The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society Volume 6 (Paperback)


This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 Excerpt: ... person of rank and fortune, Geoffrey Downing, Gentleman, of Poles Belcham in Essex, married Elizabeth Wingfield, a lineal descendent of Henry III and his wife Eleanor, daughter of Raymond de Rerenger, Comte de Provence, through their son Henry, Earl of Lancaster, who married Blanche, daughter of Comte de Artois and widow of Henry, King of Navarre." By this and other irter-marriages the family is descended not only from the Plantagenets, but also from many other historical families of England, among whom were the Fitz-Alans, Earls of Arundel, the de Bohuns and the Cecils, lords of Burleigh. From Essex, the family became widely scattered not only into the neighboring counties, but also in other parts of Great Britain and its colonies. Thus one well known branch was early located in Ireland, which in later times became established in Australia, while Burkes "Commoners of England." This work gives the line of descent in full. there were several emigrant families from the original stock to the American colonies at various times. Those of the name best known in English history are the Downings of Norfolk, whose descent is corroborated by the Visitation of the Heralds' College in Norfolk as early as the year 1563. In this Visitation, the heraldic bearings, anciently borne by the family, are described as follows: "Arms: Barry of eight, argent and vert, a gryphon segreant vert. Crest: An arm embowed, habited in mail proper, tied round the wrist with a ribbon or, and hold in the hand an arrow barbed and flighted with gold." In America there were several distinct Downing families, located in the various colonies, previous to the Revolution. The first immigrant recorded was one Francis Downing, who settled in Virginia in 1624. Probably those a...

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 Excerpt: ... person of rank and fortune, Geoffrey Downing, Gentleman, of Poles Belcham in Essex, married Elizabeth Wingfield, a lineal descendent of Henry III and his wife Eleanor, daughter of Raymond de Rerenger, Comte de Provence, through their son Henry, Earl of Lancaster, who married Blanche, daughter of Comte de Artois and widow of Henry, King of Navarre." By this and other irter-marriages the family is descended not only from the Plantagenets, but also from many other historical families of England, among whom were the Fitz-Alans, Earls of Arundel, the de Bohuns and the Cecils, lords of Burleigh. From Essex, the family became widely scattered not only into the neighboring counties, but also in other parts of Great Britain and its colonies. Thus one well known branch was early located in Ireland, which in later times became established in Australia, while Burkes "Commoners of England." This work gives the line of descent in full. there were several emigrant families from the original stock to the American colonies at various times. Those of the name best known in English history are the Downings of Norfolk, whose descent is corroborated by the Visitation of the Heralds' College in Norfolk as early as the year 1563. In this Visitation, the heraldic bearings, anciently borne by the family, are described as follows: "Arms: Barry of eight, argent and vert, a gryphon segreant vert. Crest: An arm embowed, habited in mail proper, tied round the wrist with a ribbon or, and hold in the hand an arrow barbed and flighted with gold." In America there were several distinct Downing families, located in the various colonies, previous to the Revolution. The first immigrant recorded was one Francis Downing, who settled in Virginia in 1624. Probably those a...

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May 2012

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May 2012

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246 x 189 x 6mm (L x W x T)

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Paperback - Trade

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106

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978-1-232-11748-3

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9781232117483

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1-232-11748-X



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