William De Percy 
William was born in 1185 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England. William's father was Henry De Percy and his mother was Isabel De Brus. His paternal grandparents were Joscelyn De Louvain Brabant and Agnes De Percy; his maternal grandfather was Adam De Brus and his maternal grandmother is Joanna De Meschines. He had a brother named Henry. He was the younger of the two children. He died at the age of 60 in 1245.General Notes
REFN: 3971AN
Alias:<ALIA> Baron /Percy/
REFN: P3972
His descendants held the whole fief of Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England and b
ecame the Dukes of Northumberland.
Cokayne's Complete Peerage in Dave's Database.
Dave's Database. Utzinger, Dave, Rootsweb's WorldConnect, World Wide We
b: Available: [Online]: (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?
db=utzing) [30 August 2002].
WILLIAM DE PERCY, son and heir of Henry DE PERCY, by his wife, Isabel DE B
RUS, a minor at his father's death, was in the custody of William Briwe
re from 3 April 1200. He was still under age at
Trinity Term 1212, but attained full age before Trinity Term 1214. He inhe
rited the honor of Petworth, which had been held by his father, but he obt
ained possession of a moiety only of the Percy barony, approximately the m
oiety held by Maud, Countess of Warwick, the moiety held by Agnes his gran
dmother passing to his uncle Richard. In 1214 he proceeded to Poitou on t
he King's service, and in 1221 served with the Knig, at Biham. In 12
24 he was excused scutage for the army of Wales for his good servlce; a
nd was granted a market at his manor of Spofforth until the King attain
ed full age. He served in the King's French expedition in 1230. In 12
41 he was one of four commissioners to survey the Royal castles in York
s, and was summoned to Chester for military service. He confirmed his ance
stors' gifts to Fountains, Sallay, and Durford Abbeys; and was a benefact
or of Coverham Abbey, Stainfield, Healaugh Park, and Shulbrede Priories, a
nd Sandown Hospital. He married, 1stly, Joan, one of the 5 daughters of h
is guardian Sir William BRIWERE, by his wife, Beatrice DE VALLE or VAUX, a
nd sister of William Briwere the younger, of whose inheritance her 5 daugh
ters by William de Percy were among the coheirs. She died before 12 June 1
233, and was buried at Sandown Hospital, Surrey. He married, 2ndly, Elle
n, daughter of Ingram DE BALLIOL, by his wife, the daughter and heir of Wa
lter DE BERKELEY, of Red Castle, co. Forfar, Chamberlain of Scotland. S
he brought in marriage Dalton (Percy), co. Durham. He died, before 28 Ju
ly 1245 and was probably buried at Sallay Abbey. His widow, whose dower w
as ordered to be assigned 19 August and 29 October 1245, died shortly befo
re 22 November 1281. [CP 10:452-5]
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 1030
- b.~ 1060 in Lorraine Infeerie, Flanders d.25 Jan 1140 in Jerusalem, Palestine
- b.~ 1038
- b.1110 in North Riding, Yorkshire, England d.1168 in Egmanton, Nottinghamshire, England
- b.~ 1083 in Namur, Flanders d.~ 1131
- b.~ 1161 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England d.<29 Sep 1198 in Petworth, England
- b.~ 1067 in Percy-en-Auge, Calvados, Normandy, France d.<Dec 1135 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England
- b.1092 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England
- b.~ 1075 in Alost, Flanders d.1135 in Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England
- b.1112 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England d.1168 in Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England
- b.~ 1057 in Normandy, France
- b.~ 1094 in Helmsley Castle, Holderness, Yorkshire, England
- b.~ 1135 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England d.1204
- b.~ 1066 in Clare, Suffolk, England d.~ 1116 in St Noets, England
- b.1084 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England d.15 Apr 1136 in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales
- b.~ 1068 in Northhampton, England d.> 1117
- b.1115 in Tunbridge Castle, Tunbridge, Kent, England
- b.~ 1070 in Briquessart, Bayeux, Normandy, France d.Jan 1129 in St Weburg's, Chester, England
- b.~ 1098 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
- b.~ 1070 in Crowland & Spalding, Lincolnshire, England d.1140
- b.1185 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England d.1245
- b.~ 1051 in Bruis, Normandy, France d.1080
- b.1071 in Yorkshire, England d.11 May 1141 in Skelton Castle, Yorkshire, England
- b.~ 1050 in Normandy, France
- b.~ 1099 in Skelton, Yorkshire, England d.1143 in Skelton Castle, Yorkshire, England
- b.1060 in Dudley, Worchester, England
- b.~ 1087 in Dudley Castle, Warwickshire, England d. in Skelton Castle, Yorkshire, England
- b.1070 in Dudley, England
- b.1143 in Skelton Castle, Yorkshire, England d.11 May 1196 in Skelton Castle, Yorkshire, England
- b.~ 1059 in Areques-la-Bataille, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France d.1116 in Thorp Arch, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
- b.1090 in Newton Kyme, Yorkshire, England d.~ 1154
- b.1116 in Thorp Arch, Yorkshire, England d.1206
- b.~ 1092 in Yorkshire, England
- b.1160 in Skelton, Yorkshire, England d.1230
- b.~ 1043 in Bayeaux, Calvados, Normandy, France d.>Apr 1089 in Cumberland, England
- b.~ 1070 in Briquessart, Bayeux, Normandy, France d.Jan 1129 in St Weburg's, Chester, England
- b.~ 1048 in Avranches, Manche, Normandy, France
- b.1099 in Castle of Gernon, Normandy, France d.16 Dec 1153 in St Werberg, Chester, England
- b.~ 1020 in Conventry, Lincolnshire, England d.< 1079 in Buckinghamshire, England
- b.~ 1070 in Crowland & Spalding, Lincolnshire, England d.1140
- b.~ 1040 in Granville, Normandy, France
- b.1142 in Chester, Chestershire, England
- b.Sep 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England d.01 Dec 1136 in St Denis-Ie-Fermont, Normandy, France
- b.1090 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England d.31 Oct 1147 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
- b.1077 in Alcester, Warwickshire, England d.1157
- b.~ 1112 in Bristol Castle, Gloucestershire, England d.29 Jul 1189 in Chester, England
- b.~ 1037 in Calvedos, Normandy, France d.Mar 1107 in England
- b.~ 1090 in Gloucestershire, England d.1157 in Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France
- b.~ 1059 in Montgomery, Normandy, France
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They had a daughter named Anastasia.
Family Notes
REFNMR7125
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Children
Anastasia De Percy
Anastasia was born about 1216 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England. She died in Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England.
They had seven sons named Ingelram, Alan, Walter, William, Josceline, Geoffrey and Henry I.
Family Notes
REFNMR3229
REFNM18113
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Children
Henry I De Percy
Henry I was born in 1235 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England. He died at the age of 37 on August 29th, 1272 in Sallay, Craven, Yorkshire, England.
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