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Some Descendants of
Richard 'de Bienfaite' Fitz Gilbert DE CLARE
(1030 - 1090)
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First Generation
Richard 'de Bienfaite' Fitz Gilbert DE CLARE (See Link for Ancestry), son of Gilbert FitzGodfrey DE BRIONNE Comte d'Eu &Brionne and Constance D' EU, was born about 1030 in Brionne, Eure, Normandy, France,22 died about 1090 of Tunbridge Castle, Tunbridge, Kent, England 22 about age 60, and was buried in St. Neots, Huntingdon, England. Another name for Richard was Richard "de_Bienfaite" Fitz Gilbert Of TONEBRUGE.22
Richard married Rohese Giffard DE BOLBEC (See Link for Ancestry),1196 daughter of Walter I DE BOLBEC Seigneur of Longueville and Agnes FLATEL, circa 1054.1196 Rohese was born about 1034 in Longueville, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France 1196 and died after 1113 of Tunbridge Castle, Tunbridge, Kent, England.1196 Another name for Rohese was Rohese GIFFARD.
Children from this marriage were:
| 2. | i. | Rohese DE CLARE was born about 1055 in St.-Martin-de-Bienfaite-la-Cressonniere, Calvados, Normandy, France and died about 1121 about age 66.
Rohese married Eudo DE RYE circa 1072. Eudo was born about 1055 in Ryes near Bayeux, Calvados, Normandy, France and died after 12 Jul 1080.
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Avice DE CLARE was born about 1058 in St.-Martin-de-Bienfaite-la-Cressonniere, Calvados, Normandy, France and died of Stafford, Staffordshire, England.
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Gilbert 'Fitz Richard' DE CLARE 26 was born about 1065 in Clare, Risbridge, Suffolk, England,26 died in 1114 in Cardigan, Cardiganshire, Wales 26 about age 49, and was buried in Priory at Clare, Suffolk, England.
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| 5. | iv. | Roger DE CLARE was born circa 1068 of Tunbridge Castle, Tunbridge, Kent, England.
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| 7. | vi. | Walter DE CLARE was born circa 1071 of Tunbridge Castle, Tunbridge, Kent, England and died of Nether-Went, Wales.
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Second Generation
3. Avice DE CLARE (Richard 'de Bienfaite' Fitz Gilbert DE 1) was born about 1058 in St.-Martin-de-Bienfaite-la-Cressonniere, Calvados, Normandy, France and died of Stafford, Staffordshire, England.
Avice married (Sir) Robert 'de Toeni' DE STAFFORD Knight, Sheriff of Stafford (Ancesto (See Link for Ancestry)r of Gresley),607 608 son of Roger II 'the Spaniard' Conches DE TOENI and Godheut DE (TOENI)(EVREUX) UNKNOWN, circa 1074. Robert was born circa 1035 in Tosni, Louviers, Eure, Normandy, France, died circa 1088 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England 607 608 at age 53, and was buried in Abbey, Evesham, Worcester, England. Another name for Robert was Robert DE TOENI.
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(Sir) Robert 'de Toeni' DE STAFFORD Knight, Sheriff of Stafford (Ancesto Entry for this Couple's Children and Descendants.
4. Gilbert 'Fitz Richard' DE CLARE 26 (Richard 'de Bienfaite' Fitz Gilbert DE 1) was born about 1065 in Clare, Risbridge, Suffolk, England,26 died in 1114 in Cardigan, Cardiganshire, Wales 26 about age 49, and was buried in Priory at Clare, Suffolk, England.
Gilbert married Adeliza DE CLERMONT (See Link for Ancestry),1909 daughter of Hugh DE CLERMONT Comte De Clermont and Margaret DE MONTDIDIER, circa 1088.1909 Adeliza was born circa 1070 in Clermont-en-Beauvais, Oise, Picardy, France 1909 and died of Clare, Risbridge, Suffolk, England.1909
Children from this marriage were:
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Hawise DE CLARE 68 was born about 1089 in Clare, Risbridge, Suffolk, England 68 and died of Sawbridge, Bishop's Stortford, Hertforshire, England.
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Alice DE CLARE was born circa 1092 in Clare, Risbridge, Suffolk, England and died about 1163 in St. Osyth's Priory, Essex, England (as a nun) about age 71.
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(Sir) Richard DE CLARE Lord of Clare 26 was born about 1094 in Clare, Risbridge, Suffolk, England,26 died 15 Apr 1136 in Killed in Battle near Abergavenny, Wales 26 about age 42, and was buried in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.
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| 12. | iv. | Agnes DE CLARE was born circa 1096 in Clare, Risbridge, Suffolk, England and died of Wartling, Hailsham, Sussex, England.
Agnes married (Baron) Reginald DE ST._LEGER Lord of Fairlight circa 1115. Reginald was born in 1086 in Fairlight, Hastings, Sussex, England and died in 1144 of Wartling, Hailsham, Sussex, England at age 58.
