Seventh Generation  

38. Baron William de BRIWERE of Torbay [122606] (Henry de BRIWERE¹⁸, Adelisa de VERNON¹², Adelise PEVERELL⁷, William the Elder³, Ranulf², Ranulf¹) was born on 22 Aug 1145 in Stoke Devon England, died on 24 Nov 1226 in Dunkeswell Devon England at age 81, and was buried in St Nicholas' Dunkeswell Devon England.

General Notes: Wikipedia says of William,
Brewer's ancestry is unclear, but he was probably the son of Henry Brewer and the grandson of William Brewer, Royal Forester of Bere, Hampshire,[4] who founded the nunnery of Polsloe in Exeter. William Brewer, Bishop of Exeter, was one of his nephews.

He began his career as Forester of Bere, a hereditary title,[5] and by 1179 had been appointed Sheriff of Devon.[6] Under King Richard I (1189\endash 1199) he was one of the justiciars appointed to administer the kingdom while the king was on the Third Crusade. He was present at Worms, Germany, in 1193 to aid in the negotiations for the ransom of King Richard. In about 1193 he began his career as a Baron of the Exchequer, an office that he exercised until the reign of King Henry III (1216\endash 1273).[7]

Under King John (1199\endash 1216) Brewer was one of the most active figures in government, in terms of the number of royal charters he witnessed,[8] together with Henry Marshal, Bishop of Exeter and Geoffrey FitzPeter, 1st Earl of Essex. During this period he was appointed Sheriff of Berkshire, Sheriff of Cornwall, Sheriff of Devon, Sheriff of Hampshire, Sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, Sheriff of Oxfordshire, Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset and Sheriff of Sussex and Sheriff of Wiltshire. He was often unpopular with the inhabitants of his counties, and the men of Cornwall, Somerset, and Dorset paid money to the king for his removal.[9]

He founded and endowed three monasteries: Torre Abbey, which was sited within his manor of Tor Brewer in Devon, in 1196; Mottisfont Abbey in Hampshire in 1201; and Dunkeswell Abbey in Devon in 1201.[10]

In 1224, he retired from the world to live as a Cistercian monk at Dunkeswell Abbey, where he died in 1226 and was buried with his wife before the high altar

William married Beatrice de VAUX [122608]. Beatrice was born on 21 Nov 1149 in Stoke Devon England and died on 24 Mar 1217 in Dunkeswell Devon England at age 67.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 57    i. Grecia de BRIWERE [81929] was born about 1161 in Stoke Devon England and died in 1223 in Bramber Sussex England aged about 62.

   58    ii. Margery de BRIWERE [122887] was born about 1165 in Newtimber Sussex England and died in 1225 in Saffron Walden Essex England aged about 60. Another name for Margery was Margaret de BRIWERE.

   59    iii. Richard de BRIWERE [122888] was born about 1175 in Stoke Devon England and died about 10 Dec 1213 aged about 38.

   60    iv. William II de BRIWERE [122889] was born about 1178 in Isle-Briwere Torquay Devon England and died on 14 Feb 1233 aged about 55.

44. Richard de GREY [122332] (Anchitel de GREY of Thurrock²⁵, Mabilia de Redvers de VERNON¹⁴, Adelise PEVERELL⁷, William the Elder³, Ranulf², Ranulf¹) was born about 1149 in Thurrock Essex England and died in 1175 in Thurrock Essex England aged about 26.

Richard married Howis de GREY [122333] about 1180. Howis was born in 1152 in Thurrock Essex England and died in 1175 in Thurrock Essex England at age 23.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 61    i. Baron Henry de GREY of Codnor [122297] was born about 1181 in Thurrock Essex England, died on 8 Sep 1219 in Codnor [& Loscoe] Derbyshire England aged about 38, and was buried in Grays Essex England.

48. 4th Earl William de FERRERS of Derby [81909] (3rd Earl William de FERRERS of Derby³⁰, Countess Margaret PEVERELL of Derby¹⁶, William the Younger⁸, William the Elder³, Ranulf², Ranulf¹) was born about 1168 in Derbyshire England and died on 22 Sep 1247 in Derbyshire England aged about 79.

General Notes: Wikipedia says of this William,
William II de Ferrers, 4th Earl of Derby (c. 1168 \endash c. 1247), was a favourite of King John of England. He succeeded to the estate (but not the title) upon the death of his father, William de Ferrers, 3rd Earl of Derby, at the Siege of Acre in 1190. He was head of a family which controlled a large part of Derbyshire which included an area known as Duffield Frith.
AND,
He adopted his father's allegiance to King Richard as the reigning king. On Richard's return from the Third Crusade, in the company of David Ceannmhor and the Earl of Chester he played a leading role in besieging Nottingham Castle, on 28 March 1194, which was being held by supporters of Prince John. For seven weeks after this he held the position of Sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.[1]

On the accession of John after the death of his brother, in 1199, William gave him his allegiance, and became a great favourite. He restored to the de Ferrars' family the title of Earl of Derby, along with the right to the "third penny", and soon afterwards bestowed upon him the manors of Ashbourne and Wirksworth, with the whole of that wapentake, subject to a fee farm rent of £70 per annum.[2]

When, in 1213, John surrendered his kingdoms of England and Ireland to the Pope, William was one of the witnesses to the "Bulla Aurea." In the following year William gave surety on behalf of the king for the payment of a yearly tribute of 1,000 marks.

