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The Manor of Alderton 3 rd edition
The Ivy family were Lords of the Manor under lease from the College in the sixteenth
century but this branch of the family died out in the early years of the seventeenth
century. “Hullavington passed….to their cousins who had long held the Manor of West
Kington” 142 and as has just been seen Richard married a daughter of this side of the
family. By marrying Mary, Richard also gained possession of a property in Alderton
known as “Ivy’s Place” 143
Mary died by 1565, because on that year Richard married again. He wed Mary
Stourton 144 .
Fig. 19 Arms of Mary Stourton *
(After Gore, T 1666) 145
142 Badeni J (1966) Wiltshire Forefathers p76
143 Jackson, Rev JE Mss
144 Gore, T (1666) Syntagma Genealogicum or A genealogical treatise of the family of the
Gores of Aldrington or Alderton p154
Richard Gore upon the Thirteenth day of July in this seventh year of Queene Elizabeth
covenants with Edward Bayntun of Rowden in the county of Wilts esq. to marry Mary Stourton
daughter of Agnes wife of the said Edward before the feast of the exaltation of the Holy
Cross [ 14 th September] when next ensuing. and to settle for her fortune the manor of
Aldryngton and half the manor of Yetton Keynel (1565)
This transfer was confirmed by an indenture dated 21 April 1570
145 Gore, T (1666) Syntagma Genealogicum or A genealogical treatise of the family of the
Gores of Aldrington or Alderton p140
The blazon for these arms is Sable a bend or between six fountains proper. The fountain in
heraldry is not a physical fountain but is instead a very special feature which is described as a
roundel barry wavy argent and azure. Given that proper means in its natural colours the term
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