Genealogy Report: Ancestors of William Winthrop Rawlinson
Ancestors of William Winthrop Rawlinson
48889856.Lord Thorfinn Sigurdsdon, born Bet. 1000 - 1009 in Ravenshire, Wessyngton, Richmondshire, England1417; died Bet. 1064 - 1070 in Ravenshire Manor, Wessyngton or Washington village, Richmondshire, England.He was the son of 97779712. Lord of the Isles Sigurd Hlodvirsson and 97779713. Thora.He married 48889857. Ingibiorg Finnsdottir Bet. 1030 - 1050.
48889857.Ingibiorg Finnsdottir, born Bet. 1000 - 1032 in Osteraat, Yrje, Norway; died in probably England or Scotland.She was the daughter of 97779714. Earl Finn Arnasson and 97779715. Thorborg Halfdansdottir.
Notes for Lord Thorfinn Sigurdsdon:
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THORFIN, THE DANE was the man credited with discovering America, or Greenland. While Leif, son of Eric the Red, (Leif Erickson) is sometimes given credit, the historians widely believe that Leif picked up shipwrecked mariners left behind by a Torfin the Dane expedition. Thorfin is also called Earl of the Orkney Isles, also called TORKILL, of Richmondshire, England, Baron, and Lord of Tanfield, Founder of the Washington Family of England, Torkill of Richmondshire Baron, Lord of Tanfield, fourth son of Sigurd, and Earl of the Orkney Isles. He was born about A. D. 1000. He was Jarl or Earl of the Island of Orkney, that was held as a feif, under the Kings of Denmark. These Earls were Sigurd, son of Eisten Glumru; Einar, son of Rogvald, Jarl or Earl of Moere; Torfidur, son of above Einar; Lodver, son of Torfidur; Sigurd, son of Lodver; and Einar and Thorfin, sons of Sigurd. They were called LORDS OF THE ISLES. The present Duke of Argyle is descended from them. They were the ancient Marmours, one of the Marmours was represented in the Maring Charters with Thorfin. Thorfin, the thirty-second generation from ODIN, has two sons, His ancestors came from Schleswig, in Denmark, and settled in ancient Ebor or Yorkshire, prior to the Norman conquest. This Torfin the Dane founded the Family of Washington in England. The name of "WASHINGTON" was derived from a village juxta Ravenswarth, called originally, "Wessyngton." The name is of Saxon origin, and it existed in England prior to the Norman conquest. The village "Wassyngton" is mentioned in a Saxon charter, as granted by King Edgar in 973, to Thornby Abbey.--Collectanea Typographica, vol. 4, p. 55. This village is now called "Wharlton," and is in the parish of Kirkby Ravensworth, in the North Riding of Yorkshire. This TORFIN was a great man, of Danish-Scandinavian descent, as were all of the great men of these parts.
"In Benningham, Torfin had a hall and 2 carucates of land of the Geld, and 2 ploughs, held by Enisan of the Earl. The whole 2 leagues in length, and 1 in breadth; and underwood, 1 league in length, and a half in breadth." "In Laton, Torfin had 3 carucates of the Geld, with sack and soke, and there were 3 ploughs, held by Bodin his son, of the Earl. In the time of King Edward the Confessor, it was 1 league in length, and 1 in breadth." "In Stannigges, Torfin had 3 carucates of land, with sack and soke, and 3 ploughs, now Enisan holds of the Earl in demesne, 1 carucate and 3 villains, with 2 ploughs. In the time of King Edward, the whole was half a league in length, and a half in breadth." "In Ravenswarth of the Geld are 12 carucates of land and 8 ploughs. There Torfin had one manor. Now Bodin holds there, half a carucate, and 16 villains, and 4 borders, with 8 ploughs. There is a church there, and a priest, and 4 acres of meadow. The whole was 1 league in length, and a half broad temp. Edward the Confessor." The above is from "Domesday Book," and is a translation of that portion respecting the North Riding in Yorkshire, including the district of Wharleton alias Washington, about 1070 to 1080.
"In Malsonby and Diddaston bailiwick of the Geld, 11 carucates and 10 ploughs. There Torfin had one manor. Now Bodin has there 1 carucate, and 15 villains, and 3 borders, with 7 ploughs. There is a church there. The whole was 1 league in length and 1 in breadth, in time of Edward the Confessor."--1040-1066. The manor of Wharton or Washington, or any of the adjoining manors are not mentioned, because there was no land there belonging to the King's Geld. Bodin and Bardolf have been mentioned as the sons of Eudo de Bayeux, Earl of Britanny, and therefore derived from the ancestor of the Earls of Richmond, England. This error arose from the supposition, that William the Conqueror confiscated all of the lands of the Englishmen, and gave them to his followers. This is not true, as he confiscated only the lands of a few rebels, which he divided into Baronies, and gave them to his leaders. Being too vast for occupation by single persons, they were sub-let to Knights and Vassals, and oftentimes to the previous tenants.
