Ham Manor, Sussex

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Surname/tag: Gratwick

The Gratwicks of Ham

The site of Ham in Barpham, West Angmering in the county of Sussex was mentioned in the doomsday book. The etymology of Barpham is: 'Hill-homestead,' v. beorh , ham. It gives its name to the Prebend of Bargeham ^[1] and the name Ham over time is found is several forms including Hame, Hamme and Hammes.^[2]

The manor of Ham was wholly or partially held by the Gratwick family since Francis Kelleway quitclaimed the Manors of Hame, Preston, Hyde, Itford and Lewes to Roger Gratwyck in 1566.^[3]

At the time of his death in 1570, Roger still held the manor of Ham, which he bequeathed to his third son, Philip.^[4] In 1595, on the death of his elder brother, Roger, Philip also acquired "Butlers" in Ham.^[5]

In 1598, Philip Gratwick died and "Butlers" in Ham and Ham manor were bequeathed to Phillip Gratwick's three young daughters, Anne (10 years old), Mary (4 years old) and Elizabeth (1 year old). Since the girls were minors, Queen Elizabeth took their lands into her own hands.^{[6] [7]}

Mary Gratwicke, A mayden-childe, was buried in Angmering in 1603^[8] and her one third of Ham and Butlers came to Anne and Elizabeth, her co-heirs.^[7] Anne married Hugh Keate gent. in Angmering in 1605.^[9][7] It is thought that Elizabeth was possibly made the ward of Sir William Gratwick of Tortington and that she married Roger, Sir William's third son.^[10]

Thomas Gratwick, acquired a moiety of the manor of Ham and tenements in Ham, West Angmering and Eastpreston from Lady Margery Gratwick of Seaford and Roger Gratwick of Tortington, her son, in 1572.^[11][12]

In 1625/26, Margery Gratwick, wid., and Roger Gratwick, gent., and Anne his wife executed a quitclaim deed conveying the Tenements in Ham in West Angmering and Eastpreston and a moiety of the manor of Ham to Thomas Gratwick.^[13]

Thomas Gratwick was succeeded by his son, Thomas Gratwick, and he acquired another third of the manor of Ham and tenements in West Angmering from Thomas Oulder, who in turn had obtained it from either from Margaret Lewknor, widow of Edward Lewknor of Kingston Boweye^[14] or directly from Edward Lewkenor in 1550/51.^[15]

When Humphrey Gratwick succeeded his brother, Thomas, in 1644 the family owned two thirds of the manor of Ham.^[14] He acquired the remaining third in 1666 from the widowed Anne Keate, one of the original three co-heirs, and Greorge Keate and Sarah his wife, who quitclaimed Tenements in Angmering and East Preston and moiety of manor of Ham to Humphrey and his heirs.^[16]

