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Name |
Robert DE WELLES [1] |
Birth |
Abt 1145 [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Notes |
- Excerpt from "Welles Families": He held the Manor of Little Rayne of his father, which Manor was also styled Uggerly, or Cowlea.......He was the founder of the "Welles" family in that county. Having a grant he settled at "Rayne Hall," ......"Rayne Hall," in Essex, Hundred of Hinckford, after the family of De Montfort, became vested in the family of Welles, of which it appears that Robert de Welles lived in the reigns of Henry II (1154-1189), Richard I (1189-1199), and King John (1199-1214), during which reigns he is named in the Records as "Lord of Raynes." "The family De Welles was of much consideration in the reign of Richard I (1189-1199), and attained the Baronial Rank in 1299".
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Person ID |
I17825 |
Main Tree |
Last Modified |
21 Jan 2016 |
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Sources |
- [S02434] Albert Wells, History of the Welles Family in England and Normandy, (Name: Name: 1876;;).
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