William de Montfichet

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WILLIAM de Montfichet . A charter of Henry II King of England records donations to St Alban´s, including the donation by “Willielmi de Muntfichet et Rohais uxoris suæ et Willielmi filii eorum” of “ecclesiam de Lecchewortha”. m ROHESE, daughter of ---. A charter of Henry II King of England records donations to St Alban´s, including the donation by “Willielmi de Muntfichet et Rohais uxoris suæ et Willielmi filii eorum” of “ecclesiam de Lecchewortha”. William & his wife had two children: William de Monfichet and Unknown de Monfichet.

The second son whose name is here thought to be 'unknown' may be called Gilbert - according to Twenty-two of the churches of Essex architecturally described and illustrated By George Buckler (pub. 1856)

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WILLIAM de Montfichet . A charter of Henry II King of England records donations to St Alban´s, including the donation by “Willielmi de Muntfichet et Rohais uxoris suæ et Willielmi filii eorum” of “ecclesiam de Lecchewortha”[774]. m ROHESE, daughter of ---. A charter of Henry II King of England records donations to St Alban´s, including the donation by “Willielmi de Muntfichet et Rohais uxoris suæ et Willielmi filii eorum” of “ecclesiam de Lecchewortha”[775].

William & his wife had two children:

a) WILLIAM de Montfichet . A charter of Henry II King of England records donations to St Alban´s, including the donation by “Willielmi de Muntfichet et Rohais uxoris suæ et Willielmi filii eorum” of “ecclesiam de Lecchewortha”[776]. same person as…? WILLIAM de Montfichet (-1137). The 1130 Pipe Roll records "Willo de Montefichet" in Cambridgeshire, Surrey, and Essex[777]. “Willielmus de Montefichet" donated "dominum meum de Hamma", with the consent of "uxoris meæ Margaretæ", by undated charter, witnessed by “Willelmo de Montefichet nepote meo”[778].

m MARGARET de Clare, daughter of GILBERT FitzRichard de Clare Lord of Clare & his wife Adelisa de Clermont (-1189). The 1176/77 Pipe Roll names "de Fogelmara Margerie de Muntfichet" in Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire[779]. The Rotuli de Dominabus of 1185 records property “Barentone” held by “Margareta de Muntfichet, que fuit filia Gilberti filii Ricardi de Clara”, adding that “Gilebertus de Muntfichet est eius filius et heres” and that she has “iii infantes”[780]. “Willielmus de Montefichet" donated "dominum meum de Hamma", with the consent of "uxoris meæ Margaretæ", by undated charter, witnessed by “Willelmo de Montefichet nepote meo”[781].

William & his wife had three children: i) GILBERT de Montfichet (-[1186/87]). A charter of King Henry II confirmed donations to Stratford Lanthorne Abbey, Essex, including those made by “Willielmi de Mountfichet…et Gilberti filii sui…" and of "terram de Fuilmere" donated by "Richardus de Muntfichet", by undated charter, witnessed by “…Godefrido de Lucy…”[782]. ii) RICHARD de Montfichet (-[after 1185]). A charter of King Henry II confirmed donations to Stratford Lanthorne Abbey, Essex, including those made by “Willielmi de Mountfichet…et Gilberti filii sui…" and of "terram de Fuilmere" donated by "Richardus de Muntfichet", by undated charter, witnessed by “…Godefrido de Lucy…”[783]. It is assumed that Richard was another son of William de Montfichet and his wife Margaret de Clare. iii) one child (-after 1185). The Rotuli de Dominabus of 1185 records property “Barentone” held by “Margareta de Muntfichet, que fuit filia Gilberti filii Ricardi de Clara”, adding that “Gilebertus de Muntfichet est eius filius et heres” and that she has “iii infantes”[784].

b) [--- de Montfichet . m ---.] One child: i) WILLIAM de Montfichet (-after 1166). “Willielmus de Montefichet" donated "dominum meum de Hamma", with the consent of "uxoris meæ Margaretæ", by undated charter, witnessed by “Willelmo de Montefichet nepote meo”[785]. Military fee certifications in the Red Book of the Exchequer, in 1166, record knights´ fees held from "Willelmi de Montefichet" in Essex[786].

William de Gernon, son of Robert, took the surname of Montefixo (corrupted to Montfitchet) from the strong mound raised by his father at Stanstead in Essex. This William Montfitchet, who is said in Domesday Book to hold this manor of Ayot Montfitchet or Little Ayot, is, I am firmly persuaded, that William Montfitchet who was the founder of the Montfitchet family in England, and from this manor received the adjunct Montfitchet. He seems to have held, under Robert Gernon, the greater part of Gernon's barony in County Herts, in all ten manors, and the Montfitchets appear afterwards to have enjoyed the Barony of Gernon. William, with the consent of King William Rufus, granted to the monks of Cerasey in Normandy all his right in the church of St. Marculf, with the tithes thereof and other property, and with his wife Rohais and their son William gave the church of Letchworth, in Herts, to the monastery of St. Albans. (Kin of Mellcene Thurman Smith, page 806)