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Name FERRERS, William de Prefix Earl Birth 1162 Ferrières, Allier, Auvergne, France 
Gender Male Death 22 Sep 1247 Ferrières, Allier, Auvergne, France Burial Aft 22 Sep 1247 Stowe-by-Chartley, Stafford, Staffordshire, England WAC 10 Feb 1932 SGEOR _TAG Reviewed on FS Headstones 
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Father FERRERS, Seigneur Walkelin de , b. 1140, Okehampton, Devonshire, England Okehampton, Devonshire, Englandd. 21 Oct 1190, Acre, Palestine (On a Crusade) (Age 50 years) Mother TONI, Goda de , b. 1142, Egginton, Derbyshire, England Egginton, Derbyshire, Englandd. 5 Feb 1228, England (Age 86 years) Marriage 1162 Sussex, England [2] Notes - Invalid sealing-to-spouse temple code: Arizona.MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married Abt 1035 ~SEALING_SPOUSE: Also shown as SealSp 8 Mar 1967, SLAKE.
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Father FERRIERES, Earl William de , b. Abt 1140, Tutbury, Staffordshire, England Tutbury, Staffordshire, Englandd. 31 Dec 1189, Battle of Acre, Jerusalem, Palestine, Holy Land (Age 49 years) Mother BRAOSE, Sybil de , b. Abt 1150, Bramber, Sussex, England Bramber, Sussex, Englandd. 5 Feb 1227, Derby, Derbyshire, England (Age 77 years) Marriage Abt 1166 Sussex, England Family ID F15191 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family MESCHIN, Agnes de , b. 1174, Tutbury, Staffordshire, England Tutbury, Staffordshire, Englandd. 2 Nov 1247, Tutbury, Staffordshire, England (Age 73 years) Marriage 1192 Cheshire, England 
Children4 sons and 2 daughters Family ID F16063 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Jan 2022
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BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISH%20NOBILITY%20MEDIEVAL1.htm#MillicentDerbyMRogerMortimer
WILLIAM (-killed in battle Acre 1190 before 21 Oct). “Willielmus comes de Ferrariis” donated property to Tutbury Priory, for the soul of “uxoris meæ Sibillæ et liberorum meorum”, by charter which names “antecessores mei…Henricus de Ferrariis et Engenulphus et Robertus avus meus et Robertus comes pater meus”[205]. He succeeded his father [before 1160) as Earl [of Derby]. “Robertus [mistake for Willielmus] comes de Ferrariis” donated property to Dore Abbey, for the souls of “Sibilla de Braosa, uxoris meæ matris W. filii mei et sua, et…Bertæ (fuit filia Milonis comitis Herefordiæ) matris uxoris meæ”, by undated charter[206]. He participated in the Third Crusade and died during the siege of Acre[207]. The Annals of Margan record the death in 1190 of “Willelmus comes Ferrariis”[208]. Matthew of Paris records the death at Acre in 1191 of "comes de Ferariis"[209]. m SIBYL, daughter of --- (-after 5 Feb 1228). “Willielmus comes de Ferrariis” donated property to Tutbury Priory, for the soul of “uxoris meæ Sibillæ et liberorum meorum”, by charter which names “antecessores mei…Henricus de Ferrariis et Engenulphus et Robertus avus meus et Robertus comes pater meus”[210]. “Robertus [mistake for Willielmus] comes de Ferrariis” donated property to Dore Abbey, for the souls of “Sibilla de Braosa, uxoris meæ matris W. filii mei et sua, et…Bertæ (fuit filia Milonis comitis Herefordiæ) matris uxoris meæ”, by undated charter[211]. If this is correct, she was Sibyl de Briouse, daughter of William de Briouse Lord of Bramber & his wife Bertha of Hereford. However, the Complete Peerage states that this charter is considered to be a fabrication, and that there is no other proof of the parentage of William´s wife[212]. Sibyl married secondly[213] as his second wife, Adam de Port [Lord of Basing] (-1213). Earl William & his wife had [four] children:
** from Falaise Roll p 56
The third Earl rebelled against Henry II, was subdued and surrendered his castles of Tutbury and Duffield, which were demolished.
