George Washington "Wash" Lilly and Naomi Virginia Meador

George Washington "Wash" Lilly was born on 11 Feb 1843 in Mercer Co., VA as the first child of Levi Madison Lilly and Rebecca Shrewsberry. He had one sibling, namely: Catherine Frances Solesbury. He died on 05 Mar 1905 in Jumping Branch, Summers Co., WV. When he was 22, He married Naomi Virginia Meador,daughter of Joseph "Bouncin Joe" Meador and Julia Lilly, about 1866. When he was 25, He married Martha Abigail Worley,daughter of George W Worley and Mary Polly Via, on 12 Mar 1868 in Mercer Co., WV.

George Washington "Wash" Lilly lived in District 42, Mercer, Virginia in 1850. He lived in My Division, Mercer, Virginia in 1860. He was counted in the census in 1870 in 136. He lived in Jumping Branch, Mercer, West Virginia in 1870. He was counted in the census in 1880 in 96. He lived in Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, United States in 1880. He was counted in the census in 1900 in 285. He lived in Jumping Branch District (South Side), Summers, West Virginia in 1900. He lived in Jumping Branch District (South Side), Summers, West Virginia in 1900.

George Washington "Wash" Lilly and Martha Abigail Worley had the following children:

1. Levi L Lilly was born in Apr 1870 in Summers Co.,West Virginia, USA. He died after 1910 in , Summers, West Virginia, USA. He married Nancy Ellen Bolen on 28 Apr 1892 in , Summers, West Virginia, USA.

2.Lewis Larkin Lilly was born about 1872 in WV. He died in 1910 in Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, USA. He married Martha Alice Meadows on 22 Sep 1895 in Summers Co., WV.
Almeda Ellen Lilly was born about 1875 in West Virginia. She died in 1880 in , Summers, West Virginia, USA.

3. Arminta Ellen Lilly was born on 16 Aug 1876 in Raleigh Co., WV. She died on 22 May 1964 in Raleigh Co., WV. She married William Thomas Meadows on 23 Aug 1906 in Raleigh County, WV.

4.Logan Luther Lilly was born on 14 Jan 1878 in Summers Co., WV. He died after 1942 in Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, USA. He married Docia Estaline Lilly on 02 Apr 1897 in , , West Virginia, USA.

5.Lorenzo Lynn Lilly was born on 07 Apr 1882 in Summers Co., WV. He died on 06 Apr 1952 in , , West Virginia, USA.

6.Ocie Etta Lilly was born on 01 Jul 1884 in Raleigh Co., WV. She died on 16 Oct 1963 in Summers Co., WV. She married Lewis Calloway Meadows in 1900.

7.Vevie Ann Lilly was born on 20 Mar 1886 in Summers Co., WV. She died on 15 Jan 1976.
Elcy C Lilly was born on 21 Dec 1888 in , , West Virginia, USA. She died on 12 Oct 1963 in , Summers, West Virginia, USA.

8.Evaline Lilly was born in Dec 1890 in West Virginia. She died on 14 Sep 1967 in , Summers, West Virginia, USA. She married Josiah Farley in 1909 in , Summers, West Virginia, USA.

George Washington "Wash" Lilly and Naomi Virginia Meador had the following children:

1.Mahalia.
2.Alice.
3.Myrtle.
4.Mary Ann Lilly was born on 10 May 1866 in Mercer, West Virginia, USA. She died after 1912. She married James W Jim Lilly in 1900. She married Griffith AlexanderAlec Garten on 26 Jul 1883 in , Summers, West Virginia, USA.

5.George Washington Lilly was born on 25 Nov 1867 in Summers Co., WV. He died on 07 Nov 1956 in Hungtington, Cabell Co. WV. He married Nancy Jane Hayton on 04 May 1905 in Big Sandy, WV.

Ancestry Family Trees (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network.  Original data:  Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, Database online. Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432,), Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 42, Mercer, Virginia; Roll: M432_960; Page: 167; Image: 331.. Birth date:  abt 1843
Birth place:  Virginia
Residence date:  1850
Residence place:  District 42, Mercer, Virginia. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=15313265&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt. Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1), Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, Year: 1860; Census Place: My Division, Mercer, Virginia; Roll: M653_1362; Page: 463; Image: 475.. Birth date:  abt 1844
Birth place:  Virginia
Residence date:  1860
Residence place:  My Division, Mercer, Virginia. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=34341499&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt. Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003.Original data - 1870. United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota. Minnes), Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, Year: 1870; Census Place: , , ; Roll: M593. Birth date:  abt 1843
Birth place:  Virginia
Residence date:  1870
Residence place:  Jumping Branch, Mercer, West Virginia. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=11183548&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints  © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.  All use is subject to the limite), Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, Year: 1880; Census Place: Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia; Roll: T9_1413; Family History Film: 1255413; Page: 190.1000; Enumeration District: 136; Image: .. Birth date:  abt 1843
Birth place:  Virginia
Residence date:  1880
Residence place:  Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, United States. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=14995288&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623,), Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, Year: 1900; Census Place: Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia; Roll:  ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .. Birth date:  Dec 1886
Birth place:  West Virginia
Residence date:  1900
Residence place:  Jumping Branch District (South Side), Summers, West Virginia. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=73377950&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt. Mercer County Marriage Records (Book 1  page 15  line 48) , *George W Lilly, age 25 years, 1 month  & 7 day,  single, born in Mercer County, VA son of Levi Lilly and Rebecca Shrewsbury, was married 12 March 1868 to Martha Abigail Worley, age 18, single, born Franklin County, VA, daughter of George W Worley and Mary (Polly) Via.  ). Mercer County Marriage Records (Book 1  page 15  line 48) , *George W Lilly, age 25 years, 1 month  & 7 day,  single, born in Mercer County, VA son of Levi Lilly and Rebecca Shrewsbury, was married 12 March 1868 to Martha Abigail Worley, age 18, single, born Franklin County, VA, daughter of George W Worley and Mary (Polly) Via.  ).

NOTES:
  X-Message: #10 Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 13:23:18 -0500 From: Doris Slaughter To: WVMERCER-L@@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <990814131849359400 mail.hcis.net=""> Subject: Re: [WVMERCER] George W Lilly Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"     Hi all. Note below* in the Mercer County Marriage Records (Book 1  page 15  line 48) George W Lilly  is listed as single when he married Martha A Worley (note her name).  Also, note Martha's parents names. I found George, Martha A and son Levi  L Lilly (age 1 month) on the  Mercer County 1870 census, but didn't find them on the 1880 census.  George  and his father Levi Lilly were in the household of Thomas Lilly on the 1850 census. So this is about 18 years unaccounted for George.  Has any one found where George was on the 1860 or 1880 census? But Naomi is living with her parents on 1870 census. Have I missed something? When and where did Naomi and George get together? Or is this just one more case, which seem to be the costume at this time, where a  man keeps two (or more)  families at the same time.  Doris     *George W Lilly, age 25 years, 1 month  & 7 day,  single, born in Mercer County, VA son of Levi Lilly and Rebecca Shrewsbury, was married 12 March 1868 to Martha Abigail Worley, age 18, single, born Franklin County, VA, daughter of George W Worley and Mary (Polly) Via.  )         -Message: #2 Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 20:08:08 EDT From: SandraG627@@aol.com To: WVMERCER-L@@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <7031fa86 .24e75ee8="" aol.com=""> Subject: Re: [WVMERCER] George W Lilly Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit     In a message dated 8/14/99 2:22:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time,  dslaughter@@hcis.net writes:     >  George  and his father Levi Lilly >  were in the household of Thomas Lilly on the 1850 census.     I looked for them in the 1850 but no Thomas Lilly listed, what county?     ______________________________ From: Doris Slaughter > To: WVMERCER-L@@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [WVMERCER] George W Lilly > Date: Saturday, August 14, 1999 2:23 PM >  > Hi all. > Note below* in the Mercer County Marriage Records (Book 1  page 15  line > 48) George W Lilly  is listed as single when he married Martha A Worley > (note her name).  Also, note Martha's parents names. I found George, Martha > A and son Levi  L Lilly (age 1 month) on the  Mercer County 1870 census, > but didn't find them on the 1880 census.  George  and his father Levi Lilly > were in the household of Thomas Lilly on the 1850 census. So this is about > 18 years unaccounted for George.  Has any one found where George was on the > 1860 or 1880 census? But Naomi is living with her parents on 1870 census. > Have I missed something? When and where did Naomi and George get together? > Or is this just one more case, which seem to be the costume at this time, > where a  man keeps two (or more)  families at the same time.  Doris > X-Message: #4 Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 22:20:30 -0500 From: Doris Slaughter To: WVMERCER-L@@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <990814221339834800 mail.hcis.net=""> Subject: Re: [WVMERCER] George W Lilly Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"     On 1850 Mercer County  Census #258 in Thomas Lilly Sr Household  is George W Lilly age 7 and his father Levi Lilly age 27. Also, on 1850 Mercer County  Census #268 in  Josiah Lilly Household is Rebecca Solesberry age 28 and her daughter Catharine F Solesberry age  4.         November of 1999, I made a little progress in proving Naomi was married to George W. Lilly.  In the Archives in Charleston, WV there are 2 books, Descendants of Josiah Meador II and Juda Lilly by Kenneth L. Moody and Edna I. Moody, on page 015 of this one it says Naomi married ______Lilly and had 1. Mahlia 2. Alice 3. Myrtle Forgot name of author of second book but it's title was Descendants of Josiah Meador I and it says same thing.     IGI Record      Naomi (or Nora) MEADOR    Sex:  F        Marriage(s):  Spouse:  LILLY   Marriage:  Abt. 1866   Of, Mercer, West Virginia   Source Information:  Film Number: 1761049    Page Number:    Reference Number:              View selected records   Gender: F Marriage: Abt. 1866 Of, Mercer, West Virginia   \ [LillyGreyBowe.ftw]     Mercer County Marriage Records Book 1 page 15 line 48 George W Lilly, age 25 years, 1 month and 7 day, single, born in Mercer County, VA son of Levi Lilly and Rebecca Shrewsbeury, was married 12 March 1868 to Martha Abigail Worley, age 18, single, born Franklin County, VA, daughter of George W. Worley and Mary (Polly) Via     1850 Mercer County census #258  Lilly Thomas Sr.   household Levi Lilly age 27 George W age 7     1850 Mercer County census #268  Lilly, Josiah household Rebecca Solesbury age 28  Catherine F Solesbury age 4     March 29 1850 Levi remarried to Louise Caroline Ellison.     1860 mercer census #947 Meador Joseph 36 Nancy Lilly 25 STEP MOTHER Naomi 15 William M 13 Creed T 11 Lorenzo D 9 Sarah 7 Malinda 6 Julia 2 Joseph 1/12     1870 Mercer County Census Lilly, George W 27 Martha A 24 Levi L age 1 month      1870 Mercer County census#141 Meador, Lidda 27    naomis  first cousin by mothers brother john pence lilly  Naomi 24  #142 lilly, william m   naomis brother  #140 lilly, joab #139 lilly, john t  lidias brother #138 lilly , nancy  lidias mother      SUMMERS COUNTY MARRIAGES 15 OCT 1872  THOMAS T(C)MEADOWS 21 SINGLE, FARMER, BORN MERCER S/O SYLVESTER AND MARY MEADOWS AND NAOMI MEADOR 26, SINGLE,  BORN MERCER D/O JOSEPH AND JULIA MEADOR     igi RECORD  NAOMI(OR NORA) MEADOR SEX F MARRIAGES SPOUSE: LILLY MARRIAGE ABOUT 1866 OF MERCER WEST VIRGINIA SOURCE INFORMATION  FILM NUMBER 1761049 PAGE NUMBER REFERENCE NUMBER VIEW SELECTED RECORDS GENDER F MARRIAGE ABOUT 1866 OF MERCER WEST VIRGINIA     IGI RECORD  NAOMI MEADOR BORN 1845 JUMPING BRANCH MERCER VA PARENTS JOSEPH AND JULIA MEADOR     IGI RECORD NAOMI MEADOR MARRIED 10-15-1872 SUMMERS, WV THOMAS T. MEADOR BATCH# 8429907 SHEET 29     descendants of josiah meador II AND JUDA LILLY BY KENNETH L MOODY AND EDNA I MOODY  PG 015 NAOMI MARRIED _______LILLY AND HAD 1. MAHALIA 2. ALICE 3. MYRTLE     Estimated Timeline 1850 George Washington Sr's father Levi and his mother Rebecca are divorced and Levi remarries. 1860 Naomi is 15 and in census with father and stepmothers household. 1863-64 when she was about 18 Naomi married George W. this is estimated due to the fact that she had 3 daughters before Mary Ann was born in 1866. 1866 Naomi gives birth to Mary Ann 1867 Naomi gives birth to George W Jr. 1868 George marries Martha A Worley 1870 Naomi is living with her cousin Lydia maybe the kids are with her parents. 1870 George and Martha are in census with one month old Levi. 1872 Naomi remarries to Thomas C(Charlie) Meadows.     Based on this I think Naomi and George Sr must have separated between February 1866 and March of 1868. February would have been nine months before George Jr. was born. and March was when George Sr remarried.      Found George and Martha in 1880 census Jumping Branch, Summers Co., WV George W Lilly37 Martha A30 Levi L10 Lewis L8 Almeda E(not sure of spelling)6 Arminta or Amanda E5 Logan L2 Lorenzo L3/12 Mary E Roe17 Francis Phillips19 James Lilly15
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 Hi all.
 Note below* in the Mercer County Marriage Records (Book 1  page 15  line
 48) George W Lilly  is listed as single when he married Martha A Worley
 (note her name).  Also, note Martha's parents names. I found George, Martha
 A and son Levi  L Lilly (age 1 month) on the  Mercer County 1870 census,
 but didn't find them on the 1880 census.  George  and his father Levi Lilly
 were in the household of Thomas Lilly on the 1850 census. So this is about
 18 years unaccounted for George.  Has any one found where George was on the
 1860 or 1880 census? But Naomi is living with her parents on 1870 census.
 Have I missed something? When and where did Naomi and George get together?
 Or is this just one more case, which seem to be the costume at this time,
 where a  man keeps two (or more)  families at the same time.  Doris

