Monthly Archives: December 2015

A HARRIS SUMMARY

Posted on December 28, 2015 by genealogy1066

  1. Thomas Harris, m. Sarah Treherne; her sister, Anne, m. Edward Griffin. Sara Treherne m. 2. William Iremonger. 1.1. William Harris, ‘Fishmonger’, d. 1600 The Will of ‘Jeffrey Williamson, of St Saviour, (Southwark) fishmonger’, was proved April 8, 1589 … Continue reading →

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TEMPERANCE OVERTON

Posted on December 23, 2015 by genealogy1066

The family of Temperance Overton of Virginia are the subject of the worst type of pedigree-making, replete with claimed records of early baptisms that can only exist in a parallel universe. This article does not seek to lay bare the … Continue reading →

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HARRIS OF HANOVER COUNTY

Posted on December 18, 2015 by genealogy1066

The connections are through Harris/Arnold family of Southwark, London, the Benns, Hamptons, and Thorntons of the same place, and the connections of the Bryan and Mann families in Virginia. They were all of seafaring/merchant stock. They are probably of the … Continue reading →

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FITZRALPH AND HERIZ

Posted on December 17, 2015 by genealogy1066

The relationship between the FitzRalph and Heriz families was probably one of non-consanguineous cousinship. 1. Geoffrey Alselin, c. 1035-1108; d. before 1109, when Robert son of Henry I. was created Earl of Gloucester. 1.1. Geoffrey Alselinus (Geoffrey de Heriz?), d. … Continue reading →

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GURGEYNEY

Posted on December 11, 2015 by genealogy1066

LONG CRENDON VILLAGE To a very great extent, the minor gentry of 16th century Buckinghamshire were connected by an intricate web of kinship and lordship ties. What is witnessed in early colonial Virginia, when Thomas Harris receives a bequest of … Continue reading →

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CHILD FAMILY CONNECTIONS

Posted on December 10, 2015 by genealogy1066

1. Robert Childe, buried on August 25, 1579, in Amersham, Bucks. 1.1. William Child. Adria Hoare, the wife of Thomas Harris of the 1624/5 Muster, is listed as aged 19, born at ‘Alesburie’ in Buckinghamshire. Her parents are both living. … Continue reading →

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WORMLEY AND HAMILTON

Posted on December 8, 2015 by genealogy1066

It is as easy as it is wrong to assign a place of origin to a Conquest-era person  on the basis of the origin of his lord, especially if that lord had numerous tenants, and more especially if the descendants … Continue reading →

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THE FAMILY OF CAPTAIN THOMAS HARRIS OF VIRGINIA

Posted on December 8, 2015 by genealogy1066

MAIDS’ MORTON Inquests and Indictments from the Late Fourteenth Century, Buckinghamshire, mention a John and William Harris performing jury service in 1377 and 1378. When Hugh de Aylesbury died, in 1423, his land at Broughton passed to his aunt, Eleanor, … Continue reading →

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IN SEARCH OF BARTHOLOMEW OWEN

Posted on December 3, 2015 by genealogy1066

      Sir John Owen, Royalist Commander There are two ‘associational’ suggestions which might point to the parentage of Bartholomew owen; the first of these being a close association to Perry, Lane & Co., the mecantile house much involved with … Continue reading →

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