** from Complete Peerage, v 4 p 192+
Derby. Earldom. III. 115-. William (de Ferrieres), Earl of Derby, or Earl of Ferrieres, son and heir. He was one of the adherents of the younger Henry on his rebellion in Apr. 1173, and sacked and burnt Nottingham in May or June 1174 (by his charter, Earl William gave to Lenton Priory all his right to the church of Woodham in Essex, for the souls of those who were with him at the burning of Nottingham). He made his submission to the King at Northampton, 31 July 1174, surrendering his castles of Tutbury and Duffield. The King took him, with other prisoners, to France in Aug. following, and imprisoned them at Caen.
He married Sibyl, daughter of William de Braiose, Lord of Bramber, by Bertha (heiress of Brecon and Over Gwent), sister and coheir of William de Hereford, and second daughter of Miles (de Gloucester), Earl of Hereford. He died on Crusade, at the siege of Acre in Palestine, in 1190, before 21 Oct. His wife survived him, and was, perhaps, living as late as 5 Feb. 1227/8 (she certainly survived her husband for many years). Tutbury Castle was one of those which the King caused to be demolished in Dec. 1175.
** from Wikipedia listing for William de Ferrers, 3rd Earl of Derby
William I de Ferrers, 3rd Earl of Derby (died 1190) was a 12th century English Earl who resided in Tutbury Castle in Staffordshire and was head of a family which controlled a large part of Derbyshire known as Duffield Frith. He was also a Knight Templar.
William was the son of Robert de Ferrers, 2nd Earl of Derby and his wife, Margaret Peverel. He succeeded his father as Earl of Derby in 1162. He was married to Sybil, the daughter of William de Braose, 3rd Lord of Bramber and Bertha of Hereford.
William de Ferrers was one of the earls who joined the rebellion against King Henry II of England led by Henry's eldest son, Henry the Younger, in the Revolt of 1173–1174, sacking the town of Nottingham. Robert de Ferrers II, his father, had supported Stephen of England and, although Henry II had accepted him at court, he had denied the title of earl of Derby to him and his son. [1] In addition, William had a grudge against Henry because he believed he should have inherited the lands of Peveril Castle through his mother. These, King Henry had previously confiscated in 1155 when William Peverel fell into disfavour.
With the failure of the revolt, de Ferrers was taken prisoner by King Henry, at Northampton on the 31 July 1174, along with the King of Scots and the earls of Chester and Lincoln, along with a number of his Derbyshire underlings and was held at Caen. He was deprived of his castles at Tutbury and Duffield and both were put out of commission (and possibly Pilsbury.) In addition to defray the costs of the war Henry levied a so called "Forest Fine" of 200 marks.
He seems to have afterwards regained the confidence of Henry II., and he showed his fidelity to the next Sovereign, (King Richard I.), by accompanying him in his expedition to the Holy Land, and joined the Third Crusade and died at the Siege of Acre in 1190.[2]
He was succeeded by his son William de Ferrers, 4th Earl of Derby.
References
Warren, W.L. 1973. Henry II. Eyre Methuen. ISBN 0-413-25580-8
^ Turbutt, G., (1999) A History of Derbyshire. Volume 2: Medieval Derbyshire, Cardiff: Merton Priory Press
^ Bland, W., 1887 Duffield Castle: A lecture at the Temperance Hall, Wirksworth Derbyshire Advertiser
BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISH%20NOBILITY%20MEDIEVAL1.htm#WilliamFerrersDerbydied1247B
WILLIAM de Ferrers, son of WILLIAM de Ferrers Earl of Derby & his wife Sibyl de Briouse (-22 Sep 1247). “Willielmus comes de Ferrariis, filius Willielmi comitis de Ferrariis” donated property to Tutbury Priory, for the soul of “Agnetis uxoris meæ”, by undated charter[218]. He succeeded his father in 1190 as Earl of Derby. “Willielmus de Ferrariis comes Derbiæ” confirmed donations to Derley Priory, for the soul of “uxoris meæ Agnetis”, by undated charter[219]. The Annales Londonienses record the death in 1246 of "Willelmus comes de Ferreres"[220]. The Annals of Burton record the death “X Kal Oct” in 1247 of “Willelmus de Ferrariis…comes Derbeiæ”[221].
