Torf the Rich was born on an unknown date to Bernard the Dane (c920-) and Unknown de Sprote . He married Ertemberga de Briquebec .
Collins's peerage of England; genealogical, biographical, and historical, Volume 4 by Arthur Collins, Sir Egerton Brydges
"Torf, surnamed the Rich, who added Torville, Torcy, Torny, and Poutaton, to his paternal inheritance; and by Ertemberga his wife, daughter of Launcelot de Briquebec, a nobleman of Danish extraction, had three sons, viz.
- 1. Tourode, or Turolph
- 2. Turchetil, ancestor to the present Earl Harcourt
- 3. William de Torville.
Tourode, or Turolph, the eldest son, was Lord of Pont-au-demer (or Pontaudomarie), Torville, Torcy, Ponatou, and Bourgtouroude, and joint governor and guardian, with this brother Turchetil, to the aforesaid William Duke of Normandy, during his minority. He married Wiva (by some called Duceline), sister of Gunnora, second wife of Richard Duke of Normandy; and by her was father of five sons, and one daughter, viz. Humphrey de Vetulis; Herbrand; Gilbert; Richard; and Ilbert. His daughter was Josseline, who wedded Hugh de Montgomery, and by him was mother of Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Shrewsbury, and Arundel, and Chichester.
Humphrey de Vetulis, was Lord of Pont-au-demer, Preaux, Beaumont, etc, and founded two abbies of St. Peter and St. Leger in France. By his wife, Auberia or Albreda de la Haye, he had two sons, Robert de Beaumont, who was killed, without issue, by Roger de Clare; and Roger de Beaumont, who succeeded to all the possesstions of his father and brother; and accompanied William the Conqueror in his Expedition to England A.D. 1066."
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Touroude, Sire de Pont-au-demer | |||
| Turchetil de Turqueville (c975-) | 975 Normandy, France | Adeline de Montfort (c988-) | |
| William de Torville | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Torf the Rich (c950-) | Ertemberga de Briquebec | ||