Gilbert DeBrionne/ DeClare
David Collyer
Friends,
I'm sorry I forget who posted this, but I have a query regarding Baldwin
FitzGilbert. I have outlined below how his descendants appear on my data
base. The source for Baldwin FitzGilbert being the same person as Baldwin De
Moels is "A Baronial Family in Medieval England ...." Michael Altschul p.18
<From "A Baronial Family in Medieval England: The Clares, 1217-1314", by
<Michael Altschul, Baltimore, The Johns Hopkins press, 1965.
>>
<Part II--Just to keep the players straight:
<Richard I, duke of Normandy d. 996
:
<Godfrey of Brionne and Eu d. ca 1015
:
<Gilbert, count of Brionne d. 1040
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<snip>
< -Baldwin fitz Gilbert d. 1095
< :
< William d.s.p. 1096
< Robert d.s.p. 1101
< Richard d.s.p. 1137
3 Generations
1. Baldwin De MOELS Occ: Baron of Okehampton,1(son of Gilbert de Brionne &
Gunnora d'Aunou) m. Albreda Le GOZ, (daughter of Richard Le GOZ and Emma
De CONTEVILLE). Also known as Baldwin De SAP; Baldwin De BRIONNE;
Baldwin of Exeter. He was Sheriff of Devon and 1st Baron of Okehampton; Lord De
La Sap Nehau. Obtained from William the Conqueror the Baroney of Okehampton,
custody of the County of Devon and the governorship of the Castle of Exeter
in fee.
Albreda: Niece of William I The Conqueror
Children:
2. i Richard De REDVERS b. 1060.
3. ii Adelicia de BRIONNE.
4. iii Emma De REDVERS.
Second Generation
2. Richard De REDVERS b. 1060, Mosterton, Dorset, UK, Occ: 1st Earl of
Devon, m.c. 1089, in Isle of Wight, Hants., UK, Adelise PEVERIL, b. c. 1072,
Nottingham, England, (daughter of William PEVERIL and Adeline) d. 27 May
1156. Richard died 8 Sep 1107, buried: Abbey of Monteburg. Also surnamed
De REVIERS.
Created Earl by Henry I and had a grant of the thrid penny. There is reason
to doubt any Earldom. He never called himself Earl. C.P. iv 310 observes
that he was practically landless. According to Burke he resigned the Baroney
of Okehampton, the Sheriffalty of Devon and custody of the castle in favour
of nephew Robert. Apparently received a grant on Isle of Wight by Henry I.
Resided chiefly at Exeter. Lord of Isle of Wight 1101-1107.
Children:
5. i Baldwin De REDVERS b. 1090.
3. Adelicia de BRIONNE d. 24 Aug 1142, buried: Ford.
Children:
6. i Alicia.
4. Emma De REDVERS m. William d'ABRINCES.
Children:
7. i Robert II d'ABRINCES b. c. 1090.
Third Generation
5. Baldwin De REDVERS b. 1090, Isle of Wight, Hants., UK, Occ: Earl of
Devon, m. Adelisa Lucia De BAALUN, b. c. 1099, England, (daughter of Dru
BALUN) buried: Quarr Abbey, Binstead, IOW. Baldwin died 4 Jun 1155,
Quarrera Abbey, buried: Quarrera Abbey, IOW, Hants., UK. Besieged by King
Stephen (for supporting Empress Matilda) in 1135, he was obliged to
surrender the Castle of Exeter and all other possessions. Allowed to go free
but he and his family were driven from the Isle of Wight into exile and took
refuge in Anjou. Returned to England in autumn 1139 and seizing Castle
Corfe, held it against Stephen. IN 1141 Empress created him Earl of Devon.
See Oderic iv, 196 and Round "Geoffrey of Mandeville" p. 271. Lord of the
Wight 1107-1155.
Adelisa: Also known as Lucia BALUN.
Children:
i Richard II De REDVERS Occ: 3rd Earl of Devon, m.
Dionysia, b. Of
Cornwall. Richard died Apr 1162. Richard had 2 sons, both of whom died
without issue.
Dionysia: Also known as Denise, daughter of
Renaud, Earl of Cornwall.
ii William De REDVERS b. 1135, Devon, UK, Occ: 6th
Earl of Devon, m.
Mabel De BEAUMONT, b. c. 1116, Leicester, England, (daughter
of Robert De BEAUMONT and Maud De DUNSTANVILLE) d. > 1 May 1204. William
died 10 Sep 1217, buried: Tiverton, Devon. Burke's says that William was
"surnamed VERNON". Also Lord of the Isle of Wight. Present at coronation of
King Richard in 1189, being one of the 4 Earls to bear canopy. William's son
and heir predeceased him, so he was succeeded by his grandson. Earl of Devon
1184-1216.
Mabel: Daughter of Count of Meulan. Also called Mabel De MELLENT.
6. Alicia b. De Brionne, m. Randulphus II d'AVENELL.
Children:
i Maud (Matilda) d'AVENELL b. c. 1097, England,
Occ: Dame Du Sap, m.
Robert II d'ABRINCES, b. c. 1090, England, (son of William
d'ABRINCES and Emma De REDVERS) Occ: Baron of Okehampton. Maud died 21 Sep
1173. Maud had previously been married to Robert FitzRoy, natural son of
King Henry I. She was heiress of Baldwin De Gilbert's family (Burke's
Peerage) which has held the Honour of Okehampton and a Shrievalty of Devon
1080-1142. He had a special licence from the Pope to himself and his wife to
have a free chapel at
Okehampton, Devon. LDS Ancestral File call her Maud d'AVRANCHES.
Robert: Obtained the Baroney of Okehampton upon
the resignation of his
Uncle Richard de REDVERS (De REVIERS), as well as the
Sheriffalty of Devon and the Governorship of the Castle of Exeter.
7. Robert II d'ABRINCES b. c. 1090, England, Occ: Baron of Okehampton, m.
Maud (Matilda) d'AVENELL, b. c. 1097, England, (daughter of Randulphus II
d'AVENELL and Alicia)
of Exeter.
Children:
i Hawise d'ABRINCES b. c. 1135, Okehampton, Devon,
UK, Occ: Lady of
Okehampton, m. < 1178, Renaud De COURTENAY, b. c. 1150, (son of
Renaud (Reginald) De COURTENAY and Hawise De DONJON) Occ: Feudal Baron
Okehampton, d. 27 Sep 1194, ? Okehampton, Devon, buried: Ford Abbey, Tiverton,
Devon, UK. Hawise died 31 Jul 1219, buried: Ford Abbey, Tiverton, Devon, UK.
Sorry it's so long, but others may also need this clarification.
David C. COLLYER
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia