DARCY

(Ancestral line of John Talbot, lOth Earl of Shrewsbury, Hugh Bigod, Roger Bigod, John de Lacie)

ELIZABETH (Anne) DARCY died on 24 March 1389/90. She married James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde, who was born on 4 October 1331 and died in 1382. Elizabeth was the daughter of

(Ancestral line of John Talbot, lOth Earl of Shrewsbury, Hugh Bigod, Roger Bigod, William de Lanvallei)

SIR JOHN DARCY (see also below) le Cosyn, of Knaith, Kexby and Upton, Co. Lincoln, Lord Darcy, Constable of Norham Castle, Nottingham Castle and Tower of London, Sheriff of Notts, Derby and York, Knight of the Shires, Banneret, Justiciar of Ireland, Steward of the King's Household, Chamberlain to the King, died on 30 May 1347. He married, second, on 3 July 1329, as her second husband, Lady Joan de Burgh, who died on 23 April 1359. Sir John was the son of

(Ancestral line of John Talbot, 10th Earl of Shrewsbury)

SIR ROGER d'ARCY (Darcy) of Oldcotes and Styrrup, Notts, died before May 1284. He married Isabel d' Aton. Sir Roger was the son of

SIR PHILIP d'ARCY of Norton, Coningsby, Dunston, Stallingborough and Cawkell, Co. Lincoln, died in May 1264. He married Isabel Bertram. Sir Philip was the son of

NORMAN d'ARCY married Agnes. Norman was the son of

THOMAS d' ARECI was born about 1168 and died in 1206. He married Joan. Thomas was the son of

THOMAS d'ARECI died on 2 July 1180. He married Aline who died in 1183. Thomas was the son of

THOMAS d' ARECI was the son of

ROBERT d' ARECI was living in 1130. He was the son of

NORMAN d'ARECI, Domesday Lord of Norton, Coningsby, Dunston, Stallingborough, Cawkell, was living in 1115.

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SIR JOHN d'ARCY (see above), le Cosyn, married Lady Joan de Burg. Sir John was the son of

THOMAS was the son of

RICHARD was the son of

JOHN was the son of

THOMAS was the son of

OLIVER was the son of

SIR RICHARD was a powerful man in France and was a friend and companion of William the Conqueror. William gave him large possessions in England where he settled. Richard was the son of

THOMAS was the son of

CHRISTOPHER went to the wars of the Holy Land with some of his vassals and tenants, and it was here he "ended his days." Christopher was the son of

DAVID de ARCIE of "Castle de Arcie" in France.

Note: This family derived their origin from Emperor Charlemagne, and were of great eminence in France. David de Arcie assumed the surname from the "Castle de Arcie,.' his chief seat, situated within 30 miles of Paris, and was the ancestor of De Arcie, modernized d' Arcy.

Ref: Cokayne, V 01. IV, pps. 50 and 54; Irish Pedigrees, Vol. II, p. 154.