William MALET, Steward to Henry II of England
(-1169)
Ralph PICOT, Sheriff of Kent.
(-)
Gilbert MALET of Curry Malet, Knt.
(-1194)
Alice PICOT
(-)
William MALET of Curry Malet, Knt.
(-1215)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Alice BASSET

William MALET of Curry Malet, Knt.

  • Married (1):
  • Died: Shortly before 20 Dec 1215

  Research Notes:

Sheriff of Somerset and Devon 1

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"…Willelmo Malet…" subscribed the charter dated to [1172/89] under which Henry II King of England confirmed the prebends of Saint-Nicolas de Bayeux. The Red Book of the Exchequer, listing scutage payments in [1190/91], records "Willelmus Malet de Gerardville" paying "x s, i militem" in Essex, Hertfordshire. The Red Book of the Exchequer, listing scutage payments in [1194/95], records "Willelmus Malet" being granted delay to pay "per brevia" in Essex, Herefordshire. The Red Book of the Exchequer, listing scutage payments in [1196/97], records "Willelmus Malet" among those granted delay in payment "per brevia" in Dorset, Somerset. The Red Book of the Exchequer records "Willelmus de Malet" holding one knight’s fee in "Fineberge" in Norfolk, Suffolk in [1210/12]. The Red Book of the Exchequer records "Willelmus Malet" holding one half of one knight’s fee "in Aldeham" and one "in Lullingestone" in Kent in [1210/12].

King John granted "totam terram que fuit Willelmi Malet" to "Hug de Vivon" by order dated 20 Dec 1215. 2

  Marriage Information:

William married Alice BASSET, daughter of Thomas II BASSET, Lord of Headington, and Philippa MALBANK. (Alice BASSET died shortly before 17 May 1263.)

Sources


1 The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215: The Barons Named in the Magna Charta, 1215..., Frederick Lewis Weis, William Ryland Beall, 1999, Line 57, no. 1.

2 Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, Medlands, William Malet.


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