'Vipont1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Veteriponte of Carriden, Vipont (Veteripont) of Appleby, Veteriponte of Langton, Vipont of Westmorland

                               
'History and Antiquities' reports that this family descended "of a family in Normandy (de Veteri Ponte) lords of Curvaville". 'The House of Cockburn' (p18) reports that "Poyntz, the Norman (was apparently) the ancestor of this distinguished race, who took name from the Lordship of Vieuxpont-en-Auge, near Caen", was "" and that "two of that name (were) companions of the conqueror (at) the Battle of Hastings", Robert de Vieuxpont and William de Vieuxpont. The latter, "who saved the life of William Malet on that 14th of October 1066 (is) presumed to have been the ancestor of the Scottish branch, and Robert of the Lords of Appleby". William de Vieuxpont is shown in the lower section. His contemporary Robert is possibly the following Robert who is shown by various web sites as grandfather of the William who married Maud de Moreville. We have resisted the temptation of showing a speculative connection between Robert & William but it is not unlikely that they were closely connected.
Robert de Vipont or Veteripont
1. William de Vipont or Veteripont
m. Matthilde St. Andrew
  A. Ivo de Vipont or Veteripont
  B. William de Vipont or Veteripont (d 1202) the first mentioned by 'History and Antiquities' and 'The House of Cockburn'
  m. Maude de Moreville (dau of Hugh de Moreville)
  i. Robert de Vipont or Veteripont of Appleby, Sheriff of Caen (Normandy) & Westmorland (d 1228)
m. Idonea de Builly (d c1234, dau/heir of John de Builly)
  a. John de Vipont of Appleby, Sheriff of Westmorland (d 25.07.1241)
  m. Sibella de Ferrers (dau of William de Ferrers, Earl of Derby, m2. Francis de Bohune of Midhurst)
(1) Robert de Vipont of Appleby, Sheriff of Westmorland (b 1239, d 07.06.1264)
  m. Isabel FitzPiers (dau of John FitzGeoffrey son of Chief Justice Geoffrey FitzPeter of Berkhampstead)
  (A) Isabel de Vipont, lady of Appleby (b c1254, d 14.05.1292) Y
  m. (1269) Roger de Clifford (d c1285) Y
  (B) Idonea (Ivetta) de Vipont (d 10.11.1333)
  m1. (sps) Roger de Laybourne
  m2. (sp) John de Crombwell (d before 08.10.1335)
b. Christian (or Fortia) Vipont
  m. Thomas (son of William son of Ralph de Graystock)
  'The House of Cockburn' (p27) mentions that Robert and 2 brothers, Ivo and William, 'The House of Cockburn' (p363) shows the line of Ivo as probably as below.
  ii. Ivo de Veteri-Ponte possibly father of ...
  a. Nicholas de Vespont 'of Westmorland' (a 1311)
  (1) Robert de Vespont (dsp)
  (2) Elizabeth de Vespont
  m. Thomas de Blencer (Blencowe)
  (3) Johanna de Vespont
  m. William de Whitton
  iii. William de Vipont or Veteripont see note ## below
  m. Matillidis de Veteripont ("kinswoman")
  a. Ivo de Vipont or Veteripont had issue
  m. Isabel de Loncastre
  b. William de Vipont or Veteripont
  m. Mahald
  c. Fuco de Vipont or Veteripont had issue
  d. Robert de Vipont or Veteripont

 

 

## The following comes from 'The House of Cockburn' which is generally less clear with its paraphrasing on some of the generations than it is on the family of Appleby above, and combines references to this family with references to the above family, leading to some confusion.
William de Vieuxpont (a 1086)
1. John de Veteri-Ponte (Veteriponte)
  A. Anicia de John de Veteriponte --
  m. (c1126) (Alan) Mortimer --
2. William de Veteriponte (Veteri-Ponte)
  A. William de Veteriponte (Veteri-Ponte) of Carriden (Linlithgowshire) & Langton (a 1140)
  m1. Emma de St. Hilary
  i. William ('Primogenitus') de Veteriponte of Langton, Carriden & Bolton
  a. William de Veteriponte of Langton, Carriden & Bolton (d 1221)
(1) William de Veteriponte of Langton & Carriden
  m. Petronilla or Peronel
  (A) William de Veteriponte of Langton
  (i) Mariota de Veteriponte ("only child") --
  m. (c1335) Sir Alexander de Cokburn --
  (B) Alan Veteriponte of Carriden ('of Lochleven')
  (i) John Veteriponte of Carriden
(ii) Helena de Veteriponte possibly of this generation --
  m. Sir Robert de Bruce (d Dupplin 1332) --
  (C) Robert Veteriponte
  (D) Mary de Veteriponte possibly of this generation
  m. Alexander Seton, 2nd of Parbroath
  (2) Robert de Veteriponte
  (3) Emma de Veteriponte possibly of this generation --
  m. John de Chisholme (a 1254) --
  ii. William ('Medius') de Veteriponte
  iii. Ivo de Veteriponte possibly father of ...
  a. Alan de Veteriponte
  (1)+ issue - Robert, Ivo
  b. Ivo de Veteriponte
  m2. Matillidis de St. Andrew (possibly dau of Bishop Arnold)
  iv. William ('Junior') de Veteriponte

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded in/about 11.03 into VZmisc01, reviewed & expanded 07.01.19, moved here 08.01.19) : 'History and Antiquities of the Counties of Westmorland and Cumberland' (Nicolson & Burn, vol 1 (1777), p266+), 'The House of Cockburn of that Ilk and the Cadets thereof' (Thomas H. Cockburn-Wood, 1888) with some input (in italics) from various web sites
(2) For lower section : 'The House of Cockburn of that Ilk and the Cadets thereof' (Thomas H. Cockburn-Wood, 1888, p18+)
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