Albreda d'HarcourtGeneral Notes: ALBREDA de Harcourt ([1134/35]-before 1205). A manuscript history of the foundation of Barwell Priory names "quatuor sorores…Pagani filias…primogenita Mathildis de Doure…Alicia…Roisia…Ascelina"as the heiresses of "Gul. Peverell filius Pagani", adding that Rohese was mother of "Albreda de Harecourt", mother of "Galfridus Trussebut…et tres sorores…Roysia, Hillaria et Agatha". The Liber Memorandorum Ecclesie de Bernewelle names "Roysia" as second of the three sisters of "Willelmi Peuerel" who inherited the share of their oldest sister Matilda, adding that "de illa processit Albreda de Harecurt" who was mother of "Galfridus Trussebut, Rogerus, Robertus, Willelmus et Ricardus Trussebut", all of whom died "sine herede", and three sisters "Roysia, Hyllaria et Agatha". The Rotuli de Dominabus of 1185 records "Alberia de Harwecurt…L annorum…iv filios" and her land "in Branteston…maritagium suum". "Hillaria Trussebut" paid a fine for "terra de Branteston q fuit Albréé de Harecurt matris sue" in Northamptonshire, dated 1205. Albreda married William [II] Trussebut, son of William [I] Trussebut and Unknown.1 (William [II] Trussebut died about 1175 1.) |
1 Charles Cawley, <i>Medieval Lands</i>.
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