On Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 11:18:25 AM UTC-4, taf wrote: > On Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 7:43:12 AM UTC-7, Jan Wolfe wrote: > > > Perhaps this quitclaim suggests that William Spyne's widow Margery married > > a Walter de Sutton: > > > > http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C5520869 > > Reference:E 210/9005 > > Description: John son of Hugh de Northfolk to Walter de Suttone of > > Warwick, Margery his wife, and the heirs of William de la Spyne: > > Quitclaim of a messuage and land in North Littleton: Worcs. > > Date: 11 Edw. II. [8 July 1317-7 July 1318] > > Just as a reminder, VCH Warwickshire, in covering Coughton, says: > > "In 1300 William 'of Spinney' was said to hold that part of the vill of Coughton with its wood and plain which was 'on the side of the river Arrow towards the west', (fn. 83) and in 1315 he was holding Coughton as ½ knight's fee of Guy, Earl of Warwick. (fn. 84) He died before the end of 1316, (fn. 85) having enfeoffed William de Sutton of Warwick of the manor.* In 1318 the manor was settled on William Sutton and his wife Margery for their lives, with remainders to William son of William 'del Espine' and his issue, or Joan his sister, Alice her sister, or his right heirs, (fn. 86) and William de Sutton is referred to as lord of Coughton in 1320. (fn. 87) It is possible that William de Sutton had married the widowed Margery de Spineto and obtained the guardianship of her son and his estate. " > > 83. Select Pleas of the Forest (Selden Soc.), 120. > 84. Cal. Inq. p.m. v, p. 405; Cal. Close, 1313–18, p. 278; cf. Feud Aids, v, 178. > 85. Cal. Inq. p.m. vi, 70. > 86. Dugd. 748; Feet of F. (Dugd. Soc. xv), 1489. > 87. P.R.O. Anct. Deeds, B. 1653. > > taf Perhaps TNA abstracted de Suttone's given name incorrectly in the quitclaim, or perhaps a clerk wrote it incorrectly. In the published series, Ancient Deeds, B. 1653 states: [ ] B. 1653. Grant by Nicholas de Kyggeleye to Maculmus Musard and Isabella his wife, of lands in the territory of Kynggeleye. Saturday after St. Barnabas the Apostle, 13 Edward II. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015013091643;view=1up;seq=383 Any idea what deed is meant in footnote 87?