Robert de Brus [b], Lord of Cleveland and Annandale, b abt 1082, of Skelton and Danby, Yorkshire, England, d 1142. The identity of his wife is not known.
Children of Robert de Brus were:

• Adam de Brus b abt 1105. See LINE A
• Robert de Brus b abt 1108. See LINE B

Adam II de Brus, Lord of Skelton, b 1134, prob Skelton, Yorkshire, England, d 1196, Skelton, Yorkshire, England. He md Juetta de Arches abt 1170, daughter of William de Arches [d]. She was b abt 1138, of Thorpe Arch, Yorkshire, England, d 1206, of Skelton, Yorkshire, England.
Children of Adam II de Brus and Juetta de Arches were:

• Sir Peter I de Brus, Lord of Skelton and Danby, b abt 1172.
• Isabel de Brus b abt 1174, Skelton, Yorkshire, England, d aft 1230. She md Sir Henry de Percy, Knight, abt 1188, Cleveland, Yorkshire, England, son of Sir Jocelin of Louvain, Knight, and Agnes de Percy.

• Sir Peter II de Brus, Lord of Skelton, b abt 1196.
• Agnes de Brus b abt 1198; md William de Lancaster.

Sir Peter II de Brus, Lord of Skelton, b abt 1196, d bef 1247. He md Hawise/Helwise de Lancaster abt 1220, daughter of Gilbert Fitz Roger Fitz Reinfrid and Hawise/Helwise de Lancaster.
Children of Peter II de Brus and Hawise/Helwise de Lancaster were:

• Agnes de Brus b abt 1224, Skelton, Yorkshire, England, d May 1280. She md Sir Walter de Faucomberge abt 1238, son of Sir Peter de Faucomberge and Margaret de Montfitchet.
• Peter III de Brus b abt 1226, Skelton, Yorkshire, England, d.s.p. 18 Sep 1272; md Isabel de Mauley.
• Lucy de Brus b abt 1228, Skelton, Yorkshire, England, d aft Apr 1282. She md Sir Marmaduke de Thweng, Lord of Kilton Castle, abt 1242, son of Robert de Thweng and Maud de Kilton.
• Margaret de Brus b abt 1240, Skelton, Yorkshire, England, d bef 30 Jan 1306/07. She md Robert de Ros abt 1264, son of Sir Robert de Ros and Christian Bertram.
• Laderina de Brus b abt 1242, Skelton, Yorkshire, England. She md John de Bellew abt 1255. Their daughter, Sibyl/Isabel de Bellew md Sir Miles de Stapleton abt 1285.

• Agatha de Brus b abt 1128. She md Sir Ralph Taillebois, Lord of Middleham, abt 1142, son of Ribald and Beatrice Taillebois.
• Robert de Brus, Lord of Annandale, b abt 1132.

• Robert de Brus b abt 1156, d abt 1190, d.s.p., md Isabel of Scotland.
• William de Brus, Lord of Annandale, b abt 1158, d bef 26 Jun 1215.
• Bernard de Brus b abt 1160.

• Robert de Brus [g], Lord of Annandale, b abt 1184, of Hartlepool, Durham, England, d 1245; md Isabel of Huntingdon.
• Euphemia de Brus [h] b abt 1195, d abt 1267. She md Patrick de Dunbar, Earl of Dunbar, on or bef 1213, son of Patrick de Dunbar, Earl of Dunbar, and Ada.

NOTES:
a. Recent findings indicate that the traditional decent of this family, as depicted in Scots Peerage is somewhat incorrect. The earliest identified member, Robert de Brus, appears in only one early charter in Yorkshire in which Robert de Brus was granted a part of North Cave, dated shortly after 1086. The Brus family originated in Normandy, probably in Brix, and the name is recorded as Bruiss, Brussee, etc. Despite some arguments that the Braose and Brus families share a common origin, there is absolutely no evidence to support this fabrication.

b. He was granted Skelton in Yorkshire, by King Henry I in 1106, and had a charter from King of Scots, David I, for Annandale ca. 1124. In 1138, shortly before the Battle of the Standard, he renounced his allegiance to Scotland and resigned his lands to his younger son, Robert.

c. Questions have arisen as to Agnes of Aumale as wife of Adam II de Brus. According to Douglas Richardson, the chronology simply does not work. Subsequently, Keats-Rohan's Domesday Descendants has reported that it was Adam I de Brus who married Agnes of Aumale (as her first husband), and their son, Adam II married Juetta de Arches-a reversal of the marriages which have long been attributed to the elder Adam and his son. A study of the dates seems to support this in every known aspect. For a full discussion of the dates and evidence in support of this, see the posts of Rosie Bevan and Richard Borthwick on soc.genealogy.medieval.

d. William de Arches was the son of one Osbern de Arches, a Domesday tenant-in-chief for Licolnshire and Yorkshire, who died bef 1118.

e. She has been identified as a niece of William, Count of Aumale, according to Keats-Rohan, who states she was "perhaps" a daughter of William's brother, Ingelran, they being sons of Stephen, Count of Aumale. While Hawise de Mortimer was the mother of William, John Ravilious believes Ingelram may have been an illegitimate son of Stephen, citing the later dispute over the Aumale estate in 1274..."if Ingelran de Aumale was ancestor of the Bruce family of Annandale AND was a legitimate son of William, Count of Aumale, by Hawise de Mortimer, presumably a claim would have been entered by Robert de Brus, Lord of Annandale (competitor for the Scots crown and grandfather of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots)."

f. Christian/Christina was recently identified by noted Scots genealogist Andrew B.W. MacEwen to be the daughter of Walter Fitz Alan, High Steward of Scotland.

g. Founded the Scottish branch of the de Brus family, being great-grandfather of King Robert I the Bruce (1274-1329).

h. While reported in Scots Peerage and adopted also in The Complete Peerage to have been Euphemia, daughter of Walter Fitz Alan, High Steward of Scotland, many genealogists had questioned the chronology. Noted Scots genealogist Andrew B.W. MacEwen recently uncovered definitive evidence that she was the daughter of William de Brus. See soc.genealogy.medieval for numerous postings regarding this discovery.

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SOURCES:
CP Vol V[268], Vol XI[120-121], Vol XII/1[262-263] Vol XII/1[738-739]; AR: Line 88[28-29], Line 136[25-27], Line 161[25]; SGM: Rosie Bevan, Richard Borthwick [ref: Keats-Rohan's Domesday Descendants], Jared Olar [ref: Scots Peerage], John Ravilious.

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