William de Clayton I

• Preferred Name: William de Clayton I^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}
  
• Gender: M
  
• LdsSealingToParents: 23 JUN 1970 with note: GEDCOM data
  
• Motto: with note: Description: Tu ne cede malis ; sed contra audentior ito According to this book on English baronies (https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=IGAOAAAAQAAJ&hl=en&pg=GBS.PA409), "he had a motto he was wont to repeat" (it goes on to say the motto)
  
• Birth: 1060 in Clayton, Lancashire, England at LATI: N3.4853 LONG: E2.1783
  
• LdsEndowment: 20 SEP 1927 with note: GEDCOM data
  
• Death: 2 FEB 1141 in Penrith, Cumberland, England at LATI: N4.6834 LONG: E2.7535 with note: "Robert de Clayton" and was Lord of the Manor of Clayton, and the first Clayton spoken of in the history of England. He died in battle in candlemas day in 1141 - which was February 2 He had three sons: — John, William and Robert. John accompanied William Rufus in his war against "Malcolm" King of Scotland, and fell nobly in battle near Penrith, in Cumberland. William de Clayton, the second son, succeeded his father. He faithfully served King Stephen in all his troubles, and on Candlemas Day, 1141, he lost his life in battle, and was succeeded bj- his son Robert. (Papers of the Historical Society of Delaware, The Clayton Family, By Henry K. Hepburn) (it says the battle was fought near penrith)
  
• Wrtten History: with note: Description: "Robert de Clayton" and was Lord of the Manor of Clayton, and the first Clayton spoken of in the history of England. He had three sons: — John, William and Robert. John accompanied William Rufus in his war against "Malcolm" King of Scotland, and fell nobly in battle near Penrith, in Cumberland. William de Clayton, the second son, succeeded his father. He faithfully served King Stephen in all his troubles, and on Candlemas Day, 1141, he lost his life in battle, and was succeeded bj- his son Robert. (Papers of the Historical Society of Delaware, The Clayton Family, By Henry K. Hepburn) "Robert de Clayton" and was Lord of the Manor of Clayton, and the first Clayton spoken of in the history of England. He had three sons: — John, William and Robert. John accompanied William Rufus in his war against "Malcolm" King of Scotland, and fell nobly in battle near Penrith, in Cumberland. William de Clayton, the second son, succeeded his father. He faithfully served King Stephen in all his troubles, and on Candlemas Day, 1141, he lost his life in battle, and was succeeded bj- his son Robert. (Papers of the Historical Society of Delaware, The Clayton Family, By Henry K. Hepburn)
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Baron
  
• LdsBaptism: 14 MAY 1923 with note: GEDCOM data
  
• FSID: 29YL-ZQV
  
• Notes:

  A Brief History
  WILLIAM de CLAYTON was born about 1060 in Normandy. William took over as Lord of Clayton after his older brother was slain when he was in the war against Malcolm, King of Scotland.
  
  === !Information: William served King Stephe ===
  !Information: William served King Stephen in all his troubles. William was slain in battle on Candlesmass 1141.
  
  === Written History- (Papers of the Historical Society of Delaware, The Clayton Family, By Henry K. Hepburn) ===
  "Robert de Clayton" and was Lord of the Manor of Clayton, and the first Clayton spoken of in the history of England.
  
  He had three sons: — John, William and Robert. John accompanied William Rufus in his war against "Malcolm" King of Scotland, and fell nobly in battle near Penrith, in Cumberland. William de Clayton, the second son, succeeded his father. He faithfully served King Stephen in all his troubles, and on Candlemas Day, 1141, he lost his life in
  battle, and was succeeded bj- his son Robert. (Papers of the Historical Society of Delaware, The Clayton Family, By Henry K. Hepburn)
  
  === William de Clayton married Mary Hyde and ===
  William de Clayton married Mary Hyde and they had one son before he was slain in battle on Candlemass day in 1141.

• m. 1079 in Clayton Manor, Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

1. Robert de Clayton II, b. 1090 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England     d. 1146 in Leyland, Lancashire, England

1. Title: Legacy NFS Source: William Clayton -
   Author: The Clayton Family; Henry F Hepburn {1904}, Page number: 4
   Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2750741096
   
2. Title: Legacy NFS Source: William Clayton -
   Author: A Genealogy of the Ancestors and Descendants of William Clayton of Chichester: James Edward Bellarts, Page number: 1
   Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2750741110
   
3. Title: Book on English Baronies
   Publication: Name: https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=IGAOAAAAQAAJ&hl=en&pg=GBS.PA409;
   Note: ROBERT DE CLAYTON, a man of valour, and skilled in arms, who came into England with William the Conqueror, was born at Caudevec, in Normandy, and for his laudable services had the manor of Clayton, in Lancashire, given him. He had three sons, John, William, and Robert, and two daughters, Mary and Alice. John de Clayton went with William II. into Northumberland, in 1090, against Malcolm, King of Scotland, who had invaded England, and was slain in battle near Penrith, in Cumberland. (it goes on)
   
4. Title: Book - Clayton Family (online)
   Note: William Clayton, Baron clayton 2nd s/o Robert Calyton heir of brother Robert Clayton b- 1060 - Haute-Normandy,France m- Mary Hyde d - 1441 - slain - Battle on Candlemas Day heir of brother William - Clayton Manor, Lancashire,England