10 Jul Lordship Title of Arches ID1348
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From the middle of the 12th century at least the tenants were the family of Turberville. John de Turberville was holding a fee in the honour in 1166, and witnessed an Abingdon charter of rather earlier date. The Geoffrey de Turberville who granted land to Poughley Priory before 1248 was perhaps his successor. Robert de Turberville held this manor in the middle of the 13th century, and was a contemporary of John de Turberville, who held land at the same time in Catmore (q.v.). John, who was perhaps the son of Robert, and seems to have succeeded him, exchanged land here with the Abbot of Reading in 1259. He died in or about 1267 and was succeeded by his son Richard de Turberville, who was in possession in 1278. Richard had a son also called Richard and a daughter Amice, who married first William de Arches and secondly Rogo de Gacelyn. He seems to have settled this manor, however, on Geoffrey de Turberville, perhaps a nephew. Geoffrey was succeeded by Amice, who is described as his cousin and heir. The manor was settled on Amice and her second husband and their heirs in 1308, with remainder to her son William de Arches. It was taken into the king's hands for the rebellion of Rogo in 1322, but was subsequently restored, and remained for several generations in the hands of the Arches family, taking its name from them. William was succeeded by John de Arches, probably his son, on whose heirs the manor was settled in 1375. He was living in 1401, when he was a justice of the peace for Berkshire, and was succeeded by Ralph or Rawlin de Arches, escheator for the county in 1412. He was dead in 1421, when his widow Elizabeth and his daughter Maud wife of John Stowe were both claiming his manor of Catmore. Maud inherited Arches, and seems to have married as her second husband William Crossby, who did homage for the manor in 1439. She had a daughter and heir Isabel Stowe, who married John Eyston and carried the manor of Arches into his family. John Eyston had a son and heir William, who died in 1494, leaving a son Thomas. The latter was succeeded in 1531 by his son John, who died in 1545, when his son John, a minor, was his heir. The younger John settled the manor in 1583 on his third wife Jane daughter of Thomas Berington and died six years later. His widow became Mrs. Arden and held the manor for life. Her son and heir William Eyston was the next lord, and was succeeded by a son, also called William. The younger William had a son and heir George, who was living in 1665–6. George was succeeded by his son Charles, whose son and heir, also called Charles, was in possession in 1725. The latter died without issue, and was succeeded by his brother Thomas John Eyston, who had a son and heir Basil. Basil had a son Charles, a grandson Charles John, and a great-grandson Thomas More Eyston, who inherited the manor in turn. John Joseph Eyston, brother of Thomas More, is the present lord.
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