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Excerpted from Les Seigneurs de Bohon by Jean LeMelleti er, Coutances:
Arnaud-Bellee, 1978: The oldest mention of Humphrey that we kn ow of is
in William's journals. It confirms a donation made at the abbey of S t.
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 o f St. Come du Mont (Normandy). There was a Mary Street named
after Ralph, fir st 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 Ol d, 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 Bil leheude (Billeheust).
This information comes from a document concerning the B ohon priory.