MANORIAL HERITAGE REGISTRY CONVEYANCE & DESCENT HISTORY ============================================================================ ALCOTT MANOR Public record: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_manor=alcott-manor Exported: 15 October 2026, 16:52 GMT+0000 Recorded historical holders: 7 Location: Coleshill, Warwickshire SUCCESSION REGISTER | EARLIEST RECORDED TO PRESENT ============================================================================ Relationships below reproduce saved published paths; unrecorded routes are not inferred. 1. William Mountfort, William de Astley and William, lord of Willoughby, Of Coleshill in the cited conveyance | 1404–1405 - 1404–1405 Transfer: Quitclaim to lands and premises late of John Charnels, including Alcott Hall Holding arrangement: Joint / Unspecified joint interest / Mountfort, Astley and Willoughby Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-mountfort-27298 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 2. Sir Simon Mountfort, Lord of Coleshill, knight | 1492 - 1495 Transfer: Lordship or overlordship evidenced by pasture and woodland in Alcotenhall being held of him; the source does not prove a specific transfer of the whole manor Holding arrangement: Other / Unspecified lordship or overlordship / Mountfort lordship Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-simon-mountfort-27299 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 3. John Bellers, Ellen Bellers and William Bellers, Gentleman, of Alcote Hall, Coleshill | 1 April 1610 - 1 April 1610 Transfer: Covenant to levy a fine of the Manor of Alcote and appurtenances Holding arrangement: Joint / Unspecified joint interest / Bellers family Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-bellers-27300 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 4. John Bellers and John Alderson, Of Kings Norton | 5 September 1615 - 5 September 1615 Transfer: Grant by John Brandreth of the manor house of Alcot and lands and premises in Alcot, with Bacon's End in Coleshill and lands in Sheldon Holding arrangement: Joint / Unspecified joint interest / Bellers and Alderson Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-alderson-27301 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 5. Arthur Devereux of Nantcribber, Esquire, Montgomeryshire | 21 April 1692 - 15 June 1692 Transfer: Creation of a tenant to the praecipe followed by common recovery of the Manor of Aldecotte alias Aldcote, with Lyndon and Shustoke Holding arrangement: Unspecified / Devereux Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=arthur-devereux-27302 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 6. Pryce Devereux, Viscount Hereford | 29 September 1743 - 29 September 1743 Transfer: Grant of the Manor of Aldecote alias Aldcote to Edward Vernon as collateral security for £18,720 Holding arrangement: Other / Security interest and retained equity of redemption; precise legal shares unspecified / Devereux–Vernon security transaction / Co-holders: Edward Vernon Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=pryce-devereux-viscount-hereford-27303 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 7. The Honourable Edward Vernon, of Nacton, Suffolk | 29 September 1743 - 29 September 1743 Transfer: Receipt of a secured grant of the Manor of Aldecote alias Aldcote as collateral security for £18,720 Holding arrangement: Other / Security interest; precise extent unspecified / Devereux–Vernon security transaction / Co-holders: Pryce Devereux, Viscount Hereford Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edward-vernon-27304 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded DETAILED CONVEYANCE HISTORIES AND LINKED PEDIGREES ============================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 1 | 1404–1405 - 1404–1405 William Mountfort, William de Astley and William, lord of Willoughby, Of Coleshill in the cited conveyance Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-mountfort-27298 Transfer: Quitclaim to lands and premises late of John Charnels, including Alcott Hall Previous holder: John Charnels Holding arrangement: joint Share / interest: Unspecified joint interest Shared holding: Mountfort, Astley and Willoughby Narrative / explanation: A summary of a 1404–05 quitclaim records Hugh de Waterton, Richard Craddok and others quitclaiming to William de Astley, William, lord of Willoughby, and William Mountfort lands and premises late of John Charnels in Pailton, Bedworth, Corley, Alcott Hall in Coleshill, Sowe, Boulton and elsewhere. This is direct evidence that the Alcott Hall estate formerly associated with John Charnels was included in a joint conveyance to the three named recipients. The instrument does not specify whether the recipients held the entire manor, a tenurial interest, or only particular lands and premises. Source citation: Summary of a 1404–05 quitclaim reported in a correction concerning Sir William Astley and Joan Grey, citing the underlying medieval conveyance and the Alcott Hall property. Source URL: https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/k1RVhtVxu5M Other parties: William Mountfort, William de Astley, William, lord of Willoughby Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-mountfort-27298 Person dates: Dates not securely established in the located source; active in the early fifteenth century. