Source: Newberry genealogy : the ancestors and descendants of Thomas Newberry
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Newberry genealogy : the ancestors and descendants of Thomas Newberry |
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He was born about 980, succeeded his father as Sire du Ponteaudemer, and also was Seigneur de Veulles, Preaux, Torville, Ponteautorf, Beaumont, etc. From his close connection with the ducal house, he was prominent during the reigns of Dukes Richard III. and Robert “the Devil” (1026-1035). His name is found on many monastic charters of the period; and about 1050 he founded and endowed the Abbey of Preaux in Ponteaudemer, where he was buried |