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Email Us		 Photo John PRESBURY was born in 1700 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA.1145 He died on 20 Sep 1728 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA.1145 53. JOHN PRESBURY, (Stephen,3 John2-1), b. 1700; res. E., yeoman, with whose death 20 Sept. 1728 the name of Presbury became extinct in the male line on the Vineyard. [He is buried at Crossway Cemetery.] He m. ABIGAIL COTTLE (21) abt. 1719, who was b. 6 June 1702 and surviving him m. (2) BENJAMIN LUCE (34) 20 Mch. 1730-1, and (3) SAMUEL LAMBERT (14). They had but one child, viz:

60. MARIA, b. 1720; m. ELIAKIM NORTON (420). Parents: Stephen PRESBURY and Deborah SKIFF.

Spouse: . John PRESBURY and Abigail COTTLE were married about 1719.1145

Keturah PRESBURY was born on 28 Apr 1696 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. Sandwich Vital Records p. 17 Parents: Stephen PRESBURY and Deborah SKIFF.

Photo Kezia PRESBURY was born in 1686/87 in , , Massachusetts, USA.1146 She died on 20 Apr 1764 in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut, USA.1146

The following is a research report by Andrew Pierce:

Robert S. Wakefield's Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Family of Richard Warren(1999) offers the most up-to-date analysis of Keziah(Presbury?) Freeman, who was born in 1687/88(according to age on death record?), was named as a granddaughter of Stephen Skiffe of Sandwich in his will, dated 1701 (Wakefield's sketch does not say whether a surname is given for her in the will). She married Edmond Freeman at Sandwich in 1706; a codicil to Stephen Skiffe's will in 1708 noted that Keziah 'was given her things upon marriage.'

It is apparent from the analysis that Keziah was not a daughter of Stephen Presbury, either by his wife Deborah Skiffe(daughter of Stephen)or by a theoretical first wife. Assuming that the age on his tombstone is correct(d.1730 at 58), he was born ca.1672, and was not necessarily the same Stephen Presbury who witnessed a deed at Kittery, Maine in 1686. We know that he married Deborah Skiffe by 1694, when their daughter Mary was born. They had seven daughters and one son, all of whom(or whose issue)are mentioned in Stephen Presbury's will, and they do not include Keziah.

Banks' only reason for giving Stephen Presbury of the Vineyard a birth date of 'ca.1666' is the 1686 Maine deed, and I maintain there is no evidence that the two Stephens were identical. I have found old Yankee New England gravestone dates to be largely accurate, and there is no reason to believe that Stephen Presbury was not born ca.1672 and married a woman four years older. Banks' statement that he was 'probably older than his wife' is, in this context, entirely without foundation.

My eight-year research into the Native American history of Martha's Vineyard(to be published by GPC in about two years) noticed several flimsy conjectures, and some outright mistakes, made by Banks in sketching both white and Native families, and these have also been noticed by other Vineyard historians & genealogists such as Katherine (Kay) Mayhew of the Martha's Vineyard Historical Society.

Unless there is something I missed, I do not think there is any evidence at all that Keziah WAS a Presbury. This is only stated, without any corroborating evidence, in the 1875 Freeman Genealogy, in which many other conjectures seem to be made based upon hearsay. There is no marriage for Edmund & Keziah in any VRs, and the marriage date of ca.1706 is apparently only based on the birth date of their eldest child, 1708 in Sandwich.

All we know for certain(and even that is not ironclad, looking at Wakefield's sketch) is that Keziah(last name uncertain), born ca.1688, was a granddaughter of Stephen & Lydia (Snow) Skiffe of Sandwich. She may have been born out of wedlock to one of their daughters(so further records of those daughters might be searched down), and not necessarily by Deborah, or by any of the daughters known to exist, either; a daughter or even a son might have died before Stephen Skiffe made his will in 1701, leaving Keziah.

Scanning the long list of Edmond & Keziah's children, I notice they named eldest daughter Lydia, a son Stephen, a son Skeffe, and a daughter Deborah, all names found in the Skiffe family. There are no children named Keturah, Dorcas, Drusilla or Content, all unusual names found among Stephen & Deborah (Skiffe) Presburys' children. It would seem that if Keziah had belonged to the Presburys and been raised by them on the Vineyard, she would have given some of her fourteen children the names of these putative half-sisters. This is obviously not hard evidence either way, but should be considered circumstantial. My opinion is that Keziah was born and raised in Sandwich, never left there and was possibly not even Deborah's daughter, and certainly not Stephen Presbury's.

The above is an example of connections based on flimsy or non-existent evidence, which compounds itself through numerous repetitions in the IGI, published genealogies, etc. The good news is that since Keziah was almost certainly a granddaughter of Stephen & Lydia(Snow)Skiffe, she would have a proven Mayflower descent through Lydia.

Sincerely,
Andrew Pierce


Archibald F. Bennett, Saviors on Mount Zion, p.118 Returning to the search and a wise use of the card catalog, reveals the names and families of thirty-one progenitors of Elijah Freeman on a dozen different lines. On each line there is a printed genealogy. Also printed vital records of the various towns where these families live give elusive connections not found by the family genealogists. By judicious use of these last records Kezia Presbury, paternal grandmother of Elijah Freeman, is traced back to her 2nd great-grandfather, Richard Warren, who came in 1620 as one of the Pilgrims on the Mayflower, the 5th great, grandfather of Olive Hovey Freeman Farr!



