General Notes

Name Prefix:<NPFX> Lord of Hache
Jim Weber cites Curt Hofemann for the following information
: "Robert Beauchamp II was succeeded by his son Robert Il
l who died in 1195 leaving no son to succeed him. His daugh
ter had married Simon de Vautort, and they had a son born c
irca 1191, who took the name of Beauchamp, and on coming o
f age he became seized of the Honour of Beauchamp as Rober
t Beauchamp IV. During his minority the custody of the Hono
ur was in the hands of Hubert de Burgh, Chamberlain to th
e King. However, the King himself had retained the advowson
s of the Churches of the Honour and it is recorded in the P
atent Rolls of 1206 that King John presented Henry de Heref
ord to the benefice of '.Hacch' church. [Ref: HATCH BEAUCHA
MP CHURCH, HISTORICAL NOTE ON THE CHURCH, AND ITS ASSOCIATI
ONS http://www.weavo.co.uk/hatch/hatch.htm]
"Robert DE VALLETORT > DE BEAUCHAMP (Sanders, Baronies). Ro
bert IV DE BEAUCHAMP (Weis AR). Lord of Hatch Beauchamp (SO
M) Robert DE VALLETORT (Sanders, Baronies). Born circa 119
1 D M (of age) (Sanders, Baronies). Died in 1251. [Ref: Pa
t Patterson message to soc.genealogy.medieval 23 Feb 2001]"
His father d. in 1228, leaving his son and heir, Robert d
e Beauchamp, in minority and in ward to Hubert de Burgh. Th
is Robert d. before 1251, and was s. by his son, Robert d
e Beauchamp. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant and Extinct Peerag
es, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, 1883, p. 33, Beauchamp
, Barons Beauchamp, of Hache, in the co. Somerset]