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ABITOT

the towns of Sainte-Jean-d'Abbetot and Tancarville are both in Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie

[ABIT381] Seigneur Gerard de Tancarville m. Helesinde de Normandy

. [CLIN391] Raoul of Tancarville m. Agnes de Mezidon

. [ABIT391] Seigneur Aumary de Abbetot m. ?

. . [ABIT401] Urso de Abitot, Sheriff of Worcestershire m. [TMOR354] Adelaide de Lancaster

. . . [ABIT412] Emmaline le Despenser m. [BXXC411] Nicholas de Beauchamp

. . . [ABIT413] --- of Worcester m. [MARM421] Roger de Marmion of Scrivelsby

34.  [ABIT381] Gerard de Tancarville (born c.990), Sire de Tancarville,  married Helesinde de Normandy.

31.  [ABIT391] Aumary/Almeric d'Arbitot (born c.1015), Lord Abbetot.

29.  [ABIT401] Urso (born at Abbetot, [c.1040]), Constable of Worcester Castle, hereditary Sheriff of Worcestershire, said to have accompanied DUKE WILLIAM II during his Conquest of England (1066), married [TMOR354] Adelaide (born c.1054, see SHREWSBURY (MONTGOMERY) EARLDOM). Adelaide died 19th January 1119-20.

Urso the bear de Abitot was born at Saint-Jean-d'Abbetot, to the east of le Havre, Normandy. Afterwards Urso was Steward to the Conqueror, held much property in Worcestershire, and became Constable of Worcester Castle, hereditary Sheriff of Worcester. At the Domesday Survey he was tenant-in-chief in Gloucs, Herefordshire, Warks and Worcs. Urso's brother was Robert le Despenser, Steward to William the Conqueror.