General Notes

Name Suffix:<NSFX> Sheriff Of Yorkshire
REFN: 54018
Jim Weber:
The following is excerpted from a post to SGM, 7 Sep 200
2 , by Rosie Bevan:
From: "Rosie Bevan" (rbevan@@paradise.net.nz)
Subject: Stuteville of Cottingham
Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.medieval
Date: 2002-09-07 03:43:36 PST
3. ROBERT III de Stuteville of Cottingham, Kettleby Thorp
e , Yorks. and Bigby, Lincs. In 1138 he fought at the Batt
l e of the Standard. Instigated claims to recover propert
y co nfiscated from his grandfather in 1147 and was grante
d 10 k nights' fees by Nigel de Mowbray which included th
e manor o f Kirkby Moorside and land in Warwickshire shortl
y after 11 54. Supervisor of the works of Bamburgh castle i
n 1166 an d sheriff of Yorkshire from Easter 1170 to Michae
lmas 1175 . Benefactor to the abbeys of St Mary's York, Byl
and, Rieva ulx and Meaux and the priory of Durham. A charte
r of confir mation to Rievaulx abbey c.1160-1183 for the he
alth of hi s soul and the souls of Robert de Stuteville hi
s grandfathe r, Robert his father, Erneburga his mother an
d Helewise hi s wife, and with the consent of his son Willi
am, presents t he Stuteville family over four generations
. ["Robertus de S tutevilla.sciatis me dedissee et confirma
sse Deo et Ecclesi ae S. Mariae Rievallis, pro salute anima
e meae, et Robert i de Stutevilla, avi mei, et Roberti, pat
ris m mei, et Erne burge, matris meae, et Helewisae uxori
s meae, . in perpetua m elemosinam, concessu Willelmi fili
i mei, et aliorum filio rum meorum, totam terram de Houeton
a." J.C.Atkinson (ed.) , 'Rievaulx Cartulary', p.80]. He ma
rried, before 1145, Hel ewise whose parentage is not know
n and they founded Keldhol m priory, a Benedictine nunnery
. As 'domina Helewis uxor Ro berti de Stuteuilla' with Osmu
nd 'filius ejus' she witnesse d a charter of William de Ves
cy to the brethren of Farne Is land in about 1183.  Rober
t had an interest in Cowesby as s hown by a charter of noti
fication dated around 1164-74, b y Roger archbishop of Yor
k of the settlement of the controv ersy between Hugh bisho
p of Durham and Robert de Stutevill e relating to the chape
l of Cowesby. The dispute continued , however, after his de
ath under the aegis of his son Osmun d. Robert died in 1183.
Issue:
- William son and heir, the king's justice. Married Bert
a p ossibly granddaughter (as she appears younger than th
e 4 da ughters and outlived them) of Ranulf de Glanville. [
The Dur ham Liber Vitae lists "Rannulfus de Glanvile et uxo
r ejus B erta, Matillis, Amabilis, Helewisa, Mabilia fila
e eorum, e t Berct"]. On the death of her son Berta's prope
rty fell t o Ranulf son of Robert of Middleham,  Thomas d
e Arderne an d Hugh de Auberville who each had a third of h
er lands in B ramham and Leyburn.  All three were sons an
d representative s of the daughters of Ranulph de Glanville
. Hugh d.1203, le aving son and heir Robert IV who died s.p
.under age in 1205 . William also had an illegitimate daugh
ter.
- Nicholas of Liddel, Cumberland. Succeeded his nephew, Ro
b ert IV in 1205. See below.
- Osmund of Cowesby, Yorks. and Gressenhall, Norfolk.
- Eustace of Brinklow, Warwickshire d.1218. His son and he
i r was Robert who was brought up overseas.
- Robert of Great Ayton and Hemlington, Yorks.
- Burga. Married to William de Vescy and had Langton as h
e r maritagium, living as a widow in 1185.
- Helewise. Married (1) William II de Lancaster, lord of K
e ndal d.1184 by whom she had Helewise (2) Hugh de Morevil
l e of Burgh, Cumberland d. 1202 by whom she had Ada and Jo
a n (3) William son of Ranulf, lord of Greystoke d.1209 b
y wh om she had Thomas. In 1209 Robert de Vipont owed 500 m
ark s for and 5 palfreys for the custody of the land and he
ir s of William and the marriage of his widow. Helewise die
d a fter 1228.
[Sources: Keats-Rohan, 'Domesday Descendants'. p.724 ; Cla
y , 'Early Yorkshire Charters' v.8, p.5-15, 90, 95 ; Sander
s ,  'English Baro