William de Venables
M, #11807, d. before 1293
Biography
William de Venables died before 1293.
He was the 5th Baron of Kinderton, was of record in 1251 and 1267, alive in 1291, but dead by 1293 (Edward I).
F100. Sir Roger de VENABLES.
Fourth Baron of Kinderton. Born (1211-V69)(1220) at Kinderton, Cheshire, England; son of Hugh de VENABLES [F128] and Alice OXTON. He married Alice de PENINTON (Pennington), daughter of Alan de Peninton of Peninton, Cheshire, England, in 1240 in Pennington, Lancashire, England. He died in 1261-S20,S66,S69)(1282-V25). CHILDREN: William VENABLES [F13], Margaret Venables [] was born 1244 in Kinderton, Cheshire, England. .
F98. Gilbert de VENABLES.
(Venator, Veneur, Hunter,) was from Venables, Evreux in Normandy in the barony of Le Veneurs so named because they were hereditary huntsmen to the Dukes of Normandy. Born about 1030-1035; son of Odo/Thibaut III, Count de Blois. Brother of Stephen de Blois who married Adela, daughter of William the Conqueror. King Stephen, who reigned 1135-1154, was Gilbert's nephew. Gilbert's last born status leaves him with little inheritance. His uncle Roger of Blois, bishop of Beauvais gives the single village of Venables to Gilbert who is about twenty at the time. He accompanied William the Conqueror to England in 1066. He is listed in the Domesday Book. . Gilbert becomes the first baron of Kinderton, Cheshire (Today an empty site near Middlewich) in 1086 on lands provided by King William through Earl Hugh Lupus (the Wolf, or the Fat). Gilbert was a palatine Baron to Hugh Lupus, held the barony of Kinderton in Cheshire. Richard was also palatine Baron of Hugh Lupus, and became Barons of Warrington. Another brother, Raoul, was baron of Chester, held in capite, and ancestor of the Grosvenors, Dukes of Westminster, Earls of Wilton and Lords of Elbury. The Hunter family moved north into Scotland where William Venator witnessed a charter by Earl David, later King David in 1124 and this family generally assumed the surname of Hunter. Venables became a prominent Cheshire and Lancashire surname, but Hunter had already achieved a large foothold in Cheshire before the move north with the Domesday Book showing Gilbert Hunter holding Brereton, Davenport, Kinderton and Witton (Northwich suburb) and Ralph Hunter holding Stapleford in Cheshire and Soughton in Wales. CHILDREN: Gilbert de VENABLES [F125]. .
F114. Sir Hugh de VENABLES III. Sheriff of Cheshire, 1379. Born in (1330-V27,V59)(1332-V58) at Kinderton, Cheshire, England; son of Sir Hugh VENABLES II [F131] and Katherine de Houghton. He died in 1382-1383. He married (1): Ellen HUXLEIGH/Ellen BROOKE. He married (2): Margery de COTTON, daughter of Perkin or Hugh de Cotton. She was born 1340 at Rudbeth, England. CHILDREN: Margery VENABLES [F224], Sir Richard VENABLES [F115], Thomas VENABLES [F173], William VENABLES [F176]. .
F115. Sir Richard VENABLES. Born about 1365 at Kinderton, Cheshire, England; son of Hugh VENABLES (III) [F114]. Richard was a loyal supporter of King Richard II, and raised an army in the County in February 1399 to take an expedition to Ireland. He fought at the battle of Shrewsbury on the side of the Yorkist, Henry Percy, who was caught and beheaded on 23 July 1403, two days after the battle. Richard’s body, together with that of Sir Richard Vernon [F148], were sent to Chester to be displayed on the city gates as an example to all others who might rebel against King Henry IV. He married Isabell de LANGTON, daughter of Rawlin de Langton, baron of Newton and Walton, Lancashire. Langton’s fate was similar to that of Sir Richard, for he was beheaded at Shrewsbury, and his body displayed in London. CHILDREN: Joan VENABLES [F337], Richard VENABELS [F138]. Hugh VENABLES [F142]. .
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