Robert d'Avranches, Lord of Okehampton

Viscount of Devonshire, Hereditary Sheriff of Devonshire, Castalan of Exeter

Sources variably position Maud d'Avranches as his wife or as his daughter. If his wife, she was the daughter of Ranulph d'Avenell. Still searching for the link between d'Avranches, d'Avenell and d'Ayencourt or Aincourt (or Deincourt).

1. RUALON d’Avranches (-[1130/34]). The Chronicle of Abingdon records that Henry I King of England notified "Hugoni de Boclanda et Willielmo vicecomiti de Oxeneford" that he had granted "manerium...de Estantona" [Stanton Harcourt] to "Rualucus de Abrincis", undated[330]. Johnson & Cronne date this charter to [May 1101][331]. Lord of Folkestone, de iure uxoris. Sheriff of Kent. The 1130 Pipe Roll records "Rualon de Abrinc...qd fuit int eu et Hasc de Taneia" among “Nova Placita et Nove Conventiones” in Essex and “Rualon de Abrinc” returning for “terra Atson de Sco Audoeno” in Kent, and naming “Rualon vicec” in Kent[332]. m MATHILDE de Muneville, daughter of NELE de Muneville & his wife Emma d’Arques. “Willielmus de Abrincis miles dominus de Folkestan” confirmed donations to Folkestone priory, including the donations made by "domini Nigelli de Munevilla quondam domini de Folkestan antecessoris mei…cum uxore sua Emma" for the souls of "antecessorum suorum…Willielmi de Archis et Beatricis uxoris illius" by undated charter, which also records that Nele died without male heirs and that Henry I King of England married "filiam eius…Matildam" to "Rualoni de Abrincis"[333]. Rualon & his wife had two children:

a) WILLIAM d’Avranches (-[1177]). Lord of Folkestone. “Willielmus de Abrincis miles dominus de Folkestan” confirmed donations to Folkestone priory, including the donations made by "domini Nigelli de Munevilla quondam domini de Folkestan antecessoris mei…cum uxore sua Emma" for the souls of "antecessorum suorum…Willielmi de Archis et Beatricis uxoris illius" by undated charter, which also records that Nele died without male heirs and that Henry I King of England married "filiam eius…Matildam" to "Rualoni de Abrincis"[334]. m ---. The name of William’s wife is not known. William & his wife had one child:

i) SIMON [I] d’Avranches (-1203). Domesday Descendants records his parentage but does not cite the primary source which confirms the information[335].

- see below.

b) MATILDA [Felicia] d’Avranches . Domesday Descendants records her parentage and marriage but does not cite the primary source which confirms the information[336]. m HUMPHREY de Millières, son of ---.

Had a brother:

2. [TURGIS d’Avranches . The 1130 Pipe Roll records "Turgis de Abrinc" accounting for “terra et uxore Hug de Albtiuilla et filium suum habet in custodia” in Kent[337].]