HUGH III DUTTON, son of Hugh II de Dutton, married a daughter of the baron of Dunham-Massy. He bought Little Moldesworth for fifty marks, of Robert de Moldesmith, son of Matthew, about 1250. He also bought Preston, near Dutton, of Henry de Nuers. He bought the town of Little Leigh, in Feefarm, from Simon, son of Osberne, and the annual rent of two marks of silver was paid many centuries by his heirs to the earl of Derby as of his manor of Harden. He purchased a moiety of Barnten from William, son of Henry. Children: Hugh, Thomas, mentioned below; John, Adam. 114

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Extracted from "Genealogy of the Dutton family of Pennsylvania" compiled by Gilbert Cope, printed in 1871. In a note on p.28, Cope states that his account is taken from "Lycester's Historical Antiquities", pp.248-260. Apparently Lycester does not mention this Hugh, as Cope inserts the following indented paragraph into his narrative:
I do conceive here was another Hugh Dutton, son and heir of this Hugh, who married Muriel, daughter of Thomas le Dispenser, and he had issue, Hugh, THOMAS [our ancestor], John, and Adam, as there followeth. And if so, some of these acts may belong to that Hugh, which are ascribed to this Hugh.
Cope continues: This Hugh Dutton bought Preston nigh Dutton, of Henry de Nuers and Julian his wife . . . He purchased also the town of Little Legh . . . And ROGER DE LACY, Constable of Cheshire, and Baron of Halton [RIN 835] aquitted this Hugh Dutton 'de judice de Legha', that is, of finding a judger to serve at Halton for Little Legh yearly, about the reign of Richard the First, or the beginning of KING JOHN's reign [i.e.
about 1200]. . . purchased also the Moiety of Barnton. . . He also had the Magistracy, or rule and authority, over all the Letchers and Whores of all Cheshire, granted to him and his heirs, by JOHN, CONTABLE OF CHESHIRE and Baron of Halton [RIN 836]. . . This Roll saith, that rabble consisted of Players, Fidlers and Shoe-makers. The Deed here toucheth Letchers and Whores. The privilidge and custom used at this day by the heirs of Dutton, is over the Minstrelsie and common Fidlers; none being suffered to play in this County, without the Liscense of the Lord of Dutton. . .