William (Notton) de Notton (abt. 1175 - bef. 1220)

Born about 1175 in Notton, West Riding, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Descendants

Died before 16 Oct 1220 before about age 45 in Barton, Leicestershire, England

Biography

William, son of Gilbert de Notton.^[1]

William de Notton was lord of Breightmet in the parish of Bolton-le-Moors, and, following the death of her brother, his wife Cecily was heir of her mother, Edith, in Barton.^[2]

Circa 1200, William and Cecily confirmed a grant to Mobberley, which had been made by Cecily's uncle Patrick, with the assent of her father [Ormerod, Ches. i, 422]. ^[3]

In 1202, William and his father Gilbert contributed to the third scutage of King John and to the aid levied that year, in respect of their thanelands [Pipe Rolls, pp. 55, 152]. ^[4]

He is named in the Inquest of Lancashire, taken in 1212, as lord of Breightmet, which estate probably descended to his younger son, Matthew, whose heir was Avina, who married Sir William de Samlesbury of Samlesbury, and Harewood, to whose daughters and coheirs this estate descended.

He died before 16 Oct 1220; his heir was under age and in the ward of Robert Grelley at this time. ^[5]

Marriage

m. (abt. 1200) Cecily (d. bef. 1222), dau. of Edith, Lady of Barton (d. 1222).^[1] She carried to him the manor of Barton, and also in right of her father that of Breightmet. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Record Society for the Publication of Original Documents Relating to Lancashire and Cheshire, 48, p. 61. Google Books.
2. ↑ soc.genealogy.medieval post of Richard Borthwick Re: de Samlesbury , Date: 17 Aug 1998 03:13:00 -0700
3. ↑ 'Townships: Barton', A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 4 (1911), pp. 363-376. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=41441 Date accessed: 16 March 2012
4. ↑ Lancashire Inquests, Extents, and Feudal Aids, p. 61
5. ↑ Close Rolls, 4 Henry III, m. 1d
6. ↑ The Coucher Book, or Chartulary, of Whalley Abbey, Vol 10; by Chetham Society, Whalley Abbey, William Adam Hulton

• Farrer, William. Final Concords of the County of Lancaster, The Record Society for the Publication of Original Documents Relating to Lancashire and Cheshire (printed for The Record Society. 1899)

Vol. XXXIX Page 130: "In 1212, William de Notton, son of Gilbert de Notton, held this township of the heir of Ranulf de Marsey by the service of 8s. yearly (Testa, ii, f. 827). I suspect that it passed to Matthew de Notton, a younger son of William, and that Avina was his daughter and heir. But this lacks confirmation."

• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jweber&id=I30240 - accessed 23 May 2017