3 ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁authorities ▁se quest r ated ▁his ▁est ates . ▁The ▁Parliament arian ▁Major ▁John ▁Wild man , ▁who ▁spec ulated ▁in ▁conf isc ated ▁lands , ▁bought ▁North ▁A ston ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 5 ▁he ▁was ▁ja iled . ▁Thomas ▁Bro oke ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁recovered ▁the ▁man or ▁there after , ▁as ▁his ▁sister ▁Frances ▁was ▁married ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 6 . ▁Thomas ' s ▁grand son ▁Bas il ▁inherited ▁North ▁A ston ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 7 , ▁and ▁it ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁Bro oke ▁family ▁until ▁Bas il ' s ▁wid ow ▁Win if red ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 6 ▁leaving ▁North ▁A ston ▁to ▁another ▁rec us ant : ▁Henri etta ▁F erm or , ▁sister ▁of ▁James ▁F erm or ▁of ▁T us more . ▁ ▁So on ▁afterwards ▁Henri etta ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁sold ▁the ▁estate ▁to ▁Anthony ▁R owe , ▁C ler k ▁of ▁the ▁Green ▁Cl oth . ▁R owe ' s ▁son - in - law ▁Tre vor ▁Hill , ▁ 1 st ▁Vis count ▁Hills borough ▁inherited ▁North ▁A ston ▁from ▁him ▁but ▁sold ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 3 . ▁The ▁bu yer ▁was ▁Charles ▁Old field , ▁a ▁J ama ica ▁merchant ▁who ▁on ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁about ▁ 1 7 4 0 ▁gave ▁the ▁estate ▁to ▁his ▁friend ▁Charles ▁Bow les . ▁Three ▁gener ations ▁of ▁the ▁Bow les ▁family ▁held ▁the ▁estate , ▁the ▁last ▁being