Monthly Archives: December 2021

Genealogical interconnections always went back deeper in time – a countless succession of intermarriages between the same families over centuries. This was the general pattern. All that is left to do is the discernment of threads within. 1. William Johnson, … Continue reading →

I ponder this – If a statue of WILLIAM WEST THE REBEL had have been raised, would it now be torn down? 1. Robert Bennett, m. a dau. of Richarde Edneye, of Wivelscombe, Som., Vintner. 1.1. Thomas Bennett. 1.1.1. Richard … Continue reading →

HOLLAND 1. William Holland, of Conway.1.1. Thomas Holland (fl.1477). 1.1.1. William Holland.1.1.1.1. Humphrey Holland (fl. 1527), m. Grace, dau. of John Conwey, of Bodrhyddan.1.1.1.1.1. Hugh Holland, m. Ellen, dau. of Jenkin, son of Sir Richard Bulkeley.*1.1.1.1.1.1. Hugh Gwyn Holland ‘of … Continue reading →

It is a relatively simple matter to outline the ancestry of Colonel Richard Lee, of Virginia, as much has been previously researched. It is only a matter of suggesting extra detail. Such detail gives an insight into the extreme complexity … Continue reading →

“The consolidation of the states into one vast empire, sure to be aggressive abroad and despotic at home, will be the certain precursor of ruin which has overwhelmed all that preceded it”. (Robert E. Lee). To recognise the very probable … Continue reading →