Humphrey II

Excerpted from Les Seigneurs de Bohon by Jean LeMelletier, Coutances: Arnaud-Bellee, 1978. http://mahan.wonkwang.ac.kr/link/med/society/class/Bohun/bohon.html

The sources for this branch of the Bohons, earls of Hereford, Essex, and Northampton, are all English. The name Bohon was changed to Boun, Boon, Bowne, etc. It was later considered to signify master or boss. Humfridus, Onfroi, and Honfroy are translated as Humphrey. The frequent repetition of the first name Humphrey causes a lot of confusion. The English begin their line with the first Humphrey born in Great Britain, who is our Humphrey II.

Humphrey II, known as Humphrey the Magnificent or Humphrey the Great, benefitted from the favor of King William Rufus (son of William the Conqueror). His signature is on a number of papers of Henry I. Thus we can follow him around England (1103-1109), then in Normandy at Avranches (1113) and Rouen (1119), then in England (1121), back to Rouen (1125), and back to England (1128).

Humphrey II gave the church of Bishop Street in Salisbury (Wiltshire) to the Lewes Abbey (next to Newhaven) and the church of Cheleworth to the St. Dennis priory (Southampton). He was a witness at the founding of Savigney Abbey by Ralph de Fougeres.

Humphrey married Maud (Mathilda or Mahaut, who died 1142), daughter of Edward de Salisbury, between 1087 and 1100. The dowry gave him important estates in the Wiltshire area and the barony of Trowbridge. This was the first of a series of marriages which benefitted the Bohons. They had a daughter, Maud, and a son, Humphrey III. Humphrey II died around 1129.

Edward de Salisbury or Saresbury, lord of Chittern (Wiltshire), is often considered like a son of William d'Evreux, earl of Rosmare or Roumare and companion of William the Conqueror. He possessed very important lands at Salisbury and other areas. He wore the banner of Henry I at the Battle of Bremule where he fought against King Louis VI of France (20 August 1119). Besides his daughter Maud, he had a son, Walter (died 1147). Edward died 1130.

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from tudorplace.com:

Humphrey "The Great" De BOHUN (2º B. Bohun of Taterford)

Born: BEF 1087

Died: 1129

Notes: succeeded his father as lord of Taterford. He was Sheriff of Wiltshire and Bearer of the Royal Standard in 1120 in the battle of Benneville in Normandy. Humphrey married Maud (Mathilda or Mahaut, who died 1142), daughter of Edward de Salisbury, between 1087 and 1100. The dowry gave him important estates in the Wiltshire area and the barony of Trowbridge. This was the first of a series of marriages which benefitted the Bohons.

Father: Humphrey "with the Beard" De BOHUN (1º B. Bohun of Taterford)

Mother: ¿?

Married: Matilda De EVREUX ABT 1119

Children:

1. Maud De BOHUN

2. Humphrey De BOHUN (Steward of England)

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His title was "Humphrey the Great".

He was Baron Trowbridge.

The name Bohun was later changed to Boun, Boon, Boone, or Bowne.

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• Humphrey II "The Great" de Bohun

born 1087 Hereford, Herefordshire, England

died 1129 Wiltshire, England

father:

• Humphrey I de Bohun

died 1113

(end of information)

mother:

unknown

siblings:

unknown

spouse:

• Maud (Mathilda or Mahaut) d'Evreux

born about 1089/1100 Evereux, France

died 1142

children:

Maud Bohun born about 1118 Hereford, Herefordshire, England

• Humphrey III de Bohun born about 1120 Hereford, Herefordshire, England

died 6 April 1187

biographical and/or anecdotal:

notes or source:

LDS

ancestry.com

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Humphrey II "the Great", seigneur de Bohon, gave the church of Bishop Street in Salisbury (Wiltshire) to the Lewes Abbey (next to Newhaven). He gave the church of Cheleworth to the St. Dennis priory (Southampton).

He was a witness at the founding of Savigney Abbey by Ralph de Fougeres.

He benefited from the favor of King William Rufus (son of William the Conqueror).

His marriage to Maud de Salisbury brought a dowry which gave him important estates in the Wiltshire area and the barony of Trowbridge.

Between 1103 and 1109 he lived in England; in 1113 in Avranches, Normandy; in 1119 in Rouen, Normandy; in 1121 in England; in 1125 in Rouen, Normandy; in 1128 in England.

See "My Lines"

( http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html/p362.htm#i7136 )

from Compiler: R. B. Stewart, Evans, GA

( http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html/index.htm )

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Humphrey I de Bohun (died about 1123) was an Anglo-Norman aristocrat, the youngest son of Humphrey with the Beard, who had taken part in the Norman conquest of England in 1066. He married Maud, a daughter of the Anglo-Saxon landholder Edward of Salisbury, through whom he acquired an honour in Wiltshire with its seat at Trowbridge. He was succeeded by his son Humphrey II, who with his mother founded the Cluniac priory of Monkton Farleigh to fulfill the late Humphrey's wishes. By his marriage he was "the founder of the fortunes of his family" and for this reason is usually enumerated "Humphrey I" even though he was the second Humphrey de Bohun in England. He has even been called Humphrey the Great.

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Steward to William II Rufus.
Benefited from the favor of William II Rufus. Gave church of Bishop Street in Salisbury (Wiltshire) to LewesAbbey. Gave church of Cheleworth to the St. Dennis Priory (Southampton).

Excerpted from Les Seigneurs de Bohon by Jean LeMelletier, Coutances: Arnaud-Bellee, 1978: .The sources for this branch of the Bohons, earls of Hereford, Essex, and Northampton, are all English. The name Bohon was changed to Boun, Boon, Bowne, etc. It was later considered to signify master or boss. Humfridus, Onfroi, and Honfroy are translated as Humphrey. The frequent repetition of the first name Humphrey causes a lot of confusion. The English begin their line with the first Humphrey born in Great Britain, who is our Humphrey II. Humphrey II, known as Humphrey the Magnificent or Humphrey the Great, benefitted from the favor of King William Rufus (son of William the Conqueror). His signature is on a number of papers of Henry I. Thus we can follow him around England(1103-1109), then in Normandy at Avranches (1113) and Rouen (1119), then in England (1121), back to Rouen (1125), and back to England (1128). Humphrey II gave the church of Bishop Street in Salisbury (Wiltshire) to the Lewes Abbey (next to Newhaven) and the church of Cheleworth to the St. Dennis priory (Southampton). He was a witness at the founding of Savigney Abbey by Ralph de Fougeres. Humphrey married Maud (Mathilda or Mahaut, who died 1142), daughter of Edward de Salisbury, between 1087 and 1100. The dowry gave him important estates in the Wiltshire area and the barony of Trowbridge. This was the first of a series of marriages which benefitted the Bohons. They had a daughter, Maud, and a son, Humphrey III. Humphrey II died around 1129.

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Humphrey de Bohun, surnamed "the Great," by command of king William Rufus, m. Maud, dau. of Edward de Saresbury (progenitor of the ancient Earls of Salisbury), by whom he acquired large estates in the co. of Wilts, and had issue, Maud, and his successor, Humphrey III de Bohun. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, London, 1883, p. 57, Bohun, Earls of Hereford, Earls of Essex, Earls of Northampton, and High Constables of England]