William Malet (Magna Carta baron)

Arms of William Malet, Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset, adopted at the start of the age of heraldry (circa 1200-1215): Azure, three escallops or

William Malet (fl. born before 1175–1215), feudal baron of Curry Mallet in Somerset, was one of the guarantors of Magna Carta. He served as Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset in 1209. The precise nature of his relationship to an earlier William Malet is unknown.

Landholdings

Amongst the manors comprising his feudal barony were his caput of Curry Mallet, where stood his castle, and Shepton Mallet in Somerset.

Marriages & progeny

He married twice but left no male progeny, only three daughters and co-heiresses. He married as follows:

First wife (name unknown)

By his first wife, whose name is unknown, Malet had a daughter.

Second wife, Alice Basset

By his second wife, Alice Basset, who was a daughter of Thomas Basset, Sheriff of Oxfordshire and Berkshire, William Malet had a daughter:[6]

Succession

He died without male progeny when his three daughters became his co-heiresses:[8]

References

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  2. Weis, F.L., Sheppard, W.L., Faris, D. (1992) Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists ... Genealogical Publishing Co. (via Google)
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  5. Richardson, Douglas (2011) Magna Carta Ancestry:A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 2nd Edition (via Google)
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  7. The Complete Peerage, volume V chart between pp. 320-321
  8. Sanders, I.J. English Baronies: A Study of their Origin and Descent 1086-1327, Oxford, 1960, pp.38-9, Curry Malet
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