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Sir Eynion de Tilston (born c. 1126) was a Norman knight
and first lord of the manor of Tilston in the
English
Lord of Tilston
In the 12th century, William de Malpas gave Eynion the manor of Tilston in
border. Sir Eynion
was given the Manor of Tilston by the Earl of Chester
in return for military service.
The man who gave Sir Eynion de Tilston the manor was
William de Malpas. He and his descendents
had to be constantly alert because of
the Welsh who constantly raided the border areas.
Marriage and
family
In 1154 he married Beatrix de Gemons. Beatrix de Gemons was the
daughter of Ranulf de Gernon,
Earl
of
Sir Eynion
de Tilston has several notable family members:
His great grandfather fought at the
Battle of Hastings in 1066.
One of his
descendants was John Tillotson, Archbishop of
Canterbury.
For a tree of descendants
click here.