Monthly Archives: May 2018

My view of the ancestry of Thomas Harris, d. 1688, is partly concerned with his likely knowing Hodges Counsell, of Wedmore, the guardian of his son, and the likely connection of his family to that of Branch, and, thus, Francis … Continue reading →

1. Thomas Harris of Mells, carpenter, b. 1494; landowner as tenant of Glastonbury Abbey. 1.1. John Harris, witnessed a Will in 1554 concerning Mells. 1.2. Anstice Harris, m. Robert Wolcott, 1569; their son, Robert Wolcott, m. Mary Storey, Jan. 25, … Continue reading →

Lady Wilhelmina Stanhope When considering Wace as a historian it is necessary to ask how much accuracy was contained within his rhymes. A general consensus is perhaps expressed by Elisabeth M. C. Van Houts (2004), who suggested: ‘As a historian, … Continue reading →

I suggest, as others have, that there were various men named William Underwood in Virginia. The following notice gives account of two of them, and their intersection with the Catlett family of Kent. On one level, they were connected previously; … Continue reading →