HISTORY OF NORTON. 5 



An Account of the Lords of the Manor of Norton, from John Bullock to 

 Samuel Shore, from deeds in the possession of S. Shore. 



1666. John Bullock, of Darley, whose father, John B., of the same place, 

 and formerly of the Inner Temple, died 12 Oct. 1606, purchases the Manor of 

 Norton (28 May, 1624). His will was proved at Canterbury, July 2, 1 641. 

 He had three sons, John, Thomas, and William. The two first died without 

 issue, but as they arc mentioned in their father's will, which seems to have 

 been made but a very little time before his death, it is probable that John, at 

 least, was Lord of Norton. However, this was clear, that William at length 

 possessed the said manor, which he mortgaged to Cornelius Clarke, of 

 Ashover, near Chesterfield, and the said Cornelius bought the manor and 

 various estates at Norton of Wm. Bullock's trustees, in 1668, Mar. II. 

 The said Wm. died 7 March, 1666, in the 50th year of his age, and his son 

 John died 27 Feb., 16S2, aged 19. Cornelius Clarke died June 18, 1696, 

 and left his estates at Norton to his nephew, Robert Offley, of Norwich, who 

 died 1 Feb., 1716, aged 76. His eldest son Robert was killed by a fall from 

 his horse, at Hazzleborough, Aug. 15, 1699. The second son, Stephen, 

 consequently succeeded Robt., his father, and the said Stephen died 

 I Oct., 1727, aged 56. Joseph Offley succeeded his father Stephen, and died 

 3 Sept., 1 75 1, aged — . Edmund Offley succeeded his father, Joseph, and died 

 2ist Aug., 1754, aged — . Urith and Anna Maria Offley succeeded their 

 brother Edmund. Urith Offley, when the family estate was divided between 

 the two sisters, had the lordship of Norton allotted to her as part of her 

 fortune. She was married to Samuel Shore, Esq., then of Sheffield, but now 

 Lord of the Manor of Norton, and died Nov. 30th, 1 78 1. The said Samuel 

 Shore, Esq., had by his wife Urith, three sons. (1) Offley, born I Jan., 1760, 

 who died of a putrid sore throat, 31 Aug., 1767. (2) Samuel, born 

 3 June, 1761. (3) Bohun, born 16 Oct., 1763. * 



The following charters, which I have lately met with in private 

 hands,t will serve, perhaps, to throw a ray of light upon local 

 history. I number them consecutively, though I do not by that 

 means put them in chronological order. I observe, concerning 



* The above extracts appear to have been sent to Dr. Pegge by the Rev. T. 

 Halliday, who was curate of Norton, and who appears to have taken some 

 interest in antiquarian pursuits. He dates a letter to Dr. Pegge, " Norton, 

 Sep. 17, 1783." Halliday carefully examined the Court Rolls (Pilkington's 

 Derbyshire) which, judging from the few extracts he gives, are of the very 

 greatest interest. I have sought diligently for those rolls, but without 

 success. Charles Jackson, Esq., of Balby, Doncaster, writes to me : — 

 " Mr. Hunter said once that there was a vast number of old deeds and papers 

 in boxes, in a hay loft at Norton. He called it ' a singular and beautiful 

 collection,' and he only obtained access to it in 1 848, when it got entrusted to 

 Mr. Saml. Mitchell, after the Shores' misfortunes. — Uli nunc?" 



t Messrs. Marples & Marples, solicitors, Sheffield. 



