Hamo Pincerna (abt. 1110 - 1189)

Born about 1110 in Lancashire, England

Husband of Maud Bussel — married 1150 (to 1150) in Lancashire, England

Descendants

Died 1189 at about age 79 in Sefton, Lancashire, England

Hamo Pincerna was a member of the aristocracy in Europe.

Biography

Hamo Pincerna had children:

1. Richard who had children:
   1. Adam, who between 1180 and 1195 granted a moiety of Heaton-in-Lonsdale (Hetun) to Augustine de Waldeue;^[1]

Property

Hoghton Manor

"In the reign of William Rufus, the manor was given by Warin Bussel with a daughter in marriage to Hamo Pincerna, after whose death his wife gave it to their second son, "Ricardus, filius Hamonis Pincernæ." The son of Richard Fitz-Hamo was Adam, who, in the reign of Henry II., styled himself Adam de "Hocton," or Adam dominus de "Hocton."" ^[2]

"The early connexion of this family with Hoghton is obscure. The earliest ancestor known is one Hamon or Hamlet le Boteler, to whom Warine Bussel gave two plough-lands in Heaton in Lonsdale and Elston, in free marriage with his daughter. (fn. 18) Hamlet had two sons, Richard and William, (fn. 19) and Richard's son Adam had some land or lordship in Hoghton, for in 1203 he was known as Adam de Hoghton. (fn. 20) He did not hold directly of the Fittons, for it is clear from what follows that Hoghton was parted between two mesne lords, one surnamed Hoghton and the other Ollerton. Adam had successors of the same name, (fn. 21) and in the latter part of the century a Sir Adam de Hoghton becomes prominent. (fn. 22)"^[3]

Elston Manor

"The manor of ELSTON, assessed as one plough-land, appears to have been separated from Grimsargh after the Conquest and given to the lord of Penwortham. Warine Bussel gave it with Heaton in Lonsdale to Hamon le Boteler in free marriage, (fn. 2) and Hamon appears to have given it to the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, a gift ratified by Albert Bussel. (fn. 3)"

"The estate of William son of Hamon in Golborne (fn. 6) descended to the Hoghton family, but Elston went in a different way, as the Hoghton holding there appears to have been acquired by purchase, (fn. 7) and was afterwards said to be held of the Crown in socage by a rent of 18d. (fn. 8) Several families, possibly younger branches, (fn. 9) assumed Elston as a surname, one of them of long continuance in the neighbouring township of Brockholes. The immediate lordship seems to have descended to one John de Elston, living in the time of Edward III. (fn. 10)"^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Lumby, J.H., "A calendar of the deeds and papers in the possession of Sir James de Hoghton, bart., of Hoghton Tower, Lancashire", The Record Society for the Publication of Original Documents Relation to Lancashire and Cheshire, 88, (1936), 3, Family Search Catalog (https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE1995054 : accessed 24 April 2016).
2. ↑ "Hoddington - Holbrook," in A Topographical Dictionary of England, ed. Samuel Lewis (London: S Lewis, 1848), 524-527. British History Online, accessed April 3, 2016, [1]
3. ↑ "Townships: Hoghton," in A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 6, ed. William Farrer and J Brownbill (London: Victoria County History, 1911), 36-47. British History Online, accessed April 12, 2016, [2]
4. ↑ "Townships: Elston," in A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 7, ed. William Farrer and J Brownbill (London: Victoria County History, 1912), 113-115. British History Online, accessed March 18, 2016, [3]

See also:

• Houghton Ancestors: A 1,000 Year Historical Adventure By William D. Houghton
• http://www.thepeerage.com/p34840.htm#i348397