 *George W Lilly, age 25 years, 1 month  & 7 day,  single, born in Mercer
 County, VA son of Levi Lilly and Rebecca Shrewsbury, was married 12 March
 1868 to Martha Abigail Worley, age 18, single, born Franklin County, VA,
 daughter of George W Worley and Mary (Polly) Via.
 )


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 In a message dated 8/14/99 2:22:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
 dslaughter@@hcis.net writes:

 >  George  and his father Levi Lilly
 >  were in the household of Thomas Lilly on the 1850 census.

 I looked for them in the 1850 but no Thomas Lilly listed, what county?

 ______________________________ From: Doris Slaughter
 > To: WVMERCER-L@@rootsweb.com
 > Subject: Re: [WVMERCER] George W Lilly
 > Date: Saturday, August 14, 1999 2:23 PM
 >
 > Hi all.
 > Note below* in the Mercer County Marriage Records (Book 1  page 15  line
 > 48) George W Lilly  is listed as single when he married Martha A Worley
 > (note her name).  Also, note Martha's parents names. I found George,
 Martha
 > A and son Levi  L Lilly (age 1 month) on the  Mercer County 1870 census,
 > but didn't find them on the 1880 census.  George  and his father Levi
 Lilly
 > were in the household of Thomas Lilly on the 1850 census. So this is
 about
 > 18 years unaccounted for George.  Has any one found where George was on
 the
 > 1860 or 1880 census? But Naomi is living with her parents on 1870 census.
 > Have I missed something? When and where did Naomi and George get
 together?
 > Or is this just one more case, which seem to be the costume at this time,
 > where a  man keeps two (or more)  families at the same time.  Doris
 > X-Message: #4
 Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 22:20:30 -0500
 From: Doris Slaughter
 To: WVMERCER-L@@rootsweb.com
 Message-Id: <990814221339834800 mail.hcis.net="">
 Subject: Re: [WVMERCER] George W Lilly
 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

 On 1850 Mercer County  Census #258 in Thomas Lilly Sr Household  is George
 W Lilly age 7 and his father Levi Lilly age 27.
 Also, on 1850 Mercer County  Census #268 in  Josiah Lilly Household is
 Rebecca Solesberry age 28 and her daughter Catharine F Solesberry age  4.


 November of 1999, I made a little progress in proving Naomi was married to George W. Lilly.  In the Archives in Charleston, WV there are 2 books, Descendants of Josiah Meador II and Juda Lilly by Kenneth L. Moody and Edna I. Moody, on page 015 of this one it says Naomi married ______Lilly and had 1. Mahlia 2. Alice 3. Myrtle
 Forgot name of author of second book but it's title was Descendants of Josiah Meador I and it says same thing.

 IGI Record

 Naomi (or Nora) MEADOR
 Sex:  F

 Marriage(s):
 Spouse:  LILLY
 Marriage:  Abt. 1866
 Of, Mercer, West Virginia
 Source Information:
 Film Number: 1761049
 Page Number:
 Reference Number:


 View selected records
 Gender: F Marriage: Abt. 1866 Of, Mercer, West Virginia
 \
 [LillyGreyBowe.ftw]

 Mercer County Marriage Records Book 1 page 15 line 48
 George W Lilly, age 25 years, 1 month and 7 day, single, born in Mercer County, VA son of Levi Lilly and Rebecca Shrewsbeury, was married 12 March 1868 to Martha Abigail Worley, age 18, single, born Franklin County, VA, daughter of George W. Worley and Mary (Polly) Via

 1850 Mercer County census #258
 Lilly Thomas Sr.   household
 Levi Lilly age 27
 George W age 7

 1850 Mercer County census #268
 Lilly, Josiah household
 Rebecca Solesbury age 28
 Catherine F Solesbury age 4

 March 29 1850 Levi remarried to Louise Caroline Ellison.

 1860 mercer census #947
 Meador Joseph 36
 Nancy Lilly 25 STEP MOTHER
 Naomi 15
 William M 13
 Creed T 11
 Lorenzo D 9
 Sarah 7
 Malinda 6
 Julia 2
 Joseph 1/12

 1870 Mercer County Census
 Lilly, George W 27
 Martha A 24
 Levi L age 1 month

 1870 Mercer County census#141
 Meador, Lidda 27    naomis  first cousin by mothers brother john pence lilly
 Naomi 24
 #142 lilly, william m   naomis brother
 #140 lilly, joab
 #139 lilly, john t  lidias brother
 #138 lilly , nancy  lidias mother

 SUMMERS COUNTY MARRIAGES
 15 OCT 1872
 THOMAS T(C)MEADOWS 21 SINGLE, FARMER, BORN MERCER S/O SYLVESTER AND MARY MEADOWS AND NAOMI MEADOR 26, SINGLE,  BORN MERCER D/O JOSEPH AND JULIA MEADOR

 igi RECORD
 NAOMI(OR NORA) MEADOR
 SEX F
 MARRIAGES
 SPOUSE: LILLY
 MARRIAGE ABOUT 1866
 OF MERCER WEST VIRGINIA
 SOURCE INFORMATION
 FILM NUMBER 1761049
 PAGE NUMBER
 REFERENCE NUMBER
 VIEW SELECTED RECORDS
 GENDER F MARRIAGE ABOUT 1866 OF MERCER WEST VIRGINIA

 IGI RECORD
 NAOMI MEADOR
 BORN 1845 JUMPING BRANCH MERCER VA
 PARENTS JOSEPH AND JULIA MEADOR

 IGI RECORD
 NAOMI MEADOR
 MARRIED 10-15-1872 SUMMERS, WV
 THOMAS T. MEADOR
 BATCH# 8429907
 SHEET 29

 descendants of josiah meador II AND JUDA LILLY BY KENNETH L MOODY AND EDNA I MOODY
 PG 015 NAOMI MARRIED _______LILLY AND HAD 1. MAHALIA 2. ALICE 3. MYRTLE

 Estimated Timeline
 1850 George Washington Sr's father Levi and his mother Rebecca are divorced and Levi remarries.
 1860 Naomi is 15 and in census with father and stepmothers household.
 1863-64 when she was about 18 Naomi married George W. this is estimated due to the fact that she had 3 daughters before Mary Ann was born in 1866.
 1866 Naomi gives birth to Mary Ann
 1867 Naomi gives birth to George W Jr.
 1868 George marries Martha A Worley
 1870 Naomi is living with her cousin Lydia maybe the kids are with her parents.
 1870 George and Martha are in census with one month old Levi.
 1872 Naomi remarries to Thomas C(Charlie) Meadows.

