Eustace de Morteyn

   Another name for Eustace was Eustace de Mortein.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Background Information. ¹⁰⁰⁶
The family of Mortein were the successours to Warner in Nottinghamshire, of wich Robert Mortein lived in King Henry the First's time. He was followed by his son Adam Moretonio who in, anno 22 Henry II gave account of xxx marks of the amercement of the Foreft. He was followed by son, Eustachius de Moretoin who gave Henry, son of William Hamely of Wellaton, his Villain, with all his sequel and Cattel, to the Priory of Lenton. Eustace, son and heir of Eustachius de Mortein, had sesin 7 Henry III.

~Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire, Vol. II, pp. 208-210

• Background Information. ¹³⁴²
"In 1194, Eustace de Mortain fined by 20 marks, as one of the knights of John count of Mortain, for having the king's good will. [Pipe R. 6 Ric. I, m.6.] He was a brother of Adam, and like him confirmed to Lenton the 16s. rent given to Lenton by his grandfather Robert and father Adam. [Harl. MS. 362. F. 21] In 1197, Eustace owed 100s. for scutage of 3 fees of the honor of Perverel and for not serving beyond seas in the third army; [Pipe R. 9 Ric. I, m.10d.] and in 1201, he gave 15 marks to escape service overseas in respect of 3 fees which he held of the honor of Peverel of Notthingham. [R. de Oblat. 179] In 1212, he held these 3 fees, name in Eyam, Derbys., 1 fee; in Wollaton and Cossall, Notts., 1 fee; and in Tilsworth, Beds., 1 fee. [Red Bk. 484]
"He was on the side of the barons in 1215, when his lands in Eyam, Cossall, Risley, Wollaton and Shotteswell, Warw, worth £50 a year, were committed to Ralph Fitz-Nicholas. [R. Lit. Claus. i. 236] He was taken prisoner at Rochester castle later in the year. [Ibid. 242b-2] In July, 1216, Hillaria, his wife had letters of safe conduct going to arrange about her husband's redemption. [R. Lit. Pat. 190 ] Upon Henry's accession, he did homage and had letters of reseisin to the bailiffs of the Peak and sheriff of Nottingham ; [R. Lit. Claus. i. 303b; Pat. R. 19, 28] but in 1218, his lands were again committed to William de Cantelupe, because he had not kept the terms for payment of his ransom [Ibid. 355b] Eustace de Moreton gave 3 bovates in Eyam to Richard de Staford to provide lamp to burn before St. Helen's altar in Eyam church. [Jeayes, Derbs. Charters 1207] In 1221, he was the corner of Nottinghamshire, but died shortly after, and on 1 Mar 1223, Eustace his son had livery of the lands which his father held of the king in chief. [Excerpl. i. 102] This Eustace was in the army of Bedord in 1226, [R. Lit. Claus. I 611b] and in the following year was impleaded by William de Cantelupe, the elder, that he should acquit the said William of serviced exacted from him by Ralph son of Robert in respect of the land in Shoteswell, Warws. In 1229, being in the kind's service overseas, he had respite of the terms for repayment of loans made to Eustace, his father, and to Richard Salvain, his maternal uncle, whose heir he was.

Eustace "died in 1234, when custody of his lands, both of those held in the honor of Peverel and those held of the fee of the bishop of Lincoln in Dunsby, Lincs., and Branston, Leics., with the marriage of the heir, was granted to Ralph Fitz-Nicholas, the king's seneschal. William de Moretoin, heir of Eustace, had respite of knighthood in 1242 in respect of his lands in the counties of Nottingham, Derby and Lincoln, and in 1242-3 he held in Cossall and Wollaton 1 fee, and in Eyam 1 fee." William died in 1283 and left "no issue by his wife Joan, who survived him ; his heir was Roger son of Roger de Mortayn, aged 21 and more, described in the writ of livery as nephew and heir of William de Mortain, his late uncle.

~Honors and Knights' Fees, pp. 158-161

Eustace married Hillaria Salvain, daughter of Hugh Salvain and Unknown.¹³⁴² (Hillaria Salvain was born about 1174 in Braunstone, Leicestershire, England.)