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I have found further detail on the Leman family in the National Archives (no doubt known to most of you).  Title Deeds and Estate Papers of the Nyn Park Estate, Northaw, Hertfordshire, 1576-1923:

Amongst several papers of the family were:
Marriage Settlement (Lease and Release)  DE/X22/28976-7  16th May 1683

Seals - Poor or gone

Contents:
1 Sir Wm Leman of Northaw, bart, Dame Mary his wife & Mansell their son.
2. Lucy daughter of Rd Alie of St Dunstan in the East, Esq. 3. Sir Ed Mansell of Margham, Glamorgan, Rd Alie & John Mansell of Northaw, gents, Ed Watts of London, merchant, Peter Joy of London, merchant, Charles Knipe of Lt Chelsey, Kensington, Mddx, gent & Sir Thos Davall of London, knight.
(£6,000 portion.)
Manor of Warboys, Hunts (described.)
Manor of Northaw, Manor of Rampton, Cambs (described)
Witnesses - Hy Alie.
Fan Leman ?
Ed Leman.
Alice Jenings.
Susanna Alie.
John Owen.
Sam Wyseman

Copy Will  DE/X22/28978  17th November, 1692

Contents:
Of Sir William Leman, bart. Buried in family vault, £10 to the poor, coach, horses & silver to wife absolutely, furniture for life, then to heir male inheriting Northaw. Daughters Rebecca & Sarah £2,000. £100 to all the children of daughter Theodotia (Mrs Lewis Newncham.) Brothers John, of Northaw, Edward citizen of London, Tanfield, of Inner Temple, trustees of Manor of Barnes called Goodmans Fields in St Botolph Without, Whitechapel & Stepney to pay debts & legacies and subject thereto to William son of his eldest son Mansell (deceased) in tail male. Wife sole executor.
Proved 8th September 1701

Deed to Bar Entail  DE/X22/28979-80  31st March, 1708

Contents:
Sir Wm Leman of Northaw (the grandson) & Fine.
Property, etc. Settled Estates

Copy Will  DE/X22/28981  1st November, 1712

Contents:
Of Sir William Leman, bart, burial & legacy to poor as in grandfathers will. On grandmother Dame Mary's death Northaw devolves on his mother Lucy & the manor of Wardeboyse (Worboys) Hunts passes from Lucy to him now devised to her for life & the Manor of Rampton & lands in Cottenham & Wellingham, Cambs. Northaw to cousin Richard Alie of Mincing Lane, with Warboys & Rampton, in tail male, remainder to successor of the Leman family. £3,000 charged for Lucy Alie, his sister. Alie to take the name of Leman. Warboys charged with £100 pa to cousin Hickford-Leman & £40 to his cousins brother Robert Leman. £100 for a ring to Brian Fairfax Esq of Westminster. Cousin Robert to have the living of Warboys. Rd Lockwood, Esq, £20 for a ring. Residue to mother as sole executrix.
Proved 2nd. April 1742 (Lucy Leman & Dame Anna Margaretta Leman deceaseds widow having renounced) by Richard Alie


Hope this adds to the picture!    Richard Oakman

Yes, very useful information, Ossie, and I can confirm many of your names mentioned though there is much new information too.  I must get out all the papers again (no computers when I started!) and will let you and others know if I find more leads.   Greats news that you have some portraits and I look forward to seeing them one day.

Richard Oakman
Wanstead, London

Just confirming that like you I am still collecting notes on the Oakman family, especially with the help of Doreen in Meldreth.  I too am linked with the Albury family with mine ending up in Barnet in the late 1800s and Edmonton 1900.    My family stems from William Oakman whose mother Mary Ann Oakman married Sam Wood(s) in the year of his birth in 1835.  I have William's apprentice deed dated 1861 as bricklayer, his photograph and a silver spoon.   There is no record  of Williams father but he might have been a travelling musician from Italy staying at a local inn.    Any further information on this and on the Wood family would be appreciated.