NameWilliam de Say [60, Essex art, Vol V, pp. 123-4], [60, Say art, Vol XI, p. 464 seq], [60, Hereford art, Vol VI, Vol VI, pp. 458-9], [119, Willelm de Sai II, p. 681]
Deathbef 1 Aug 1177
Generaldspm. 1st s. Of Kimbolton, Hunts and Saham, Norfolk.
Notes for William de Say
CP- The name and parentage of his wife are unknown.
Arms Generally notes for William de Say
Later members of his family bore the arms Per pale Azure and Gules, 3 chevrons voided counterchanged Gules and Azure (Dir Brit Arms, vol 2, p. 523) or some minor variation of this.
Other sources give them various quarterly coats: Or and Gules, Or and Sable but the Brit Dict of Arms has not yet got to ‘Quarters’. Brian Timms shows the former as on Glover’s Roll of c. 1252 for a William de Say, indexed as B29 in Cooke’s version of this roll..
Armorial Blazon notes for William de Say
Quarterly Or and Gules
Blazon source notes for William de Say
Glover’s Roll of c. 1252 for a William de Say, indexed as B29 in Cooke’s version of this roll. (Ex inform Brian Timms.) These are the arms of his great-Nephew, another William de Say.