GUILLAUME de Mello, son of DREUX [II] Seigneur de Mello & his wife --- de Bulles ([1130/35]-1201). His date of birth is suggested by his absence from the charter dated 1136, quoted above, in which his two, presumably older, brothers are named. Guillaume witnessed the undated charter, dated to [13 Oct 1146/14 Jun 1147] as explained above, quoted below, as “Guillelmus junior dominus de Melloto”, which also indicates that he was young at the time. Seigneur de Mello. An undated charter, dated to [13 Oct 1146/14 Jun 1147] as explained above, records that "dominus Gillebertus de Mello" had "villam in territorio Parisiensi...Beuranc", which he had granted to "Yvoni filio suo quum fecit eum clericum", that it was invaded by “Stephano dapifero”, recovered by “ipsius Yvonis frater Guillelmus” before leaving for Jerusalem and donated to “Dnus Guillelmus tunc temporis cœnobii Pontesiensis abbas, nepos Yvonis et Guillelmi”, including rights of “Rainaudus nepos abbatis et frater Dni Guillelmi de Melloto”, and that “Yvo siquidem patruus abbatis” now donated all his interest in the land inherited from his father with the consent of “Guillelmus frater Yvonis”, witnessed by “Yvo decanus Belvacensis, Guillelmus de Anogilo nepos eius, Theobaldus archidiaconus Belvacensis, Guillelmus junior dominus de Merlo...”[1277]. Guillaume de Mello subscribed the charter dated 1154 udner which Lancelin de Bulles donated property at Wavignies to the monks of Breteuil[1278]. A charter dated 1158 records that "Willelmus de Merlo apud Luath, Belvacensis castellani" consented to the donation of "decima totius territorii de Warnaviler" to the abbey of Notre-Dame d'Ourscamp[1279]. Hugues le Poitevin’s Histoire de Vézelay records that “Guilelmus de Merloto et Rainaldus frater eius” reached agreement with “patruum suum Guilelmum abbatem Vizeliac.”, dated to the mid-12th century[1280]. “Willelmus de Merloto et frater meus Rainaldus antequam filium vel filiam haberet” granted property to “Manasserius de Bullis avunculus noster”, with the consent of “Adelisa matre sua et fratribus suis Lancelino atque Rainaldo”, by charter dated 1167[1281]. “Guillelmus de Merloto” renounced claims over “terra de Riencort et Morviler” in favour of Saint-Just-en-Chaussée, with the confirmation of “Rainaldi avunculi mei [=Renaud Seigneur de Bulles, his maternal uncle]...Rainaldo fratre meo”, by charter dated 1171[1282]. “Willelmus de Merloto” donated property by charter dated 1172, which names “uxor domini Willelmi Ermentrudis et filii eorundem Rainaldus, Petrus, Drogo et filie Agnes et Beatrix, et Rainaldus frater predicti Willelmi”[1283]. “Drogo de Merloto” donated property from "Mintriaci" {Nitry} to La Charité-sur-Loire, for the souls of “fratris mei Roberti et Vuillelmi ibidem sepultorum”, with the consent of "domino Vuillelmo de Merloto…et uxore mea Ermengardi", by charter dated 1177[1284]. Co-seigneur de Bulles (presumably inherited from his maternal uncle): "Nos duo domini Bullarum…Willaumus de Meloto, Ermentrudis uxor mea et Renaldus filius meus…Robertus de Conteio alius dominus Bullarum et mei nepotes Manasserus et Johannes" granted a communal charter to the town of Bulles in 1181[1285]. Châtelain de Roye. "Guillelmus Buglensis oppidi dominus et Roye castellanus" confirmed the donation of land “de feudo meo ex parte Hermentrudis uxoris mee” made by "miles Macharius" to the abbey of Notre-Dame d'Ourscamp, with the consent of “uxoris mee et liberorum meorum...Rainaldi, Petri et Guillelmi et Agnetis filie mee, et Avitie”, by undated charter[1286]. “Willelmus de Merloto et Rainaldus filius meus et Basilia soror mea” donated property by charter dated 1193[1287]. “Guillelmus de Merloto, uxor eius Ermentrudis et liberi eorum Rainaldus, Petrus, Guillelmus et Manasses” made donations to Froidmont by charter dated 1190[1288]. “Willelmus de Merloto et Rainaldus filius meus et Basilia soror mea” donated property by charter dated 1193[1289]. "Willelmus dominus de Melloco" donated "terram arabilem de Lacheni" to the abbey of Notre-Dame d'Ourscamp, with the consent of “Ermentrudis uxor mea...Rainaldus filius meus...Willelmus et Manasses filii mei”, by charter dated 1197[1290].
m ([1165]) as her first husband, ERMENTRUDE Châtelaine de Roye et Dame de Laigny, daughter of ---. “Willelmus de Merloto” donated property by charter dated 1172, which names “uxor domini Willelmi Ermentrudis et filii eorundem Rainaldus, Petrus, Drogo et filie Agnes et Beatrix, et Rainaldus frater predicti Willelmi”[1291]. "Nos duo domini Bullarum…Willaumus de Meloto, Ermentrudis uxor mea et Renaldus filius meus…Robertus de Conteio alius dominus Bullarum et mei nepotes Manasserus et Johannes" granted a communal charter to the town of Bulles in 1181[1292]. "Guillelmus Buglensis oppidi dominus et Roye castellanus" confirmed the donation of land “de feudo meo ex parte Hermentrudis uxoris mee” made by "miles Macharius" to the abbey of Notre-Dame d'Ourscamp, with the consent of “uxoris mee et liberorum meorum...Rainaldi, Petri et Guillelmi et Agnetis filie mee, et Avitie”, by undated charter[1293]. “Guillelmus de Merloto, uxor eius Ermentrudis et liberi eorum Rainaldus, Petrus, Guillelmus et Manasses” made donations to Froidmont by charter dated 1190[1294]. "Willelmus dominus de Melloco" donated "terram arabilem de Lacheni" to the abbey of Notre-Dame d'Ourscamp, with the consent of “Ermentrudis uxor mea...Rainaldus filius meus...Willelmus et Manasses filii mei”, by charter dated 1197[1295]. She married secondly (1201) Jean de Crapeaumesnil. "Ermentrudis Roie castellana et domina de Lagniaco" donated her rights "in territorio Sempigniaci" to the abbey of Notre-Dame d'Ourscamp, with the consent of “mariti mei Johannis de Crapoutmaisnil”, by charter dated 1201, which refers in the title to “concessio domini Rainaldi de Melloto filie dicte G” (which does not appear in the body of the text)[1296]. ["Dominus Royensis castellanus...Werrico" and "domineOdote uxor eius...Oda" donated “apud Sempigniacum” to the abbey of Notre-Dame d'Ourscamp, with the consent of “Petri filii sui”, by charter dated 1102[1297].]
Guillaume & his wife had [eight] children