From: "Marilyn Roth" <wimaroth@santel.net>
To: "Tim Farr" <tf©e.emery. kl 2.ut. us>
Date: 10/3/00 11:18AM
Subject:
Re: Stephen Skiff

Dear Tim, Welcome to the group of frustrated descendants of Keziah! The will information is from the will itself of Stephen Skiff I have a Xerox of it from Barnstable County. The pages are 137-139, but they did not send the book number. I could Xerox the Xerox if you want to pay for copies and postage, but I can assure you that there is no surname for Keziah.

I also have a Xerox of the will of Stephen Presbury, 6 Apr. 1730, 1 July 1730, Edgartown, Dukes Co., MA, 2:56-57. To granddaughter Moriah PRESBURY, only surviving child of son John, decd. To wf. Deborah. Remainder to my seven daughters or their heirs: heirs of dau. Mary, deed.; daus. Katurah; Dorcus; Abigail; Drusilla; and youngest daughters Content and Sarah. [The will is comparatively easy to read, and it is definitely Katurah, not Keziah. It also says "my seven daughters."]

I have contacted lots of people about this. R. A. Lovell, the Sandwich genealogist, thinks that Kezia was dau/o Stephen PRESBURY but not of Deborah. However, that does not make sense at all considering the two wills.

I contacted the Mayflower Society. The latest answer said that "Keziah who married Edmund Freeman is undoubtedly the granddaughter of Stephen Skiff,' but they do not accept the lineage.

Bob Henderson, 62 Summer Ave., Reading, MA 01867, answered my query in Nexus in 1991. He agrees that Keziah had to have been born Ca. 1688-90, which is before the marriage of Stephen PRESBURY and Deborah SKIFF. He asks why Stephen SKIFF was providing such a generous gift to granddaughter Keziah if her father were living and she had seven sisters. [A cow was worth more than a house to most people at that time.]

Have you analyzed the named of Keziah's children? She had Lydia (for Lydia SNOW), Stephen (Stephen SKIFF), Deborah (Deborah SKIFF); Abigail (for Abigail WARREN).

My conclusion is that Keziah must have been an illegitimate daughter of Deborah SKIFF, and she had probably been living with and caring for her grandparents. The only other alternative that makes sense is that Deborah had a prior marriage, but I haven't found any evidence of that.

Do you have any additional thoughts on the matter? Have you done any
research on the wife of the preceding Edmund FREEMAN, Sarah __

Sincerely, Marilyn Roth Parents: Stephen PRESBURY and Deborah SKIFF.

Spouse: Edmond FREEMAN. Edmond FREEMAN and Kezia PRESBURY were married in 1706 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.716 Children were: Edmund FREEMAN, Lydia FREEMAN, Edmund FREEMAN Sr, Prince FREEMAN, Stephen FREEMAN, Silvanus FREEMAN, Nathaniel FREEMAN, Kezia FREEMAN, Sarah FREEMAN, Deborah FREEMAN, Skeffe FREEMAN, Thomas FREEMAN, Abigail FREEMAN, Margaret FREEMAN.

Mary PRESBURY was born on 10 Mar 1644 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. Given name was spelled Meary in the Sandwich Vital Records p. 169 Religion, Society of Friends

Sandwich, Mass., Vital Records
Meary presbury Daftar of John presbury was Boarne the 10. Day. 3. mo 1644 Parents: John PRESBURY and Catherine.

Spouse: .

Mary PRESBURY was born on 28 Aug 1694 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.1147 Sandwich Vital Records p. 17 Parents: Stephen PRESBURY and Deborah SKIFF.

Spouse: . Thomas WEST and Mary PRESBURY were married on 29 Jan 1712 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA.1145

Mercy PRESBURY was born about 1646 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. Parents: John PRESBURY and Catherine.

Nathan PRESBURY was born in 1665. Parents: John PRESBURY and Dorcas BESSE.

Spouse: . Nathan PRESBURY and Elizabeth GANSON were married on 16 Feb 1698 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.11

Sarah PRESBURY was born in 1713 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA.1148 She died on 30 Jan 1793 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA.1148 Parents: Stephen PRESBURY and Deborah SKIFF.

Spouse: . Timothy LUCE and Sarah PRESBURY were married on 18 Feb 1730/31 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA.1148

Photo Stephen PRESBURY was born in 1664 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 17 May 1730 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA.1149 PRESBURY (see Presbery, Presburey), Stephen, son ___, May 17, 1730, age 58. [[husband Deborah] gravestone record, Company Place Cemetery Vineyard Haven]

PRESBUREY (see Presbery, Presbury), Deborah [w. Stephen], D. Mar. 11, 1743, in 73d year G.R.6.