m (1192) AGNES [Alice] of Chester, daughter of HUGH Earl of Chester & his wife Bertrade de Montfort (-2 Nov 1247). The Annales Londonienses record that "Ranulphus comes Cestriæ" had four sisters, of whom "tertia…Agnes" married "comiti de Ferrariis, id est Derby, Willelmo seniori"[222]. “Willielmus comes de Ferrariis, filius Willielmi comitis de Ferrariis” donated property to Tutbury Priory, for the soul of “Agnetis uxoris meæ”, by undated charter[223]. Lady of Chartley, Staffordshire, and Bugbrooke, Northamptonshire, following her brother's death in 1232[224]. “Willielmus de Ferrariis comes Derbiæ” confirmed donations to Derley Priory, for the soul of “uxoris meæ Agnetis”, by undated charter[225]. The Annals of Burton record the death “X Kal Oct” in 1247 of “Willelmus de Ferrariis…comes Derbeiæ” and “IV Non Nov” of “Agnes comitissa uxor eius”[226].
** from Falaise Roll, p 56
William, the next earl, was a great favourite of King John, from whom he received vast grants of land, amongst which was the great Northampton estate of William Pevrel, who daughter one of his ancestors had married. Earl William was largely instrumental in placing Henry III on the throne and took and important part in the siege of mount Sorrel and the battle of Lincoln. In 1230 he was one of the three chief counsellors recommended to the king by the barons and died in 1240.
** from English Baronies, p 33
Agnes, who m. William de Ferrers d. 1247, Earl of Derby.
** from Complete Baronies, v 4 p 194+
Derby. Earldom. IV. 1190. William (de Ferrieres), Earl of Derby, or Earl of Ferrieres, son and heir. He had livery of his lands in 1190-91. Sheriff of Notts and Derby, for 7 weeks, Feb.-Mar. 1194. About that time, before the King's return to England, he supported the Justiciar against John, Count of Mortain, and, with the arl of Chester, besieged Nottingham Castle. Shortly afterwards he took part at Richard's second Coronation, 17 Apr., being one of four Earls who bore the canopy. After the King's death, he was at the Council of Northampton, which declared for John as Richard's successor: he was present at the Coronation, 27 May 1199. On 7 June 1199, the King restored and confirmed to him the third penny of all the pleas pleaded per vicecomitem de Derby, unde ipse Comes est, as amply as any of his predecessors had had the same, to hold, to him and his heirs for ever, and with his own hand girded him with the sword as an Earl. On the same day the King gave him higham with the hundred and a half, and the park of that town, and Newbottle and Blisworth, as his right and inheritance which descended to him as right heir of the land which was of William Peverel, to hold, to him and his heirs for ever, by the service of a knight's fee. And the Earl quit-claimed the residue ot ht eland which was of William Peverel to the King, and paid 2,000 marks for his charter. He was present at the Coronation of Henry III, 28 Oct. 1216. On 30 Oct. the King granted him the castles of Peak and Bolsover, co. Derby, with the homages, and on 16 Jan. 1216/7 the manor of Melbourne in that co., to hold till the King was 14 years of age (the order for the delivery to him of Peak was repeated 18 Nov., 1 and 24 Dec. 1216... Peak was held by Brien de l'Isle, and Bolsover by Gerard de Furnivalle, neither of whom would surrender his charge. The Earl eventually took the castles by force).
He assisted the Regent to raise the siege of Lincoln Castle, 20 may 1216, and with his brother-in-law, the Earl of Chester, commanded the royal forces which took and razed the castle of Montsorel. In June 1218 he went on Crusade. He was warned, 26 June 1222, to surrender the castles of Peak and Bolsover before Michaelmas. Sheriff of co. Lancaster and keeper of the honour of Lancaster, 30 Dec. 1223 to 2 Jan. 1227/8. He accompanied the King in the expedition to Brittany and Poitou, Apr. to Oct. 1230. On 19 Jan. 1230/1 he was given the custody of all the lands of the Normans in England which were of his fee. He was at the Council of London, Feb. 1231/2. He was summoned for Military Service against the Scots, 15 May 1244, by writ directed W. de Ferar' comiti Derebi. He had licence to make his will, 29 Apr. 1247.
He married, in 1192, Agnes, sister and coheir of Randolf, Earl of Chester and Lincoln, and third daughter of Hugh, Earl of Chester, by Bertrade, daughter of Simon de Montfort, Count of Evreux. On 22 Nov. 1232 they had livery of her purparty of her brother's lands, viz. of the castle and manor of Chartley, co. Stafford, the castle and vill of West Derby, co. Lancaster, with all the lands which Earl Randolf had held between Ribble and Mersey, the vills of Bugbrooke, Northants, and Navenby, co. Lincoln. On 12 Sep. 1233 they had assignment of the knights' fees, late of the said Earl, which had been apportioned to them.
