William Pierrepont (abt. 1120 - abt. 1174)

Born about 1120 in England

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 1174 at about age 54 in England

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Biography

• William was the Second Lord of the Manor of Hurst Pierrepont.
• Time of King William II (King of England from 1087 until 1100)^[1]

Name

William Pierrepont

Willelmus de Petreponte

Birth

abt 1120 England

Death

1174 England (Eyton)

Family

Father: Robert Pierrrpont

Child: Hugh Pierrepont

Attached Document

I don't know if the attached document (photo) is for this specific William, but it is interesting. The document is from the right time period and it mentions William(?) and his son Hugh(?). The Latin is shown as part of the document. Click on the photo to see it. The name is spelled "petreponte" in the document. William, 2nd Earl of Warenne, died in 1138 A.D., so the document is from a slightly earlier date.

Translation (see Farrer):

Gift by William [second] earl de Warenne and countess Isabel and William and Ralph their sons to Lewes priory of the church of Kingston [Sussex] and acre of land; and the stalls which Alwin of Winchester held. Also confirmation of a hide of land in Rottingdean [Sussex], which William de Pierrepont gave. [c.1130-1138]

Here is my translation:

Notum sit	Be it known to
presentibus et futuris	the present and future
quod ego	that I
Willelmus comes de Warenna	William [second], Earl of Warenne
et	and
Isabel comitissa	Countess Isabel
et	and
Willelmus et Radulfus	William and Ralph
filii nostri	our sons
donamus	give
Deo et sancto Pancratio	to God and St Pancras [aka Lewes Priory]
in libera elemosina	in free alms [alms = for the poor, e.g. money/food]
pro salute	for the salvation/health
animarum nostrarum	of our souls (our lives)
et	and
patrum et matrum	fathers and mothers
et	and
antecessorum nostrorum	our ancestors
ecclesiam de Chingestona.	Church of Kingston [Sussex, England]
et	and
unam acra terre	one acre of land
ad ecclesiam.	to the church.
Et donamus	And give (gifts)
esseldas	(unlegible word) maybe "essedum" = chariot/waggon
quas tenuit	which held
Alwinus de Winthonia	Alwin of Winchester
in libera elemosina.	in free alms [alms = for the poor, e.g. money/food]
Concedimus etiam	We also grant/confirm
unam hidam terre in	one hide of land in
Rottingedena	Rottingdean [Sussex, England]
quam	Than/That
Willelmus Petreponte	William Pierrepont
dedit	gave
Deo et sancto Pancratio	to God and St Pancras [aka Lewes Priory]
et monachis	and monks
pro anima	for the soul
sua ad obitum suum.	to his own death
(pro anima sua ad obitum suum)	(for his life to his death)

Sources

• Farrer, William and Clay, Charles Travis. Early Yorkshire Charters (Yorkshire Archaeological Society, 1949) Vol. 8, "The Honour of Warrene", Page 76
• Eyton, Robert William. Antiquities of Shropshire (J.R. Smith, London, 1855) Vol. 2, Page 66: c.1174 "Hi Sunt Testes (These are the witnesses): ... Willms de Petra Ponte..."
• Sussex Archaeological Society. Sussex Archaeological Collections (Sussex Archaeological Society, H.Wolff, 64 High Street, Lewes, England, 1887) Page 113, 114, 124

Fo. 55, No. 2, before 1148. - William, 3rd Earl of Warenne (1119–1148), confirms the gift in frankalmoigne^[2] which Isabel his mother made to the Monks of Lewes, to provide “lucernam sepulture” burial lamp (?) for his father William; To wit, Ordericus de Berecampa [ Bercamp, Barcombe] with all his land.

Testibus. - “Rog’ de Capella, Will’o de Petraponte [Pierpont], Milone de Vallon’, Rad’ de Vaill’, Willo de Mengecurth’, Drogone de friewilla.”

Fo. 58, No. 3 . -Rainaldus de Warenne grants to the Monks of Lewes the tenement in the town (of Lewes) which belonged to Gelbert son of Reiner, and pilecherestrete which is near to it.

Testibus. - “Rog’ de capella, Hug’ de Petraponte; Rad’de Wiburtvill’, Willo de Petraponte, Rad’ de pleiz.”

Fo. 55, No. 4, .-William, Earl of Warenne (2d E. of Surrey, died 1138), confirms the grant which Rainaldus de Warenne made to the Monks of Lewes, to wit, the tenement in the town (of Lewes) which belonged to Gilbert, son of Reinerus, and pilcherestrete, which is near.

Testibus.- “Rog’ de capell’, Hug’ de petrapont’, Rad’ de Wiburvill’, Will’ de petrapont’, et Rad’. de pleiz.”

Fo. 18, No. 4, .- William, Earl of Warenne (2d E. of Surrey, died 1138), gives to the Monks of Lewes all the land of Burchard, with its belongings, to profide occasional house-room (guest accommondation) for the use of the Prior and Monks.

Testibus. -”Rog’ de Capella, Jerdan’ de Blosseuil’, Will’ de petraponte, et Drogon’ de frevill.”

• Facsimiles of Ancient Charters in the British Museum (London, 1903) Vol. 1, William I. - Richard I. Charter 25: c. 1145-1146. Witnesses: Hugone de Petreponte, Rodberto de Petreponte, Willelmo de Petreponte
• Moffat, R. Burnham. Pierrepont Genealogies from Norman times to 1913 (L. Middleditch Company, 1913) Page 20
• The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure (London: J. Hinton, Nov. 1767) Page 249
• A Genealogical Abstract of Descent of the Family of Pierrepont, Page 1?, Section 1 The Family in France and England
• Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River, Page 340

The chief seats of the English family are: Holme-Pierrepont, a stately pile and the ancient seat and burial place of the family, three miles from Nottingham and 98 miles from London; Thoresby Park, in the Forest of Sherwood, and Tong Castle, in Salop.

The descendants of Sir Godfrey de Pierrepont, the Norman knight were:

(I) Sir Robert de Pierrepont, son of Sir Godfrey de Pierrepont, of Castle Pierrepont, Picardy, Normandy, crossed to England with William the Conqueror. he fought at the battle of Hastings, 1066, and was first lord of the manor of Hurst-Pierrepont, which lay north of Brighton in Sussex. He had many honors and states conferred upon him by King William

(II) Sir William, son of Sir Robert de Pierrepont.

• Pierrepont Genealogies from Norman times to 1913, Page 20-22
• Ellis, William Smith. A History of Hurstperpoint (J. Phillips, Birghton, 1837) Page 16

Footnotes

1. ↑ from Wikipedia article: King William II
2. ↑ frankalmoigne: A tenure by which a religious corporation holds lands given to them and their successors forever, usually on condition of praying for the soul of the donor and his heirs; - called also tenure by free alms.