PRESBURY (see Presbery, Presburey), Stephen, son , May 17, 1730, age 58. [[husband Deborah] gravestone record, Company Place Cemetery Vineyard Haven]

Source: Vital Records of Tisbury, Massachusetts To The Year 1850, Tisbury Deaths To The Year 1850

Dukes County originally consisted of the parent towns of Tisbury, Chilmark, and Edgartown which are now divided into seven towns: Tisbury, West Tisbury, Chilmark, Gay Head, Gosnold, Edgartown, and Oak Bluffs.

Tisbury was originally called "Middletown" until it was incorporated as the Town of Tisbury in 1671. It includes (and is now often synonymous with) the village of Vineyard Haven, which was called Holmes Hole until 1871.

STEPHEN PRESBURY. (The following is from "The Annals of Tisbury" by Dr. Charles Edward Banks, c. 1908, Vol.II)

He was probably the son of John Presbury, a shoemaker, sometime of Salisbury and later of Saco, Maine, where in 1670 he had bought a tract of land. [York Deeds, III, 42. John of Saco was probably the son of that John of Sandwich, Cape Cod, whose death in May, 1648, is recorded.]

This John died in that Province before Nov. 3, 1684, leaving three sons, of whom one was Stephen, and the name is so unusual and without recurrence at that period, that we can assume the relationship fairly established. [Ibid, V(I), 35.] This Stephen was a witness to a deed in Kittery, Maine, in 1686, and the next we learn of him is in 1704 when he was called 'of Chilmark, ' meaning that part of it known as Chickemmoo. [Dukes Deeds, III, 77; comp. York Deeds, IV, 134.] It is not known where he had resided in the eighteen years intervening, but it can be surmised that he may have gone to Sandwich, Cape Cod, where he married, about 1693, Deborah, daughter of Stephen and Lydia (Snow) Skiffe of that town. His homestead was at the head of the Lagoon within the boundary line of Edgartown, but his closer proximity to the settlement at Homes Hole, where he lies buried, makes his classification as an early settler of this region the natural one. [He was a land owner in the three towns. (Deeds, III, 114, 504; IV, 108, 217).] His residence here was absolutely without incident of any kind, as he held no offices, appeared in court once as a plaintiff (1729) and in all the twenty-five years of his life on the Vineyard he did not so much as witness a deed or document of any kind, an unusual fact. His will, dated April 6, 1730, was proved June 30, 1730, and disposes of his property to 'my seven daughters' and the children of his only son John, deceased. [Dukes Probate, II, 56.] He had died May 17, I730 in his 58th year and his widow Deborah survived, dying March II, 1743, in the 73d year of her age. [These are the gravestone records, but both seem to be incorrect. The birth of Deborah Skiffe is recorded in Sandwich on July 14, 1668, and thus she was in her 74th year. The age given on his stone would make his birth year 1672-3, but in 1686 he was a witness in Maine. He was probably older than his wife.]

22. STEPHEN PRESBURY*, (John 2-1), b. abt. 1666; res. E., of whom a biographical sketch may be found in Vol. II, Annals of T., pp. 24-5. He m. DEBORAH SKIFF (21) abt. 1693, who was b. 14 July 1668 and d. 11 Mch. 1743. [She is buried at Crossways Cemetery.] He d. 17 May 1730 and his will 5 Apr. 1730 was pro. 30 June 1730. [He is buried next to his wife.] (*The compiler found a family of this name living in the parish of St. Nicholas Cole Abbey, London, and among the children was a Stephen Presbury baptized 22 Nov. 1607.) Parents: John PRESBURY and Dorcas BESSE.

Spouse: Deborah SKIFF. Stephen PRESBURY and Deborah SKIFF were married in 1693 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA.11,1150 Children were: Kezia PRESBURY, Mary PRESBURY, Keturah PRESBURY, Dorcas PRESBURY, John PRESBURY, Drusilla PRESBURY, Abigail PRESBURY, Content PRESBURY, Sarah PRESBURY.

William PRESBURY was born in 1664. Parents: John PRESBURY and Dorcas BESSE.

Spouse: . William PRESBURY and Priscilla RANDALL were married.11

Bbeatrice de PROVENCE46 was born in 1234 in of, Aix-En-Provence, Provence. She died on 23 Sep 1267 in Nocera, Calabria, Italy. She was buried in , Roque-Pymont, , France. Parents: Raymond BERENGER V Count of Provence & Forcalquier and Bbeatrice de SAVOIE.

Elbeonore (Lbeonor) Countess of PROVENCE6,46,131,139 was born in 1223 in Aix-en-Provence, France.140 She died on 24 Jun 1291 in Amesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, England.132,140,142,538 She was buried on 11 Sep 1291 in Monastery, Amesbury, Wiltshire, England. ELEANOR OF PROVENCE, 2nd daughter and co-heiress of Raymond Bérenger V, Count and Marquis of Provencexe “Provence, Raymond Bérenger V, Count of”, Count of Forcalquierxe “Forcalquier”, by Béatrice, daughter of Tomasso I, Count of Savoyxe “Savoy”. Parents: Raymond BERENGER V Count of Provence & Forcalquier and Bbeatrice de SAVOIE.

