Gregory Hotchkiss

Personal and Family Information

Gregory was born about 1283 in England, the son of Hugh [Hotchkiss], de Northwood, de Hokeswod but his mother is unknown.

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Notes

Note 1

!StyleName: Hotchkiss, Gregory de Hokeswode [~1247 - ]

!Notes: Summary early Sidbury and Hokeswod records. Hawkswood House is about 1 mile southwest of Sidbury, so no they aren’t the same thing. That is more or less toward Chorley.

Before 1066 - Under Wiga, a franklin, Sudbury’s Saxon lord, it had been worth 20s. annually, afterwards it was waste.

1086 - Sudbury was held by Ralph de Mortimer under-Earl Roger de Montgomery as one hide. There were two ox-teams in demesne, and six serfs, six villeins, and three bordars with two teams, and there was land for two teams more. In I086 was worth 18s

1200 - A Sir Hugh de Sudberi occurs, who probably took his name from Sidbury.

Before 1240 Sidbury became the property of Ralph d’Arraz.

1255 - Ralph d’Arraz held Sidbury as a hide and half of land. He also held Neenton as half a hide.

1280 - mention of Hokeswod along with Sidbury and Fulesworth in an assize of mort d'ancestor where Henry son of Henry le Clerk, of Sudbury attempts to reclaim his inherited land in feudal tenure from Joan late wife of Radulph de Araz who had taken possession after the death of his [Henry’s] father Henry le Clerk.

1303 - John fitz [son of] Nicholas of Northwod sells land to Hugh le Mou of Hokswood witness William de Hokeswod [grant of land at Chorley]. One source mentions Gregory and William de Hokeswode, but can’t find original reference.

1310 - Richard son of Hugh le Mou of Hokswood sells to John de Baskerville of Northwude, land which John de Hoxwode gave to Hugh, Richard’s Father in the vill and fields of Northwude. I’m not sure if this includes the land given as near Sidbury, but this is not Hokeswode as Hokeswode was already given as belonging to William and Hugh prior to the 1303 purchase.

1316 - Ralph d’Arraz is given as lord of Sidbury, but Neenton is not mentioned.

1328 - Hugh, son of Warin de Neenton. acknowledges he had gifted tenements to Thomas, the parson of the church of Neenton, who grants to Hugh, son of Warin and Joan his wife and their heirs the same tenaments at Neenton. John fil Rogi Hochkys & his heirs are listed as the 4th of the successors if Hugh and Joan had not living descendants.

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So from the above, we have:

Nicholas of Northwod

John of Northwod and de Hoxwode, son of Nicholas 1303 Sells land to son Hugh, Richard’s father - William of Hokeswode is witness

Hugh le Mou of Hokswod, son of John 1310 possibly dead as son Richard is selling some land from his father to John de Baskerville of Northwude. Richard’s grandfather would be too old to be John.

Richard, son of Hugh of Hokswod 1310 adult, born before 1290, maybe 1285.

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So we have Richard son of Hugh, and Roger as contemporaries, possibly brothers.

William is also likely to be related to both Hugh and John. I’m going to guess for now as Hugh’s brother, which would leave John as father to all 3.

Note: Detailed source information is under Roger.

!Source: Medieval deeds for Northwood, Stottesdon http://www.shropshirehistory.org.uk/html/search/verb/GetRecord/theme:20080228204832

Land of Nicholas de Bireton

No 80, c1310. Nicholas de Bireton to John de Baskerville. GRANT of land in the vill of Northwood, viz., in the field by Pickthorn, one acre lying between the lands of the aforesaid John and Henry Blundell and extending from the land of the aforesaid John to le Scherte Crofte of Pickthorn, two acres lying between the lands of William Blundell and Richard le Warner and extending from the land of William de ?Ribbeley to Fontabroke, one acre in the field by the mill of Sidbury lying between the land of

>>> Gregory de Hawkswood <<< and

>>> Richard <<< brother of the said

>>> Gregory <<< and extending from the land of John Bernard to le heye grene, half an acre in the same field lying between the lands of the aforesaid John and John Bernard and extending from the land of Richard le Warner to le heye grene, one acre in the same field in le Elforlong lying between the lands of John Bernard and Baldwin de Baskerville and extending from the land of

>>> Richard <<< son of

>>> Hugh le Mon <<< to the land of John Bernard, half an acre in the same field lying between the lands of John Bernard and the aforesaid Baldwin and extending from the land of Richard le Warner to the land of the aforesaid

>>> Gregory <<<, one acre in the same field above Stanley lying between the lands of the aforesaid John and William son of Nicholas de Chorley and extending from the land of the aforesaid William to Stanwale bache, [Stanley Bache] half an acre in the same field above Fouleye lying between the land of the aforesaid John and the land of John Bernard and extending from Coliwin Schawe to the mill pool, one acre in the field by Chorley lying between the lands of the aforesaid John and Henry Blundell and extending from the land of the aforesaid Henry to the land of the aforesaid Baldwin. Witnesses: lord Roger de Baskerville, lord Hugh Fitz Aer, Knights, Guy de Glazeley, Geoffrey de Overton, Thomas de Overton, John de Aldenham, John de Ditton.