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Avelina De Hesding


Preferred Parents:
Father: Ernulf de Hesdin, b. 1055 in Shropshire,England   d. 1138, hanged on the orders of King Stephen in Shropshire, England

Family 1: Alan Fitzflaald,    b. ABT 1078 in Dol-de-Bretagne, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France    d. 22 NOV 1121 in Oswestry Castle, Oswestry, Shropshire, England
  1. William FitzAlan, b. 1110 in Oswestry, Shropshire, England     d. ABT 27 MAR 1160 in Oswestry, Shropshire, England
  2. Walter FitzAlan - 1st High Steward of Scotland, b. 5 NOV 1106 in Castle-Pulverbatch, Shropshire, England     d. 2 FEB 1177 in Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Sources:
  1. Title: Article by Fox, Paul. A. (2009) The Archbishops of Dol and the Origin of the Stewarts
    Publication: Name: http://fmg.ac/phocadownload/userupload/foundations3/JN-03-01/061Dol.pdf;
  2. Title: Cawley, Charles, Medieval Lands, v3.10
  3. Title: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG)
    Author: SCOTLAND, KINGS: Chapter 6. KINGS of SCOTLAND (STEWART); A. HIGH STEWARDS of SCOTLAND:
    Publication: Name: https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTLAND.htm#_Toc100815216;
    Note: (The Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG) was established in 2001 to promote the study of genealogy and prosopography for the period before 1500 AD, and to publish the results of those studies. Based in the UK.),
  4. Title: Aveline de Hesdin, Wife of Robert FitzWalter Lord of Horsham, Wikipedia
    Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_fitz_Walter_of_Horsham;
  5. Title: Geni,com, Avelina-de-Hesding-domina-Norton
    Publication: Name: https://www.geni.com/people/Avelina-de-Hesding-domina-Norton/6000000001745103485?through=6000000005223728654;
  6. Title: "The Stewarts of Appin," by J.H.J. and D. Stewart by John Hope J. Stewart, Duncan Stewart
    Author: Publication date: 1880 Collection: europeanlibraries Digitizing sponsor: Google Book from the collections of Oxford University Language: English
    Publication: Name: https://archive.org/details/stewartsappinby00stewgoog/page/n24/mode/2up?q=William+FitzAlan;
  7. Title: Douglas, Robert (1904) The Scots Peerage, Volume I
    Author: Page 11
    Publication: Name: https://archive.org/details/scotspeeragefou01paulgoog/page/n28;
  8. Title: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy: Matilda la Zouche
    Author: Attached 29 April 2016 by TPatin Modified • History 6 May 2016 by TPatin Reason This Source Is Attached • Edit British Isles - England, Untitled Nobility P-S, p. 105:
    Publication: Name: http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISHNOBILITYMEDIEVAL3T-Z.htm#MatildaZoucheMRobertHoland;
    Note: EUSTACE FitzJohn (before 1100-1157). A charter of King Henry I dated 1133 is witnessed by Payn FitzJohn, Eustache and William his brothers. "…Eustachius filius Johannis…" witnessed the charter of Ramsey abbey dated to [1133/37] which records that "Walterus de Bolebeche…Heylenius uxor sua et Hugo filius suus" donated "terram de Waltone." "Walter de Gaunt" founded Bridlington priory, with the assent of Henry I King of England, by undated charter, witnessed by "…Eustace FitzJohn…" An undated charter records the foundation of Alnwick Abbey, Northumberland by ”Eustachius filius Johannis,” for the soul of “Ivonis de Vescy” and the health of “Willielmi de Vescy filii mei.” “Eustachius filius Johannis…et uxor mea Agneta” founded Watton priory by charter dated to [1150]. m firstly Beatrice de Vescy, daughter of Yves de Vescy Lord of Alnwick and Malton, Yorkshire & his wife [Alda Tyson]. m firstly Eustace FitzJohn (before 1100-1157). A manuscript concerning the founders of Watton priory records the marriage of "Eustachius filius Johannis" and "filia et hærede Ivonis de Vescey," adding that she died giving birth to their son William. An undated charter recording the foundation of Alnwick Abbey, Northumberland recites a donation by "Willielmi de Vescy, filii Eustachii, filii Johannis," for the souls of "patris mei Eustachii et matris meæ Beatricis." m secondly as her first husband, Agnès, daughter of William FitzNeel Constable of Chester, Baron of Halton & his wife ---. "Eustachius filius Johannis…et uxor mea Agneta" founded Watton priory by charter dated to [1150]. "Agnes filia Willelmi constabularii Cestrie" confirmed an exchange of property made by "dominus Eustachius vir meus" with the nuns of Watton, for the souls of "Ricardi filii mei et Galfridi," by charter dated to [1150/57], witnessed by "…Rogerus filius Willelmi constabularii…". Agnes married secondly (after 1157) Robert FitzCount.
