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Collections for a History of West Dean. 



Cecilia, the eldest daughter of Walter Waleran, married Sir John 

 de Monmouth, Sheriff of Wilts, 1228-9, who died 1256-7, seised in 

 her right of a third of these manors. 1 Their son, Sir John de 

 Monmouth, executed in 1280-1 for the slaughter of Adam de Gibert, 

 Chaplain of Wells, 2 incurring forfeiture of his estates, they became 

 eventually merged in those of his mother's two sisters, to whose 

 descendants they were restored by the Crown. 



Albreda, the second daughter and co-heir, married Sir John de 

 Ingham, 3 of Ingham, in Norfolk, who paid a fine of sixty marks 

 and a palfrey in 1201, for livery of one-third of the barony of Walter 

 Waleran, and had issue a son, Sir Oliver de Ingham. Sir John 

 died in 1203, his widow re-marrying William de Boterell, and having 

 no issue by him died seised of these manors in 1248-9. 4 Sir Oliver 

 succeeded, and in conjunction with his cousin, William de St. 

 Martin, petitioned the Crown for the restoration of the forfeited 

 estates above-mentioned, 5 but did not succeed in obtaining them, the 

 matter remaining in abeyance until after the decease of both 

 claimants. He was styled "Lord of Grymstede," and died in 

 1281, seised of the manor of East Codford and lands in Dene, East 

 Grymstede, and East Hamptworth. By his wife, Elizabeth, living 

 in 1291-2, 6 he had a son, Sir John de Ingham, to whom, in con- 

 junction with Reginald, son of William de St. Martin, King 

 Edward I. granted in 1305-6 livery of the manor of Steeple 

 Langford, and a third part of the manor of Est Grymstede, being 

 the manors of John de Monmouth, executed as aforesaid. Sir John 

 married the Lady Mercy (living in 1328), and died 1309-10, seised 

 of the manors of West Dene, East Grymstede, Steeple Langford, 

 Codford, and Hamptworth. He left a son and heir, Sir Oliver de 

 Ingham, a distinguished warrior, governor of the royal castles of 



1 "Testa de Nevill"; Hoare's " Modern Wilts," Hundred of Alderbury, p. 

 17 ; Hundred of Branch and Dole, p. 11. 



2 " Abbrev. Placit," 33 Edward I. 

 3 Arms of Ingham, " Or a cross moline gules." 

 4 " Inq. post mortem." 

 6 " Rot. Pari.," vol. i. ; "Rot. Hund.," vol. ii., p. 242. 

 6 Blomfield's "Norfolk," ix. 



