Families of Mixed Origin

The Tudor Dynasty

The Mysterious Peverel Family

The Malpas Family (Cheshire)

The Herbert Family

The Welsh Walcot Family

The Shropshire Walcot Family
etc.
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Please see Darrell Wolcott: Welsh Origins of the Peverel Family; http://www.ancientwalesstudies.org/id50.html. (Steven Ferry, April 15, 2020.)

PDF doc of Devon from The Complete Peerage Posted in Sources. Relevant pages – 310-311.

Preface to FMG Post
Anyone hoping for a discovery showing that William 'the Bastard' fathered a daughter before he married Matilda, please.reconsider. :

1. Robert I, Duke of Normandy, left one male heir: William. William was a child when his father died.
2. William had guardian protectors who had been loyal to Duke Robert I. They kept William away from most Norman aristocrats who battled each other for control and status.
3. Many historians, past and present, agree that William the Conqueror was faithful to Matilda of Flanders, his wife, for life. Who among the aristocracy anywhere prized fidelity in the 11th century? With such greed among them, Ingelric may have been among them.
4. All legible 11th century manuscripts from Normandy were published long ago. It's fools gold to hope for new primary sourced information about William the Conqueror or Ingelric.
5. The year 2028 will mark c.1,000 years since William was born. 400 years ago, Sir WIlliam Dugdale researched multiple transcripts for his magnus opus Monasticon, He died in 1686.

Peverel Families of Hatfield, Essex and Nottingham

RANULF Peverel of Hatfield, Essex (? - after 1085). Domesday Book records “Ranulph Peverel” holding Ewelme in Oxfordshire; numerous properties in Essex[226].

m [INGELRICA, daughter of INGELRIC & his wife ---] (? - [1100]). Dugdale records that Ingelrica, wife of Ranulf Peverell "who had been mistress to King William the Conqueror…is stated to have founded…in the time of King William Rufus a college of secular canons dedicated to St Mary Magdalen" at Hatfield Peverell which she entered and stayed until her death "about the year 1100"[227]. He does not reproduce the primary source which provides the basis for this information. Eyton says that, according to Dugdale, her relationship with William (then Duke of Normandy) predated her marriage and that Duke William was the father of her son William Peverel[228]. The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified.
Ranulf & his wife had [three] children:

1. William Peverel (? - 28 Jan 1114).

• Orderic Vitalis records that William I King of England constructed “Snotingeham castrum” [Nottingham] and entrusted it to “Guillelmo Peverello”, dated to 1068[229].
• Domesday Book records “William Peverel” holding properties in Buckinghamshire; numerous properties in Northamptonshire; several properties in Derbyshire; numerous properties in Nottinghamshire[230].
• A charter of King Henry II records donations to York St Mary, including the donation of land “in Rudstan” by “Willielmus de Peverel”[231].
• “…Willelmo Peverello…” witnessed the charter dated Sep 1093 under which William II King of England donated property to Lincoln cathedral[232].
• Henry I King of England confirmed the donation of the church of Lenton to Cluny, by charter dated to [1103/14], which records “Willelmo Peverello cum uxore sua Adaleida et filio suo Willelmo” as founders of the church and is subscribed by “Mathildis regine, Willelmi Pevrelli de Notingaham, Adeline sue uxoris, Willelmi Pevrelli filii illorum, Ro[berti] comitis Mellentis, Gisleberti de Aquila…Roberti fratris Willelmi Pevrelli, Simonis comitis, Stephani comitis de Alber”[233].
• “Robertus de Laceio” founded Pontefract Priory, for the soul of “Hylberti patris mei et Hawisiæ matris meæ”, by undated charter witnessed by “W. Peverel…”[234].
• The Cartulary of the Priory of St James, Northampton records the death “V Kal Feb” of “Willi Peverell fundatoris”[235].

m Adeline, daughter of ---. Henry I King of England confirmed the donation of the church of Lenton to Cluny, by charter dated to [1103/14], which records “Willelmo Peverello cum uxore sua Adaleida et filio suo Willelmo” as founders of the church and is subscribed by “… Willelmi Pevrelli de Notingaham, Adeline sue uxoris, Willelmi Pevrelli filii illorum…”[236].

• “Willelmus Peverellus” donated land “juxta Picheseie” to Colchester St. John, with the advice of “matris mee A.”, by undated charter[237].
• The 1130 Pipe Roll records "Adeline mat[ri Will Peur] de Noting" in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire[238].
• The Cartulary of the Priory of St James, Northampton records the death “XIV Kal Feb” of “Adelyne uxis ei” (immediately after that of “Willi Peverell fundatoris”)[239].,,, [For the rest click the hyperlink above.]