He died 22 Sep. 1247, having been long afflicted with the gout. His widow, the King having taken her homage, had livery, 12 Oct. 1247, of her inheritance (above mentioned) in cos. Lancaster, Lincoln, and Stafford, including the castle of Chartley. She died 2 Nov. 1247.
** from Wikipedia listing for William de Ferrers, 4th Earl of Derby
William II de Ferrers, 4th Earl of Derby (c. 1168 – c. 1247) was a favourite of King John of England. He succeeded to the estate (but not the title) upon the death of his father, William de Ferrers, 3rd Earl of Derby, at the Siege of Acre in 1190. He was head of a family which controlled a large part of Derbyshire which included an area known as Duffield Frith.
He adopted his father's allegiance to King Richard as the reigning king. On Richard's return from the Third Crusade, in the company of David Ceannmhor and the Earl of Chester he played a leading role in besieging Nottingham Castle, on the 28th March 1194, which was being held by supporters of Prince John. For seven weeks after this he held the position of Sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. [1]
On the accession of John after the death of his brother, in 1199, William gave him his allegiance, and became a great favourite. He restored to the de Ferrars' family the title of Earl of Derby, along with the right to the "third penny", and soon afterwards bestowed upon him the manors of Ashbourne and Wirksworth, with the whole of that wapentake, subject to a fee farm rent of £70 per annum. [2]
When, in 1213, John surrendered his kingdoms of England and Ireland to the Pope, William was one of the witnesses to the "Bulla Aurea." In the following year William gave surety on behalf of the king for the payment of a yearly tribute of 1,000 marks.
In the same year, 1214, the King granted the Earl the royal castle of Harestan (Horsley Castle). William was a patron of at least 2 abbeys and 4 priories. In 1216, John made him bailiff of the Peak Forest and warden of the Peak Castle.
In that year, John was succeeded by the nine year-old Henry III. Because of continuing discontent about John's violations of the Magna Carta, some of the barons had approached Prince Louis of France who invaded in that year. William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke acting on behalf of the young King sought to repel the invaders and pacify the barons. His forces, with the assistance of de Ferrers, the Earl of Chester and others, defeated the rebels at the siege of Lincoln.
De Ferrers was allowed to retain the royal castles of Bolsover, Peak and Horston (Horsley) until the King's 14th birthday. The latter had been given him in 1215 as a residence for his wife, during his planned absence with the King on Crusade.[3] and the Earl was among those who made representation to the King, which would in 1258 led to the Provisions of Oxford .
Henry reached his fourteenth birthday in 1222 and his administration sought to recover the three royal castles, to de Ferrers' indignation. In 1254 they would pass to Edward I, Henry's son, exacerbating Robert's, the sixth earl, resentment against the prince.[4]
He was married to Agnes De Kevelioch, sister of Ranulph de Blondeville, 4th Earl of Chester, for 55 years. As the Earl advanced in years he became a martyr to severe attacks of the gout, a disease which terminated his life in the year 1247. He was succeeded by his elder son, also William, the Fifth Earl of Derby.
Family and children
William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby
Sybil de Ferrers, married Sir John Vipont [1], Lord of Appleby and had issue.
Sir Thomas of Chartley Ferrers
Sir Hugh of Bugbrooke Ferrers (married and had issue)
References
^ See High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests.
^ Bland, W., 1887 Duffield Castle: A lecture at the Temperance Hall, Wirksworth Derbyshire Advertiser
^ Turbutt, G., (1999) A History of Derbyshire. Volume 2: Medieval Derbyshire, Cardiff: Merton Priory Press
^ J. R. Maddicott, 'Ferrers, Robert de, sixth earl of Derby (c. 1239–1279)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [ accessed 28 Oct 2007]
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Sources - [S72] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM), (June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998).
- [S64] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index.
William de Ferrers; Male; Death: 21 OCT 1190; Father: William de Ferrers; Mother: Margaret Peverell; Spouse: Sybil de Braose; Marriage: About 1163 Of, , Derby, England; No source information is available.
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- [S72] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM), (June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998).
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