Uhtred of Northumbria

A charter dated to 926, preserved in the archives of Burton Abbey, has King Æthelstan confirm 60 hides (manentes) of land at Hope and Ashford in Derbyshire to his "faithful man", Uhtred. Uhtred is said to have purchased the land from the Scandinavians for twenty pounds of silver and gold, having been ordered to do so by Æthelstan's father and predecessor Edward the Elder and by Æthelred, Ealdorman of Mercia.[1] As Ealdorman Æthelred had died in 911, the purchase must have occurred in or before 911.[2]

W. H. Stevenson in 1895 argued that this Uhtred was a member of the Bamburgh family, perhaps a son of Eadwulf V of Northumbria.[3] Peter Sawyer added his support for Stevenson's northern origin theory in 1975, noting the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle version A (the "Parker Chronicle")'s claim that the "sons of Eadwulf", along with other northern potentates, submitted to Edward the Elder at Bakewell, Derbyshire, in 920.[4] Sawyer further speculated on the course of events: the Bamburgh family acknowledged West Saxon supremacy c. 900, and the West Saxon king ordered them to buy up land in the Peak District; the area remained outside direct West Saxon control until 917, when the Scandinavians lost control of Derby; in 920, on the death of Queen Æthelfleda of Mercia, Edward became King of Mercia, soon after constructing a burh at Bakewell, on Uhtred's land Edward; Æthelstan succeeded Edward in 924, and confirmed Uhtred's lands in 926.[5]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uhtred_(Derbyshire_ealdorman) "Uhtred (fl. x 911–926, 930–50, and perhaps 955–58) was an ealdorman based in Derbyshire in the 10th century. His date of birth and origins are unclear, although it has been suggested by some modern historians that he came from Northumbria. He is thought to have been the thegn who, having purchased land at Hope and Ashford in Derbyshire from the Vikings before 911, had it confirmed by King Æthelstan in 926. He was ealdorman in or before 930. It appears that he witnessed charters during the remainder of the reign of Æthelstan, the reign of Edmund I (939–46) and the reign of Eadred (946–55), and the last king appears to have granted Uhtred land at Bakewell in 949. NOTES AS FOLLOWS: Link http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=seek&query=S+397 [1-2] Sawyer 397; Keynes, Atlas of Attestations, Table XXXIX (2 of 2); Sawyer, "Charters", p. 31; Williams, Smyth and Kirby, Biographical Dictionary, p. 230 Sawyer, "Charters", p. 31

[3] Napier and Stevenson (eds.), Crawford Collection, pp. 74–75

[4] Sawyer, "Charters", p. 33; Whitelock (ed.), English Historical Documents, p. 217

[5] Sawyer, "Charters", pp. 33–34