Spouse: Henry III PLANTAGENET King of England. Henry III PLANTAGENET King of England and Elbeonore (Lbeonor) Countess of PROVENCE were married on 14 Jan 1236 in Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England.142,538,1126,1127 Children were: Edward I Longshanks PLANTAGENET King Of England, Margaret Queen of SCOTLAND, Beatrice Princess of ENGLAND, Edmund "Crouchback" Prince of ENGLAND, Richard Prince of ENGLAND, John Prince of ENGLAND, Catherine Princess of ENGLAND, William Prince of ENGLAND, Henry Prince of ENGLAND.

Gersinde Countess of PROVENCE46 was born about 1200 in of, Aix-En-Provence, Bouches-Du-Rhone, France. Parents: Alfonso II Prince of ARAGON and Gersinde de SABRAN.

Marguerite de PROVENCE46 was born in 1221 in St Maime B., Forcalquier, Bourgogne. She died on 21 Dec 1295 in , Paris, Isle De France, France. She was buried in , Saint Denis, Isle De France, France. Parents: Raymond BERENGER V Count of Provence & Forcalquier and Bbeatrice de SAVOIE.

Raymond de PROVENCE46 was born in 1221 in of, Aix-En-Provence, Provence. He died. young Parents: Raymond BERENGER V Count of Provence & Forcalquier and Bbeatrice de SAVOIE.

Sancha Countess of PROVENCE46 was born about 1225 of Aix En Provence, Provence. She died on 9 Nov 1261 in , Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England. She was buried in Hailes Abbey, Hailes, Gloucestershire, England. Parents: Raymond BERENGER V Count of Provence & Forcalquier and Bbeatrice de SAVOIE.

Photo Agnes PROWSE123,127,1016 was christened on 14 Apr 1576 in Tiverton, Devonshire, England.436 She died on 6 Jun 1622 in Taunton, Somerset, England.1151 She was buried on 6 Jun 1622 in Taunton, Somerset, England.436

AGNES (or ANNIS) PROWSE, was bapt. Tiverton 15 April 1576, and m. to John Trowbndge, bapt. St. Mary Magdalen Church 25 Mar. 1570. son of Thomas (Sr.). The marriage was preceded by a settlement made by Thos. which granted to Agnes an annuity of £30 for life issuing from all his lands at Rowbarton, occupied by his mother-in-law, Alice Hutchings, for her life. On the same day, John was admitted to a life interest in his father's properties at Obridge and Staplegrove and Pyrland, partly occupied by Thomas' wife Johane (flee Hutchings). Agnes marriage took place at St. Peter's, Tiverton, 31 July 1597, 13 1/2 months before her father's death. Agnes herself was bur. Taunton 6 June 1622. The above Thomas Trowbridge Sr. was a leading citizen and charitable founder, a mercer, with a Tudor mansion, extant, in the high street. and had served as constable and portreve of the castle manor. Agnes' husband John Prowse was sole son and h. at his father's death 1620, and served Taunton as Mayor & Magistrate 1629 & 1637, and also as warden of St. Mary Magdalen, constable & portreve of Taunton castle manor. He m. (2) 11 Mar. 1623/4 Alice Reed of Tiverton. (The Gen.. cit., pp. 1-2, 13, 15, 25). Parents: John PROWSE II and Elizabeth COLLACK.

Spouse: John TROWBRIDGE. John TROWBRIDGE and Agnes PROWSE were married on 31 Jul 1597 in St Peter's, Tiverton, Somerset, England..1016 Children were: Thomas TROWBRIDGE, Elizabeth TROWBRIDGE, John TROWBRIDGE, Prudence TROWBRIDGE, Agnes TROWBRIDGE, William TROWBRIDGE, James TROWBRIDGE, Joan TROWBRIDGE, Tacy TROWBRIDGE.

Photo Elizabeth PROWSE was born about 1548. She was buried on 12 Jul 1585 in Exeter, Devonshire, England.224

Spouse: Richard BEVYS. Richard BEVYS and Elizabeth PROWSE were married on 6 Mar 1566/67 in Exeter, Devonshire, England.224 Children were: Alice BEVYS, Richard BEVYS.

Humphrey PROWSE.1152 Parents: John PROWSE II and Elizabeth COLLACK.

John PROWSE.1152 Parents: John PROWSE II and Elizabeth COLLACK.

Photo John PROWSE178 was born about 1352 in Chagford, Devonshire, England. Parents: William PROWSE and Eustachia WADECOTT.

Spouse: Matilda (Maud) CREWES. John PROWSE and Matilda (Maud) CREWES were married. Children were: John PROWSE.

Photo John PROWSE123,127,177,178,179 was born about 1377 of Chagford, Devonshire, England.180 Parents: John PROWSE and Matilda (Maud) CREWES.

Spouse: Agnes BAMPFIELD. John PROWSE and Agnes BAMPFIELD were married in 1406 of Chagford, Devonshire, England.179,181 Children were: Richard PROWSE.

Photo John PROWSE123,127,178 was born about 1436 in Chagford, Devonshire, England.179 He died on 24 Sep 1526.177,1153 Parents: Richard PROWSE and Margaret NORTON.

