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Titre | Geni: Roger de Pitres, Sheriff of Gloucester |
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Roger de Pitres FitzOsborne, Sheriff of Gloucester Gender: Male Birth: circa 1035 Pîtres, canton Pont-de-l'Arche, Eure, Normandy, France Death: circa 1083 (39-56) Sussex Square, London, Middlesex, England Place of Burial: St. Peter's Abbey, Gloucester, England Immediate Family: Husband of Eunice Adeline N.N. Father of Walter FitzRoger de Pitres, Sheriff of Gloucester; Robert of Gloucester de Pitres and Herbert de Pitres Abouthistory Roger was Sheriff of Gloucester. He had been a Norman from Pîtres, canton Pont-de-l'Arche, Eure, Normandy. He was also called Roger de Gloecestria. He died before 1086. ======== See "My Lines" Sheriff of Gloucester Roger de Pîtres d. before 1086 Sheriff of Gloucester Roger de Pîtres was the grandfather of Miles of Gloucester, Earl of Hereford, and Constable of England; grandson of Roger de Pitres, contemporary of William the Conqueror and sheriff of Gloucester, and "the son of Walter (Gautier), constable of Henry I." Sheriff of Gloucester Roger de Pîtres was a Norman from Pîtres, canton Pont-de-l'Arche, Eure, Normandy.3 Also called Roger de Gloecestria. He was a contemporary of William the Conqueror.''' He married Adeline (?). Sheriff of Gloucester Roger de Pîtres preceeded his brother Durand as sheriff of Gloucester. He died before 1086. Family Adeline (?) Child ?Sheriff of Gloucester Walter fitz Roger de Pîtres+ b. c 1070? Citations 1.[S215] Revised by others later George Edward Cokayne CP, VI:451. 2.[S1137] De Bohon, online http://www.rand.org/contact/personal/Genea/bohon.html 3.[S1278] K.S.B. Keats-Rohan, Domesday Descendants, pg. 480. 4.[S1278] K.S.B. Keats-Rohan, Domesday Descendants, pg. 481. ( http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html/p351.htm#i24086 ) from Compiler: R. B. Stewart, Evans, GA ( http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html/index.htm ) ====== 1. ROGER de PITRES m. ADELIZA d. before 1096 Roger was a Norman probably from Pitres, Eure which is a few miles above Rouen on the Seine. The Chronicle of Abingdon records a precept by King William the Conqueror to Archbishop Lanfranc, Robert de Oilleio and Roger de Pitres to the monastery of Abingdon. The Chronicle of Gloucester St. Peter, dated 1125, states that Adeliza, mother of Walter de Gloucester, donated all the lands and rents in Gloucester to the monastery. She also donated all tenure (burgage) she had in Gloucester to Gloucester St. Peter with the consent of her son Walter. King Henry II confirmed these donations to Gloucester St. Peter by Adelise. Issue- • 2I. WALTER- m. BERTA, d. 1129 • II. Herbert- d. before 1101 • III. ______- m. de la Mare Ref: (1) Chronicon Monasterii de Abingdon- J. Stevenson, Ed., London, 1858- Vol. II, p. 1 (2) Historia et Cartularium Monasterii Sancti Petri Gloucestriae- W. H. Hart, London, 1863- Vol. I, p. lxxvi (3) Ibid- Vol. I, p. 81 (4) Ibid- Vol. I, LXXV, p. 188 (5) Ibid- Vol. I, CCCXLVII, p. 349 Domesday People- K.S.B. Keats-Rohan, Boydell Press, 1999- p. 451 Domesday Descendants- K.S.B. Keats- Rohan, Boydell Press, 2002- p. 480 Tim Powys-Lybbe's web page at: http://www.tim.ukpub.net http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mainegenie/PITRES... Roger de Pitres was born in Pitres, Eure, Canton of Pont-de-l'Arche, Normandy, France. Roger married Adeliza "Eunice" MNU and had 2 children: Walter of Gloucester and Herbert, of whom little is known other than he predeceased his brother Walter. He passedaway BEFORE 1083. ====== Roger de Pitres (also called Roger de Pistri) (d. bef. 1083), a Norman, was the Sheriff of Gloucester under William the Conqueror and constable of Gloucester Castle. Life Roger's origins are confirmed in his territorial appellation, de Pitres; he was a Norman from Pîtres, Eure, canton of Pont-de-l'Arche. He followed William the Conqueror to England in 1066. Roger had been an adherent of Earl William FitzOsbern and owed much of his landed wealth to this association. After the death of Earl William in 1071, Roger was more closely associated with the crown. He was sheriff of Gloucester from 1071 and constable of Gloucester castle, which he constructed. Members of his family succeeded him in these hereditary offices. His brother Durand succeeded him as sheriff by 1083. Both Roger de Pitres and his brother Durand were buried at St. Peter's Abbey in Gloucester. Family Roger's wife was named Adeliza (Eunice-?) and together they had: Walter of Gloucester, succeeded his father as Sheriff of Gloucester Herbert, of whom little is known other than he predeceased his brother Walter. Roger's successors as Sheriffs of Gloucester and constable were his brother Durand (1083), who in turn was succeeded by Roger's son Walter of Gloucester (1096), and his grandson, Miles of Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford who succeeded his father Walter before 1126. See: David Walker, 'Miles of Gloucester, Earl of Hereford', Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society, Vol. 77 (1958), pp. 67-8. References 1.