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the lordship of the manor of Walton, with the 

 homage and service of William de Walton, to Sir 

 Robert de Holand. 1 



William de Walton in 1312 made a settlement of 

 the manor of Walton, except seven oxgangs, with 

 remainder to his son Simon. 8 Three years later he 

 was one of the supervisors of the assize of arms and 

 array in the county, and next year and in 1319 was 

 returned to Parliament as one of the knights of the 

 shire.* He died I June, 1321, holding fourteen 

 oxgangs and the serjeanty ; also the manor of 

 Walton by the free service of 6cv. a year. His 

 mother Alice was still living and in possession of 

 her dower lands ; Simon, his son and heir, who was 

 nearly seventeen years of age, had been married six 

 years before. 4 



Simon de Walton proved his age in 1326 and had 

 livery of his estates and office. 5 Between 1339 and 

 1 343 he enfeoffed Gilbert and William de Haydock 

 of lands worth 20 a year, which Gilbert de Haydock 

 in 1357 recovered with damages against Simon de 

 Walton and Eleanor his wife. 6 Already, however, 

 Robert son of William de Walton 7 had in 1355 

 sued several persons for lands in Walton which he 

 claimed against Emma, wife of Richard de Halsall, 

 bastard ; she and her husband having, as he alleged, 

 no entry except by Simon de Walton, who had 



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disseised Robert's father. 8 He afterwards succeeded 

 to the manor and bailiwick, and lived until the 

 beginning of 1400 ; John de Walton, his son and 

 heir, being then sixteen years of age. 9 



The heir's claim was impugned by Robert de 

 Fazakerley and Ellen his wife, eldest daughter of 

 Robert de Walton, who alleged bastardy. In 

 August, 1412, Robert with a hundred others came in 

 warlike array to the manor of Walton and dispossessed 

 John de Walton, his wife and children, taking away 

 all the goods and chattels there. 10 Sir Thomas 

 Gerard and others were commissioned to expel the 

 evildoers and make inquiry," and in 1418 the sheriff 

 was directed to make proclamation that Sir John de 

 Stanley, Robert de Fazakerley and others, under 

 penalty of 100, should, by authority of Parliament, 

 suffer John de Walton to occupy peacefully his manor 

 of Walton. 12 The dispute was not settled until 

 1426-7, when a third part of the manor was awarded 

 to Robert de Fazakerley and Ellen his wife in lieu 

 of her marriage portion. 13 Thomas de Walton suc- 

 ceeded his father John about 14501, and his son, 

 Roger de Walton, was the last of the name to possess 

 the manor." 



Roger had issue two daughters Elizabeth, who 

 married Richard Crosse of Liverpool, and Margaret, 

 who married William Chorley, of Chorley ; they 



