http://www.middletonia.co.uk/localhistory/lordsofthemanor.html
"Lords of the Manor
The de Middletons
The first recorded Lord of the Manor of Middleton was a Roger de Middleton in the 1180's when Middleton was part of the estate of the Montbegons of Tottington. The tenants renting the land often adopted the names of the towns as their surnames so little else is known about who Roger de Middleton was or where he was from. He died before 1226 and the small succession of heirs becomes hard to follow when records are few and far between but another Roger is recorded in 1313 who had no male heir. His estate was left to 6 daughters after his death in 1322 ending up in the possession of 2nd daughter Maud who married Thomas de Barton with whom she had several sons."
