Who was de Vere with repect to the Conquest?

The more and more I look into the origins of the de Vere family the more and more it becomes unclear.

There is little doubt that the de Vere's were are an influential family in East Anglia, however, was there an Aubrey de Vere that was a "companion of William the Conqueror"? There are conflicting accounts on this matter. There is no definative account that William was assisted in the invasion of England by a de Vere. There is little to suggest that he was his brother-in-law. (The Manors of Suffolk)

There is also credibity in the theory that Beatrice de Vere was the "owner" of Thunderlow at the time of Domesday and it was not "true form" to have a woman listed as such at the time. The manor was possibly one of Bishop Odo's possesions and he was the "Lord" that assigned the manor to Beatrice. Bishop Odo did serve with William and was more influencial in England in the time between 1066 and 1086.

Vire or Veere?

Or even Vere or Veer......

The naming of a family based on where they are supposedly from is inherently problematic. There is always a guess that a town or city was where a family was from and conversly the communtity is named for their famous resident. Examples of this are de Vere and de Clare.

There are two locations in France or Holland where the Veres could originate and the village of Clare is where the de Clares built a castle.