 Earl William de Ferrers, son of Earl Robert de Ferrers and Countess Margaret de Peverel.Also known as: 3rd Earl of Derby, born ± 1140 at Ferrers, derbyshire, England, died 1190 at Acre, approximately 50 years, buried at Slain in Normandy Civil Wars. Occupation: seigneur of Ferrieres-Saint-Hilaire and Lord of Oakham William de Ferrers, 3rd Earl of Derby, rebelled against Henry II andmarching at the head of the Leicestershire men (19th Henry II) uponNottingham, then kept for the king by Reginald de Luci, got possession ofthe town which he sacked, putting the greater part of the inhabitants tothe sword and taking the rest prisoners. He was soon afterwards, however,reduced to submission and obliged to surrender to the crown his castlesin Tutbury and Duffield, which were demolished by order of the king. Hislordship m. Sibilla, dau. of William de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny andBrecknock, by whom he had issue. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant,Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, 1883, p.196, Ferrers, Earls of Derby] Ferrers, the name of a great Norman-English feudal house, derived fromFerrières-St.-Hilaire, to the south of Bernay, in Normandy. Its ancestorWalkelin was slain in a feud during the Conqueror's minority, leaving ason Henry, who took part in the Conquest and held a great fief in themidlands. [Encyclopædia Britannica, 1961 ed., Vol. 9, p. 184, Ferrers] Holdings in 9 southern counties Seige of Acre, Palestine Walklin was slain ina feud during the Conqueror's minority,leaving hisson Henry, who took part inthe conquest and hels agreat fief in the Midlands Earl of Derby This nobleman rebelled against King Henry II and, marching at the head ofthe Leicestershire men upon Nottingham, then kept for the King byReginald de Lucie, got possession of the town, which he sacked, puttingthe greater part of the inhabitants to the sword and taking the restprisoners. He soon afterwards, however was reduced to submission andobliged to surrender to the crown his castles of Tutbury and Duffield,which were demolished by order of the king. His lordship married Sibilla,daughter of William de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny and Brecknock, by whomhe had issue: William, his successor; Milicent married Roger Mortimer ofWigmore; Agatha, concubine to King John, by whom she had Jaone, whomarried Llewellyn the Great, Prince of North Wales; Anghared marriedLlewelly Vychan, grandson of Lord Rhys, Prince of South Wales. Married/ Related to:  Margaret Perverel, daughter of William Peverel and Avice de Lancaster.Born ± 1144 at of Nottingham,England Child: 1. Agatha de FerrersBorn 1168 at Ferrers, derbyshire, England L.R. Tucker THE ARISTOCRATIC & ROYAL ANCESTORS; Vol 1;; FamilyHistory Library; Jack Davis pg 196, Burke's " A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire" published 1883 It is known that Agatha was a mistress of John, but it is only supposition that she is the mother of his child. | |||
Adopted child: Agatha de Ferrers | |||
| 2nd marriage Earl William de Ferrers, son of Earl Robert de Ferrers and Countess Margaret de Peverel.Married ± ABT. 1167 at Sussex, England (approximately 23 years married) to: Sybil de Braose, daughter of William II de Braose and Bertha de Gloucester.Born 1145 at Bramber, Sussex, England, baptized at 84zz-Rh, died after 5 AFT., Feb at England, approximately 81 years, 1st marriage to: Earl William de Ferrers, 2nd marriage to: Adam de Port, Lord of Basing , Lord of Basing [daddy5.FTW] [daddy3.FTW] [daddy2.FTW] [daddy5.FTW] [daddy3.FTW] [daddy2.FTW] [daddy5.FTW] [daddy3.FTW] [daddy2.FTW] Desperate for information on Stewart and Montgomery Families of Allegeheny Co., Pennsylvania. Your assistance would be most appreciated. Thanks Children: 1. Agatha de FerrersBorn 1168 at Ferrers, derbyshire, England L.R. Tucker THE ARISTOCRATIC & ROYAL ANCESTORS; Vol 1;; FamilyHistory Library; Jack Davis pg 196, Burke's " A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire" published 1883 It is known that Agatha was a mistress of John, but it is only supposition that she is the mother of his child. 3. Robert deFerrersBorn 1170 at Tutbury Castle,Staffordshire,England, died 1227, 56 or 57 years 4. William deFerrers VI Earl of DerbyBorn 1170 at Ferrers, derbyshire, England, died Sep 22, 1247, 76 or 77 years He received many liberal marks of royal favour, which he felt sogratefully, that in all the subsequent struggles between the kings andthe refractory barons his lordship never once swerved from hisallegiance, but remained true to the monarch, and after King John'sdecease he adhered with the same unshaken loyalty to the interests of hisson, King Henry III. He died of the gout Oct. 28, 1247, and his wifeSept. 22, 1247, after a union of, according to some authorities of 75 andothers 55 years. 5. Isabel de FerrersBorn 1170 [daddy5.FTW] [daddy3.FTW] [daddy2.FTW] [daddy5.FTW] [daddy3.FTW] [daddy2.FTW] | |||
Adopted child: Agatha de Ferrers | |||
| 3rd marriage Earl William de Ferrers, son of Earl Robert de Ferrers and Countess Margaret de Peverel.Married ± 1162 (approximately 24 years married) to: Godehuet de Toeni, daughter of Roger III deToeni Lord of Flamstead and N.N.. Adoption parents: Roger III deToeni Lord of Flamstead and Ida Gertrude Hainault Born ± 1140 at Eggington, derby, England, baptized at Of Castle, Tutbury, Staffordshire, England, died 1186, approximately 46 years, 1st marriage to: Earl William de Ferrers, 2nd married/ related to: Robert Steward of Normandy, 3rd married/ related to: William deMohun Desperate for information on Stewart and Montgomery Families of Allegeheny Co., Pennsylvania. Your assistance would be most appreciated. Thanks Child: 1. Isabel deFerrersBorn ± 1166 at derbyshire, England, baptized at Of Castle, Tutbury, Staffordshire, England, died before Apr 29, 1252 Desperate for information on Stewart and Montgomery Families of Allegeheny Co., Pennsylvania. Your assistance would be most appreciated. Thanks | |||