Robert Heriz

  Noted events in his life were:

• Web Reference: From Harris Ancestors.
Robert de Heriz. Held of the Peverels (Stapleford, 2 carucates, six bovates), and Henry Ferrers in Derbyshire, and Herissiere, Haye-Pesnel, of the Peverels, under Hugh d'Avranches, in Avranches. Another patron of Robert's in 1080 was Walter Giffard II. (Neustria Pia, p. 402). It is highly probable that the Robert of Domesday was synonomous with the "Robert" who was Domesday tenant of Henry de Ferrers of the manor of Hilton (Appletree Wapentake), which "was afterwards in the family of de Bec" (Dugdale's Monasticon, vol. ii. p. 622): Ernald de Bec was enfeoffed of half a knight's fee by Robert de Ferrers, Ist. Earl Derbys between 1135-1139 (RB 338). Ernald was still living in 1177 (P.R. 23, Henry II. 61). His son, Geoffrey de Bec gave notice to his lord, William de Ferrers, Earl of Derby, that he has given one carucate of land in Hatton (adjoining Hilton) in Marston upon Dove, Derbys., to William Calchon, date 1177-1195 (The Publications of the Northamptonshire Record Society, volume 15, p. 144, 1950). The Robert of Domesday was also styled "Robert de Dun", as mentioned above, noted as donator in the foundation charter of Tutbury Priory (founded by Henry Ferrers), and in subsequent charters of that house. A part of the Norman honour of the Ferrers was near St-Aubin-sur-Mer, Seine-Inf., arr. Yvetot, cant. Fontaine-de-Dun (Le Prevost, Mem. et Notes ... de Eure, ii. 100). Bourg-Dun is 2 miles south-east of St. Aubin. It is probable that "Robert de Dun" was Henry de Ferrer's tenant in Normandy, and held Hilton and Stapleford of him in England, and was the father of Robert de Heriz I., whose family held Herissiere in Avranches under the overlordship of Hugh d'Avranches.