General Notes

BARONY OF FELTON (I)

SIR ROBERT DE FELTON, of Litcham, Norfolk, whose parentage is unknown.[b] On 17 March 1297/9 he had a grant in reward for his services in Flanders. He was in the Army of Scotland in 1298, and in 1300, being Constable of Lochmaben Castle in that year. He was again serving in Scotland in 1303 and 1310. He was Constable of Scarborough Castle 6 March I31I/2 to 31 March 1312. On 15 September 1312 the King granted him for life, for his good services, the manor of Shotwick, co. Chester, which Roger Lestraunge had beld. He was summoned for Military Service, 9 October 1311, and to Parliament from 8 January 1312/3) to 26 November 1313, by writs directed Roberto de Felton', whereby he is held to have become LORD FELTON.

He married Hawise, daughter of Sir John LESTRAUNGE, [1st Lord Strange of Knockin], Salop, by Alianore, daughter of Eble de Montz, by Joan, widow of Stephen DE SOMERY, of Dudley, co. Worcester. She, who had the manor of Litcham in marriage, was living 16 May 1303. He died 24 June 1314, being slain at the battle of Bannockburn.  [Complete Peerage V:289-90, XIV:318, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

(b) He was probably br. of the contemporary Sir William de Felton, of Edlingham, who bore similar arms. Those of Robert were' Gules, two lions passant Ermine (Parliamentary Roll, no. 882 : &C.), derived from those of Lestraunge. The Felton whence this. family took its name was Felton by Knockin in the march of Wales, which was in the liberty of John Lestraunge of Knockin (Patent Poll, 32 Edw. I, M. 28 d). There is a Felton in Northumberland, near Edlingham, which latter manor Sir William de Felton (abovenamed) had purchased, but the family under consideration had no connection with this Felton.