General Notes

Note:
He [William FitzPatrick] married Eleanor, widow of Gilber
t CRESPIN, lord of TILLIÈRES (died on crusade, 1190), relic
t of William PAYNEL of Hambye (died 1184), and daughter o
f Robert DE VITRÉ, by Emma, daughter of Alan DE DINAN. He d
ied (? in
Normandy) 1196, and was buried at Bradenstoke. His widow ma
rried, 4thly, Gilbert DE MALESMAINS, who in 1198, and later
, was holding in her right both her inheritance and her dow
er. In 1205 he appears to have adhered to France, while the
Countess was permitted peaceful enjoyment of her lands in E
ngland. She died between 31 May 1232 and 12 August 1233, an
d was buried in the Abbey of Mondaye, near Bayeux, of whic
h she was a benefactress. [Complete Peerage XI:378-9,
Note:
. . . William Paynel and Eleanor his wife gave their moiet
y of the church of Ryes to the abbey of Longues in the Bess
in [Their gift was confirmed by Henry II, 1185-89 - Delisl
e and Berger, Recueil des Actes de Henri II, ii, no. 757]
. Eleanor
married secondly, Gilbert de Tillieres who died in the Hol
y Land in 1190, leaving issue; thirdly William of Salisbur
y who died in 1196, leaving an only daughter; and fourthl
y Gilbert Malmains; she died 1231-33 and was buried in th
e abbey of
Mondaye near Bayeux [Rot. Scacc. Norm. ii, p. xlivn where t
here is a long note on Eleanor and her connections. See als
o F.M.Powicke, Loss of Normandy, p.516.]" . . .
Note:
Eleanor de Vitre had a son and two daughters by Gilbert d
e Tillieres - Gilbert VI, who died s.p., Juliana and Joan
. Juliana married Baldwin Rastel and became Lady of Tillier
es on her brother's death. Juliane left a daughter Hilari
a who was
married to Sir James de Bovelingham who became lord of Till
ieres in her right. They appear not to have issue. Eleano
r de Vitry made a donation for her daughter Juliana's sou
l at the abbey of St Martin at Mondaye. Joan, the younger d
aughter,
married Thomas Malmains (Eleanor de Vitre's stepson by he
r fourth husband). King John granted the manor of Burton La
timer to Thomas Malmains in the right of Joan his wife on 2
9 Aug 1216 [Rot. Pat. ed. T.D Hardy 1835 p.195 ; M. Jackso
n Crispin,
Falaise Roll, p.188 ; VCH Northants, v.3, p.181/182.]