^ Jump up to: a b c K.S.B. Keats-Rohan, Domesday People: A Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English Documents, 1066–1166, Vol. I (Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 1999), p. 451 2.Jump up ^ M. Charpillon, Dictionnaire historique de toutes les communes du departement de l'Eure, Vol. II (Delcroix, Libraire-Editeur, 1879), p. 636 3.^ Jump up to: a b David Walker, 'the Honours of the Earls of Hereford in the Twelfth Century', Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society, Vol. 79 (1960), p. 178 4.^ Jump up to: a b W.A. Morris, 'The Office of Sheriff in the Early Norman Period', The English Historical Review, Vol. 33, No. 130 (Apr., 1918), p. 154 note 2 5.^ Jump up to: a b David Walker, 'Gloucester and Gloucestershire in Domesday Book', Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society, Vol. 94 (1976), p. 112 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_de_Pitres SEE LINK: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_de_Pitres] Roger de Pitres is my 31st great grandfather. ROGER DE PITRES Roger de Pitres (also called Roger de Pistri) (d. bef. 1083), a Norman, was the Sheriff of Gloucester under William the Conqueror and constable of Gloucester Castle.......Roger's origins are confirmed in his territorial appellation, de Pitres; he was a Norman from Pitres, Eure, canton of Pont - de - l'Arche. He followed William the Conqueror to England in 1066. Roger had been an adherent of Earl William Fitz Osbern and owed much of his landed wealth to this association. After the death of Earl William in 1071, Roger was more closely associated with the crown. He was sheriff of Gloucester from 1071 and constable of Gloucester Castle, which he constructed. Members of his family succeeded him in these hereditary offices. His brother, Durand, succeeded him assheriff by 1083. Both Roger de Pitres and his brother Durand were buried at St. Peter's Abbey in Gloucester.......Roger's wife was named Adeliza and together they had -- 1.) Walter of Gloucester, succeeded his father as Sheriff of Gloucester, 2.) Herbert, of whom little is known other than he predeceased his brother Walter. Wikipedia -- "Roger de Pitres" Roger de Pitres From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_de_Pitres Roger de Pitres (also called Roger de Pistri) (d. bef. 1083), a Norman, was the Sheriff of Gloucester under William the Conqueror and constable of Gloucester Castle. Roger's origins are confirmed in his territorial appellation, de Pitres; he was a Norman from Pîtres, Eure, canton of Pont-de-l'Arche. He followed William the Conqueror to England in 1066. Roger had been an adherent of Earl William FitzOsbern and owed much of his landed wealth to this association. After the death of Earl William in 1071, Roger was more closely associated with the crown. He was sheriff of Gloucester from 1071 and constable of Gloucester castle, which he constructed. Members of his family succeeded him in these hereditary offices. His brother Durand succeeded him as sheriff by 1083. Both Roger de Pitres and his brother Durand were buried at St. Peter's Abbey in Gloucester. Family Roger's wife was named Adeliza (Eunice-?) and together they had: Walter of Gloucester, succeeded his father as Sheriff of Gloucester Herbert, of whom little is known other than he predeceased his brother Walter. Notes Roger's successors as Sheriffs of Gloucester and constable were his brother Durand (1083), who in turn was succeeded by Roger's son Walter of Gloucester (1096), and his grandson, Miles of Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford who succeeded his father Walter before 1126. See: David Walker, 'Miles of Gloucester, Earl of Hereford', Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society, Vol. 77 (1958), pp. 67-8. References K.S.B. Keats-Rohan, Domesday People: A Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English Documents, 1066–1166, Vol. I (Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 1999), p. 451 M. Charpillon, Dictionnaire historique de toutes les communes du departement de l'Eure, Vol. II (Delcroix, Libraire-Editeur, 1879), p. 636 David Walker, 'the Honours of the Earls of Hereford in the Twelfth Century', Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society, Vol. 79 (1960), p. 178 W.A. Morris, 'The Office of Sheriff in the Early Norman Period', The English Historical Review, Vol. 33, No. 130 (Apr., 1918), p. 154 note 2 David Walker, 'Gloucester and Gloucestershire in Domesday Book', Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society, Vol. 94 (1976), p. 112 Immediate Family Showing 4 people Eunice Adeline N.N. wife Walter FitzRoger de Pitres, Sher... son Robert of Gloucester de Pitres son Herbert de Pitres son |