 Based on this I think Naomi and George Sr must have separated between February 1866 and March of 1868. February would have been nine months before George Jr. was born. and March was when George Sr remarried.

 Found George and Martha in 1880 census Jumping Branch, Summers Co., WV
 George W Lilly37
 Martha A30
 Levi L10
 Lewis L8
 Almeda E(not sure of spelling)6
 Arminta or Amanda E5
 Logan L2
 Lorenzo L3/12
 Mary E Roe17
 Francis Phillips19
 James Lilly15

George is listed as a server at age 16 in the 1860 Mercer County census. He is in the household of a William and Frances Lilly. This William was born in 1813. So, I did some research and there was a Dr. William Lilly married to Frances Pack of that age. A doctor would have been well off enough to hire servants.


NOTES FOR NAOMI VIRGINIA MEADOR:
[Lilly2.FTW]     IGI RECORD Naomi Meador Born 1845 Jumping Branch, Mercer, VA Parents Joseph and Julia Meador     IGI RECORD  Naomi Meador married 10-15-1872 Summers,WV Thomas T. Meador Batch # 8429907 Sheet 29     X-Message: #1 Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 19:03:18 EDT From: SandraG627@@aol.com To: WVMERCER-L@@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: [WVMERCER] Re: Naoma Meador, and Tom 1872 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit     In a message dated 8/14/99 11:58:27 AM Eastern Daylight Time, NANNIE2011  writes: > >   I found this is Summers County Marriages by Pauline Haga >  Summers County Marriages >  15 Oct 1872 >  Thomas T? (C)  Meadows 21 born Mercer s/o Sylvester and Mary Meadows and  > Naomi Meador 26 born Mercer d/o Joseph and Julia Meador     They are in the 1850 Mercer Descendants of Mary Way     1   Mary Way    b: 1828                  .       +Sylvester Meador   b: 1820 in Giles Co., VA                Father:  Thomas MEADOR   Mother: Lydia PAYNE ....    2   William A Meador    b: 1849 in Mercer Co., VA                    ....    2   Thomas T Meador b: 1851 in Mercer Co., VA                    ........        +Naoma Nora Meador  b: April 1844 in Mercer Co October 1872 in Summers Co., WV d: 1927     Father: Joseph Bebe MEADOR   Mother: Julia LILLY         _Charles Thomas Meador and Naomi Meador,  Date:8/18/1999 6:05:47 AM Eastern Daylight Time From:SandraG627 To:Suttafran, ALLEY34417, Mommybare CC:WVMERCER-L@@rootsweb.com     Thanks Lainie,  see my chart below, Naomi was 15 in 1860 Sandy in Fla In a message dated 8/17/99 8:16:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time,  > >  Source:  Robert Churchill, E-mail address: ,   > January,  1999. >  >  SUMMERS COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA - Selected Marriages 1872 & 1873 >  >  ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/summers/vitals/marriage/marr7273. > txt  5.  October 15th 1872 in Summers Co.  Charles T. Meador age 21 of Mercer  > Co W.V.,single, Farmer, son of Sylvester & Mary F. Meador  married Naomi  > Meador  age 26 of Mercer Co. W.V.,.single, daughter of Joseph & Julia Meador.       >   > James W. Lilly  performed ceremony >   In 1860 Naomi was in the home of her parents Joseph and step-mom Nancy(Lilly) Meador.     ------------------- X-Message: #1 Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 09:29:43 EDT From: NANNIE2011@@aol.com To: WVMERCER-L@@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: [WVMERCER] found Naoma Nora Meador in 1870 Mercer Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit     1870 Mercer Jumping Branch District # 141 Lidda Lilly 27 Naoma Meador 24 No children listed      Note: In 1870, Naoma was living with Lydia Lilly d/o John Pence Lilly a Nancy Payne Meador. Lydia's widowed mother was living a few farms away.  Naoma's brother, William M Meador was living on adjoining farm.  Here are some of her folks living near her. Hope this helps you. 1870 Mercer # 138 Nancy Lilly #139 John T Lilly #140 Joab Meador #141 Lidda Lilly #142 William M Meador     ______________________________ Subj:Naomi Meador and Lydia Lilly Date:8/31/1999 12:11:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time From:Mommybare To:WVMERCER-L@@rootsweb.com     In a message dated 8/30/1999 9:53:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time, WVMERCER-D-request@@rootsweb.com writes:     > Note: In 1870, Naoma was living with Lydia Lilly d/o John Pence Lilly and I think I figured out why Naomi was there during the census.  You said that next door was her brother William M. Meador.  William's wife Susana Ann Lilly was the sister of Lydia Lilly.  They all were about the same age, and she was probably actually staying with her brother William.  It would have probably been fun for the 5 of them including Lydia's husband to hang out together.  I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't give Naomi a chance out of sight of her parents to see a boyfriend either.  Also Lydia and Susana Ann Lilly were 1st cousins to Naomi's mother Julia. (their father's John Pence and Robert were brothers)  So their parents would have considered them to be appropriate to pal around with. Whatcha think?[LillyGreyBowe.ftw]     1880 Summers Co., census Charles L Meadows 27 farm laborer Oma E 37 wife keeping house May E(should me Mary) 13 George D (should be W) 8 Sarah A (Alice) 6 Green W. 4 Manerva(Minerva) 2 Larcher(Luther) 11/12 July 1879
 [Lilly2.FTW]

 IGI RECORD
 Naomi Meador
 Born 1845 Jumping Branch, Mercer, VA
 Parents Joseph and Julia Meador

 IGI RECORD
 Naomi Meador
 married 10-15-1872 Summers,WV
 Thomas T. Meador
 Batch # 8429907
 Sheet 29

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 In a message dated 8/14/99 11:58:27 AM Eastern Daylight Time, NANNIE2011
 writes:
 > >   I found this is Summers County Marriages by Pauline Haga
 >  Summers County Marriages
 >  15 Oct 1872
 >  Thomas T? (C)  Meadows 21 born Mercer s/o Sylvester and Mary Meadows and
 > Naomi Meador 26 born Mercer d/o Joseph and Julia Meador

 They are in the 1850 Mercer
 Descendants of Mary Way

 1   Mary Way    b: 1828
 .       +Sylvester Meador   b: 1820 in Giles Co., VA                Father:
 Thomas MEADOR   Mother: Lydia PAYNE
 ....    2   William A Meador    b: 1849 in Mercer Co., VA
 ....    2   Thomas T Meador b: 1851 in Mercer Co., VA
 ........        +Naoma Nora Meador  b: April 1844 in Mercer Co
 October 1872 in Summers Co., WV d: 1927     Father: Joseph Bebe MEADOR
 Mother: Julia LILLY


 _Charles Thomas Meador and Naomi Meador,
 Date:8/18/1999 6:05:47 AM Eastern Daylight Time
 From:SandraG627
 To:Suttafran, ALLEY34417, Mommybare
 CC:WVMERCER-L@@rootsweb.com

 Thanks Lainie,  see my chart below, Naomi was 15 in 1860
 Sandy in Fla
 In a message dated 8/17/99 8:16:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
 > >  Source:  Robert Churchill, E-mail address: ,
 > January,  1999.
 >  >  SUMMERS COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA - Selected Marriages 1872 & 1873
 >  >  ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/summers/vitals/marriage/marr7273.
 > txt  5.  October 15th 1872 in Summers Co.  Charles T. Meador age 21 of Mercer
 > Co W.V.,single, Farmer, son of Sylvester & Mary F. Meador  married Naomi
 > Meador  age 26 of Mercer Co. W.V.,.single, daughter of Joseph & Julia Meador.
 >   > James W. Lilly  performed ceremony
 >
 In 1860 Naomi was in the home of her parents Joseph and step-mom Nancy(Lilly) Meador.

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 1870 Mercer
 Jumping Branch District # 141
 Lidda Lilly 27
 Naoma Meador 24
 No children listed

 Note: In 1870, Naoma was living with Lydia Lilly d/o John Pence Lilly a
 Nancy Payne Meador. Lydia's widowed mother was living a few farms away.
 Naoma's brother, William M Meador was living on adjoining farm.
 Here are some of her folks living near her. Hope this helps you.
 1870 Mercer
 # 138 Nancy Lilly
 #139 John T Lilly
 #140 Joab Meador
 #141 Lidda Lilly
 #142 William M Meador

 ______________________________
 Subj:Naomi Meador and Lydia Lilly
 Date:8/31/1999 12:11:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time
 From:Mommybare
 To:WVMERCER-L@@rootsweb.com

 In a message dated 8/30/1999 9:53:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time, WVMERCER-D-request@@rootsweb.com writes:

 > Note: In 1870, Naoma was living with Lydia Lilly d/o John Pence Lilly and
 I think I figured out why Naomi was there during the census.  You said that next door was her brother William M. Meador.  William's wife Susana Ann Lilly was the sister of Lydia Lilly.  They all were about the same age, and she was probably actually staying with her brother William.  It would have probably been fun for the 5 of them including Lydia's husband to hang out together.  I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't give Naomi a chance out of sight of her parents to see a boyfriend either.  Also Lydia and Susana Ann Lilly were 1st cousins to Naomi's mother Julia. (their father's John Pence and Robert were brothers)  So their parents would have considered them to be appropriate to pal around with.
 Whatcha think?[LillyGreyBowe.ftw]

 1880 Summers Co., census
 Charles L Meadows 27 farm laborer
 Oma E 37 wife keeping house
 May E(should me Mary) 13
 George D (should be W) 8
 Sarah A (Alice) 6
 Green W. 4
 Manerva(Minerva) 2
 Larcher(Luther) 11/12 July 1879

Naomi Virginia Meador was born between Apr 1844–1845 in Jumping Branch, Mercer Co.,Wv as the sixth child of Joseph "Bouncin Joe" Meador and Julia Lilly. She had six siblings, namely: William M Sunny, Sarah F, Lorenzo Dow, Creed T, Josiah P, and Malinda. She died in 1927 in Summers Co., WV. When she was 21, She married George Washington "Wash" Lilly,son of Levi Madison Lilly and Rebecca Shrewsberry, about 1866. When she was 28, She married Charlie Thomas Meadows on 15 Oct 1872 in Summers Co., WV.

