About the year 1395 he was made the 86th Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter [3] in the place of Sir Nicholas Sarnesfeld. [2]
William's will was dated 1 August 1400. In it, among other provisions, he:[4]
requested burial in Rochester Priory, Kent
left his jewels to his wife Agnes
left his lands to his brother Richard, along with his silver vessels
named his nephew Sir William Arundel
Research notes
Sir William Arundel KG (born about 1369, died 1400) was a Knight of the Order of the Garter, Constable of Rochester Castle and Constable and Warden of Reigate Castle. He was the son of John FitzAlan, 1st Baron Arundel and Eleanor Maltravers. He was nominated as a Knight of the Garter in 1395.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
Basil Stewart :
AncestryDNA Paternal Lineage (discontinued) 47 markers, haplogroup R1b, Ancestry member BasilStewart, MitoYDNA ID A10718[compare]