Bryant/Maddox/Parr/Hyde/Thompson/Lathrop/Howse/Corbett/Vernon Genealogy: From Hugh de Reviers to Elizabeth Vernon

28th Generation: Richard de Vernon

  • Richard was born in 1164 in Shipbrook Cheshire, England.
  • He married Avice de Avenell, and they had four children together: Warin, William, Ralph, and Robert.
  • Through his first marriage he acquired Haddon. He served as High Sheriff of Lancashire. He was a favorite of Prince John, who was later King.
  • Richard died in 1202 (38 years old) in England.

28th Generation: Avice de Avenell

  • Avice was born in 1165 in Haddon, Derbyshire, England.
  • Her father was Sir William de Avenell. She was an only child, so she inherited her father’s lands.
  • Avice is an ancestor to James Madison, William Churchill, and Lady Diana Spencer.
  • She married Richard, and they had four children together:
    • Warin (1190-1247) (57 years old) 6th Baron of Shipbrook
    • William (who we are descended from) (1200-?)
    • Ralph (he was a priest)
    • Robert
  • Avice died in an unknown year in England.