William le Fleming

  General Notes:

~Weis' Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700, 8th Edition, 34:27-29, William le Fleming of Aldingham, son of Sir Michael le Fleming III and Agatha of Ravensworth, daughter of Ranulf Fitz Henry and granddaughte of Henry Fitz Hervey, Lord of Ravensworth, was the father of Aline, Alicia or Eleanor le Fleming, Lady of Aldingham who married Sir Richard Cansfield, Knight, Lord of Cancelfield and Farleton, Lancaster.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• Background Information. ⁷²⁰
William, son of Michael le Fleming, succeeded, who was in turn followed by another Michael, who appears to have died young, leaving a widow, Alina, but no issue. The manor passed to the next heir, Alice, sister of Michael le Fleming, who conveyed it in marriage to Sir Richard Cancefield, Knight, lord of Cancefield and Farlton. She survived her husband, and her name occurs during her widowhood as confirming a grant of lands to the Abbey of Cockersand. The issue of the marriage was two sons, John and William, and a daughter Agnes.

John, the eldest son, married, but died childless. The inheritance went to his younger brother William, who was aminor at the time and a ward of the abbot of Furness, who in right of his wardship entered into possession of the manor. The feeling of hostility entertained by the lords of Aldingham towards the fraternity at Furness, though it had slumbered for a time, was manifested with renewed vigor by the William. It is recorded that William Cancefield with the aide of several friend, ejected the representative of the abbot from the possession of his lands, for which offense the sheriff was directed to seize the manor and deliver it into the custody of the abbot until the offender should be of age. William reached an age of majority in 1292, in which year he made proof of his titled to the various manorial rights. he married, yet died without issue. His estates passed to his sister who was married to Robert de Haryngton, who in his wife's right, became the lord of Aldingham.

~Families of Lancashire and Cheshire, pp. 246-247

• Background Information. ⁹¹⁰
Michael married Ada, daughter of Henry fitz Hervey, lord of Ravensworth, and by her had issue of a son, William, who left two sons and two daughters. Of these children, Michael died without issue in March 1169, having been drowned while returning to Aldingham after having dinner with the Prior of Cartmel [Chronicles of Stephen, etc. Rolls Er., II, p. 555]. Their next son was also named William and was the Rector of Aldingham. Eleanor, one of their two daughters eventually succeeded as "lady of Aldingham. She married Sir Richard de Cantsfield, through whom she became the ancestress of the Lords Harington of Aldingham. The other daughter was Margery, wife of Henry de Clifton.

The Early History of the Stricklands of Sizergh, p. 72 footnote 105