Monday, April 19, 2010
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Marie Southerland
Hi,
I pray that I am not the bearer of bad news.
But Marie Southerland passed away 3/30/10 at 95 years old.
After the stone is updated I would be happy to take another
picture if you will put in a request.
My Sympathy,
C. Simpson
I pray that I am not the bearer of bad news.
But Marie Southerland passed away 3/30/10 at 95 years old.
After the stone is updated I would be happy to take another
picture if you will put in a request.
My Sympathy,
C. Simpson
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Curtis and Samuel Birth Dates
Curtis:
1880 Census: 7 = 1873
1900 Census: 25, July 1874
1910 Census: 33 = 1877
1920 Census: 46 = 1874
1930 Census: 54 = 1876
WWI Draft: July 17, 1873
Death Cert: Unknown on June 1, 1949
Tombstone: 7/17/1876 - 6/1/1949
Samuel:
1880 Census: 4 = 1876
1900 Census: 22, March 1878
1910 Census: 31 = 1879
1920 Census: 38 = 1882
1930 Census: Dead
WWI Draft: March 6, 1876
Death Cert: 62 (or 52?) on February 25, 1928 = 1866 (or 1876?)
Tombstone: 1876 - 1928
Yopp Funeral: 53 on February 25, 1928
1880 Census: 7 = 1873
1900 Census: 25, July 1874
1910 Census: 33 = 1877
1920 Census: 46 = 1874
1930 Census: 54 = 1876
WWI Draft: July 17, 1873
Death Cert: Unknown on June 1, 1949
Tombstone: 7/17/1876 - 6/1/1949
Samuel:
1880 Census: 4 = 1876
1900 Census: 22, March 1878
1910 Census: 31 = 1879
1920 Census: 38 = 1882
1930 Census: Dead
WWI Draft: March 6, 1876
Death Cert: 62 (or 52?) on February 25, 1928 = 1866 (or 1876?)
Tombstone: 1876 - 1928
Yopp Funeral: 53 on February 25, 1928
Monday, March 8, 2010
Laylor Deed
Randall C. Revell and Virginia Revell to William Laylor 1842
This Deed made the 6th day of September 1842 between Samuel C. White and Mary his wife, formerly Mary Chandler, Mitchell Chandler, John G. Chandler, Levin Laylor, Randall C. Revell of Virginia, his wife formerly Virginia Laylor, Richard Deans and Kazieh, his wife, formerly Kazieh Laylor, William Green, his wife Elizabeth, formerly Elizabeth Laylor and Cynthia Laylor of the first part and William Laylor of the other part. Whereas a certain Levin Laylor, father of the said William Laylor did by will executed on the 23rd day of December 1819 and recorded in the county court of Accomac, devise to the said William Laylor, by the name of Garababel William Laylor to Mary Elizabeth Laylor since deceased, a certain tract and parcel of land described in said will to them and their heirs, but if they should die without issue then he devised the same to the children of his brother Arthur Laylor and Kazieh, Mary and John Chandler to be equally divided between them and said parties of the first part have a contingent interest in the aforesaid land, dependant upon the said William Laylor dying without issue, same being willing to release all their interest in said land and said will to William Laylor. Now this deed witnesses that for and in consideration of fifty dollars in hand to the parties of the first part by William Laylor, the reception whereof is hereby acknowledged, the said Samuel White and Mary his wife, the same Mary named in the said Levin Laylor’s will, John Chandler also named in said will, and my brother Authur Laylor’s children named in said will of Levin, Elizabeth, Virginia, Kazieh having since been married as above stated who are the children and heirs of Authur Laylor, above named in said Levin Laylor’s will, do by these presents, grant, bargain, sell and convey quit claim to and release unto the said William Laylor his heirs and issue, all their rights, title and interest both at law and in equity in proportion … remainder of interest in the tract of land devised to said William Laylor by his father Levin Laylor as aforementioned and situated in Accomac County, Virginia bordered on the north by the land said William Laylor purchased of Elizabeth Revell and the land of Gull Snead and William I. Riley; east by the land of James Bonewell; south by a branch of Onancock Creek, which divides it from the land of Nath Toppery and containing by estimation, one hundred and fifty acres, be the same more or less, together with all the privileges appertaining thereto, in any wise appertaining or belonging to same, and to hold the above grants conveys interest and estate to him the said William J. Laylor and his heirs and issue forever, and they the parties of the first part do hereby covenant and agree to and with the said William J. Laylor and his heirs and issue that they will and their heirs shall defend the title to the above grant interest and estate to the said William J. Laylor and his heirs and issue, free and clear of the claims of themselves and their heirs and all persons, claims by or through them the children of the aforesaid Authur Laylor, but against the claims of no other persons whatsoever. In testimony whereof the parties of the first part have hereto set their hands and affixed their seal the same day and year written above.
