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as appears by an inquisition in the Testa de Nevil. — (Hodg. 

 part 3, vol 1, p. 2310 



This Thomas de Muschampe married Maud, the daughter 

 of William de Vescy, and the King must have been appeased 

 in some way, for the Barony descended to, 



Robert, his son and heir ; from him it came to 



Robert, his son and heir, who died 1299 without issue 

 male, and was baried in the Abbey of Melrose — {Cronica 

 de Mailros.) 



At that time, Warin de Beleford held of Robert de Mus- 

 champe one carucate of land, by Knight's Service, as the 12th 

 part of one Knight's fee, whilst William, the Cook, held two 

 Bovates in Socage by the appropriate payment of one pound 

 of cinnamon. — {Testa de Nevil. Hodg. 211.) 



The last Robert de Muschampe left three daughters, his 

 coheiresses, viz : — 



1. Cecilia, who married the son of Odonel de Ford. They 

 had one daughter, Isabella, who married Adam de Wig- 

 ton, but she left no issue, and her two sisters were her 

 coheiresses. 



2. Margery, aged 24, in 1299 married the Earl of Strath- 

 erne, and left two daughters, viz : — 



1. Murilda, aged 10, in 1254 died an infant. 



2. Margery, aged 6, in 1254, and she married Nicholas 

 de Graham ; he proved his title in 1293, before the 

 King's Justices Itinerant. 



3. Isabella, who married William de Uuntercombe ; they 

 had issue : — 



1. Walter de Hunter combe, who was in possession of 

 his moiety in 1293 ; he also proved his title in that 

 year. 

 Thus, this Extensive Barony became divided into two parts. 

 The Moiety of Belford, (inter alia) which belonged to Nich- 

 olas de Graham, descended to John Graham, his son and 

 heir, and from him to his only child, Alice Graham ; she 

 married Nicholas, Baron de Meinil, and they had an only 

 child, Elizabeth, Baroness de Meinil. She married John 

 Lord Darcy, who died 1356, leaving children. She survived 