Naomi Virginia Meador lived in District 42, Mercer, Virginia in 1850. She lived in My Division, Mercer, Virginia in 1860. She lived in Jumping Branch, Mercer, West Virginia in 1870. She lived in Forest Hill, Summers, West Virginia, United States in 1880.

George Washington "Wash" Lilly and Naomi Virginia Meador had the following children:

Mahalia.

Alice.

Myrtle.

Mary Ann Lilly was born on 10 May 1866 in Mercer, West Virginia, USA. She died after 1912. She married James W Jim Lilly in 1900. She married Griffith AlexanderAlec Garten on 26 Jul 1883 in , Summers, West Virginia, USA.

George Washington Lilly was born on 25 Nov 1867 in Summers Co., WV. He died on 07 Nov 1956 in Hungtington, Cabell Co. WV. He married Nancy Jane Hayton on 04 May 1905 in Big Sandy, WV.

Charlie Thomas Meadows and Naomi Virginia Meador had the following children:

1. Sarah Alice Meadows was born in 1874 in Summers Co., WV. She died in 1880 in , Summers, West Virginia, USA. She married Christopher Columbus Lilly.

2.Green W. Meadows was born about 1876 in Summers Co., WV. He died after 1920 in , Summers, West Virginia, USA. He married Virginia Duke on 30 Nov 1898.

3.Minerva Meadows was born about 1878 in Summers Co., WV. She died on 31 Oct 1955 in Beaver, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA. She married Ballard W Lilly on 28 Jun 1895 in , Summers, West Virginia, USA. She married James William Bowling after 1910.

4.Luther Meadows was born in Jul 1879 in Summers Co., WV. He died in 1920 in , Raleigh, West Virginia, USA.

Census Sunday

I am going to try to follow along with the daily blog prompts from Geneabloggers.com blogging prompts. But I don't want to get off track with my goal of posting biographical details on all of my lines from William Marshal.  So, since George Washington Lilly and Nancy Jane Hayton are first on that next line, I will post some census' for them.

Lilly, George     Head 51 laborer timber industry
Nannie wife 28
Tempie daughter 14
Bonanza daughter 13
Omer son 12
Loranza daughter  (error) 9
Andy son 6      ( I believe this is their son Audy Green)
Naomi daughter 2 1/2
Ireland son 3/12
Brown's Creek District of McDowell County, WV 1920

George moved around to find work a lot. Notice that his oldest daughter is named after Tempie, AZ and the second eldest is named after Bonanza, AK. Both were places he was working when they were born.  Loranza was their son Loranzo Ballard Lilly.

It is also remarkable that there is such an age difference between Nancy Jane Hayton and George W. Lilly.

Lilly, George head 61 farming
Nannie wife 40
Omar son 21
L.B. son         19
Albert son 17
Audia(Audy) son 14
(illegible(Naomi )dau 12
Arlan (Ireland)son 10
Elizabeth           dau 9
P.J. (Paul) son         7
Martha             dau 5
Carl                    son 2

Sandy River District, McDowell County, WV, 1930

My lines of descent from William Marshal

As of today, I have finished posting all I know biographically, about 3 of my 5 lines of descent from William Marshal. If you also descend from him, look for his name in the cloud to the right. This has been a monumental task, and I still have two lines to go, provided I don't get off on another tangent.

Speaking of which, I found this tree in the book listed below. While I don't think Malcolm III descended from Jesus, it is interesting to note that President Eisenhower had a common ancestor with us. Sarah Boone, who married Jacob Stover.

The Jesus Presidents: Holy Grail Holy Presidents Holy Nation - Page 95
L. E. Cooper - 2004
APPENDIX d cont. Descent of Eisenhower, Dwight 1953-61 Jesus to President Eisenhower via Malcolm III Bohun/Boone Eisenhower Family
See Appendix C Jesus to Malcolm Canmore III King of Scotland Malcolm III Bohun/Boone to Stover to Eisenhower

1 Malcolm III King of Scotland b. 1031 d. 13 Nov 1093
+Saint Margaret Atheling Princess of England b. 1045 d. 16 Nov 1093
2 David I "The Saint" King of Scotland b. Abt 1084 d. 24 May 1153
+Maud (Mathilda) of Huntingdon b. Abt 1072 d. 23 Apr 1131
3 Henry Canmore Earl of Huntingdon b. 1114 d. 12 Jun 1152
+Gundred(Adelaide) De Warenne b. 1117 d. 1178
4 Margaret De Huntingdon b. 1154 d. 1201
+Humphrey De Bohun d. 1182
5 Henry(The Surety) De Bohun b. 1176 d. 1 Jun 1220
+Maud FitzGeoffrey De Mandeville b. Abt 1185 d. 27 Aug 1236
6 Humphrey De Bohun b. Abt 1208 d. 24 Sep 1275
+Maud De Lusignand b. 1208 d. 24 Aug 1241
7Humphrey De Bohun b. 1220 d. 27 Oct 1265
+Eleanor De Braose b. Abt 1224 d. 27 Aug 1267
8Humphrey De Bohun b. Abt 1249 d. 31 Dec 1298
+Maud De Fiennes b. Abt 1254 d. 26 Nov 1298
9 Humphrey De Bohun b. 1276 d. 16 Mar 1321-22
+Elizabeth Princess of England b. 5 Aug 1282 d. 5 May 1316
6 Ralph De Bohun
+Saveric FitzGeoffrey b. Abt 1200
7 Francis De Bohun b. 1219 d. 14 Sep 1273
+Sibyl De Ferrers
8 John De Bohun b. 1247 d. 28 Sep 1284
9 James De Bohun b. 3 Feb 1279-80 d. May 1304
+Joan De Braose b. Abt 1280 d. 6 Jun 1324
10 John De Bohun b.14 Nov 1301 d. 5 Dec 1367
+Isabella Tregoz b. Abt. 1303 d. Bef Nov 1342
11John De Bohun b. 6 Jan 1361-62 d. 25 Jan 1431-32
+Anne Halsham d. 1448
12 John Bohun b. Abt. 1420
+Avelina De Ros b. Abt. 1424
13 Geoffrey Bohun b. 1450 d. 7 May 1472
+Petronilla De Arderne b. Abt. 1450
14 Geoffrey Bohun b. 1471 d. 1530
+Anne Magerly
15 Gregory Boon b. 1517 d. 1589
+Constance Comyn
16 George Boon b. 1561 d. 1618
+Ann Fallace b. 1597
17 George Boone b. 1610 d. 1676
+Catherine Morgan b. 1625
18 George II Boone b. 17 Nov 1639 d. 1706
+Sarah Uppey b. 1646 d. Abt 1726
19 George III Boone b. 19 Mar 1665/6  d. 27 Feb 1743/4
+Mary Milton Maugridge b. 1668-1669 d. 2 Feb 1739-40
20 Sarah Boone b. 18 Feb 1691-92 d. 20 Nov 1743
+Jacob Stover b. 1685 d. 17 Mar 1740-41
21 Abraham Stover b. 1720 d. Aft 1787
+Sarah
22Daniel Stover b. 1750 d. 1822
23 Daniel Stover 23 May 1780 d. 18 Jan 1862
+Mary Hannah b. 3 Jan 1781 d. 23 Mar 1852
24 Simon P. Stover b. 28 Sep 1822 d. 11 Dec 1873
+Ida Elizabeth Link b. 19 Nov 1822 d. 28 Mar 1867
25 Ida Elizabeth Stover b. 1 May 1862 d. 11 Sep 1946
+David Jacob Eisenhower b. 2 Sep 1863 d. 14 Mar 1942
26 Dwight David Eisenhower--"Ike" 34th President of the USA b. 14 Oct 1890 d. 28 Mar 1969
+Mamie Geneva Doud b. 14 Nov 1896 d. 1 Nov 1979

Gilbert De Clare and Isobel Marshal

Gilbert De Clare was born in 1182 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England as the third child of Richard De Clare and Amice FitzRobert. He had three siblings, namely: Richard Roger, Matilda, and Matilda Maud. He died on 25 Oct 1230 in Penrose, Brittany, France. When he was 35, He married Isobel Marshall,daughter of William Marshal and Isabel De Clare, on 09 Oct 1217.

Gilbert De Clare was known by the title of 5th Earl of Hertford.

Gilbert De Clare and Isobel Marshall had the following children:

1. Gilbert De Clare was born about 1218.

2. Isabel De Clare was born on 08 Nov 1226. She died in 1254. She married Robert De Bruce on 12 May 1240.

3. Agnes De Clare was born about 1224. She died about 1226.

4. Richard De Clare was born on 04 Aug 1222 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England. He died on 15 Jul 1262 in Ashenfield Manor, Waltham, Kent, England. He married Margaret Burgh in 1237. He married Maud De Lacy on 26 Jan 1237/38 in Lincolnshire, England.

5.William De Clare was born about 1220.

