Roger de Morteyn

   Another name for Roger was Roger de Mortein Lord of Dunesley.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Background Information. ¹⁰⁰⁶
The family of Mortein were the successours to Warner in Nottinghamshire, of wich Robert Mortein lived in King Henry the First's time. He was followed by his son Adam Moretonio who in, anno 22 Henry II gave account of xxx marks of the amercement of the Foreft. He was followed by son, Eustachius de Moretoin who gave Henry, son of William Hamely of Wellaton, his Villain, with all his sequel and Cattel, to the Priory of Lenton. Eustace, son and heir of Eustachius de Mortein, had sesin 7 Henry III. The next in line was William elder brother of Roger, died without issue. Roger de Mortein's son Roger. In 12 Edward I, Roger, son of Roger, being then found his next heir; which Roger had a Charter of Free Warren the same year for Wallaton and Cossale in Nottinghamshire as well as land in Darbyshire & Staffordshire.

~Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire, Vol. II, pp. 208-210

• Web Reference: National Archives of the United Kingdom.
Petitioners: Roger de Morteyn (Mortain); Isabel [de Morteyn (Mortain)], wife of Roger de Morteyn, and one of the heirs of William Louth, late bishop of Ely.

Addressees: King and council.
Other people mentioned: William Luwe (Louth), late Bishop of Ely; William Tuchet.

• Background Information. ¹³⁴²
Eustace "died in 1234, when custody of his lands, both of those held in the honor of Peverel and those held of the fee of the bishop of Lincoln in Dunsby, Lincs., and Branston, Leics., with the marriage of the heir, was granted to Ralph Fitz-Nicholas, the king's seneschal. William de Moretoin, heir of Eustace, had respite of knighthood in 1242 in respect of his lands in the counties of Nottingham, Derby and Lincoln, and in 1242-3 he held in Cossall and Wollaton 1 fee, and in Eyam 1 fee." William died in 1283 and left "no issue by his wife Joan, who survived him ; his heir was Roger son of Roger de Mortayn, aged 21 and more, described in the writ of livery as nephew and heir of William de Mortain, his late uncle.

"Roger de Morteyn and Isabel his wife were pardoned in 1300 for acquiring land in Appleby, Lincs., without licence. He held Wollaton and Cossall in 1302 in the honor of Peverel for 1 fee. In 1314, Roger had licence to alienate to Richard de Wylgheby, the elder, the advowson of the churches of Wollaton and Cossall. He was living in 1319, when he conveyed messuages of land in Cossall to Richard de Wylughby, the younger, and at the same time William de Morteyn (Roger's son) conveyed the manor of Wollaton, except 26 messuages and seventeen and one-third bovates to the same Richard. Roger had enfeoffed William, his son of the manor of Wollaton, before 1316, when his said son William was lord thereof. By 1323, the greater part of this fee had been alienated. In that year, William, son of Roger de Morteyn granted to Richard de Wylughby, the elder, the reversion of 14 messuages and 14 bovates in Wollaton, held the honor of Peverl, after the term of 21 years which the parson of Wollaton held in premises. Thoroton states that Richard de Willoghby, the younger married Isabel, sister and heir of William de Morteyn."

~Honors and Knights' Fees, pp. 158-161

Roger married Isabel Tuchet.¹²⁰⁴ (Isabel Tuchet was born about 1266 in Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England.)