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11601	William appeared in the will of his grandfather and by the advice of his family, in Deed on 2 September 1674, his estate at Providence, Rhode Island, he sold to his Uncle Stephen Arnold. In the DH Carpenter's book on the R.I.Branch "William acted as one of the proprietors after the death of his brother Joseph until 1706 when his nephew Joseph reached legal age. The Town Records shows very clearly that he was a large land owner and prominent in the affairs of the plantation. He was a blacksmith by trade, and had his homestead and shop in that part of town known as "Duck Pond." He sold this property in 1720, and probably moved to Westchester county, though he still had landed interests at Musketa Cove as late as 1734." William Carpenter was born about 1662/1666 in Pawtuxet, Bristol, RI. He died 2 February 1749 in NY. Number 13 in the book "The Carpenter Family" by Daniel H Carpenter. Pg 66	CARPENTER, William (I594765659)
11602	William Arnold (24 June 1587 ? c. 1676) was one of the founding settlers of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and he and his sons were among the wealthiest people in the colony. He was raised and educated in England where he was the warden of St. Mary's, the parish church of Ilchester in southeastern Somerset. He immigrated to New England with family and associates in 1635. He initially settled in Hingham in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, but he soon relocated to the new settlement of Providence Plantation with Roger Williams. He was one of the 13 original proprietors of Providence, appearing on the deed signed by Roger Williams in 1638, and was one of the 12 founding members of the first Baptist church to be established in America. After living in Providence for about two years, Arnold moved with his family and others to the north side of the Pawtuxet River forming a settlement commonly called Pawtuxet, later a part of Cranston, Rhode Island. He and his fellow settlers had serious disputes with their Warwick neighbors on the south side of the river and, as a result, separated themselves from the Providence government, putting themselves under the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. This separation from Providence lasted for 16 years, and Arnold was appointed to keep the peace as the head of the settlement. He died sometime during the great turmoil of King Philip's War in 1675 or 1676. His son Benedict succeeded Roger Williams as President of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations in 1657, and he became the first Governor of the colony under the royal charter of 1663.	ARNOLD, William (I594766953)
11603	William Bacon was a Revolutionary War Soldier and a member of the Continental Congress in 1775 . He later moved to Richmond Co., GA.	BACON, William (I5831)
11604	William Ball arrived in America on the English ship "Planter" about April 1635 with his six sons - Alling, Francis, John, Samuel, Richard and William according to "The Name AND Family of BALL", compiled by The Research Bureau of Washington, DC (page 21) and affirmed by a genealogist with the Institute of American Genealogy of Chicago. Some sources state incorrectly that William of Lincoln's Inn was also married to Dorothy Tuttle. Our majority of sources dispute this and record Dorothy married to William's son Alling Sr. [SOURCE: Larry Chesebro' - CHESEBRO' GENEALOGY] One of four Attorneys in the office of pleas in the Exchequer. Capt. Ball married three times first to Joanna King, second to Dorothy Tuttle and third to Alice Waltham.	BALL, Capt. William (I2646)
11605	William Ball was born in 1615, studied law in London and served in the Royal Army in the Civil Wars under Charles I. With the regicide in 1650, he lost the greater part of his English estates and fled to Virginia. He had married Hannah Atherall (Atherold) 2 July 1638 in London and immigrated to Virginia with his wife and three children--Hannah, Joseph, and William. He did not apply for a land grant in Virginia for eight years, waiting for the restoration of the 1660 Stuart kings. He settled in Narrow Neck (now Ball Point) on the west side of the Corrotoman River in 1663. Ball operated the vessel Merchant between England and Virginia as a tobacco merchant. He acquired 2000 acres in Virginia, served on an Indian peace-treaty council, and administered Lancaster County affairs as a Colonel. He built a Georgian mansion, Millenbeck, and led the defense of the county to help quell Bacon's Rebellion. One of his land grants for 300 acres adjoined the land of Daniel Fox, who married his daughter Hannah. He was a Warden of Christ Church in Lancaster and also owned land in Rappahannock County. He served as a Burgess from 1699-1173 and was George Washington's great grandfather. ? He died at Millenbeck in 1680 and left his estate to his wife and two sons. THE BALL FAMILY FROM THE MT. VERNON LIBRARY: The Ball family line connects to George Washington through his maternal lineage. The first member of the Ball family to come to America was George Washington's great-grandfather, William Ball (1615- c.1680). In Virginia, Ball began acquiring land, engaging in commerce, and taking part in colonial politics. He served as a major in the militia of Lancaster County, Virginia, and as a member of the House of Burgesses from 1668 until 1676 and again from 1676 to 1677. During this time period, Ball had dealings with John Washington, George Washington's paternal great-grandfather. The four children of William Ball and Hannah Atherold were Richard Ball (died in Maryland in 1677), William Ball (II) of Virginia, Hannah Ball (later the wife of Colonel David Fox, and Joseph Ball (1649-1711). ======================================================== WILLIAM BALL IMMIGRATION RECORDS FROM LANCASTER COUNTY: William's earliest immigration date was recorded in Lancaster County, VA-24 OCT 1653. Certificate granted to Capt. Henry Fleet for importation of 21 people, including William Ball. (DB 1, p. 89) Lancaster County, VA-19 MAY 1657. Certifcate for land issued to William Ball for transporting himself four times and for transporting Hugh Davys and Richard Ball once. (Orders 1656-1666, p. 16, Sparacio, p. 10). Lancaster County, VA-2 JUN 1657. Land Patent to Domick Theriott of Lancaster County, land on Clapham's Creek and adjacent to Edwin Conway, due for importation of 32 persons, including William Ball four times and Richard Ball. (PB 4, p. 102.) These were probably some of the same headrights named in the certificate issued to William Ball above, and apparently sold by William Ball to Domick Theriott. Ancestry.com File #27291 indicates place of birth as Wiltshire, England and place of death as Plantation "Millenbeck", Lancaster County, Virginia. This file also gives surname of wife as ATHEROLD. [LDK] Colonel William BALL probably left England soon after the death of King Charles I, circa 1650. [SOURCE: #27291 Ancestry.com] President George Washington directly descends from Col. William Ball. The Chesebro's descend from Col. William Ball's son Richard Ball. The Chesebro's relationship to George Washington from the Ball family is 4th cousin X times removed depending on their generation beginning with Lawrence Edmund Chesebro', Jr., November 13, 1937. [SOURCE: Larry Chesebro'] Immigrated in April 1635 from England to Virginia in the ship "Planter". {Must have returned to England} Evidence shows that he married (in London, England) 2 July 1638 to Hannah Atherold. He was a soldier "under Fairfax", and served in the Royal Army and took part in the {English} Civil Wars, remaining true to the royal standards & serving faithfully under the banners of the ill-fated King Charles. When the Royal Army was defeated, Colonel Ball lost the greater part of his considerable estates. In company with other royalists he fled to Virginia, the most loyal of the king's possessions, and last to surrender to Cromwell's authority. [SOURCE: Larry Chesebro'] Please verify / prove information and notify contributor of corrections / errors. Information amassed from various sources - family records, official publications & documents, gedcom files from relatives, etc.	BALL, Col. William I (I594767987)
11606	William Brockman and Sarah Brockman, Orphans of John Brockman, deced., infants above the age of fourteen years, came into Court and chose Kelly Jennings their Guardian and it is ordered that said Jennings give bond and security in the Clerk's Office in the sum of thirty pounds for securing the Estate and indemni-fying the Court. Kelly Jennings is by the Court appointed Guardian to Elizabeth, Hannah, Mary, Joseph, Rachel and Major Brockman, Orphans of John Brockman, infants under the age of fourteen years. WILL: left a will dated 7 Jun 1770, probated 15 Feb 1773 in Goochland, VA, naming wife Mary and children Caleb, Joshua and Mary.	JENNINGS, Kelly (I25328)
11607	William Buck, the immigrant ancestor, came from England on the ship "Increase," which sailed, April, 1635, and landed in a month at Boston, Massachusetts. At that time, he gave his age as fifty years, and so he was born in 1585. His son Roger, then eighteen years old, was with him. He settled at Cambridge, Massachusetts. He had a grant of land of twenty acres in 1652, which was lot No. 91 in the so-called Cambridge Survey. The new home was situated in what was called the west field, now Raymond street, northeast from Garden street. He was a plough-wright. He died, intestate, January 24, 1658. He was buried in the old cemetery at Cambridge. His son Roger was administrator	BUCK, William (I24749)
11608	William Clark "Bill" Anderson, Hutchinson1917 - 2006 Hutchinson: Services for William Clark "Bill" Anderson, 89, Hutchinson, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Trinity United Methodist Church in Hutchinson. Private family inurnment services will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Mr. Anderson died Sunday, April 23, 2006, at his home. He was born Jan. 26, 1917, in Protection, the son of William and Fannie Clark Anderson. He graduated from Protection High School and Friends University in Wichita. He completed specialized training at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. He was a longtime resident of Hutchinson. Mr. Anderson served in the U.S. Naval Reserve from 1943 to 1946 and attained the rank of lieutenant, senior grade. He worked for Prudential Insurance Co. from 1948 until he retired in 1973. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, United Methodist Men and the Retired Senior Volunteer Program. He married Aileen Kissick on April 27, 1940, in Mount Hope. She survives, of the home. Other survivors include a son, Jeff, Lawrence; three daughters, Jan Dwyer, Joan Strano and Jill Foss, all of Hutchinson; nine grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. A grandson died earlier. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at Elliott Mortuary in Hutchinson. The family will receive friends in the church parlor following the services. The family suggests memorials to Hospice Care of Kansas, sent in care of the mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson 67501.	ANDERSON, Willliam Clark "Billie" (I112681233)
11609	William Collins came to the Isle Of Wight Co., Va., in 1635....List of Emigrants to America--1600-1700, by Hotten , pps. 78-79. "May 15th, 1635...."Theis (sic) underwritten names are to Virginia embaroued in the Plain Joan. Richard buckam, M1, the p(a)rties hveing brought attentacon of their conformitie to the order and discipline of the Church of England. William Collins age 20, William Collins age 35." This material came from Sandra Vance on Prodigy on 7/5/93. 1620: The Mayflower, a small merchant vessel, sails from England to New England with 102 dissenters seeking religious liberty . They establish the first permanent colony settled by families. William was Christened in Maidstone, Kent County, England. Source: LDS William Collins, age 20, sailed for Virginia in 1635, departing London on May 15, 1635 on the "Plain Joane", Richard Buckam, Master. On the passenger list, there is another William Collins, age 34. Ref: List of Immigrants to America 1600-1700 by Hotten, pps. 78-79. William married Ann Wilds, widow of Thomas Wilds, in 1665 in Isle of Wight County. Later after William died, the administer of W illiam's estate was Alexander Murray, who married Ann King Wilds Collins. Ann stated that her two young daughters were to live with their uncle Robert King when she died. Source: World Family Tree Vol. 11, Tree 0778.	COLLINS, William (I24328)
11610	William Compton Sex: M Birth: ABT 1740 in Culpepper Co, Virginia Death: ABT 1791 in Boones Station, Kentucky Burial: ABT 1791 Boones Station, Kentucky Occupation: Farmer/carpenter Religion: Protestant Marriage 1 Charity Leiper Married: ABT 1760 Children John Compton Walter Compton Thomas Compton < William Compton b: 25 DEC 1767 in Culpeper County, Virginia Mary (Polly) Compton Compton b: ABT 1776 James Compton b: ABT 1778 Henry Compton b: 1 MAY 1784 in Boon's Station Kentucky Juliana Compton b: ABT 1790	COMPTON, William (I2481)
11611	William Cooley was a Methodist Episcopal minister who was ousted from the M-E church in 1858 or 9 and later was a joint founder of the Free Methodist denomination.... Reference: Populist Saints: B. T. and Ellen Roberts and the First Free Methodists by Howard A. Snyder.... Eerdmans Publ, Grand Rapids, 2006. Photo of Minerva in center photo section following p. 535. William Cooley MAY BE the son of Rufus Cooley of Otsego County, NY Rufus' son William was born 17 Jul 1817, see Cooley Genealogy, p. 562. One reason for my supposition, besides the close birthdate reference is that another minister listed in the Methodist Episcopal history is Rufus, Jr. William's brother, Rufus, was born 6 Feb 1826.	COOLEY, Rev. Willliam (I2149)
11612	WILLIAM DAUBENEY, of South Ingleby, South Petherton, &c., son and heir, by 1st wife, born 11 June 1424. The King took his fealty and he had livery of his father's lands, 19 February 1445/6, his homage being respited. Knight of the Shire for Beds, 1448/9. Sheriff of Cornwall, 1452-53. He married Alice, 3rd daughter and coheir of John STOURTON, of Preston Plucknett, Somerset, by his 3rd wife, Katherine, daughter and heir of Thomas PAYNE, of Paynshay, Devon. He died 2 Jan 1460/1, aged 36. His widow, who was aged 7 and more in October 1439, married Robert HILL, of Houndston, Somerset, and Talaton, Devon, who died 8 September 1493, and was buried in Dunster Church, Somerset. [Complete Peerage IV:102, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]	DAUBENY, William Of South Ingleby, Sir (I12871)
