Bryant/Bourchier/Tilney/Cheney/Saye Genealogy: From Baron William Picot de Say to Agnes de Saye

29th Generation: William de Saye

  • William was born in 1106 in West Greenwich, Kent.
  • He married Beatrix de Mandeville, and they had four children together: Geoffrey, William, Beatrix, and Maud.
  • William fought with his brother-in-law at the siege of Burwell Castle in August of 1144. He received grants of land from Empress Matilda in 1141 (wife of Geoffrey Plantagenet.)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burwell_Castle
  • William died in 1155 (49 years old) in West Greenwich, Kent.

29th Generation: Beatrix de Mandeville

  • Beatrix was born in 1105 in Rickling Essex. She was the daughter of William de Mandeville and Marguerite de Rie.
  • She married William, and they had four children together:
    • Geoffrey (who we are descended from) (1135-1214)
    • William
    • Beatrix Fits-Piers: Married Geoffrey Fits-Piers
    • Maud de Boc: Married William de Boc
  • Beatrix was William’s second wife.
  • Beatrix died before 1197 (92 years old) in West Greenwich, Kent.