He was found not to be liable for the 75 shillings. On William de Eylessford death, Burton passed to his brother, Walter de Eylessford. Walter gave it and other tenements to his daughter, Joan, and her first husband. Following the death of her first husband without issue, Joan married John Devereux before 1283, and they had issue. John Devereux held ½ knights’ fee at Burton, and 1 hide of land at Cranford on the Roll of Fees of 1284. When Walter de Eylesford died in 1292, Joan had already died. Gerard de Eylessford brought suit against his brother-in-law, John Devereux, over the tenements given to Joan. Gerard claimed the tenements by a writ of morte d’ancestor. Gerard, who was underage at the time, protested that his father, Walter, had held the property at his death, and John had no right to it after the death of Joan de Eylessford. John Devereux attested that they were given to Joan and her heirs during her first marriage. As that marriage was without issue, it passed to John with their marriage, and now should go to their issue, John Devereux Junior. The judgment was for John Devereux. Following the judgment for Devereux, he would hold this title for the remainder of his life. In 19 March 1307 John Devereux, identified as Lord of Munsley, loaned Thomas, son of Thomas fitzAlan, of Burton 20L. John Devereux died on 13 March 1316, and an inquiry post-mortem was held on 4 April 1316 at Northampton. At this inquiry it was claimed that Devereux held Burton and Cranford by a grant for life from the heirs of Gerard de Furnivalle with reversion to Gerard de Eylesford. He was noted to have no other lands in this area. In April 22nd, Lord John Waleweyn, escheator, was instructed not to meddle further with the lands held by John Devereux as inquisition showed he held no land of the king in-chief. The Burton properties continued to be held by the Devereux family probably based on the existence of a son, John Devereux the Younger, by Joan de Eylesford. The lands, though, were included in the dower of John Devereux the Elder's second wife, Eva. Upon the death of John Devereux the Younger about 1328 without heir, Eva no longer had a claim, and Edmund de Eylesford requested the return of these estates.