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From: RBodine996 < >
Subject: Re: de Gardinis and De Arsic
Date: Sun, 2 Mar 1997 13:41:55 GMT


The ancestry of Alexandra de Gardinis, wife of John Giffard can also be
found in Paget's Baronage, family no. 8 (Arsic) which briefly runs as
follows:

01. MANASSER ARSIC, of Coggs, Oxfordshire, living 1103; m. unknown.

02. ROBERT ARSIC, of Coggs, died before 1160, married unknown.

03. MANASSER ARSIC, of Coggs, Warden of Dover Castle, 1165/6, Sheriff of
Oxfordshire 1160-3, living 1166, but dead in 1190/1; married Margaret.

04. ALEXANDER ARSIC, of Coggs, dead in 1202; married unknown.

05. ROBERT ARSIC, of Coggs, succeeded his brother John, died shortly
before31 Jan 1230; fought in Poitou 1214; joined the Barons against King
John; attended the King at the siege of Bitham Castle, 1221. Married
Sybil, daughter of Robert de Crevequer.

06. ALEXANDRA ARSIC, married Thomas de la Haye. Alexandra died shortly
before 14 Aug 1267.

07. ALEXANDRA DE LA HAYE, aged 22/24 at mother's death and already wife
of William de Gardinis.

The Victoria History of the County of Oxford, vol. 6, p. 291-292 for the
manor of Somerton picks up from here when William de Gardinis died in 1287
the manor went to his son Thomas de Gardinis, who died 1328, leaving his
estate to his grandson, John Giffard, son of Thomas's daughter Alexandra,
wife of John Giffard 'le Boef' of Twyford, Buckinghamshire.

Ronny

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