Monthly Archives: November 2018

1… 1.1. Thomas Forte. 1.1.1. Thomas Forte. 1.1.2. Elenor Forte, m. Christopher Stevens, Oct. 19, 1581. 1.1.3. John Forte, bapt. Feb. 2, 1567. 1.1.4. Alice Forte, m. Thomas Knight, Jan. 18, 1593. (1. 1.1. Thomas Knight, m. Alice Berde, May … Continue reading →

1. Harfast. Brother of Gonnor, Duke Richard’s wife. 1.1. … m. Osmund de Centville (not the tutor of Richard 1). She received (assumed as dower) the fiefs of Livarot (where Gilbert Crispin I. held land), and Saint-Julien-sur-Vie, par Le Prévost. … Continue reading →

Bartholomew Owen was as connected in a familial sense to the Bennett family as the Harris and Vinsons (also Vincent in registers) of Wiveliscombe. His father was almost certainly William Owen (nephew of Robert Owen, merchant of Bristol, as follows), … Continue reading →

The Brantleys of Evesham may possibly be traced to Richard Brantley: “Edmund de Brugge, Richard Brantley, clerk, and Roberl Russell were lately seised of the manor of Wykewone next Evesham, in the county of Gloucester. This Edmund was probably he … Continue reading →

The following is what a concensus of some Harris researchers consider to be the ancestry of a Harris family of Virginia. (I do not concur with every aspect). This is a construction that is based on my notes. As with … Continue reading →