William Picquigni

Male, Person Number1607
Relationships1st cousin 22 times removed of George Pinckney
1st cousin 19 times removed of Aaron Pinckney
1st cousin 18 times removed of Robert Pinckney
1st cousin 10 times removed of Thomas Pynkeney
Grandson of Arnulph Picquigny
1st cousin 16 times removed of Roger Pinckney I
1st cousin 15 times removed of Philip Pinckney
FatherAnsculf Picquigni d. b 1086
ChartsGuermond Pinckney

Birth, Marriages and Death

William Picquigni was the son of Ansculf Picquigni. 

Other Information

Event-Misc*William Picquigni was Four manors in Northampronshire, and one in Middlesex "to reward his valour and attendance"; twenty-five lordships in Staffordshire, seven manors in Warwick, one in Wiltshire, seven in Surrey; (from Lysen's "Magna Britannia")

Barkshire included Englefield, Bradfield, Hartridge, Ufton Robert, Hodcot East Ilsley, Yattenden, Stanford Dingly, Inkpen, Compton Beauchamp, Kingston Bagpuize etc (From "Victoria County History of Berkshire.") 
Residence*He lived at Barony, Dudley, England, . 
Name Variation William Picquigni was also known as Fitz-Ansculf. 
(Witness) AnecdoteHe was referenced in the family history. After the Conquest, the English branch of the house of Picquigny was quickly established, and Domesday Survay shows that Ansculf was awarded lands in Bucks, Berks, Worcestershire and Surrey; he held office as Sheriff of Surrey an Bucks, in which latter county he is stated to have held part of the Manor of Ellesborough which had belonged to Harold, and to have exchanged it, at the command ot the King, with Ralph de Talbpis, for one half of Risborough, which formed part of the possessions of William, son of Ansculph (Lipscombe, "Hist. of Bucks," II: 173).


Ansculf was dead before the great survey was completed in 1086, but his son, William Fitz-Ansculf was then of much importance, not only having in herited his father's lands, but having himself received many manors and lordships direct from the Conqueror. History assigns him land in twelve counties, one of which was Wiltshire, (Lyson, "Magna Britannia", "Vict. Hist. of Berks") and his center was at Dudley in Worcestershire.


Lyson asserts in his "Magna Britannia" that Ansculf had another son Hugo, who was granted a manor in Oxfordshire, but this may be a mistaken reading of Domesday Book and no corroboration of the statement has been traced. Certainly the founder of the English house of "de Pynkenyes" was Ghilo, brother of Ansculf, who was at first only known by that title but later, possibly after the death of Absculf or Fitz-Ansculf, he assumed the "de Pynkenye". 

Anecdote*Some writers state that he (William) died without issue, but without doubt he had one daughter known as Beatrice of Dudley, and she married Fulk Paganell or Paynell, who inherited, through her, most of the manors held by Fitz-Ansculf (Ellis, "Trans. of Bristol and Gloucestershire," Arch. Soc. Pub.,IV:150). 
Name Variation1086 As of 1086, William Picquigni was also known as Pinchengi From Domesday Book. 

Child of William Picquigni
Child 1.Beatrice Picquigni
Last Edited10 Mar 2023