11613	William de Albini, feudal Lord of Belvoir, in the 6th of Richard I [1195], was with that monarch in the army in Normandy, and the next year was sheriff of the counties of Warwick and Leicester, as he was subsequently of Rutlandshire. In the 2nd of King John [1201], he had special license to make a park at Stoke, in Northampton, and liberty to hunt the fox and hare (it lying within the royal forest of Rockingham). Afterwards, however, he took up arms with the other barons and, leaving Belvoir well fortified, he assumed the governorship of Rochester Castle, which he held out for three months against the Royalists, and ultimately only surrendered when reduced to the last state of famine. Upon the surrender of Rochester, William Albini was sent prisoner to Corfe Castle, and there detained until his freedom became one of the conditions upon which Belvoir capitulated, and until he paid a ransom of 6,000 marks. In the reign of Henry III, we find him upon the other side and a principal commander at the battle of Lincoln, anno 1217, where his former associates sustained so signal a defeat. This stout baron, who had been one of the celebrated twenty-five appointed to enforce the observance of Magna Carta, m. 1st, Margery, dau. of Odonel de Umfraville, by whom he had had issue, William, Sir Odinel, Robert, and Nicholas, rector of Bottesford. He m. 2ndly, Agatha, dau. and co-heir of William Trusbut, and dying in 1236, was s. by his eldest son, William de Albini. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, England, 1883, p. 160, Daubeney, Barons Daubeney, Earl of Bridgewater]	ALBINI, William De [Lord Of Belvoir (I8291)
11614	William de Beauchamp, 1st Baron Bergavenny, KG (c. 1343 ? 8 May 1411) was an English peer. Beauchamp was the fourth son of Thomas Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick, and Katherine Mortimer. He served under Sir John Chandos during the Hundred Years' War, and was created a Knight of the Garter in 1376. He served as Captain of Calais in 1383. Upon the death of his first cousin once removed, John Hastings, 3rd Earl of Pembroke on 30 December 1389, William inherited the lordship of Abergavenny, including Abergavenny Castle. He was summoned to Parliament on 23 July 1392 as "Willilmo Beauchamp de Bergavenny," by which he is held to have become Baron Bergavenny, a barony by writ. In 1399, he was appointed Justiciar of South Wales and Governor of Pembroke. He entailed the castle and Honour of Abergavenny on the issue male of his body, with remainder to his brother Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick and his heirs male; his wife enjoyed it in dower until her death in 1435. Bergavenny died in 1411 and was buried at Black Friars, Hereford. Bergavenny married Lady Joan FitzAlan, daughter of Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel, and Elizabeth de Bohun, and they had the following children: . Richard de Beauchamp, 1st Earl of Worcester, 2nd Baron Bergavenny (bef. 1397 ? 1422), married Isabel le Despenser, daughter of Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester and Constance of York, by whom he had one daughter Elizabeth de Beauchamp, Baroness Bergavenny. . Joan de Beauchamp (1396 ? 3 August 1430), married 28 August 1413 James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond, son of James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond and Anne Welles, by whom she had five children, including Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormond. -- Wikiwand: William Beauchamp, 1st Baron Bergavenny ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sir William Beauchamp, 1st Lord Bergavenny. Knight, Knight of the Garter, of Feckenham, Worcestershire. Constable of Castle and County of Pembroke. King's Chamberlain, Captain of Calais, Justice of South Wales. Fourth of fifteen children and fourth of five sons of Thomas de Beauchamp and Katherine de Mortimer, born after 1344. Husband of Lady Joan FitzAlan Arundel, daughter of Richard de Arundel, beheaded for high treason against Richard II, and Elizabeth Bohun, married before 04 Mar 1393, the date of her father's will. They had one son and two daughters: * Sir Richard, Knight of the Garter m Isabel Despenser * Joan m James Butler * Elizabeth 1358 - studied at Oxford until 1361 1358 - granted canonry of Sarum, but would give up a clerical career around 1361 1367 - served with John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster at the Battle of Najera in April 1367 - set out with his brother to join the crusades with the Knights of the Teutonic Order 1370 - Gascony campaign with John of Gaunt 1371 - at the capture of Limoges 1372 - siege of Montpaon 1373 - served John of Gaunt in France 1376 - vested as a Knight of the Garter 1380 - to Brittany to aid John de Montfort 1382 - commanded the assault and capture on Figueras 1383 - Captain of Calais 1386 - in Portugal with John of Gaunt 1386 - acquired the manors of Snitterfield, Warwickshire from Sir Thomas West 1389 - acquired the Castle of Abergavenny, Monmouthsire, titled Lord Abergavenny 1399 - Governor of Pembroke, Justiciar of South Wales William died testate 08 May 1411, (inquest held June 5) and his will directed his remains to be buried next to and beneath the tomb of John Hastings, Earl of Pembroke at the Black Friars in Hereford. His widow, Lady Joan, was found by inquisition to have "raised a murderous affray at Birmingham." She died in 1435 and was buried next to her husband at Black Friars. -- Find a Grave: Sir William de Beauchamp	BEAUCHAMP, Sir. William Baron (I7683)
11615	William de Beauchamp, who, for all his zeal in the cause of the Empress Maud, was dispossessed of the castle of Worcester by King Stephen, to which, and all his other honours and estates, however, he was restored by King Henry II; and in that monarch's reign, besides the sheriffalty of Worcestershire, which he enjoyed by inheritance, he was sheriff of Warwickshire (2nd Henry II), sheriff of Gloucestershire (from 3rd to the 9th Henry II), sheriff of Herefordshire (from the 8th to the 16th Henry II, 1167-70, inclusive). Upon the levy of the assessment towards the marriage portion of one of King Henry's daughters., this powerful feudal lord certified his knight's fees to amount to fifteen. He married Maud, daughter of Philip, Lord Braose, of Gower, and was suceeded at his death by his son, William de Beauchamp.	DE BEAUCHAMP, William (I13617)
11616	William de Berkeley, 2nd Lord (Baron) Berkeley and 1st and last Marquess of Berkeley, KB (1475), PC (1482/3); b. 1426; involved in a family dispute with Margaret, Countess of Shrewsbury and his great-uncle (the 5th) Lord Berkeley's other heirs general over the family estates, challenged by the Countess's grandson Viscount Lisle to single combat 20 Mar 1369/70 to settle the claim and did so by killing Lord Lisle, created 21 April 1481 Viscount Berkeley; on inheriting half the enormous estates of the Mowbray family he was further created 28 June 1483 Earl of Nottingham, Earl Marshal and Great Marshal of England Feb 1485/6; settled 1487 Berkeley Castle and most of his other properties on himself in tail general with remainder to Henry VII in tail male with further remainder to his own rightful heirs (it may well be the alienation of Berkeley Castle for several generations following his death that led to the failure of his immediate successors as Lord Berkeley to take their seats in Parliament), created 28 Jan 1488/9 Marquess of Berkeley, assumed between 1481 and 10 Feb 1484/5 the title of Viscount of Catherlough, co. Carlow; m. 1st 1466 (divorce 1467) Elizabeth West, daughter of 3rd Lord (Baron) West and 6th Lord (Baron) La Warre of the 1298/9 created; m. 2nd Nov 1468 Joan (d. 24 Feb 1484/5), daughter of Sir Thomas Strangeways by Katherine, daughter of 1st Earl of Westmorland; m. 3rd c 1486 Anne (m. 2nd Sir Thomas Brandon, KG, uncle of 1st Duke of Suffolk of the 1514 creation, and d. 10 Sep 1497), daughter of Sir Thomas Fiennes, and dsps 14 Feb 1491/2, when all his titles except the Barony of Berkeley expired, having had children (but none that surived him) by his 2nd wife. [Burke's Peerage] ----------------------------------------------------- BARONY OF BERKELEY (II) 1463 EARLDOM OF NOTTINGHAM (VIII, 1) 1483 to 1492 VISCOUNTCY OF BERKELEY (I) 1481 MARQUESSATE OF BERKELEY (I) 1489 to 1492 WILLIAM (DE BERKELEY), LORD BERKELEY, son and heir of the last Lord, by Isabel, his wife, who "may bee called William the Wast all." He was born at Berkeley Castle, 1426, was in the retinue of Cardinal Beaufort at Calais about 1438, and, on his return, while still under age, was knighted. He petitioned the Crown against the claims of Margaret, Countess of Shrewsbury, and other the heirs general of his great-uncle Thomas, to the Berkeley estates, which petition was pending when the Countess died in June 1468. By her grandson and heir, Thomas (Talbot), Viscount Lisle, he, though but 19, was challenged to settle the claim by combat, which took place 20 March 169/70, at Nibley Green, wherein the Viscount was slain. K.B. at the investiture of Edward, Prince of Wales, 18 April 1475. On the marriage of the heiress of the Mowbray family to the King's younger son, the Duke of York, he released his right to a reversion of a moiety of her estates if she died s.p. (which happened soon afterwards on 16 January 1477/8) to the King and his issue in tail male (which issue became extinct in 1483), receiving a discharge for debts amounting to ?34,000, and being, when the grant was ratified by Parliament, created VISCOUNT BERKELEY, 21 April 1481. P.C. 5 March 1482/3. The vast estates of the Mowbray family being divided between him and his cousin (the other coheir) Lord Howard, each was honoured with some of their extinct titles by the new King, Richard III. He was accordingly, on 28 June 1483, created EARL OF NOTTINGHAM, while, on the same day, Lord Howard was created Duke of Norfolk and Earl Marshal. At the coronation of Henry VII, 30 October 1485, he was Bearer of the Third Sword, having been created joint Lord High Steward and Earl Marshal for the occasion. On 19 February 1485/6 he was created EARL MARSHAL and GREAT MARSHAL OF ENGLAND, with remaider to the heirs male of his body. On 9 November 1487 he was joint Lord High Steward at the coronation of Elizabeth, the Queen Consort. On 10 December 1487, and subsequently, he settled the Castle and honour of Berkeley, the Barony of Bedford, the Barony of Gower, and the greater part of his manors and Iands in England, Wales, and Ireland, on himself in tail general, with remainder to the King in tail male, with remainder to his own right heirs. For this consideration he received permission (of which he freely availed himself) to alienate divers other Iands, and was created, 28 January 1488/9, MARQUESS OF BERKELEY. He married 1stly, [at the age of about 41) in 1466, Elizabeth, daughter of Reynold (WEST), LORD DE LA WARR by Margaret, daughter of ROBERT THORLEY. From her he was divorced shortly afterwards, against which she appealed to Pope Paul II, who issued letters thereon, 20 November 1467. He married, 2ndly, November 1468, Joan, widow of Sir William WILLOUGHBY, daughter of Sir Thomas STRANGWAYS, by Katharine, daughter of Ralph (Nevill] EARL OF WESTMORLAND. She died 24 February 1484/5, and was buried at St Augustine's Friars, London. He married 3rdly, about 1486, Anne, daughter of Sir Thomas FIENNES (son and heir apparent of Richard, LORD DACRE), by Alice, daughter of Henry (FITZ HUGH), LORD FITZ HUGH. He died s.p.s., 14 February 1491/2, in the Sanctuary at Westminster, in his 67th year, and was buried at St. Augustine's Friars afsd. not leaving sufficient assets to pay the arrears of wages due to his household. At his death the Marquessate of Berkeley and the Earldom of Nottingham became extinct. His widow married Sir Thomas BRANDON, K.G., whose will, dated 11 January 1509/10, was proved 11May 1510. She died 10 September 1497, and was buried at St. George's Chapel. Windsor. [Complete Peerage II: 133-35, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)] Note: CP IV:9 states that Anne's father was John, not Thomas (same person, just wrong name). -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- Following copied from Berkeley Family page, www.rotwang.freeserve.co.uk/Family.html: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- William Lord Berkeley, Earl Marshal of England (-1492) James and Isabel's eldest son, William (the Waster) accumulated many riches and honours. Of his inheritance from his mother's family he gave over 50 manors to King Henry VII. William was challenged to battle by Viscount Lisle, heir of the Earl of Shrewsbury. In the last battle between private hosts on English soil, the battle of Nibbley Green, the Viscount was defeated and killed by William's superior forces, including archers from the forest of Dean. William's forces rode at once to Wooton, to sack the place. The Viscount's widow promptly miscarried, and so the direct Talbot line ended. This finally ended the dispute between the two families. William became Lord Berkeley, Earl Marshal of England, Earl of Nottingham, Viscount Dursley, Marquis of Berkeley, and probably lots of other things as well. He outlived his three children, but then disinherited his brother because he had "married beneath him"; an Alderman's daughter named Isabel Meade. He left Berkeley Castle and its estates to the crown for 'entail male', which meant that only with the extinction of the Royal male line on the death of King Edward VI (-1553) did the Castle revert once more to the Berkeley line. My own person feelings about this man are that given the events surrounding the end of the Plantagenet line, and the start of the Tudors, with Henry VII's victory at Bosworth, and his subsequent ruthless purging of all those who stood in his way, it would not be surprising to find that William found himself with little choice but to make over the bulk of his wealth to the King's line.	BERKELEY, Lord William (I13428)