Spouse: Joan ORCHARD. John PROWSE and Joan ORCHARD were married in 1467 of Chagford, Devonshire, England.179 Children were: Robert PROWSE.

Photo John PROWSE123,127,179,1154 was born about 1516 in Tiverton, Devonshire, England. He died on 3 Sep 1585 in Tiverton, Devonshire, England.1155 Parents: Robert PROWSE.

Spouse: Alice WHITE. John PROWSE and Alice WHITE were married. Children were: John PROWSE II.

Photo John PROWSE II123,127,179 was born in 1546 in Tiverton, Devonshire, England.1155 from age at fathers inq. He died on 11 Sep 1598 in Tiverton, Devonshire, England.1152

The parish register of Tiverton. co. Devon. contains the entry:
‘july 1597. Jn° Strobridge & Annis Prowse ... xxxi Day." The marriage thus occurred at the bride's home two days after the above surrender was signed. Annis, and even Ann. was often used for the more formal and legalistic Agnes (Latin ‘‘Agneta"). Annes daughter of John Prowse was baptized at Tiverton, 14 Apr. 1576. Her parents, John Prowse and Elizabeth Coke, were married at Tiverton. 1 June 1567. Agnes had an older sister, Prudence Prowse, baptized 13 Feb. 1569/70. who died unmarried and was buried 16 Sept. 1599; and she gave the name, Prudence Trowbridge, to the first daughter who was born after her sister's death. Her eldest daughter, born before her sister died, was named Elizabeth after her mother. Parents: John PROWSE and Alice WHITE.

Spouse: Elizabeth COLLACK. John PROWSE II and Elizabeth COLLACK were married on 1 Jun 1567 in Tiverton, Devonshire, England.436 Children were: Agnes PROWSE, Richard PROWSE, John PROWSE, Humphrey PROWSE.

Photo Richard PROWSE123,127,177,178,179 was born about 1407 in Chagford, Devonshire, England.179 Parents: John PROWSE and Agnes BAMPFIELD.

Spouse: Margaret NORTON. Richard PROWSE and Margaret NORTON were married in 1435 of Chagford, Devonshire, England.179 Children were: John PROWSE.

Richard PROWSE was christened on 11 Jan 1568/69 in Tiverton, Devonshire, England.1154 Tiverton parish records He was born in 1568/69 in Tiverton, Devonshire, England.1152 Parents: John PROWSE II and Elizabeth COLLACK.

Spouse: . Richard PROWSE and Elizabeth STAPLEHILL were married.

Photo Robert PROWSE123,127,178 was born about 1475.179 He died on 6 Aug 1529 in Tiverton, Devonshire, England.179 Parents: John PROWSE and Joan ORCHARD.

Children were: John PROWSE.

Photo William PROWSE178 was born about 1300 of Eastervale, Devon, England. Parents: Sir William Probus PROWSE Knight and Alice FERRERS.

Spouse: Elena de PONTE. William PROWSE and Elena de PONTE were married. Children were: William PROWSE.

Photo William PROWSE178 was born about 1326 of Eastervale, Devon, England. Parents: William PROWSE and Elena de PONTE.

Spouse: Eustachia WADECOTT. William PROWSE and Eustachia WADECOTT were married. Children were: John PROWSE.

Photo Sir William Probus PROWSE Knight178 died in 1269.678

Spouse: Alice FERRERS. Sir William Probus PROWSE Knight and Alice FERRERS were married. Children were: William PROWSE.

Rose PULTER1071 was born about 1450. She died on 1 Aug 1484 in Swynshed, Lincoln, England.

Spouse: William OVERTON. William OVERTON and Rose PULTER were married about 1475 in Swynshed, Lincoln, England. Children were: Thomas OVERTON, Guthlake OVERTON.

Ann PURRIER was buried on 23 Sep 1626 in Lidlington, Bedfordshire, England.15

Spouse: Francis TAYLOR. Francis TAYLOR and Ann PURRIER were married on 29 Mar 1573 in Lidlington, Bedfordshire, England.1156 Children were: Faith TAYLOR, John TAYLOR, Silvester TAYLOR, Susan TAYLOR, Luce TAYLOR, Elizabeth TAYLOR, Faith TAYLOR.

Drogon PUY46 was born about 934 in of, , Anjou, France. He died about 934. Parents: Foulques II "le Bon" Count of ANJOU and Gerberge Du MAINE.

Photo Elena de QUINCY984,1157,1158 was born in 1222 in Winchester, Hampshire, England. She died before 20 Aug 1296 in , , , England.104,214 Parents: Roger de QUINCY 2nd Earl of Winchester and Helen Mcdonal of GALLOWAY.

Spouse: Alan la ZOUCHE Baron. Alan la ZOUCHE Baron and Elena de QUINCY were married before 1242 in Winchester, Hampshire, England.214 Children were: Sir Roger la ZOUCHE Baron.

Margaret de QUINCY46 was born in 1208 in , Lincoln, Lincoln, England. She died after Mar 1265/66 in , Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England. She was buried before 30 Mar 1266 in Hospitallers, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England.

