Manasser Biset

  General Notes:

~The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States of America, p. 160 Manasser Biset occurs in Essex 1156 [Rot. Pip.], and he held a fee in Chaucy in the bailifry of Countances, Normandy, as did Henry Biset from the honor of Montfort. ⁷⁸⁰

K. S. B. Keats-Rohan, Domesday Descendants, Vol. II, Manasser Biset, p. 177

  Noted events in his life were:

• Background Information. ⁸⁸⁵
Manasser Biset was a steward of Henry II [Delise, Rec. des Actes de Henri II, Indroduction, p. 403]. He was with Henry II before his accession to the throne. He witnessed the charters at Château-du-Loir and Falaise, Sep 1151-Jan 1153. [Delise, Rec. des Actes de Henri II, i. pp. 38, 40] He came to England along with Herny II, and was a frequent witness of his acts until his death in 1176/77. As early as Michalmas 1156, he held lands in Hants [Pipe Roll 2 Henry II. p. 54]. The last time he appears on the Roll of Henry II is 176/77 and in his place, is his son, then a minor. In 1166, he held one kinght's fee of the old feoffment of the honor of Giffard in England [Red Bk. Exch. p. 312], which suggest a connection with the Pays of Caux. Manasser Biset married Alice de Cany, sister and heir of Gilbert de Falaise, lord of Carny. Their son and heir was Henry Biset.

~The Origins of English Ango-Norman Families, pp.15-16

• From Gen-Medieval Archives: Manasser Biset. ¹⁹³ F
From: "Chris Phillips" <cgp@medievalgenealogy.org.uk>
Subject: Re: Doug Richardsons old Biset post
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 08:56:15 +0100
References: <007301c26e87$bbc22b60$1a690044@tu.ok.cox.net>

Phil Moody wrote:
> > (fo 53v) CONF' Omnibus sancte ecclesie fidelibus clericis et laycis
> Francis et Anglis Willelmus carpentarius salutem. Notum sit vobis omnibus
me
> dedisse et concessisse Deo et canonicis ecclesie sancti Petri de Thurg'
> consensu heredum meorum Henrici Biseth filli mei et Manasseri Biset
fratris
> mei et Ernulphi Biset nepotis mei molendinum de Clyva in perpetuam cum
> omnibus pertinenciis suis et consuetudinibus et libetatibus sicut unquam
> illud liberius et melius tenui pro salute anime mee et heredum et omnium
> parentum meorum et pro anima patris mei Willelmi Biset et matris mee
Hawise
> et uxoris mee Susanne et pro anima fratris mei Henrici Biset et Ausoldi
> fratris mei et Henrici nepotis mei et omnium antecessorum meorum, ita
> videlicet ut illud idem molendinum sit semper ad novam ecclesiam
> constuendam donec perficiatur. Cum vero perfecta fuerit deinceps in
comunes
> usus fratrum expendatur retenta tamen dominii mei bladi multura quando
ibi
> molere voluero. Noverit etiam universitas v!
> > estra me predicte ecclesie reddidisse meipsum vel vivum si voluero vel
> tandem mortuum ut ubicumque infra Angliam mortuus fuero ibi habeam
> sepulturam. Sub hiis testibus, etc.

Essentially this is recording that William carpentarius has granted to God and the canons of the chirch of St Peter of Thurg' with the consent of his heirs Henry Biseth his son and Manasser Biset his brother and Ernulph Biset his "nepos" the mill of Clyva for ever for the health of his soul, of his heirs and of all his relatives and for the souls of his father William Biset and his mother Hawise and his wife Susan and for the soul of his brother Henry Biset and Ausoldus Biset his brother and Henry his "nepos" and all his predecessors. It adds at the end that he is to be buried in that church wherever he dies in England.

I think normally the names following "pro anima" would be assumed to be dead, but I believe there's the odd example where this has not been the case (or has been argued not to be the case).
Chris Phillips

Manasser married Alice de Cany.⁸⁸⁵