Humphrey II the Great de Bohun 
Humphrey II the Great was born after 1045 in Gloucester,England.1 Humphrey II the Great's father was Humphrey I with the Beard de Bohun. His paternal grandparents were Richard II de Meri and Billeheude de St. Saveur. He had three brothers and a sister, named Richard, Robert, Enguerran and daughter. He died about 1129 in of Wiltshire,England.1 General Notes
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Excerpted from Les Seigneurs de Bohon by Jean LeMelletier, Coutances:
Arnaud-Bellee, 1978: .The sources for this branch of the Bohons, earls of Hereford, Essex, and Northampton, are all English. The name Bohon was changed to Boun, Boon, Bowne, etc. It was later considered to signify master or boss. Humfridus, Onfroi, and Honfroy are translated as Humphrey. The frequent repetition of the first name Humphrey causes a lot of confusion. The English begin their line with the first Humphrey born in Great Britain, who is our Humphrey II. Humphrey II, known as Humphrey the Magnificent or Humphrey the Great, benefitted from the favor of King William Rufus (son of William the Conqueror). His signature is on a number of papers of Henry I. Thus we can follow him around England (1103-1109), then in Normandy at Avranches (1113) and Rouen (1119), then in England (1121), back to Rouen (1125), and back to England (1128). Humphrey II gave the church of Bishop Street in Salisbury (Wiltshire) to the Lewes Abbey (next to Newhaven) and the church of Cheleworth to the St. Dennis priory (Southampton). He was a witness at the founding of Savigney Abbey by Ralph de Fougeres. Humphrey married Maud (Mathilda or Mahaut, who died 1142), daughter of Edward de Salisbury, between 1087 and 1100. The dowry gave him important estates in the Wiltshire area and the barony of Trowbridge. This was the first of a series of marriages which benefitted the Bohons. They had a daughter, Maud, and a son, Humphrey III. Humphrey II died around 1129.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b. in of St. Come du Mont,Normandy?
- b. in of St. Come du Mont,Normandy?
- d.< 1060
- b.BET 1000 AND 1020 in Normandy,France d.BET 1080 AND 1093
- b.~ 0911
- b.~ 0950 d.~ 1014
- b.0998 d.1045
- d.< 1060
- b.> 1045 in Gloucester,England d.~ 1129 in of Wiltshire,England
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‌Humphrey II the Great and Mahaut de Salisbury were married in a religious ceremony.1 They had a son and a daughter, named Sir Humphry III, Dapifer to Henry I and Maud.
Family Notes
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Excerpted from Les Seigneurs de Bohon by Jean LeMelletier, Coutances:
Arnaud-Bellee, 1978: Humphrey married Maud (Mathilda or Mahaut, who died 1142), daughter of Edward de Salisbury, between 1087 and 1100. The dowry gave him important estates in the Wiltshire area and the barony of Trowbridge. This was the first of a series of marriages which benefitted the Bohons. They had a daughter, Maud, and a son, Humphrey III.
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Children
Sir Humphry III, Dapifer to Henry I de Bohun
Sir Humphry III, Dapifer to Henry I was born in 1109.2 He died at the age of 78 on April 6th, 1187.2
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