The Saxon Earl, Edwin of Mercia, after he had revolted "over and over again," when he died without issue, the Conqueror was much grieved at the loss of so great a lord, and it was only because the Earl Edwin died without issue, that William the Conqueror gave his lands to Alan, first Earl of Richmond, who was second cousin to William I. The 174 manors given to Earl Alan by the Conqueror--one of which was the manor of Ravensworth, held by Torfin and his son Bodin,--were only so many shadows in the hands of the Earl. There were only about 6 manors really attached to the Earldom of Richmond. Of all the others, he was merely nominally chief lord, and each was held by an owner whose alicestors held for many generations before the Conquest. There was never in Richmondshire, above six families descended from Norman ancestors, and these acquired their lands by marrying heiresses.
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More About Lord Thorfinn Sigurdsdon:
Name 2: Thordin The Dane
Name 3: Torfin the Dane1417
Name 4: Torfin De Washington
Name 5: Thorfinn the Black of Orkney
Occupation: 1014, acceded as Earl of Orkney, Lord of the Isles
Children of Thorfinn Sigurdsdon and Ingibiorg Finnsdottir are:
| i. | Bodin of Ravensworth1417, born Abt. 1040 in Ravenshire Manor, Richmondshire, England; died Bet. 1070 - 1160 in Abbey of St. Marie's, York, England. |
| Notes for Bodin of Ravensworth: --------- BODIN, "the Monk of Richmondshire," was born at Ravensworth, Yorkshire, Eng., about 1040. He was son of "TORFIN THE DANE." Bodin, Lord of Ravensworth, at the time of the compilation of the survey of the lands belonging to the King's Geld, called "Domesday Book," held Ravensworth, Yorkshire, of Alan Rufus, first Earl of Richmond, who held of the king. This Bodin gave all his estate to his brother Bardolf, and retired to the monastery of York, where he assumed the religious habit. --------- |
| 24444928 | ii. | Lord Bardolf, born Bet. 1035 - 1045 in Ravenshire Manor, Wessyngton or Washington village, Richmondshire, England; died Bet. 1080 - 1150 in Abbey of St. Marie's, York, England. | ||
| iii. | Earl Paul I Thorfinnson, born Abt. 1059; died 1103 in Scotland; married Ragnhild; born in Sweden; died in Scotland. |
| More About Earl Paul I Thorfinnson: Name 2: Paul I Thorfinnson, Earl of Orkney Occupation: Earl of the Orkney Islands, Scotland |
| More About Ragnhild: Name 2: Ragnhild of Sweden |
63062273.Erneburga De Flamville, born Bet. 1090 - 1105 in Aston Flamville, Bordwell, Leicester, England; died Bet. 1110 - 1205 in Barawell, England.She was the daughter of 126124546. Hugh Erneburgh.
Notes for Sir Hugh De Hastings:
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HUGH originated the Hastings Coat of Arms. The Hastings coat of arms was one of the first created. Its romantic origin centers on Hugh de Hastings of Barawell. He received Barawell upon marriage to Erneburga de Flamville. Shortly after 1130, Hugh was in a jousting tournament. He carried a plain gold shield sans markings of any kind. Hugh noticed other knights displayed favors from their wives or sweethearts. He approached his wife in the stands and asked for a favor that would bring him luck. Having nothing suitable on hand, Lady Erneburga is said to have torn off the sleeve of her gown and draped it over the shield of her husband. Shortly after that, the Hastings Sleeve had became the Hastings coat of arms. The Hastings arms was a black sleeve on a silver field. It is not known if the sleeve brought Hugh de Hastings luck in the tournament.
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More About Erneburga De Flamville:
Name 2: Erneburgh De Flamville
Child of Hugh De Hastings and Erneburga De Flamville is:
| 31531136 | i. | William De Hastings, born Bet. 1110 - 1135 in Fillongley, Warwick, England; died Bet. 1165 - 1235 in England; married (1) Ida d'Eu; married (2) Maud Banaster Bet. 1120 - 1170. |
63062274.Thurston Banaster, born Abt. 1108 in Shropshire, England.
Child of Thurston Banaster is:
| 31531137 | i. | Maud Banaster, born Bet. 1125 - 1147 in Shropshire, England; died Bet. 1160 - 1247 in England; married William De Hastings Bet. 1120 - 1170. |
63062276.Earl Hugh Bigod, born Abt. 1095 in Castle Belvoir, Leicester, England; died Bef. March 06, 1175/76 in Norfolk, England.He was the son of 126124552. Roger III Bigod and 126124553. Adeliza De Toeni.He married 63062277. Countess Juliana De Vere Abt. 1149 in Sussex Square, London, England.
63062277.Countess Juliana De Vere, born Bet. 1116 - 1128 in Hedingham, Norfolk, England; died Abt. 1199 in Norfolk, England.She was the daughter of 63063648. Aubrey II De Vere and 63063649. Alice De Clare.
