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Family
 Thomas FitzOtto 1) 4) 3)Son of Otto FitzWilliam and N.N.. Died ± Mar 1273/74 2) 3) Notes: Following Thomas's death, his son Otto was his first heir. Otto subsequently died in 1282 and Thomas's daughters then became co-heirs. Held the manors of: Belchamp, Essex Gestingthorp, Essex Gosfeud, Essex Hamerton, Huntingdonshire Delewik, Bedfordshire Lincelade, Buckinghamshire (wife's inheritance) Sceldesleye Beucamp, Worcestershire (wife's inheritance) Held land at: Wodmonecote, Gloucestershire Child: 1.  Maud FitzThomas 5)Born between 1268 and 1271 1) 4) Died Y Notes: See John Botetourt for furter details on Maud being mother of Ada Botetourt. Co-heiress to her father. Theses manors presumably inherited by Maud as they were subsequently being held by Margaret, wife of John Botetourt. Belchamp Otes, Essex Belchamp William, Essex | |||
Sources
1) Source: Chancery: Inquisitions Post Mortem, Series I, Edward I "Isabel, late the wife of Simon de Bello Campo (Beauchamp)...Wottone. The manor (extent given) held in dower, by the assignment of the said Simon with the consent of William de Bello Campo his father, of the heirs of the barony of Bedford.As for the heirs of the said barony, Roger, aged 30 and more, son of Maud de Moubray sister of the said Simon, Joan the wife of Ralph Paynel, aged 30, daughter of Ela sister of the said Simon, Isabel the wife of Simon de Pateshulle, aged 24, daughter of Ida daughter of the same Ela, and Elizabeth the wife of John de Horbur’, aged 34, daughter of the same Ela, are parceners of the inheritance with the heirs of the body of Beatrice sometime sister of the said Simon. This Beatrice was married first to Thomas son of Otto, who had by her a son named Otto, now deceased, and a daughter named Maud now aged 26 years and the wife of John Botetourte: after the death of the said Thomas she was married to Sir William de Montecanyso of Edwardestone who had by her a son named William, who if he survives, as the jury believe, is 12 years of age and more. And because the aforesaid Otto survived his mother Beatrice,"Dated: 1294. External Linkhttps://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol3/pp183-196. Reference: C 133/73/5 (Data from direct source)
2) Source: Chancery: Inquisitions Post Mortem, Series I, Edward I "Thomas son of Otto...Otto his son, aged 10 at the feast of St. Michael, 2 Edw. I, is his heir...Writ of plenius certiorari, on the complaint of Beatrice late the wife of the said Thomas, that the escheator had taken into the king's hand certain lands which are of her inheritance."Dated: 1273/74. External Link
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol2/pp31-43. Reference: C 133/4/16 (Data from secondary evidence)
3) Source: English Baronies: a Study of Their Origin and Descent, 1086-1327. Reference: Pages 10-12: Bedford (Questionable reliability of evidence)
4) Source: Chancery: Inquisitions Post Mortem, Series I, Edward I "Thomas son of Otto...His three daughters, Joan aged 14, Maud aged 11, and Beatrice aged 8, are his next heirs.". External Link
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol2/pp245-252. Reference: C 133/30/2 (Data from direct source)
5) Source: Chancery: Inquisitions Post Mortem, Series I, Edward II "John Botetourt...All held as of the inheritance of Maud his wife...John, son of Thomas son of the aforesaid John, aged 7, is his next heir...He died on 25 November last."Dated: 1324 Evidences that John's wife was Maud.. External Link
https://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol6/pp361-373. Reference: C 134/89/16 (Data from secondary evidence)