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 2 | 1492 - 1495 Sir Simon Mountfort, Lord of Coleshill, knight Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-simon-mountfort-27299 Transfer: Lordship or overlordship evidenced by pasture and woodland in Alcotenhall being held of him; the source does not prove a specific transfer of the whole manor Previous holder: Earlier holder or superior lord unknown Holding arrangement: other Share / interest: Unspecified lordship or overlordship Shared holding: Mountfort lordship Narrative / explanation: At the death of Edward Grey, Viscount Lisle, in 1492, pasture and woodland in Alcotenhall were recorded as held of Sir Simon Montfort, described as lord of Coleshill. Alcotenhall is identified in the source as a manor in Coleshill. This establishes Simon Mountfort's superior lordship or overlordship in relation to at least the specified Alcott property, but should not be expanded into an unsupported assertion that he personally owned every element of the manor. Sir Simon was attainted and executed in January 1495, after which his Coleshill estates were forfeited to the Crown; the precise legal treatment of Alcott Manor is not established by the located evidence. Source citation: Entry on Simon Mountford, citing the inquisition post mortem of Edward Grey, Viscount Lisle, and the history of Coleshill and Mountford estates. Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Mountford_%28died_1495%29 Other parties: Sir Simon Mountfort Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-simon-mountfort-27299 Person dates: Died 30 January 1495 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 3 | 1 April 1610 - 1 April 1610 John Bellers, Ellen Bellers and William Bellers, Gentleman, of Alcote Hall, Coleshill Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-bellers-27300 Transfer: Covenant to levy a fine of the Manor of Alcote and appurtenances Previous holder: Unknown; the preceding conveyance is not stated Holding arrangement: joint Share / interest: Unspecified joint interest Shared holding: Bellers family Narrative / explanation: An indenture records John Bellers of Alcote Hall, Ellen his wife and William Bellers his son covenanting with John Brandreth to levy a fine of the Manor of Alcote and its appurtenances in the parishes of Coleshill and Sheldon. Because the instrument identifies the Bellers parties as the persons covenanting over the manor, it is direct evidence of their legal interest in the manor at that date. The precise shares and whether Brandreth held a superior or concurrent interest are not stated in the catalogue description. Source citation: Birmingham Archives and Collections, MS 3378/3/10, item 430305, Indenture between John Bellers of Alcote Hall, Ellen his wife, William Bellers his son and John Brandreth, covenant to levy a fine of the Manor of Alcote and appurtenances, 1 April 1610. Source URL: https://calmview.birmingham.gov.uk/calmview/TreeBrowse.aspx?field=RefNo&key=MS%203378%2F3%2F10&src=CalmView.Catalog Other parties: John Bellers, Ellen Bellers, William Bellers Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-bellers-27300 Person dates: Dates unknown; active at Alcott Hall in 1610 and 1615 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 4 | 5 September 1615 - 5 September 1615 John Bellers and John Alderson, Of Kings Norton Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-alderson-27301 Transfer: Grant by John Brandreth of the manor house of Alcot and lands and premises in Alcot, with Bacon's End in Coleshill and lands in Sheldon Previous holder: John Brandreth Holding arrangement: joint Share / interest: Unspecified joint interest Shared holding: Bellers and Alderson Narrative / explanation: John Brandreth granted John Bellers of Alcott in Coleshill and John Alderson of Kings Norton the manor house of Alcot and associated lands and premises, together with Bacon's End and lands in Coleshill and Sheldon. The catalogue calls the property the manor house rather than expressly stating that the entire manorial franchise was conveyed. It is therefore strong evidence for a joint estate interest in the Alcott manor-house estate, while the extent of the legal manor transferred remains subject to the original deed. Source citation: Birmingham Archives and Collections, MS 3378/3/1, item 434076, Counterpart of grant from John Brandreth to John Bellers and John Alderson of the Manor house of Alcot and associated lands, 5 September 1615. Source URL: https://calmview.birmingham.gov.uk/calmview/TreeBrowse.aspx?field=RefNo&key=MS%203378%2F3%2F1%2F434073&src=CalmView.Catalog Other parties: John Bellers, John Alderson Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-alderson-27301 