Spouse: Sir John de LACY. Sir John de LACY and Margaret de QUINCY were married in 1223 in of, , Lincolnshire, England. Children were: Maud de LACY, Edmund de LACY, Idonea de LACY.

Photo Robert de QUINCY died in 1197.94

ROBERT DE QUENcY, lord of Buckley and of Fawside died before Michaelmas 1197.
He married first ORABLE (or Orabella), daughter and de facto heiress of Nes, son of William, Lord OF LEUCHARs; apparently they separated. He married second Eve, who survived him and was perhaps a member of the House of Galloway. Eve had been the widow of, or married secondly, Walter de Berkeley, Chamberlain of Scotland.

He apparently went to Scotland in his youth as he witnessed a charter which may date from 1163. He obtained lands in Leuchars, Tranent, Lathrisk, Beith and Nesgask, perhaps through his wife's rights inherited from her mother. He was granted the ancient castle of Forfar by his cousin, King William, during whose reign he made many grants to religious houses and witnessed royal grants in Scotland. He accompanied King Richard I of England to the Holy Land in 1190, was Constable of a force to take aid toAntioch in July 1191, and was sent with the Duke of Burgundy to Tyre to collect prisoners from Philip Augustus that August. He fought in Normandy in 1194 'and 1196.

Children, by first wife:
i. Saher IV, d. 3 Nov. 1219; m. Margaret de Beaumont, dau. of Robert, 3rd Earl of Leicester.
ii. Robert, b. say 1168 [CP, 12:2:748g]; d. before 1232.
Children, listed by Lundy W. Barlow [NEHCS, 112:64], by which wife not stated:
iii. daughter, m. St. Andrews.
iv. Simon, probable son, parson of Leuchars. Parents: Saher de QUINCY I and Maud de ST. LIZ.

Spouse: Orable of Leuchars. Children were: Saher de QUINCY IV 1st Earl of Winchester.

Photo Roger de QUINCY 2nd Earl of Winchester212,525,760 was born in 1195 of Winchester, Hampshire, England. He died on 25 Apr 1264 in , , , England.104,214

ROGERL DE QUINCY, Earl of Winchester, died without male issue 25 April 1264, and was probably buried at Brackley, Leicestershire, his Earldom reverting to the Crown.
He married first HELEN OF GALLOWAY, second but first surviving daughter and coheir of Alan, Lord of Galloway, Constable of Scotland, who died in 1234. Helen died after 21 Nov. 1245 and was buried at Brackley. He married second, before 5 June 1250, Maud de Bohun, widow of Anselm Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, who died in Dec. 1245, and daughter of Humphrey de Bohun, by Maud, daughter of Raoul (Ralph) de Lusignan, Count of Eu. The younger Maud was not very old when she died without issue in Grosby, Leicestershire, 20 Oct. 1252 and was buried at Brackley. He married third, without license, before 5 Dec. 1252, Eleanor (or Alianole) de Ferrers, widow of William de Vaux (who had died without issue shortly before 14 Sept. 1252), and seventh daughter of William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby, by his first wife, Sybil (of whom Eleanor was coheir). His widow was assigned dower 21 Sept. 1264, and married third, before 8 Sept. 1267, as his second wife, Roger de Leyburn, who died about Oct. 1271. She died shortly before 26 Oct. 1274, and was buried at Leeds Priory.

He was apparently on Crusade at Damietta in the Holy Land when his father died, and inherited his father's lands 16 Feb 1220/1. Upon his mother's death in 1234/5 he was recognized as the Earl of Winchester. He traveled with his mother's knights to Brittany in the spring and summer of 1230.

By rights inherited through his first wife he became hereditary Constable of Scotland in 1234. He needed the help of the Scottish king to quash a rebellion against his tyrannical rule of his lands there in 1247. He had witnessed an agreement between Alexander of Scotland and Henry III on 25 Sept. 1237, served in Gascony in 1242, against the Welsh in 1258, 1260, 1261 and 1263, and was an arbitrator between the King of Scotland and Henry III in 1257/8. He took up arms for Henry Ill in 1260, 1261 and 1263.

Children, by first wife, the first three listed by Cokayne:
i. Margaret, d. 1280/1; m. c. 1238 William0 de Ferrers, Earl of Derby; she resigned her hereditary office as Constable of Scotland in favor of her brother-in-law, the 6th Earl of Buchan, in 1270.
ii. Elizabeth (or Isabel), m. Alexander Comyn, 6th Earl of Buchnn and Constable of Scotland.
iii. Helen (or Ellen, Elene [Elena in Weis, AR7, 53:29]), d. 1296; m. Sir Alan Ia Zouche, of Ashby-de-la-Zouche, who d. 10 August 1270.
iv. Isabel, b. c. 1224 [Norr, 100]; was to m. 1241 Hugh Neville (at this time the names Isabel and Elizabeth were essentially the same, and this could be a reference to Elizabeth, above). Parents: Saher de QUINCY IV 1st Earl of Winchester and Margaret de BEAUMONT.

Spouse: Helen Mcdonal of GALLOWAY. Roger de QUINCY 2nd Earl of Winchester and Helen Mcdonal of GALLOWAY were married about 1221.760 Children were: Elena de QUINCY.

