1153 - Steward of Henry II, Sire de Cany.
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dcrdcr4@@aol.com (Dcrdcr4) [Douglas Richardson] posted to GEN-MEDIEVAL-L@@rootsweb.com on 26 Mar 1999
Subject: Re: SIR ROGER LA ZOUCHE: . . . .
"This is based on original research not found elsewhere in print.
Henry Biset was the son of: Manasser (or Manser, Mancel) Biset, steward of King Henry II, lord of Kidderminster, co. Worcester, and Rockbourne, Hampshire, adult by 1153. He married Alice de Cany, sister and heiress of Gilbert de Falaise, lord of Cany in Seine Inferieure in Normandy. They had two children, Henry (above) and Margaret. Manasser and his wife founded the Hospital of Maiden Bradley. He died about 1176.
[Reference: Pipe Rolls, 1176-7].
Manasser Biset's parentage is unknown but he had a brother, William Biset, to whom he gave the manor of East Bridgford, co. Nottingham."