Matthew de Holland

lord of Upholland (now Up Holland), Lancashire

He married (UNKNOWN) (UNKNOWN) [de Holland] date unknown. (UNKNOWN) was born on an estimated date of 1175. Matthew de Holande (Latin, Mattheum de Holande) is known to be one of the earliest progenitors of the family in Lancashire. Holand or Holande was the spelling used prior to the 15th century. The family settled in Upholland, a village about four miles west of Wigan. The manor of Upholland is listed in the Domesday Book as "Holland". The ancient township of Upholland at one time was numbered among the market towns of Lancashire. A castle and priory adorned this place when the de Holandes were its lords. The castle has disappeared. The church remains, along with diminutive ruins. All that remains now of the Monastery buildings are fragments of some ivy clad ruins, but the Chapel of the old Priory still exists, and is now a Parish Church of Upholland.

From "The Lancashire Hollands" by Bernard Holland C.B., 1917. "There has existed no family in Lancashire, whose career has been so remarkable as that of the Hollands. Playing an active part in the most picturesque and chivalrous period of English history, they figure among the founders of the Order of the Garter, allied themselves with the royal family, and attained the highest rank in the peerage."

"The Lancashire Hollands" by Bernard Holland C.B. is a most facinating history of the early Holland family. It is highly recommended reading by all Holland researchers.

Matthew de Holland first appears in a 'final concord' made at the Lancaster Assizes dated November 5, 1202. In this deed Uhetred de Chyrche releases his right in fourteen oxgangs of land to Matthew de Holland. This would be about 120 acres of arable land together with rights of meadowing and pasturage, perhaps the manor as a whole. Two years later deeds show that Matthew de Holland died and was succeeded by his son Robert. (Researcher - Jasper

Land Holand II).

Source: http://www.jochanan.com/gen/johngen.html

Was born and died in Upholland, county Lancashire, England. “Down to the fifteenth century the name was always spelt Holand or Holande, and its bearers were called de Holand. The manor of Upholland appears in Domesday Book as ‘Hoiland, and was in the possession of ‘steinulf’ in the reign of John as donors to Cockersand Abbey, but their name is first mentioned in connection with the manor of Upholland in a ‘final concord’ made at the Lancaster Assizes dated November 5, 1202. In this deed Uhctred de Chyrche releases his right in fourteen oxgangs of land in Upholland to Matthew de Holland. This would mean about 210 acres of arable land together with rights of meadowing and pasturage, perhaps the manor as a whole, under this form”. http://jochanan.com/gen/johngen.html

The word "worth" in Anglo-Saxon means an enclosed area of land, and "long worth" exactly describes the old manor of Longworth which lies in the parish of Bolton in Lancashire. It is a long narrow area of land which is bounded by streams and moorland, and the land has always been used for farming, both arable and pasture. There was never a village in Longworth. In the south of the area there was a water powered corn mill, nearby was Longworth Hall (the home of the Lords of the Manor), and the rest of the land was occupied by scattered farms and cottages. The first record of Longworths there was in ca 1200 when Matthew, son of Siward de Longworth, gave a grant of land to Cockersand Abbey in north Lancashire. http://www.sallysfamilyplace.com/Wheeler/longwrt5.htm

From http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/longworth/266/

The first record of Longworths there was in c1200 when Matthew, son of Siward de Longworth, gave a grant of land to Cockersand Abbey in north Lancashire. During the next 250 years the descent of the Lords of the Manor is doubtful as there are large gaps in the records, but from the mid 15th century the manorial family is recorded in the records of the herald's visitations.

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