Ralph St. Leger

Male 1248 - 1290  (~ 42 years)


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  • Name Ralph St. Leger 
    Birth ~ 1248  Ulcombe, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 0___ 1290  [1, 2
    Person ID I49964  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 18 Nov 2017 

    Father John St. Leger,   b. ~ 1222, Ulcombe, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0___ 1255 (Age ~ 33 years) 
    Mother Jeanne LNU 
    Marriage Y  [2, 3
    Family ID F18484  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family unnamed spouse 
    Marriage Y  [1, 2
    Children 
     1. Ralph St. Leger,   b. ~ 1274, Ulcombe, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F18483  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

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  • Notes 
    • LEGER

      Born: ABT 1089

      Notes: Granted lands to Battle Abbey in conjunction with his father in the time of Henry I.

      Father: William De St. LEGER (Sir Knight)

      Mother: Cecilia De ROMNEY

      Geoffrey De St. LEGER (Sir Knight)

      Born: ABT 1087, Fairligh, Sussex, England

      Father: William De St. LEGER (Sir Knight)

      Mother: Cecilia De ROMNEY

      Married: Agnes De CLARE (b. ABT 1091) ABT 1112, Fairligh, Sussex, England

      Children:

      1. Reginald De St. LEGER (Sir Knight)

      2. Thomas De St. LEGER

      3. William De St. LEGER

      4. Goddard De St. LEGER of Goderville

      Thomas De St. LEGER

      Born: ABT 1115

      Died: 1183

      Notes: Inherited Fairlight in Sussex and the lordships of St Leger at Foucarmont and Bois Hubert in Normany France. He is mentioned in documents of the Priory at Lewes in Sussex and the Abbey of St. Martin, Battle. In 1150 he was a witness when his brother Reginald gave his manor at Cortesley to the priory at Lewes. At the same time he witnessed the gift of land and sea at Winchelsea by his brother Geoffrey to Battle Abbey. Helped to Found the Priory at Robertsbridge, Sussex.

      Father: Geoffrey De St. LEGER (Sir Knight)

      Mother: Agnes De CLARE

      Married: Alice De St. MARTIN (dau. of Walter De St. Martin)

      Children:

      1. Jean De St. LEGER

      2. Wizo De St. LEGER (b. 1161 - d. 1205)

      3. Richard De St. LEGER

      4. Walter De St. LEGER (Monk at Fourcamont)

      5. William De St. LEGER (Monk at Fourcamont)

      6. Alicia De St. LEGER

      Alicia De St. LEGER

      Father: Thomas De St. LEGER

      Mother: Alice De St. MARTIN

      Married: Enguerrand De BOUAFFLES

      Jean De St. LEGER

      Born: ABT 1160

      Died: 1216

      Notes: Living mainly on his French lands in Normandy whilst his brother Wizo cared fo the lands at Fairlight in Sussex. As a result of his feudal duties accompanied the French King Phillip August on his conquest of Normandy, placed thus in a bad position, in reprisal the English King confiscated his English lands and arrested him on reconquering Normandy. Jean was held prisoner at Corfe Castle in Dorset for many years.The Barons revolt allowed the St. Leger family to offer ransom release aided by the Master Templar Roger St. Leger on 30 Aug 1216.

      Father: Thomas De St. LEGER

      Mother: Alice De St. MARTIN

      Married: Heudiart De DENE

      Children:

      1. Geoffrey De St. LEGER

      2. Walter De St. LEGER

      3. Henri De St. LEGER (Abbot of Bec-Hellouin)

      Henri De St. LEGER (Abbot of Bec-Hellouin)

      Born: ABT 1182

      Notes: Benedictine Monk. 14th Abbot of the Abbey of Bec-Hellouin in the Bishopric of Evreux France. "A personage of High Birth and very educated in his ways". Blessed by Theobald Archbishop of Rouen before his appointment in 1223.He was involved in the building aqueducts for bringing water to different parts of the Abbey.

