de Vaux of Cumberland and Lincolnshire, England
Robert de Vaux b abt 1105, of Pentney, Norfolk, England, d aft 1086. He md, abt 1124, Daughter of Hubert de Munchensy. She was b abt 1108.
Children of Robert de Vaux and Daughter de Munchensy were:
  • Robert de Vaux b abt 1126. See LINE A
  • Hubert de Vaux, Lord of Gillesland, b abt 1132. See LINE B
LINE A
Robert de Vaux b abt 1126, of Pentney, Norfolk, England, d aft 1165. He md Agnes abt 1145. She was b abt 1132.
Child of Robert de Vaux and Agnes was:

William de Vaux b abt 1150, of Pentney, Norfolk, England. The identity of his wife is not known.
Child of William de Vaux was:

Robert de Vaux b abt 1172, of Pentney, Norfolk, England. The identity of his wife is not known.
Child of Robert de Vaux was:

Sir Oliver de Vaux b abt 1196, of Pentney, Norfolk, England, d bef Mar 1241. He md Pernel de Craon abt 1215, daughter of Guy de Craon and Isabel Basset. She was b abt 1198, of Freiston, Lincolnshire, England, d 1259/60.
Child of Oliver de Vaux and Pernel de Craon was:

John de Vaux b abt 1228, of Freiston, Lincolnshire, England, d 1287. He md Sibyl de Longchamps abt 1255. She was b abt 1240.
Child of John de Vaux and Sibyl de Longchamps was:

Maud de Vaux b abt 1266, of Freiston, Lincolnshire, and Walton, Norfolk, England, d bef 1316. She md Sir William de Ros, Lord of Helmsley, 1287, son of Sir Robert de Ros and Isabel d'Aubigny.

LINE B
Hubert de Vaux [a], Lord of Gillesland, b abt 1132, of Gilsland, Cumberland, England, d abt 1165. He md Grecia abt 1152. She was b abt 1136.
Children of Hubert de Vaux and Grecia were: Ranulph de Vaux b abt 1147, of Gilsland, Cumberland, England, d 1198. He md Alice abt 1168. She was b abt 1152.
Child of Ranulph de Vaux and Alice was:

Robert de Vaux b abt 1175, of Gilsland, Cumberland, England. He md Maud abt 1202. She was b abt 1185.
Child of Robert de Vaux and Maud was:

Hubert de Vaux b abt 1202, of Gilsland, Cumberland, England. He md Aline abt 1220. She was b abt 1205.
Child of Hubert de Vaux and Aline was:

Maud de Vaux b abt 1224, of Gilsland, Cumberland, England. She md Thomas de Multon abt 1236, son of Thomas de Multon and Ada de Morville.

NOTES:
a. He received barony of Gilsland in Cumberland from Henry II in 1158.

b. Douglas Richardson believes her to be the daughter of Hubert de Vaux by his wife Grecia (Grace), based upon various pieces of evidence he has accumulated over the years, and that before she married Hubert, she was the mistress of Reynold Fitz Roy (aka de Mortain), Earl of Cornwall, by whom she bore a son, Henry Fitz Count.
SOURCES:
CP: Vol IX[chart between 398-399], Vol XI[96-97]; AR: Line 89[30]; SGM: Kay Allen [ref: Sander's Origins of English Baronies, 47, and Moriarty's Notebooks], Douglas Richardson; GL: English Origins of New England Families, The Early History of the Stricklands of Sizergh, by S. H. Lee Washington, pp 701-710, from an article appearing in NEHGR, republished by Genealogical Publishing Co.
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