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Families covered: Clifford of Clifford

                               
Ponce or Pons or Poinz (d before 1086)
m. Basilia mentioned by Vivian
1. Dru (Drogo) FitzPons
2. Walter FitzPons of Eaton Hastings
  TCP (Poyntz) suggests that Walter was probably the ancestor of the family of Hastings of Eaton Hastings.
3. Richard FitzPons of Cantref Bychan
  m. Maud (dau of Walter of Gloucester)
A. Sir Simon FitzRichard
  B. Walter FitzRichard de Clifford (b 1116/1128, d 1187/90)
  m. (c1135) Margaret de Toeni (b c1118, d 1185, dau of Ralph de Toeni of Conches and Flamsted)
  i. Walter de Clifford, Sheriff of Herefordshire (d c1223)
  m. Agnes de Cundi (dau of Roger de Cundi or Cundy of Covenby & Glentham)
  a. Walter de Clifford (d 10.1232 / c1264)
  m. Margaret of Wales (dau of Llewellyn, Prince of Wales)
  (1) Maud de Clifford (d before 1283)
m1. William de Longespee Plantagenet, 3rd Earl of Salisbury (d 1256/7)
  m2. John Giffard, 1st Lord of Brimsfield (b c1233, d 1299)
  b. Roger de Clifford of Tenbury (d 1285)
  m1. Sibil de Ewyas (dau of Robert de Ewyas)
  Vivian inserts an extra generation here, showing the above Roger as d 1231 with a son Roger (d 1285, m. Hawisia, widow of John de Bottrel) father of ...
  (1) Roger de Clifford (dvp c1285)
  m. (1269) Isabel de Vipont (dau of Robert de Vipont, Sheriff of Westmoreland)
(A) Robe rt de Clifford, 1st Lord (d Bannockburn 24.06.1314)
  m. (03.11.1295) Maud de Clare (b c1279, d 1326/7, dau of Sir Thomas de Clare)
  (i) Roger de Clifford, 2nd Lord (b 02.02.1299, dsp 23.03.1322)
  (ii) Robert de Clifford, 3rd Lord (b 05.11.1305, d 20.05.1344)
  m. (06.1328) Isabel Berkeley (d 25.07.1362, dau of Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Lord)
  (a) Robert de Clifford, 4th Lord (dsp before 1354)
  m. Euphemia Nevill (dau of Ralph Nevill, 2nd Lord)
  (b) Roger de Clifford, 5th Lord (b 10.07.1333, d 13.07.1389/90)
  m. Maud Beauchamp (dau of Thomas Beauchamp, 3rd Earl of Warwick)
((1)) Thomas de Clifford, 6th Lord (d 18.08.1391)
  m. Elizabeth de Ros (dau of Thomas, Lord de Ros)
  ((2)) William de Clifford (dsp c1419)
  m. Anne Bardolph (dau of Thomas, Lord Bardolph)
  ((3)) Sir Lewis de Clifford (d 1404, Ambassador)
  Vivian shows Lewis as son rather than brother of Thomas, 6th Lord.
  m. 'Eleanor Delawarr'
  ((4)) Philippa de Clifford
  m. William Ferrers, 5th Lord of Groby (d 1445)
((5)) Catherine de Clifford (d 23.04.1413)
  m. Ralph de Greystock, 3rd Lord of Greystoke (b 1353, d 1417/8)
  ((6)) Maud de Clifford
  m. (before 13.04.1398) Sir Robert Hilton of Hilton (d 11.08.1448)
  ((7)) Margaret de Clifford
m. Sir John Milton (Melton) (b 1377, d 1455)
  ((8)) Mary de Clifford mentioned by Vivian
  m. Sir Philip Wentworth (d 18.05.1464)
  (c) John de Clifford
  (d) Thomas de Clifford had issue
  (e) Isabella Clifford identified by 'TUDOR'
  m. Sir John de Eure (d 22.02.1393)
  (f) Joan Clifford possibly of this generation
  m. Thomas Heton or Heaton of Hartley (d 11.08.1362)
  (iii) Idonea de Clifford Y
  m. Henry de Percy, 2nd Lord of Alnwick (b 1301, d 1352) Y
  (iv) Margaret de Clifford (d 08.08.1382) shown by Visitation (Yorkshire, 1563-4, Dunham) as of this generation
  m. (by 1322) Piers de Mauley, 3rd Lord (b c1300, d 18.01.1354/5)
  (v)+ othe issue - Andrew, John (canon of Exeter) mentioned by Vivian
  m2. (sp) 'The Countess of Lorraine' mentioned by Vivian
  c. Sir Giles de Clifford (b 1215, d 1276)
  The following comes from 'RoyalData'. Thanks to a contributor (MB, 08.10.10) who drew our attention to VCH (Berkshire, vol 4, Parishes: Shrivenham) where Giles's wife is confirmed as ...
  m. Eva de Whitchurch (dau/heir of Reynold de Whitchurch ('Alba Monasterio'), possibly widow of William de Champernowne)
  (1) (Sir) Reginald de Clifford (b 1257, d before 1324)
  (A) Peter Clifford (d c1340, 2nd son)
  m. (1303) Isabel de Brenta
(i) Peter Clifford
  (a) Peter Clifford (2nd son)
  ((1))+ issue - John, Thomas (Canon of Exeter), William, Alice, daughter
  (b)+ other issue - Richard, Thomas
  (B) Amy Clifford
  m. (Sir) John Valletort of Clyst St. Lawrence
  (i) Gillian de Valletort probably of this generation
  m. Sir William Speke of Brampford
  (C)+ other issue - Sir John, Reginald, Nicholas, Walter, Isabel, Lucy
  d. Richard de Clifford
  ii. William de Clifford
  iii. Richard de Clifford of Frampton
  m. Letitia de Berkeley (dau of Roger de Berkeley of Berkeley)
iv. Rosamund de Clifford HJY
  p. Henry Plantagenet, King Henry II of England (b 05.03.1133, d 06.07.1189) HJY
  v. Lucia de Clifford
  m1. Hugh de Say of Richard's Castle (d before 12.1190)
  m2. Sir Bartholomew de Mortimer (d by 1226)
  vi.+ other issue (dsp) - Simon, Hugh
  C. Roger or Richard FitzRichard
  D. Bertha FitzRichard
  m. (c1127) Elias II Giffard of Brimsfield
4. Osbert FitzPons of Longney
  A.+ issue - William, Ralph
5 Simon FitzPons
  A. Pons FitzSimon (a 1166)
  i. Nicholas FitzPons (d 1223)
  m1. Juliana Bardolf (dau of Hugh Bardolf)
  m2. (before 29.01.1218/9) Joan

Main source(s): BE1883 (Clifford of Cumberland), BP1934 (De Clifford), BLG1952 (Poyntz of Harestock Close), Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, 'Clifford of Chudleigh', p194+)
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