      Father: Jean De St. LEGER

      Mother: Heudiart De DENE

      Walter De St. LEGER

      Died: ABT 1247

      Notes: Lord of Campgneuseville.

      Father: Jean De St. LEGER

      Mother: Heudiart De DENE

      Married: Å?

      Children:

      1. Heudiert De St. LEGER

      Heudiert De St. LEGER

      Father: Walter De St. LEGER

      Mother: Å?

      Married 1: Thomas De CLAIES

      Married 2: Pierre De La CHAPELLE

      Geoffrey De St. LEGER

      Died: ABT 1240

      Father: Jean De St. LEGER

      Mother: Heudiart De DENE

      Married: Phillippa De BAILLEUL

      Children:

      1. Emma De St. LEGER

      2. Thomas De St. LEGER

      3. William De St. LEGER

      4. John De St. LEGER (Chaplain of Windsor)

      Emma De St. LEGER

      Born: ABT 1210

      Father: Geoffrey De St. LEGER

      Mother: Phillippa De BAILLEUL

      Married: Walter De BASKERVILLE

      William De St. LEGER

      Born: ABT 1210

      Father: Geoffrey De St. LEGER

      Mother: Phillippa De BAILLEUL

      Married: Alicia ?

      Children:

      1. Alicia De St. LEGER

      Alicia De St. LEGER

      Father: William De St. LEGER

      Mother: Alica ?

      Married: Robert De BEAUCHAMP

      Children:

      1. James De BEAUCHAMP (d. 1285)

      Thomas De St. LEGER

      Born: 1210

      Died: 1250

      Father: Geoffrey De St. LEGER

      Mother: Phillippa De BAILLEUL

      Married: Å?

      Children:

      1. Geoffrey De St. LEGER

      William De St. LEGER

      Notes: Lord of the Manor of Sowkerness or Sockernersh a manor situated in the extreme North of the parish of Brightling in the area of Battle Abbey about thirty kilometres from the sea. The present house erected on the ruins of the old in Elizabethan times is built in the same style as the ancient Norman manors. He had there an important forge for the manufacture of arms and armour. This was an importance source of revenue. He also owned other property beside the sea between the towns of Rye and Winchelsea. Witness to donations to Lewe.

      Father: Geoffrey De St. LEGER (Sir Knight)

      Mother: Agnes De CLARE

      Married: Avelina ?

      Children:

      1. Isabel De St. LEGER

      2. Dau. De St. LEGER

      3. Agnes De St. LEGER

      4. Roger De St. LEGER (Sir)

      Isabel De St. LEGER

      Father: William De St. LEGER

      Mother: Avelina ?

      Married: Robert De HASTINGS

      Children:

      1. William De HASTINGS

      Dau. De St. LEGER

      Father: William De St. LEGER

      Mother: Avelina ?

      Married: Fulke D'OIRY

      Children:

      1. William D'OIRY

      Agnes De St. LEGER

      Father: William De St. LEGER

      Mother: Avelina ?

      Married: Mathew De BEAUMAIS

      Children:

      1. Ralph De BEAUMAIS

      Roger De St. LEGER (Sir)

      Notes: At the end of the 12th century Sir Roger gave to the monks of Robert sbridge all the tithes of his lands at Sokerness and the seas around Rye, situated between the lands of Robert de Crevecouer and the town of Winchelsea. Master of the Knights Templar 1217.

      Father: William De St. LEGER

      Mother: Avelina ?

      Married: Å?

      Children:

      1. William De St. LEGER (Sir)

      William De St. LEGER (Sir)

      Father: Roger De St. LEGER (Sir)

      Mother: Å?

      Married: Dau. De MUNDEFIELD

      Children:

      1. Roger De St. LEGER

      2. Adam De St. LEGER

      3. Laurent De St. LEGER

      Roger De St. LEGER

      Born: ABT 1220

      Died: 1270

      Notes: Lord of Sowkerness. He also possessed property between Rye and Winchelsea. Important salt marshes.

      Father: William De St. LEGER (Sir)

      Mother: Dau. De MUNDEFIELD

      Married: Margery ?

