Other Events and Attributes:

• Appointments / Titles: Runham, Norfolk, England; Lord
• FSID: MFHW-5JK
• Occupation: Chevalier

Notes:

sir, Ralph I Chesney (Cayento - Kaineto)
s/o sir Walter IV Chesney & Miss Caen
b - 1044 - Le Quesney in Seine-infurieure, Normandy
m- Matilda (Maud) Waterville
d- soon after 1086 - Rudham, Norfolk, England

1066 - Battle of Hastings
1086 - Domesday - under-teneant of William I Warenne - in sussex & Norfolk

Held - Glatting in Burton & Aldrington & Fulking & Keymer & Brighton-Lewes, & Hamsey & Graftham & Madehurst, & Aldrington & Graftham, Sussex

RALPH [I] de Chesney . A manuscript which records donations to Lewes priory includes in Sussex land "ad Elintunam" donated by "Radulfus vetus de Chaisneto" for the soul of "Mathildis uxoris eius", land "et molinum de Bardeseia" donated by "Radulfus junior de Chaisneto" for the soul of "Emmæ uxoris eius" and donations of other land by "utroque Radulfo, patre et filio"[2389]. He and his descendants are discussed in an article by J. H. Round[2390]. m MATILDA, daughter of ---. A manuscript which records donations to Lewes priory includes in Sussex land "ad Elintunam" donated by "Radulfus vetus de Chaisneto" for the soul of "Mathildis uxoris eius"[2391]. Ralph [I] & his wife had one child:
a) RALPH [II] de Chesney .
[Source: Medieval Lands.]

Family/Spouse: de Waterville, Lady Maud. Maud was born in 1048 in West Hoathly, Sussex, England; died on 5 Aug 1085 in Norfolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. de Chesney, Juliana was born in 1065 in Broughton Poggs, Oxfordshire, England; died in 1131 in Broughton Poggs, Oxfordshire, England.
2. de Chesney, Roger was born in 1080 in Runham, Norfolk, England; died between 25 Dec 1109 and 1142 in Deddington, Oxfordshire, England.
3. de Chesney, Lady of Rudham Sybil was born in 1093 in Runham, Norfolk, England; died in 1115 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.

Other Events and Attributes:

• FSID: GDTQ-S2P

Notes:

Walter de Chesney is not the same person as Walter FitzOther LHVH-1SW

Walter married FitzGilbert, Hesllia Elise de Brionne. Hesllia was born in 1027 in Tillières, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France; died in 1086 in Alkborough, Lincolnshire, England; was buried in 1086 in Alkborough, Lincolnshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FSID: LBLP-PPD
• Occupation: Became a nun at Eye Priory

Notes:

Hesilia FitzGilbert de Brione (also Helise, Helisia, Elise or Elisee and Hesilia Crispin, Hesilia De Brione) was the daughter of Gilbert de Brionne, Count of Eu, and great granddaughter of Richard I, Duke of Normandy. *It should be noted that 'Crispin' was her father's cognomen, nickname, and not actually part of the names of his children.

Married William Malet, Lord of Graville, probably about 1050.
May have been married prior to this to Baldric of Teuton.
William and Hesilia had 2 known children, possibly more:
- Robert Malet (c 1050-1130) First Lord Great Chamberlain of England
- Gilbert , founder of the Malets of Shepton Mallet in Somerset.

Hesilia's husband William Malet was part of the invasion force of William the Conqueror, who was Hesilia's 2nd cousin. After England was conquered, Malet was awarded vast properties there, and became the Honour of Eye and High Sheriff of Yorkshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. While still keeping their properties in Normandy, the family relocated to England.

In 1069 while living at the castle at York, Hesilia, William and their 2 children, were captured and held hostage by Dane raiders. After sacking the city, burning the castles to the ground and slaughtering the garrisons there, the Danes were eventually driven off and the family was freed.

William Malet died in 1071 and was succeeded by their oldest son Robert as Honour of Eye and High Sheriff or Norfolk and Suffolk. It is not known when Hesilia died.
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"William Malet married Hesilia Crispin, (9) who was through a female, descended in the fourth generation from Rollo I, Duke of Normandy, and therefore related to Duke William, the fifth in descent in the male line."Notices of an English Branch of the Malet Family. Arthur Malet, (Harrison & Sons, St. Martin's Lane, London, England, MDCCCLXXXV (1885)), M8W994S136., p 7 and Tree showing her descent from Crispina, daughter of Rollo, in the Appendices p99.