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From: Dcrdcr4< >
Subject: Geoffrey Fitz Peter and his father, Peter the Forester
Date: 24 Mar 1999 09:14:25 GMT
In a recent posting, reference was made to Geoffrey Fitz Piers, Earl of Essex,
and to his father, Piers de Lutegareshale. Since about 1900, historians have
been modernizing the name Piers as Peter. Consequently, it is more
appropriate to refer to these men as Geoffrey Fitz Peter and Peter de
Lutegareshale. As for Peter de Lutegareshale, I have found a reference to him
as Peter the Forester and as such I presume he held the position as forester of
the royal forest of Ludgershale, Wiltshire. I imagine with a bit of detective
work, Peter the Forester's family and ancestry can be traced. In addition to
modernizing the name Piers to Peter, I also recommend using the modern spelling
of Ludgershale.
As pointed out by Cris, Peter the Forester's wife, Maud, was not a Mandeville.
My research suggests that either Peter or his wife, Maud, was a sibling of
Roger Fitz Geoffrey and his brother, Robert, who were knights and chief tenants
of the Earls of Salisbury. This would explain the appearance of the names,
Geoffrey and Robert, among Peter and Maud's children. If correct, then
Geoffrey Fitz Peter, Earl of Essex, obtained his given name from a grandfather
named Geoffrey.
Much more research is required to find all the answers. I feel certain that
the ancestry of Geoffrey Fitz Peter can be unravelled if someone has the time
and patience to do it. I'm tired of copying inaccurate and incomplete
information from secondary sources, esepcially for this family.
Best always, Douglas Richardson
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