 He held "Rokysforde" from the overlord John de Raleigh of Raleigh in the parish of Pilton, as is evidenced in the latter's deed of 1362 now held in the North Devon Record Office.The heir of John de Raleigh by marriage to his daughter Thomasine was the Chichester family of Raleigh.According to Hoskins the estate of Ruxford is recorded in a charter dated 930 in which a large estate was granted to the canons of Crediton Church.