Presumably the largest farm in Braithwaite was that associated with a house later known as Braithwaite Hall. This was owned from the 16th century to around 1750 by a well recorded Quaker family called DEARMAN.? For full details see "The Families of Atkinson of Roxby and Dearman of Braithwaite" by H W Atkinson published privately about 1935. The text is available online for example at archive.org.?
The Dearmans are said to have sold it around 1750. If it was freehold you ought to find a record of the sale in the West Riding Deeds Registry in the archives at Wakefield.
You should be able to search the indexes to deeds for the surnames you mention in tge 18th century. Bear in mind though that if they were tenants or copyholders they are unlikely to appear.
Chris Pitt Lewis?
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From: Margaret Shearing <m.shearing.47@...>
Date: 02/12/2023 18:19 (GMT+00:00)
Subject: [yorksgen] Advice please
Hi
My ancestor William GREAVES lived at a farm in Braithwaite near Kirk Bramwith, from about 1776 when he married a young widow, Ann DUCKETT, (maiden name WAITE) until he died in 1807. Their children were baptised at Kirk Bramwith.?
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He was a farmer but I do not have a name of the farm. When Ann¡¯s first husband, William DUCKITT died, he left a lot of land and buildings to his DUCKITT relatives but provided well for Ann, who married William GREAVES three months after William DUCKITT¡¯s death.
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Does anyone know if there are/were many farms in Braithwaite, Kirk Bramwith?
Can anyone suggest how I could find out which farm my ancestors lived at?
Margaret Shearing
