Monthly Archives: December 2016

ROLLO

1. Sigfrid – alias Sigurd, the nephew of Godefrid, King of the Danes, or, perhaps more accurately, as ruler in Hedeby, a modern spelling of the runic Heiðabý(r), which was an important trading settlement in the Danish-German borderland, located towards … Continue reading

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HOMINES OF THE COUNTS OF EU

Richard I., surnamed fearless, Duke of Normandy, who died at Eu in the year 996. His son Richard II and Lesceline his wife, founded the collegiate church of Eu. Robert Count of Eu, their son, commanded the right wing of … Continue reading

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ASCHETILLUS DISPENSATOR – A HARCOURT?

1. Robert de Courcy, fl. 1058, m. Hebria de Bernieres, receiving as her dower land adjacent the river Dives at Jort, Bernieres, d’Ailly, Couliboeuf and Morteaux. Jort is a commune in the arrondissement of Falaise. Galeron, Brébisson, Desnoyers, Statistique de … Continue reading

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TURSTINIUS FILIUS ROLLONIS

Then, who was he who bore the famed title, “Turstinus filius Rollonis vexillum Normanorum portavit?”. Wise men of old debated this question in pre-revolutionary France, and would often comment on the ascertion made in Le Mercure Galant (1709) that the … Continue reading

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BALDWYN, HARRIS, AND LANGFORD

1. John Bawdewin, of Diddlebury, Shropshire, m. Anne, da. of Richard Childe, of Diddlebury. 2. Thomas Bawdewin. 3. William Bawdewin, of Diddlebury, fl. 1333, m. a da. of William de Wigley and Alice Childe. 4. Thomas Bawdewin, of Diddlebury. 5. … Continue reading

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LONGFIELD REVISITED

  1. Adam Lutley, of Bromcroft Castle, Shropshire, fl. 1584. m. Elizabeth Cressett, da. of Robert Cressett, of Upton Cressett. Adam Lutley’s sister, Joyce Lutley, m. John Holland Sr., enfeoffed in Lamberhurst, Kent, father of John Holland Jr., of Lamberhurst, … Continue reading

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SYMES, JONES, HARDIE, VIRGINIA

1. Sir John Symes, m. Amy Horner, da. of Sir Thomas Horner of Mells, sheriff of Somerset. 1.1. Thomas Symes, 1621-1670, m. (3 June 1640) Amy Bridges, 1621-1662, da. of Edward Bridges Esq. (d. 1639), of Keynsham, by his wife … Continue reading

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