Monthly Archives: June 2019

1. William Chapman, Glover, m. Margaret … 1.1. John Chapman, bapt. Feb. 4, 1615, m. Edith Hicks, 14 Apr. 1645. 1.2. Katherine Chapman, bapt. Nov. 17, 1611, m. Richard Mayo, Oct. 19, 1640; grandparents of James Mayo, father of Abigail … Continue reading →

Grant by William Bere and Walter de Hameldon, both of Staunford (Stamford), to Raymond le Spicer of the same, Edda his wife, and his heirs and assigns, of a garden in the parish of St Mary of Bynewerk, Staunford, between … Continue reading →

Families of the South Somerset marshes continued their kinship associations in Virginia, and their dialect: Cottony (kaut-nee), v. i. To be in harmony; to agree. (Com.) Well, I never didn hear no harm by her like, but tis a poor … Continue reading →

The original kinship groups that colonised early Virginia had intermarried in the eighteenth century, leading people to trace those associated with them to one strand or other of an original group. An example of this is the Kennon and Eppes … Continue reading →

1. Robert I de Heriz, Sheriff of Notts. and Derbys., 1110-1114; ob. by 1128. He held of the Peverels in Notts., and Henry Ferrers in Derbys., and Herissiere, in Haye-Pesnel, Avranches, of the Peverels, under Hugh d’Avranches. “Le Sieur de … Continue reading →

  One blight of genealogical research is the need to conjure up pedigrees where no proof of them exists. So it was in the 19th century, when pedigree-makers gave their audience a seamless account of relationships between families. The Paynels … Continue reading →