Saturday, March 10, 2012
FitzRoy family
Yesterday, Ancestry.com sent me hints for Gryffudd ap Cynan, who is in the Reece family line. The Reeces have a wonderful Welsh ancestry. The name contains the Welsh "C"; they descend from Lord Rhys, ruler of S.Wales. While, looking, pursued a link to the English side, the FitzRoys. I had forgotten what the name means-illegitimate son of a king-when I turned a corner, and there was King Henry I, who was a son of William the Conqueror. Henry had 14 illegitimate children; one group used FitzRoy, another FitzHenry. Legit children used "of England" or D'Angleterre, since French was spoken until Edward III. Like most English, I have found numerous links to these Kings (Henry I to Edward III), but they were'nt English. The Perrys do not have a link.
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Wanted to mention the Talbots: They bypass the Kings, but claim descent from two of William I's illegitmate children: Bishop Hugh of Taleboth, and Gudrun, a daughter.
ReplyDeleteWhat do I mean by "Old": Families here before the American Revolution- for instance, my 25 (so far) ancestors who came over on the Mayflower. The "Early Americanists" include the early 1800's, which to me, are almost current history. The Old families tend to be English: I do descend from the Worleys (Wehles) and the Beavers (Beibers)-seasoning.
ReplyDeleteWhat do I mean by "Old": Families here before the American Revolution- for instance, my 25 (so far) ancestors who came over on the Mayflower. The "Early Americanists" include the early 1800's, which to me, are almost current history. The Old families tend to be English: I do descend from the Worleys (Wehles) and the Beavers (Beibers)-seasoning.
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