Bruce & de Balliol (from ‘8000 years A Kempston History’ and Wikipedia)
Adelizaborn c.1030 died before 1090
(or Adelaide)Countess of Aumale
Sister of William the Conqueror
Father was Robert I Duke of Normandy, who was unmarried, and also fathered William the Conqueror. (William’s mother was Herleva)
Mother was possibly Herleva (or maybe someone else!)
Mother of Countess Judith of Lens
Married 3 times ;-1. Enguerrand II Count of Ponthieu d. 1053
2. Lambert II Count of Lens d. 1054
3. Odo II Count of Champagne
Countess Judith born 1054 or 1055, died ? after 1086
Daughter of Adeliza and Lambert II
Niece of William the Conqueror
Married Waltheof Earl of Huntingdon
Daughter Matilda married David I of Scotland.
1086 held Kempston as part of the Honour of Huntingdon
Founded Elstow Abbey
Founded All Saints, Kempston
By 1086, Countess Judith had given Elstow and Wilshamstead, and land inMaulden to Elstow Abbey. Her daughter Matilda added land in Kempston, to these donations. Matilda’s gift was confirmed by Henry I in c.1130 andHenry II in c.1160. The advowson (right to appoint a vicar or rector) andtithes of Kempston were held by Elstow Abbey by 1218. King William I ofScotland (heir toCountess Judith) confirmed the Abbey’s Kempston lands in 1165-74.
John le ScotBorn about 1207, Died 1237
Brother to Margaret, Isobel and Ada.
Son of David of Scots (Earl of Huntingdon)
Grandson of Henry of Scotland
Great Grandson of King David 1st of Scotland
Earl of Chester and Earl of Huntingdon
Henry III confrmed in a charter that John le Scot retained the Honour of Huntingdon.
On the death of Countess Judith her estates passed throughher daughter Matilda to the Earls of Huntingdon, and descended in that partof the family as part of the Honour of Huntingdon, However on the death in1237 of John le Scot, who was childless, Kempston was divided 3 waysbetween his sisters, Margaret, Isobel and Ada. (There were many disputes over the bequest, during which time Henry III intervened and took the mansion house of Kempston into his own hands for a time).
MargaretEldest sister of John le Scot.
Married Alan Lord of Galloway.
Margaret took the estates that were later known as Daubeney.
Margarets daughter Dervorguila married John de Balliol 1st.
Bore a son John de Balliol 2nd
Died 1228
IsobelMiddle sister of John le Scot
Married Robert de Bruce 4th Lord of Annandale.
Bore a son Robert de Bruce 5th Lord of Annandale.
Died 1251
AdaYoungest sister of John le Scot
Married Henry Hastings.
DervorguilaDaughter of Margaret (sister of John le Scot)
Grandaughter of David, Prince of Scotland (Earl of Huntingdon)
Married John de Balliol 1st
Mother of John de Balliol 2nd, who became the King of Scotland 1292 - 1296.
Founder of Balliol College,Oxford
Lady of the Manor at Kempston
Worshipped at All Saints, Kempston
Died 1290
John de Balliol 1Born before 1208
He was Lord of Barnard Castle.
Descendant of King David I of Scotland
Fought for Henry III at Battle of Lewes.
Married to Dervorguila.
Father of John de Balliol II
died 1268
John de Balliol 2ndBorn 1249
Married Isobel, daughter of John de Warrenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey
Lord of Barnard Castle
Lord of Galloway
Son of John de Balliol 1st and Dervorguilla
King of Scotland 1292 – 1296
Died 1313 or 1314
DaubeneyMargaret eldest sister of John le Scot took the estates that were later known as Daubeney.
Margarets daughter Dervorguila married John de Balliol 1st.
Bore a son John de Balliol 2nd. Because of John de Balliol 2nd,s rebellion against Edward 1st, his English estates were forfeited to the crown in 1296.In 1333 the Kempston part was granted to William Daubeney and remained in the Daubeney family until 1502 when it was sold to Sir Reginald Gray. TheGrays in turn sold it to Thomas Snagge of Marston Moretaine in 1569.
Robert de BruceBorn 1195, died between 1226 and 1233!
4th Lord of Annandale, married Isobel of Huntingdon the 2nd sister of John leScot.
Another claimant to the Scottish throne.
Descendant of King David I of Scotland.
Their manor became knownas Brucebury, and afterwards Draytons.
Robert de BruceBorn 1210
5th Lord of Annandale, son of Robert de Bruce and Isobel, another claimant to the throne of Scotland, as a descendant of King David I of Scotland. Died 1296 (or 1295?)
Henry HastingsAda the youngest sister of John le Scot was the wife of Henry Hastings and so we get a manor calledHastingsbury, and latercalled Greys as the de Greys of Wrest Park later inherited it on the death of John Hastings in1389.
de GreyIn 1427 Reginald de Grey settled Kempston on a younger son John de Greyand his heirs, and this branch moved to Kempston and lived there until the death of Reginald de Grey in 1534
Sir Giles DaubeneyThe Crusader Stone in All Saints Church is believed to be that of Sir Giles Daubeney, who fought in the Crusades. According to the entryfor the Daubeney family in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography there were three Sir Giles Daubeney, father, son and grandson. The father died in 1386, the son in 1403 and the grandson in 1446. The will of Giles II (d.1403) requests burial in Kempston porch and so I have rather expected the tomb discovered in 1848 to be his. However, I don't know whether Giles I (d.1386) made the samerequest, although I understand that he was also buried at Kempston.