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
  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.