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Margaret DE CLARE was born circa 1102 in Clare, Risbridge, Suffolk, England and died after 1185.
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| 15. | vii. | Rohesia DE CLARE 68 was born about 1110 in Clare, Risbridge, Suffolk, England 68 and died about 1149 68 about age 39.
Rohesia married Baderon DE MONMOUTH 68 circa 1130.68 Baderon was born about 1112 in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, England 68 and died before 1176.68
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6. Richard 'Fitz Richard' DE CLARE Abbot of Ely (Richard 'de Bienfaite' Fitz Gilbert DE 1) was born circa 1070 in Orbec, Calvados, Normandy, France and died about 1107 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England about age 37.
Richard married Wife of Richard FitzRichard DE (CLARE) UNKNOWN circa 1090. Wife was born circa 1070 and died of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England.
Children from this marriage were:
| 17. | ii. | Isabel FitzRichard DE CLARE was born circa 1090 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England.
Isabel married William DE MORTAGNE Earl of Cornwall, son of Robert DE MORTAGNE Earl of Cornwall and Maud DE MONTGOMERY, circa 1110. William was born before 1084 in Mortagne-au-Perche, Orne, Normandy, France and died about 1140 in Died as a monk in Bermondsey, London, England.
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8. Robert 'de Clare' FITZ RICHARD Lord of Dunmow (Richard 'de Bienfaite' Fitz Gilbert DE 1) was born circa 1083 of Tunbridge Castle, Tunbridge, Kent, England and died of Dunmow, Essex, England. Another name for Robert was Robert 'Fitz Richard' DE CLARE.
Robert married Maud DE ST._LIZ (See Link for Ancestry), daughter of Simon DE ST._LIZ Earl of Huntingdon and Matilda DE HUNTINGDON, circa 1112. Maud was born about 1093 in Huntington, Huntingdonshire, England and died about 1140 in Belvoir Castle, Belvoir, Leicestershire, England about age 47. Another name for Maud was Maud DE SENLIS.
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Robert 'de Clare' FITZ RICHARD Lord of Dunmow Entry for this Couple's Children and Descendants.
Third Generation
9. Hawise DE CLARE 68 (Gilbert 'Fitz Richard' DE 2, Richard 'de Bienfaite' Fitz Gilbert DE 1) was born about 1089 in Clare, Risbridge, Suffolk, England 68 and died of Sawbridge, Bishop's Stortford, Hertforshire, England.
Hawise married Geoffrey DE SAY (See Link for Ancestry),68 son of (Sir) William DE SAY and Agnes DE GRANDMESNIL, about 1105.68 Geoffrey was born about 1088 in Sawbridge, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England 68 and died of Sawbridge, Bishop's Stortford, Hertforshire, England.
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Geoffrey DE SAY Entry for this Couple's Children and Descendants.
10. Alice DE CLARE (Gilbert 'Fitz Richard' DE 2, Richard 'de Bienfaite' Fitz Gilbert DE 1) was born circa 1092 in Clare, Risbridge, Suffolk, England and died about 1163 in St. Osyth's Priory, Essex, England (as a nun) about age 71.
Alice married Aubrey DE VERE Sheriff of London (See Link for Ancestry), son of Alphonso DE VERE Comte De Ghesnes and Katherine DE FLANDERS, circa 1110. Aubrey was born before 1090 in Prob Ver, Manche, Normandy, France, died 15 May 1141 in Killed in a Riot, London, Middlesex, England, and was buried in Colne Priory, Essex, England.
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Aubrey DE VERE Sheriff of London Entry for this Couple's Children and Descendants.
11. (Sir) Richard DE CLARE Lord of Clare 26 (Gilbert 'Fitz Richard' DE 2, Richard 'de Bienfaite' Fitz Gilbert DE 1) was born about 1094 in Clare, Risbridge, Suffolk, England,26 died 15 Apr 1136 in Killed in Battle near Abergavenny, Wales 26 about age 42, and was buried in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.
Richard married Adeliza 'le Meschin' DE GUERNON Comtesse le Meschines (See Link for Ancestry),1196 1197 1198 1199 daughter of Ranulph III 'le Meschin' DE BRIQUESSARD 1st Earl Of Chester and Lucia 'Lucy' Of MERCIA Countess of Chester, circa 1119 in Briquessard, Calvados, Normandy, France.1196 Adeliza was born circa 1100 in Guernon Castle, Normandy, France 1196 and died after 1142.1196
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(Sir) Richard DE CLARE Lord of Clare Entry for this Couple's Children and Descendants.
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13. Gilbert 'Strongbow' DE CLARE Earl of Penbroke 26 (Gilbert 'Fitz Richard' DE 2, Richard 'de Bienfaite' Fitz Gilbert DE 1) was born about 1098 in Clare, Risbridge, Suffolk, England 26 and died 6 Jan 1147 of Clare, Risbridge, Suffolk, England 26 about age 49.
