William dePercy Baron De Percy 
William dePercy Baron was born in 1044 in Perci-En-Auge, Normandy, France. William dePercy Baron's father was Gefforey dePercy and his mother was Margaret dePercy. His paternal grandfather was William dePercy. He was an only child. He died at the age of 52 in 1096 in Mt. Joy, Jeruselum, Israel.General Notes
William settled in the North of England, Count of Caux and Poicters, thenchief of his name, held the Chateau of Percy, near Villediue in what isnow the Arrondessement of St. Lo, Department of La Manches together withother great estates in both Lower and Upper Normandy. He was a man ofobstinate, domineering character, not untinged by superstitution, yetenlightened and charitable beyond his time. He was nicknamed"Alsgernons." He obtained 32 lordships in Lincolnshire, 86 in Yorkshireexclusive of Whitby, where he founded a Benedictine Abbey. William diedin sight of Jerusalem, 1096, while on the First Crusade. He was buried atAntioch, but his heart was sent to England and buried at Whitby.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.0912 in Norway d.UNKNOWN in Perci-En-Auge, Normandy, France
- b.0945 in Perci-En-Auge, Normandy, France d.UNKNOWN
- b.0969 in Perci-En-Auge, Normandy, France d.UNKNOWN
- b.0996 in Perci-En-Auge, Normandy, France d.UNKNOWN
- b.1020 in Perci-En-Auge, Normandy, France d.UNKNOWN
- b.1044 in Perci-En-Auge, Normandy, France d.1096 in Mt. Joy, Jeruselum, Israel
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They had a son named Alan dePercy II Baron.
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Children
Alan dePercy II Baron De Percy
Alan dePercy II Baron was born in 1069 in North Riding, Yorkshire, England. He died at the age of 51 in 1120.
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