Historical and genealogical memoirs of the House of Hamilton

30 INTRODUCTORY NOTICES CONCERNING
introductory As to the particular individual of the De Bellomont family from whom
notices of . r . J
the family, the Hamiltons are descended, genealogical writers usually state him to
The following places of the same name are to be found in Carlisle's Topographical
Dictionary : —
" Hambleden, in the first division of the hund. of Desborough, co. of Buckingham,
a R. valued in the King's books at £35 ; patron Sir M. Ridley, Bart. ; church ded.
to St Mary.
" Hambledon, in the hund. of Hambledon, Portsdown division, co. of Southamp-
ton, a V. valued in the King's books at £26 : 19:2; patron, the Bishop of Winches-
ter ; church ded. to St Peter.
" Hambledon, or Hameldon, in the hund. of Godalming, co. of Surrey; a R.
valued in the King's books at £6 : 7 : 1 1 ; patron, the Earl of Radnor ; church ded.
to St Peter. There was a family of the name settled here.
" Hambleton, in the hund. of Amounderness, co. Palatine of Lancaster; in the
parish of Kirkham ; a chapel of the certified value of £11 : 5s. ; patron, the Vicar of
Kirkham.
" Hambleton, in the hund. of Martinsley, co. of Rutland, a V. valued in the King's
books at £10: 17 : 1 ; patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln; church ded. to St
Andrew.
" Hambleton, in the Lower Division of the Wapentake of Barkston Ash, West
Riding, co. of York, in the parish of Brayton.
" Hambleton House, or Hills, in the Wapentake of Birdforth, North Riding, co. of
York, in the parish of Cold Kirkby.
" Hamilton, in the hund. of East Goscote, co. of Leicester, parish of Barkby."
From Manning and Wray"s History of Surrey, vol. ii. fob 55.
" Hambledon is a parish lying south of Godalming, &c. In the time of Henry III.
Richard de Hamleden held a knight's fee here of the honor of Sarum, i. e. of the
Earl of Salisbury. In the last year of Edward I. anno 1306, Walter de Hameledon
presented to the living, and was lord here in 1316, anno regni, 9. Ed. II. Simon de
Banying presented to the living in 1343, as lord of the manor, which, in the follow-
ing year, was in the hands of Earl Warrenne, probably during the minority of the
heir of Hamildon. Matilda Hamildon, who died in 1410, married Thomas at Hull,
and carried the estate into that family, who enjoyed it till 1614."
From Sir Ludovick Stewart of Kirkhill, Advocate, his General Collections, MS. Advo-
cates'' Library.
1. " Ane minute of the Register of Melros : — ' Ane infeftment granted be Robert
de Muscocampo of the lands of Trotbop or Hathop, to pray for the soulis of Richeart,
Henrie, and John (then his king,) kingis of England. — Witnesses, Archidiacono, et
Decano, et Capellano de Northumbria, P. Comes de Dunbar, P. filio ejus, Rogerus
de ' M. Loi,' Rogerus Bertram, Odonello de Ford, Robertus Akile, Robertus de Ha-
meldun, Robertus de Maner, Hugo de Morewill, Rogerus de Hamildun," &c. — Coll.
fol. i.