Jim_TX, I relate to the pleasures of detective work in old records. No royalty in my line. But the stories uncovered are maybe even more interesting. I found a habit on my mother's side to name their children after influential relatives. Cosying up to royalty so to speak. One of these is an Elderfield, who acquired the manor and lands of Sutton Courtenay. But he did not acquire these through birth or royal favour, but by paying off the debts of a certain Earl of Craven. If one reads between the lines of a published court case, the whole thing was a deep embarrassment to the Earl.
So my family tree is enriched with the genes of the rising merchant class.
The property did not remain in Elderfield hands. After several generations it had passed hands again.