      Children:

      1. William De St. LEGER

      William De St. LEGER

      Born: ABT 1245

      Father: Roger De St. LEGER

      Mother: Margery ?

      Married: Christina ?

      Children:

      1. Isabel De St. LEGER

      2. Margery De St. LEGER

      Isabel De St. LEGER

      Father: William De St. LEGER

      Mother: Christina ?

      Married: Robert De ECHYNGHAM

      Laurent De St. LEGER

      Died: 1275

      Father: William De St. LEGER (Sir)

      Mother: Dau. De MUNDEFIELD

      Married: Agnes De BORDENAY

      Children:

      1. Geoffrey De St. LEGER

      2. William De St. LEGER

      Reginald De St. LEGER (Sir Knight)

      Born: ABT 1115, Wartling, Sussex, England

      Died: 1176

      Notes: Honour of Dunster? Gave Knights Service to William the Marshall. Made two extremely important marriages to the heiress of the family of Eu in France and secondly to the heiress of the de la Mare family descended from Rollo Duke of Normandy.

      Father: Geoffrey De St. LEGER (Sir Knight)

      Mother: Agnes De CLARE

      Married 1: Helisende De EU

      Children:

      1. Emma De St. LEGER

      2. William De St. LEGER (Sir Knight)

      3. Geoffrey De St. LEGER

      4. Reginald De St. LEGER

      Married 2: Hawise De La MARE

      Geoffrey De St. LEGER

      Born: ABT 1135, Wartling, Sussex, England

      Notes: Served in Ireland with William de Clare. Owner of the manors of Offley and Cockernhoe. It is recorded that the steward and the Earl of Gloucester and an armed force destroyed the house at Offley by fire. (Ref Annals of the Priory of Dunstable). The reason is not known.

      Father: Reginald De St. LEGER (Sir Knight)

      Mother: Helisende De EU

      Married: Isabelle ?

      Children:

      1. Geoffrey FITZGEOFFREY (d. 1240) (m. Agnes ?)

      Reginald De St. LEGER

      Born: ABT 1135, Wartling, Sussex, England

      Notes: Barony of Dunster of Norman Origon given by William the Conqueror to William de Mohun. Reginald St. Leger paid a feoffe of 1?Knights Service to the Barony as stated by the "Honour of Dunster" The Barony owned estates in Somerset, Dorset, Wilts and Devon. He was Lord of Totbeare in Dorset.

      Father: Reginald De St. LEGER (Sir Knight)

      Mother: Helisende De EU

      Married: Juliana RUSSELL

      Children:

      1. Reginald St. LEGER of Totbeare

      Emma De St. LEGER

      Born: ABT 1149, Wartling, Sussex, England

      Father: Reginald De St. LEGER (Sir Knight)

      Mother: Helisende De EU

      Married: Hugh De LONGCHAMP (b. ABT 1149) ABT 1174, Wilton, Herefordshire, England

      Children:

      1. Henry De LONGCHAMP (b. ABT 1177 - d. ABT 1212)

      2. Geoffrey De LONGCHAMP (b. ABT 1175)

      William De St. LEGER (Sir Knight)

      Born: ABT 1155

      Died: 1220

      Buried: Ulcombe Church, Kent, England

      Notes: A follower of William Marshall, Earl of Pembroke. Served in Ireland. Received Rosconnel and Tullaghanbrogue with large grants of Westmeath. Constable of Carmarthen, Wales 1180- 1198. Sheriff of Pembroke 1208. Father of the St Legers of County Kilkenny.