11617	William de Braose, 3rd Lord of Bramber (fl. 1135? 1179) was a 12th-century Marcher lord who secured a foundation for the dominant position later held by the Braose family in the Welsh Marches. In addition to the family's English holdings in Sussex and Devon, William had inherited Radnor and Builth, in Wales, from his father Philip. By his marriage he increased the Braose Welsh holdings to include Brecon and Abergavenny. William remained loyal to King Stephen during the 12th-century period of civil war. He became a trusted royal servant during the subsequent reign of Henry II, accompanying the king on campaigns in France and Ireland. He served as sheriff of Herefordshire from 1173 until 1175. The family's power reached its peak under his son William during the reigns of kings Richard I and John. Lands and family William was the eldest son of Philip de Braose, lord of Bramber. His mother was Aenor, daughter of Juhel of Totnes. He was the third in the line of the Anglo-Norman Braose family founded by his grandfather, the first William de Braose. After his father died in the 1130s William inherited lordships, land and castles in Sussex, with his caput at Bramber. He also held Totnes in Devon, and Radnor and Builth in the Welsh Marches. He confirmed the grants of his father and grandfather to the abbey of St Florent in Anjou and made further grants to the abbey's dependent priory at Sele in Sussex. In about 1155, he also inherited through his mother's family one half of the honour of Barnstaple in Devon, paying a fee of 1,000 marks for the privilege. William became an internationally recognised figure. When Archbishop Theobald of Canterbury was asked by Pope Adrian IV to inquire into the background of a certain Walter, canon of St Ruf, his reply, dated to 1154/9 read: The facts which you demand need but little enquiry; for they shine so brightly in themselves that they cannot be hid; so great is the brilliance of his noble birth and the glory of all his kin. For Walter, as we know for a fact, was the son of a distinguished knight and born of a noble mother in lawful wedlock, and he is closely related by blood to the noble William de Braose. Marriage William had married Bertha, daughter of Miles of Gloucester and Sibyl de Neufmarch?, by 1150. When each of Bertha's four brothers (Walter de Hereford, Henry FitzMiles (or Henry de Hereford), Mahel de Hereford and William de Hereford) died leaving no issue, William's marriage became unexpectedly valuable. He gained control of the lordships of Brecon and Abergavenny after 1166 when the last brother died. These additional land holdings greatly expanded the territorial power and income of the Braose family. They now held a vast block of territory in the Welsh Marches as well as their extensive interests in Sussex and Devon. William's daughters were able to make good marriages, notably 1. Sibyl to William de Ferrers, Earl of Derby. 2. Maud was married to John de Brompton of Shropshire. 3. William's son and heir, another William de Braose, became a major player in national politics under King John. Royal service Empress Maud, the only legitimate living child of Henry I, landed in England in 1139 in an attempt to press her claim to the monarchy. She was soon besieged by King Stephen's forces at Arundel Castle. Stephen allowed Maud a safe conduct to Bristol and provided her with an escort, which included William de Braose, suggesting that he was an adherent of King Stephen. William was present as a witness when three charters were issued by Stephen at Lewes dated to the years 1148? 53, therefore it appears that he remained loyal to the king until the Treaty of Wallingford ended the hostilities. William was in Sussex in 1153, but he followed Duke Henry, soon to become King Henry II, to Normandy in 1154. William was frequently with the new king. He was one of the military leaders who supported Henry at Rhuddlan in 1157. He witnessed one of the king's charters at Romsey in 1158, and he is recorded at the king's court in Wiltshire in 1164 when the Constitutions of Clarendon were enacted. He accompanied the king on expedition to France, witnessing at Leons in 1161 and Chinon in 1162. William is also documented on the Irish campaign at Dublin in 1171 and Wexford 1172. William's younger brother, Philip, also accompanied the king to Ireland, and remained with the garrison at Wexford. In 1177 Philip was granted the kingdom of Limerick by Henry but failed to take possession after the citizens set fire to the town. When Henry was facing war with his sons in 1173, William was appointed as sheriff of Herefordshire at Easter. He maintained the king's interests in Herefordshire until 1175. Later life and death King Henry withdrew his favour from the family after William's son organised the murder of Seisyll ap Dyfnwal and other Welsh princes at Abergavenny in 1176. There is little subsequent record of William in public life, and it is likely that he retired to his estates in Sussex. William died after 1179 and was succeeded by his son, William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber, who gained the favour of both King Richard I and King John and became a dominant force in the Welsh Marches during their reigns. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_de_Braose,_3rd_Lord_of_Bramber	DE BRAOSE, William (I13596)
11618	William de Brereton, son of Sir William, died at Harfleur in the life of his father, leaving issue (by a marriage with Alice, sister and heir of Sir Richard Corbet of Leighton. Source: Ormerod In 1415, while serving with King Henry V at Harfleur, in France, William Brereton 27, died, thereby predeceasing his father. Consequently, his son, another William Brereton became Sir William Brereton V upon the death of his grandfather. (Siege of Harfleur 18 August-22 September 1415) William was the son of William Brereton and his wife, Alice, the daughter of John Corbet of Leighton and sister and heir to Richard. Issue: Elizabeth, the wife of John Radcliffe of Ordeshall; Jane, the wife of Unknown Cotton of Rudware; Eleanor, the wife of 1) Thomas Bulkeley of Eyton, and 2) Hugh Cholmundeley; Matilda, the wife of Thomas Needham of Shavington,[ or not Shavington but of Cranage; Andrew, married 1) Agnes (or Anne), the daughter of Robert Ligh of Adlington, and 2) Anne Done; Hugh Brereton of Hassall Grene, who married Anne, the daughter of Robert Donn who was the brother of Sir John, and younger son of John Done of Utkinton. Hugh was a younger son, of Wimbersley; Sir John Brereton, who married 1) Katherine, the daughter and heir of Morrice Barkley (Maurice Berkeley of Beverston, widow of John lord Stourton), and 2) Jane, the daughter and heir of Geoffrey Massy of Tatton relict of William Stanley Junior. Robert; Roger; Henry; and Matthew; After Phillipa died he re-married between 16 and 19 Edward IV (4 March 1476-3 March 1480), a second wife, Matild, the daughter of John Dutton of Dutton, esq, and widow of Sir William Bothe of Dunham, Inq 5 Henry VII (22 August 1489-21 August 1490), they had no children. William was dead before 13 June, 19 Edward IV (1479), because on that date Matilda, late wife of the said Sir William Brereton, and widow also of Sir William Bothe, knight, had assignment of dower by settlement of Sir William Brereton's lands in Droitwich, Cudington, Shocklach, and Caldcote. An Inquisition post mortem held in 2 Richard III, 1484/5 found that William Brereton, esq, was the son and heir of Sir William Brereton, knight, and therefore heir to the properties Matilda had held in dower from his father. On 10 June 3 Richard III, enrollment of a mandate to the escheator to deliver to William Brereton, esq, son and heir of sir William Brereton, knight as per Inq 2 Richard III. An Inquisition held in 22 Henry VII (22 August 1506-21 August 1507) found William Brereton was next of kin and heir to William Brereton, esq, who had held a fourth and a half a fourth of the moiety of the manor of Malpas, from the king as earl of Chester, value per annum 40l.	BRERETON, William VII (I594767014)
11619	William de Say, 3rd Lord (Baron) Say; born 17 June 1314; knighted Oct 1361; married Beatrice de Brewes, daughter of 1st and last (no descendant of his was summoned to Parliament in this so-called peerage) Lord (Baron) Braouse/Brewes/Brewose, and died by 7 Aug 1375. [Burke's Peerage] Note: William was not born 1314, when his father was 9 years old. CP has the correct year. ------------------------------------------ BARONY OF SAY (III) WILLIAM (DE SAY), LORD SAY, son and heir, born 17 June 1340 at Birling, and baptised there. On 4 July 1361 he was to have his lands, having proved his age and done homage. In October 1361 he had been knighted. He was sum. to every Parliament from 1362 to 1373. He married Beatrice, daughter and in her issue heir of Thomas (DE BREWES), LORD BREWES) by Beatrice, widow of Edward, son and heir apparent of Thomas (DE BROTHERTON), EARL OF NORFOLK, and daughter of Roger (DE MORTIMER), EARL OF MARCH. He died before 7 August 1375. [Complete Peerage XI:477, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]	SAY, William VII 3Rd Baron De Sir (I13274)
11620	William died Dec 1549 buried 1549 [go to Find A Grave] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991 Name Willm Boyes Gender Male Death Date 14 Dec 1549 Death Place St. Mary'S Church, Sandwich, Kent, England FHL Film Number 1850185 Reference ID item 3 p 136 William & his wife and children Transcript FamilySearch? International Genealogical Index v5.0 British Isles Family Group Record Husband William BOYS Wife Mary RINGELEY Children 1. Thomas BOYS Birth: 1527 Of, Barfreston, Kent, England Death: 28 FEB 1599 2. William BOYS Birth: 1529 Nonington, Kent, England 3. Vincent BOYS Birth: About 1533 Of, Betteshanger, Kent, England 4. John BOYS Birth: 1535 Of Goodnestone, , Kent, England 5. Ellen BOYS Birth: 1537 Goodnestone, , Kent, England 6. Mary BOYS Birth: 1539 Goodnestone, , Kent, England 7. Elizabeth BOYS Birth: 1543 Goodnestone, , Kent, England Detail FamilySearch? International Genealogical Index v5.0 British Isles Family Group Record Also from the Collaboration section: Note William Boys Found 10 Records, 10 Photos and 276,507 Family Trees Born in Nonnington, Kent, England on 1500 to John Boys and Elizabeth Alday. William married Mary Ringeley and had 8 children. He passed away on 1549 in Nonnington, Kent, England. Family Members Parents John Boys 1478-1533 Elizabeth Alday 1470-1569 Spouse(s) Mary Ringeley 1504-1598 Children Edward Boys 1528-1599 Thomas Boys 1530-1599 William Boys 1529-Unknown Vincent Boys 1533-1584 John Boys 1525-1612 Ellen Boys 1537-Unknown Mary Boys 1541-Unknown Elizabeth Boys 1543-Unknown	BOYS, William (I10326)
11621	William emigrated to America, about 1642. He died in 1697, aged 90 years. William is believed traditionally to be the son of James Haviland (1553 - 1613), Mayor of Salisbury, England, and Thomassine Maindonail (ca 1560 - 1641). [1] The only evidence cited is a Christening record in 7 Sep 1606 at St. Thomas's, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England for a "William Havelan." (James had other children by a previous marriage.) This relationship has been debated, with James' brother Thomas being proffered as an alternative father. See Haviland Family Mysteries. Due to full consideration of all the facts, this profile will, for the time being, maintain William as the son of James until more evidence and information can be found and analyzed. Marriage William appears to have married Hannah Hicks ca 1652, a daughter of John and Horodias (Long) Hicks (a couple who suffered a divorce of notoriety) at Newport, Rhode Island William Haviland emigrated to America between 1639 - 1646, but probably closer to 1639-1640, for in 1646 he was listed as a Church Warden in Newport, R.I. [citation needed] He was recorded as a freeman of Newport in 1653, along with Benedict Arnold (the eventual president and then governor of Rhode Island). In 1655 he was received as Freeman from Newport in a General Election held at Providence, R.I. [4], very likely to re-elect Roger Williams as President of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, with whom William's views were almost certainly in alignment given his immigration to specifically Rhode Island and his religious beliefs. On 21 May 1656 he was listed as a Commissioner to the General Court at Portsmouth, R.I., from Newport. [4] This station should be understood within the context of the political and religious context of Rhode Island at that time. "While many arrived seeking freedom from religious persecution, unfortunately it continued, and by 1656 some newly arrived Quakers were quite expressive and extreme and sought to exasperate that conflict. William Haviland's colleague Benedict Arnold succeeded Roger Williams as the President of the Colonies, and was forced to respond to these matters. William Haviland, while not a Quaker at this time, was arguably Protestant and probably distressed by the events of that year, given that in the last two generations of his family there were persecutions of Protestants in England. And so he became involved in the local politics wherein the separation of Church and State and freedom of religious expression, for which Roger Williams was a strong proponent and probably William Haviland also, was a major issue There is a reference to grants by Pettaquamscutt land purchases to William Haviland on 1 May 1663. [12] William then removed to Long Island, ca 1667, for in that year he purchased 100 acres of land from his brother-in-law, Thomas Hicks, on what is now Little Neck, (then called "Cornbury"). [4] On 24 Mar 1685 he signed the renewal-charter of the Patent of Flushing, as did his wife's brother Thomas Hicks. (Flushing is now a township in the borough of Queens, New York, NY.) "The first patent of Incorporation of the Town of Flushing was granted by the Dutch Governor, William Keift, and was dated October 10th, 1645. This was renewed under the English authority. The renewal-charter was dated March 24th, 1685. These manuscripts were probably lost in the fire [of October, 1789, as they were kept in the house of the John Vanderbilt, the Town Clerk, set ablaze deliberately by his slaves]. The only manuscript the Town has, relative to its Incorporation, is termed an "Exemplification of Flushing Patent." It is dated Feb. 24th, 1792; one hundred and seven years after the renewal by the English, and one hundred and forty-seven years after the original grant by the Dutch authorities. We found it in possession of Capt. George B. Roe, who kindly placed a copy at our disposal. It is only sixty-seven years old [as of 1859], but already many parts are nearly obliterated and can with difficulty be deciphered." [13] William Haviland's name was preserved in this document, as it was a reproduction of the renewal charter of 1685. A "Joseph Havyland" also signed the document. He may be Joseph, son of William. The Will of Benedict Arnold William Haviland is mentioned by name in the will of Benedict Arnold, the Governor of Newport, R.I., wherein we find evidence that Arnold purchased land from Haviland and had neighboring (or nearby) property: ...and to her heirs and assigns to have and to hold, possess and enjoy as her and their own true rights and lawful inheritance forever, that is to say, ye lands and tenements hereafter mentioned, namely: ye house and two acres of land, be it more or less, that I bought of William Haviland, being and lying in ye precincts of ye town of Newport, above said, bounded on ye South and on ye East parts on land now or later in the possession of Thomas Clifton or his assigns, on ye West by a highway belonging to said town, and on ye North by land that I have bequeathed to my son Josias Arnold, and I order ye said line of fence to be made and forever maintained by ye occupants of ye premises which I bought of Wm. Haviland aforesaid, as also all that land which I bought of Wm. Vaughan being and lying in ye precincts of the said town of Newport... Unto my beloved son Josiah Arnold aforenamed, I give and bequeath a certain parcell of land, being and lying in ye precincts of ye town of Newport above mentioned, ye said land containing by estimation, four acres more or less, being eight rod in breadth from North to South, and eighty rod in length from East to West, bounded on ye North by land I have bequeathed to his mother Damaris Arnold, &c. on ye East by land of Walter Clarke on ye South in part by land now or late in ye possession of Thomas Clifton or his assigns and partly by ye land above said, I bought of Wm. Haviland and bequeathed to ye said Damaris Arnold, &c.... [14]	HAVILAND, William (I594772727)
