Today I
spent some time “researching” my family tree. I use this term loosely because
in all actuality, there are things that I have known for a while, but I thought
I would share them with my readers, if any of them has an interest. I am not
going to outline my whole family tree; it is a large one and would probably
take months to layout. At some point I do want to undertake this project,
however for my current purposes, this is not necessary. I will share links to
the pertinent information and if you the reader, would like to like to look
more into the information presented, feel free to do so.
While I
am not conceited, nor do I feel arrogant about my familial connections; I do
feel proud. I don’t think they make me better than anyone else, nor do they
define me. I define myself; I am the captain of my own ship. I take inspiration
from my ancestors that have come before me. While they were successful, that does
not mean that I will be. However I see nothing wrong with taking that
information and living an inspired life. While I am a bastard, I am a well-connected
bastard (jk).
Here
are some highlights that you the reader will find, when searching the links
that I will give you:
-MARY
"Molly" BYRD was the daughter of the prominent WILLIAM BYRD I
& his wife, MARY HORSMANDEN. She was born 26 February 1683/84 at Belvidere
Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia. In 1699 when her mother, MARIA,
died, only young MARY was living at home and in the next few years she too
married. Between 1700 and 1704 MARY married, JAMES DUKE, Sheriff of James City
County, and son of HENRY DUKE, Councilor of Virginia, and his wife, ELIZABETH
SOANE. Mary and James Duke resided initially in James City County and then in
Charles City County; there is no evidence to support that they lived in Brunswick
County, Virginia. When Mary's father died of gout in 1704, she and her sisters,
SUE and URSULA (dec'd), received minor legacies while the bulk of the estate
went to her brother, the prominent Indian trader and political force, WILLIAM
BYRD, II, who was studying in England. (Source: William Byrd of Westover]
-She is the sister to this guy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Byrd_II
-JAMES DUKE Sheriff
& Justice was born about
1671 at James City County, Virginia to HENRY DUKE & his wife, ELIZABETH
SOANE. His father was very wealthy and prominent in Virginia society and
politics and was Councilor of Virginia and very active in the affairs of
Virginia. JAMES DUKE married MARY BYRD, daughter of WILLIAM BYRD, I and MARIA
HORSMANDEN of "Westover" in Charles City County, about 1699 probably
in Charles City County. Mary's parents were also exceedingly wealthy and
prominent in early Virginia society; however her father did not initially approve
of her marriage to JAMES DUKE who was the Sheriff of James City County,
eventually coming around and leaving her 300 pounds sterling in his will, the
remainder going to Mary's brother, WILLIAM BYRD II, dubbed the Black Swan of
Virginia. James and Mary Byrd Duke made their home at "Pease Hill",
southwest of the Chickahominy River (Pease Hill Creek) in Charles City County
in what was once a part of James City County.
-HUGO (Hugh) LEBRID fought with the Duke of Normandy, William the Conqueror, at the Battle of
Hastings in 1066, winning the English throne for the Norman Duke over the Saxon
King Harold, who was descendant of Edward the Confessor. The Normans moved into
England and Scotland. Hugh LeByrd is the ancestor of the famous Byrd family of
Virginia.
-Moravian
Ancestry: of or relating to a
Frankish dynasty founded by Clovis I, which ruled Gaul and W Germany from about
500 to 751 a.d
-Odard DE DUTTON
Ist Lord Dutton
Birth: 1046 in Avranches, Normandy,
France
Immigration: ABT 1066 From Avranches,
Normandy to England, at the time of William the Conqueror
Event: Fact
Progenitor of the Dutton family in England.
Death: AFT 1085 in Dutton, Cheshire,
England
Event: Fact
In the old Saxon language "dun" meant hill and "duntune"
meant a town on a hill, later contracted to "Dutton."
Event: Fact 1085 Odard held the
largest part of the town of Dutton under the Earl Chester.
(You still with me? It gets pretty crazy!)
-Emma DE BRITTANY Countess Birth: ABT 1026 in Bretagne, Normandy, France
-Her father: Geoffrey de
Brittany –Birth: ABT 1000
-Source:
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bhreed&id=I52440
Her Mother: Hedwig Hawise DE NORMANDY b:
ABT 1004 in Bretagne, Normandy, France
Source: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bhreed&id=I52441
-ROLLO - 1st Viking Ruler of Normandy
Birth: ABT 846 in Maer,
Nord-Trondelag, Norway
Reference Number: 55834
Event: Fact First Duke of Normandy, ancestory of
Geoffrey V Plantagenet & the Angevin kings of England.
Death: ABT 941 in Notre Dame, Rouen,
Normandy, Neustria (France)
Name: Rolf Rollo RAGNVALDSSON 1st Duke of
Normandy
Name: Robert of Normandy
Name: ROLLO "THE WALKER"
Event: Fact Granted lands by Emperor Charles III by
Treaty of Saint-Claire-sur-Epte in what would become Normandy in valley of the
lower Seine River.
Event: Fact Hrolf Ganger (Hrolf the Walker)
Event: Fact Old Norse: Hrólfr
Rognvaldsson and Gongu-Hrólfr,
Event: Fact Rollo made himself
independent of Harold I of Norway; he led a band of Viking raiders on pirate
expeditions in Scotland, England, Ireland, Flanders, & France (Gaul).
Event: Fact 885 A lesser leader of a
Viking fleet under Seigfried that beseiged Paris.
Event: Fact 911 Pledged feudal
allegiance to King Charles.
Event: Fact 911 Rollo settled along the
Seine & battled with Charles III, the Simple, Emperor of France &
beseiged Paris; debfeated in the Battle of Chartres.
Source: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bhreed&id=I52862
-I King of the Norse\\ SVEIDE
So? What’s my
connection? Let me show you. (Birth dates excluded for privacy)
-Me(Kaye Warren)
-My father: James Frank Warren Jr. (My daddyo)
-Grandfather: James
Frank Warren Sr. (Father to James Frank Warren Jr.)
-Great –Grandmother:
Martha Lee Arnett (Mother to James Frank)
-Great-Great
Grandfather: Ora Clifton Arnett (Father to Martha)
-Great-Great-Great
Grandfather: Nicholas Arnett(Father to Ora)
-Great-Great-Great-Great
Grandmother: Mary Jane Marcum (Mother to Nicholas)
From there is goes
as follows: Marcum> Ward>Duke>Byrd (With the link up above you can
follow the lines. Get all click happy up in there. Anyway you go, you find out
some really interesting information. It
is some pretty cool stuff!)
email me with any questions! kaye.warren@hotmail.com
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