#Geoffrey / Galfridus le Despenser Lord Marcheley

[rainbow.]

#Geoffrey / Galfridus le Despenser Lord Marcheley descends
from both
of these ancient families
Almeric Despenser de Abitot and de Chesney from La Quesnay,
Normandie, France

Thomas deSpencer = Rohaise/ Recuara
Children:
Thomas le Despenser B 1190, Dd d s.p 1218.
Rohese le Despenser B 1172 m/d Stephen de Segrave
Sir Hugh le Despenser B 1195?
#Geoffrey / Galfridus le Despenser Lord Marcheley B 1185?
Dd 1251;
m/d Emma de Harcourt.

[John P. Ravilious]

Dear 'rainbow',

I think the Almeric Despenser you named at the beginning of your
post is an amalgamation of individuals, but certainly is not part of
the known ancestry of Sir Geoffrey le Despenser of Martley, co.
Worcester (d. 1251). There are many families who were
'Despensers' (to the King, or other notables) but I have not found
anyone related to the Despensers of Burton on the Wolds (also Arnesby,
Loughborough, etc.) named Almaric, Amaury or similar.

Following is how the descent stands at present, together with some
known collateral lines:

1. Hugh de Berges, of Burton on the Wolds, co. Leics.
= NN de Queniborough, sister of Thurstan de Queniborough
1. Ansketil de Berges, of Burton
= Rohese
1. Hugh de Berges (aka Hugh de Prestwold)
1. Ansketil de Berges (aka Ansketil de Prestwold)
2. Geoffrey le Despenser, 'dispensarius' of the Earl of
Chester
1. Thomas le Despenser, d. ca. 1207
= 'Recuara'
1. Geoffrey, dvp before 1191
2. Thomas le Despenser, dsp bef Oct 1218
= Joan de L'Isle (de Insula)
3. Sir Hugh le Despenser, d. bef 31 May 1238
<Ancestor of the Lords le Despenser, etc.>
4. William le Despenser, of Thorpe Montfort
dsp before 1251
5. Rohese le Despenser
= Stephen de Segrave, d. 1241
6. Henry le Despenser, d. aft 1213
7. Robert le Despenser, d. aft 1215
8. Sir Geoffrey le Despenser, of Martley, co. Worcester
d. 1251
= 1) NN
1. John le Despenser, of Martley, co. Worcs., dsp
1275
= 2) Emma de Harcourt (widow of John de St. John)
2. Elias le Despenser, of Arnesby and Loughborough
3. Ivo de Alspath (aka Ivo fitz Ansketil), constable of
Coventry

The credit for identifying Geoffrey le Despenser (the 'first') as
the family of Thomas le Despenser (the 'first') belongs to Clive West,
re: which see the SGM archives for further details.

Cheers,

John