In the same year, 1214, the King granted the Earl the royal castle of Harestan (Horsley Castle). William was a patron of at least 2 abbeys and 4 priories. In 1216, John made him bailiff of the Peak Forest and warden of the Peak Castle.

In that year, John was succeeded by the nine-year-old Henry III. Because of continuing discontent about John's violations of the Magna Carta, some of the barons had approached Prince Louis of France who invaded in that year. William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke acting on behalf of the young King sought to repel the invaders and pacify the barons. His forces, with the assistance of de Ferrers, the Earl of Chester and others, defeated the rebels at the siege of Lincoln.

De Ferrers was allowed to retain the royal castles of Bolsover, Peak and Horston (Horsley) until the King's 14th birthday. The latter had been given him in 1215 as a residence for his wife, during his planned absence with the King on Crusade.[3] and the Earl was among those who made representation to the King, which would in 1258 led to the Provisions of Oxford .

Henry reached his fourteenth birthday in 1222 and his administration sought to recover the three royal castles, to de Ferrers' indignation. In 1254 they would pass to Edward I, Henry's son, exacerbating Robert's, the sixth earl, resentment against the prince.[4]

He married Agnes of Chester, sister of Ranulph de Blondeville, 4th Earl of Chester, for 55 years. As the Earl advanced in years he became a martyr to severe attacks of the gout, a disease which terminated his life in the year 1247. He was succeeded by his elder son, also William, the Fifth Earl of Derby.

Noted events in his life were:

• Appointment: High Sheriff of Lancashire.

William married Countess Alice Agnes de MESCHINES of Derby [81910]. Alice was born about 1174 in Tutbury Castle Staffordshire England and died on 2 Nov 1247 in Stowe-by-Chartley Staffordshire England aged about 73.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 62    i. 5th Earl William de FERRERS of Derby [81899] was born about 1193 in Ferrers Derby Derbyshire England and died on 28 Mar 1254 in Evington Leicestershire England aged about 61.

   63    ii. Reginald de FERRERS of Bere Ferrers [123553] was born about 1200 in Bere Ferrers Devon England and died on 22 Sep 1247 in Belper Derbyshire England aged about 47.

   64    iii. Ivette de FERRERS [123554] was born between 1200 and 1206 in Cambridge Cambridgeshire England.

   65    iv. Thomas de FERRERS of Chartley [123555] was born about 1202 in Derby Derbyshire England and died about 1266 aged about 64.

   66    v. Bertha de FERRERS [123556] was born about 1203 in Derbyshire England and died on 10 Feb 1267 in Worksop Nottinghamshire England aged about 64.

   67    vi. Hugh de FERRERS [123558] was born about 1204 in England and died on 10 Aug 1257 aged about 53.

   68    vii. Robert de FERRERS [123559] was born about 1206 in Derby Derbyshire England and died in 1279 aged about 73.

   69    viii. Sybil de FERRERS [123557] was born on 25 Jul 1216 in Derby Derbyshire England and died about 1247 in England aged about 31.

55. Lady Petronille de FERRERS of Derby [122386] (3rd Earl William de FERRERS of Derby³⁰, Countess Margaret PEVERELL of Derby¹⁶, William the Younger⁸, William the Elder³, Ranulf², Ranulf¹) was born about 1198 in Castle Stafford Staffordshire England and died on 12 May 1237 in Castle Stafford Staffordshire England aged about 39.

Petronille married Sir Hervey de STAFFORD [122385]. Hervey was born about 1178 in Castle Stafford Staffordshire England and died on 11 May 1237 in Castle Stafford Staffordshire England aged about 59.

Children from this marriage were:

   70    i. Hervey de STAFFORD [122392] was born about 1216 in Stafford Castle Staffordshire England and died in 1241 aged about 25.

+ 71    ii. Robert de STAFFORD [122292] was born about 1220 in Stafford Castle Staffordshire England and died on 2 Apr 1261 in Stafford Staffordshire England aged about 41.

   72    iii. John de STAFFORD [122391] was born about 1225 in Stafford Castle Staffordshire England.

56. William PEVERELL [87740] (Hugh³⁶, Richard¹⁷, William the Younger⁸, William the Elder³, Ranulf², Ranulf¹) was born in 1172 in Ermyton [Ermington] Devon England.

William married someone.

His child was:

+ 73    i. Hugh PEVERELL [87741] was born about 1198 in Ermynton [Ermington] Devon England and died after 1223 in Ermington Devon England.