Information on this page from Windows Into Our Past, A Genealogy of the Parsons, Smith and Associated Families, Vol. 1 ©1996, Judy Parsons Smith
Osbernde Bolbec
Osbernde Bolbec, Lord of Longueville in Normandy 1028-1035; m. Avelina, sister of the Duchess Gunnora. Osbernde Bolbec & Avelina had:Walter Giffard
Walter Giffard, son of Osbernde Bolbec & Avelina, d. 1084; m. Agnes, daughter of Girard Flatel. Walter Giffard was Lord of Longueville and a companion of William the Conqueror at the battle of Hastings in 1066. Walter Giffard & Agnes had:Rohese Giffard
Rohese Giffard, daughter of Walter Giffard & Agnes, m. Richard Fitz Gilbert de Clare, d. bef. 1090. Richard Fitz Gilbert de Clare & Rohese Giffard had:Gilbert Fitz Richard
Gilbert Fitz Richard, son of Richard Fitz Gilbert de Clare & Rohese Giffard, b. bef. 1066; d. 1114 or 1117; m. Adelaide de Clermont, daughter of Hugh & Margaret de Roucy. Gilbert Fitz Richard was the Earl of Clare and Lord of Tunbridge. Gilbert Fitz Richard & Adelaide de Clermont had:Gilbert de Clare
Gilbert de Clare, son of Gilbert Fitz Richard & Adelaide de Clermont, d. 6 Jan 1147/1148; m. Isabel de Beaumont. Gilbert de Clare was the Earl of Pembroke in 1138. Gilbert de Clare & Isabel de Beaumont had:Richard "Strongbow’ de Clare
Richard "Strongbow’ de Clare, m. ca. 1166 to Eva, daughter of Dermont Mac Murrough, King of Leinster. Richard Strongbow was lured to Ireland with the promise of MacMurrough’s daughters hand and the kingdom of Leinster upon his death. In 1171, Richard Strongbow became the King of Leinster. He also had his lands in Wales. Richard & Eva had:Isabel de Clare
Isabel de Clare, daughter of Richard de Clare "Strongbow" & Eva, d. 1220; m. Aug. 1189 to Sir William Marshal, son of John Marshal, b. prob. 1146; d. 14 May 1219, bur in the Temple Church, London. See Marshal.
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