1748: Thos Bridson acks full payment

This mortgage was repaid by taking another mortgage this time from John Quayle (Thomas Bridson was a witness to this deed)

SSM May 1748 123

[Abbey]dated 3 May 1748;William Preston(Cregmiln) + wife Alice mortgage for 5 yr for £133 to John Quayle (Comptroller) our miln called the Cregmiln with the grist, suit + soken of tenants thereunto belonging together all our houses, gardens + adj Croft - abbey rent 20s; Witt Wm Curghy, Thomas Bridson (both Prestons seal + 'x')

SSM Oct 1749 108

[Abbey]dated 8 June 1748;recites that William Preston(Creg Miln) did mortgage sd miln + all houses, gardens + croft adj sd miln for £100 to John Quayle by deed dated 3 May 1748 now for an additional 40s do further mortgage sd property to John Quayle; Witt Wm Curphy, Jon Quillin (Preston 'x'');annexed addl mortgage for 40s dated 19 Sept + further addl mortgage for £3 dated 25 Nov 1749 + another for £5 dated 5 Jun 1750

SSS Oct 1757 #62 Bond & Security

dated 4 Jul 1757;William Preston(Cregg Mill) indebted for £100 + interest to John Quayle(Comptroller) grants for sd Quayle's better security all the mill lands tenements etc all ready in his possession utill sd £100 + interest fully paid; Witt John Gill, Sam Kennedy, Mathias Taggart

It would appear John Quayle obtained the mill and adjacent crofts one of which he developed by 1767 to support a flax mill.

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