HOUSE OF WEST
WEST FAMILY Thomas WEST (Sir) Born: 1251, Hempston, Cantelupe, Devon, Englans / 1276, Swallocliff, Wiltshire, England Died: 1344, Rughcombe, Wiltshire, England Father: Thomas WEST Mother: ¿? Married: Alianore (Eleanor) De CANTELUPE (dau. of John Cantelupe and Margaret De Mohun) Children: 1. Thomas WEST (Sir Knight) Thomas WEST (Sir Knight) Born: ABT 1312, Hempstead, Devonshire, England Died: 3 Sep 1386, Terrington, Devonshire, England Notes: …
ELIZABETH II, QUEEN OF ENGLAND ~ 14th cousin 2x removed, 13th cousin 1x removed
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary), is Queen of the United Kingdom and 15 other Commonwealth realms, Princess Elizabeth of York, van het Verenigd Koninkrijk (15th cousin 1x removed) 1926–2022 BIRTH 21 APRIL 1926 • Mayfair, London, England DEATH 09-08-2022 14th cousin 2x removed, 13th cousin 1x removed Elizabeth II and I are cousins and we go way back. My …
ROBERT THE BRUCE, KING OF SCOTS (1306-1329) ~ 22nd GGF
Robert the Bruce, King of Scots (22nd GGF) 1274–1329 BIRTH 11 JULY 1274 DEATH 7 JUN 1329 • (aged 54) Palace of Cardross, presently on the grounds of Dalmoak Castle in Dunbartonshire, Scotland Burial – Dunfermline Abbey (Body) – Melrose Abbey (Heart) – St Serf’s Church, Dumbarton (Embalmed Viscera) 22nd great-grandfather A couple of my dear friends are working …
MARGARET (POLE, COUNTESS OF SALISBURY ~ (1473-1541) ~ (14th GGM, 1st cousin 15x removed)
Margaret Pole, Plantagenet of York, Lady Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, (Saint Margaret) – 1473–1541 BIRTH 14 AUGUST 1473 • Farleigh Hungerford Castle, Somerset, EnglandDEATH 27 MAY 1541 • (aged 67) Tower of London, London, England (beheaded) 1st cousin 15x removed14th Great Grandmother Last night while working on my family tree, I discovered my cousin Maggie was also my 14th great-grandmother. …
CRAIGMILLAR CASTLE & SIR SIMON PRESTON, III ~ 14th GGF
Sir Simon III Preston, Baron Preston of Craigmillar, III (14th GGF)1465–1519 BIRTH 1465 • Craigmillar Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, ScotlandDEATH 1519 • Craigmillar Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland 14th great-grandfather Simon Preston of Craigmillar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to navigationJump to searchSimon Preston’s arms at Craigmillar Castle with his name- rebus of a “press” and “tun” [[File:Plaque to Simon Preston of Craigmillar, Edinburgh City center ]Chambers.jpg|thumb|300px|Plaque …
THOMAS MIX (MEEKES), MIXES & TURNERS ~ COLONIAL AMERICA ~ New Haven, CT
Thomas Mix (Meekes) (Immigrant, New Haven, CT) (9th & 10th GGF) 1624–1691 BIRTH 1624 • London, Middlesex, England DEATH 9 JUN 1691 • New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States 9th great-grandfather My grandparents in the 1600s Colonial America, New Haven, CT were publicly whipped for fornication. They were “forced” to marry. Later on, they were not good Puritans and were …
MARY I, “BLOODY MARY”, daughter of Henry VIII & Catherine of Aragon (1516–1558) ~ (1st cousin 14x removed)
Sometimes during the research of my family tree, I find that one ancestor (Queen Mary I, aka “Bloody Mary”) was responsible for another ancestor’s death (John Rogers, “the Martyr”) who Mary had burned at the stake as he was a heretic. Mary burned a lot of people as she believed heretics should die by fire. …
THE STORY OF TWO HANNAHS OF HAVERHILL
Posted 29 Oct 2015 by Steven Cooper Haverhill, Massachusetts was a dangerous place to live in the late 1600’s and early 1700’s. It was part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, inhabited by mostly Puritans, almost all of British descent. It lay 22 miles up the Merrimack River from the bay, and was considered to be the community closest …
Matilda of Flanders ~ 1301 – 1083 ~ 25th GGM
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to navigationJump to searchNot to be confused with Matilda of Flanders, Duchess of Brabant. Matilda of Flanders Nineteenth-century depiction in the Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris Queen consort of England Tenure 25 December 1066 – 2 November 1083 Coronation 11 May 1068 Born c. 1031 Died 2 November 1083 (aged c. 52) Burial l’Abbaye …