[SUSANNA KEENE.FTW]
Excerpted from Les Seigneurs de Bohon by Jean LeMelletier,
Coutances:
Arnaud-Bellee, 1978: The oldest mention of Humphrey that we
know of is in William's journals. It confirms a donation made
at the abbey of St. Trinite du Mont at Rouen by Gilbert,
Osbern's vassal. William's signature is accompanied by that of
Humphrey, son of Richard, listed with the rest of William's
men. Following tradition, the Mary family lived in the
community of St. Come du Mont (Normandy). There was a Mary
Street named after Ralph, first sire de Mary, friend of the
sire of Sainte Marie du Mont and the dukes of Denmark.
According to legend, Ralph was secretly married to the daughter
of the lord of Mont Haguez. They had a son, Richard I de Mary,
or Richard the Old, who is attributed with the founding of the
churches of Sainte Come du Mont, de Bohon, and de Meautis in
950. Richard de Mary (Mari or Meri) married Billeheude
(Billeheust). This information comes from a document concerning
the Bohon priory.