    Page: France, Northwest & Central - Brittany, Dukes & Nobility , p. 145: ALAIN FitzFlaald, son of FLAALD Seneschal of Dol & his wife --- (-[before 1114]). Hereditary Seneschal of Dol. "Maino filius Theogineti […Theonus]" donated the churches of Gugnen and Voël to Combourg priory, with the consent of "filiis suis Haimone et Gauterio, et Alanus filius Flaudi", by undated charter[1281]. "Baderon" donated "villam Beren cum filia sua" to the abbey of Saint-Georges de Rennes, with the consent of "Guillelmo eius filio" and in the presence of "Rivalloni filii Johannis, Radulphi Filicensis", by undated charter, witnessed by "Alanus filius Flaaldi…"[1282]. “Alanus Siniscallus” granted rights to Mezuoit, a cell of Saint-Florent near Dol, with the consent of “Fledaldus frater eius”, in return for admitting his brother Rhiwallon into the fraternity[1283]. Orderic Vitalis records that "Alanus dapifer Dolensis" was present at the capture of Nikaia in 1097[1284]. “…Alanus Flaaldi filius…” subscribed an undated charter of Herbert Bishop of Norwich relating to the foundation of Norwich priory[1285]. “…Alanus Haraldi [presumably an error for "Flaaldi"] filius…” subscribed a charter of Henry I King of England, dated 3 Sep 1101, relating to Norwich priory[1286]. Sheriff of Shropshire: a manuscript reciting the foundation of Shrewsbury abbey records that "Alanus filius Fladaldi" held “honorem vicecomitis Warini” (who was Sheriff of Shropshire) after "filium eius"[1287]. Henry I King of England confirmed the donation to Norwich priory of "manerium meum de Eattona" by "Alanus filius Flahaldi" by charter dated to [1107/16][1288]. He established a religious community in 1110, possibly on the site of the future abbey of Haughmond in Shropshire which was later founded by his son William FitzAlan[1289]. “Alanus filius Flaaldi et Adelina uxor mea” donated land at Kempston and Sporle to Castle Acre Priory by undated charter[1290]. “Alan son of Flaald” granted Sporle Priory, Norfolk to Saumur Saint-Florent by charter, dated to before 1122, witnessed by “…Rivallonus Extraneus…”[1291]. Round suggests that the witness was the founder of the Lestrange family in Norfolk[1292]. [m firstly ---. If it is correct, as shown below, that Flaald was the son of Alain, the chronology dictates that he was born from a previous unrecorded marriage of his father. If this Alain is correctly identified as the "Alanus filius Flaudi" who witnessed the charter for Combourg priory which is quoted above, it is highly likely that his marriage to Adeline de Hesdin was not his first marriage.] m [secondly] ([1100/05]) as her first husband, ADELINE [Aveline], daughter of ARNOUL de Hesdin [en Picardie] & his wife Emmeline --- (-after 1126). “Alanus filius Flaaldi et Adelina uxor mea” donated property to Castle Acre Priory by undated charter[1293]. Her parentage is confirmed by Orderic Vitalis who records that "Ernulf de Hesdin" was avunculus of "William fitz Alan castellan and vicecomes of Shrewsbury"[1294]. It is assumed that her [first] marriage took place early in the reign of Henry I King of England, who sponsored her husband´s rise to prominence in England as shown by the king´s charters in which he is named. Eyton states that Dugdale intimates that "Dame Adeliza" who donated land at Wolston to Burton abbey, by charter dated to before 1114, was Alan FitzFlaad´s widow and the mother of "Sibil" who with her husband Roger de Freville confirmed her mother´s donation by charter dated 1132[1295]. Henry I King of England confirmed an agreement between the bishop of Norwich and "Avelinam de Hesding" concerning "terra de Ettona" by charter dated to [1121/27][1296]. She married secondly Robert FitzWalter of Caen[1297]. The Historia sancti Petri Gloucestriæ records that "Robertus filius Walteri et Avelina uxor eius" donated "ecclesiam de Nortone", as previously donated by "Elmelina mater Avelinæ ante plures annos", in 1126[1298]. A charter of Henry II King of England, dated 1176, recites donations to Haughmond abbey including that of "Willielmus filius Alani" of "terram de Piperinges" previously enjoyed by "Aveline matris ipsius Willielmi filius Alani"[1299].
