“Lincolnshire Notes & Queries”

An extract taken from “Lincolnshire Notes & Queries”, Some 14th Century Lincolnshire Deeds (P.159) reads as follows:
Saturday in Easter Week 1371.

“Dat’ apud Quapplod die Sabati in septiman’ Pasche, 45 Edw.111. Willm’s de Scriton de Multon grants & makes over by this deed to Agnes daughter of Richd Loke de Multon her heirs &c. two pieces of land with appurts lying in Wappelad which he got by the gift & feoffment of Alice formerly the wife of —- Loke, of which one piece of land lies between land of John de Ellowe on the south side & land of Will’m Loke junr on the north —– & abuts upon land of Roger Loke, the other piece lies between land of Simon huwerts on the south & land of Willm —- on the north, & its west head abuts upon “le estmere” between Multon & Wapplad. To have & to hold &c. of the chief lord of the fee by the customary services due. Witnesses —- Robto adyelard de Wappelad, Robto Swampeck de eadm. Rico de Pynchebek de eadm, Willmo de Pynchebek de eadm, Rico de Blakewell ne eadm, & aliis.”

This is to date the earliest known mention of the Lock/Locke/Loke name in the Lincolnshire area that could possibly tie in with the Locks of Langtoft and then Ryhall. This deed mentions Richard Loke of Moulton and his daughter Agnes, it’s possible the Alice mentioned is Richards wife and therefore mother of Agnes. Other mentions are William Loke junr, which would imply there was a William Loke senior and Roger Loke. No relationship is mentioned between these Loke other than Agnes and Richard but it must be safe to assume there is a relationship of some sort.