6. Amicia De Clare was born about 1220. She died in 1284.

Foundation For Medieval Genealogy.   Gilbert de Clare, the son of Richard of Clare, was born in 1180. He married Isabel, the daughter of the Earl of Pembroke.      In 1200, King John became involved in a long-drawn out war with France. This war was expensive and John was forced to introduce new taxes to pay for his army. This created a great deal of resentment in England, and John's position was not helped when, in 1205, the king's army lost control of Normandy, Brittany, Anjou and Maine.     In 1215, King John made another desperate attempt to gain control of his lost territory in France. Once again he was defeated and was forced to pay £40,000 to obtain a truce. When John tried to obtain this money by imposing yet another tax, the barons rebelled.      Gilbert de Clare was one of the leaders of the rebellion. Few barons remained loyal, and in most areas of the country, John had very little support. John had no chance of victory and on 15th June, 1215, at Runnymede in Surrey, he was forced to accept the peace terms of those who had successfully fought against him.     The document the king was obliged to sign was the Magna Carta. In this charter the king made a long list of promises, including no new taxes without the support of his barons, a reduction in the power of his sheriffs and the right of a fair trial for all freemen.     The barons had doubts whether King John could be trusted to keep his word. A small group of barons were given the task of making sure that John kept the promises he had made in the Magna Carta. Two of the barons chosen were Gilbert de Clare and Richard of Clare.     Soon after he signed the charter the king appealed to Pope Innocent III for help. The pope was concerned about this rebellion and decided to excommunicate the barons who had fought against their king. The pope also provided money to help King John recruit foreign mercenaries to fight against his disloyal barons. The civil war resumed. One of King John's main targets was Richard of Clare and in November, 1215, his troops seized his castle at Tonbridge.     The following year King John died and was succeeded by his son Henry III. A year later Richard of Clare also died and Gilbert became the 7th Earl of Clare and the 5th Earl of Hertford. Although the sons of bitter enemies, Gilbert and Henry became close friends and it was not long before the family were given back Tonbridge Castle.     In 1225 Gilbert inherited the estates and the title of the Earl of Gloucester. He also inherited the estates of his grandmother, Maud de St. Hilary. Gilbert de Clare was now the most powerful magnate in England. He controlled 456 manors and when requested, had to supply the king with 260 knights. In 1230, Gilbert de Clare agreed to help Henry III win back land that King John had lost in France.      Gilbert de Clare was killed while fighting in the king's army in Brittany on 25th October, 1230. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford 1st Earl of Gloucester      Plantagenet Crest  Born 1180 Hertford, Hertfordshire, England  Died 25 October 1230 Penrose, Brittany, France  He was the son of Richard de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, from whom he inherited the Clare estates, from his mother, Amice Fitz Robert, the estates of Gloucester and the honour of St. Hilary, and from Rohese, an ancestor, the moiety of the Giffard estates. In June 1202, he was entrusted with the lands of Harfleur and Montrevillers. In 1215 Gilbert and his father were two of the barons made Magna Carta sureties and championed Louis "le Dauphin" of France in the First Barons' War, fighting at Lincoln under the baronial banner. He was taken prisoner in 1217 by William Marshal, whose daughter Isabella he later married. In 1223 he accompanied his brother-in-law, Earl Marshal in an expedition into Wales. In 1225 he was present at the confirmation of the Great Charter by Henry III. In 1228 he led an army against the Welsh, capturing Morgan Gam, who was released the next year. He then joined in an expedition to Brittany, but died on his way back to Penrose in that duchy. His body was conveyed home by way of Plymouth and Cranbourgh to Tewkesbury. His widow Isabel later married Richard Plantagenet, Earl of Cornwall & King of the Romans.     DUE TO THE SIMILARITY OF SPELLING, I FOUND IT NECESSARY TO RESEARCH HEREFORD AND HERTFORD.     I AM NOT SURE WHICH [LACE THE DE CLARES LIVED IN.  HERTFORD IS CLOSER TO LONDON, BUT HEREFORD IS CLOSER TO WALES, WHICH IS WHERE SOME OF THEIR WIVES ETC WERE FROM.     Gloucester is next to hereford, so I am leaning toward hereford.
 Gilbert de Clare, the son of Richard of Clare, was born in 1180. He married Isabel, the daughter of the Earl of Pembroke.

 In 1200, King John became involved in a long-drawn out war with France. This war was expensive and John was forced to introduce new taxes to pay for his army. This created a great deal of resentment in England, and John's position was not helped when, in 1205, the king's army lost control of Normandy, Brittany, Anjou and Maine.

 In 1215, King John made another desperate attempt to gain control of his lost territory in France. Once again he was defeated and was forced to pay £40,000 to obtain a truce. When John tried to obtain this money by imposing yet another tax, the barons rebelled.

 Gilbert de Clare was one of the leaders of the rebellion. Few barons remained loyal, and in most areas of the country, John had very little support. John had no chance of victory and on 15th June, 1215, at Runnymede in Surrey, he was forced to accept the peace terms of those who had successfully fought against him.

 The document the king was obliged to sign was the Magna Carta. In this charter the king made a long list of promises, including no new taxes without the support of his barons, a reduction in the power of his sheriffs and the right of a fair trial for all freemen.

 The barons had doubts whether King John could be trusted to keep his word. A small group of barons were given the task of making sure that John kept the promises he had made in the Magna Carta. Two of the barons chosen were Gilbert de Clare and Richard of Clare.

 Soon after he signed the charter the king appealed to Pope Innocent III for help. The pope was concerned about this rebellion and decided to excommunicate the barons who had fought against their king. The pope also provided money to help King John recruit foreign mercenaries to fight against his disloyal barons. The civil war resumed. One of King John's main targets was Richard of Clare and in November, 1215, his troops seized his castle at Tonbridge.

 The following year King John died and was succeeded by his son Henry III. A year later Richard of Clare also died and Gilbert became the 7th Earl of Clare and the 5th Earl of Hertford. Although the sons of bitter enemies, Gilbert and Henry became close friends and it was not long before the family were given back Tonbridge Castle.

 In 1225 Gilbert inherited the estates and the title of the Earl of Gloucester. He also inherited the estates of his grandmother, Maud de St. Hilary. Gilbert de Clare was now the most powerful magnate in England. He controlled 456 manors and when requested, had to supply the king with 260 knights. In 1230, Gilbert de Clare agreed to help Henry III win back land that King John had lost in France.

 Gilbert de Clare was killed while fighting in the king's army in Brittany on 25th October, 1230.
 Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
 Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford
 1st Earl of Gloucester

 Plantagenet Crest
 Born 1180
 Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
 Died 25 October 1230
 Penrose, Brittany, France
 He was the son of Richard de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, from whom he inherited the Clare estates, from his mother, Amice Fitz Robert, the estates of Gloucester and the honour of St. Hilary, and from Rohese, an ancestor, the moiety of the Giffard estates. In June 1202, he was entrusted with the lands of Harfleur and Montrevillers.
 In 1215 Gilbert and his father were two of the barons made Magna Carta sureties and championed Louis "le Dauphin" of France in the First Barons' War, fighting at Lincoln under the baronial banner. He was taken prisoner in 1217 by William Marshal, whose daughter Isabella he later married. In 1223 he accompanied his brother-in-law, Earl Marshal in an expedition into Wales. In 1225 he was present at the confirmation of the Great Charter by Henry III. In 1228 he led an army against the Welsh, capturing Morgan Gam, who was released the next year. He then joined in an expedition to Brittany, but died on his way back to Penrose in that duchy. His body was conveyed home by way of Plymouth and Cranbourgh to Tewkesbury. His widow Isabel later married Richard Plantagenet, Earl of Cornwall & King of the Romans.

 DUE TO THE SIMILARITY OF SPELLING, I FOUND IT NECESSARY TO RESEARCH HEREFORD AND HERTFORD.

 I AM NOT SURE WHICH [LACE THE DE CLARES LIVED IN.  HERTFORD IS CLOSER TO LONDON, BUT HEREFORD IS CLOSER TO WALES, WHICH IS WHERE SOME OF THEIR WIVES ETC WERE FROM.

 Gloucester is next to hereford, so I am leaning toward hereford.

FMG:SABEL de Clare (2 Nov 1226-after 10 Jul 1264).  The Chronica de Fundatoribus et Fundatione of Tewkesbury Abbey records the births of “duas filias, Agnetam et Isabellam” to “Gilberto…Gloucestriæ et Hertfordiæ comes” and his wife “domina Isabella filia Willielmi Marescalli senioris, comitis de Pembroke”, after the birth of their older brothers[1666].  The Annals of Tewkesbury record the birth “IV Non Nov” in 1226 of “Gileberto de Clare comiti Glocestriæ…filia Ysabel”[1667].  The Annals of Tewkesbury record the marriage in May 1240 of “Isabella filia G. quondam comitis Gloucestriæ” and “Roberto de Brus”[1668].  A charter dated 18 Jun 1240 records that "the town of Rip" was given "as a marriage portion to Robert de Brus with Isabel, daughter of the earl of Gloucerster…the earl´s [G. Marshal Earl of Pembroke] niece"[1669].  m (May 1240) as his first wife, Sir ROBERT de Brus, son of Sir ROBERT de Brus "the Noble" Lord of Annandale & his wife Isabel of Huntingdon (-Lochmaben Castle 31 Mar 1295, bur 17 Apr Guisborough Priory).  He succeeded his father in 1245 as Lord of Annandale.

