There is a dispute amongst Medieval historians about whether he was a
"Companion to William the Conqueror".
Never-the-less the family name is mentioned by Thomas Wright as being associated with other families in the
Thirteen Century and the History of Belchamp Walter. There are various dates given to
William Montchensy and they range from before Conquest (1040-1066) to 1230.
A marriage to Beatrice (Beauchamp) de Munchensy (1243 - 1285) also can be found on Wikitree.
Beatrix became the wife of Thomas Fitz-Otho, and, on his death, was married
to William Montchensy, of Edwardstown.
Ella, the youngest of these sisters, was married to Baldwin Wake, to whom she bore Ida, married to
John de Steyngreve,
Elizabeth, the wife of John de Horbiry; and Joan, married to Michael Picket.
"
There seem to be many different spellings here. See the pages for de Vere, de Manderville and de Beauchamp, plus others.
The name of William de Montecanyso of Edwardstone comes up in many of the references that
I have found. This could possibly
be the corrct name as the Montchensey leads to a "companion of William the Conqueror. Like so many descriptions of the same
sort this only seems to feed the obsession with being associated with William.
This page is part of an on-going research project on the history of Belchamp Walter and
the manor of Belchamp Walter.
If you have found it making a web search looking for geneological or other information on the village then please bookmark this page and return
often as I am likely to make regular updates. If you delve deeper into this website you will find many other pages similar
to this one.
Thomas, born 1317;[1]
William died on or before 17 April 1320 [13 Edward II], as on that day a writ was issued
regarding William de Monte Caniso, and at an Inquisition taken in Suffolk that same year,
the jury found that William held the manors of Edwardston, Lelseye and Bradefeld Sencler
in Suffolk, and Thomas his son, aged 3, was his next heir.[1]
According to Douglas Richardson's Royal Ancestry, V, under WALDEGRAVE (p.292)
William died shortly before 16 November 1318.
Sources
1.0 1.1 1.2 The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem
and other Analogous Documents preserved in the Public Record Office, Vol VI Edward II,
(Hereford: His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, 1910),
accessed 2 November 2014,
https://archive.org/stream/calendarofinquis06grea#page/138/mode/2up pp.139.
Abstract No 234 William de Monte Caniso.
Edwardstone, Suffolk
Apart from the Church of St. Mary the Virgin there is not much evidence of Edwardstone's History.
There must have been
a manor house but apart from a gate house, which was probably from a later period, there are a few listed
buildings in the Boxford, Suffolk region. (see Wikipedia)
The author viewed with a possible intention to purchase, Seasons, Round Maple. (see Wikipedia for reference)
The name "Edwardstone" means 'Eadweard's farm/settlement'.[3] Edwardstone was listed in the Domesday Book as
Eduardestuna.
[4] Edwardstone Priory was a priory in Priory Green and was founded by Peter,
Bishop of Winchester during the reign of King John.......
[3] - "Edwardstone Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
[4] - "DocumentsOnline | Image Details". The National Archives. Retrieved 14 February 2011
Background to this page
Having seen this page found by those making an Internet search I have decided to add
a bit more context.
The reference from Thomas Wright's account of the history of Essex has had some of the links to other names that
I have pages.
Robert_de_Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford - https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Robert_de_Vere,_5th_Earl_of_Oxford
- Father of Hugh de Vere -
who married Denise de Munchensy, daughter and heiress of Sir William de Munchensy
