Barton Land Holdings
The Bartons were lords of the manor of Whenby beginning with John Barton some time around 1410 -- as reported in vol. 2 of the Victoria County History for the North Riding.
Barton arms: ermine a fess gules with three rings or thereon.
Half a carucate in Fryton (Fritun, Frideton, xi cent; Friton, xii-xiv cent.) belonged in 1086 to the Count of Mortain as soke of the 'manor' of Helmsley; the rest of the vill was a berewick of Hovingham. In 1284-5 John de Chauncefeld was mesne lord under Roger Mowbray, but this lordship is no further mentioned.
Hugh de Flamvill of Fryton, living in 1188, for the health of his soul and that of Maud his wife granted Poketo Mill in Fryton near the Hay of Slingsby with the suit of his men of Fryton to Rievaulx Abbey. Hugh was succeeded by Walter de Percy (son of his sister Agnes by William de Percy of Kildale) and by Maud de Flamvill, possibly his widow. Early in the reign of Henry III each held half a knight's fee in 'Fryton and elsewhere,' and each confirmed Hugh's grant to Rievaulx Abbey. Despite the returns of 1301 the Percys of Kildale must have alienated their Fryton lands ot the family of Louvain by 1284-5, when John de Barton held 3 carucates of land in Fryton (then assessed at 6 carucates) and Mathew de Louvain 2 carucates 7 oxgangs. Matthew de Louvain of Eystan-adturrinm (Little Easton, co. Essex) died in 1301, leaving a son and heir Thomas, from whom John de Barton seems to have bought the manor of Fryton. John de Barton was one of the king's justices and obtained a grant of free warren in Fryton and Howthorpe in 1300. In 1315 he owed Thomas de Louvain 100 marks, and, in the following year he was returned as sole lord of Fryton, this sum may represent the purchase money of that manor. His son Adam is mentioned in 1330. John was dead, leaving a widow Agnes, in 1335. In 1367 William son of John and Isabel his wife made a settlement of the manor. A Ralph de Barton was living here in 1393. In 1439 Margery daughter of John Barton and heiress of her grandfather Richard Barton of Middleton in Lancashire married Sir Ralph Ashton, kt., son of Sir John Ashton of Ashton-under-Lyne, who is described as 'of Fryton' in 1482. Sir Ralph was knight-marshal of England in the reign Edward IV, and was appointed to act as vice-constable of England at the coronation of Richard III. His son Richard left a son and heir Richard, who distinguished himself at Flodden. He died in 1548-9, leaving a son and heir Sir Richard, who had the reversion of the manor of Fryton on the death of Anne widow of Sir Robert Bellingham by settlement of 1541. He died in 1550, leaving a son and heir Richard, who conveyed the manor in 1562 to Sir John Atherton, later of Slingsby (q.v.), with which manor Fryton descended; it is now in the possession of Rosalind Countess of Carlisle.
Victoria County History, North Riding, vol. 1, p. 507.
Scackleton
At Scackleton (Scacheldene, Eschalchedene, xi cent.; Schakeldene, Skacolden, xiii cent; Scakelden, xiv-xvii enty; Scakendene xiv cent) before the Conquest Gamel held half a carucate and Waltheor 1 1/2 caracutes; by 1086 Gamel's land was in the possession of the king, Waltheor's in that of Count of Mortain, but the only overlordsip mentioned later was that of the lords of Hovingham.
Scackleton in 1284-5 was assessed at only 7 oxgangs, but Roger de Mowbray granted 3 carucates of land here in 1140 to the community afterwards settled at Byland. In 1545, after the Dissolution, the grange was granted to Henry Wildon and John Bell. The Wildons held the grange until at least 1637, but in 1553 John Barton of Whenby, whose ancestors had held a messuage and about a carucate of land here since the early 14th centory, died seised of 'the manor' (for the first time so-called) Scackleton. In 1558 his brother and heir Thomas, Barbara his wife and John Gower conveyed it to Lancelot Holtby of Fryton, whose grandson and heir Marmaduke it was forfeited under the Commonwealth.
Victoria County History, North Riding, vol. 1, p. 508.