11622	William Fitz Alan, 16th/9th Earl of Arundel, KG (1471); born 23 Nov 1417; Yorkist, fought at Lancastrian victory of 2nd Battle of St Albans 17 Feb 1461, Constable of Dover Castle and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports 1471 and 1483-87; founder of "Arundel Mass" at Magdalen College Oxford; married after 17 Aug 1438 Lady Joan Nevill(e), daughter of 1st/5th Earl of Salisbury, and died late autumn 1487. [Burke's Peerage] Note: William's elder brother John, b. 14 Feb 1407/8, d. 12 Jun 1435 was 14th Earl of Arundel; his son Humphrey, b. 30 Jan 1429, d. unmarried 24 Apr 1438 was 15th Earl of Arundel. ----------------------- EARLDOM of ARUNDEL (XXI, 16 or 9) 1438 WILLIAM [FITZ ALAN otherwise MAUTRAVERS], Earl of Arundel, &c., uncle and heir [of Humphrey (XX, 15 or 8) Earl of Arundel, b. 30 Jan 1429, d. unmarried 24 Apr 1438, son of John (XIX, 14 or 7) Earl of Arunde, b. 14 Feb 1407/8, d. aft. 12 Jun 1435], born 23 November 1417, and, when of full age, obtained livery of his lands in November 1438. Summoned to Parliament (a) on 3 December 1441 as Earl of Arundel (b). Justice in Eyre of all forests south of the Trent 1459-61 and 1483-85. Took part with the Yorkists in their defeat at the second battle of St. Albans, 17 February 1461. On 1 May 1471, he was Constable of Dover Castle, and the Warden of the Cinque Ports, and again 1483 till his death. K.G. 1471. He assisted as Pincerna at the coronation of Richard III, as also as that of Henry VII, which King received knighthood at his hands shortly before that ceremony. He founded the "Arundel Mass" [by gift of the manor of Aynho, co. Northampton] to be celebrated at Magd. Coll., Oxford. He married, after 17 August 1438 [when his marriage was granted to his future father-in-law], Joan, 1st daughter of Richard [Nevill], Earl of Salisbury, by Alice, suo jure Countess of Salisbury. She [who was a sister of Richard, Earl of Warwick] died shortly before 9 September 1462, and was buried at Arundel. He died there late in 1487, in his 71st year and was buried there. [Complete Peerage I:248-9, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)] (a) This summons was not till eight years after the admission (1433) which confirmed the Earldom of Arundel to the Fitz Alan family. The delay is accounted for by the absence in France of Earl John, and the minority of his successor [Hymphrey]. It is probable, also, that this William may have been summoned some two or three years earlier, bu the lists of summones from 1438 to 1441 are unfortunately lost. (b) PRECEDENCY of the EARLS of ARUNDEL. In 1446 Thomas Courtenay, Earl of Devon, challenged the precedence of the Earl of Arundel. The decision of the King, with consent of the Lords of Parliament, was "that William, now Earl of Arundel, have, keep, and enjoy his seat, place and pre-eminence in the High Court of Parliament, and in the King's Councils and elsewhere in the King's high presence, as Earl of Arundel, by reason of the Castle, Honour and Lordship of Arundel, as worshipfully as ever did any of his ancestors, Earls of Arundel, afore his time, above the said Earl of Devonshire and his heirs, without letting, challenge or interruption of the said Earl of Devonshire or of his heirs or of any other person." "Thus ended," adds Canon Tierney, "a controversy which, in its results, confirmed this Parliamentary decision of 1433 and established the Earldom in its original supremacy of honour above every other similar title of dignity."	FITZALAN, William 16th Earl Of Arundel, Kg, Sir (I14325)
11623	William FitzAlan; feudal Baron of Oswestry, Sheriff Salop and Castellan of Shrewsbury 1138; besieged there as an adherent of the Empress Maud by King Stephen; restored to his lands by Henry II 1155 and set about recovering the Barony of Oswestry, by now in Welsh hands; founder of Haughmond Abbey; m. 1st Christian, possibly a niece of Robert FitzRoy, 1st Earl of Goucester of the 1122 cr., illegitimate son of Henry I, and had a daughter (Christian, m Hugh Pantulf); m 2nd Isabel....daughter and heir of Ingram de Say, feudal Lord of Clun, Salop and d. 1160. [Burke's Peerage] ----------------------------------------------- William FitzAlan, in the contest between King Stephen and the Empress Maud, being then governor of Shrewsbury and sheriff of the county of Salop, held the castle of Shrewsbury for the latter until it was taken by assault. He was also with the empress at the siege of Winchester Castle in the 6th Stephen [1141], when she and her whole army were put to flight; and afterwards, continuing to adhere stoutly to the same cause, he was reconstituted sheriff of Salop so soon as King Henry attained the crown. This William m. Isabel, dau. and heir of Helias de Say, Lady of Clun, niece of Robert, Earl of Gloucester, and dying some time before 1160, was s. by his son, William FitzAlan. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, 1883, p. 200, Fitz-Alan, Earls of Arundel, Barons Maltravers]	FITZALAN, Sir William II Eaton Baron Of Oswestry (I25803)
11624	William Francis Holcomb, and his discovery received the appropriate name Holcomb Valley. Holcomb Valley?s principal town Belleville, during the Civil war years, ranked second or third in population for Southern California. In addition to being a prospector Bill Holcomb was a noted hunter, and because of the accuracy of his rifle Holcomb was chosen to supply meat for the Bear Valley miners. It was on one of these hunting trips that Holcomb crossed over the mountains at the south side of Bear Valley and shot bears in the little valley beyond. After shooting three grizzlies in as many attempts Holcomb was chagrined when his fourth shot only wounded a bear. It ran off leaving a trail of blood. The next day Holcomb and a companion returned to track the wounded grizzly which they found dead a short distance away. Ever the prospector, Holcomb paused to chip at a piece of soft rock, which to his surprise contained sizable chunks of gold. He staked out a claim, butchered the bear, and returned to camp jubilant over his discovery. Files in the office of County Recorder Ted R. Carpenter show that on May 5, 1860, William Francis Holcomb and Ben Ware located five gold claims in Holcomb Valley, five mile north of Bear Valley. That was the start of the Holcomb Valley gold rush. Holcomb, a native of Indiana, had come to California at the height of the gold rush. His party had encountered more than the usual hardships enroute, losing both wagons and oxen. He reached California on foot. After unprofitable attempts at mining in the High Sierra and later in the Kern River field Holcomb and a companion Jack Martin, reached Los Angeles. There they heard of the Bear Valley diggings near San Bernardino. Holcomb and Martin set out determined to make one more try at mining. All the way from Los Angeles they inquired about Bear Valley, but none they asked had heard of the place. At Lytle Creek they stopped at George Lord?s ranch. George told them that there was such a place as Bear Valley and that if they ascended the Santa Ana River Canyon they would find it. Near the mouth of the Santa Ana they encountered F.M. (Mack) Van Luven who had helped outfit several miners for the rough trail. Holcomb and Martin had to force their horses through deep snow to reach the Bear Valley diggings which were at Converse Flats. They found a discouraged group of diggers, and already Bear Valley had been dubbed ?Starvation Flats?. Fortunately, soon after Holcomb?s arrival one of the miners panned some earth from under the pine trees a few hundred feet up the slope. The hillside proved for a time a comparative bonanza and probably saved the Bear Valley diggings from abandonment prior to the Holcomb Valley discovery. Word that the Bear Valley diggings had petered out had already reached San Bernardino when one day the miners chipped in and sent Martin to town for flour. Martin bought his flour at the Meyerstein store. His paying for it with gold dust started half the men in San Bernardino for the diggings, which then included the even richer sand and shale?s of Holcomb Valley. In July and August a real gold rush was on in the Holcomb Valley. In September, Sidney Waite, who had been mining in Bear Valley since March moved over to Arrastre Creek and started mining on squartz ledges. Winter reduced the miners to short rations. Spring not only brought the bear out of hibernation but also the biggest gold rush southern California had seen. The Bear Valley diggings were practically deserted as numerous rich strikes were made up and down Holcomb Valley where one had only to scratch the surface to pan out a good day?s wages. These miners referred to their new claims as being in ?The Valley of Holcomb?. The incomplete surveys of the period did not include this new valley much less give it a name. As location notices flooded the recorder?s office the place named ?Holcomb Valley? was soon written in large letters on San Bernardino county geography. The fame of the new gold region spread far more rapidly than one might expect in the day of slow transportation and just as slow communication. Not even the steep pack trail up Santa Ana canyon deterred the gold hunters of 1860. Van Luven?s ranch near canyon mouth was passed by three or four parties of gold seekers daily. With the miners came the camp followers of all description intent on making a fast dollar. Soon the sprawling town of Belleville boasted a motley collection of saloons and dance halls as well as stores and a couple of blacksmith shops. Clustered around were the cabins of miners, the first ones built with no thought of parallel streets. Most of the cabins were of logs with two bunk beds hung on the wall. In addition to a considerable number of genuine Confederate sympathizers it is said that the cause of secession drew both lip and gun service from many in Holcomb Valley who were happy to take any stand that gave an excuse to oppose constituted authority. The miners didn?t welcome this ill-assorted group which their gold attracted. Claim jumping was common, but still the living juniper at Arrastre Flats give mute evidence that the honest miners often succeeded in maintaining their legitimate claims. A colorful sidelighting on the time was found in a long preserved notice which reads ?Joe Brown takes his ground. Jumpers will be shot.? It was not unusual either for a miner ti sight someone nearer his claim than he considered necessary and shoot without asking questions. If by chance the shot proved fatal the common defense would be that the victim had been mistaken for someone else. Law and order had no easy path in those days. No one asked a man?s name and the early records of Belleville township are filled with such nicknames as Greek George, Red River Jake, Hard Rock Hank, Charlie the Chink, and others which successfully hid the identity of the individual. By the fall of 1861 Holcomb Valley had become something of an indefinite term applied to a number of adjoining valleys. Rich placer diggings were found farther down the creek in what is now known as lower Holcomb Valley. Upstream, Arrastre Flats was popular with the hard rock or quartz miners. There was a placer gold in paying quantity along Arrastre creek. An early recorded sale notes that Sidney Waite disposed of Arrastre creek claims through Dr. David Noble Smith, founder of the first Arrowhead Springs sanitarium, and his partner Horace Rolfe, the latter an early superior court judge. Waite then moved to Van Dusen Flats where his location notices served to start another extensive field of placer operation. Later, Waite became the publisher of a pioneer San Bernardino newspaper. It remained for a miner named Elias Jackson Baldwin to first stake claims in Van Dusen canyon and to give the region a nationwide reputation. He was the ?Lucky? Baldwin, later of Santa Ana, who developed the Gold Hill mine with it?s 100 stamp mill. Near Gold Mountain rose the town of Dable. Also nearby was a town that existed only on paper in an early lot-selling scheme whose recorded maps are spelled both as ?Bairsdtown? and ?Beardstown?. When the Holcomb Valley region began numbering it?s residents in the thousands the steep and narrow trail up Santa Ana canyon to Bear Valley and thence north to Holcomb Valley either via Van Dusen or Polique canyon was far from adequate as a supply route. Typical of the period the miners banded together and hired a town blacksmith, Jed Van Dusen, to build a road. Van