10 Jul Lordship Title of Hemseys ID1706
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Land called HEMSEYS, known from 1456 as a manor, followed the descent of the principal manor of North Moreton, of which it evidently formed part, from 1419 until 1565, when William Calthorpe granted it to William Lever to hold of the manor of North Moreton. Lever was succeeded in 1598 by a son William. John Lever died seised of the manor of Hemseys in 1627, leaving a son William, but the further descent of the estate has not been traced. It may have reverted to the overlord and become part of the principal manor. The tithes from the land of Geoffrey the Chamberlain had been given to Wallingford Priory before 1093, and were valued in 1291 at 10s. The priory estates were granted in 1528 to Wolsey and in 1532 to St. George's, Windsor, and included tithe and land here.
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