Gilbert married Isabel (Elizabeth) DE BEAUMONT (See Link for Ancestry),1204 1674 1675 1676 daughter of Robert I DE BEAUMONT 1st Earl of Leicester and Isabel or Elizabeth 'de Vermandois' CAPET, before 1130 in Tunbridge Castle, Tunbridge, Kent, England.1204 Isabel was born circa 1090 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England 1204 and died 6 Jan 1148 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales 1204 at age 58.
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Isabel (Elizabeth) DE BEAUMONT Entry for this Couple's Children and Descendants.
14. Margaret DE CLARE (Gilbert 'Fitz Richard' DE 2, Richard 'de Bienfaite' Fitz Gilbert DE 1) was born circa 1102 in Clare, Risbridge, Suffolk, England and died after 1185.
Margaret married William DE MONTFICHET Baron of Stanstead (See Link for Ancestry), son of Robert DE MONTFICHET and Wife of Robert DE (MONTFICHET) UNKNOWN, circa 1120. William was born circa 1090 in Stanstead Mountfitchet, Bishop's Stortford, Essex, England and died before 1126 in London, Middlesex, England.
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William DE MONTFICHET Baron of Stanstead Entry for this Couple's Children and Descendants.
16. Rohese Fitz Richard DE CLARE 1910 (Richard 'Fitz Richard' DE Abbot of Ely 2, Richard 'de Bienfaite' Fitz Gilbert DE 1) was born circa 1100 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England 1911 and died of Diss, Norfolk, England.1911
Rohese married Richard 'the Loyal' DE LUCY Justiciar of England 26 circa 1120.1910 Richard was born circa 1100 in Diss, Depwade, Norfolk, England,26 died 14 Jul 1179 in Chipping Ongar, Essex, England 26 at age 79, and was buried in Priory of Lesnes, Kent, England.
Children from this marriage were:
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Aveline LUCY was born about 1122 in Dunmow Castle, Essex, England and died of Stanstead Mountfitchet, Bishop's Stortford, Essex, England.
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Maud DE LUCY 68 921 was born circa 1125 in Diss, Norfolk, England 921 and died of Dunmow, Essex, England.921
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Alice DE LUCY 665 was born circa 1130 in Diss, Norfolk, England 665 and died of Prudhoe, Northumberland, England.665
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Fourth Generation
18. Aveline LUCY (Rohese Fitz Richard DE CLARE 3, Richard 'Fitz Richard' DE Abbot of Ely 2, Richard 'de Bienfaite' Fitz Gilbert DE 1) was born about 1122 in Dunmow Castle, Essex, England and died of Stanstead Mountfitchet, Bishop's Stortford, Essex, England.
Aveline married Gilbert DE MONTFICHET (See Link for Ancestry), son of William DE MONTFICHET Baron of Stanstead and Margaret DE CLARE, circa 1150. Gilbert was born about 1120 in Stanstead Mountfitchet, Bishop's Stortford, Essex, England and died before 1187 of Stanstead Mountfitchet, Bishop's Stortford, Essex, England.
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Gilbert DE MONTFICHET Entry for this Couple's Children and Descendants.
19. Maud DE LUCY 68 921 (Rohese Fitz Richard DE CLARE 3, Richard 'Fitz Richard' DE Abbot of Ely 2, Richard 'de Bienfaite' Fitz Gilbert DE 1) was born circa 1125 in Diss, Norfolk, England 921 and died of Dunmow, Essex, England.921
Maud married Walter FITZ ROBERT Lord of Dunmow Castle (See Link for Ancestry),26 68 son of Robert 'de Clare' FITZ RICHARD Lord of Dunmow and Maud DE ST._LIZ, about 1148.68 921 Walter was born circa 1120 in Dunmow Castle, Essex, England 26 and died about 1198 of Dunmow Castle, Essex, England 26 about age 78.
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Walter FITZ ROBERT Lord of Dunmow Castle Entry for this Couple's Children and Descendants.
20. Alice DE LUCY 665 (Rohese Fitz Richard DE CLARE 3, Richard 'Fitz Richard' DE Abbot of Ely 2, Richard 'de Bienfaite' Fitz Gilbert DE 1) was born circa 1130 in Diss, Norfolk, England 665 and died of Prudhoe, Northumberland, England.665
Alice married Odinel II DE UMFREVILLE Lord of Prudhoe (See Link for Ancestry) 26 circa 1155. Odinel was born circa 1130 in Prudhoe, Northumberland, England 26 and died in 1182 of Prudhoe Castle, Northumberland, England 26 at age 52.
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Odinel II DE UMFREVILLE Lord of Prudhoe Entry for this Couple's Children and Descendants.
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