© 2020 Suzanne St. John The Identity and Origin of Ralph of St. John Page | 1 The St. John Genealogy & The St. John DNA Project Present The Identity and Origin of Ralph of St. John The discovery of a ‘Lost Act’ of Henry I DISCUSSION DRAFT I am having two spine surgeries and cannot complete this as thoroughly as I’d like. I probably won’t get back to it until 2021. In the meantime, I’d appreciate some feedback from the academia community and maybe additional supporting information from sources, I may not necessarily have access to review. I also welcome any perceived issues that may conflict with this overall conclusion regarding Ralph of St. Johns origin and descendants. Suzanne St. John [email protected] St. John DNA Project: https://www.familytreedna.com/public/StJohn?iframe=ycolorized ©2020. All Rights Reserved. © 2020 Suzanne St. John The Identity and Origin of Ralph of St. John Page | 2 Table of Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 5 Consanguinity............................................................................................................................................ 5 Lifespan & Life expectancy ....................................................................................................................... 6 Landed Gentry & Inheritance .................................................................................................................... 7 By-names................................................................................................................................................... 8 Thomas of St. John ........................................................................................................................................ 9 The Battle of Hastings ................................................................................................................................. 10 Bréhal ...................................................................................................................................................... 10 St. Jean-le-Thomas .................................................................................................................................. 10 Unpublished Charters of Mont Saint-Michel .......................................................................................... 11 The Honour of la Haye-du-Puits .............................................................................................................. 12 Roger St. John ..................................................................................................................................... 12 Baselie Priory ...................................................................................................................................... 12 Lewes Priory ........................................................................................................................................ 13 Sinclairs of Rye and Haye-du-Puits...................................................................................................... 13 Alleged Family Structure of Cecily Sinclair of la Haie-du-Puits – Option 1 ......................................... 15 Alleged Family Structure of Cecily Sinclair of la Haie-du-Puits – Option 2 ......................................... 15 Beatrice & Adam de Port ........................................................................................................................ 16 Identification of Beatrice .................................................................................................................... 17 Alleged Family Structure of Adam de Port.......................................................................................... 19 Alleged Family Structure of Beatrice .................................................................................................. 19 Stanton-St. John, Oxfordshire ..................................................................................................................... 20 Alice & Richard de Mont ......................................................................................................................... 20 Hugh Plugenet ......................................................................................................................................... 20 Alleged Plugenet Family Structure ...................................................................................................... 21 William Fossard ....................................................................................................................................... 21 Alleged Fossard family structure ........................................................................................................ 22 Updated Alleged St. John Family Structure ............................................................................................ 22 A ‘Lost Act’ of Henry I .................................................................................................................................. 22 Ralph son of Wimund of Yorkshire, England .......................................................................................... 23 Wimund de Lockington ....................................................................................................................... 24 New Alleged St. John Family Structure ................................................................................................... 26 © 2020 Suzanne St. John The Identity and Origin of Ralph of St. John Page | 3 Wimund and Ralph fitzWimund at St. Jean-le-Thomas .......................................................................... 27 Dukes and Vicecomes at Mont Saint-Michel .............................................................................................. 27 Ansfrid II, the Dane, vicomte of the Hiémois and Exmes........................................................................ 28 Children of Ansfrid II and Wimardis de Normandy ............................................................................. 29 Alleged Ansfrid II family structure ...................................................................................................... 31 Wimund d’Avranches, Vicecomes of Pagus Constantiensis ................................................................... 31 Moulins-la-Marche Castle ................................................................................................................... 34 Children of Wimund d’Avranches ....................................................................................................... 35 Alleged Wimund d’Avranches family structure .................................................................................. 36 Wimund Felix de la Haye-Paynel, II ......................................................................................................... 36 Children of Wimund Felix de la Haye-Paynel and Emma [de Falaise] ................................................ 42 Alleged Wimund Felix de la Haye-Paynel family structure ................................................................. 49 Ralph son of Wimund Felix de la Haye-Paynel / Ralph St. John / Ralph Bréhal / Ralph Molise / Ralph Paynel ...................................................................................................................................................... 50 Marriage One ...................................................................................................................................... 51 Marriage Two ...................................................................................................................................... 55 Ralph, of Domesday ................................................................................................................................ 60 Alleged Ralph family structure ................................................................................................................ 61 Ralph (Sr.) vs. Ralph (Jr.) ........................................................................................................................ 61 A Domesday Analysis .................................................................................................................................. 64 The d’Lacy Family ........................................................................................................................................ 65 Final Identification of Ralph of St. John ...................................................................................................... 65 The Ancestry of Norwalk founders Mathias St. John 1601-1669 and Mathew St. John 1590-1671 .......... 66 Y-DNA Profiles ............................................................................................................................................. 67 St. John .................................................................................................................................................... 67 Sinclair of Roslin Castle, Scotland ........................................................................................................... 67 de Port-St. John ....................................................................................................................................... 67 1088 Charter of Ralph de Molisio Count Boiano .......................................................................................