Wikipedia "William Peverel" (the Elder)

William Peverel (c. 1050-c. 1115, also William de Peverel), was a Norman knight said to have fought at the Battle of Hastings.

William's mother seems to have been a Saxon named Maud, daughter of the noble Ingelric. She was married to one Ranulph Peverel, from whom William took his name. Historically, it had been claimed that he was actually the illegitimate son of William the Conqueror, but this cannot be supported by the historical record.

William married Adelina of Lancaster, who bore him a daughter Adeliza, born circa 1075, and a son, also named William, born circa 1080.

Whatever his paternity, William Peverel was a favourite of the Conqueror. He was greatly honoured after the Norman Conquest, receiving over a hundred holdings in central England from the king. In 1086, the Domesday Book records William as holding substantial land (162 lordships), collectively called the Honour of Peverel, in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, including Nottingham Castle.[2][3] He also built Peveril Castle, Castleton, Derbyshire.

Maud and Ranulph's known legitimate son, also Ranulph, was almost as well favoured by the king as William was. He was granted 64 manors in Nottingham, although these were later taken from his family by Henry II for their support of Stephen against the Empress Matilda. The baronial family of the Peverels descend from Ranulph, not William.

After his first wife had died, William's son, William Peverel the Younger, married Avice de Lancaster, daughter of Roger of Poitou, Earl of Lancaster.

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Lord of Nottingham William Peverel the Elder, who was a Norman, was not the illegitimate son of William the Conqueror (a claim appearing only in a late and untrustworthy source and should be rejected). There is no direct evidence of any relationship with Ranulph Peveral, but it is highly likely that they were related and possibly quite closely.

William was given custody of Nottingham Castle when it was built, and extensive possessions, afterwards known as the honor of Peverel, in 1068.

William married Adelina of Lancaster before 1075.

See "My Lines"

( http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html/p359.htm#i6790 )

from Compiler: R. B. Stewart, Evans, GA

( http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html/index.htm )

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William Peverell the Elder was probably the illegitimate son of William the Conqueror by a Saxon princess named Maud Ingelrica (daughter of the noble Ingelric) although this cannot be supported by historical records. Maud Ingelrica was later married to Ranulph Peverell, from whom William took his surname. Beryl Platts suggested that the Peverel family in Normandy derive in fact from Flanders. Maud and Ranulph's known legitimate son, Ranulph Peverel, was almost as well favoured by the king as was his uterine brother William Peverel and was granted 64 manors in Nottingham, although these were forfeited by his family to King Henry II for their support of King Stephen against the Empress Matilda. The baronial family of Peverel descends from Ranulph Peverel , not from William Peverel.

William Peverel was a favourite of William the Conqueror. He was greatly honoured after the Norman Conquest, and received as his reward over a hundred manors in central England from the king. In 1086, the Domesday Book records William as holding the substantial number of 162 manors, forming collectively the Honour of Peverel, in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, including Nottingham Castle. He also built Peveril Castle, Castleton and Codnor Castle in Derbyshire. William Peverel is amongst the people explicitly recorded in the Domesday Book as having built castles.

Gold In The Moat (Codnor Castle) | S15E01 | Time Team | World History Documentaries (YouTube)

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Haversham Manor

In 1086 it was assessed at 10 hides and was held by William Peverel himself. It was afterwards attached as one fee to his honour of Peverel, and so remained, the last mention of this overlordship occurring in 1525.

https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/bucks/vol4/pp366-372#fnn11

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William Peverel

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Peverel):

William Peverell (c. 1040-c. 1115, later Latinised to William de Peverel), was a Norman knight, and is shown in 'The Battle Abbey Roll' to have fought at the Battle of Hastings.

Biography

William Peverell the Elder was probably the illegitimate son of William the Conqueror and a Saxon princess named Maud Ingelrica (daughter of the noble Ingelric) although this cannot be supported by the historical record. Maud Ingelrica was later married to Ranulph Peverell, from whom William took his surname. William married Adelina of Lancaster, who bore him a daughter Adeliza, born circa 1075, and a son, also named William, born circa 1080.

Etymology

"Peverel" which comes from the Latin name "Piperellus" derived from the diminutive Latin "piper" which means "pepper". Starting from the Latin root "pǐpĕr" is the word "peivre" in Old Normand, also means "pepper", but there is also the form slang that means "angry, irascible, aggressive, atrabilarious, angry, fulminant, furious, fractious, anxious, irritable, stormy, touchy", which gave, the surnames following "Peiverel, Pevrel, Peivrel" (in French, this may give "Poivret and Poivrot"). [For more ample information, see Placenames]

