4/30/14--New Findings---Richard le Bel's wife Alice de Somery:

I, Alice, daughter of John de Sumery, sometime wife of Richard le Bel, in my widowhood have granted to the Dean ad Chapter of Chichester 4s. rent at Burne from self and heirs, ... DNA#14, PD tab, 22Apr14 email

JOHN DE SOMERY married Hawise, sister and heir of Gervase, and daughter of Ralph PAYNEL, who had inherited the barony of William FitzAnsculph. John died before Gervase. Hawise survived him, and married, 2ndly, Roger DE BERKELEY. [Complete Peerage XII/1:109-10, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]...DNA#16, p.207

Alice de Somery's aunt was Isabel de Beaumont (1120-1188)

Isabel de Beaumont's sister Hawisa (1120-1197) married the owner of Mapledurham, and he founded Petersfield. Their daughter Isabel, Countess of Gloucester (1176-1217), married Prince John. ----SEE BELOW

Thus Alice Somery's aunt Isabel de Beaumont (1120-1188) was the aunt of Isabel, Countess of Gloucester, who married Prince John.

Richard le Bel's son lived in Petersfield ca 1272. This town was founded by the brother in law of the aunt of Richard's wife Alice Somery.