NEWLIN LINE - 23rd ggrandfather
!Acquired the Barony of Dudley, in Staffordshire, by marrying Hawyse, sister and heir of Gervase Paganell. Their great-great-grandson, Sir John de Somerie who had summons to Parliament from 10th Mar 1308 to 14 Mar 1322, died in 1322 and his castles and lands devolved upon his sisters as coheirs, Margaret, the elder, married to John de Sutton, had the castles of Dudley and Joane, the younger, wife of Thomas Botetourt, had Rowley Somery, co. Stafford. [Roll of Battle Abbey, p. 97]
Son of Roger de Somery and Christina; m. Hawise Paynell; father of Ralph and Roger; d. bef 1193. [GRS 3.03, Automated Archives, CD#100]
b.c. 1125, d. bef 1195; m. Hawise de Paynel; father of Ralph de Somery, Baron of Dudley who m. Margaret FitzGilbert Marshall. [Jim Weber@nwintl.com, 23 Feb 2002]
b.1120, d. 1210; m. Hawise de Pagnell; father of:
1. Ralph who m. Margaret Fitzgilbert
2. Hawise who m. Adam ap Cynhaethwy
[Kirk Larson <larsonk@earthlink.net, 23 Sep 2003]