  9. Title: "The Archbishops of Dol and the Origin of the Stewarts" by Paul A Fox • Foundations (2009)
    Author: Search for the "FitzAlan" or "FitzFlaald" surnames, then go the "Source" area. You will find a link to the: 061Dol.pdf
    Publication: Name: http://wikitree.com/wiki/Dol-4;
    Note: It contains the most up-to-date research into the origins of the "House of Stewart / Stuart" and related families.
  10. Title: Wikiwand: Ernulf de Hesdin
    Author: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Publication: Name: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Ernulf_de_Hesdin;
    Note: Ernulf de Hesdin (died 1097), also transcribed as Arnulf and Ernulphe, was a French knight who took part in the Norman conquest of England and became a major landholder under William the Conqueror and William Rufus, featuring prominently in Domesday Book. He was disgraced as a suspected rebel and died while taking part in the First Crusade as part of the army of Robert Curthose. Origins As his sobriquet implies, Ernulf was probably born in the first half of the 11th century in the County of Hesdin, historically part of Picardy or Artois and centred at that time on Vieil-Hesdin, then a flourishing fortified town known as Hesdin on the bank of the Canche river, about 6 km from modern Hesdin. His family were minor landholders, vassals of the Counts of Hesdin, whose overlord was the Count of Flanders, through acquisition by marriage of the County of Artois circa 898. The first Count of Hesdin who is definitely known through chronicles was Alulf I, who flourished around 1000. Around the middle of the century, there was another count of the same name, known as Alulf II, and he was followed by Walter I, who was contemporary with the Norman conquest of England and was noted for his piety. Walter's successor, Engelram, was count from 1072–1100, Engelram and his wife, Matilda, emulated and continued the work of Walter and immediately set about rebuilding the monastery at Auchy-lès-Hesdin, which had been destroyed by the Normans. They made it a priory of the Abbey of Saint Bertin at Saint-Omer. Ernulf must have come to maturity under the rule of Walter I but he had close links with Engelram and they appear at a number of points as allies and as benefactors of religious establishments. Little is known of Ernulf's family, except that he had a brother called Ilbod, who is listed in Domesday as an important landholder in Essex and Oxfordshire. Career An enigmatic figure Considerable interest developed in Ernulf after Robert William Eyton, a pioneering historian of Shropshire, showed in the 1850s that, through the marriage of his daughter, Avelina, to Alan fitz Flaad, Ernulf was an ancestor of the Stewart Kings of Scotland as well as the FitzAlan, Earls of Arundel. A letter to the Herald and Genealogist journal in 1866 then posed the question: "Who was Arnulph de Hesding?" However, the author then ably summarised what had become known of Ernulf's property holdings and offspring without adding anything to the biography. In a reply, Eyton himself opened up more areas for genealogical research but, as he confessed at the outset, did not try to answer the question posed. Henry Barkly remarked in 1888 that "despite all researches, Ernulph de Hesding still remains one of the most mysterious personages in Domesday." This remains true. A great deal is known of Ernulf's landholdings, including details of some of his numerous benefactions to monasteries, but biographical detail is absent, and an outline of his life has to be guessed from other information and legend. Early career Little certain is known of Ernulf's early career. The idea that he was part of William the Conqueror's invasion force goes back several centuries. In 1791 Collinson's History of Somerset quoted the Domesday entry for Weston, near Bath, then stated: "When this Ernulf de Hesding, who was one of the Conqueror's attendants, died, or how he parted with his estate, does not appear; but about the latter end of the reign of king William Rufus, these hides in Weston are found to be the property of Patrick de Cadurcis, or Chaworth...." Although the property details are scrupulously cited, the author produced no authority for his biographical assertion. Ernulf is listed as a companion of William the Conqueror (see companions of William the Conqueror) in the late 19th-century version of the Battle Abbey Roll posted by Léopold Victor Delisle in the church at Dives-sur-Mer, where he is called Arnoul de Hesdin. However, the list has no authority, being a collation of lists from a tradition that was not even claimed to stem from Battle Abbey until the 16th century. It is likely Arnulf served William the Conqueror with some distinction at some stage during the Norman conquest of England, as it would otherwise be difficult to account for his great wealth and power at the time of Domesday Book. It is plausible, but unproven, that this included the Battle of Hastings. The Liber Monasterii de Hyda, the chronicle and cartulary of Hyde Abbey, was to describe him in later life as statura procerus, industria summus, possessionibus suffultus – "tall in stature, outstanding in activity, well-supported by possessions" – which accords with a successful military career. The Domesday