Roger de Conyers

• Name	Roger de Conyers  [1, 2]
  Birth	of Sockburn, Durham, England   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I21469	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of DGH, Ancestor of JTS, Ancestor of LMW, Ancestor of TSW
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2023

  
  

  Family	Matilda
  Children	+ 1. Galfryde Conyers,   b. of Sockburn, Durham, England d. Bef 1225
  Family ID	F13238	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2023

  
  

• Notes

  A baron of the bishopric of Durham, he was its chief defender in 1141-44 against the invasion of William Cumin.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1763] The History and Antiquities of the County Palatinate of Durham, Volume III, by Robert Surtees. London: Nichols and Son, 1823. [S1390] The Victoria County History of York North Riding. Portions online, linked from medievalgenealogy.org.uk. [S1762] The Visitations of the North, Part I, ed. Frederick Walter Dendy. Durham, England: The Surtees Society, 1912.