Sir William de Montfitchet Lord of Stanstead Mountfitchet1

M, b. circa 1085, d. after 25 July 1135
Montfitchet Castle
     William de was born circa 1085 in Stansted Mountfitchet, County Essex, England, at Montfitchet Castle. William was the son of Robert Geron. Upon becoming the heir, William took on the surname of Montfitchet and the family retained the name from that time forward.2 William married Margaret de Clare, daughter of Gilbert fitz Richard de Clare and Adelize de Creil de Clermont, circa 1108. William founded a Cistercian monastery in 1135 at Stratford Langthorne. In a charter dated 25 July of that year, William granted the monks all his lordship of (West) Ham, 11 acres of meadow, two mills by the causeway of Stratford, his wood of Buckhurst and the tithe of his pannage. The abbey was dedicated in honour of St Mary and is sometimes referred to as the Abbey of St Mary's Stratford Langthorne.3 William departed this life after 25 July 1135 in Stansted Mountfitchet, County Essex, England, at Montfitchet Castle.

Family

Margaret de Clare b. 1090

Citations

  1. [S825] Montfitchet Castle - Castle History, The time of Robert Gernon's death is unknown. William, his son and heir, dropped the name of Gernon and took the name of Montfitchet, which was used thereafter by his descendants. William founded the Abbey of Stratford Langthorne in West Ham. Of William's son, Gilbert de Montfitchet, little is known. - http://www.mountfitchetcastle.com/index.html
  2. [S824] Viewed 7 September 2008, Lords Montfitchet, Sir William de Montfitchet, Lord of Stanstead Mountfitchet, b abt 1085, d 1135/36. He md Margaret de Clare abt 1108, daughter of Sir Gilbert Fitz Richard, Lord of Clare, Tonbridge, and Cardigan, and Adelize/Alice de Clermont. - http://www.geneajourney.com/mtfitch.html
  3. [S826] Viewed 6 September 2008, Stratford Langthorne Abbey, In a charter dated 25 July 1135, William de Montfichet granted the monks all his lordship of (West) Ham, 11 acres (44,515 m2) of meadow, two mills by the causeway of Stratford, his wood of Buckhurst and the tithe of his pannage. The abbey was dedicated in honour of St Mary - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford_Langthorne_Abbey