South Holme
Three carucates at South Holme were in 1284-5 divided among Ivo de Etton with 1 1/2 carucates, with Nicholas de Barton with 1 carucate and the heir of Roger de Butterwick with a half a carucate. With Gilling (q.v.) in Ryedale the fee of Ivo de Etton came into the hands of the family of Fairfax of Walton. In 1514, however, William Fairfax, cousin of Sir Thomas Fairfax who made good his claim to Gilling, and son of Guy Fairfax of Steeton, one of the judges of Common Pleas, died seised of the monor, and his son and heir William had leave in 1519-20 to convey it to Robert Dormer. In 1526 Robert Dormer made convenances ot Richard Lister, Sir John Porte, kt., and others, and it may be asumed to have been this manor of South Holme that was in the possession of the priory of Mount Grace in 1539. In 1545 this manor was leased toWilliam Wilson for twenty-one years, and in 1553 granted to Richard Bullock and others. Richard Bullock, elder son of Nicholas Bullock of East Ness, died seised of the capital messuage in 1558 and was succeeded by his brother and heir Lancelot, whoc died seised in 1576, leaving a son and heir Thomas. Richard son and heir of Thomas was aged twenty-two in 1612. In 1695-6 William Bullock, Richard Bullock and others conveyed the manor to Roberd Ward, clerk, and others. The landowners in 1859 included the Rev. Charles Hall and Captain Ward. In 1872 Captain Charles Hall was lord. The manor is now in the possession of Mr. Henry Peckett of Husthwaite Gate, York, and Mr. B. Frank of Helmsley.
There was a second manor in South Holme. In 1284-5 Nicholas de Barton held 1 carucate of land here, but by 1316 William de Roos of Youlton was lord of this part; he died seised of the manor conjointly with his wife Elizabeth in 1345, leaving hiers his daughter Joan and great-grandson Thomas de Musgrave, son of Thomas son of Magaret sister of Joan. In 1395 Brian Stapleton and others granted their manor of South Holme to Alice de Kirkeby, and this seems to be the last mention of this part.
Victoria County History, North Riding, vol. 1, p. 509.
Butterwick (Butruic, xi cent.; Tuberwic, xii cent.; Boterwik, xiv cent.) was in 1086 a berewick of Hovingham Manor (q.v.), of which it continued to be held.
Under the Mowbrays the Dayvills (de Daivill) were enfeoffed. In 1208 William de Barton claimed in right of Alice his wife against John Dayvill 2 carucates of land here, of which Alice's father's sister Gundreda was seised in demesne in the time of Henry II. John's reply was that Alice's brother Ricard de Rivers had a greater right than she. Richard de Rivers in turn claimed the land because his grandfather gave it to Gundreda in marriage, and, as she died without issue, it ought to descent to him. William denied that it was given her in marriage, and the jury decided in favour of John. John Dayvill's great-grandson John was mesne lord of 1 carucate in 1284-5, but this mesne lordship is not again mentioned. In 1489 lands worth ƒ20 yearly in Butterwick were held of Abbot of Meaux.
Victoria County History, North Riding, vol. 1, p. 474.
Ampleforth
William de Surdeval, who held lands in the neighboring parish of Oswaldkirk, also held part of Ampleforth under the Roos family. He gave land to Byland Abbey between 1142 and 1196, as did also his son Roger. This son may possibly have died during the lifetime of his father, for on the death of William his lands were divided between his two daughters, Maud and Emma, Ampleforth evidently falling to Maud's share. She married Peter de Jarpenville, who also held lands in Oswaldkirk (q.v.). In 1227 he sued his brother-in-law William de Barton for half a messuage there. [13]
[13] Cal. Close, 1227-31, p. 445.
Victoria County History, North Riding, vol. 1, p. 462.
In 1086 a 'manor' of 2 carucate was held at Oswaldkirk by the Count of Mortain, the previous tenant having been Uctred. With other lands of this fee it became part of the barony of Roos, the overlordship following the descent of Helmsley (q.v.).
This land was probably held by Richard de Surdeval, one of the chief tenants of the Count of Mortain, and may have extended into Ampleforth (q.v.) At the beginning of the 13th century the vill was held by John de Surdeval, who left daughters and co-heirs, Maud, who married Peter de Jarpenvill, and Emma, who married William de Barton.
William and Emma de Barton were living in 1277 and were succeeded by their son William de Barton. He, however, died before 1284-5, when his son Nicholas was joint lord of the Rydale portion of Ampleforth and Oswaldkirk. Nicholas son and heir of Nicholas [9]left an only daughter Joan, who married Ricard de Pickering before 1316, when he was returned as joing lord of Oswaldkirk. Richard settled land in Ampleforth on his son Thomas and Margaret his wife, but Thomas died in 1348, leaving a son Richard; on his grandfather's death in 1349 he succeeded to the family property, which was not, however, in good condition. He was still the tenant in 1355.
