William De Vescy 
William was born in Knaresborough Castle, Yorkshire, England. William's father was Eustace FitzJohn and his mother was Beatrix de Vascy. His paternal grandparents were John "One Eye" Monoculus and Cecily (?); his maternal grandparents were Yves De Vescy and Alda Tyson. He was an only child. He died before September 1183 in Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, England. He was buried in Alnwick Abbey, Northumberland, England.General Notes
William De Vescy, son and heir, by 1st wife, adopted his mother's name of Vescy, by which he and his successors were known.
At the inquest of 1166 his carta showed that his tenants held of him 26 knights' fees, plus one third and one seventh of a feww. When William the Lion invaded Northern England in 1174 and laid siege to De Vescy's own castle of Alnwick, he was one of those who, after a forced march, raised the siege, 13 July, and took the Scottish King prisoner. On 16 March 1176-77, when Henry II arbitrated between the Kings of Castile and Navarre, he was among the witnesses of the award. He was a benefactor of many religious houses.
Having taken the habit of a monk at Alnwick Abbey, he died shortly before Michaelmas 1183 and was buried near the door of the Chapter House there. His widow, who was living in 1185, was buried with him. (Complete Peerage XII/2:274-5, transcribed by Dave Utzinger) - fr Arthur E Turner-Thomas tree at Ancestry.com
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1025 in Vains, Manche, Normandy d.< 1061
- b.< 1056 in Vains, Manche, Normandy d.1138 in Saxlingham, Norfolk, England
- b.~ 1083 in Knaresborough Castle, Yorkshire, England d.03 Jul 1157 in Battle of Basingwerk, Flintshire, Wales
- b.~ 0950 in Mormoutier, France d.12 MAR 994/95
- b.BET 983 AND 990 in Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, Beauce/Centre, France d.15 Nov 1037 in Battle of Bar-le-Duc, Blois, Loiret-Cher, Orleanais, Centre, France
- b.~ 0967 in Bourgogne, France d.1017 in Blois, Loiret-Cher, Orleanais, Centre, France
- b.~ 1010 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, France d.1089 in Tours, France
- b.BET 963 AND 971 in Clermont, Auvergne, France d.< 1032
- b.BET 990 AND 992 in Auvergne, France d.10 MAR 1039/40 in Blois, Champagne, France
- b.~ 0938 in Arles, France d.0994
- b.~ 1065 in Normandy, France d.UNKNOWN
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- b.BET 1115 AND 1125 in Knaresborough Castle, Yorkshire, England d.<Sep 1183 in Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, England
- b.~ 1040 in Normandy, France d.UNKNOWN
- b.~ 1065 in Normandy, France d.1134
- b.~ 1090 in Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, Egland d.< 1128 in in childbirth
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- b.~ 1035 in Northumberland, Egland d.1066 in Battle of Hastings
- b.BET 1050 AND 1055 in Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, Egland d.UNKNOWN in Malton, North Riding, Yorkshire, England
- b.BET 1030 AND 1038 in England d.UNKNOWN
- b.~ 1075 in Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, Egland d.UNKNOWN
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‌William and Burga were married in a religious ceremony before 1169. They had two sons and a daughter, named Eustace, Warine and Maud.
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