survey found Ernulf a tenant-in-chief in ten counties and lord of other estates under other great tenants-in-chief. However, there is no direct evidence of what won him such fortune. It is known that he sometimes attended court. In 1081 his gift of an estate to Gloucester Abbey was witnessed at Salisbury by the Conqueror himself, Queen Matilda, Princes Robert and Henry, the two archbishops, two further bishops, and other dignitaries: signalling great prestige. Ernulf's good fortune continued into the reign of William Rufus (1089–1100). He seems to have been at the royal court on occasion and is recorded as a witness to important royal charters. On 27 January 1091 at Dover he witnessed the king's confirmation of John of Tours as the first Bishop of Bath and Wells. Probably later that year he was at Hastings to witness royal confirmation of St Osmund's establishment of Salisbury Cathedral as a collegiate church of secular clergy. The Normandy Campaign Ernulf was involved in the king's attempts to conquer Normandy, which was largely under the rule of the Conqueror's eldest son, Robert Curthose. In 1093 William negotiated with Robert I, Count of Flanders, Ernulf's overlord, in preparation for a military expedition to Normandy. Robert was sympathetic, as he had long preferred an English alliance to facing the threat of a powerful Normandy. However, he died shortly afterwards, and was succeeded by his son, Robert II, who was less inclined to offer practical support. Engelram and his vassals, including Ernulf, mobilised for war and it seems that part of their preparations involved religious donations, primarily to the Priory of St George, very near Hesdin. Count Robert gladly agreed to guarantee these gifts during the coming conflict and permitted the priory to be made subject to Anchin Abbey. William's invasion fleet was delayed until March 1094 and his campaign was then stalled by the intervention of King Philip I of France on the side of Robert Curthose. William bought off Philip but by the autumn, hostilities had petered out inconclusively. Threatened by the appearance of his brother Henry in England, William made for home. Ernulf accompanied him on the return journey, stopping at Hesdin. There he confirmed and perhaps extended his grants to the Prior of St George, including all the fiefs he held under Engelram at Hesdin. A final crisis? In 1095 the king was challenged by a baronial revolt, initiated by Robert de Mowbray, the Earl of Northumbria. The revolt was not widely supported and was over by the end of the year. However, Ernulf was one of those accused of involvement in the plot – unjustly according to the Hyde chronicle. The main group of participants were brought to trial by combat at Salisbury in January 1097 and some received brutal justice, William II, Count of Eu, being castrated and blinded. According to the semi-legendary account of the Liber de Hyda, Ernulf was represented in the ordeal by his own champion who defeated the king's representative. However, Ernulf was so disgusted at the accusation that he renounced all his lands in England and left the country for ever. Later that year Ernulf enlisted in the First Crusade and met his end during the Siege of Antioch. Facing death, he refused the aid of a doctor, saying: "No doctor can reach me except he for whom I have undertaken this pilgrimage." Landholder Although Ernulf's lands, like those of the great territorial magnates, were widely dispersed, a distribution maps show a marked concentration running south west along the Cotswolds, through Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire, then continuing to the Mendip Hills in Somerset and across to central Wiltshire. This gave him a significant presence at both ends of the medieval English wool trade. Some of the estates where Ernulf claimed to be tenant-in-chief were disputed. Notably, he was in contention with the Church over at least two holdings. At Pewsey, where he retained the land himself, his land was claimed by Hyde Abbey. At Potterne, where he sublet, the Osmund, the Bishop of Salisbury, was the claimant. In each case the land had been held by a vassal of the ecclesiastical authorities before 1066, but either some subsequent tenant or Ernulf himself had contrived to separate it and present it as held directly from the king. At Malmesbury there seems to have been some dispute with the king himself, as Ernulf was said to have accepted his messuage there "incautiously." The following tables were extracted from the raw data for Open Domesday at the University of Hull website. The reference numbers represent the Phillimore number with a county prefix, giving a unique alphanumeric reference for each holding. The T. R. E. or Tempore Regis Eduardi values represent the Domesday estimate of an estates worth "in the time of King Edward," that is on the eve of the Norman conquest. All values are converted into pounds, with fractions decimalised. Tenant-in-chief and manorial lord Domesday found Ernulf with about 52 holdings as tenant-in-chief and just under half of these he retained also as lord. These included the important manors of Chipping Norton, where he seems to have built a motte and bailey castle at Chipping Norton, subsequently replaced by his FitzAlan descendants with a more substa...