Sources

1. ↑ Survey of English Place NamesSurvey of English Place Names, University of Nottingham English Pace Name Society EPNS accessed 20 Jan 2022
2. ↑ Survey of English Place Names Survey of English Place Names, University of Nottingham English Pace Name Society [1] accessed 20 Jan 2022
3. ↑ Feet of Fines Edwin W. H. Dunkin (Ed), Sussex Manors, Advowsons etc recorded in the Feet of Fines Henry VIII TO William IV (1509-1833) Volume I A-L , Sussex Record Society 1914, p 196 Roger Gratwick plaintiff and Francis Kelleway and Ann deforciants Sussex Record Society (accessed 31 Dec 2021).
4. ↑ Sussex Inquisitions (489). F.W.T Attree (Ed), Notes on Post Mortem Inquisitions in Sussex - 1 Henry VII (1485) to 1649 and after, Sussex Record Society 1912, page 107, Ref. 489 Roger Gratewike Sussex Record Society (accessed 2 January 2022).
5. ↑ Sussex Inquisitions (491). F.W.T Attree (Ed), Notes on Post Mortem Inquisitions in Sussex - 1 Henry VII (1485) to 1649 and after,' Sussex Record Society 1912, page 108, Ref. 491 Roger Gratwick Sussex Record Society (accessed 2 January 2022).
6. ↑ Sussex Inquisitions (492). F.W.T Attree (Ed), Notes on Post Mortem Inquisitions in Sussex - 1 Henry VII (1485) to 1649 and after, Sussex Record Society 1912, page 108, ref 492 Phillip Gratwick Sussex Record Society (accessed 2 January 2022).
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Sussex Inquisitions (494). F.W.T Attree (Ed), Notes on Post Mortem Inquisitions in Sussex - 1 Henry VII (1485) to 1649 and after, Sussex Record Society 1912, page 108, ref 494 Marie Grattwicke Sussex Record Society (accessed 2 January 2022).
8. ↑ Death of Mary Gratwick Sussex : Angmering : St Margaret : Transcript : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5818f5d2e93790de6a465aa7 : viewed 25 Jan 2022) burial Mary Gratwicke 02 Dec 1603.
9. ↑ Marriage of Anne Gratwicke Sussex : Angmering : St Margaret : Transcript : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5a0f370bf493fd27a66e5b28 : viewed 25 Jan 2022) marriage Hugh Keate to Anne Gratwicke 06 Jun 1605.
10. ↑ Sussex Inquisitions (495). F.W.T Attree (Ed), Notes on Post Mortem Inquisitions in Sussex - 1 Henry VII (1485) to 1649 and after, Sussex Record Society 1912, page 109, ref 495 Sir William Gratwick Sussex Record Society (accessed 25 January 2022).
11. ↑ Sussex Inquisitions (502). F.W.T Attree (Ed), Notes on Post Mortem Inquisitions in Sussex - 1 Henry VII (1485) to 1649 and after, Sussex Record Society 1912, page 110, ref 502 Thomas Gratwick Sussex Record Society (accessed 25 January 2022).
12. ↑ Feet of Fines Edwin W. H. Dunkin (Ed), Sussex Manors, Advowsons etc recorded in the Feet of Fines Henry VIII TO William IV (1509-1833) Volume I A-L , Sussex Record Society 1914, p197 Thomas Gratwick plaintiff and Margery Gratwick, Roger Gratwick and Ann deforciants Sussex Record Society (accessed 31 Dec 2021).
13. ↑ Feet of Fines Edwin W. H. Dunkin (Ed), Sussex Manors, Advowsons etc recorded in the Feet of Fines Henry VIII TO William IV (1509-1833) Volume I A-L , Sussex Record Society 1914, p 197 Thomas Gratwick plaintiff and Margery Gratwick, Roger Gratwick and Ann deforciants Sussex Record Society (accessed 31 Dec 2021).
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1} Sussex Inquisitions (505) F.W.T Attree (Ed), Notes on Post Mortem Inquisitions in Sussex - 1 Henry VII (1485) to 1649 and after, Sussex Record Society 1912, p 110, ref 505 Thomas Gratwick [https:// https://www.sussexrecordsociety.org/olb/srs014/ Sussex Record Society] (accessed 2 January 2022).
15. ↑ Feet of Fines Edwin W. H. Dunkin (Ed), Sussex Manors, Advowsons etc recorded in the Feet of Fines Henry VIII TO William IV (1509-1833) Volume I A-L , Sussex Record Society 1914, p 196 Thomas Wolder plaintiff and Edward Lewkenor deforciants Sussex Record Society (accessed 31 Dec 2021).
16. ↑ Feet of Fines Edwin W. H. Dunkin (Ed), Sussex Manors, Advowsons etc recorded in the Feet of Fines Henry VIII TO William IV (1509-1833) Volume I A-L , Sussex Record Society 1914, p 197 Humphrey Gratwick plaintiff and Ann Keate, George Keate and Ann deforciants Sussex Record Society (accessed 31 Dec 2021).