Agnes, heiress of Halton and Widnes

Known before marriage as Agnes, daughter of William, Constable of Chester.

Family

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eustace_fitz_John#Marriage_and_issue

Beatrix is recorded to have died in childbirth. Eustace married, secondly, Agnes de Halton, daughter of William fitz Nigel. He inherited the barony of Halton through this marriage. They had two known sons;

1. Richard fitz Eustace (d.c. 1163), married Aubrey de Lisours, daughter of Robert de Lisours by Aubrey, sister of Ilbert II de Lacy (another baron captured by Earl Ranulf at the Battle of Lincoln), and had issue.[42] He became ancestor of a second line of de Lacys.[1]
2. Geoffrey fitz Eustace, named as his son in a charter of Watton Priory

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http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISHNOBILITYMEDIEVAL3T-Z.htm#Eus...

2. EUSTACE FitzJohn (before 1100-1157). A charter of King Henry I dated 1133 is witnessed by Payn FitzJohn, Eustache and William his brothers[448]. …. m secondly as her first husband, AGNES, daughter of WILLIAM FitzNeel Constable of Chester, Baron of Halton & his wife ---. “Eustachius filius Johannis…et uxor mea Agneta” founded Watton priory by charter dated to [1150][455]. “Agnes filia Willelmi constabularii Cestrie” confirmed an exchange of property made by “dominus Eustachius vir meus” with the nuns of Watton, for the souls of “Ricardi filii mei et Galfridi”, by charter dated to [1150/57], witnessed by “…Rogerus filius Willelmi constabularii…”[456]. Agnes married secondly (after 1157) Robert FitzCount.

Eustace & his second wife had two children:

• c) RICHARD FitzEustace (-1163). “Agnes filia Willelmi constabularii Cestrie” confirmed an exchange of property made by “dominus Eustachius vir meus” with the nuns of Watton, for the souls of “Ricardi filii mei et Galfridi”, by charter dated to [1150/57], witnessed by “…Rogerus filius Willelmi constabularii…”[466]. - see below.
• d) GEOFFREY FitzEustace . “Willelmus de Vescy” confirmed donations made by “pater meus Eustachius filius Johannis” to the nuns of Watton, for the souls of “patris mei et uxoris sue Agnetis et…matris mee et fratrum meorum Ricardi et Gaufridi”, by charter dated to [1150/57], witnessed by “domino patre meo Eustachio…”[467]. “Agnes filia Willelmi constabularii Cestrie” confirmed an exchange of property made by “dominus Eustachius vir meus” with the nuns of Watton, for the souls of “Ricardi filii mei et Galfridi”, by charter dated to [1150/57], witnessed by “…Rogerus filius Willelmi constabularii…”[468].

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Agnes (FitzNigel) FitzJohn (abt. 1095 - abt. 1166)

• Agnes FitzJohn formerly FitzNigel aka FitzNeel
• Born about 1095 in Cheshire, England
• ANCESTORS ancestors
• Daughter of William (FitzNigel) de Halton and Agnes (Gant) FitzNigel
• Sister of William FitzNigel, Maud (FitzNeel) Grelley and Leucha (Fitznigel) Mohaut
• Wife of Eustace FitzJohn — married after 1115 [location unknown]
• DESCENDANTS descendants
• Mother of Richard FitzEustace

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Agnes de Halton was sister and co-heir of William fitz William, constable of Chester.

She married Eustache fitz John, Baron of Halton, son of John Monoculus fitz Eustace and Adelicia Britanna, before 1110.

See "My Lines"

( http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html/p6.htm#i753 )

from Compiler: R. B. Stewart, Evans, GA

( http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html/index.htm )

Her second husband was Robert Fitz Count, who duly served as Constable of Chester in her right.