FitzMartin
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FitzMartin was the surname
of a Norman
family based in England
and Wales
between 1085 and 1342.
, and this patronymic would develop into the surname FitzMartin.
Geva's second husband, William de Falaise, is listed in the Domesday Book
of 1086 as a landowner in Devon
, Dorset
and Somerset
, as was her father, Serlo de Burci
. The bulk of these estates, including Blagdon
and Dartington
, would later devolve on Robert.
); St. David's, Wales
; and by 1365 Thomas Martyn
had settled in the town of Galway
, Ireland
.
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Martin = Geva = William de Falaise Nun of Shaftsbury
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Robert, d.1159 Emma = William Fitz Humphry (ancestors of John de Courcy
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=Maud Peverel, alive 1133.
=Alice de Nonant, d. 1194.
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Robert, d. 1162? Sibyl, alive 1198 William, d. 1209
=Warin de Morcells =Angharad ferch The Lord Rhys, d. August 1226.
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William, d. by 15th Feb. 1216. Martin Fitz William
=Avice de Breaute, alive 1246. (illegitimate; existence uncertain)
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Sir Nicholas, d. 1282. Robert Fitz Martin, alive 1235.
=? ?, d. before 1260. (issue)
=Isabelle Fitz William
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Sir Nicholas, d. 1260. Sir Robert Sir Warin Avice Bishop David John William
=Maud de Brian fl. 1303 d. 1328 d. 1327 fl. 1268 fl. 1326
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William, Lord Martin; d. by Oct. 1324. Mary Martin
=Eleanor Fitz Piers; marr. by Jan. 1282. =Richard Le Fleming, Lord of Slane, Ireland.
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Edmund, fl. 1297 Eleanor, 1285-1342 William, Lord Martin, d.1326 Joan, d. 1322.
=Joan Hastings =William Hastings =Margaret Hastings =Earl of Lincoln
no issue =Phillip de Columbers no issue =Nicholas Audley
no issue |
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James, Lord Audley (1313–86)
(Baron Audley
)
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
of a Norman
Normans
The Normans were the people who gave their name to Normandy, a region in northern France. They were descended from Norse Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock...
family based in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
between 1085 and 1342.
Family origins
The first known member of the family was an obscure man called Martin, who appears to have died prior to 1100. Little is known for certain of him; he was husband to Geva de Burci, and by her was father to a son called Robert. In his lifetime, Martin's son would be known as Robert fitz MartinRobert fitz Martin
Robert fitz Martin was a Norman knight and first Lord of Cemais, Wales.-Family background:Robert fitz Martin was born some time in the late 11th century to Geva de Burci, heiress of Serlo de Burci, and an otherwise unknown man called Martin.Geva de Burci's second husband was William de Falaise,...
, and this patronymic would develop into the surname FitzMartin.
Geva's second husband, William de Falaise, is listed in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
of 1086 as a landowner in Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
, Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
and Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, as was her father, Serlo de Burci
Serlo de Burci
Serlo de Burci was a Norman of the eleventh century. After the Norman Conquest of England, he became a tenant-in-chief and major landowner in south-west England. His estate centred on Blagdon in Somerset...
. The bulk of these estates, including Blagdon
Blagdon
Blagdon is a village and civil parish in the ceremonial county of Somerset, within the unitary authority of North Somerset, in England. It is located in the Mendip Hills, a recognised Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. According to the 2001 census it has a population of 1,172...
and Dartington
Dartington
Dartington is a village in Devon, England. Its population is 1,917. It is located west of the River Dart, south of Dartington Hall and about two miles from Totnes...
, would later devolve on Robert.
End of the Line
The last of the senior line of the family, Eleanor, died in 1342. By this stage, junior branches of the family were already established in Waterston, Dorset (later of AthelhamptonAthelhampton
Athelhampton is a Grade I listed 15th-century manor house in England. It is a privately owned country house on 160 acres of parkland, located five miles east of Dorchester, Dorset...
); St. David's, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
; and by 1365 Thomas Martyn
Martyn
Martyn, or Martin is the surname of one of The Tribes of Galway, Ireland.-Family history:The Martyn family were one of a group of fourteen families of mixed Irish, English, Welsh, French and Norman descent who became the premier merchant and political families in the town of Galway during the late...
had settled in the town of Galway
Galway
Galway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
.
Family tree 1085 - 1342
Serlo de Burcy|
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Martin = Geva = William de Falaise Nun of Shaftsbury
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Robert, d.1159 Emma = William Fitz Humphry (ancestors of John de Courcy
John de Courcy
John de Courcy was a Anglo-Norman knight who arrived in Ireland in 1176. From then until his expulsion in 1204, he conquered a considerable territory, endowed religious establishments, built abbeys for both the Benedictines and the Cistercians and built strongholds at Dundrum Castle in County...
)
=Maud Peverel, alive 1133.
=Alice de Nonant, d. 1194.
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Robert, d. 1162? Sibyl, alive 1198 William, d. 1209
=Warin de Morcells =Angharad ferch The Lord Rhys, d. August 1226.
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William, d. by 15th Feb. 1216. Martin Fitz William
=Avice de Breaute, alive 1246. (illegitimate; existence uncertain)
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|___________________________
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Sir Nicholas, d. 1282. Robert Fitz Martin, alive 1235.
=? ?, d. before 1260. (issue)
=Isabelle Fitz William
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|_______________________________________________________________________________
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Sir Nicholas, d. 1260. Sir Robert Sir Warin Avice Bishop David John William
=Maud de Brian fl. 1303 d. 1328 d. 1327 fl. 1268 fl. 1326
| issue issue
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William, Lord Martin; d. by Oct. 1324. Mary Martin
=Eleanor Fitz Piers; marr. by Jan. 1282. =Richard Le Fleming, Lord of Slane, Ireland.
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Edmund, fl. 1297 Eleanor, 1285-1342 William, Lord Martin, d.1326 Joan, d. 1322.
=Joan Hastings =William Hastings =Margaret Hastings =Earl of Lincoln
no issue =Phillip de Columbers no issue =Nicholas Audley
no issue |
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James, Lord Audley (1313–86)
(Baron Audley
Baron Audley
The title Baron Audley was first created on 8 January 1313 by writ in the Peerage of England for Nicholas Audley of Heighley Castle a member of the Audley family of Staffordshire.....
)