General Notes

REFN: 11363AN
In 1172 William de Tresgot owed the service of one and a half knights in t
he Cotentin. He was succeeded by Robert de Tresgoz, probably his son, w
ho was bailiff of the Cotentin in 1195 and under John, and who held lan
ds in many English counties. Robert adhered to John and lost his lan
ds in Normandy; and in the Registers of Philip Augustus there is the ent
ry "Feodum de Tresgoz quod dominus rex tenet per escaetam debet servici
um unius militis et dimidium." By as charter dated at Paris in Nov, 1218 P
hilip Augustus gave to Miles de Levis the usufruct of the land which Robe
rt de Tregots had possessed at Tregots, Favarches, and St-Romphaire. Favar
ches is the next commune to Troisgots, and St-Romphaire is close by. The
re was a castle at Troisgots, described by Gerville.
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ROBERT DE TREGOZ was probably the son of William DE TREGOZ (who owed the s
ervice of 1½ knights in the Cotentin in 1172), and may also have been t
he man of that name who was a partisan of the young King Henry (eldest s
on of Henry II) in 1173 and attested his charters in 1175. [Complete Peera
ge XII/2:17-8, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]
Note: CP does not indicate any parents for William, father of Robert de Tr
egoz of Ewyas. However the line by Dave Utzinger indicates that William w
as the son of "Le Sire de Tregoz" who fought at the Battle of Hastings. Cl
early Robert, being born around 1169 or not more than a decade before, wou
ld not be the grandson of a man born before 1047 (in order to fight in 106
6), but he might be the great grandson. Therefore I am making William a s
on of William, son of "Le Sire de Tregoz".