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

27th Generation: John FitzAlan

• John was born 1223 in Oswestry, Shropshire, England.
• He married Maud de Verdun, and they had two children together: John and Joan.
• John was the 6th Earl of Arundel. He was the feudal lord of Clun and Oswestry in Welsh marshes. He served as a Marcher Lord. After the death of his uncle, he inherited the title and Castle. He survived the English defeat by the Welsh at Cymerau.
• He was a key commander in the Welsh Marshes. He fought for Henry III against the Barons and was captured at the Battle of Lewes in 1264.
• John died in 1267 (44 years old) at Arundel Castle, Sussex, England. He is buried at Haughmond Abbey in Shropshire.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lewes

27th Generation: Maud de Verdun

• Maud was the daughter of Theobald le Botiller and Rohese de Verdun.
• Maud married John, and they had two children together:
  • John FitzAlan (who we are descended from) (1246-1272)
  • Joan FitzAlan (1267-1316) She was the wife of Sir Richard of Cornwall, the illegitimate son of Richard of England.
• Maud died in an unknown year and place.