Bearman, Richard de Redvers can confidently be rated among the twelve wealthiest barons of the time, with estates worth well over £750. It is notable, however, that less than one third of the value of the estates that the king bestowed on him were from ancient demesne (and hence deprived the king of income); the majority were from escheats, including the Isle of Wight which the king had confiscated after Roger de Breteul's failed Revolt of the Earls in 1075. It was probably in the king's interest to have the Isle of Wight under control of someone trustworthy as it was a prime target for further attack from abroad. Was Richard the first Earl of Devon? Some early documents suggest that Richard de Redvers was created the first Earl of Devon by Henry I. These documents include (1), the Chronicles of Ford Abbey, which have been shown to be unreliable in several matters relating to the de Redvers family; (2), the Cartulary of Twynham, which apparently follows (3), the rubric appended by a later scribe to a charter issued by Richard himself; and (4), a copy of a charter issued by Richard's wife after his death, in which it is assumed that the transcriber has added the word "comitis" ("earl"); significantly the original charter is lost. Set against these few documents is the abundant charter evidence that Richard never styled himself earl, nor did any of his children or grandchildren call him such, and neither did his wife after his death call herself Countess. Despite this, for many years the discrepancies caused disagreement over the numbering of the Devon earls. However, since the early 20th century the matter appears to be settled, and it is now accepted that the first Earl of Devon was Richard's son, Baldwin. Marriage, children and death Richard may have had a brother named Hugh. Some time after 1086, possibly around 1094, he married Adelina (or Adeliz), a daughter of William Peverel of Nottingham and his wife Adeline de Lancastre dame de Loders et d'Ouvelay. They had five children: Baldwin de Redvers (d.1155), created first Earl of Devon by Matilda during the Anarchy William de Vernon, married Lucy de Tancarville, daughter of William de Tancarville and his wife Matilda d'Arques. He inherited Richard's lands in Normandy. Robert de Ste. Mère-Eglise Hubert de Vernon Hadewise de Redvers, married William de Roumare, Earl of Lincoln, c. 1127 Richard