Robert Hilton (abt. 1285 - bef. 1323)

Born about 1285 in Hilton, Durham, England

Ancestors

Descendants

Died before Jan 1323 before about age 38 in Hilton, Durham, England

Robert Hilton was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Robert de Hilton, 1st Baron de Hilton (living 1322; d. c. 1323), grandson and heir of Sir Alexander de Hilton's father.^[1][2]

bur. Hilton Chapel.^[1]

Biography

Complete Peerage Biography of Robert de Hilton:^[3]

ROBERT (DE HILTON), LORD HILTON, grandson ‘ and h., being s. and h. of Sir Alexander DeHILTON, by Elizabeth his wife, both abovementioned.^[4] From 1309 to 1315 he attested various Durham charters,^[5] and in 1312 was placed on the commission of the peace in Durham.^[6] In 1313 he obtained licence that the lords of Hilton, their wives and children might be buried in the graveyard attached to the chapel of Hilton. Mortuaries, &c., were to be paid to the church of Wearmouth.^[7] On 11 Dec. 1313 Bishop Kellaw allowed him two cygnets from the fishponds at Middleham.^[8] From 1314-17 he was one of several claimants to the estates of William de Vesci the elder, but the decision was in favour of Gilbert de Aton.^[9] In 1315 his absence from Parl., to which it was said he had been sum., was excused as he was stationed in the Marches of Scotland.^[10] On 6 June 1319 he was taken risoner by the Scots at Berwick, when Douglas defeated Sir Ralph Neville.^[11] He presented Thomas de Hilton to the chapel at Hilton 9 Dec. 1321^[12] and in Jan. 1321/2 granted his chaplain, William de Hilton, tithe of the passage of Bovisferry, at Hilton, over the Wear, in exchange for rents.^[13] He m., 1stly, Joan.^[14] He m., 2ndly, before 13 Feb. 1314/5, Ellen, widow of Walter (DE HUNTERCOMBE), LORD HUNTERCOMBE, who d. in 1313. With her he had Wrestlingworth, Beds, for life. She was living in 1331, but d. before 12 Apr. 1339.^[15] He d. between Jan. 1321/2 and Jan. 1322/3,^[16] and was bur. in Hilton Chapel.^[17][18]

Parents

• Father: Sir Alexander de Hilton
• Mother: Elizabeth (had dower 1303/4)

Marriage

m.1 Joan

m.2 (ante 13 Feb 1314/5) Ellen (living 1331; d. ante 12 Apr 1339), widow of Walter de Huntercombe, Lord Huntercombe (d. 1313). With her he had Wrestlingworth, Bedfordshire, for life.^[1]

Timeline

• 1309 - 1315: attested various Durham charters, and in 1312 was placed on the commission of the peace in Durham.
• 1313: obtained licence that lords of Hilton, their wives and children be buried in graveyard attached to chapel of Hilton. Mortuaries, &c., to be paid to church of Wearmouth.
• 11 Dec 1313: Bishop Kellaw allowed him two cygnets from the fishponds at Middlebam.
• 1314-17: one of several claimants to estates of William de Vesci the elder, but decision in favour of Gilbert de Aton.
• 1315: absent from Parliament excused as he was stationed in Marches of Scotland.
• 06 Jun 1319: taken prisoner by Scots at Berwick, when Douglas defeated Sir Ralph Neville.
• 09 Dec 1321: presented Thomas de Hilton to chapel at Hilton
• Jan 1321/2 granted his chaplain, William de Hilton, tithe of the passage of Bovisferry, at Hilton, over the Wear, in exchange for rents.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} CP 7: 22-23
2. ↑ Wikipedia: Baron Hylton#Barons Hylton (1295)
3. ↑ Cokayne, G.E. (1892). "Hylton." Complete Peerage IV, pp. 304. London: George Bell & Sons. eBook.[1][2]
4. ↑ As Robert son of Sir Alexander de Hilton he granted land in Blagden to ]ohn de Duddon (Hodgson, Northumb., pt. ii, vol. ii, p. 318).
5. ↑ Kellaw’s Register (Rolls Ser.), Faedera, vol. ii, p. 99.
6. ↑ Kellaw’s Register, vol. i, p. I80.
7. ↑ Idem, vol. ii, p. 1229; Surtees, vol. ii, p. 380.
8. ↑ Kellaw's Register, vol. i, p. 480.
9. ↑ Percy Cartul., p. 222; Cal. Inq. p.m., 172., vol. v, nos. 309, 311; Cal. Close Rolls, 1313-1318, p. 461; Cal. Fine Rolls, vol. ii, p. 265. The descent alleged by Hilton does not seem to be recorded.
10. ↑ Parl. Writs, A note states that no such summons is recorded.
11. ↑ Barbour, The Bruce, bk. xv, line 503; Bridlington (in Rolls Ser.), p. 56 (for the date).
12. ↑ Surtees, vol. ii, p. 30.
13. ↑ Idem, p. 380. He was to provide a proper boat for the ferry.
14. ↑ She is mentioned as formerly his wife in Account Rolls of Jarrow and Wearmouth (Surtees Soc.), p. 239.
15. ↑ V.C.H. Beds., vol. ii, p. 255; Kellaw’s Register, vol. ii, p. 1068; Cal. Patent Rolls, 1313-17, p. 124.; 1317-21, p. 465; Placita de quo Warr., p. 52. For her dower from her former husband see Cal. Close Rolls, 1313-18, pp. 8, 15 58, 66.
16. ↑ At the end of the Status of Wearmouth, dated II May 1321 (sic), the receipt of the mortuary of Sir Robert de Hilton, Knt.—viz.—a horse with armour—is acknowledged (Account Roll of Jarrow and Wearmouth, p. 141). This is one of a series of memoranda which appear to have been added later.
17. ↑ The payment of the mortuary shows that he was bur. there.
18. ↑ George Edward Cokayne, The Hon. Vicary Gibbs, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom: Husee to Lincolnshire [vol. VII] (London: The St. Catherine Press, 1929), p. 26.

See Also...

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