Dusen agreed to build the road for $1,500. A subscription list was started with Holcomb and his partners heading it with the largest contribution. The Van Dusen road ran to the west and to the northwest, first along the side of the mountain past Garvey?s Green Lead mine then dropped down the canyon by Coxey?s ranch and Rock Springs. From Rock Springs it crossed the desert for 12 miles to the site of Hesperia, where it turned south to connect with the terminus of John Brown?s toll road through Cajon Pass. Even before Van Dusen?s road had been completed, wheeled vehicles began entering Holcomb Valley piled high with lumber, merchandise, and provisions. Belleville, the town named for Van Dusen?s daughter Belle, was considerably larger than San Bernardino and it was not long before some of its residents decided it should become the county seat. An election was held on September 4, 1861. Research indicates that in all probability a majority of the county voters chose Belleville over San Bernardino; but the official returns, which are fragmentary, do not so indicate. These official returns, by the way, indicate that the entire vote of one Belleville precinct was missing. This is explained by the oft-told pioneer?s story that the ballots were counted around a bonfire at the courthouse in San Bernardino and that during the tally, either by accident, or by design, one ballot box was kicked into the bonfire. It is evident that the burned box was that of the missing Belleville precinct. With the vote of this precinct missing, San Bernardino retained the seat of the county government by a margin of only two votes. Though the perspective of nearly 95 years it is interesting to speculate on what might have happened had Belleville been declared the county seat of San Bernardino county. During the Fall of 1861 and throughout the following year the region served as a rendezvous for irregular Calvary ostensibly recruited to join the confederate armies. This secessionist element was in informal alliances with other lawless groups and together they were in actual control of the gold region for a considerable period. County officials and their deputies, particularly the sheriff, thought twice before interfering. Crime was prominent; no one interfered if shootings were confined to the lawless element. But even during the roughest days miners united when one of their own number had been selected as a victim. Greek George whom records indicate was the king pin of the gamblers ran a notorious honky-tonk. He was surrounded by numerous gunmen. During the Fourth of July celebration in 1860 George killed three men, one of whom he suspected of sawing the horns off a bull pitted in a bull and bear fight. George?s second victim was a bystander who injudiciously cheered when George?s horse came in second in a match race. His third victim of the day was an inoffensive Chinese cook whom George shot, but in turn fatally stabbed the bully before dying. Both George and his third victim of the day are buried at the base of ?The Tree of the Living Cross?. George?s death ended Holcomb Valley?s reign of terror. Peaceable citizens were tired of having their cabins and tents punctured by wild shots at all hours. Two members of George?s gang who outstayed their welcome were hanged from Arrastre Flat?s famous juniper. Placer mining in the region continued into the 1870s. Several quartz mines have been operated at various times in the present century. William Frances Holcomb who had been born in Tippecanoe county Indiana January 27, 1831, was elected the first justice of the peace at Belleville. He soon resigned to devote more time to his mines. He returned to San Bernardino in the fall of 1861 only to have house destroyed by the flood of 1862. Left destitute by the flood he went back to the mountains where he spent the summer in mining which proved profitable enough for him to pay his debts on the home he lost in the flood. In 1863 he removed temporarily to Arizona where he stayed for over a year mining and hunting in the vicinity of Prescott. On his return to San Bernardino he worked in mountain lumber camps for four years until his election as county assessor in 1871, an office he held for three terms. In 1882 he again entered politics and was elected county clerk. Following his service as assessor and county clerk Holcomb entered business in San Bernardino. He married Miss Nancy Stewart in 1860 and had five sons and two daughters. Many of his descendents are numbered among San Bernardino Valley?s foremost citizens. It is a well authenticated story about an incident in Holcomb?s service as assessor which illustrates the character of this quiet leader who did things well with little shouting. It seams that the Southern Pacific objected to its assessment and refused to pay its tax bill. Holcomb and one deputy drove over to Colton armed with a log chain. padlock, and a writ of attachment. These they affixed to the railroad?s yard engine, and drove off with out saying a word. Two hours later a foam-flecked livery team was driven up to the San Bernardino courthouse. Out jumped an SP official with a draft for the railroad?s taxes. Holcomb had collected them without wasting a single word in the procedure.	HOLCOMB, William Francis "Bill" (I19094)
11625	William grew up at the same time that changes were sweeping Massachusetts and rebellion was in the air. He moved fro m Boston to Hartford, where he married. When open hostilities broke out, he was commissioned an ensign Jan. 1. 1777, and served under Capt. Jos. A. Wright's County Connecticut Regimentof Foot commanded by Philip B. Bradley. On Jan. 4, 1778, he was promoted to 2nd Lt.. He is listed, on June 1, 1779, as an officer in the 5th Connecticut Battalion, under Capt. Thaddeus Weed; promoted lieutenant, 1780. He was at Germantown, Valley Forge, Monmouth and Stony Point. General George Washington granted him leave in July, 1779. At this time William was serving as paymaster for his unit. In July, 1780, he received a promotion to 1st Lt. After war's end, he and his family settled in New York state. He is buried in Milton Cemetery, Onandaga County, New York Note: The following information was extracted from his Military Record. Commission Ensign January 1, 1777, Served in Capt. Joseph A. WrightCounty, in a Connecticut Reg't of Foot Commanded by Col. Phillip B.Bradley. Promoted to 2nd Lt. January 4, 1778, Served in Capt Solomon Strong'sCounty, in a Connecticut Reg't of Foot Commanded by Col. Phillip B.Bradley Listed as Lt. June 1, 1779 Served in Capt. Thaddeus Weed's County, 5thConnecticut Batt'n, Commanded by Phillip B. Bradley. In the roll dated July 1779 was absent by leave of his Excellancy GeneralGeaorge Washington. Listed as Paymaster July 1779 Promoted to 1st Lt. July 1780 The family chart states that the Fifth Regiment was raised in 1777 andwas in Battles of Germantown, Monmouth, Stoney Point and wintered atValley Forge 1777-78. copies of William Henshaw military records are from the original held byTrescott Henshaw who got them from his son in law who got them from thenational archive during World War 2. His two oldest sons served in the Revolutionary War as boys. Nathainelwas a prisoner in Bermuda for 14 month ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following was excerpted from the book "Millard Fillmore Biography ofa President by By Robert J. Rayback" Only a few years before his birth, his father and mother, Nathaniel andPhoebe Fillmore, had been in the vanguard of a great westward migration.They had been only two among the hopeful-thousands who had crossed theAppalachian Mountains, east of which the nation had huddled for nearlytwo centuries. They had added their day-to-day activities to those ofothers to make the great central plateau and valley of the continentburgeon with homemaking, lumbering, farming, road and canal building,cotton growing, and moral and political reform. Later generations were to look with awe and wonder at their ancestors'tremendous re-creation of civilization. Yet the Fiflmores, like otherpioneers, had not sought heroism. Rather a combination of slicksalesmanship and personal frustration had tricked them into abandoningtheir native New England for a fresh start in a region only recentlyfreed of bloody Indian wars. The Fillmores were more prone to curse thancelebrate the events that had pushed them into this wilderness. During the Revolution, New York had set aside nearly one and one-halfmillion acres of land in central New York to pay bonuses promised its warveterans. Few qualified veterans ever settled in the reserved area. Likethe remainder of New York's vast twelve-million-acre public domain, thisMilitary Tract, too, had passed quickly into the hands of real estatepromoters. The process was common throughout the nation, and the salesmenof these land promoters traveled the globe for customers. FarmerNathaniel Fillmore, whose stone-strewn lands near Bennington, Vermont,gave little hope for the future, fell easy prey to a land agent's glowingpicture of the fertility of central New York's Military Tract. In 1799 heand his brother Calvin purchased sight unseen, a farm in Locke township,Cayuga County. Expectations of a better life had warmed them to the back-breaking tasksof clearing fields and raising a cabin while their wives filled thechinks between the logs. Yet their anticipations were ill-founded.Instead of fertile loam, the Fillmore brothers found unyielding clay.Instead of prosperity, they found poverty. For Nathaniel the birth of Millard was a brief distraction from mountingmisfortunes. To his woes of poor crops, poor weather, and a crowded cabinwas added a defective land title a common frontier ailment that waspeculiarly vicious in the Military Tract. Faulty surveys, claim-jumping,ignorance, and downright chicanery had so confused the region's legaltitles that the state sent a team of commissioners to review and settleall land titles in the area. The Fillmore brothers, unable to defendtheir ownership against the commissioners' findings, packed theirfamilies and few belongings on the farm wagon and moved a few miliesnorth to Sempronius. William Henshaw and his family took up land in Milton Township, Cayuga Cojust a few miles from the Fillmore's prior to 1796. James and Joshuamarried in that area in 1801 and moved to Aurora Township, Erie County afew years later. The Fillmore Family also moved to Aurora Township, ErieCounty about 1822.	HENSHAW, William Lt. (I17515)
11626	William Gulledge reportedly had a son also named William who remained in Halifax Co. In a will dated 31 Oct 1778 this second William mentioned only one offspring - a son Brittain (Briton) Gulledge.	GULLEDGE (GULLAGE), William (I10012)
11627	William Heron his son and heir aged 18. Being within age at the death of his father, the king was entitled to the wardship and marriage of him; yet this family was then so favoured by the crown, that, notwithstanding his infancy, he had the immediate livery of his barony, on paying his relief of one hundred marks; the relied payable by a baron, pro baronia integra, who was of full age at the death of his ancestor, as fixed by Magna Charta. In the same year he paid seven hundred and three pounds eighteen shillings, the balance, allocatis allocandis, of his father's account, as sheriff of Northumberland. He inherited Ford, Crucum, Kynmerston, and Heypole, in Northumberland, as heir to Odonel de Ford, his grandfather." William Heron of Ford and the land barony of Bokenfield. Family m. 1 Christian de Notton (b. anti.1252). Issue 1.) Walter Heron (d. anti. 1297) m. Alicia de Hastings 2.) Roger Heron of Ford and Crookham, Knt. (living 1301) m.1 Elizabeth Swynburne 3.) Odonel Heron 4.) Gilbert Heron 5.) Isabella, Nicholas de Wortley	HERON, William (I594763734)
11628	William I (of England), called The Conqueror (1024-1087), first Norman king of England (1066-1087), who has been called one of the first modern kings and is generally regarded as one of the outstanding figures in western European history. Born in Falaise, France, William was the illegitimate son of Robert I, duke of Normandy, and Arletta, a tanner's daughter, and is therefore sometimes called William the Bastard. Upon the death of his father, the Norman nobles, honoring their promise to Robert, accepted William as his successor. Rebellion against the young duke broke out almost immediately, however, and his position did not become secure until 1047 when, with the aid of Henry I, king of France, he won a decisive victory over a rebel force near Caen. During a visit in 1051 to his childless cousin, Edward the Confessor, king of England, William is said to have obtained Edward's agreement that he should succeed to the English throne. In 1053, defying a papal ban, William married Matilda of Flanders, daughter of Baldwin V, count of Flanders and a descendant of King Alfred the Great, thereby strengthening his claim to the crown of England. Henry I, fearing the strong bond between Normandy (Normandie) and Flanders resulting from the marriage, attempted in 1054 and again in 1058 to crush the powerful duke, but on both occasions William defeated the French king's forces. About 1064, the powerful English noble, Harold, earl of Wessex, was shipwrecked on the Norman coast and taken prisoner by William. He secured his release by swearing to support William's claim to the English throne. When King Edward died, however, the witenagemot (royal council) elected Harold king. Determined to make good his claim, William secured the sanction of Pope Alexander II for a Norman invasion of England. The duke and his army landed at Pevensey on September 28, 1066. On October 14, the Normans defeated the English forces at the celebrated Battle of Hastings, in which Harold was slain. William then proceeded to London, crushing the resistance he encountered on the way. On Christmas Day he was crowned king of England in Westminster Abbey. The English did not accept foreign rule without a struggle. William met the opposition, which was particularly violent in the north and west, with strong measures; he was responsible for the devastation of great areas of the country, particularly in Yorkshire, where Danish forces had arrived to aid the Saxon rebels. By 1070 the Norman conquest of England was complete. William invaded Scotland in 1072 and forced the Scottish king Malcolm III MacDuncan to pay him homage. During the succeeding years the Conqueror crushed insurrections among his Norman followers, including that incited in 1075 by Ralph de Guader, 1st earl of Norfolk, and Roger Fitzwilliam, earl of Hereford, and a series of uprisings in Normandy led by his eldest son Robert, who later became Robert II, duke of Normandy. BIOGRAPHY: Acceded: 25 Dec 1066 Reigned 1066-1087. Duke of Normandy 1035-1087. Invaded England defeated and killed his rival Harold at the Battle of Hastings and became King. The Norman conquest of England was completed by 1072 aided by the establishment of feaudalism under which his followers were granted land in return for pledges of service and loyalty. As King William was noted for his efficient if harsh rule. His administration relied upon Norman and other foreign personnell especially Lanfranc Archbishop of Canterbury. In 1085 started Domesday Book. William I (c. 1028 ? 