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Some excerpts from my research on St. Clairs and related families. There
may be errors in translation given that I have little understanding of
Latin. I suspect these charters are also available online at Scripta.
In 1080-1082, King William of England and Duke of Normandy, and wife
Queen Mathilda, daughter of Duke Baldwin of Flanders, granted to the
Abbey of St. Trinitie, Caen, Ouistreham with everything belonging to it,
with the exception of what Robert held of the count of Mortain, with the agreement of William Caritas and his nepos Richard, and Gilbert Crispin, obtained by a payment from King William and Queen Mathilda.
Eschenelvillam which Queen Matilda bought with King WilliamrCOs consent
from William and Robert, sons of Wimund Cufel; and the land in
Hetrufivilla [Herouville] that Queen Matilda had by purchase from that
Robert; the land that Ralph son of Alan held in Willon, and the land of
a rustic that Queen Matilda purchased from that Ralph and Richard son of Rainfred in the vill of Charon; the burgh of Hulmo with the agreement of Adelise, amita of King William, whose inheritance it was, and the
agreement of Countess Adelise of Albamarla on the condition that she
should hold it during her life; a moiety of the vill of Carpichet that
Queen Matilda bought with consent of King William from Eudo son of
Thurstin Haldup and Ranulf Vicecomite; and from Adelaide daughter of
Thurstin Haldup, with the consent of her brother Eudo and Ranulf
Vicecomite, the other moiety of the vill of Carpiketh with a moiety of
the church and 2/3 of the vill of Puteus, 99 acres of land between
Filcherolas and Herstervillam, the land Osmelin son of Theoderic and
Herbert Folenfant held of her in Goisbertivilla, in Dumol[di]villa, and Cuvertivilla, -+ of a mill and a carucate in Coisneriis, a carucate in Ruscavilla, the land Anschetil held of her in Ingulfivilla, a carucate
in Calvavilla, and also from Adelaide, the lands of Fraxinivillam et
Maisnile Urselli, which Queen Matilda, with the consent of King William exchanged with the church of St. Marie of Bayeux through [Bishop] Odo
for the churches and tithes of St. Stephan and St. Mary of Caen, as
Anschetel son of Urf held, and for the church of St. George of the
Castle of Caen. Alvred de Moion gave the land that his sister Ala had in marriage at Ranvillam given for her daughter who had joined the convent, except what was held from the Abbey of Preaux, the service for which
Queen Matilda redeemed by payment to Hubert de Ria to whose fee it
belonged; and half of the tithe of Charon and Willon that Queen Matilda
bought of Muriel sister of Duke Richard for her daughter who joined the
abbey. Ralph de Aneriis gave 36 acres of land which he held in the town
of Aneris to the same church for his life, which he had bought from
William of Simillei, with the consent of William de Columbariis, of
whose fee it was. Ursellus gave the land that he held in the vill of
Sancti Aniani. Robert the chamberlain gave the land that Hadebrandus
held in Lovenio for his soul and that of his sister who joined the
abbey. David Bates, Regesta Regum Anglo-Normannorum: the acta of William
I 1066-1087, p. 271-286; Gallia Christiana, Tome 11, Instrumenta, column 68-72.
Enguerrand de Sai issued a notice that Geoffrey de Montbray, Bishop of Coutances had given the church of Marigny, at the request of Robert, son
of Rainfray de Rumellieo, whose wife Muriel was buried in the church. RobertrCOs brother Geoffrey had no interest in the church as Robert had
bought the land and built the town himself. Early Yorkshire Charters,
vol. 7, p. 34-35. In 1051-1100, Robert son of Rainfred de Rumilleius
[Rumilly] caused the church of St. Peter de Marineius [Marigny] to be dedicated, for his soul and for the soul of his father and mother and
for the soul of Muriel his wife, who died in the same church and lies
inside, and for the souls of all of his parents, living and dead, and
those yet to be born. And on that day when the church was dedicated,
Robert gave the burgh which he had in Mar[i]neius beyond the bridge, in
which his brother Geoffrey had no share, because Robert himself bought
that land from his own sustenance from Geoffrey the son of Amici, who
had built it. Acte 4621 -+, dans SCRIPTA. Base des actes normands
m|-di|-vaux, dir. Pierre Bauduin, Caen, CRAHAM-MRSH, 2010-2019.
https://www.unicaen.fr/scripta/acte/4621 citing Musset Lucien,
Peuplement en bourgage et bourgs ruraux en Normandie du Xe au XIIIe
si|?cle, Cahiers de civilisation m|-di|-vale n-# 9, 1966, n-# I, p. 206.
