William de Montfíchet Baron of Stanstead
- Born: Circ 1100, Stanstead Mountfitchet, Bishop's Stortford, Essex, England
- Marriage: Margaret de Clare 1213
- Died: Abt 1167, London, Middlesex, England about age 67 1213
 Another name for William was William de Mountfitchet.
Noted events in his life were:
• Background Information. 1213
Before the Norman Conquest Letchworth was held by Godwin of Souberie (Soulbury), a thegn of King Edward the Confessor. In 1086 it formed part of the domain of Robert Gernon, and was assessed at 10 hides. Robert Gernon's estates were acquired early in the reign of Henry I by William de Montfitchet, [V.C.H. Essex, i, 347] who with his wife Rohais seems to have been holding Letchworth at the beginning of the 12th century. [Dugdale, Mon. ii, 229] His son William [Dugdale, Mon. ii, 229] succeeded him before 1135 and married Margaret [Ibid. v, 586\endash 7] the daughter of Gilbert Fitz Richard de Clare. [S. Grimaldi, Rot. de Dominabus, 45] His wife outlived him and was still holding some of the Montfitchet lands in 1185. [Ibid] The rest of William's lands seem to have passed about 1167 to his son Gilbert, [Dugdale, Mon. v, 586-7 Red Bk. Exch. (Rolls Ser.), i, 349, 38] whose wife's name was Avelina. [Dugdale, Mon. iv, 231] Gilbert was succeeded by his son Richard about 1190, [Dugdale, Mon. vi, 231 Red Bk. Exch. (Rolls Ser.), ii, 730] whose son, also named Richard, [Dugdale, Mon. iv, 231] was one of the confederate barons of 1215 (Magna Carta Surities) who demanded the Charter of Liberties from King John. [Matt. Paris, (Rolls Ser.), ii, 585]
~ A History of the County of Hertford, Volume III, pp. 118-124
• Background Information. 1207
In 1134, William (son of William and Rohesa) was capital Lord of Hamme, another of Robert Geron's great lordships, and there he estblished the Abbey afterwards known as Stratford Langthorn. This charter was witnessed by Margaret his wife, William de Montfichet his nephew, Mathew Gernon and others. William, son & heir of William and Margaret Montfíchet died without issue and their lands went to their next son Gilbert.
~ Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society, Volume V, p. 183-186
William married Margaret de Clare, daughter of Sir Gilbert Fitz Richard de Clare and Tonbridge and Adélaide de Clermont.1213 (Margaret de Clare was born in Clare, Risbridge, Suffolk, England and died after 1185 1213.)
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