FMG:GILBERT de Clare, son of RICHARD de Clare 3rd Earl of Hertford & his wife Amicie of Gloucester ([1180]-Penros, Brittany 25 Oct 1230, bur Tewkesbury).  The Chronica de Fundatoribus et Fundatione of Tewkesbury Abbey names “Gilberto” as son of “Amiciam, Ricardo de Clare nuptam” and his succession as Earl of Gloucester[1637].  He succeeded his father in 1217 as 4th Earl of Hertford.  He was recognised as Earl of Gloucester in Nov 1217 soon after the death of his maternal aunt Isabel Ctss of Gloucester.  The Annales Cambriæ record the death in 1230 of "Gilbertus comes Gloverniæ"[1638].  The Annales Londonienses record the death in 1230 of "Gilbertus de Clare comes Gloucestriæ"[1639].  The Annals of Dunstable record that “comes Gloucestriæ” died in 1230[1640].  He died while returning from an expedition to Brittany[1641].  The Chronica de Fundatoribus et Fundatione of Tewkesbury Abbey records the death “apud Penros in minori Brytannia” in 1230 of “Gilberto…Gloucestriæ et Hertfordiæ comes” and his burial “in ecclesia nostra de Tewkes”[1642].  The Annals of Tewkesbury record the death “in nocte Sanctorum Crispini et Crispiniani apud Penros in Britannia” of “Gilbertus de Clare comes Gloucestriæ et Hertfordiæ” and his burial in “ecclesiæ beatæ Mariæ Theokesberiæ”[1643].  The Annals of Worcester record the death in 1230 of “Gilbertus comes Gloucestriæ”[1644].
m (9 Oct 1214 or 1217) as her first husband, ISABEL Marshal, daughter of WILLIAM Marshal Earl of Pembroke & his wife Isabel de Clare (Pembroke Castle 9 Oct 1200-Berkhamstead Castle, Hertfordshire 15 or 17 Jan 1240, bur Beaulieu Abbey, Hampshire).  The Chronicle of Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire, names (in order) ”Matilda…Johanna…Isabella” as the daughters of “Willielmi Marescalli comitis Penbrochiæ”[1645].  The same source records in a later passage that "tertia filia…Willihelmi Marescalli…Isabella" married "domino Gilberto de Clare comiti Gloverniæ"[1646].  The Chronica de Fundatoribus et Fundatione of Tewkesbury Abbey records the marriage of “Gilberto…Gloucestriæ et Hertfordiæ comes” and “domina Isabella filia Willielmi Marescalli senioris, comitis de Pembroke”[1647].  The Annals of Tewkesbury record the marriage “die sancti Dionisii” in 1214 of “Isabel filia W Marescalli” and “comiti Glocestriæ et Herefordiæ Gileberto de Clare”[1648].  Her marriage is recorded by Matthew Paris, who names her "Ysabellam comitissam Gloverniæ" sister of William Marshall Earl of Pembroke[1649].  She married secondly (Fawley, Buckinghamshire 30 Mar 1231) Richard Earl of Cornwall.  The Annals of Tewkesbury record the marriage “III Kal Apr…apud Falle juxta Merlawe” in 1231 of “Ysabel comitissa Gloucestriæ” and “Ricardo comiti Cornubiæ, fratri Henrici regis Angliæ”[1650].  The Annales Cambriæ record the marriage in 1231 of "Ricardus comes Cornubiæ" and "Isabellam cometissam Gloucestriæ"[1651].  The Annales Londonienses record the marriage in 1231 of "Ricardus frater regis" and "Isabellam comitissam Gloverniæ, relictam Gileberti de Clare"[1652].  The Annales Londonienses record the death in 1240 of "comitissa Gloverniæ uxor comitis Ricardi" in childbirth[1653].  The Annals of Tewkesbury record the death “XVI Kal Feb…apud Berkhamstede” in 1239 of “Isabella comitissa Gloucestriæ et Hertfordiæ, Cornubiæ et Pictaviæ” and her burial “apud Bellum Locum Cisterciensis ordinis”[1654].  Matthew Paris records that she died of jaundice contracted in childbirth[1655].
Earl Gilbert & his wife had six children:
1.         AMICE de Clare (27 May 1220-27 Nov, before 21 Jan 1284).  The Chronica de Fundatoribus et Fundatione of Tewkesbury Abbey records the birth in 1220 of “filiam Amiciam” to “Gilberto…Gloucestriæ et Hertfordiæ comes” and his wife “domina Isabella filia Willielmi Marescalli senioris, comitis de Pembroke”[1656].  The Annals of Tewkesbury record the birth “VI Kal Jun” in 1220 of “Giliberto de Clare comiti Gloucestriæ filia…Amicia”[1657].  The Fundationis et Fundatorum Historia of Ford Abbey records that “Baldwinum quartum” married “Amiciam filiam Gilberti de Clare comitis Gloucestriæ et Hertfordiæ”[1658].  The Annals of Tewkesbury record the marriage in 1226 of “Amicia filia Gileberti comitis Glocestriæ” and “Baldwino de Ripariis comiti de Wicht”[1659].  "G. de Clare earl of Gloucester" made a fine for the marriage of "his first-born daughter to Baldwin, son of Baldwin de Redvers, son of William de Redvers earl of Devon", dated to [29 Oct] 1226[1660].  She is named as wife of Baldwin by Matthew Paris, who specifies that she was stepdaughter of Richard Earl of Cornwall and names her mother[1661].  Henry III King of England confirmed the betrothal of "Gilebertus de Clare comes Gloucestrie et Hertfordie…filia sua" and "Baldewino filio Baldewini de Riveres filii Willelmi de Riveres comitis Devonie" dated 29 Oct 1226[1662].  The primary source which confirms her possible second marriage has not yet been identified.   The necrology of the Priory of Saint-Martin-des-Champs records the death "V Kal Dec" of "Amitia comitissa Devonie"[1663].  m [firstly] (Betrothed 29 Oct 1226) BALDWIN de Reviers Earl of Devon, son of BALDWIN de Reviers Earl of Devon & his wife Margaret FitzWarin ([1216/17]-15 Feb 1245, bur Breamore Priory, Hampshire).  [m secondly (after 10 Jan 1248) ROBERT de Guines, son of ARNOUL [II] Comte de Guines & his wife Beatrix de Bourbourg (-after 17 Mar 1261).]
2.         RICHARD de Clare (4 Aug 1222-Ashenfield in Waltham, near Canterbury 15 Jul 1262, bur Tonbridge, transferred 28 Jul 1262 to Tewkesbury).  The Annals of Tewkesbury record the birth “II Non Aug” in 1222 of “Gileberto de Clare comiti Glocestriæ…filium…Ricardus”[1664].  He succeeded his father in 1230 as 5th Earl of Hertford and Earl of Gloucester.
-        see below.
3.         AGNES .  The Chronica de Fundatoribus et Fundatione of Tewkesbury Abbey records the births of “duas filias, Agnetam et Isabellam” to “Gilberto…Gloucestriæ et Hertfordiæ comes” and his wife “domina Isabella filia Willielmi Marescalli senioris, comitis de Pembroke”, after the birth of their older brothers[1665].
4.         ISABEL de Clare (2 Nov 1226-after 10 Jul 1264).  The Chronica de Fundatoribus et Fundatione of Tewkesbury Abbey records the births of “duas filias, Agnetam et Isabellam” to “Gilberto…Gloucestriæ et Hertfordiæ comes” and his wife “domina Isabella filia Willielmi Marescalli senioris, comitis de Pembroke”, after the birth of their older brothers[1666].  The Annals of Tewkesbury record the birth “IV Non Nov” in 1226 of “Gileberto de Clare comiti Glocestriæ…filia Ysabel”[1667].  The Annals of Tewkesbury record the marriage in May 1240 of “Isabella filia G. quondam comitis Gloucestriæ” and “Roberto de Brus”[1668].  A charter dated 18 Jun 1240 records that "the town of Rip" was given "as a marriage portion to Robert de Brus with Isabel, daughter of the earl of Gloucerster…the earl´s [G. Marshal Earl of Pembroke] niece"[1669].  m (May 1240) as his first wife, Sir ROBERT de Brus, son of Sir ROBERT de Brus "the Noble" Lord of Annandale & his wife Isabel of Huntingdon (-Lochmaben Castle 31 Mar 1295, bur 17 Apr Guisborough Priory).  He succeeded his father in 1245 as Lord of Annandale.
5.         WILLIAM de Clare (18 May 1228-[23] Jul 1258, bur Tewkesbury Abbey).  The Chronica de Fundatoribus et Fundatione of Tewkesbury Abbey records the births of “duos filios…Willielmum et Gilbertum” to “Gilberto…Gloucestriæ et Hertfordiæ comes” and his wife “domina Isabella filia Willielmi Marescalli senioris, comitis de Pembroke”, after the birth of their older brother[1670].  The Annals of Tewkesbury record the birth “XV Kal Jun” in 1228 of “Gileberto de Clare comiti Glocestriæ…filius…Willelmus”[1671].  His death is recorded by Matthew Paris, reporting the grief of his brother the Earl of Gloucester[1672].  The Annals of Tewkesbury record that “Willelmus de Clare frater Ricardi de Clare comitis Gloucestriæ et Herteford” was poisoned “X Kal Aug…apud Wyntoniam”, died “apud Reþeresford” and was buried “apud Theokesberiam juxta patrem suum”[1673].
6.         GILBERT de Clare (12 Sep 1229-after 1244).  The Chronica de Fundatoribus et Fundatione of Tewkesbury Abbey records the births of “duos filios…Willielmum et Gilbertum” to “Gilberto…Gloucestriæ et Hertfordiæ comes” and his wife “domina Isabella filia Willielmi Marescalli senioris, comitis de Pembroke”, after the birth of their older brother[1674].  The Annals of Tewkesbury record the birth “II Id Sep die sancti Leonardi” in 1229 of “Gileberto de Clare comiti Glocestriæ filius…Gilebertus”[1675].  Priest.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Isabel Marshal Countess of Hertford; Countess of Cornwall Spouse Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford m. 1217; dec. 1230 Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall m. 1231; wid. 1240 Issue Agnes de Clare Amice de Redvers, Countess of Devon Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford Isabel de Brus, Lady of Annandale William de Clare Gilbert de Clare Henry of Almain Nicholas of Cornwall Father William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke Mother Isabel de Clare, 3rd Countess of Pembroke Born 9 October 1200(1200-10-09) Pembroke Castle, Wales Died 17 January 1240 (aged 39) Berkhamsted Castle, Hertfordshire Burial Body: Beaulieu Abbey, Hampshire Heart: Tewkesbury Abbey, Glos. Isabel Marshal (9 October 1200 - 17 January 1240) was a medieval English countess. She was the wife of both Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford and 1st Earl of Gloucester and Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall (son of King John of England). With the former, she was a great grandparent of King Robert the Bruce of Scotland. Contents [hide]     * 1 Family     * 2 First marriage     * 3 Second marriage     * 4 Death and burial     * 5 Media     * 6 References [edit] Family Born at Pembroke Castle, Isabel was the seventh child, and second daughter, of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Isabel de Clare. She had 10 siblings, who included the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Earl's of Pembroke; each of her brothers dying without a legitimate male heir and passing it on to the next brother in line. Her last brother to hold the title of Earl of Pembroke died without legitimate issue, and the title was passed down through the family of Isabel's younger sister Joan. Her sisters married, respectively, the Earls of Norfolk, Surrey, and Derby; the 10th Baron Abergavenny and the Lord of Swanscombe. [edit] First marriage On her 17th birthday, Isabel was married to Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford and 1st Earl of Gloucester, who was 20 years her senior, at Tewkesbury Abbey. The marriage was an extremely happy one, despite the age difference, and the couple had six children:     * Agnes de Clare (b. 1218)     * Amice de Clare (1220-1287), who married the 6th Earl of Devon     * Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford (1222-1262)     * Isabel de Clare (2 November 1226- 10 July 1264), who married the 5th Lord of Annandale; through this daughter, Isabel would be the great grandmother of Robert the Bruce     * William de Clare (1228-1258)     * Gilbert de Clare (b. 1229), a priest Isabel's husband Gilbert joined in an expedition to Brittany in 1229, but died 25 October 1230 on his way back to Penrose, in that duchy. His body was conveyed home by way of Plymouth and Cranborne, to Tewkesbury, where he was buried at the abbey. [edit] Second marriage Isabel was a young widow, only 30 years old. She had proven childbearing ability and the ability to bear healthy sons; as evidenced by her six young children, three of whom were sons. These were most likely the reasons for both the proposal of marriage from Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, and Isabel's acceptance of it, despite the fact that her husband had just died five months previously. The two were married on 30 March 1231 at Fawley Church, much to the displeasure of Richard's brother King Henry, who had been arranging a more advantageous match for Richard. Isabel and Richard got along well enough, though Richard had a reputation as a womanizer and is known to have had mistresses during the marriage. They were the parents of four children, three of whom died in the cradle.     * John of Cornwall (31 January 1232 - 22 September 1233), born and died at Marlow, Buckinghamshire, buried at Reading Abbey     * Isabella of Cornwall (9 September 1233 - 10 October 1234), born and died at Marlow, Buckinghamshire, buried at Reading Abbey     * Henry of Almain (2 November 1235 - 13 March 1271), murdered by his cousins Guy and Simon de Montfort, buried at Hailes Abbey.     * Nicholas of Cornwall (b. & d. 17 January 1240 Berkhamsted Castle), died shortly after birth, buried at Beaulieu Abbey with his mother [edit] Death and burial Isabel died of liver failure, contracted while in childbirth, on 17 January 1240, at Berkhamsted Castle. She was 39 years old. When Isabel was dying she asked to be buried next to her first husband at Tewkesbury Abbey, but Richard had her interred at Beaulieu Abbey, with her infant son, instead. As a pious gesture, however, he sent her heart, in a silver-gilt casket[1], to Tewkesbury. [edit] Media     * Isabel and her husband Richard appear as characters in Virginia Henley's historical novels, The Marriage Prize and The Dragon and the Jewel. [edit] References     * Cokayne, G.E. (2000). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant. Alan Sutton.  volume II, page 359 & volume III, page 244     * The Dictionary of National Biography     * Denholm-Young, Noel. Richard of Cornwall, 1947
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 Isabel Marshal
 Countess of Hertford; Countess of Cornwall
 Spouse Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford
 m. 1217; dec. 1230
 Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall
 m. 1231; wid. 1240
 Issue
 Agnes de Clare
 Amice de Redvers, Countess of Devon
 Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford
 Isabel de Brus, Lady of Annandale
 William de Clare
 Gilbert de Clare
 Henry of Almain
 Nicholas of Cornwall
 Father William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke
 Mother Isabel de Clare, 3rd Countess of Pembroke
 Born 9 October 1200(1200-10-09)
 Pembroke Castle, Wales
 Died 17 January 1240 (aged 39)
 Berkhamsted Castle, Hertfordshire
 Burial Body: Beaulieu Abbey, Hampshire
 Heart: Tewkesbury Abbey, Glos.