9 September 1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard, was the first Norman monarch of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 1087. By 1060, following a long struggle to establish his throne, his hold on Normandy was secure. In 1066, following the death of Edward the Confessor, William invaded England, leading an army of Normans to victory over the Anglo-Saxon forces of Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings, and suppressed subsequent English revolts in what has become known as the Norman Conquest. The rest of his life was marked by struggles to consolidate his hold over England and his continental lands, and by difficulties with his eldest son, Robert Curthose. William was the son of the unmarried Duke Robert I of Normandy and his mistress Herleva. His illegitimate status and his youth caused some difficulties for him after he succeeded his father, as did the anarchy which plagued the first years of his rule. During his childhood and adolescence, members of the Norman aristocracy battled each other, both for control of the child duke, and for their own ends. In 1047, William was able to quash a rebellion and begin to establish his authority over the duchy, a process that was not complete until about 1060. His marriage in the 1050s to Matilda of Flanders provided him with a powerful ally in the neighbouring county of Flanders. By the time of his marriage, William was able to arrange the appointment of his supporters as bishops and abbots in the Norman church. His consolidation of power allowed him to expand his horizons, and he secured control of the neighbouring county of Maine by 1062. In the 1050s and early 1060s, William became a contender for the throne of England held by the childless Edward the Confessor, his first cousin once removed. There were other potential claimants, including the powerful English earl Harold Godwinson, whom Edward named as king on his deathbed in January 1066. Arguing that Edward had previously promised the throne to him and that Harold had sworn to support his claim, William built a large fleet and invaded England in September 1066. He decisively defeated and killed Harold at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066. After further military efforts, William was crowned king on Christmas Day, 1066, in London. He made arrangements for the governance of England in early 1067 before returning to Normandy. Several unsuccessful rebellions followed, but William's hold was mostly secure on England by 1075, allowing him to spend the majority of his reign in continental Europe. William's final years were marked by difficulties in his continental domains, troubles with his son, Robert, and threatened invasions of England by the Danes. In 1086, he ordered the compilation of the Domesday Book, a survey listing all the land-holdings in England along with their pre-Conquest and current holders. He died in September 1087 while leading a campaign in northern France, and was buried in Caen. His reign in England was marked by the construction of castles, settling a new Norman nobility on the land, and change in the composition of the English clergy. He did not try to integrate his various domains into one empire but continued to administer each part separately. His lands were divided after his death: Normandy went to Robert, and England went to his second surviving son, William Rufus. ... One factor in William's favour was his marriage to Matilda of Flanders, the daughter of Count Baldwin V of Flanders. The union was arranged in 1049, but Pope Leo IX forbade the marriage at the Council of Rheims in October 1049. The marriage nevertheless went ahead some time in the early 1050s, possibly unsanctioned by the pope. ... Family and children William and his wife Matilda had at least nine children. The birth order of the sons is clear, but no source gives the relative order of birth of the daughters. 1. Robert was born between 1051 and 1054, died 10 February 1134. Duke of Normandy, married Sybilla, daughter of Geoffrey, Count of Conversano. 2. Richard was born before 1056, died around 1075. 3. William was born between 1056 and 1060, died 2 August 1100. King of England, killed in the New Forest. 4. Henry was born in late 1068, died 1 December 1135. King of England, married Edith, daughter of Malcolm III of Scotland. His second wife was Adeliza of Louvain. 5. Adeliza (or Adelida, Adelaide) died before 1113, reportedly betrothed to Harold Godwinson, probably a nun of Saint L?ger at Pr?aux. 6. Cecilia (or Cecily) was born before 1066, died 1127, Abbess of Holy Trinity, Caen. 7. Matilda was born around 1061, died perhaps about 1086. Mentioned in Domesday Book as a daughter of William. 8. Constance died 1090, married Alan IV, Duke of Brittany. 9. Adela died 1137, married Stephen, Count of Blois. 10. (Possibly) Agatha, the betrothed of Alfonso VI of Le?n and Castile. There is no evidence of any illegitimate children born to William. Death William led an expedition against the French Vexin in July 1087. While seizing Mantes, William either fell ill or was injured by the pommel of his saddle. He was taken to the priory of Saint Gervase at Rouen, where he died on 9 September 1087. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_the_Conqueror Also substantiated by "The White Ship" by Charles Spencer, published 2020, pg 30-31. PONS (-[before Oct 1066]). No information is known about Pons other than his name, which appears in the patronymics attributed to his five sons. It is assumed that he lived in Normandy. His absence from the Norman primary sources which have so far been consulted in the preparation of this document suggests that he was of lowly birth. His absence from English records suggests that he died before the Norman invasion in England in 1066. m ---. The name of Pons?s wife is not known. Pons & his wife had [six] children: Walter Drogo Richard Simon Osbern High From Geni.com	ANGEVIN, William II "The Conqueror" Of Normandy King Of England (I6671)
11629	William is listed as a witness to a Quaker wedding in Frederick Co. in 1790. Possibly the same William Likins who married Hannah Marsh and lived in Greene Co. Tennessee. According to Rebeckah's will, her son William was still living in 1819.(9) Note(6): Reportedly there is another William Likins of this generation who lived in Virginia (e.g. Hayes, Married: 6 FEB 1804 in Frederick Co., VA (Gillis 2002)) Likins, William --this is the William who was in Greene County, Tennessee in 1820. married Hannah Marsh, b: ABT. 1785 , Married: ABT. 1805 in TN (Nancy Curran, 2001, Ferguson 2001)	LIKENS, William (I2441)
11630	William la Zouche, Lord Zouche of Haryngworth, b. c 1342, d. 13 May 1396, MP 1382/3; m. (1) Agnes, probably daughter of Sir Henry Green, d. bet. 2 Dec 1391 and 28 Apr 1393; m. (2) Elizabeth, daughter of Edward, 1st Lord Despenser. She d. 10 or 11 Apr 1408. [Magna Charta Sureties] ------------------ William la Zouche, 3rd Lord (Baron) (la) Zouche (of Haryngworth); b. c 1342, m. 1st by 27 Oct 1351 Agnes (d. on or after 2 Dec 1391), (?)daughter of Sir Henry Green, Chief Justice of the King's Bench 1361-65, and had issue, including three younger sons (John, Edmund, Thomas); m. 2nd after 28 April 1393 Elizabeth (b. 10 or 11 April 1408), daughter of 1st Lord (Baron) le Despenser and widow of 2nd Lord (Baron) Arundel de jure (though he was never summoned to Parliament), and d. 13 May 1396, leaving another son Hugh and a daughter (Eleanor, m. 6th Lord (Baron) Lovel); his eldest son by his 1st wife [William 4th Baron la Zouche]. [Burke's Peerage] Note: Eleanor has to be daughter of 1st wife. See notes under her. Note: I am sure that they mean "d. 10 or 10 April 1408" for the 2nd wife Elizabeth.	LA ZOUCHE, William 3Rd Baron Of Haryngworth, Sir (I13176)
11631	William Lewis came from England in the ship "Lion" and landed at Boston September 16th, 1632. He was admitted a freeman in November and joined the Braintree Company which in August, 1633 removed to Newtown, MA. In 1636, he came with a company to Hartford, CT and in 1659 again removed to Hadley, MA, which town he represented in the General Court in 1683. He was a trained military man, who evidentally took part in European wars.	LEWIS, Jr Capt. William Jr (I3943)
11632	William Logston came to America from England around age 13, as an indentured servant to Lord Baltimore. He was later able to purchase land and he and Honora became wealthy landowners. William Logston was sold as an indentured servant, the British were known for rounding up many who crossed their path and shipped to America as workers. William may have been sold by his own family....but he also may have been captured against his will.	LOGSDON, William S. (I594768174)
11633	William married Ann Wilds, widow of Thomas Wilds, in 1665 in Isle of Wight County. Later after William died, the administer of W illiam's estate was Alexander Murray, who married Ann King Wilds Collins. Ann stated that her two young daughters were to live with their uncle Robert King when she died. Source: World Family Tree Vol. 11, Tree 0778. Ann's maiden name may have been Thurston (Thruston).	THRUSTON, Ann (Wilde) (King) (I24339)
11634	William Montagu, alias de Montacute, 1st Earl of Salisbury, 3rd Baron Montagu, King of Mann (1301 ? 30 January 1344) was an English nobleman and loyal servant of King Edward III. The son of William Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu, he entered the royal household at an early age and became a close companion of the young Prince Edward. The relationship continued after Edward was crowned king following the deposition of Edward II in 1327. In 1330, Montagu was one of Edward's main accomplices in the coup against Roger Mortimer, who until then had been acting as the king's protector. In the following years Montagu served the king in various capacities, primarily in the Scottish Wars. He was richly rewarded, and among other things received the lordship of the Isle of Man. In 1337, he was created Earl of Salisbury, and given an annual income of 1000 marks to go with the title. He served on the Continent in the early years of the Hundred Years' War, but in 1340 he was captured by the French, and in return for his freedom had to promise never to fight in France again. Salisbury died of wounds suffered at a tournament early in 1344. ... Salisbury died on 30 January 1344. He was buried at Bisham Priory in Berkshire, adjoining his home, Bisham Manor. He had founded the priory himself in 1337, on his elevation to the earldom.[31] King Edward's financial obligations were never paid in full during the earl's lifetime, and at Salisbury' death the king owed him ?11,720. Of this, some ?6374 were written off by his executors in 1346. Family In or before 1327 Salisbury married Catherine, daughter of William de Grandison, 1st Baron Grandison. Two anecdotal stories revolve around Catherine Montagu; in one she is identified as the "Countess of Salisbury" from whose dropped garter Edward III named the Order of the Garter. In the other, Edward III falls in love with the countess, and arranges to be alone with her so he can rape her. Neither story is supported by contemporary evidence, and the latter almost certainly is a product of French propaganda. William and Catherine had six children, most of whom made highly fortunate matches with other members of the nobility. The first Earl of Salisbury made enormous additions to the family fortune; at the time of his father's death, the lands had been valued at just over ?300. In 1344, only the annual income of the lands has been estimated to more than ?2,300, equivalent to about ?2 million in present-day terms. Edward was also free with granting franchises to Salisbury, including the return of writs, which gave the earl authority in his lands normally held by the royally appointed sheriff. Salisbury's oldest son William succeeded his father in July 1349, while still a minor, as William Montagu, 2nd Earl of Salisbury. The younger William was one of the founding members of the Order of the Garter, but he never enjoyed the same favour with the king as his father had. The children of William and Catherine were as follows: 1. Elizabeth Montagu, died 1359, married first, Hugh le Despencer, Baron le Despencer (1338) before 27 April 1341, married second Guy de Brian, 4th Baron Brian, after 1349. 2. William Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, born 1328, died 1397, succeeded his father 11 June 1349. 3. John de Montacute, 1st Baron Montacute, born 1330, died 1390, father of John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury. 4. Philippa Montagu, born 1332, died 1381, married Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March. 5. Sibyl Montagu, married Edmund FitzAlan, the disinherited son of Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel. 6. Agnes Montagu, contracted to marry John, eldest son of Roger Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Ruthyn. 7. Alice Montagu, married Ralph Daubeney, son of Helias Daubeney, 1st Baron Daubeney. (This may be an error see William Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Montagu,_1st_Earl_of_Salisbury geni.com Sir William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury Also Known As: "1st Earl of Salisbury", "3rd Baron Montacute", "Knight of the Bath", "Knight Banneret" Birthdate: circa 1301 Birthplace: Cassington, Oxfordshire, England Death: January 30, 1344 (38-47) Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England (Wounds from a tournament at Windsor.) Place of Burial: Bisham, Berkshire, England, UK Immediate Family: Son of William Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu and Elizabeth de Montfort Husband of Catherine de Montagu, Countess of Salisbury Father of Elizabeth de Brienne; William de Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury; John de Montacute, 1st Baron Montacute; Anneys de Grey; Sibyl de Montague; Robert Montagu; Philippa de Mortimer, Countess of March and Edward Montagu ? less Brother of Alice Daubeney; John Montagu; Hawise Bavent; Mary Cogan; Edward Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu; Simon Montacute, Bishop of Ely; Isabel Montagu, Abbess of Barking; Maud Montagu, Abbess of Barking and Elizabeth Montagu, Prioress of Halliwell ? less Occupation: King of the Isle of Man, 1st Earl of Salisbury, 1st Earl of Solisbury and 3rd Baron Montagu	MONTAGU (MONTACUTE), William De (I8591)