      Father: Reginald De St. LEGER (Sir Knight)

      Mother: Helisende De EU

      Married: Joan De SACKVILLE

      Children:

      1. Geoffrey De St. LEGER (Sir Knight)

      2. Alice De St. LEGER

      3. Son De St. LEGER

      4. William De St. LEGER (Sir)

      William De St. LEGER (Sir)

      Born: ABT 1195
      Father: William De St. LEGER (Sir Knight)

      Mother: Joan De SACKVILLE

      Married 1: Alice ? (w. of Robert De Mucegros)
      Married 2: Isabel De GLANVILLE

      Geoffrey De St. LEGER (Sir Knight)

      Born: ABT 1190
      Father: William De St. LEGER (Sir Knight)

      Mother: Joan De SACKVILLE

      Married: Jeanne ?
      Children:

      1. William De St. LEGER

      William De St. LEGER

      Born: ABT 1210
      Died: 1262

      Father: Geoffrey De St. LEGER (Sir Knight)
      Mother: Jeanne ?

      Married: Sibille De ETCHINGHAM
      Children:

      1. Geoffrey De St. LEGER

      2. Simon De St. LEGER

      Geoffrey De St. LEGER

      Born: 1240
      Died: 1272

      Father: William De St. LEGER / Thomas De St. LEGER

      Mother: Sibille De ETCHINGHAM / Å?

      Married: Agnes De WARBLINGTON 1264

      Children:

      1. John De St. LEGER

      2. Thomas De St. LEGER

      John De St. LEGER

      Born: 1267
      Died: 1311

      Father: Geoffrey De St. LEGER

      Mother: Agnes De WARBLINGTON

      Married: Isabelle De HAVERING

      Children:

      1. John De St. LEGER (Sir Knight)

      2. Richard De St. LEGER

      3. Thomas De St. LEGER

      John De St. LEGER (Sir Knight)

      Born: 1290
      Died: 20 Aug 1326

      Notes: Died after being thrown from or kicked by his horse. In the Abbey of St Albans there is a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary donated by John St. Leger and Thomas de Hoo. John de St. Leger sought protection for his journey to Carmarthen Wales. in 1322 The subsidy rolls for Hertfordshire indicate that St. Legers were paying taxes on movable property in 1301.

      Father: John De St. LEGER

      Mother: Isabelle De HAVERING

      Married: Jeanne ?

      Children:

      1. Isabel De St. LEGER

      Isabel De St. LEGER

      Born: 16 Jun 1321, Holcote, Northamptonshire, England
      Died: 12 Jul 1393

      Buried: St. Albans Cathedral, Hertfordshire, England

      Father: John De St. LEGER (Sir Knight)

      Mother: Jeanne ?

      Married: Thomas De HOO (Sir) (b. ABT 1318) BEF 16 Jun 1335

      Children:

      1. William De HOO (Sir) (m. Alice De St. Omer)

      2. Joan De HOO (b. ABT 1358 - d. 30 May 1394) (m. Henry Ferrers, 4° B. Ferrers of Groby)

      3. Thomas De HOO (Sir)

      4. John De HOO

      Ralph De St. LEGER

      Born: ABT 1091, Fairligh, Sussex, England

      Died: ABT 1150

      Notes: Head of the families of Kent and Devon in England and of Cork in Ireland Witnessed a gift by his brother Geoffrey to Battle Abbey, between 1125/40.

      Father: William De St. LEGER (Sir Knight)

      Mother: Cecilia De ROMNEY

      Married: Dau. De CREVEQUER

      Children:

      1. Gilbert De St. LEGER

      2. Hamo De St. LEGER of Icklesahm (b. 1122)

      3. Robert De St. LEGER

      Robert De St. LEGER

      Born: ABT 1125

      Died: 1166

      Notes: With his father and his uncle Clarambauld subscribed to a donation with Richard de Port-Mort and his wife Adelize to the Abbey of the Holy Trinity at Rouen.

      Father: Ralph De St. LEGER
      Mother: Dau. De CREVEQUER

      Gilbert De St. LEGER

      Born: ABT 1120
      Buried: ABT 1175

      Father: Ralph De St. LEGER
      Mother: Dau. De CREVEQUER

      Married: Å?

      Children:

      1. Ralph St. LEGER

      2. Richard St. LEGER

      3. Robert St. LEGER

      Robert St. LEGER

      Born: ABT 1146

      Notes: Witness with his brother and father to the donations to the priory at Leeds by Robert de Crevecouer and his son Daniel. The first witness was the Count of Clare (Strongbow), the conqueror of Ireland.

