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William De Percy 1185–1245 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1185-1193

Birth Location: Of Alnwick, Northumberland, England

Death Date: Bef 28 Jul 1245

Death Location: Salley Abbey, Craven, Yorkshire, England

Father: Henry Percy

Mother: Isabel Brus

Spouse(s): Eleanor Balliol, Joan Briwere

Children(s): Anastacia Percy, Henry Percy, Agnes Percy

In 1185, William De Percy entered the world in Of Alnwick, Northumberland, England, born to Henry De Percy And Isabel De Brus. William De Percy married Eleanor Nicola De Balliol, Joan De Briwere, and had children including Agnes De Percy, Anastacia Percy, Henry De Percy. William De Percy passed away in 1245 in Salley Abbey, Craven, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1185, William De Percy entered the world in Of Alnwick, Northumberland, England, born to Henry De Percy And Isabel De Brus.
  • William De Percy married Eleanor Nicola De Balliol, Joan De Briwere, and had children including Agnes De Percy, Anastacia Percy, Henry De Percy.
  • William De Percy passed away in 1245 in Salley Abbey, Craven, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Percy
1156–1198
Birth Location: Whitby, Yorkshire, England
HP
Isabel Brus
1160–1230
Birth Location: Skelton, Yorkshire, England
IB

Spouses(s)

Eleanor Balliol
1200–1281
Birth Location: Red Castle, Angushire, Scotland
EB
Joan Briwere
1190–1233
Birth Location: Stoke, Devanshire, England
JB

Children(s)

Anastacia Percy
1218–
Birth Location: –
AP
Henry Percy
1235–1272
Birth Location: Whitby, Yorkshire, England
HP
Agnes Percy
1175–
Birth Location: Alnwick, Northumberland, England
AP

William Percy's Ancestors

Self
William Percy
1185–1245
Birth Place: Of Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Parents
Henry De Percy
1156–1198
Whitby, Yorkshire, England
Isabel (De) Brus
1160–1230
Skelton, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Josceline (De) Louvain
1121–1180
Louvain, Belgium
Agnes (De) Percy
1134–1205
Whitby, Yorkshire, England
Adam (De) Brus
1139–1196
Skelton, Yorkshire, England
Joanna (De De) Meschines
1133–
Chester, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Godfrey Bearded'
1060–1138
Ida Chiny
1083–1125
William Percy
1112–1168
Adeliza Tunbrigg
1113–
Adam Brus
1118–1180
Jueta Arches
1116–1206
Ranulph Meschines
1100–1153
Maud Fitzrobert
1106–1189
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henrik Leuven-Brussel
1010–1077
Adele (Adelaide)
1023–1086
Otto Chiny
1065–1125
Adelheid
1068–1124
William Percy
1070–1184
Alice Ros
1090–1112
Adam Debrus
1095–1143
Agnes D'aumale
1115–1170
William D'arches
1090–1154
Jueta (Ivetta)
1096–
Ranulph Meschin
1070–1128
Lucy Taillebois
1074–1136
Robert Caen
1086–1147
Maud Fitzhammon
1094–1157

William Percy's Descendants

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William (De) Percy (1185-1193–Bef 28 Jul 1245) m. Eleanor ((Nicola) De) Balliol (1200–Bef 22 Nov 1281) m. Joan (De) Briwere (1190–Bef 12 Jun 1233)
  1. 1. Anastacia Percy 1218– m. Ralph Fitzrandolph 1206–
    1. 1. Mary Fitzrandolph 1240–1320 m. Robert (De) Neville 1241–1271
      1. 1. Randolph (De) Neville 1262–1331 m. Eupheme (Fitzroger) Clavering 1267–1329
        1. 1. Ralph (De) Neville 1291–1367 m. Alice (De) Audley 1300–1372
      2. 2. Elizabeth (De) Neville 1270– m. Robert (De) Greystoke 1270–
        1. 1. Ralph (De De) Greystoke 1298–1323 m. Alice (De) Audley 1300–1372
  2. 2. Henry (De) Percy 1235–1272 m. Alianore (De) Warrene 1251–1282
    1. 1. Knight 1273–1314 m. Eleanor Fitzalan 1289–1328
      1. 1. Knight 1301–1351 m. Idoine ((Idonea) De) Clifford 1303–1365
        1. 1. Henry (De) Percy 1322–1368 m. Joan (De) Orby 1349–1369 m. Mary ((Maud)) Plantagenet 1298–1377
        2. 2. Maud (De) Percy 1335–1378 m. John (De) Neville 1328–1388
        3. 3. Isabel (De) Percy 1315– m. Knight 1266–
        4. 4. Eleanor (De) Percy 1325–1361 m. John Fitzwalter 1316–1361
  3. 3. Agnes (De) Percy 1175– m. Robert Fitzpiers 1161–1185 m. Eustace (De De) Balliol 1164–1211
    1. 1. Hugh (De) Balliol 1191–1228 m. Cecily (De) Fontaines 1191–
      1. 1. John (De Baliol Lord) Galloway 1206–1268 m. Devorguilla (Macdonald De) Galloway 1218–1290
        1. 1. Ada (De) Balliol 1248– m. William (De) Lindsay 1250–1283
        2. 2. John (De) Baliol 1249–1313 m. Isabel (De) Warrene 1255–1295
        3. 3. Alianore (De) Balliol 1248– m. John (II "The Black") Comyn 1242–1303
        4. 4. Euphemia (De) Baliol 1064– m. Malcolm (De) Ros 1064–
      2. 2. Ada (De) Balliol 1212–1251 m. John Fitzrobert 1181–1240
        1. 1. Roger Fitzroger 1220–1249 m. Isabel 1225–1256

William Percy's Timeline

3 Records

1185
1185-1193
Birth of William De Percy in Of Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Of Alnwick, Northumberland, England
1245
Bef 28 Jul 1245
Age 60
Death of William De Percy
None
1245
Bef 28 Jul 1245
Age 60
Burial of William De Percy in Salley Abbey, Craven, Yorkshire, England
Salley Abbey, Craven, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1185-1193
    Event Place: Of Alnwick, Northumberland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry of Richard Plantagenet & Cecily de Neville, chart 1060
    [2] large-G675.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef 28 Jul 1245
    Record Source:
    [1] A History of the House of Percy : from the Earliest Times Down to the Present Century
    [2] Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the UnitedKingdom, by G. e Cokayne, Sutton Publishing Ltd
    [3] Reitwiesner, William Addams
    [4] Ancestry of Richard Plantagenet & Cecily de Neville, chart 1060
    [5] large-G675.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Bef 28 Jul 1245
    Event Place: Salley Abbey, Craven, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] A History of the House of Percy : from the Earliest Times Down to the Present Century
    [2] large-G675.FTW
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