Roger de St. John

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Roger de St. John, brother of Thomas. In July 1118 with his brother John,he defended the castle of La Motte-Gautier for Henry I against Fulk,Count of Anjou, but was forced to surrender. Before 1121 he gave thechurch of Compton in West Sussex to Lewes Priory. He m. Cecily, daughterof Robert de la Haie, by Muriel, probably daughter of Colswegen,tenant-in-chief in Lincs in 1086 with whom he received the honor ofHalnaker in Sussex. Roger d. in or before 1130. His widow was living in1162 and dead in 1177.

Besides his sons William and Robert, dealt with below, Roger de St. Johnhad a daughter Muriel, who m. an Orval and was the mother of Mabel, wifeof Adam de Port of Basing, through whom both St-Jean-le-Thomas and themanor of Halnaker passed to that family. [Complete Peerage XI:342]

1. Roger de ST. JOHN , of Compton & Halnaker, Sir (John de ST. JOHN , Sir3, William de ST. JOHN , Sir2, Ralph de ST. JOHN1) was born BEF 1097 in St-Jean-le-Thomas, Manche, Normandy, France, and died BEF 1130 in Compton, Sussex, England. He married Cecily de la HAYE , Heiress of Halnaker, daughter of Robert de la HAYE , of Halnaker and Muriel of LINCOLN , Heiress of Brattleby. She was born ABT 1102 in Halnaker, Westhampnett, Sussex, England, and died AFT 1162.

	  Children of Roger de ST. JOHN , of Compton & Halnaker, Sir and Cecily de la HAYE , Heiress of Halnaker are:

2 i. William de ST. JOHN , of Halnaker was born ABT 1117 in St-Jean-le-Thomas, Manche, Normandy, France, and died ABT 1189 in Halnaker, Westhampnett, Sussex, England (dsp). He married Olive of BRITTANY BEF 1162 in 2nd husband 1st wife, daughter of Stephen Count of BRITTANY , Baron of Richmond and Hawise SOURDEVAL. She was born ABT 1110 in Penthievre, Morbihan, Bretagne, France, and died BEF 1187.
+ 3 ii. Muriel de ST. JOHN , Heir of Halnaker & St-Jean was born ABT 1129 in St-Jean-le-Thomas, Manche, Normandy, France, and died Deceased in Halnaker, Westhampnett, Sussex, England.