11635	William Mor Mackintosh, 2nd of Killachie, had two sons, John and Donald, who both appear in a band to Sir John Campbell of Cawdor dated 28 August 1534 and also in the 1543 band of the Clan Chattan. John supported Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox against the Regent Arran and was with him at the Battle of Glasgow Muir in 1544. He died before his father who was therefore succeeded by his second son, Donald --- The Mackintoshes of Killachie were a minor noble Scottish family and the senior cadet branch of the Clan Mackintosh, a Scottish clan of the Scottish Highlands. Their most famous member was James Mackintosh who was a Scottish jurist, Whig politician and historian. Alan Mackintosh, 1st of Killachie was the third son of Malcolm Beg Mackintosh, 10th chief of Clan Mackintosh. He was succeeded by his eldest son, William. William Mor Mackintosh, 2nd of Killachie, had two sons, John and Donald, who both appear in a band to Sir John Campbell of Cawdor dated 28 August 1534 and also in the 1543 band of the Clan Chattan. John supported Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox against the Regent Arran and was with him at the Battle of Glasgow Muir in 1544. He died before his father who was therefore succeeded by his second son, Donald. Donald Mackintosh, 3rd of Killachie was tutor during the minority of Lachlan Mor Mackintosh, 16th of Mackintosh. He had one son, Angus, by Catherine, daughter of Hugh Rose, 9th of Kilravock Castle who succeeded him. __________________________________	MACKINTOSH, William - M?r 2nd of Kyllachy-Killachie (I594771908)
11636	William moved to Bedford from Great Barford in 1607 and on 06 Sep 1608, he married Margaret Smith of Milton, Bucks. He was a maltster, as well as being a warden of Bedford's High Bridge. William became a Churchwarden at St. Paul's in 1610. He was interred on 05 April 1633 in the South Chancel, west end, under the south wall. His wife survived him and is buried at St. Michael le Querne, London.	FITZHUGH, Hon William Beverley (I594770328)
11637	William of Wokingham (his recorded residence) and his brother Edward were heirs of Robert of Barkham. William received Robert's personal estate. [SOURCE: Larry Chesebro'] Please verify / prove information and notify contributor of corrections / errors. Information amassed from various sources - family records, official publications & documents, gedcom files from relatives, etc.	BALL, William (I2605)
11638	William Pendergrass (1730-1804) & Martha Patti Titus Atwater (1734-d/c ) William Pndergrass (Robert,John, Michael,John) was born 1730 in Orange co., North Carolina and died 1804 same state. Martha was born 1734 in orange co., North Carolina and died same place. She married William Pendergrass 1748 and to this union was born 10 children. James Pendergrass was born about 1640 in Ireland and immigrated to Virginia about 1668/69. He died in 1718 in Virginia. James married Mary ??? who was born about 1640 in Ireland, she died 15 Sep 1715 in Virginia. (James' father might have been Phillip Pendergrass, he was the correct age and the only other of that surname in the area.) James and Mary's son Michael Pendergrass was born about 1664 in Ireland and married Rebecca Bolling in 1684 in Northumberland County, Virginia. Michael and Rebecca's son, John Pendergrass was born about 1685 in Northumberland County, Virginia, he died there on 20 Jul 1715. John married Anne Plesants in 1705. John and Anne's son Robert Pendergrass was born 8 Dec 1711 in Northumberland County, Virginia, he died in 1782 in Orange County, North Carolina. Robert married Elizabeth Manley, their son William Pendergrass was born 1730 (VA or NC), he died 1804 in Orange County, North Carolina. William married Martha Patti Titus in 1748. William and Martha's son David Pendergrass was born about 1751 in Orange County, North Carolina, he died 2 Nov 1804 in Chester District, South Carolina. He married in November 1777 in Hillsborough County	PENDERGRASS, William (I594771446)
11639	William Rankin and Mary Huston had several children including David Rankin m. Anne Campbell who relocated to Greene co., TN. One of his children Robert Rankin (1773-1837) m. 1798 Elizabeth "Betsy" Dinwiddie (b. 1775). She was of VA, daughter of James Dinwiddie. Betsy died in Greene Co., TN Robert died 1837 Mt. Bethel Pres. Church Cemetery, Greene Co., TN. Children: Anne Dinwiddie Rankin born Greene Co., VA m. William Sam West, but shown married to a Sevier in another record, son of Valentine Sevier and brother of Gov. John Sevier, and lived in Sevier Co., TN for some time. Thomas C. Rankin born Greene Co., TN m.; other married Elvirah "Mary" Blackburn. James Dinwiddie Rankin born Greene Co., TN m. Margaret Branner born Jefferson Co. TN Mary "Polly" Rankin; not married Robert's brother David Rankin Jr. (1775-1836) m. 1802 Jane Belle "Jennie" Dinwiddie (1784-1853). Buried Mt. Bethel Pres. CH Cem. Greene Co., TN. Children: Lewis Rankin m. Nancy Mary Gray Wm Dinwiddie Rankin m. Elizabeth Lightfoot Roadman Isabella Rankin m. Edward H. West, III James W. Rankin m. Nancy Earnest Mary Ann Rankin m. Hugh Cain, Jr. John Rankin m. Louisa A. Gray; 2nd Elizabeth Range Robert L. S. Rankin m. Louisa A. DeVault Elizabeth Jane Rankin m. Isaac S. Bonham, Rev. Nancy D. Rankin m. Thomas W. Earnest, 2nd Thomas Washington Fain Malinda Rankin m. Lewis S. Earnest David Rankin, III Adaline Rankin m. Archibald G. Register, Rev.	DINWIDDIE, Elizabeth "Betsy" (I6781)
11640	WIlliam Speight (Died 1809) son of William and Abigail, is confirmed by connections in will to William Lane (rel. to Lydia Speight/Lane) and Issac Hunter (rel to Sarah Speight/Hunter), brother in-laws. From the Dickson County Handbook: In April Christopher Robertson, and Minor Bibb were permitted to keep ordinaries and William Parker was given permission to operate a house of entertainment. In July William Speight and William Ward were given permission to have ordinaries at their dwelling houses. Will Dated 8 Jan 1809 William Speight's will written January 8, 1809 and proved in the Wake County, NC courts May, 1809, Will Book 9, pp. 45-47. His bequests were as follows: First, I give and bequeath to my dear and beloved wife, Penelope, one black horse, one sorrel (ditto, got by Mark Anthony, five feather beds and furniture, fifty four geese & one filly one walnut (ovel?) table, six chairs, all my Pewter and Earthenware, two cotton wheels, two flax ditto, one flax hackle, all my case knives and forks, one Cart and work Stears, two Iron Pots, one dutch Oven, my Tub, Pails, and Pigions (?), and all my plantation utensils of every kind (except what is herein thereafter bequeathed) two flat Irons all my stock of Hogs, six head of sheep and twenty head of Cattle to her and her Heirs or Assigns forever. I likewise lend to my beloved wife Penelope during her natural life all my land and improvements on the north side of Swift ? creek above the Road leading to Raleigh including the Plantation whereon I now live (except twenty acres including a House built for my son James. Also the following Negroes (to wit), Luke Ned, Rachel, Flora, Cherry and Sarah, and after her decease to descend to the Legatees as herein and hereafter mentioned. I also give and bequeath to my Grand children (viz the children of my daughter Rhody Strickland the following negroes with all their future increase (to wit) Flora, Cherry and Sarah, to be equally divided among them after my wife Penelopes decease, to them their Heirs & assigns forever. I also give to my grandson Burrel Edwards one hundred Acres of Land including the plantation whereon Zachariah Edwards now lies. The same being surveyed by Nathaniel Jones WP. to him his Heirs & assigns forever. I give and bequeath to my grand children (viz) the children of my daughter Tabitha Edwards the following negroes, (to wit, Mary, Daniel, Milley, Rachel and Sam, to be and remain in the care and possession of my sd. daughter Tabitha (at the will of my Executors) during her natural life wholy & solely for the benefit of her children and after her decease to be equally divided among them all to them their Heirs and Assigns forever. I give and bequeath to my son William four hundred Acres of Land whereon he now lives, Also the following Negroes after his mothers decease (towit, Luke, Ada and Rachel, and also at my death the following Negroes, Cate and Lettice, also my still, one brass kettle, one bed and furniture one walnut chest, and one whip saw to him his Heirs and assigns forever. I give and bequeath to my son James all the land and improvements whereon I now live it being part of several surveys and containing by estimation eighteen hundred and twenty eight Acres, Also the following Negroes, with all their further inrease (to Wit, Sam, Willis, Ben & Amy. all my Blacksmith Tools, three beds and furniture, one cross cut saw one desk, one Walnut chest, one Walnut Table, six chairs, one sorrel Horse got by Raven, one Mare got by Flemnap? two head of cattle all my capenters Tools, and Books to him his Heirs and assigns forever. My further will and desire is that all my property not yet bequeathed shall be sold and the money arising therefrom together with my ready Money Notes and Book accounts be equally divided between my two sons, William & James after paying all my Just debts. I do also hereby nominate, consitute and appoint my two sons, William and James and my trusty friend Matthew McCullers Executors to this my last Will and Testament, revoking all former Wills and Execu__ by me heretofore made or appointed. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this eighth day of January A.D. One thousand eight hundred and nine. William Speight (Seal) Signed Sealed published and declared by the said William as his last Will & Testament in presence of us. Wm. Lane } Interlined before assigned Isaac Hunter } the words fifty geese and one Filly. Levi Jones } Stephen Segraves (X his mark) Wake County, May Term 1809 The execution of this Will was in open Court duly proven by the oaths of Levi Jones & Stephen Seagraves who are subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. Recorded 14th June 1809. W. H. Wm. Hill, clk.	SPEIGHT, William (I29041)
11641	William Speight was born est 1778, in NC. His first born was Albert, born in Wake County in 1800. William then moved to Dickson County TN where the remaing three of his sons were born. (Jesse, William, Arthur). Two fellow researchers have said his wife's name is Mary Berton (or Benton), or Sally Bish. I have found a William & Sally Bish, but cannot prove them this is the only marriage or relative of mine. I have found little info on Mary Berton (or Benton). WILLIAM SPEIGHT settled in Dickson County from Wake County NC around 1800 or a little after. An old biography written by Tom Speight's great uncle said William settled on the "Westside of the Harpeth River around 1800". He had a son, Albert S. born around 1800. His other sons: Jesse M. b. 1805 Dickson, John T. (Alsey) b.abt 1807 Dickson, William D. b. 2-15-1811	SPEIGHT, William (I14000)
11642	William Thrall is the founder of the Thrall family in the United States. He was born in 1605 in Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England and came to the Colonies on the "Mary and John" in the year 1630. The "Mary and John" was a vessel of four hundred tons captained by a man named Squeb and the vessel sailed with 180 passengers. William was part of a company of Puritans under the leadership of Rev. John Wareham of Exeter and Rev. John Meverick, both ministers of the Church of England Setting sail from Plymouth, England on 20 March, they first came ashore on 30 May 1630. They disembarked with what goods they had, to some high land in the salt meadow, now a part of the city of Boston. They named the place Dorchester, which was selected by the captain of the "Mary and John" as he came from Dorchester, England. Page 277 of Prince's Chronology of New England records "May 30, Lord's Day. Mr. Wareham and his church, and their goods, were put ashore at Nantasket Point. The went immediately to Charlestown, and from thence to Mattepan, and began a town and named it Dorchester, and the native Indians were kind to them." Revs. Wareham and Meverick and their group stayed in Dorchester less than five years, as a number of their menfolk had discovered more fertile land below the first falls of the Connecticut River, at the junction of the Farmington River just above Hartford. Part of the Colony went by boat and the remainder traveled across the one hundred miles of virgin forest, to establish the town of Windsor. Windsor was unofficially known as Thrallville in the early years. The first we know of William Thrall is that he is listed with the following men who were among the thirty men who went from Windsor to join in the fight against the Pequod Indians in May 1637. Capt. John Mason, Sgt. Benedict Alvord, Thomas Barber, Thomas Buckland, George Chappel, John Dyer, James Eggleston, Nathaniel Gillet, Thomas Gridley, Thomas Styles, Sgt. Thomas Stares, Richard Osborn, Thomas Parsons, William Thrall. The Indian village in this case was so completely destroyed that for many years, the settlers had no further trouble with the Indians. Some years later, the participants were given land grants. To quote from Dr. Styles records with regard to the first Indian war in New England, "The danger was imminent, and so complete the victory that it caused universal rejoicing throughout New England, and a grant of land was given each soldier and officer, and to this day the memory of an ancestor who was in the Pequod fight, is an honorable heirloom in every Connecticut family". William Thrall is mentioned many times in the early records. His lot shows up in the first plot of Windsor, between the lots of Nicholas Palmer and Thomas Bascomb, and ran from the road to the Farmington River. In 1646, William sold this lot to Nicholas Palmer and moved to Simon Hoyte's place, north of the village. Robert Wilson bought a half interest with William in the Hoyte's 80 acres, but sold his half to Thrall in 1654. This 80 acres has been part of the holdings of the Thrall family ever since, thanks to William Thrall's will We know very little about the wife of William Thrall. She is referred to in the Old Windsor records as Goode Thrall, but "Goode" was an expression applied to women with families and it is simply an abbreviation of "Goodwife". Whether she came over to New England on the "Mary and John" with her husband or they met in Dorchester, has never been established The record of her death simply states, "Goode Thrall, wife of William, died 30 July 1676".	THRALL, William (I6320)
