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Following is the argument for a two Robert theory, of which this Robert i s t h e y o u nger, put forth by Chris Phillips (which I have followed):
"Paget gives further details of the "elder" Robert's career, from 1203 t o 1 2 2 7 , a nd says he married Agatha, dau and coheir of Fulk Beaufoy [cit in g B l o m efield's History of Norfolk], and says he had 4 daughters by he r ( r e p e ating some of the errors about the daughters?). He adds that Rob er t m a r r ied secondly Alice, widow of John de Wahull (d.1217 ) [citing B r ac t o n 's Notebook, no 1182] and daughter of William de Munchensi, and t h a t R o b ert was still living 1232.
"Having said that, we know that the mother of the "elder" Robert's four d a u g h t ers was not in fact Agatha de Beaufo, but Margery, daughter of Wil l i a m d e F resney. Also that at least two of these daughters gave birth t o t h e i r h eirs around 1240. And that C.J. Phillips in his Histor y of th e S a c k v ille Family makes Agatha de Beaufo the mother of Robert , not hi s w i f e .
"So could it be that there are two Roberts here - the first who was act i v e b y 1 2 03 and married Agatha de Beaufo, and the second who married Ma r g e r y d e Fresney and died around 1249 leaving four daughters and a wido w A l i c e " de Merley/Marley"? Perhaps this Alice is the same one mentione d a b o v e , in any case. [Ref: Chris Phillips, message to soc.g enealogy.m ed i e v a l, 24 Sep 2001]"
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Abt 1186 - Abt 1249 (63 years)