Historical antiquities, in two books the first treating in general of Great-Brettain and Ireland : the second containing particular remarks concerning Cheshire / faithfully collected out of authentick histories, old deeds, records, and evidences, by Sir Peter Leycester, Baronet ; whereunto is annexed a transcript of Doomsday-book, so far as it concerneth Cheshire, taken out of the original record.

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Title: Historical antiquities, in two books the first treating in general of Great-Brettain and Ireland : the second containing particular remarks concerning Cheshire / faithfully collected out of authentick histories, old deeds, records, and evidences, by Sir Peter Leycester, Baronet ; whereunto is annexed a transcript of Doomsday-book, so far as it concerneth Cheshire, taken out of the original record.
Author: Leycester, Peter, Sir, 1614-1678.
Publication: London :: Printed by W.L. for Robert Clavell ...,; M.DC.LXXIII [1673]
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Subject terms: Cheshire (England) -- Genealogy.; Great Britain -- History.
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Weston.

WIlliam Fitz-Nigell, Baron of Halton, held Weston of Hugh Lupus Earl of Che∣ster, in the Reign of William the Conqueror; and Odard and Brictric held it of William Fitz-Nigell.

In Monasticon, Vol. 2. pag. 187. we read, That Nigell gave to Odard, Weston and Great-Aston: And from this Odard came all the Duttons: And that Nigell gave to Edward Brother of Odard two Ox-gangs of Land, quas Haeredes Willielmi Filii Ranul∣phi modò tenent.

Guarinus de Vernon released to Sir Hugh Dutton of Dutton, and his Heirs, in pleno Co∣mitatu Cestriae, Gilbertum de Weston & Rogerum Filium suum (quondàm homines Guarini) cùm Catallis suis,—&c. Pro hâc Concessione dedit Hugo quatuor Marcas Argenti:— tempore Philippi Orreby Justiciarii Cestriae: Lib. C. fol. 153.c. about the end of King John's Reign.

So that the Duttons of Dutton were possessed of Weston since the Conqueror's time, to this present, 1666. Onely some small Parcel thereof Hugh Dutton Purchased out in the Reign of King John, or thereabouts.

Charterers in Weston, 1666. onely one.

Richard Heath of Weston.