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DESNOYERS William |
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Normandy, France  [1] |
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Male |
| _UID |
62610D38EB9ED5118A0644455354000037C9 |
| Death |
England [1] |
| Notes |
- He is referenced in the "Domesday book", compiled by William the Conqueror about 1086, by which it appears that one of his commanders was William Des Noyers, who settled in the county of Norfolk, where he had large possessions. In Thierry's History of the Norman Conquest he is stated to have been one of the Barons of the Conqueror and shows him engaged with Robert Bigot and another Norman in despoiling some English refugees who fled from a neighboring county into Suffolk, in 1074. Many pages of the Domesday book have records of lands held by him, or, as he is variously called, W. de Noers, W. denoes, Will de noers, Willm denuers, W. de noies, W. denoiers, W. de noiers, Willi de noies, Willm denoiers. The French name, translated, means "William (of the) Walnut trees." The prefix "de" or "des" would naturally be dropped first, leaving, as the Anglicised form of the name, "William Noyers," which differs by only one letter from the name commonly used today.
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| Person ID |
I1855 |
Noyes Family Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
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 | Death - - England |
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- [S65] Book-Noyes-The Noyes Descendants, Vol. I, p.25.
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