Bryant/FitzAlan Genealogy: From Alan, Steward of Dol to Joan FitzAlan

31st Generation: Alan Fitz Flaad

• Alan was born in 1078 in Dol-de-Bretagne, Breton, France.
• Alan married Avelina de Hesdin, and they had four children together: William, Walter, Jordan, and Simon.
• Alan was a Breton noble whose family was closely associated with the sacred environs of Dol-de-Bretagne. He was a close ally of Henry I and received large estates in Norfolk, Sussex, and Shropshire. Alan also received the Castle at Oswestry.
• Alan served as a Marcher Lord protecting the border with Wales. He was the founder of the Sporie Priory.
• Alan died in 1121 (43 years old) in Oswestry, Shropshire, England.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oswestry_Castle
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_fitz_Flaad

31st Generation: Avelina de Hesdin

• Avelina was born in Hesdin, France.
• She was the daughter of Ernulf de Hesdin, a crusader Baron from Hesdin in Artois, France. He died during the First Crusade.
• Avelina married Alan, and they had four children together:
  • William FitzAlan (who we are descended from) (1104-1160)
  • Walter FitzAlan (?-1177) Walter was the founder of the Stewart Dynasty. He was the first High Steward of Scotland and an ancestor of the Stewart Kings of Scotland. He was also the founder of Paisley Abbey.
  • Jordan FitzAlan (?-?) Benefactor of the Sele Priory.
  • Simon FitzAlan (?-?) Died in Scotland.
• Avelina died at Oswestry, Shropshire, England.