[9] John de Barton of Oswaldkirk was a person of importance in 1312-14 [Close, 6 Ed. II, m. 19 d.; Cal. Pat 1313-17, p. 136; cf ibid 1321-4, p. 397.]
Victoria County History, North Riding, vol. 1, p. 549.
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1 July 1240
DCCCXLVII--Between William of Barton and Emma his wife, by John Clerk their attorney, plaintiffs, and Peter of Jarpenvill and Maud his wife, deforciants: as to the advowson of the church of Saint Oswald.
Peter and Maud grant to William and Emma their right of presentation to the said church for this turn. When the church is next vacant, after the clerk now to be presented, Peter and Maud shall present thereto: and thereafter either party and their heirs shall present alternatively.
Further, William and Emma grant to Peter and Maud 2 bovates of land in Appelford, held by Hugh the Reeve, and a toft there and a toft in the vill of Saint Oswald, held by William of Hilton: to hold to Peter, Maud and her heirs, of William, Emma and her heirs; rendering yearly a pair of white gloves at Easter and doing forinsec service.
24 Henry III
Feet of Fines for the County of York, From 1232 to 1246, Yorkshire Archaeological Society Record Series, vol. 67, pp. 64-65.
Newsham
Ligulf held Newsham before the Conquer, and his successors were the family of Newsham, who sometimes took the surname Blount or Blund. Robert de Newsham held the 4 carucates of which Newsham was composed in 1202 and his son Ranulph in 1269. Ranulph gave the manor to William Lascelles (of 'Brekenbrough') and Luscy his wife and Agnes their daughter (widow of Sir William de Wyville, kt., in 1342-9); William died and Lucy married again John de Baron of Fryton (q.v.), kt., who gave this manor to John his son by Lucy then gave the manor to Alan de Newsham, clerk, who in 1319 settled it on Walter de Newsham and Alan his son and the heirs male of Alan.
Victoria County History, North Riding, vol. 1, p. 179.
In 1086 Grimston (Grimeston, xi-xiv cent.) was a berewick of the manor of Hovingham (.q.v.) The Ettons of Gilling had also some rights here early in the 13th century when Geoffrey de Etton granted the lay fee of William Burdon (Burdun, de Burdon), the under-tenant, in Grimston, to the Dean and Chapter of York. The place in 1284-5 was said to be held of the liberty of St. Peter of York, and the manor was still held of the dean and chapter in 1565. In 1280 Geoffrey, brother and heir of John Burdon, sued the Prior of Malton for waste of 100 acres of land and 1,000 acres of wood in Grimston that John had given him for a term of years. In 1284-5 William Burdon held the 2 1/1 carucates of land of which Grimston was composed under Roger Mowbray, lord of Hovingham. In 1298 John Burdon conveyed the manor of Grimston to William Burdon and his wife in exchange for other lands, and in 1336 Gregory son of William Burdon conveyed the manor to Sir John Moryn, kt. In the same year Sir John Moryn granted Gregory for life a yearly rent of £10 and a silk robe of his yeomen, price 15s., together with furs, and the right to stay wherever Sir John Moryn kept his household and have the ususal estate of his esquires for a fortnight at Martinmas and a fortnight at Whitsuntide. From this time the manor follows the decent of that of Whenby (q.v.) until in 1571 Edward (Burton) Barton and Elizabeth his wife conveyed it to Edmund Colthirst.
Victoria County History, North Riding, vol. 1, p. 482.
Barton-le-Willows
The three 'manors' of Barton-lle-Wilows (Bartun, xi cent.), once held by Turchel, Gamel, and Scanchel, and containing 8 carucates, had been united into one in the possession of the Count of Mortain before 1086. This probably came with Whitwell to Walter Espec, whose sister and co-heir Odelina by her marriage with Peter de Roos became ancestress of the family of Roos of Hamlake. From 1253 the overlordship of this manor followed the descent of Helmsley.
From the 13th to the 16th cnetury the manor seem to have been generally broken up into small fees sometimes corresponding in number ot the three holding of which it had consisted before the Norman Conquest. The earliest tenants whoes names have been preserved are the Bartons of Oswaldkirk. Alan de Baton held land in Barton in 1204, and the first three Williams de Barton, fahter, son, and grandson is described in the charter of 1336 which records their gifts to Kirkham Abbey as 'lord of Barton.' [10] There is more definite information about the tenure of the Pickerings and Brses, with whom the Bartons were connected. [11]
[10] Pat. 10 Edw. III, pt. i. m. 7,8
[11] See VCH, Yorks, N.R. i, 549.