Around 1180 Richard de Morville, with the consent of his son William, granted liberty to the monks of Melrose to plough and sow the lands of Blainslie and the plain beyond the grove over to the Leader Water.[2] This grant was confirmed by William de Morville, presumably his son.
Based on the writings of cartographer Timothy Pont (who viewed the cartulary of Kilwinning Abbey), it was Richard de Morville who founded the Tironensian abbey of Kilwinning, Cunningham. Pont cites a date of 1191, but Richard de Morville was dead by then. Other sources claim dates of 1157, but this is likely confusion with his father's founding of Dryburgh Abbey. It has been suggested by historian Ian B. Cowan that the dates cited are likely to be incorrect, and makes a strong case for the foundation date of 1187. However, Cowan acknowledges that the precise details of the founding of this Abbey would be found in the cartulary, which is now lost. All that is certain is written in the Liber Pluscardensis which notes 'Kylwynnyn in Connyngham Tironensis Fundator Morville.'.[3]
Richard established the St Leonard's Hospital at Lauder.
Later in the twelfth century, Richard de Morville rented Eddleston - now a parish in Peeblesshire - from the Bishop of Glasgow.[4]
Elena, also known as Helena,(born circa 1167), eventual sole heir to her father, who married Lochlann of Galloway(also known as Roland Fitz Uhrtred)(died 1200).
After Richard's death the lands and title went to his sole heir, his daughter Elena (sometimes written Helena) and her husband, Lochlann, who then became Constable of Scotland, a title he preferred over that of Lord of Galloway.
^Cowan, Ian B. (1986). Ayrshire Abbeys: Crossraguel and Kilwinning (Ayrshire Collections Volume 14, Number Seven). Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society. pp. 267–268.
^Dr. Gunn, Comp., The Book of Stobo Church - Compiled from Original Sources, J. A. Anderson, Peebles (1907)
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richard, morville, died, 1189, lord, cunninghame, succeeded, father, hugh, morville, died, 1162, constable, scotland, scottish, estates, english, lands, bozeat, northamptonshire, rutland, well, number, feus, honour, huntingdon, constable, scotlanddied1189noble. Richard de Morville died 1189 Lord of Cunninghame succeeded his father Hugh de Morville died 1162 as Constable of Scotland and in his Scottish estates and English lands at Bozeat in Northamptonshire and Rutland as well as a number of feus of the Honour of Huntingdon 1 Richard de MorvilleConstable of ScotlandDied1189Noble familyMorville familySpouse s Avice de LancasterFatherHugh de MorvilleMotherBeatrice de BeauchampAround 1180 Richard de Morville with the consent of his son William granted liberty to the monks of Melrose to plough and sow the lands of Blainslie and the plain beyond the grove over to the Leader Water 2 This grant was confirmed by William de Morville presumably his son Based on the writings of cartographer Timothy Pont who viewed the cartulary of Kilwinning Abbey it was Richard de Morville who founded the Tironensian abbey of Kilwinning Cunningham Pont cites a date of 1191 but Richard de Morville was dead by then Other sources claim dates of 1157 but this is likely confusion with his father s founding of Dryburgh Abbey It has been suggested by historian Ian B Cowan that the dates cited are likely to be incorrect and makes a strong case for the foundation date of 1187 However Cowan acknowledges that the precise details of the founding of this Abbey would be found in the cartulary which is now lost All that is certain is written in the Liber Pluscardensis which notes Kylwynnyn in Connyngham Tironensis Fundator Morville 3 Richard established the St Leonard s Hospital at Lauder Later in the twelfth century Richard de Morville rented Eddleston now a parish in Peeblesshire from the Bishop of Glasgow 4 Richard married Avice who survived him the daughter of William de Lancaster I possibly by his spouse Gundred daughter of William de Warenne 2nd Earl of Surrey They had at least four children Malcolm accidentally killed by Adulf de St Martin while hunting William alive in 1180 but said to have died without issue Maud who married William de Vieuxpont who became Lord of Westmorland Elena also known as Helena born circa 1167 eventual sole heir to her father who married Lochlann of Galloway also known as Roland Fitz Uhrtred died 1200 After Richard s death the lands and title went to his sole heir his daughter Elena sometimes written Helena and her husband Lochlann who then became Constable of Scotland a title he preferred over that of Lord of Galloway See also EditLambroughton More details of the De Morvilles Dreghorn Maid Morville s Mound References Edit Keith Stringer Morville Hugh de d 1162 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press 2004 Melrose Chronicle Cowan Ian B 1986 Ayrshire Abbeys Crossraguel and Kilwinning Ayrshire Collections Volume 14 Number Seven Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society pp 267 268 Dr Gunn Comp The Book of Stobo Church Compiled from Original Sources J A Anderson Peebles 1907 Sources EditAncestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis Line 38 25 The Lordship of Galloway by Robert Riddell of Glenriddell Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Edinburgh November 1787 The Dormant Abeyant Forfeited and Extinct Peerages by Sir Bernard Burke Ulster King of Arms London 1883 p 313 The Records of the Regality of Melrose edited by Charles S Romanes C A Scottish History Society Edinburgh 1917 volume III p xxxvii The Normans in Scotland by R L Graeme Ritchie Edinburgh University Press 1954 The Anglo Norman Era in Scottish History by Professor G W S Barrow F B A Oxford 1980 The Book of Stobo Church Being the First Volume of a Series of Books of the Church Comp from Original Sources by Dr Gunn Peebles 1907 p 6 This biography of a Scottish peer or noble is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard de Morville amp oldid 1120347909, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
