Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Death: between 1224 and 1227.
Place of Death: unknown.
The Lancashire VCH (6:sub Samlesbury) notes that “[i]n 1224 his neighbour Edward de Brockholes demanded half the vill of Samlesbury from him, but after Roger's death accepted 10 marks from Roger's successor in 1227 to resign his claim.”
Relationships
Father: Gospatrick, son of Swain.
This relationship is given by the Lancashire VCH (6:sub Samlesbury). It notes that “ [i]t is by no means improbable that [Gospatrick] was a younger son of Swain son of Leofwin, lord of part of Hindley about the middle of the 12th century.”
Mother: unknown.
Spouse: Margaret, daughter and heir of Walter, son of Osbert (de Clifton).
This relationship is given by the Lancashire VCH (6:sub Samlesbury).
Children:
(Complete source citations for the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. Most information below comes from the Coucher Book of Whalley Abbey (1:121) and from the Lancashire Assize Rolls.)
William de Samlesbury (died about 1256) married Avina de Notton.
Richard de Samlesbury.
Alan de Samlesbury married Amabel de Blackburn.
Uctred clericus.
A daughter married Geoffrey, dean of Whalley.
Robert de Samlesbury
Adam
James
Roger
Evidence
from the Lancashire Assize Rolls:
(p. 17)
Writ of Right- Robert de Samplesbiry, Adam, James and Roger, his brothers v. William de Samplesbiry re 3 parts of 8 oxgangs in Shamplesbiry.
Plaintiffs claim the 3 parts as their reasonable share of the inheritance of Roger de Shamplesbiry, father of Robert, Adam, and James, lately deceased, whose heirs they are. One Cospatrik their ancestor was seised thereof in fee in the time of King John, the now King’s father, and died seised of this and other lands and tenements; after his death the right descended to his four sons Roger, the eldest, Richard, Uctred, and Alan, among whom the said tenement was divided; Roger, the eldest son and father of the plaintiffs, having for his share 8 oxgangs of which they each now seek their share, viz., each an oxgang and a half and one fifth of an oxgang.
Defendant admits that Cospatric wsa seized of 14 oxgangs in the said vill, but says he enfeoffed the said Richard, Uctred and Alan his sons, each of them of 2 oxgangs, and of the other 8 died seised; and Roger, his first-born son, succeeded to these as heir. The said 8 oxgangs were never divisible nor divided.
Robert, Adam and James offer the King 1 mark for an enquiry; surety Thomas de Quick; and William offers 1 mark for the same; sureties, Roger de Astan and Adam de Hothon. An enquiry ordered.
Later, defendant gives ½ mark for leave to come to terms; surety, Adam de Hocgton; and has a chirograph.
(p. 59)
30-31 Henry III.
William de Sameleburi acknowledges that he owes to Robert, Adam and James, his brothers, 6 marks, of which he will pay half at the Purification B.V.M. Ao 31, and half at the Invention of the Holy Cross, in the same year, which failing &c.
References
A Calendar of the Lancashire Assize Rolls (Col. John Parker trans.) (The Record Society for the Publication of Original Documents Relating to Lancashire and Cheshire, vol. XLIX: 1905).
A History of the County of Lancaster volume 6 (Victoria County Histories, 1911).
Hulton, W.A. (ed.) The Coucher Book or Chartulary of Whalley Abbey volume 1 (Chetham Society vol. X, 1847).