ID: I55272
Name: Robert BELET of Cumbe&Frome-Belet
Surname: Belet
Given Name: Robert
Suffix: of Cumbe&Frome-Belet
Sex: M
Birth: EST 1149 in Geyton,Norfolk,England
Death: aft 1222 6 Hen 111 in Dorset,England
_UID: 24929AD7362BD911A0D8EF728EF28654A5C3
Note:
Notes and Queries, 2nd ser, vol 3 page 413:
1190 Robert Belet to have restitution of Combe Park,Kingston, which was his inheritence

1192 3 ric 1 National Archives Robert Belet to Henry de Cornhell;Grant of the land of Combe w ith the three tofts which Ralph Postel held, and the mills of Kingston.

Hist of Somerset;
In 1194 Robert Belet purchased the Wardship of Robert De Newburgh,then a minor,and sequentl y arranged a marriage between his son William Belot, and Margery De Newburgh,Roberts Sister

1227 Robert De Newburgh granted the mesne lordship of the moiety to his sister Margery Belot .

Woodsford page 447 West Woodsford,
Robert Belet assesed 20s for expidition into Galaway,like sum for one knights fee toward rede mption of King Richard from his captivity in Germany.

Robert holds of the Lord King in capite, Frome,Winterborn,Werdesford,and Lyme in Dorset by on e knights fee from the conquest, and a messuage in the borough of Dorchester which belongs t o his fee

6 ric 1 (1195) paid 1000 marks to the king for his further favors and the wardship of Roger d e Newburgh.

8 ric 1 (1197) on the collection of the third scutage of Normandy, he paid 16 l for eight fe es,the moiety of the honour of Purstoke:

1 john ( 1199) was sheriff of Somerset and Dorset for half the year
2 john (1200) for the whole year

On general inquisition made 12 and 13 John (1211-1212) John was returned by the sheriff of Do rset and Somerset as holding one knights fee in capite

History Dorset vol 11 p 126 Frome-Belet, parish and manor time of Henry 11 became to Robert B elet.

12 and 13 John (1211 -1212) he held two fees in Frome Winterborne and Werdesford; in Lynn ha lf a fee.

6 hen 111 (1222) held Frome for one fee

This later manor of Frome was mentioned in Domesday as alloted to William Belot was passed t o Robert son michael but returned to Michael his brother and seems to continue in the famil y for several more generations.


Foss e.a. Biographical dictionary of judges,England 1870; Robert Belet,of Cumba died 3 henr y 111 (1219)
Change Date: 6 Jan 2005 at 00:00:00



Father: Michael BELET Lord of Wrokefton,Sir b: EST 1125 in Wrokefton,Geyton,Norfolk,England
Mother: Emma De CHESNEY Kayneteof Coxford b: ABT 1144 in Newtimber,Essex

Marriage 1 Mrs Mabel BELET
Children
Has Children William BELET Sir Lord Geyton b: EST 1170 in Dorset,England
Has Children Michael BELET b: ABT 1179 in Frome,Dorset,England
Has No Children Osbert BELET
Has Children Ranulph BELET b: EST 1167 in Wangford,Suffolk,England