 Isabel Marshal (9 October 1200 - 17 January 1240) was a medieval English countess. She was the wife of both Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford and 1st Earl of Gloucester and Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall (son of King John of England). With the former, she was a great grandparent of King Robert the Bruce of Scotland.
 Contents
 [hide]

 * 1 Family
 * 2 First marriage
 * 3 Second marriage
 * 4 Death and burial
 * 5 Media
 * 6 References

 [edit] Family

 Born at Pembroke Castle, Isabel was the seventh child, and second daughter, of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Isabel de Clare. She had 10 siblings, who included the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Earl's of Pembroke; each of her brothers dying without a legitimate male heir and passing it on to the next brother in line. Her last brother to hold the title of Earl of Pembroke died without legitimate issue, and the title was passed down through the family of Isabel's younger sister Joan. Her sisters married, respectively, the Earls of Norfolk, Surrey, and Derby; the 10th Baron Abergavenny and the Lord of Swanscombe.
 [edit] First marriage

 On her 17th birthday, Isabel was married to Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford and 1st Earl of Gloucester, who was 20 years her senior, at Tewkesbury Abbey. The marriage was an extremely happy one, despite the age difference, and the couple had six children:

 * Agnes de Clare (b. 1218)
 * Amice de Clare (1220-1287), who married the 6th Earl of Devon
 * Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford (1222-1262)
 * Isabel de Clare (2 November 1226- 10 July 1264), who married the 5th Lord of Annandale; through this daughter, Isabel would be the great grandmother of Robert the Bruce
 * William de Clare (1228-1258)
 * Gilbert de Clare (b. 1229), a priest

 Isabel's husband Gilbert joined in an expedition to Brittany in 1229, but died 25 October 1230 on his way back to Penrose, in that duchy. His body was conveyed home by way of Plymouth and Cranborne, to Tewkesbury, where he was buried at the abbey.
 [edit] Second marriage

 Isabel was a young widow, only 30 years old. She had proven childbearing ability and the ability to bear healthy sons; as evidenced by her six young children, three of whom were sons. These were most likely the reasons for both the proposal of marriage from Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, and Isabel's acceptance of it, despite the fact that her husband had just died five months previously. The two were married on 30 March 1231 at Fawley Church, much to the displeasure of Richard's brother King Henry, who had been arranging a more advantageous match for Richard. Isabel and Richard got along well enough, though Richard had a reputation as a womanizer and is known to have had mistresses during the marriage. They were the parents of four children, three of whom died in the cradle.

 * John of Cornwall (31 January 1232 - 22 September 1233), born and died at Marlow, Buckinghamshire, buried at Reading Abbey
 * Isabella of Cornwall (9 September 1233 - 10 October 1234), born and died at Marlow, Buckinghamshire, buried at Reading Abbey
 * Henry of Almain (2 November 1235 - 13 March 1271), murdered by his cousins Guy and Simon de Montfort, buried at Hailes Abbey.
 * Nicholas of Cornwall (b. & d. 17 January 1240 Berkhamsted Castle), died shortly after birth, buried at Beaulieu Abbey with his mother

 [edit] Death and burial

 Isabel died of liver failure, contracted while in childbirth, on 17 January 1240, at Berkhamsted Castle. She was 39 years old.

 When Isabel was dying she asked to be buried next to her first husband at Tewkesbury Abbey, but Richard had her interred at Beaulieu Abbey, with her infant son, instead. As a pious gesture, however, he sent her heart, in a silver-gilt casket[1], to Tewkesbury.
 [edit] Media

 * Isabel and her husband Richard appear as characters in Virginia Henley's historical novels, The Marriage Prize and The Dragon and the Jewel.

 [edit] References

 * Cokayne, G.E. (2000). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant. Alan Sutton.  volume II, page 359 & volume III, page 244
 * The Dictionary of National Biography
 * Denholm-Young, Noel. Richard of Cornwall, 1947

Robert The Bruce

Robert The Bruce was born on 11 Jul 1274 in Writtle, Chelmsford, Essex as the sixth child of Robert Bruce and Marjory Margaret of Carrick. He had eleven siblings, namely: Elizabeth, Thomas, Christina, Margaret, Maud, Edward, Mary, Isabel, Nigel, Alexander, and Christiana. He died on 07 Jun 1329 in Cardoss Castle, Firth of Clyde, Scotland. When he was 21, He married Isobel Of Mar,daughter of Donald Of Mar and Helen Of Wales, in 1296. When he was 27, He married Elizabeth De Burgh,daughter of Richard De Burgh, in 1302.

Robert The Bruce was buried in Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland. He was known by the title of King of Scotland, Lord of Annandale, Earl of Carrick.

Robert The Bruce and Isobel Of Mar had the following children:

1. Marjory Bruce was born about 1297. She died on 02 Mar 1315/16 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. She married Walter Stewart in 1315.

2, Robert The Bruce and Elizabeth De Burgh had the following children:

3. David II Bruce was born on 05 Mar 1322/23 in Dunfermline, Scotland. He married Joan Of The Tower on 17 Jul 1328 in Berwick-Upon-Tweed, England.
4. John.
5. Margaret Bruce was born on 01 Mar 1680 in , Angus, , Scotland. She died on 15 Dec 1759 in Fordel, Fifeshire, , Scotland.
6. Matilda Bruce was born in 1310 in Dunfermline, Fife, , Scotland. She died on 20 Jul 1353 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland. She married Thomas Isaac in 1335 in , , , Scotland.
Elizabeth.


Frederick Lewis Weis, Walter Lee Sheppard, Kaleen E. Beall, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists who Came to America Before 1700: Lineages from Alfred the Great, Charlemagne, Malcolm of Scotland, Robert the Strong, and Other Historical Individuals. G. W. S. Barrow, Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland.

