(1) Reginald de Mohun was Chief Justice of all the forests south of Trent, and
later Governor of Sanbeye Castle in Leicestershire.
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(1) William de Mohun espoused the cause of Matilda of Anjou 1141-54, and
fortifying his castle of Dunster, rebelled against King Stephen. With King
David of Scotland he besieged Henry, Bishop of Winchester, in the castle at
that place, and is said to have been created Earl of Dorset by Matilda. He
founded the priory of Bruton in Somerset.
(1) William de Mohun was one of William the Conquerer's well rewarded
compaions, having been given the land upon which at present stands the Castle
of Dunster, with other estates in Somerset, Wiltshire, Devonshire, and
Yorkshire. The title of Lord Mohun is now extinct, like almost all tiles of
that period. The name however, is not unusual, and in Cornwall, where many of
the family are basket makers, it has become corrupted to Moon. The Mohuns
derived their surname from the village of Moyon near St. Lo in Normandy France.