Richard de la Haye

  Information about this person:

• Background Information. ⁹⁷³
From the Red Book of the Exchequer, i. pp. 390-391:
"Isti sunt milites Richard de Haia, et serviunt ad servitium Regis per carucatas. Et v carucatae faciunt j militem, et milites tenaent eas, quidam plus quidam minus" or "These are the knights of Richard de la Haye, and they serve in the service of the King by carucates. And five carucates make a knight, and the knights hold them, some more, some less."

Richard de la Haye was the son of Muriel, daughter of Colswein of Lincoln. Colswein was one of the two Englishmen holding estates of baronial dimensions directly of the king at the time of the Domesday Survey. Colswein was succeeded by his son, Picot, around 1101. Picot was succeeded by his brother-in-law, the husband of Muriel, Robert de la Haye. Muriel and Robert de la Haye were the parents of Richard de la Haye.

~Colonial England, p. 104

• Background Information. ⁹⁷²
Robert de la Haye was likely living in 1131 and 1135. Robert was a Norman with estates in Normandy. Richard was the son of Robert. Richard's maternal uncle was named Picot and his maternal grandfather was Colswein. Both Picot and Colswein were native to England, and their families lived there before the conquest.

Richard died in during the life of Henry II, and left three daughter and co-heiress. His Norman estates passed to his two youngest daughters, with he English inheritance going to his eldest daughter Nocholaa, who was married to Gerard de Camville. Henry II died in July 1189, and before his successor, Richard was crowned king, Nicholaa and Gerard obtained a charter from Richard confirming their inheritance, which included the constableship of Lincoln Castle, which was held by Nichollaa's father Richard and her grandfather Robert.

~ Medieval Lincoln, pp. 87-89