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The Manor of Alderton 3 rd edition
Giles and Edith had several sons – Richard their heir, George, Sylvester (of whom more
below) and Nicholas. Giles’ will was dated 18 April 1562 but he died 124 twenty years
later. In it Giles gave George all his lands at Westport, Burton Foxley and
Brokenborough late in the tenure of Richard Bremmen his brother in law , presumably,
but not certainly, married to his sister Elizabeth. Giles’ son Sylvester was granted
the manor of Grittleton for life, with reversion to Richard or his heirs and Nicholas
was granted Alderton for life in the right of John Snell Giles’ sister Elizabeth was
granted 5 marks and meat and drink yearly for, life His brother Thomas was given 5
marks and so was alive in 1562 The executors were his son and heir Richard and
Peter Beaufort who received a Gold King’s or
Giles was succeeded by his son Richard, who bought Hullavington and, between 1576-
78, land at Surrendell. 125
Fig. 16 Arms of Richard Gore (after Gore, T 1666) 126 *
124 according to Jackson’s pedigree for the family
125 VCH opp. cit. The Manor of Surrendell belonged to the Hamlin family from the late
fifteenth century, John Hamlin held it in 1545 (Taxation Rolls WRS vol X, p27) and on his
death the land was divided equally among his three sons William, John and Nicholas. Richard
Gore bought land from all three and his son Edward bought the Manor house from John.
126 Gore, T (1666) Syntagma Genealogicum or A genealogical treatise of the family of the
Gores of Aldrington or Alderton p137
1 Gore 2 Whittokmead 3 Keynall 4 Hall 5 Atworth? 6 Gore. It is noted that Thomas Gore
gives the same arms for three generations, this one, Richard’s son Edward and Richard’s
grandson William.
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