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Huck de Singleton |
Huck (Huccas, Fuccas) de Singleton was born c1100 in Little Singleton, Lancashire . It is highly likely that he was the son of Siward de Singleton (FitzDunning) and Helga de Kevelioc. The 'Fitz' in the second names means son of, so FitzUghtred means son of Ughtred.
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c1040 - ****
(Siward de Singleton)
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From the documents
available Henry FitzSiward/Henry de Lathom is the son of Siward
FitzDunning and he had a brother named Huck. This by no means
definately proves the link but with Huck having a son named Siward, it
seems highly likely. Huck
de Singleton held the 'serjeantry' of Little Singleton from which he
took his name. Under the feudal system serjeantry was a form of holding
land in return for some specific service. Huck
is referred to as Huck the reeve and also as chief bailiff. A reeve
was a town official who supervised land and workers for the Lord of the
Manor. Reeves were overseen by Shire Reeves, the predecessor to
Sherrifs, and they in turn were overseen by the Constable. Huck de Singleton died sometime after 1170 in Broughton, Preston. His son and heir was Ughtred de Singleton.