  11. Title: Aveline de Hesdin, Wife of Alan FitzFlaald of Dol, Wikipedia
    Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_fitz_Walter_of_Horsham;
  12. Title: Ancestral File (R)
  13. Title: Aveline de Hesding, domina Norton, "Find A Grave Index"
    Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGH-889J : 10 August 2022), Aveline de Hesding, domina Norton, ; Burial, , ; citing record ID 119018442, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
    Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGH-889J;
  14. Title: Ancestry Family Trees
    Author: Ancestry Family Tree
  15. Title: Eyton, Robert William. (1858). Antiquities of Shropshire, Volume 7
    Publication: Name: https://archive.org/stream/antiquitiesshro03eytogoog#page/n239/mode/2up;
    Note: page 160 to 166 and pages 237 to 241
  16. Title: "The Herald and genealogist," by Nichols, John Gough, 1806-1873
    Author: Publication date: 1871 Topics: Heraldry, genealogy Publisher: London : John Bowyer Nichols and Sons Collection: allen_county; americana Digitizing sponsor: Internet Archive Contributor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center Language: English Volume: 6
    Publication: Name: https://archive.org/stream/heraldgenealogis06nich#page/240/mode/2up/search/Ernulf+de+Hesdin;
  17. Title: Rootsweb.com - Selected Families and Individuals
    Publication: Name: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~hwbradley/genealogy/index2.htm;
    Note: Robert de VAUX 1 was born 1070 in Vaux-sur-Seulles, Normandie, France. He married N.N. de MUNCHENSY on 1101 in Vaux-sur-Seulles, Normandie, France. N.N. de MUNCHENSY [Parents] 1 was born 1085 in Edwardstone, Suffolk, England. She married Robert de VAUX on 1101 in Vaux-sur-Seulles, Normandie, France. They had the following children: M i Hubert I de VAUX was born 1102 and died 1164. M ii Robert de VAUX was born 1104. ************* Robert de VAUX [Parents] 1, 2, 3 was born 1104 in Vaux-sur-Seulles, Normandie, France. He married Agnes FITZ RANULF on 1129 in Pentney, Norfolk, England. Agnes FITZ RANULF [Parents] was born 1108 in Pentney, Norfolk, England. She married Robert de VAUX on 1129 in Pentney, Norfolk, England. They had the following children: M i William VAUX was born 1130 and died 1155. ******************* Hubert I de VAUX [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 was born 1102 in Vaux-sur-Seulles, Normandie, France. He died 1164 in Irthington, Cumberland, England. Hubert married Grecia on 1125 in Gilsland, Cumberland, England. Grecia 1, 2 was born 1107 in Gilsland, Cumberland, England. She married Hubert I de VAUX on 1125 in Gilsland, Cumberland, England. They had the following children: M i Robert I de VAUX was born 1126 and died 1194. M ii Ranulph de VAUX was born 1135 and died 1198. F iii Beatrice de VAUX was born 1149 and died 24 Mar 1217.
  18. Title: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG)
    Author: UNTITLED ENGLISH NOBILITY D - K: HESDIN: c) ADELINE [Aveline]:
    Publication: Name: https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/enguntdk.htm#AdelineHesdinMAlanFitzFlaald;
    Note: (The Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG) was established in 2001 to promote the study of genealogy and prosopography for the period before 1500 AD, and to publish the results of those studies. Based in the UK.)
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