Victoria County History (Lancashire)
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 V 267      Salford Hundred. Manor of Breightmet (modern distr. of Bolton)
       c1252Cecily dau. of Avina de Samlesbury held with her sister Margery
            moiety of the manor.  Cecily marr. Sir John D'Ewias and her moiety
            descended to the Southworths of Samlesbury.
III 46      West Derby Hundred
       1252 Cecily wife of John d'Evyas (sister of Margery and daus. of William de Samlesbury)
            received Manor of Formby.
 V 269      Salford Hundred.
       1278 Richard d'Ewias and Margery his wife in dispute over half of the manor of Harwood.
III 46      West Derby Hundred
       1280 Richard d'Evyas: son probably lord of a moiety of Formby.
VI 131      Leyland Hundred; Chorley
       1287/Stephen del Eves one of free tenancies of manor of Chorley (paying 1d. rent).
 V 267      Salford Hundred. Manor of Harwood.
       1292 John d'Ewas and Cecily in dispute over division of Manor of Breightmet.
II 197      Edward's Scottish Wars.
       1295 Model Parliament" is first in which the names of its members are recorded.
            Lancs. sent 10 representatives: two for the county incl. John de Ewyas and
            two each from Lancaster, Preston, Wigan and Liverpool.
(Note from James Drew:  I put this in because of the name said to be connected to Eaves in Xavier's tree):
Henry de Lacey, earl of Lincoln and Salisbury who removed Stanlaw Abbey to Whalley, was summoned to
parliament as peer.   His dau. Alice among others heiress in 1311 to Clitheroe and Penwortham.
Roger de Lacey son of John de Lacey Lord of Clitheroe.
 V 269      Salford Hundred
       1306 Nicholas son of Sir John d'Ewias made a grant of his land in Harwood to
            his brothers Roger and William.
 V 267      Salford Hundred.
       1324 Nicholas d'Ewias held moiety of the hamlet of Breightmet.
IV 169      West Dery Hundred: Southworth and Croft Manors.
       1325 A moiety of the manor of Samlesbury came to Alice dau. of Nicholas de Ewyas by the
            marriage of Gilbert de Southworth.
            (Manors and lands of Southworth above were mortgaged and sold early in 17thC).
VII212      Amounderness Hundred. Goosnargh and Whittingham.
       1331 Alice dau. of Adam del Eves sought 2/3 of a tenement in Whittingham.
            (see notes of location of Eaves Hall etc. in Goosnargh).
III124      Manor of West Derby. Garston.
       1354 Robt. de Blackburn purchased from Robert del Eves lands and a fishery.
            Held for about 40 years and dying C1354.
VI 397      Blackburn Hundred. Whalley
       1365 Sir Richard de Shireburne gave Wiswell for life to Thomas and Robert del Eves.
IV  85      West Derby Hundred. Billinge Manor.
       1366 Robt.del Eves & Alan de Rainford granted moiety of manor of Billinge.
            Robert may be son of Agnes de Rainford by former marriage.
       1374 The manor is held in four parts by Eves, Heaton, Billinge and Winstanley.
VI 412      Blackburn Hundred. Whalley
       1374/John del Eves was complainant alleging that William Talbot and others had carried off
            his wife Joan and "despoiled his goods etc."
            John Banastre of Walton-le-Dale and Margery his wife prosecuted the claim for
            dower against Robert del Eves, probably the father.
VII116/7    Amoundeness Hundred.
       1394 Robt. del Eves of Fishwick leased his 'manor of Fishwick for which wer due rents to
            Dacre and Langton' to Sir Richard Hoghton.
VII136  (?) At Ashton, Eliz. wid.of Oswald Eaves had property sequestered for delinquency.
III 72      Manor of Sefton. Court Rolls at Croxteth.
       1395/Richard de Eves of Thornton gave 6 acres of land at Pepperfields to Hy. Boys and
            about 1410 Richard and his wife maud sold land.
IV  85      West Derby Hundred. Billinge Manor.
       1398 Robert del Eves died in or before 1398 having held Gantley in Billinge.
            Nicholas del Eves his son and heir was 24 years of age.
III145      Manor of West Derby (Hale).
       1464 William de Ireland purch. land from Thomas son and heir of Richard Eves.
III 16      Manor of West Derby (Acres Field).
       1544 The Acres Field had been in the inheritance of Alice dau. of Thomas Eves of
            Liverpool and wife of Roger Lancelyn of Poulton Lancelyn....
            their son William sold it in 1544.
III155      West Derby Hundred
       1587 Roger Devias Vicar of Huyton. (This name is in the Eaves vars. VCH index).
VI  27      Leyland Hundred.
       1537 John Kuerden agreed marr. of Grace Eyves dau. of Richard to his son Gilbert.
VI 512      Blackburn Hundred.
       1626 William Eaves recusant at Hapton.
VI  10      Leyland Hundred. Leyland.
       1666 Hearth Tax. Thos. Eaves had six hearths.
            (The two principal houses had 23 and 9 hearths taxed.)
 
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VII191      Amounderness Hundred.
            Eaves Green is given as N.E. of Goosnargh Chapel.
   198      Eaves or Eyves Hall has been mentioned among possesions of Alex Rigby.
       1633 Alex Rigby made enquiry as to the 'manor of Eaves Green. He believed it was
            the land he owned. 'Only a little common......and no manor'.