J.R. Planché uses a different argument. To quote, "The name of Peverel ... was not derived from a fief or a locality ... the name was Peverell or Piperell, and in Domesday book we find it continually spelt "Piperellus-Terra Ranulphi Pipperelli." This, however, does not illustrate its derivation, and the detestable practice of latinising proper names only tends to confuse and mislead us, as they become in turn translated or corrupted till the original is either lost or rendered hopelessly inexplicable. It may be that like "Mesquin" lesser or junior, translated into Mischinus, and distorted into De Micenis, Peverel is the Norman form of Peuerellus, as we find it written in the Anglo-Norman Pipe and Plea Rolls. The u being pronounced v in Normandy, and Peuerellus being simply a misspelling of the Latin Puerulus, a boy or child, naturally applied to the son to distinguish him from his father. William Peverel was therefore, literally, boy or child William. We see in the instance of the descendants of Richard d'Avranches how "Mesquin," used to distinguish a younger son, became the name of a family, and so it may have been with Peverel, which, originally applied to William, was afterwards borne by so many of his relations in England."

Lands in England

Whatever his paternity, William Peverel was a favourite of the Conqueror. He was greatly honoured after the Norman Conquest, receiving over a hundred holdings in central England from the king. In 1086, the Domesday Book records William as holding substantial land (162 lordships), collectively called the Honour of Peverel, in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, including Nottingham Castle.[3] He also built Peveril Castle, Castleton, Derbyshire. Peverel is one of people explicitly recorded in the Domesday Book as having built castles.

Family

Maud and Ranulph's known legitimate son, also Ranulph, was almost as well favoured by the king as William was. He was granted 64 manors in Nottingham, although these were later taken from his family by Henry II for their support of Stephen against the Empress Matilda. The baronial family of the Peverels descend from Ranulph, not William.
After his first wife had died, William's son, William Peverel the Younger, married Avice de Lancaster, daughter of Roger of Poitou, Earl of Lancaster. Beryl Platts has suggested that the Peverels in Normandy derive in fact from Flanders.

Placenames

The Peverell name was later spelled "Peverel", and it appears in both forms in town names across England, e.g., Peverell, Sampford Peverell, Hatfield Peverel, etc.
The name is also known in the Isle of Man as "Peveril", e.g. Peveril Avenue / Road / Terrace, Peel, and Peveril Hotel / Buildings / Road / Square / Street / Street Lane / Terrace, Douglas. This association derives from Sir Walter Scott's novel "Peveril of the Peak" (1822) in which the character Fenella (Manx Gaelic female name meaning 'white shoulder, Irish "fionnghuala") features, as part of the story centres around Peel Castle, Peel, Isle of Man. The names "Peveril" and "Fenella" have also been used on freight and passenger steamers of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Co. Ltd. (George Broderick, Mannheim).

References

^ See, e.g., The Complete Peerage, Vol IV, App. I, pp 761–770, "Peverel Family"
^ http://patp.us/genealogy/conq/peverel.aspx ^ A description of holdings in Derbyshire, from the Domesday Book

› uploads › dlhs-newsletter-september-2021.pdf Duston Local History Society Newsletter (Issue 16, Sep 2021) "Ashtrees House, Duston", Part III

A local history of Duston, Northampton (http://www.duston.org.uk/peverel.htm). ^ Harfield 1991, p. 391 ^ A history of Langar Hall (http://www.baronage.co.uk/langar/langar-1.html) Bibliography Harfield, C. G. (1991), "A Hand-list of Castles Recorded in the Domesday Book", English Historical Review 106: 371–392

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UK Genealogy Archives "Duston, Northamptonshire"

"Some remains exist of an Augustinian monastery, founded in the 12th century by William Peverell, and styled St James' Abbey. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Peterborough."

'Duston', in An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire, Volume 5, Archaeology and Churches in Northampton (London, 1985), pp. 249-266. British History Online Duston

"8) Site of Augustinian Abbey (probably centred on c. SP 736607), lies to the S. of Weedon Road on Northampton Sands at around 67 m. above OD. A house of Augustinian canons, dedicated to St. James, was founded in the first half of the 12th century by William Peverel. The house was probably originally a priory and subsequently achieved abbey status, for Ralph, who occurs as abbot in 1158 and died in 1177, is referred to on several occasions as the first 'abbot' of St. James (Serjeantson 1905–6b, 244). The canons moved from perhaps initial temporary accommodation into new buildings, including the church, in 1173. The abbey was well endowed, with property in some 60 Northamptonshire parishes in addition to rents in Rutland, Bedfordshire, Leicestershire and at Charing Cross in London. The abbey was suppressed in 1538 when the estate was granted to Nicholas Giffard (Serjeantson 1905–6b)."

The Perverels William in:
Godfrey, John Thomas. 1884. The History of the Parish and Priory of Lenton in the County of Nottingham. London: Bemrose & Sons. pp. 18-28, 65, 387.