Weis" "Ancestral Roots. . ." (53:27), (148:25). The family was of Norman French origin. Saher held lands at Long Buckby, Northants, as a tenant of Anselm de Chokes 1124-1129. His marriage to MAUD was the basis for the family's future close ties to the Kings of Scotland. MAUD also brought two manors with her.

Saire de Quincy I., Senior had a grant from the crown, of the manor of Bushby, co. Northampton, formerly the property of Anseleme de Conchis