Ancestor of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
Sir William married Joan Neville. Their son, also Sir William, married Lady Margaret Percy, the daughter of Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland and Eleanor de Poynings, Baroness de Poynings. They had a daughter Agnes (or Anne) Gascoigne, who in turn became the wife of Sir Thomas Fairfax,who are most probably the ancestors of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.
This article is confused. Sir William who married Joan Neville was great grandson of Sir William who married Elizabeth Mowbray. Both has sons called William - in fact each generation had the eldest son as William.
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