Hugh (Hastings) de Hastings (abt. 1100 - bef. 1166)

Born about 1100 in Warwickshire, England

Husband of Erneburga (Flamville) Hastings — married about 31 Aug 1129 in Warwickshire, England

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He appears in the Pipe Rolls of 1130, where as Hugh de Hastings, he was excused from danegeld in Leics., Bucks., Warws., and Middlesex on the lands of Robert de Flamville, his wife's uncle.

Most of what we know about Hugh comes from a document which apparently no longer exists, but which was reported in detail by William Dugdale in the 17th century:^[1]

The first of this Family of whom I find mention, is William de Hastings, Steward^a to King Henry the First. Which Office he held^b by Serjeantie, in respect of his Tenure of the Mannor of Ashele, in Com. Norff. viz. by the Service of taking charge of the Naperie (id est, the Table-clothes and Linen) at the Solemn Coronations of the Kings of this Realm.

To whom succeeded Hugh his Son and Heir. Which Hugh obtain'd, by the Gift^c of that King, all the Lands of Robert de Flamenvill, with Erneburgh Daughter of Hugh Flamenvill, Niece to the same Robert.

This Hugh had Issue^d William his Son and Heir, Steward^e also to King Henry the Second; from whom he obtain'd a Confirmation^f of all the Lands which William de Hastings his Grandfather (Steward to King Henry the First) and Hugh his Father had enjoy'd in the time of that King. As also of^g all the Lands which Robert de Limesi Bishop of Coventre, by the Consent of the Chapter, and Appropriation of King Henry the First, gave to the before-specified Robert de Flamenvill; viz. Burbache, Barewell, and Birdingburie, with their Appurtenances, viz. Scetescleve (now Sketchley) and Eston (now Aston-Flamvill) and Stapelton. Likewise^h his Houses in Coventre, with one Burgess there, and one Croft in Wilie, to hold by the Service of two Knights Fees, as freely as King Henry the First gave them to Hugh de Hastings, his Father, with Erneburgh Daughter of the said Hugh de Flamenvill.

The Glover charter or charters therefore apparently named Hugh's father as William de Hastings and he was a steward to King Henry the First (died 1135).

That Hugh and Erneburga had children:

• William de Hastings. Mentioned in the above charter but also clear for example from a Patent Roll inspeximus of Richard II which states tells us that Erneburga made a grant as the mother of William de Hastings, and with the assent of Richard his (William's?) son.
• Richard de Hastings? Added by Dugdale, citing the above Patent Roll entry, although it apparently concerns a grandson. Many genealogists follow him in making this Richard the son of Hugo, not William. Dugdale refers to him as the rector of Barwell. Did Dugdale read the patent roll differently or know of other records? G. A. Moriarty speculates that this Richard might have even been the one who became master of the Templars in England but there seems little evidence for that.
• Thomas de Hastings? William's apparent son, Henry, was represented to the Abbot of Bury by an uncle named Thomas de Hastings. As Eyton mentions (p.138), the "genealogists" say this uncle, mentioned by Jocelin of Brakelond, was the ancestor of the Earls of Huntingdon.^[2] The heir of Thomas, Hugh, was in his prime already in the 1190s and so the timing works well. (Furthermore this means Thomas named his heir after his father, which was a common habit.)
• Gilbert de Hastings? Another probable brother of William. Associated with Thorpe Morieux in Sufffolk.^[3] He was one of the Hastings family who was delegated to operate the dapifership in Bury while the heir was too young (in charters from 1182 until later in the 1180s, and also mentioned by Jocelin). He is presumably less senior than William and Thomas.
• John de Hastings? Another possible son, because it appears in one charter that as overlord, Hugh de Hastings the son of Thomas had a man of this name, not William or Thomas. This charter says that Henry son of John de Hastig' granted Gissing to Hugh son of Thomas de Hastig', as John had previously granted to Thomas. This Thomas son of Hugh must be the ancestor of the Earls of Huntingdon. Gissing was a land that had been held by the hereditary dapifer of Bury. Other evidence seems to indicate that Henry the son of William was the main overlord of the family lands and so this one charter may be in error?

Sources

1. ↑ Dugdale, W. (1675-6), The baronage of England, , p.574. All of the superscript references except for "b" say "Ex Coll. Gl. S." (from the collection of Glover Somerset). (Note "b" mentions Testa de Nevill and the Close Rolls of 15 R 2. This collection is today dispersed between many collections.
2. ↑ Clark has him another generation further back, as a brother to Ralph and Hugh, but also admits to doubts about this.
3. ↑ This place is often listed as simply Thorpe, and under Lancaster, because it was part of the Honour of Lancaster. See Farrer's Lancashire Feudal aids (p.28), Lancashire Pipe Rolls, especially p.145, Red Book of the Exchequer Vol.I p.141, p.479, p.590. In his place, after about 1210, we find Margerie de Hastings, perhaps his widow (Red Book p.570, Testa de Nevill p.224 ).

• Clark, G. T. C. (1869), "The Rise and Race of Hastings" (in 3 parts), Archaeological Journal, Vol. 26. archive.org link
• Dugdale, W. (1675-6), The baronage of England, Hastings link; separate link of the Hastings line of Gissing and Allerston
• Eyton, R. W. (1857), Antiquities of Shropshire, Vol. 5. google books link
• Moriarty, G. A. (1942), "The origin of the Hastings", New England Historical Genealogical Register, Vol.96.

Links to primary sources etc mentioned above can be found on the Hastings of the 12th century webapges of Andrew Lancaster: part 1, part 2.

Other websites:

• http://www.geneajourney.com/hastings.html#alicehstng
• Phillips, Weber, Kirk and Staggs Families of the Pacific Northwest, by Jim Weber, on Rootsweb.com