Adeliz, sister of Robert de Rumilleio [Remilly] gave to the Abbey of
Troarn 5 acres in Asnieres, 4 acres between Tailleville and St.
Aubin-sur-mer, and whatever she possessed in the fee of Langrune and Bernieres. Interests in Langrune were also held by Robert fitz Hamon
[Robert of GloucesterrCOs father-in-law] Jordan de Sacio [Say], Odo,
Bishop of Bayeux [likely Hommet predecessor], and William de
Columberiis. Bates, Regesta, vol. 1, p. 848-849; R.N. Sauvage, L'abbaye
de Saint-Martin de Troarn, au dioce|Cse de Saint-Martin de Troarn, au dioce|Cse de Bayeux des origines au seizie|Cme sie|Ccle (Caen: Societe des Antiquaries, 1911), p. 356-357.
1160, King Henry II inspected an earlier charter of King William I that confirmed to the Abbey of Saint-Julien in Tours, whatever they possessed
at Aenerias [Asnieres], Mevania and Fressene of the gift of Hubert de
Ria and William de Brittonio. Berger |elie, Delisle L|-opold, Recueil des actes de Henri II, roi drCOAngleterre et duc de Normandie concernant les provinces fran|oaises et les affaires de France, Paris, Imprimerie
Nationale (Chartes et dipl||mes relatifs |a lrCOhistoire de France), 1916-1927, 3 vol., n-# CXXXVII, t. 1, p. 245-247.
In 1152-1154, Henry, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, Count of Anjou
[future King Henry II] confirmed to Phillip de Harcourt, Bishop of
Bayeux, the land of Ancariis or Aneriis [Asnieres] that was quitclaimed
by William Crassus, whose father had held it of Robert de Gloucester. Bourrienne, Antiquus cartularius ecclesi|a Baiocensis (Livre noir),
(Rouen: Lestringant, 1902), Tome 1, p. 22. In 1178, William Crassus, or
Le Gros, gave to the Abbey of Saint-Jean-de-Falaise rent from his mill
of Cully witnessed by his son, William Crassus, his brothers Robert and
Henry, Ralph Briton, and William de St. Pierre. L|-chaud|- d'Anisy,
Extrait des chartes et autres normands ou anglo-normands, Vol. 1 (Caen,
1834), p. 322-323.
I note the recurrence of Herouville above in reference to the sons of
Wimond Cufel, Robert and William, as well as in the following.
In 1156-1178, Richard du Humet, constable of the King of England,
confirmed to the Abbey of Aunay-sur-Odon various gifts by Jordan de Saio
and wife Lucie including land around Aunay-sur-Odon; the land of
Repentir with the consent of Ralph de Buron which Lucie wife of Jordan
had bought; the tithe of their whole demesne and mill of Deserto; the
church of Cenilleio; one-half of their land in Aneeriis and the tithe of
the mill; the cattle of Alneto and Romilleio, 2/3 of the tithe of
Bocheio; the church of Herovilla; all they had in the church of
Ranvilla, and the tithe and mill of the vill; their total demense in Cormolaim; the whole land of Vennis; the church of Ballereii with the
tithe and the tithe of the mill; in England the church of Curantona;
their demesne in Benestria; the chapel of Gywa with the tithe of their demesne; and the gift of Lucie of her pasture in Baucheio. Gallia
Christiana, Vol. 11, Instrumenta XXIV, column 88-90.
Circa 1131, Jordan de Say and wife Lucy gave in Normandy a moiety of
their land in Asnieres, tithe in Aunay, Remilly, and Barquay, and in
England, the church of Curantona [Kirtlington, Oxfordshire], tithe in Benestria [Bicester], and the chapel and tithe in Gywa [Great Tew].
Gallia Christiana, Vol. 11, column 89. In 1157, King Henry II confirmed
to Aunay the gift of Robert de Mattonio [Mathieu] in England of the
church of Curtintona [Kirtlington], at Bernecestria [Bicester] the tithe
of the demesne, and the chapel of Gyula [Great Tew] with the tithes of
the demesne. Round, Documents in France, p. 185.