Saher de QUINCY I.94

SAHER DE QUENCY I (or QUINCY), a tenant of Anselm de Chokes at Long Buckby, Northamptonshire, England, about 1124-1129, died probably about 1157. He married, after 1136, MAUD DE ST. Liz (who was dead in 1163), widow of Robert Fitz
Richard de Clare and daughter of Simon de St. Liz, Earl OF HUNTINGDON and Northampton, by Maud, first daughter and coheir of Waltheof, Earl of Northumberland, Huntingdon and Northampton. He may have derived his name from Cuinchy, near Bethune on the border of Artois and Flanders, which is less than sixteen kilometers from Chocques, the original home of his overlord, Anselm de Chokes. He witnessed a charter as the lord of Daventry, Northants., in 1146 [Barlow, NEHGR, 112:63].

Children, mentioned by Cokayne:
i. Saher II , d. 1190; m. 1162 Asceline Peverel, widow of Geoffrey de Water­ville.
ii. Robert, d. 1197; m. (1) Orable of Leuchars, m. (2) Eve.

Spouse: Maud de ST. LIZ. Children were: Robert de QUINCY.

Photo Saher de QUINCY IV 1st Earl of Winchester94,212 was born in 1155 of Winchester, Hampshire, England.213 He died on 3 Nov 1219 in Damietta, Egypt.213,214,215

SAHER DE QUENCY IV, 1st Earl of Winchester, died at Damietta in the Holy Land,
3 Nov. 1219, and was buried in Acre.

He married MARGARETM DE BEAUMONT, younger sister and coheir of Robert Fitz Pernel, 4th Earl of Leicester, and second daughter of Robert, 3rd Earl of Leicester., she died probably on 12 Jan. 1234/5, having been recognized as the Countess of Winchester while a widow Active with Kings Richard and John in Normandy, 1197-1199, he witnessed the pact between John and the Count of Boulogne at Chateau Gaillard, 18 August 1199. On 30 Oct. 1200 he was appointed to conduct William the Lion, King of Scotland, to meet King John; he was present the next 22 Nov. when William the Lion did homage to John. He was captured by the French in 1203 when he and his cousin, Robert Fitz Walter, surrendered the castle of Vandreuil without a fight, but he was in England by 5 May 1204.

When his wife's only brother, Robert Fitz Pernel, 4th Earl of Leicester, died without issue, he was given custody, on 30 March 1205, of the Honors of Leicester and Grand­mesnil; by 10 Feb. 1206/7 he was recognized as the Earl of Winchester. He served in Scotland in 1209, and in Ireland in 1210. He was active in the work of the Exchequer, 1211-1213, and Justice, and served as Ambassador to Emperor Otto IV in 1212. He witnessed the charter by which King John surrendered the Crown to the Pope on 15 May 1213, and in June 1215 was one of the twenty-five Barons chosen to enforce obedience to the Magna Charta, having been with the confederate Barons against the King at Stamford.

With the other barons he was exconununicated by the Pope, and early in 1216 he went with Robert Fitz Walter to invite Prince Louis to England; the result was that his lands were seized and later granted to William Marshal, son of the Earl of Pembroke. He saved the town of St. Albans from being sacked by Prince Louis' army in Dec. 1216, was captured by the forces of King Henry Ill at Lincoln, 20 May 1217, but was restored his lands on 29 Sept. 1217 when he returned to his allegiance.

He was present at Worcester in March 12 17/8, when peace was made between Prince Llywelyn ab lorworth of Wales and Henry Ill of England. In 1219 he joined the Crusaders before Damietta.

Children, mentioned by Cokayne or Weis:
i. son d. young.
ii. Roger, d. 25 April 1264; m. (1) Helen of Galloway, m. (2) Maud de Bohun, m. (3) c. 1252 Eleanor de Ferrers.
iii. Lorette, m. Sir William de Valognes or Valonyes of Panmure, co. Foifar, Chamberlain of Scotland, who d. Kelso 1219 [Weis, MCS5, 111A:2].
iv. Orabella, m. Sir Richard” de Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt.
v. Robert [mother unknown (TG, 5:221-225)], m. HawiseM of Chester.
vi. Hawise, m. after 11 Feb. 1222/3 Hugh de Vere, Earl of Oxford.
Parents: Robert de QUINCY and Orable of Leuchars.

Spouse: Margaret de BEAUMONT. Saher de QUINCY IV 1st Earl of Winchester and Margaret de BEAUMONT were married between 1168 and 1173. Children were: Roger de QUINCY 2nd Earl of Winchester.

Joanna RADCLIFFE.206

Spouse: Robert SHERBURNE. Robert SHERBURNE and Joanna RADCLIFFE were married. Children were: Agnes SHERBURNE, Isabel SHERBURNE.

Margaret RADCLIFFE.111

Spouse: Nicholas RUSHTON. Nicholas RUSHTON and Margaret RADCLIFFE were married. Children were: Agnes RUSHTON.

