Monthly Archives: July 2020

1. … 1.1. William Smyth. Inquisition returned June 13, 1479, taken at Barking in Essex. William Smyth was seized in demesne on the day of the recognisance of a messuage and 60 acres of land in Waltham Holy Cross. Memorandum: … Continue reading →

Many south-coast merchant families had strong ties to both Bristol and London, with divisions of their family residing in both. This makes for a complicated picture, which hid the connections between families that migrated to Virginia. Those “connected” need to … Continue reading →

1. Robert Warren, als Waren, who contested with “Sir William Clopton:* a messuage and (copyhold) lands in the manor of Melford (in Long Melford), Suffolk, parcel of Bury St Edmunds Abbey. Aug. 22, 1497 – Aug. 21, 1498. (REQ 2/2/147). … Continue reading →

BELFOU, CADURCIS, CRAVANT, CUNELLE, AND DASTIN (Something from my personal notes, at this quiet and strange time, in which I wish all to be well). What follows leads to the family of Dastin, that also took the toponym of Cunelle, … Continue reading →

FARMER AND POTTER What follows are notes relating to a previous post – https://tinyurl.com/y8g8tqho – and chiefly concern a family of Farmer, of Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire, with additional notice of a family of Potter of that place. It is probably … Continue reading →