Bryant/Bourchier/Tilney/Rochford/Hastings Genealogy: From Robert de Hastings to Alice de Hastings

28th Generation: Sir William de Hastings

• William was born in 1163 in Fillongley, Warwickshire.
• He married Margaret le Bigod, and they had three children together: Henry, William, and Ida.
• William was the King’s Steward and hereditary steward of the Abbey of Bury St. Edmunds in Suffolk.
• William was a knight of Norfolk, Leicestershire, and Warwickshire.
• He died in 1226 (63 years old) in Fillongley, Warwickshire. He is buried at St. Edmund’s Abbey, Suffolk.

28th Generation: Margaret le Bigod

• Margaret was born in 1184 in Norfolk, England.
• She was the daughter of Roger le Bigod, Earl of Norfolk, and Ida, daughter of Ralph de Tony.
• Margaret married William, and they had three children together:
  • Henry (who we are descended from) (1205-1250)
  • William (?-1226)
  • Ida (?-1289)
• Margaret died on March 31, 1237, (53 years old) in Fillongley Warwickshire.