. The Victoria history of the county of Bedford. Natural history. BIGGLESWADE HUNDRED SUTTON and the overlordship of Sutton followed the same descent as that of Potton manor ().' The last reference that has been found to the overlordship is in 1428, when it was held of this honour.' In 1086 the Countess Judith had eight tenants under her whose holdings ranged from half a hide to two hides/ It is impossible to say to which of these holdings Sutton manor owes its origin, but it is prob- able that quite early, as often happened, the various portions became gradually concentrated in the hands
. The Victoria history of the county of Bedford. Natural history. BIGGLESWADE HUNDRED SUTTON and the overlordship of Sutton followed the same descent as that of Potton manor ().' The last reference that has been found to the overlordship is in 1428, when it was held of this honour.' In 1086 the Countess Judith had eight tenants under her whose holdings ranged from half a hide to two hides/ It is impossible to say to which of these holdings Sutton manor owes its origin, but it is prob- able that quite early, as often happened, the various portions became gradually concentrated in the hands of one person. Dugdale states that Robert Foliot (f. 1168) married the daughter and heiress of Richard she left two granddaughters as ; Of these Alice, who was married to William le Latimer, received Sutton manor as part of her share in Christina's ; In 1315 Alice le Latimer vested her right to the manor in John de Kinnardseye, who granted it back to her for life with remainder to Nicholas le Latimer and heirs of his body, and failing such to Thomas earl of Lancaster and his ; Alice le Latimer died before 1317, in which year Nicholas acquired possession Of Sutton manor,'° which by 1327 had passed to William le Latimer, son of ; His son William held Sutton at his death. Sutton : The Packhorse Bridge de Reinconrt, lord of Sutton in Bedfordshire, and that to him succeeded Richard Foliot his son, whose only child Margery married Wyschard Ledet about 1198,* and he held the manor in 1216.' In 1222 his daughter Christina Ledet married Henry de Braybrooke," who had already inherited from his father free tenements in ; Christina, who afterwards married Gerard de Furnival," sur- vived her second husband many years, and at her death, which occurred at some time previous to 1271, in 1336," when the manor passed to his son, also William, who was under age at the time of his father's death.'' He died in 13 81 without
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