Almena RANDALL was born on 28 Nov 1814 in Madrid, St. Lawrence, New York, USA.635 She died on 27 Feb 1891 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA.635

Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 5, p.196
As the St. Lawrence River leaves Lake Ontario, it flows in a northeasterly direction and on into southern Canada, thus forming part of the boundary line between the United States and Canada. To the east lies Lake Champlain and to the south the Mohawk Valley. This section of the state of New York is known as St. Lawrence County. Early day records give little information as to the exact locations of birthplaces, consequently the birthplace of Almina Randall is designated merely as St. Lawrence County, New York. The date of her birth is given as 28 November 1814. Almina's parents were Henry and Sarah Randall.

The Henry Randall family were staunch Methodists and as such took part in the community in which they resided until 1834, when they moved to Niagara County, New York. Niagara County is joined on the south by Erie County, on the north by Lake Ontario, and on the west by the Niagara River which includes the great Niagara Falls. Into this region came Samuel Milliner, a convert from Edinburgh, Scotland. In April, 1843 Almina Randall was baptized a member of the Church by Samuel Milliner, and in 1845 she migrated to Nauvoo, Illinois. Here she found confusion and the disorder which existed prior to the expulsion of the Saints the following spring. Evidently Almina Randall was not accompanied to Nauvoo by members of her family. It became necessary for such members of the Church to be cared for by others and Almina was fortunate in being sent to the Winslow Farr home. These kind and gracious Saints gave her a good home and loving care. As the time arrived for departure to the west, it was decided that Winslow Farr should marry Almina Randall, as a plural wife (1845), and as such she left Nauvoo with the family.

Not much information is available concerning Almina's life in Utah, but the following report was given in the newspaper at the time of her death: "After her (Mrs. Farr's) arrival in Great Salt Lake City in 1850, she occupied a lone habitation near the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon where she was exposed to great danger from maurading Indians. Subsequently, she lived for a time on a farm in Big Cottonwood where her husband died in August, 1866. Previous to his death, however, she moved to Salt Lake City. For over forty [p.197] years she followed the profession of midwife and in that capacity waited upon thousands of her sisters."

Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 5, p.197
Another incident which influenced her life was when Mary W. Huff, a widow with five children whom she had known in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, came into the valley. Mary had been a member of the Uriah Curtis company and while crossing the plains they were married. The Huff children became very fond of "Aunt Mina" and sometimes stayed a day or two with her. Following the move south at the coming of Johnston's Army Mary and her family remained in Springville, but her daughter, Lavina Huff, was permitted to return to Salt Lake with Almina Farr. Here Lavina continued her attendance at school and assisted her foster mother with the care of some of her patients. The young girl appreciated the love and care "Aunt Mina" gave to her and Almina was truly grateful for the comfort which Lavina brought to her lonely abode.

On the 13th of October, 1865, Lavina, now twenty years of age, was married to William H. Folsom as third wife. Almina Farr cared tenderly for her foster daughter during the delivery of her first five children who were born in Salt Lake City. Then, in 1877, Lavina and her family bade Almina goodbye for they were moving to Manti where they were to live while Mr. Folsom took charge of the construction of the Manti Temple.

Almina Randall Farr made her home on North West Temple Street in Salt Lake City in the 17th Ward. It was here she passed away on February 26, 1891, at the age of seventy-seven years.—Nina Folsom Moss

Spouse: Winslow FARR Sr. Winslow FARR Sr and Almena RANDALL were married on 22 Jan 1846 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA.420

Mary REEVES died on 21 Sep 1673 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.1159,1160

Spouse: James SKIFF. James SKIFF and Mary REEVES were married by 1638 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.11 Children were: James SKIFF, Steven SKIFF, Nathaniel SKIFF, Sarah SKIFF, Bathsheba SKIFF, Mary SKIFF, Patience SKIFF, Benjamin SKIFF, Nathan SKIFF.

Hugues Archbishop of REIMS46 was born in 920 in of, Vermandois, Neustria. He died in 962. Parents: Herbert II Count of VERMANDOIS and Hildebrante Princess of FRANCE.

Konrad Count In The RHEINGUA46 was born in 910 in , , Schwaben, Bavaria. He died on 20 Aug 997. Parents: Udo Count of The WETTERAU and Miss de VERMANDOIS.

Abigail RICE was born on 17 Jun 1657 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.1161 Parents: Henry RICE and Elizabeth MOORE.

Benjamin RICE was born on 31 May 1640 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.1162 He died on 19 Dec 1713 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. Parents: Edmund RICE and Thomasine FROST.

Spouse: . Benjamin RICE and Mary BROWN were married on 2 Jun 1661 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Daniel RICE was born on 1 Nov 1632 in , Stanstead, Suffolk, England. He was christened on 1 Nov 1632 in , Sudbury, Suffolk, England. He was buried on 10 Nov 1632 in , , , England. Parents: Edmund RICE and Thomasine FROST.

David RICE was born on 27 Dec 1659 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.1163 He died on 16 Oct 1723 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. Extracted Birth from Sudbury, Middlesex, MA. Vital Records. Film #0185455
Death is Probably Parents: Henry RICE and Elizabeth MOORE.

Spouse: . David RICE and Hannah WALKER were married on 7 Apr 1687 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.1164

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