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Birth:          ABT 1050 
Death:          AFT 1110 

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Devereux
William Devereux was an Anglo-Norman nobleman living during the reigns of kings 
William I, William II, and Henry I of England. The Devereux, along with the 
Baskervilles and Pichards, were prominent knightly families along the Welsh marches 
at the beginning of the twelfth century, and linked to the Braose and Lacy lordships of 
the region.[1] William Devereux's descendants would later give rise to the Devereux 
family of Hereford, and the Devereux Viscounts of Hereford and Earls of Essex.
Career[edit]

William was the son of William d'Évreux by a second unnamed wife.[2][3] There are 
indications he fought at Hastings as he was rewarded with lands along the Welsh 
Marches in Herefordshire and Gloucester that he held in 1086.[4] Lyonshall Castle was 
constructed at the direction of his overlord, Roger de Lacy during the late 11th 
century. When de Lacy was exiled in 1095 the castle came under more direct control 
of the Devereux family, and eventually they became its chief lords.[5]

William Devereux was a benefactor of the Abbey at Gloucester (Church of St. Peter in 
Gloucester). In 1086 William the Conqueror issued a charter to the abbey confirming 
the land it possessed, and William Devereux was identified as giving 1 hide of land.[6] 
During the time of King William Rufus in 1096 he was identified as granting a hide in 
Herefordshire, and two tenths (duas decimas) from 'Leech and Hadrop'.[7] A list of 
donations to the abbey showed William Devereux giving one hide of land in 
Jerchenfeld, Westone, and tithes from Haythrop, in the time of Abbot Serlo (1072 to 
1104).[8][9] Other sources indicate he confirmed the grant of a hide in Herefordshire 
to St. Peter’s Abbey at Gloucester in the tenth year of Henry I (1110).[10][11] During 
the time of Abbot William (1113 to 1130) a woman named Hawise, identified as the 
widow of William Devereux, appeared on a list of donations as giving the land called 
Hyde, and that Walter de Lacy had given this to her upon her marriage.[12] The gift of 
William Devereux of one hide of land to the abbey was confirmed again by King 
Stephen in 1138,[13] the Archbishop of Canterbury between 1139 and 1148,[14] and 
King Henry II about 1174.[15]

William Devereux witnessed an undated grant by William de Hussemain of a tenement 
in the manor of Castle Frome, Herefordshire, to Walter de Longchamp. Another witness 
to this document, Baldwyn de Boulers, was married by 1102, and signed a charter of 
Henry I to Shrewsbury Abbey in 1121.[16]

Family[edit]

William married Hawise de Lacy,[17] daughter of Walter de Lacy.[18] This marriage 
occurred after 1066 as her dowry included post-conquest land grants. They had 
issue:[19][a][b]
Walter Devereux, Lord of Lyonshall,[7][17][20][c] and a benefactor to Brecnock priory 
temp. Henry I[21]
Robert Devereux, a benefactor to Brecnock priory temp. Henry I[21][22]

Domesday Landholdings[edit]

According to the Domesday Book, William Devereux held the following lands valued at 
about £16 in 1086 under the Tenant-in-chief Roger de Lacy:[4]

Parents
D'EVREUX William (ABT  995 - )
----- ----- ()

Siblings
D'EVEREUX William (ABT 1050 - AFT 1110)

Marriage To DE LACY Hawise (ABT 1065 - )
    m.  

Notes

Parents
DE LACY Walter (ABT 1035 - 27 Mar 1085)
----- Emma or Emmelina ()

Children by DE LACY Hawise ABT 1065 - 
D'EVEREUX Walter (ABT 1080 - )

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