William de Say
d. 1177
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William de Say, of the barons of Sawbridgeworth, stands in the line that carried Say blood to the FitzPiers earls of Essex.
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*** UPDATE - READ FIRST (15 Sep 2026): the ascent described below as a floor / end of line / note-only HAS SINCE BEEN WIRED - parents (or father) are now in the tree; see the dated layer at the END of this note for the sources, grades and any loops closed. The opening text is kept as audit trail. *** WILLIAM de SAY (d.1177); father of Beatrice de Say (our line). DOCUMENTED FLOOR; his mother Beatrice de Mandeville (sister of Geoffrey de Mandeville 1st Earl of Essex) and the line above, note-only. Standard well-documented medieval genealogy per the cited authorities; contested rungs note-only, not hardened. || EXTENDED 14 Sep 2026: parents wired - William de Say sr by BEATRICE DE MANDEVILLE, sister of Geoffrey de Mandeville 1st Earl of Essex (Round, Geoffrey de Mandeville; CP 'Essex') - the road by which the Mandeville earldom came to the FitzPiers children.