WEST DERBY HUNDRED 



appears to have sold his patrimony to John Henryson 

 or his son Henry. 1 



The share of Henry son of Philip ' seems to have 

 descended intact to his son Adam, who was living in 

 1246,* and to his grandson Stephen,* who held it for 

 about fifty years, 1265-1315 being the approximate 

 dates. 5 Stephen was twice married, Maud and 

 Margery being the names of his wives, 6 and several 

 children are named Thomas, his heir ; Stephen, 

 Adam, Roger, Margery, and Agnes. 7 Thomas, like 

 his father, held this share of the manor for about fifty 

 years, being mentioned as late as 1 3 64." He had 

 issue, but, as already stated, appears to have sold or 

 mortgaged the estate to Henry de Ditton about 1350. 



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The origin of the share held by Richard the Smith 

 of Ditton is unknown ; 9 he was succeeded before 

 1 3 1 8 10 by his son Thomas, who was living in 1 347, 

 and had a son Henry," but appears to have sold his 

 eighteenth part of the manor to Hugh son of Robert 

 de Ditton. 1 ' The Smith family, however, continued 

 here for some time longer." 



The Robert de Ditton who held a ninth ot 

 the manor in 1323 was son of a Richard son ot 

 Adam and Wimark. 14 It does not appear likely, 

 however, that this was Richard son of the Adam 

 living in 1201 and 1212 ; Adam and Richard were 

 favourite names in the Ditton families. 15 Robert 

 was succeeded in 1324-5 by his son Roger, aged 



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