William de Mohun ⁶⁸

  General Notes:

William de Mohun, Sheriff of Somerset in 1086, is mentioned in the Domesday Survey and held 66 manors (52 in Somerset, 11 in Dorset, 1 in Devon and 2 in Wiltshire) amongst which were Alcombe, Staunton, Stockland, Sedtamtone, Cutcombe, Minehead, Broadwood, Exford, West Quantockshead, Kilton, Newton, Wolverton, Bromfield, Lydeard St. Lawrence, West Bagborough, Stoke Pero, Brewham, Brampton Ralph (Somerset), Spettisbury, Pulham, Ham (Dorset) and Carhampton.

He gave grants to the priory of Dunster and William Mohun IV confirmed the priory charter. William de Mohun also gave the church at Dunster to the monks of Bath (at the same time as Walter de Douai gave them Bampton, Devon) and 2 fisheries at Dunster and Carhampton to the Priory of Dunster. In 1099-1100 William de Mohun and his wife Adeliza granted the advowson of St. George of Dunster to St Peter's, Bath. Vines were cultivated at Dunster and the tithes were given to St. Peter's - a field south of Grabbist Hill is still known as the Vineyard.

William married Adeliza.