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A History of the County of Northampton
… In, or before, the first half of the 13 th century the family of Preston, of Preston Deanery (q.v.), had obtained … under-tenant of the Prestons in 1274, came of a family which had probably been present in Hannington from an … and descended with Rushton (q.v.) in the Tresham family until in 1597 it was conveyed to Valentine Acton by …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Elizabeth I's reign Sir Anthony Cope (d. 1614) and his family kept great state at Hanwell. Ten of his children were … 18th century. 130 The Bullers remained a leading Hanwell family into the 20th century: in 1904 they were renting three … In 1545 the mill was granted to two members of the Lawley family. 157 In 1615 Sir William Cope mortgaged it to Manasses …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… the London road, and acquired the name of Beverley, from a family who resided at it for many generations, till they … Elizabeth's reign, alienated it to Merseday, in whose family it continued till king Charles I.'s reign, when it was … death a baronet, and of Chaddesden, in Derbyshire. The family of Wilmot has been resident in the county of Derby …
A History of the County of Warwick
… coroner. 10 The overlordship had by this time come to the Hastings family, and Hugh de Herdebergh, Roger's son, held half a … which in 1269 was assigned to Joan, widow of Henry de Hastings, in dower. 11 Juliana le Blount, widow of John 2nd …
A History of the County of Warwick
… of 1655, probably a junior member of the Wagstaffe family who were prominent in this village, and Richard Jago … in 1622 selling it to Richard Wagstaff, 32 a member of a family that had been settled in Harbury for some generations. … heiress of Sir Thomas Wagstaff, 36 it passed to the Bagot family, who were lords in 1730, 37 after which date it was …
A History of the County of Northampton
… descended from David with the honor of Huntingdon in the Hastings pourparty until 1542 when they were made members of … and one each of other fish; while the bailiff of the Hastings in Cotton took the same toll of herring, two of … The manor, or half manor, apparently came from the Vipont family. William de Vipont, believed to be grandson of Hugh de …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… succeeded to the estate. It remained in the Mainwaring family until 1740 when Peter Whittet obtained it. 50 The … Benning, owner in 1680, was followed by the Haworth family between 1684 and 1694. The estate passed through … held in 1628 by William Adams, son of John Adams, whose family retained them until 1748. Mary Edwards who held them …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Hardwick house to a servant. 16 The heads of the Fermor family never resided in the new manor-house, but it is known … the 18th century the house was let by the Fermors. The Day family occupied the farm until 1793, 18 Robert Day (d. 1712) … 21 The overlordship of Hardwick descended in the D'Oilly family 22 until the death of Henry (II) d'Oilly in 1232. It …
A History of the County of Northampton
… teacher's residence attached was erected by the Thornton family, lords of the manor, in 1870. When Bridges wrote the … whole descended with the honor of Huntingdon to Henry de Hastings and his wife Ada, 3 being recorded separately as in … fee held by the Seymours of the Grimbauds, under the de Hastings who held in chief. 5 In 1236 half a fee in Hardwick …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… of John Daunt's son. 73 The manor apparently passed to the family of Hillersdon by the marriage of an heiress of the … land was held in the 12th century by one of the Pypard family, from whom it passed to the Chansis, 79 and from them … is Weedon, but the documents referring to the manor and family omit the second e. Ibid. Chan. Inq. p.m. 28 Edw. I, …