Person dates: Dates unknown; active in 1615 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 5 | 21 April 1692 - 15 June 1692 Arthur Devereux of Nantcribber, Esquire, Montgomeryshire Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=arthur-devereux-27302 Transfer: Creation of a tenant to the praecipe followed by common recovery of the Manor of Aldecotte alias Aldcote, with Lyndon and Shustoke Previous holder: John Bembowe is named as defendant in the recovery; the earlier beneficial holder is not stated Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Unspecified Shared holding: Devereux Narrative / explanation: Two Birmingham Archives records show Arthur Devereux of Nantcribber creating a tenant to the praecipe of the Manors of Alercoate alias Aldcotte, Lyndon and Shustoke and then recovering those manors against John Bembowe. This directly links Arthur Devereux with the Manor of Aldecotte alias Aldcote. The legal form is a common recovery used to establish or bar title and should not automatically be interpreted as an ordinary sale from John Bembowe to Arthur; the preceding title is not supplied by the catalogue entries. Source citation: Birmingham Archives and Collections, MS 3378/3/1, items 434091 and 434092, indenture creating a tenant to the praecipe, 21 April 1692, and exemplification of recovery by Arthur Devereux against John Bembowe, 15 June 1692. Source URL: https://calmview.birmingham.gov.uk/calmview/TreeBrowse.aspx?field=RefNo&key=MS%203378%2F3%2F1%2F434073&src=CalmView.Catalog Other parties: Arthur Devereux Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=arthur-devereux-27302 Person dates: Dates unknown; active in 1692 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 6 | 29 September 1743 - 29 September 1743 Pryce Devereux, Viscount Hereford Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=pryce-devereux-viscount-hereford-27303 Transfer: Grant of the Manor of Aldecote alias Aldcote to Edward Vernon as collateral security for £18,720 Previous holder: Earlier Devereux holder not securely identified in the located evidence Holding arrangement: other Share / interest: Security interest and retained equity of redemption; precise legal shares unspecified Shared holding: Devereux–Vernon security transaction Narrative / explanation: Pryce, Viscount Hereford, granted Edward Vernon the Manor of Aldecote alias Aldcote, together with Lyndon and Shustoke with Bentley and associated lands, as collateral security for a debt of £18,720. This is not evidence of an outright conveyance in fee; it is a security transaction in which Vernon acquired a secured legal interest and Pryce retained the underlying equity, subject to the terms of the original deed. The source does not establish how the manor passed into Pryce's hands. Source citation: Birmingham Archives and Collections, MS 3378/3/1, item 434093, grant from Pryce, Viscount Hereford, to Edward Vernon as collateral security for £18,720, 29 September 1743. Source URL: https://calmview.birmingham.gov.uk/calmview/TreeBrowse.aspx?field=RefNo&key=MS%203378%2F3%2F1%2F434073&src=CalmView.Catalog Other parties: Pryce Devereux, Viscount Hereford, Edward Vernon Co-holders: Edward Vernon Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=pryce-devereux-viscount-hereford-27303 Person dates: Dates not established in the located source Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 7 | 29 September 1743 - 29 September 1743 The Honourable Edward Vernon, of Nacton, Suffolk Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edward-vernon-27304 Transfer: Receipt of a secured grant of the Manor of Aldecote alias Aldcote as collateral security for £18,720 Previous holder: Pryce Devereux, Viscount Hereford Holding arrangement: other Share / interest: Security interest; precise extent unspecified Shared holding: Devereux–Vernon security transaction Narrative / explanation: Edward Vernon received a grant of the Manor of Aldecote alias Aldcote from Pryce, Viscount Hereford, as collateral security for £18,720. Vernon should be treated as a secured interest-holder or mortgagee rather than unqualified beneficial owner unless the underlying security was later enforced or redeemed. No later discharge, foreclosure or release has been located. Source citation: Birmingham Archives and Collections, MS 3378/3/1, item 434093, grant from Pryce, Viscount Hereford, to Edward Vernon as collateral security for £18,720, 29 September 1743. Source URL: https://calmview.birmingham.gov.uk/calmview/TreeBrowse.aspx?field=RefNo&key=MS%203378%2F3%2F1%2F434073&src=CalmView.Catalog Other parties: Edward Vernon, Pryce Devereux, Viscount Hereford Co-holders: Pryce Devereux, Viscount Hereford Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=pryce-devereux-viscount-hereford-27303 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edward-vernon-27304 Person dates: Dates not established in the located source Relationship paths: No published path recorded. 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