William (Wormegay) de Wormegai

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Note that his father is considered uncertain to some extent, but William certainly succeeded Richard, and in his Baronial "carta" in the Red Book of the exchequer he mentions his father specifically as a predecessor. (See below.)

Keats-Rohan has an entry for him under "de Wormegai, Willelm":^[1]

Succeeded his father Richard as lord of Wormegay, Norfolk, in 1159. Died in 1166 leaving a daughter and heiress Alice, wife of Rainald de Warenne (Sanders, 101).

Sanders, who Keats-Rohan cited, cited the Pipe Rolls of the 6th year of King Henry II (1159/1160), p.2 and p.6.He wrote:^[2]

William II was charged £100 fine for the lands in 1160 and he paid a debt which had previously been charged to Richard de Wormegay.

His name in the two Pipe Rolls entries is abbreviated as "Wiƚƚs de Wurmegai". In the previous Pipe Roll for 5 Hen II (1158/9) "Ric~ de Wurmegai" is mentioned on p.10.

Sanders himself basically summarized, part of what can be found in Clay and Farrer's Early Yorkshire Charters Vol.VIII in the section on the Warrens of Wormegay.^[3] They add more information including a reference to his "carta" drawn up in 1166 showing details of his barony, a copy of which is in the Red Book of the Exchequer. It shows a total of 14 1/2 knights fees.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Keats-Rohan, Domesday Descendants, p.794
2. ↑ Sanders, English Baronies, p.101
3. ↑ Clay and Farrer, Early Yorkshire Charters Vol.VIII pp.26-35
4. ↑ Hall ed, The Red book of the Exchequer, Vol.1, p.399.