  Robert the Bruce as he was the King that kept Scotland free and independent of mighty England.  Edward 1st of England “the hammer of the Scots” had already subdued Wales.  Edward’s dream was to rule over the Scots also.  This is why he stole the Stone of Destiny from Scone in the late part of the 13th century.  By taking Lia Fail to London he thought he could rule all Britain as high king.  Robert the Bruce and his loyal Scots had other ideas.  King Robert the Bruce freed Scotland of Edward’s dream at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 AD.      Robert the Bruce was the King who said - "Our Fathers passed through the sea".     King of Scotland who was the victor of Bannockburn in 1314, established Scottish independence from England and is revered as one of Scotland's great national heroes.      Robert the Bruce won a major victory at Bannockburn over the English who had drawn on Ireland for soldiers and supplies.  The Bruces saw in the invasion of Ireland a chance to weaken the English, free the Irish people, and give his brohter, Edward a kingdom.  In May 1315 Edward Bruce landed in Ireland with 6000 men and a year later he was crowned "King of Ireland".  However, there was neither unity nor stability among the Irish.  Some joined the Scots, but many more simply took advantage of the general disorder to settle old scores.  Finally, in October 1318, excommunicated by the Pope, ill-supported or deserted by his Irish allies and with his own forces depleted, Edward Bruce was overthrown and killed.      Robert I Encyclopædia Britannica Article         born July 11, 1274 died June 7, 1329, Cardross, Dumbartonshire, Scot.     original name  Robert VIII de Bruce, or Robert the Bruce   king of Scotland (1306-29), who freed Scotland from English rule, winning the decisive Battle of Bannockburn (1314) and ultimately confirming Scottish independence in the Treaty of Northampton (1328).     Background and early life The Anglo-Norman family of Bruce, which had come to Scotland in the early 12th century, was related by marriage to the Scottish royal family, and hence the sixth Robert de Bruce (died 1295), grandfather of the future king, claimed the throne when it was left vacant in 1290. The English king Edward I claimed feudal superiority over the Scots and awarded the crown to John de Balliol instead.      The eighth Robert de Bruce was born in 1274. His father, the seventh Robert de Bruce (died 1304), resigned the title of earl of Carrick in his favour in 1292, but little else is known of his career until 1306. In the confused period of rebellions against English rule from 1295 to 1304 he appears at one time among the leading supporters of the rebel William Wallace, but later apparently regained Edward I's confidence. There is nothing at this period to suggest that he was soon to become the Scottish leader in a war of independence against Edward's attempt to govern Scotland directly.      The decisive event was the murder of John (“the Red”) Comyn in the Franciscan church at Dumfries on Feb. 10, 1306, either by Bruce or his followers. Comyn, a nephew of John de Balliol, was a possible rival for the crown, and Bruce's actions suggest that he had already decided to seize the throne. He hastened to Scone and was crowned on March 25.             Robert I Encyclopædia Britannica Article            Page  3  of  5                                          King of Scots The new king's position was very difficult. Edward I, whose garrisons held many of the important castles in Scotland, regarded him as a traitor and made every effort to crush a movement that he treated as a rebellion. King Robert was twice defeated in 1306, at Methven, near Perth, on June 19, and at Dalry, near Tyndrum, Perthshire, on August 11. His wife and many of his supporters were captured, and three of his brothers executed. Robert himself became a fugitive, hiding on the remote island of Rathlin off the north Irish coast. It was during this period, with his fortunes at low ebb, that he is supposed to have derived hope and patience from watching a spider perseveringly weaving its web.      In February 1307 he returned to Ayrshire. His main supporter at first was his only surviving brother, Edward, but in the next few years he attracted a number of others. Robert himself defeated John Comyn, earl of Buchan (a cousin of the slain John “the Red”), and in 1313 captured Perth, which had been in the hands of an English garrison. Much of the fighting, however, was done by Robert's supporters, notably James Douglas and Thomas Randolph, later earl of Moray, who progressively conquered Galloway, Douglasdale, the forest of Selkirk and most of the eastern borders, and finally, in 1314, Edinburgh. During these years the king was helped by the support of some of the leading Scottish churchmen and also by the death of Edward I in 1307 and the ineptness of his successor, Edward II. The test came in 1314 when a large English army attempted to relieve the garrison of Stirling. Its defeat at Bannockburn on June 24 marked the triumph of Robert I.     Consolidation of power Almost the whole of the rest of his reign had passed before he forced the English government to recognize his position. Berwick was captured in 1318, and there were repeated raids into the north of England, which inflicted great damage. Eventually, after the deposition of Edward II (1327), Edward III's regency government decided to make peace by the Treaty of Northampton (1328) on terms that included the recognition of Robert I's title as king of Scots and the abandonment of all English claims to overlordship.      Robert's main energies in the years after 1314, however, were devoted to settling the affairs of his kingdom. Until the birth of the future king David II in 1324 he had no male heir, and two statutes, in 1315 and 1318, were concerned with the succession. In addition, a parliament in 1314 decreed that all who remained in the allegiance of the English should forfeit their lands; this decree provided the means to reward supporters, and there are many charters regranting the lands so forfeited. Sometimes these grants proved dangerous, for the king's chief supporters became enormously powerful. James Douglas, knighted at Bannockburn, acquired important lands in the counties of Selkirk and Roxburgh that became the nucleus of the later power of the Douglas family on the borders. Robert I also had to restart the processes of royal government, for administration had been more or less in abeyance since 1296. By the end of the reign the system of exchequer audits was again functioning, and to this period belongs the earliest surviving roll of the register of the great seal.      In the last years of his life, Robert I suffered from ill health and spent most of this time at Cardross, Dumbartonshire, where he died, possibly of leprosy. His body was buried in Dunfermline Abbey, but the heart was removed on his instructions and taken by Sir James Douglas on crusade in Spain. Douglas was killed, but it appears that the heart was recovered and brought back for burial, as the king had intended, at Melrose Abbey. In 1921 a cone-shaped casket containing a heart was uncovered during excavations at the abbey, reburied at that time, and reexcavated in 1996. (Heart burial was relatively common among royalty and the aristocracy, however, and there is no specific evidence that this casket is the king's.) In later times Robert I came to be revered as one of the heroes of Scottish national sentiment and legend.
 Robert the Bruce as he was the King that kept Scotland free and independent of mighty England.  Edward 1st of England “the hammer of the Scots” had already subdued Wales.  Edward’s dream was to rule over the Scots also.  This is why he stole the Stone of Destiny from Scone in the late part of the 13th century.  By taking Lia Fail to London he thought he could rule all Britain as high king.  Robert the Bruce and his loyal Scots had other ideas.  King Robert the Bruce freed Scotland of Edward’s dream at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 AD.

 Robert the Bruce was the King who said - "Our Fathers passed through the sea".

 King of Scotland who was the victor of Bannockburn in 1314, established Scottish independence from England and is revered as one of Scotland's great national heroes.

 Robert the Bruce won a major victory at Bannockburn over the English who had drawn on Ireland for soldiers and supplies.  The Bruces saw in the invasion of Ireland a chance to weaken the English, free the Irish people, and give his brohter, Edward a kingdom.  In May 1315 Edward Bruce landed in Ireland with 6000 men and a year later he was crowned "King of Ireland".  However, there was neither unity nor stability among the Irish.  Some joined the Scots, but many more simply took advantage of the general disorder to settle old scores.  Finally, in October 1318, excommunicated by the Pope, ill-supported or deserted by his Irish allies and with his own forces depleted, Edward Bruce was overthrown and killed.

 Robert I
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 born July 11, 1274
 died June 7, 1329, Cardross, Dumbartonshire, Scot.

 original name  Robert VIII de Bruce, or Robert the Bruce   king of Scotland (1306-29), who freed Scotland from English rule, winning the decisive Battle of Bannockburn (1314) and ultimately confirming Scottish independence in the Treaty of Northampton (1328).

 Background and early life
 The Anglo-Norman family of Bruce, which had come to Scotland in the early 12th century, was related by marriage to the Scottish royal family, and hence the sixth Robert de Bruce (died 1295), grandfather of the future king, claimed the throne when it was left vacant in 1290. The English king Edward I claimed feudal superiority over the Scots and awarded the crown to John de Balliol instead.

 The eighth Robert de Bruce was born in 1274. His father, the seventh Robert de Bruce (died 1304), resigned the title of earl of Carrick in his favour in 1292, but little else is known of his career until 1306. In the confused period of rebellions against English rule from 1295 to 1304 he appears at one time among the leading supporters of the rebel William Wallace, but later apparently regained Edward I's confidence. There is nothing at this period to suggest that he was soon to become the Scottish leader in a war of independence against Edward's attempt to govern Scotland directly.

 The decisive event was the murder of John (“the Red”) Comyn in the Franciscan church at Dumfries on Feb. 10, 1306, either by Bruce or his followers. Comyn, a nephew of John de Balliol, was a possible rival for the crown, and Bruce's actions suggest that he had already decided to seize the throne. He hastened to Scone and was crowned on March 25.



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 King of Scots
 The new king's position was very difficult. Edward I, whose garrisons held many of the important castles in Scotland, regarded him as a traitor and made every effort to crush a movement that he treated as a rebellion. King Robert was twice defeated in 1306, at Methven, near Perth, on June 19, and at Dalry, near Tyndrum, Perthshire, on August 11. His wife and many of his supporters were captured, and three of his brothers executed. Robert himself became a fugitive, hiding on the remote island of Rathlin off the north Irish coast. It was during this period, with his fortunes at low ebb, that he is supposed to have derived hope and patience from watching a spider perseveringly weaving its web.

 In February 1307 he returned to Ayrshire. His main supporter at first was his only surviving brother, Edward, but in the next few years he attracted a number of others. Robert himself defeated John Comyn, earl of Buchan (a cousin of the slain John “the Red”), and in 1313 captured Perth, which had been in the hands of an English garrison. Much of the fighting, however, was done by Robert's supporters, notably James Douglas and Thomas Randolph, later earl of Moray, who progressively conquered Galloway, Douglasdale, the forest of Selkirk and most of the eastern borders, and finally, in 1314, Edinburgh. During these years the king was helped by the support of some of the leading Scottish churchmen and also by the death of Edward I in 1307 and the ineptness of his successor, Edward II. The test came in 1314 when a large English army attempted to relieve the garrison of Stirling. Its defeat at Bannockburn on June 24 marked the triumph of Robert I.

 Consolidation of power
 Almost the whole of the rest of his reign had passed before he forced the English government to recognize his position. Berwick was captured in 1318, and there were repeated raids into the north of England, which inflicted great damage. Eventually, after the deposition of Edward II (1327), Edward III's regency government decided to make peace by the Treaty of Northampton (1328) on terms that included the recognition of Robert I's title as king of Scots and the abandonment of all English claims to overlordship.

 Robert's main energies in the years after 1314, however, were devoted to settling the affairs of his kingdom. Until the birth of the future king David II in 1324 he had no male heir, and two statutes, in 1315 and 1318, were concerned with the succession. In addition, a parliament in 1314 decreed that all who remained in the allegiance of the English should forfeit their lands; this decree provided the means to reward supporters, and there are many charters regranting the lands so forfeited. Sometimes these grants proved dangerous, for the king's chief supporters became enormously powerful. James Douglas, knighted at Bannockburn, acquired important lands in the counties of Selkirk and Roxburgh that became the nucleus of the later power of the Douglas family on the borders. Robert I also had to restart the processes of royal government, for administration had been more or less in abeyance since 1296. By the end of the reign the system of exchequer audits was again functioning, and to this period belongs the earliest surviving roll of the register of the great seal.

 In the last years of his life, Robert I suffered from ill health and spent most of this time at Cardross, Dumbartonshire, where he died, possibly of leprosy. His body was buried in Dunfermline Abbey, but the heart was removed on his instructions and taken by Sir James Douglas on crusade in Spain. Douglas was killed, but it appears that the heart was recovered and brought back for burial, as the king had intended, at Melrose Abbey. In 1921 a cone-shaped casket containing a heart was uncovered during excavations at the abbey, reburied at that time, and reexcavated in 1996. (Heart burial was relatively common among royalty and the aristocracy, however, and there is no specific evidence that this casket is the king's.) In later times Robert I came to be revered as one of the heroes of Scottish national sentiment and legend.