A 1146 agreement between Robert of Gloucester and the Bishop of Bayeux,
Robert relinquished to the Bishop the total fee of Ilb[er]ti and
Gilberti de Laceio that they held of the Bishop at Laceiu[m] and at
Campels except for RobertrCOs own fee and mill of Crevequor [Crevecoeur-en-Auge, Calvados] that Earl Ranulf [of Chester] held of the Bishop at Bayeux. Robert also proclaimed that the Bishop would for five
years hold the fee that Robert had by gift of Richard Sampson, Bishop of Bayeux at Anaerias [Asnieres] namely the fee of Malleurer and the whole
fee that Eudo Dapifer held at Sanctum Clarum (except RobertrCOs own fee
there) and the whole fee of Eudo Dapifer at Mattonum [Mathieu in
Calvados, central Normandy]. When the heir of Eudo Dapifer recovered his inheritance from the church of Bayeux he would hold such fees. For his
part, the Bishop confirmed to Robert for as long as the Bishop lived the
fee of Hebreceio [Evrecy] the land of Roger Suhardi, and the land of
Roger Malifiliastri given to him by Richard Sampson, Bishop of Bayeux. Furthermore, the Bishop gave to Robert the land that Ranulf, Earl of
Chester held of the church of Bayeux until such time as the heir of the
duchy of Normandy [future King Henry II] recognized Ranulf as Earl of
Chester. The Earl of GloucesterrCOs witnesses included Reginald, Earl of Cornwall [Earl RobertrCOs half-brother] Stephen de Mannavilla [Mandeville] Geoffrey de Waltervilla, and Stephen de Bello Campo [Beauchamp].
Walkelin Maminot and Richard de Humet witnessed for both Earl Robert and
the Bishop. Robert B. Patterson, ed., Earldom of Gloucester Charters
(Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1973), p. 34.
In 1178, William Crassus, or Le Gros, gave to the Abbey of Saint-Jean-de-Falaise rent from his mill of Cully witnessed by his son, William Crassus, his brothers Robert and Henry, Ralph Briton, and
William de St. Pierre. L|-chaud|- d'Anisy, Extrait des chartes et autres normands ou anglo-normands, Vol. 1 (Caen, 1834), p. 322-323.
I know this is quite a bit later, but I have not had an opportunity to
trace the family of Niceia de Clinton.
On the Somerset and Dorset portion of the 1241-1242 pipe roll both
Walter de Esleg [a St. Clair successor] and William de Paris owed a fine
for withdrawing themselves, with Robert de BlakesrCO serving as pledge for William de Paris. The 1256 post mortem inquisition of William de Paris
or de Parys found that he held Cnolle manor, Somerset, of Richard de
Hortiaco or the heirs of the Lady Sabina de Ortiaco [successor to Walter
de Ashleigh] by service of 1/3 of a knightrCOs fee; Stokes manor, Somerset
of Sir William de Monte Acuto by service of -+ to a knightrCOs fee; Eston manor, Buckinghamshire in chief by service of a knightrCOs fee; and
Kersington or Karsington manor, Oxfordshire of Sir William de Cantilupo
or William Maudut by service of a knightrCOs fee. His heirs were Ralph
Ivaus or Iweaus and Robert le Guster, sons of his sisters. He was the
son and heir of Nicia de Clinton whose 1247 post mortem inquisition
found that she held the vill of Aston, Buckinghamshire by serjeantry of providing one serjeant when the King goes to war, where Robert de Bello
Campo and wife Alice held 40-u of land as her dower, and Lady Eva de
Clynton held 20-u of land in dower.
In 1208-1209, William de Clinton held Eston, Buckinhamshire by
serjeantry. William de Paris, with the consent of his wife, Nica,
granted to Ralph Loas or Jowas, in marriage with WilliamrCOs daughter Helewise, 24 acres of land in Neuinton including land towards Wiginton.
