Gifford

1. Jane (Joan) Gifford: Born about 1529, of Halsbury, Devonshire, England; Died 16 April 1596; Married Amyas (Amias) Chichester: Born 1527, of Arlington, Devonshire, England; Died 4 Jul 1577. (See Chichester, 131)

2. Roger Gifford: Born about 1475/1500, of Brightley, Devon, England; Died 1 May 1547; Married Margaret Cobley: Born about 1490, of Brightley, Devonshire, England; Died 25 December 1547. (See Kings of England, 240)

3. Thomas Gifford: Born 1437, of Halsbury, Devonshire, England; Died 17 March 1532/1533; Married Anna Coryton: Born 1441, of Newton, Cornwall, England.

Anna's Father--

• I. John Coryton: Born about 1411, Newton Parish, Quethiock, Cornwall, England.

Thomas' Father--

4. John Gifford Sr.: Born 1399, Halsbury, Devonshire, England; Died 1491; Married about 1430; Joan Dabernon: Born about 1439, of Donyland, Essex, England. (See Dabernon, 219)

5. Thomas Giffard: Born about 1367, of Halsbury, Devonshire, England; Married about 1398; Wilmot Knight: Born about 1371, of Halsbury, Devonshire, England.

6. John Giffard: Born about 1335, of Halsbury, Devonshire, England; Marriedabout 1366; Joan Deuclive: Born about 1339, of Halsbury, Devonshire, England.

Joan's Father--

• I. Richard Deuclive: Born about 1309, of Halsbury, Devonshire, England.

John's Parents--

7. Walter Gifford: Born 1303, of Halsbury, Devonshire, England; Married about 1334; Isabell (Giffard): Born about 1307, of Halsbury, Devonshire, England.

8. John Giffard: Born about 1281, of Halsbury, Devonshire, England: Married anbout 1302; Sybel (Giffard): Born about 1285, of Halsbury, Devonshire, England.

9. Baldwin Gifford: Born 1260, of Halsbury, Devonshire, England; Married about 1280; Joan (Gifford): Born about 1264, of Halsbury, Devonshire, England.

10. Bartholomew Gifford: Born 1228, of Halsbury, Devonshire, England; Died 1314; Married 1259; Joan De Halsbury: Born about 1232, of Halsbury, Devonshire, England; Died 1314.

Joan's Father--

• I. Peter De Halsbury: Born about 1206.

Bartholomew's Parents--

11. William Gifford: Born 1192, Awlescombe, Devonshire, England; Married about 1223; Mrs. William Gifford: Born about 1196, of Halsbury, Devonshire, England.

12. Roger Gifford: Born 1154, Awlescombe, Devonshire, England; Died after 1243; Married about 1185; Anne Brewer: Born about 1158, of Buckland, Brewer, Devonshire, England.

Anne's Father--

• I. William Brewer: Born about 1128, Buckland, Brewer, Devonshire, England. It is likely that the Brewers are related to the Briweres listed later, though no specific link can be made between these Brewers and those Briweres.

Roger's Parents--

13. Gervaise Gifford: Born 1122, of Whitchurch, Dorset, England; Married about 1153; Mrs. Gervaise Gifford: Born about 1126, of Awliscombe, Devonshire, England.

14. Robert Gifford: Born about 1096, of Whitchurch, England.

15. Earl Ralph De Tellieres: Born about 1058; Married Ronais Fitz Richard: Born about 1060, of Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England.

Ronais' Parents--

16. Richard "De Tonbridge" Fitz Gilbert, De Clare, Lord de Bienfaite and Orbec: Born about 1024, of Bienfaite, Normandy, France; Died about 1090, St Neots, Huntingdonshire, England; Married about 1054, in England; Rohese Giffard: Born 1034, Longueville, Normandy, France; Died after 1133. After his father was murdered he and his brother, Baldwin Fitz Gilbert, took refuge at the court of the Count of Flanders. William Duke of Normandy (later King William I of England) afterwards restored to Richard the lordships of Bienfaite and Orbec, a portion of his father's lands. Richard was the founder of the house of Clare. It was probably in 1070 that, with his brother, he witnessed a charter of William of Salisbury. Richard was one of the Norman lords who accompanied William in his conquest of England. On Duke William's departure from Normandy he was appointed, with William of Warrenne, chief justiciar (or regent), and in that capacity took a leading part in the suppression of the revolt of 1075. He is further found in attendance on the King at Berkley at Christmas 1080, and again with his brother, at Winchester in 1081. The date of his death is somewhat uncertain. Ordericus alludes to him as lately dead in 1091, yet apparently implies that at this very time he was captured at the siege of Courcy. From Domesday we learn that he received in England some hundred and seventy lordships, of which ninety-five were in Suffolk, attached to his castle of Clare. The remainder were distributed trhroughout England. He was recorded in possession of 38 lordships in Surrey, 35 in Essex, 3 in Cambridgeshire, and some others in Devonshire and Wiltshire. In Kent he held another stronghold, the castle of Tunbridge, with its appendant Lowy (Lega), of which the continuator of William of Jumienges asserts that he received it in exchange for his claim on his father's comte of Brionne, while the Tintern Geneologia states that he obtained it by exchange from the see of Canterbury, which is confirmed by the fact that, in later days, it is claimed by Becket as having been wrongly alienated, and homage for its tenure exacted from the earls. By stapleton and Ormerod it has been held that he received the lordship of Chepstow as an escheat in 1075, but for this there is no foundation. The abbey of Bec received from him a cell, afterwards an alien priory, at Tooting. Richard died as a result of a skirmish with the Welsh.

Rohese held, by her own right, lands at St. Neots at the time of Domesday. Here she founded a religious house, where her husband is said to have been buried. She was still living as his widow in 1113 and is commonly, but wrongly, said to have married her son-in-law Eudes the Sewer (Eudo "Le Dapifer" De Rie)

Richard's Parents, Grandfather and Great-Grandparents--

• I. Gilbert "Crispin", Count of Brionne: Born about 1000, of Normandy, France; Married England? Gunnora De Anjou: Born about 984, of France. Murdered by the sons of Giroie.
  • A. Geoffrey, Count D'Eu and Brionne: Born about 953, of Brionne, Normandy, France.
    • i. Richard I "the Fearless" Duke of Normandy: Born 28 August 933, of Normandy, France; Died 20 November 996, Fecamp, Seine-Inferieure, France; Had issue with a concubine: Born about 935, of Normandy, France. (See Kings of England, 255)

Rohese's Parents--

17. Walter Giffard the Elder, first Earl of Bukingham, Lord of Longueville: Born about 1010, of Longueville, Normandy, France; Died 1102, France; Married about 1025, France?; Agnes Ermentrude Fleitel: Born about 1014, of Longueville, Normandy, France; Died France. Walter was distinguished for gallant action at the Battle of Hastings. He also is responsible in part, for makeing the General Survey of England. At the time of this survey he was recorded as holding one hundred and seven lordships in England. He was the commander of the army of King William II Rufus, in Normandy, in 1089. In 1102, the last year of his life, he sided with Robert Curthose against King Henry I.

Agnes' Parents--

• I. Gerald Flaitel: Born about 985, of Longueville, Normandy, France.

Walter's Parents--

18. Lord Osbern De Bolebec: Born about 970/980, of Longueville, Normandy, France; Died 1063, France; Married about 1001, France?; Avelina (Aveline) De Crepon: Born about 974, of Longueville, Normandy, France; Died France.

Avelina's Father--

19. Herbastus De Crepon: Born about 911, of Normandy, France.