Samuel C. White Mitchell Chandler Richard Deans
Mary C. White John Chandler Keziah Deans (her mark)
Levin Laylor Cynthia Laylor (her mark)
Randall C. Revell William C. Green (his mark)
Virginia Laylor (her mark) Elizabeth C. Green (her mark)
Source: Clerk of Court, Accomac County, Virginia. Deed Book Number 32 (1842-1843) Page 327
This Deed made the 6th day of September 1842 between Samuel C. White and Mary his wife, formerly Mary Chandler, Mitchell Chandler, John G. Chandler, Levin Laylor, Randall C. Revell of Virginia, his wife formerly Virginia Laylor, Richard Deans and Kazieh, his wife, formerly Kazieh Laylor, William Green, his wife Elizabeth, formerly Elizabeth Laylor and Cynthia Laylor of the first part and William Laylor of the other part. Whereas a certain Levin Laylor, father of the said William Laylor did by will executed on the 23rd day of December 1819 and recorded in the county court of Accomac, devise to the said William Laylor, by the name of Garababel William Laylor to Mary Elizabeth Laylor since deceased, a certain tract and parcel of land described in said will to them and their heirs, but if they should die without issue then he devised the same to the children of his brother Arthur Laylor and Kazieh, Mary and John Chandler to be equally divided between them and said parties of the first part have a contingent interest in the aforesaid land, dependant upon the said William Laylor dying without issue, same being willing to release all their interest in said land and said will to William Laylor. Now this deed witnesses that for and in consideration of fifty dollars in hand to the parties of the first part by William Laylor, the reception whereof is hereby acknowledged, the said Samuel White and Mary his wife, the same Mary named in the said Levin Laylor’s will, John Chandler also named in said will, and my brother Authur Laylor’s children named in said will of Levin, Elizabeth, Virginia, Kazieh having since been married as above stated who are the children and heirs of Authur Laylor, above named in said Levin Laylor’s will, do by these presents, grant, bargain, sell and convey quit claim to and release unto the said William Laylor his heirs and issue, all their rights, title and interest both at law and in equity in proportion … remainder of interest in the tract of land devised to said William Laylor by his father Levin Laylor as aforementioned and situated in Accomac County, Virginia bordered on the north by the land said William Laylor purchased of Elizabeth Revell and the land of Gull Snead and William I. Riley; east by the land of James Bonewell; south by a branch of Onancock Creek, which divides it from the land of Nath Toppery and containing by estimation, one hundred and fifty acres, be the same more or less, together with all the privileges appertaining thereto, in any wise appertaining or belonging to same, and to hold the above grants conveys interest and estate to him the said William J. Laylor and his heirs and issue forever, and they the parties of the first part do hereby covenant and agree to and with the said William J. Laylor and his heirs and issue that they will and their heirs shall defend the title to the above grant interest and estate to the said William J. Laylor and his heirs and issue, free and clear of the claims of themselves and their heirs and all persons, claims by or through them the children of the aforesaid Authur Laylor, but against the claims of no other persons whatsoever. In testimony whereof the parties of the first part have hereto set their hands and affixed their seal the same day and year written above.
Samuel C. White Mitchell Chandler Richard Deans
Mary C. White John Chandler Keziah Deans (her mark)
Levin Laylor Cynthia Laylor (her mark)
Randall C. Revell William C. Green (his mark)
Virginia Laylor (her mark) Elizabeth C. Green (her mark)
Source: Clerk of Court, Accomac County, Virginia. Deed Book Number 32 (1842-1843) Page 327
Joseph A Deans Jr Obit
JOSEPH A. DEANS JR.
Published: August 25, 2001
Section: LOCAL, page B6
© 2001- Landmark Communications Inc.
Joseph A. Deans Jr.