In 1232, the King directed the bailiff of Odiham to deliver custody of
William de Clinton, son of William de Clinton, who the bailiff had by
order of the Bishop of Winchester, to deliver the child to Reginald de
Mohun and Ralph le Pohier, guardians appointed by his father. In
1235-1236, William de Klinton held a knightrCOs fee in Karssinton,
Oxfordshire of the Earl of Lincoln of the honor of Pontefract. In
1236-1237, the king directed the sheriff of Buckinghamshire to deliver
to NichithrCO, former wife of William de Paris, the lands that her nepos, William de Clinton, whose heir she is, held of the king in chief. In
1237, the King directed the sheriff of Buckinghamshire to give
possession of 40-u of land in Eston to Alice daughter of Reginald de
Moyun, which land was in the KingrCOs hands by reason of the death of
William de Clinton and his son William, but which had been given to
Alice by William son of William de Clinton when he married her, and,
pursuant to the marriage contract, had been held by Reginald. In
1246-1247, the King directed the sheriff of Buckinghamshire to give
possession to William de Clinton, son and heir of Nicitha de Clinton, of
the lands that she held in chief. In 1242-1243, Nicia de Clinton held
the manor of Eston with land in Clinton, Buckinghamshire of the old
feoffment in chief by serjeantry. In 1244, Nicia de Clinton held by serjeantry the manors of Eston and Clynton with 10-u of land where Alice
de Mohun held 40-u of land and Eva de Clynton held 20-u of land.
On 7/13/2025 11:52 AM, Robert Spencer wrote:
This is my latest research on the Anscestor's of Geoffrey de Clinton.
The contains new info from my recent research, please cite it as
"Spencer Medieval Genealogy Charts" by Robert Spencer, use only with my consent..
Places mentioned here:
Map: Contains:
d'Asnieres-En-bessin
Brevands
Semilly-Isigny-sur-Mer
Collumbeirs
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Asni%C3%A8res-en-Bessin,+14710,+France/ Br%C3%A9vands,+Carentan+les+Marais,+France/Semilly,+Isigny-sur-Mer, +France/Colombi%C3%A8res,+France/@49.3158942,-1.2660728,11.25z/data=! 4m26!4m25!1m5!1m1!1s0x480ba7621c0cb843:0x40c14484fbcfce0!2m2! 1d-0.938345!2d49.367503!1m5!1m1!1s0x480b9d973c0d29f3:0x40c14484fb98150! 2m2!1d-1.189732!2d49.330466!1m5!1m1! 1s0x480ba3d124bbe9fd:0xa6ea22f69783d7a8!2m2!1d-1.000102!2d49.273863!1m5! 1m1!1s0x480ba13e59242c5d:0x40c14484fbcf480!2m2!1d-0.9812204! 2d49.2964328!3e0?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDcwOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
Geoffrey I de Clinton's father was likely William de Semilly who held Glympton at the DD survey which was named "Glintona" at the time of DD Survey. Geoffrey de Clinton I, is shown in a Caens Scripta Charter as
using the exact name of Glintona. The church of Glympton was donated to
the foundation of Kenilworth,founded by Geoffrey de Clinton.
His grandfather went by Corbo / Corbon / and Corvi in Charters.
Corbo de Semilly married the sister of Neel de Brevand
Corbo donated land of his wifes dower at d'Asnieres
Rauol d'Asnieres was a son of Corbo who confirmed his gift.
Neel de Brevand names a brother as Gilbert d'Asnieres.
https://thesauri.unicaen.fr/autorites/personnes/doc/ pddn_p.202108020957024730200.html
https://thesauri.unicaen.fr/autorites/personnes/doc/ pddn_p.202108021010490170200.html
Neel de Brevand and Asceline had a son Roger( I suspect he is Roger de Virey)
This Raoul d'Asnieres was the likely heir of Gilbert d'Asnieres.
William de Semilly sold land at d'Asnieres to Raoul d'Asnieres. This transfer needed the consent of William Collumbries.
It's thought that William Collumbries is a nephew of Adeliza Rumilly who
had brothers Robert and Geoffrey de Rummily.
William Collombeies is named "William Collumbries son of Gosfridi son of Ranfredi". He likely took his mothers name of Collumbries.
Adeliza de Rummily held and gifted land at d'Asnieres.
The overlord of Corbo de Semilly for some of his lands was William de Brucourt.
William de Brucourt had brother named Gilbert de Brucourt who married an Adeliza.
Corbon is a place that is just south of Brucourt.
Geoffrey de Clinton II was a a vassal of Hamelin de Brecey and held land
at Brecia (wrongly Spelled as Brencia).
Virey was ceded by Ralph de Fougeres to Ranulf de Virey , Hamelin de
Brecy is a nephew of Ranulf de Virey
I have links to the charters if requested to post.
"Spencer Medieval Genealogy Charts" by Robert Spencer
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