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Birth:          ABT 1112 Topcliffe, Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
Death:          AFT 1174 Sallay, Craven, Yorkshire, England

Notes
dies in 1174 and is son of William de Percy and Alice de Ros, and is Lord of Topcliffe 
in Yorkshire
d abt 1174/5
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jweber&id=I04911
WILLIAM DE PERCY, son and heir [of Alan de Percy]. In February 1136 King Stephen 
confirmed to Whitby Abbey gifts made by him, his father, and his grandfather; and he 
attended the King's Court at Easter. In 1138 he was among the Yorkshire Barons who 
fought for Stephen at the battle of the Standard. He witnessed the confirmation-
charters of Henry II to Nostell Priory ante July 1157, and to Whitby Abbey. In 1166 he 
made a return of 28 fees of old feoffment, and a fraction over 8 fees of new feoffment; 
and he held 4 fees of the Bishop of Durham in Yorks. He also held 1/2 knight's fee of 
the honor of Richmond. From the terms of a fine made in 1218 between his grandson 
Richard de Percy and his great-grandson William it appears that he had an inheritance 
in Normandy. He was the founder of Sallay Abbey, 6 January 1147/8, on a site given 
by him, and to which he gave several lands of the Percy fee in Craven; and he was 
probably the founder of Stainfield Priory, Lincs. He was a benefactor of Byland and 
Fountains Abbeys, and of Markby and Slxle Priories, Lincs; and he gave the church of 
Topcliffe to St. Peter's, York, for the work of repair and building.

He married, 1stly, before 1136, Alice DE TONBRIDGE, who was living in 1148; and, 
2ndly, circa 1166, Sibyl DE VALOGNES, widow of Robert DE Ros (of Helmsley). He 
was living in the year ending at Michaelmas 1170, and probably in that beginning at 
Michaelmas 1174, and he died s.p.m.s., before Easter 1175. He was buried at 
Fountains Abbey. His widow, who had dower in Leconfield and Nafferton, married, 
3rdly, circa 1182, Ralph D'AUBIGNY. He died before Michaelmas 1192. She was living 
in 1212; and was buried at Nun Appleton PrIory. [Complete Peerage X:440-3, 
transcribed by Dave Utzinger]

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William; fought on King Stephen's side at the Battle of the Standard 1138 against the 
invading Scots under David I; founded Sallay Abbey Jan 1147/8, having presented 
the Abbey with lands for its upkeep and a site for its physical construction; probably 
founded also Stainfield Priory, Lincs, and made gifts to Byland and Fountains Abbeys, 
at the latter of which he was later buried; married 1st Alice or Adelaide de Tonbridge 
(died between 1148 and c1166), probably daughter of Richard FitzGilbert de (Lord of) 
Clare by Alice, sister of Ranulph, Earl of Chester; married 2nd c1166, as her 2nd of 
three husbands, Sibyl de Vaognes (died in or after 1212), widow of Robert de Ros, 
and dspml by Easter 1175. [Burke's Peerage]

Parents
DE PERCY Allan (Algernon) (ABT 1067 - BEF Dec 1135)
DE GAUNT (GANT) Emma (ABT 1071 - BEF 1135)

Siblings
DE PERCY William (ABT 1112 - AFT 1174)

Marriage To ----- ----- ()
    m.  

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Children by ----- ----- 
DE PERCY Emma (ABT 1140 - )

Marriage To DE TUNBRIDGE (CLARE) Alice (Adeliza) (1115 - 1148)
    m.  

Notes

Parents
DE CLARE Richard Fitz Gilbert (ABT 1084 - 15 Apr 1136)
LE MESCHIN Alice (Adeliza) (ABT 1094 - AFT 1142)

Children by DE TUNBRIDGE (CLARE) Alice (Adeliza) 1115 - 1148
DE PERCY Agnes (1134 - 1203)

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