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Geva (Burci) de Burci (aft. 1055 - abt. 1107)

Geva de Burci formerly Burci aka de Burco, de Falaise
Born after in Normandy, Francemap
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died about before about age 52 in Worspring Manor, Somerset, , Englandmap
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European Aristocracy
Geva Burci was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

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Biography

Geva de Burci, was one of the two daughters of Serlo de Burci and his unnamed wife.[1] Geva's sister, who is also unnamed, became a nun at Shaftesbury during her father's lifetime, which meant Geva became the principal heir, when her father died about 1086.[2]

First husband and child

The only thing known about Geva's first husband, is his name Martin. It has been suggested that he may be Martin(us) de Walis, the first witness of the foundation charter of Totness Priory[3] but although this would be in the right geographical area, it would place the foundation of that Priory earlier than expected.[4]

The idea that he is Martin 'de Tours' (Martinus de Turribus), founder of the Abbey of St Dogmael and buried in the choir there, comes from a very late source and there is no early evidence, besides which other factors make it impossible that this happened within Martin's time frame.[5]

The only child of this marriage is:

  1. Robert FitzMartin, who is definitely named as the grandson of Serlo de Burci in a charter from early in the reign of Henry II[6]

Martin must have died before 1086 when his wife Geva is named as the wife of William de Falaise.[7]

Second marriage and children

Research Notes

Robert FitzMartin seems to be the only child of Geva and her first husband Martin the other FitzMartin children attached to this profile need further investigation.

  1. Nicholas FitzMartin
  2. William FitzMartin
  3. Avice and Avice Alice FitzMartin (presumably the same person)

Also Sir William Martyn, is either an incorrect name for Geva's first husband Martin, or a completely different person who has been attached as her husband. Again this need investigation.

Sources

  1. Keats-Rohan, Domesday People, p. 418.
  2. Keats-Rohan, Domesday People, p. 418
  3. Round, p. xxxv
  4. Lyte, p. 7
  5. Lyte, p. 6-7.
  6. Lyte, p. 11-12.
  7. Keats-Rohan, p. 418.
  • Cockayne, Gibbs et al., Complete Peerage, 2nd ed., Vol.8, pp.530ff.
  • Keats-Rohan, K.S.B. Domesday People, pp.418-9
  • Lyte, Sir Henry Maxwell (1919) “Burci, Falaise and Martin” in the Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeol. and Nat. Hist. Soc., vol. lxv, pp.1 -27.
  • Sanders, English Baronies, p.15




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The husband Falaise-22 is now the most problematic
posted by Andrew Lancaster
I agree with the research notes, and think that they should be acted upon. In practice it seems clear that two of the husbands should be merged and one should become a Thomas.
posted by Andrew Lancaster
DeBurci-1 and Burci-3 appear to represent the same person because: Both married to William Falaise
Ceva could not be the mother of Alice; she would have been 80 years old at her birth. Alice should be disconnected.
posted by Steve Selbrede

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