It was subsequently refounded as a house of Augustinian canons in 1135, by William de Mohun, who later became the Earl of Somerset.
William de Mohun of Dunster, 1st Earl of Somerset (d. c.1155) whose descendants have never claimed the title
William de Mohun's eldest son, also called William, was a noted supporter of Matilda, and Dunster was considered one of her faction's strongest castles in the south-west.
As stated in Nettlecombe Court, by R. J. E. Bush,"Nettlecombe is first mentioned in the Domesday book of 1086, when it was stated to be held by William the Conqueror, and in the charge of his Sheriff for Somerset, William de Mohun."
His wife's name was Adelisa, and he had three sons, William de Mohun, who succeeded him, Geoffrey, and Robert, all living at the date of his grant to Bath.
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