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William Sir Knight Malet
Abt 1174 - -
Name William Sir Knight Malet Born Abt 1174 Sheriff, Curry Malet, Somerset, Dorset 
Christened The Surety Gender Male Record Change 12 Apr 2009 Died Shepton Malet, Somersetshire, , England Person ID I109941 120k Last Modified 28 Jul 2015
Father Gilbert Malet, Seneschal, b. Bef 1174, of Currry and Shepton Relationship Natural Mother Alice Picot Relationship Natural Family ID F820 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Alice Basset, b. Hedington, , , England Married 1196 Deddington Castle, Oxford, England [1] Children 1. Mabel Malet, b. of, Shepton Malet [Natural]2. Bertha Malet, b. of, Shepton Malet [Natural]3. Mr Malet [Natural] 4. Mr Malet [Natural] 5. Helewise Malet, b. Abt 1200, of Curry Malet, Somerset, England , d. 04 May 1287, of Cory Malet, Somerset, England (Age ~ 87 years) [Natural]Last Modified 28 Jul 2015 Family ID F42906 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - !He was the last of the Barons Malet of Somerset,succeeded his father Gilbert some time after 1189.He married Alice Bassett (Alicia ),the daughter of Thomas Lord Basset,of whose family we learn,that "in subordination to Roger,Bishop of Salisbury,H enry (the first )raised up a set of Novi Homines,many of whom were,in nobility of blood,below the ideal standard of the ruling race,but who,though not among the tenants in chief of Doomesday,were of good Norman descent;of these Geoffrey de Clinto n and Ralph Basset were two of Henry's principal justices;the latter founded a great family. He was one of the 25 Barons at the signing of the Magna Carta.He was in several conflict,some for and some against the King. Collinson informs us that Cur ry Malet,where they had a castle,was the principal residence of the Barons Malet.Curry Malet was held" in Capite "of the King,and Shepton Malet of the Abbot of Glastonbury. Roger de Corcelle had made the two manors of the former into one,so tha t it was a place
of some importance,there are to effigies in the church at Shepton Malet that are believed to be Malet's. The author in company with his brother O.Warre Malet inspected the Tomb at Curry Malet.The descent from his daughter
who married Beauchamp came Jane Seymour,the Queen of Henry VIII,her son,King Edward VI,and the Duke of Somerset the Lord Protector.
- !He was the last of the Barons Malet of Somerset,succeeded his father Gilbert some time after 1189.He married Alice Bassett (Alicia ),the daughter of Thomas Lord Basset,of whose family we learn,that "in subordination to Roger,Bishop of Salisbury,H enry (the first )raised up a set of Novi Homines,many of whom were,in nobility of blood,below the ideal standard of the ruling race,but who,though not among the tenants in chief of Doomesday,were of good Norman descent;of these Geoffrey de Clinto n and Ralph Basset were two of Henry's principal justices;the latter founded a great family. He was one of the 25 Barons at the signing of the Magna Carta.He was in several conflict,some for and some against the King. Collinson informs us that Cur ry Malet,where they had a castle,was the principal residence of the Barons Malet.Curry Malet was held" in Capite "of the King,and Shepton Malet of the Abbot of Glastonbury. Roger de Corcelle had made the two manors of the former into one,so tha t it was a place
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Sources - [S65] International Genealogical Index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
WILLIAM MALET; Male; Father: GILBERT MALET; Spouse: ALICE OR MABLE BASSET; Marriage: 1196 Deddington Castle, Oxford, England; Batch Number: 7422514; Sheet: 77; Source Call No.: 0935120 Type: Film
- [S65] International Genealogical Index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.