More About Earl Hugh Bigod:
Burial: Bet. 1175 - 1176, Abbey Thetford, Norfolk, England
Occupation: Earl of Norfolk, 1st
More About Countess Juliana De Vere:
Occupation: Countess of Norfolk
Child of Hugh Bigod and Juliana De Vere is:
| 31531138 | i. | Earl Roger Bigod, born Abt. 1150 in Norfolk, England; died Bet. 1212 - August 02 1221 in Thetford, Norfolk, England; married Countess Isabella Plantagenet Bet. 1164 - 1173 in Surrey, England. |
63062280.King David I1418, born Bet. 1080 - 1084 in Scotland; died May 24, 1153 in Scotland or Carlisle, Cumbria.He was the son of 126124560. King Malcolm III and 126124561. Queen Margaret.He married 63062281. Queen Matilda Bet. 1113 - 1114.
63062281.Queen Matilda, born 1072 in Huntington, Huntingdonshire, England; died Bet. April 23, 1130 - 1131 in Scotland.She was the daughter of 126124562. Earl Waltheof II and 126124563. Countess Judith De Boulogne.
Notes for King David I:
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DAVID I, 1084-1153, king of Scotland (1124-53), youngest son of Malcolm III and St. Margaret of Scotland. During the reign of his brother Alexander I, whom he succeeded, David was earl of Cumbria, ruling S of the Clyde and Forth rivers. By his marriage to the heiress of the earl of Northumbria he also became earl of Huntingdon and acquired a claim to Northumbria. In the long struggle for the English crown between Matilda (his niece) and Stephen, David fought for Matilda, but his main object was to secure Northumbria for himself. Although he was defeated by Stephen in the Battle of the Standard (1138), Stephen conceded him the earldom. David's internal rule was wise and momentous for Scotland. He made land grants to many Anglo-Norman families, thus providing the kingdom with a new feudal aristocracy. He also encouraged the commercial development of the Scottish burghs and strengthened the church by new foundations and endowments. He was succeeded by his grandson, Malcolm IV.
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More About King David I:
Occupation: Bet. 1124 - 1153, King of Scotland
More About Queen Matilda:
Name 2: Maud De Huntingdon
Name 3: Matilda De Huntington
Name 4: Matilda Huntington
Name 5: Maud
Date born 2: Abt. 1072, Huntington, Huntingdonshire, England
Died 2: Bet. April 23, 1130 - 1131, Scotland
Burial: Bet. 1130 - 1131, Scone Abbey, Perthshire
Occupation: Queen of Scotland
Child of David and Matilda is:
| 31531140 | i. | Earl Henry De Huntingdon, born Bet. 1114 - 1119 in Scotland; died June 12, 1152 in Scotland; married Countess Gundred Ada De Warenne 1134. |
63062282.Earl William II De Warenne, born Bet. 1071 - 1081 in Surrey or Sussex, England; died May 11, 1138 in Sussex Square, London, England.He was the son of 126124564. Earl William I De Warenne and 126124565. Princess Gundred De Normandy.He married 63062283. Countess Isabel Elizabeth De Vermandois Abt. 1118 in England.
63062283.Countess Isabel Elizabeth De Vermandois, born Bet. 1070 - 1081 in Valois, Bretagne, France; died February 13, 1130/31 in Leicester, England.She was the daughter of 126124566. Duke Hugh and 126124567. Countess Adelaide De Vermandois.
More About Earl William II De Warenne:
Name 2: William II De Warrenne
Burial: 1138, Chapter House, Lewes Priory, Sussex, England
Occupation: 2nd Earl of Surrey
More About Countess Isabel Elizabeth De Vermandois:
Name 2: Isabella Capet
Burial: February 17, 1130/31
Children of William De Warenne and Isabel De Vermandois are:
| i. | Reginald De Warenne, born Abt. 1113. | |||
| 31531810 | ii. | Earl William III De Warenne, born Bet. 1118 - 1119 in Vermandois, Normandy, France; died January 19, 1147/48 in Laodicea; married Countess Alice De Talvaise. | ||
| 31531141 | iii. | Countess Gundred Ada De Warenne, born Bet. 1117 - 1120 in Warwickshire, England or Surrey, England; died Bet. 1166 - 1178; married (1) Earl Henry De Huntingdon 1134; married (2) Earl Roger De Beaumont Bet. 1137 - 1153; married (3) William I De Lancaster Bet. 1153 - 1160. |
63062304.Thurston Despencer, born Abt. 1122 in London, Middlesex, England.He was the son of 126124608. William Talvas Montgomery Despencer and 126124609. Alix De Bourgogne.
Children of Thurston Despencer are:
| 31531152 | i. | Thomas Despencer, born Abt. 1169 in Elington, Lincolnshire, England. | ||
| ii. | Hugh Despencer, born Abt. 1152; died 1199. |