      Father: Gilbert De St. LEGER

      Mother: Å?

      Ralph St. LEGER

      Born: ABT 1170, Ulcombe, Kent, England

      Died: 1201
      Notes: accompanied Richard I to Palestine for the third Crusade, taking a distinguished part in the siege of Acre in 1187. He had been in the Holy Land for 15 years.He returned to England around 1201. As his son carried the same name there are confusions but a "Ralph St. Leger" was a signatory to Magna Carta in 1215. Stemmata Leodegaria. His tomb still exists in Ulcombe Church.

      Father: Gilbert De St. LEGER

      Mother: Å?

      Married: Å?

      Children:

      1. Hugh St. LEGER of Knolton

      2. Ralph St. LEGER

      Hugh St. LEGER of Knolton

      Father: Ralph St. LEGER

      Mother: Å?

      Married: Mabilia ?

      Children:

      1. John St. LEGER

      John St. LEGER

      Born: 1217

      Father: Hugh St. LEGER of Knolton

      Mother: Mabilia ?

      Married: Matilde De CORNHILL

      Children:

      1. Hugh St. LEGER of Knolton

      2. Sara St. LEGER

      Hugh St. LEGER of Knolton

      Died: 1254

      Father: John St. LEGER

      Mother: Matilde De CORNHILL

      Ralph St. LEGER

      Born: ABT 1196, Ulcombe, Kent, England

      Died: 1220
      Father: Ralph St. LEGER

      Mother: Å?

      Married: Dau. De MALEMAINS

      Children:

      1. John St. LEGER / John St. LEGER of Ulcombe (Sir)

      2. Robert St. LEGER (Prior of Dover) (b. ABT 1192 - d. 1246)

      3. Thomas St. LEGER (Bishop of Meath)

      Thomas St. LEGER (Bishop of Meath)

      Born: 1240, Ulcombe, Kent, England

      Died: 1320
      Notes: Archdeacon of Kells c1275. An Anglo Norman his election as Bishop of Meath was strongly opposed by other Irish Bishops he therefore visited Rome 1282 whilst he was absent the Arch- Bishop of Armagh excommunicated him and appointed another. A further visit to Rome in 1284 and support from othr Bishops followed. A Papal Bull was addresse to King Edward I by Pope Honore IV in support of Thomas and he was consecrate on the 3 Nov 1287 in the Cathedral of Ossory at Kilkenny. He was active in raising money for the Crusades.

      Father: Ralph St. LEGER

      Mother: Dau. De MALEMAINS

      John St. LEGER

      Born: ABT 1222, Ulcombe, Kent, England

      Died: 1255
      Father: Ralph St. LEGER

      Mother: Dau. De MALEMAINS

      Married: Jeanne ?

      Children:

      1. Ralph St. LEGER

      2. Nicholas St. LEGER

      3. Dau. St. LEGER

      4. Stephen St. LEGER

      Nicholas St. LEGER

      Notes: Inherited Woodnesborough from his grandmother. Known by the name of Selling or Sellinger. The arms of the Selling Family of Kent are" de sinople au chevron d'r, entre 3 tetes de dragons de meme, posees 2 et 1. Also owner of Stratfield Saye.

      Father: John St. LEGER
      Mother: Jeanne ?

      Dau. St. LEGER

      Father: John St. LEGER

      Mother: Jeanne ?

      Married: John De WESCOTTE

      Children:

      1. John De WESCOTTE

      2. St. Leger De WESCOTTE

      3. Thomas De WESCOTTE

      Stephen St. LEGER

      Father: John St. LEGER

      Mother: Jeanne ?

      Married: Å?

      Children:

      1. Alice St. LEGER

      Ralph St. LEGER

      Born: ABT 1248, Ulcombe, Kent, England

      Died: 1290
      Father: John St. LEGER

      Mother: Jeanne ?

      Married: Å?

      Children:

      1. Ralph St. LEGER

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