11643	WILLIAM UNDERWOOD (1720-1773) and ELEANOR (ELLEN) HACKLEY. William was a lawyer and apparently the 5th WILLIAM in a direct line of WILLIAM UNDERWOODs who---going backwards in time---lived in Fauquier Co., Prince William Co., King George Co., Westmoreland Co., Richmond Co., and Lancaster Co. in Virginia's "Northern Neck" between the Rappahannock and Potomac Rivers. This William left a will naming only a daughter Jaely Underwood, but it is believed he bestowed legacies upon other children before he made his will; among whom was believed to be son John Underwood and son Annet Underwood. WILLIAM UNDERWOOD V, Esq., was the son of: WILLIAM UNDERWOOD IV and JAEL SHIPPE (related to Pres. Harry S. Truman and William Barrett Travis of the Alamo, and also to the Hackley family just mentioned). William IV was the son of: WILLIAM UNDERWOOD III and JOAN UNDERWOOD---she was apparently an Underwood, but unrelated to our main line [one researcher suggested her maiden name may have been HURLEY]. "Major William Underwood" is sometimes found in records. William III was the son of: WILLIAM UNDERWOOD II ("Colonel") and MARY MOSELEY. Col. William II was the son of: WILLIAM UNDERWOOD I ("Captain") and MARGARET DEW / DEWE. William was a tobacco merchant and planter, but Margaret's identity regarding her origins and surname has been elusive until recently. There has long been the idea that this Margaret was a ROBERTS or a MASON. This is mainly due to the fact that a marriage record exists for the marriage to Margaret ROBERTS, pairing a couple in the right period with the right first names. The MASON marriage was proffered as an alternate possibility, due to the fact that later UNDERWOOD family documents and even business entanglements include at least one member of the MASON family (one Josiah MASON) in such as way as to imply a familial relationship; hence, an assumption that that this could be the point of connection. (It has later been seen that the Josiah MASON in question was an in-law, rather than a true cousin.) When more data is uncovered in England, we see more clearly that the DEWE family documents and wills from that period indicate that both Margaret and her sister Elizabeth married UNDERWOOD men, and that Margaret's husband was William, and that they and their young family moved from London to Isle of Wight County Virginia, via Bermuda, in the 1630's---in fact probably before 1632. The family connections of neighbors, friends and other associates and relatives all fit this scenario in London, Hertfordshire, Kent, and Isle of Wight County Virginia, as does later connections in Virginia's Northern Neck. Margaret's DEW / DEWE family connections include her in-laws the BENNETT family, the same as that of one of the Colonial Governors of Virginia. Captain WILLIAM and MARGARET UNDERWOOD were the parents of at least 1 son and upwards of 5 daughters. This ordinary couple were the direct ancestors of U.S. Presidents JAMES MADISON and THEODORE ROOSEVELT, First Lady ELEANOR ROOSEVELT, General GEORGE SMITH PATTON, JR., and General-of-the-Army GEORGE CATLETT MARSHALL. Prior to our line settling in eastern Culpeper County and southern Fauquier County in the early-to-mid 1700's, the main family properties were: 1) "Claymont": Held by the family since its patent by WILLIAM UNDERWOOD II in 1658, it was about 10,000 acres in its original total, being held until about 1720. The old manor house is gone, but its location can be traced by satellite image. Claymont is in modern Westmoreland Co., at its far N/W border with King George Co., where is now the Ingleside Winery and the Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge. The old house site is just about 5 miles due West of GEORGE WASHINGTON's birthplace and 3 miles S/W of JAMES MONROE's birthplace. 2) Land in Richmond County is the first land that WILLIAM UNDERWOOD II patented on Virginia's Northern Neck in about 1650. Between Richmond County Courthouse at Warsaw and the Tappahannock Bridge which crosses over to Essex County, there is a magnificent 1730's plantation house called "Sabine Hall" built by Landon CARTER at the edge of UNDERWOOD's original land. 3) Land in Isle of Wight Co., VA, on the James River, was acquired by WILLIAM UNDERWOOD I and settled in the 1630's. The 1st WILLIAM UNDERWOOD in America---our immigrant ancestor---has been difficult to distinguish from other William UNDERWOODs in the same time period in England and Virginia. It would seem, however, from Wills and Probates in England, and from genealogies on file in the College of Arms in London and other public records, that our WILLIAM UNDERWOOD I was apparently the 2nd son of: EDMUND UNDERWOOD (Sr.) (1576-1631) and ROSE FAIRCLOUGH (1580-1656). Edmund was a Grocer in London and in full business partnership with his younger brother ROBERT UNDERWOOD (1580-1638) who married Rose's younger sister DOROTHY FAIRCLOUGH (1584-1531). They owned "The Woolsack" in Bucklersbury [a lane in the geographic center of the old City of London], which was a grocery, apothecary, warehouse, and dual dwelling house which consisted of two huge houses that adjoined, with business and warehousing on the street level, more warehousing in the multiple cellar levels below, and several stories high of dwelling space in the upper floors. Both Underwood brothers had huge families, as was common, and technically each family had their own house. On the business side, the apothecary area also served as a sort of small medicinal clinic, and temporary overnight boarders with medical needs were apparently common in the Underwood houses. ROSE & DOROTHY FAIRCLOUGH were the daughters of JOHN FAIRCLOUGH and ANNE SPENCER of the very famous SPENCER family (ancestors of Winston CHURCHILL, Princess Diana, and several famous Americans). The FAIRCLOUGH family (also seen as FAIRCLOTH, and countless other odd spellings) had a manor house at Fairclough Hall a mile or so S/E of Weston, Hertfordshire, and also had a 2nd home in Goldington, just across the county line into Bedfordshire. They originally came from Lancashire sometime before c.1430. EDMUND & ROBERT were born at their ancestral home in Weston, Hertfordshire, about 40 miles North of London, where, according to a 1634 pedigree, the family had resided since about the early 1300's. They were sons of: GEORGE UNDERWOOD (Sr.) (1541-1597) and ALICE PAPWORTH (c.1543-after 1600; dau. of William PAPWORTH of Hitchin). George was the son of WILLIAM UNDERWOOD, Constable of Weston (c.1502-1560) and JOHANNA CLARKE (c.1515-aft.1572; dau. of John CLARKE of Stevenage, and sister of the earlier Sir Edward CLARKE of Berkshire). William was the son of: THOMAS UNDERWOOD (c.1475-1561) and ISABELLA _______. Thomas and his son William and HIS son George all had many children, including many sons with the same names from one generation to the next. Lots of these men found work in London and nearby areas, and leads to the tangle of duplicate names among 1st- and 2nd-cousins who very obviously are related to one another, but often it is difficult to say from which father and grandfather they descend. Other contemporary documents exist, but are expensive to have researched, as it must be done by a herald of the College of Arms or some wealthy and hopefully knowledgeable family member who could travel to London and Hertfordshire to do the research in person. Thomas was apparently the son of: WILLIAM UNDERWOOD, JR. (c.1445-c.1500) and ALICE ______. William Jr. was the son of: WILLIAM UNDERWOOD, SR. (c.1420-_____) and JOAN _______. William Sr. was the son of: JOHN UNDERWOOD (c.1396-_____), who was the son of: WILLIAM UNDERWOOD (Sr.) (c.1360-aft.1428), beyond which it is difficult to tell from the local land records. These manorial court records (of Weston Manor, compiled by the PRYOR family a century ago and donated to the Hertford County records office) helped with these earliest 4 generations of UNDERWOOD names and dates. The actual extended pedigrees apparently exist in the College of Arms in London, which would take this line back at least 2 more generations and maybe more. It is supposed that most of the older Underwood families in the Counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Kent, Surrey, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Dorsetshire, Devonshire, Shropshire, and so forth, are all descended from the main trunk of the family which would probably prove to be centered around Leicestershire in the 1200's and Nottinghamshire from the 1100's on back. An Underwood family in Roxburghshire on the Scottish border appears to also have origins in the early 1600's much further to the south, possibly even to our London family. The families in Weston Hertfordshire, and those in Bedfordshire and possibly Warwickshire and Buckinghamshire are believed to all be linked from the late 1200's and early 1300's onward. There is a branch in Dorchester Dorsetshire which seems to be fairly closely connected to our Hertfordshire and London family. Our London family also owned property in Shorne and Greenwich parishes in County Kent (London's S/E suburbs and connected routes to the S/E); as well as property in the South Riding portion of County York in northern England. There is also a branch in Cambridgeshire/Huntingdonshire and another in Northamptonshire which seem to be part of the Hertfordshire branch. The UNDERWOOD family in Bermuda in the Atlantic Ocean is proven to be of our London family origin, and actually may account for some of the seemingly unconnected UNDERWOODS (at least one Thomas U. for example) that show up in Virginia in the latter 1600's and early 1700's. Lastly, it is proved that during the 1640's and 1650's, our UNDERWOOD family in London purchased land in County Tipperary in Ireland, and there may have been some family members actually move there and settle. The UNDERWOODS that settled in Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania seem to mostly come from our London family. The New England branches of the family have multiple origins	UNDERWOOD, William (I594767895)
11644	William was High Sheriff in 1395.	TRACY, William (6) (I4025)
11645	William was High Sheriff in 1416.	TRACY, William (5) (I3991)
11646	William was High Sheriff in 1442-1443.	TRACY, William (4) (I3969)
11647	William was High Sheriff in 1449.	TRACY, William (3) (I3947)
11648	William was in the 1880 census with his son and grandchildren.	WOODWARD, William (I918)
11649	William was Mayor of Plymouth 1567-8, 1578-9, 1587-90, was a ship owner, the "Griffin" and renowned sea captain and his cruisers were the terror of Spain. His son William sailed with Fenton in 1582, laid the foundation of the Indian Empire, and went to Agra as Ambassador at the Court of the Great Mogul. William founded the East India Company, a vast business empire that extracted many riches from India, and included many ships.	HAWKINS, William (I11601)
11650	William was only 12 when his father died. The wardship of William and the de Braose lands were granted by Henry III to Peter des Rievaux. On his fall in 1234 these custodies were passed on to the king's brother Richard, Earl of Cornwall. When William came of age he took control of the Braose lands in Gower, Bramber and Tetbury. He confirmed the grants made by his father of the rents of cottages in Tetbury (they are still there) to the priory at Aconbury, founded in the memory of Maud de St Valery by her daughter Margaret. He was plagued throughout his life by a series of legal battles over land rights with his female relatives. See Cottages of Tetbury. William de Braose, in the 41st Henry III [1257], when Llewellyn ap Griffith menaced the marches of Wales with a great army, was commanded by the king to defend his own marches about Gower, and the next year he had a military summons to attend the king Chester. In two years afterwards, he was again in arms under Roger de Mortimer against the Welsh, and was one of the barons who became pledged for King Henry, abiding the award of Louis, King of France. He d. in 1290, leaving by Isabel de Clare, his first wife, a son, William de Braose. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, 1883, p. 72, Braose, Baron Braose, of Gower] ---------- Peter de Braose, half-brother of William, Lord Braose, of Gower. Peter's son, Thomas, was found heir to his grandmother, Mary de Ros (his grandfather, William de Braose's 2nd wife). [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage Ltd, London, England, 1883, p. 73, Braose, Barons Braose] NOTE: From the above information it is certain which William de Braose was Peter's father, for only this one William was summoned to parliament as a baron. However, in attempting to connect Mary de Ros to William, there are some pretty glaring date inconsistencies. e.g., William died in 1290, and Mary wasn't born until around 1298. It's possible the approximated year of birth for Mary is somewhat off, but surely not that far off. According to Burke, her father, William de Ros, was b. 1255, thus, she could have been born as early as perhaps 1271. Her father d. in 1316, and her grandfather died 16 June, 1285. Her 2nd husband, Thomas of Brotherton, was born 1 June, 1300. Had she been born as early as 1271, she would have been 29 years older than her 2nd husband. It's almost as if there had been two separate individuals named Mary de Ros, yet Burke says "Mary m. 1st, to William Braose, and 2ndly, to Thomas de Brotherton, Duke of Norfolk."	BRAOSE, William V De Lord Of Bramber & Gower (I12997)