PORTSMOUTH - Joseph A. Deans Jr. was called home to his final resting place on Aug. 23, 2001, after a brave and courageous battle with lung cancer. He was a deacon and a member of the choir at Port Norfolk Baptist Church and also served as president of the I'Anison Sunday School Class. He was an avid golf player and for many years coached baseball for the John Tyler Little League.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Marjorie Martin and his father, Joseph A. Deans Sr.
He leaves behind a loving wife of 53 years, Doris Mae Deans; four daughters, Donna Carol Foreman and husband Frank of Portsmouth, Glenda Sue Sawyer of Virginia Beach, Pamela Lynn Hathcock of Portsmouth and Josie Brooks of Portsmouth; a sister, Joyce Crawford; two nephews, Rick LeBlanc and wife Gayle and Allen Alexander; a niece, Denise Galbraith; and five grandchildren, Kimberly Doris Foreman, Frank Foreman Jr., Courtney McGowen, Cody Woodruff and Richard Brooks.
A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Port Norfolk Baptist Church by the Rev. James R. Woodland. Burial will follow in Churchland Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Snellings Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, today from 7 to 9 p.m. and other times at the home of Josie Brooks, 3708 Mariner Ave., Portsmouth.
© 2001- Virginian-Pilot
Published: August 25, 2001
Section: LOCAL, page B6
© 2001- Landmark Communications Inc.
Joseph A. Deans Jr.
PORTSMOUTH - Joseph A. Deans Jr. was called home to his final resting place on Aug. 23, 2001, after a brave and courageous battle with lung cancer. He was a deacon and a member of the choir at Port Norfolk Baptist Church and also served as president of the I'Anison Sunday School Class. He was an avid golf player and for many years coached baseball for the John Tyler Little League.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Marjorie Martin and his father, Joseph A. Deans Sr.
He leaves behind a loving wife of 53 years, Doris Mae Deans; four daughters, Donna Carol Foreman and husband Frank of Portsmouth, Glenda Sue Sawyer of Virginia Beach, Pamela Lynn Hathcock of Portsmouth and Josie Brooks of Portsmouth; a sister, Joyce Crawford; two nephews, Rick LeBlanc and wife Gayle and Allen Alexander; a niece, Denise Galbraith; and five grandchildren, Kimberly Doris Foreman, Frank Foreman Jr., Courtney McGowen, Cody Woodruff and Richard Brooks.
A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Port Norfolk Baptist Church by the Rev. James R. Woodland. Burial will follow in Churchland Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Snellings Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, today from 7 to 9 p.m. and other times at the home of Josie Brooks, 3708 Mariner Ave., Portsmouth.
© 2001- Virginian-Pilot
Friday, March 5, 2010
Bowen Grave
Mount Holly Baptist Church Cemetery
Burgaw
Pender County
North Carolina, USA
Timothy T. Bowen
Birth: May 2, 1822
Death: Sep. 23, 1902
Margaret I. Bowen
Birth: Nov. 12, 1835
Death: Sep. 18, 1908
Burgaw
Pender County
North Carolina, USA
Timothy T. Bowen
Birth: May 2, 1822
Death: Sep. 23, 1902
Margaret I. Bowen
Birth: Nov. 12, 1835
Death: Sep. 18, 1908
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Dardens in Oakwood
Detailed Interment Inforamtion
Name: DARDEN, MARTHA E BOWEN
Date of Birth: 00/00/1863 Date of Death: 00/00/1903
Service Date: Burial Date:
Service Notes:
Funeral Home:
Location
Section: EAST BRANCH
Division: B
Lot: 4
Plot: 2
Name: DARDEN, J G
Date of Birth: 10/29/1845 Date of Death: 10/16/1930
Service Date: Burial Date: 10/17/1930
Service Notes:
Funeral Home: HJ BROWN
Location
Section: EAST BRANCH
Division: B
Lot: 4
Plot: 3
Name: DARDEN, THOMAS R
Date of Birth: 00/00/1888 Date of Death: 00/00/1923
Service Date: Burial Date:
Service Notes:
Funeral Home:
Location
Section: EAST BRANCH
Division: B
Lot: 4
Plot: 1
Name: DARDEN, MARTHA WOMBLE
Date of Birth: Date of Death: 04/10/1939
Service Date: Burial Date: 04/11/1939
Service Notes:
Funeral Home:
Location
Section: EAST BRANCH
Division: B
Lot: 4
Plot: 4
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
John D. Brown's Parents
Duplin County death certificate:
born in Duplin County
died in Wallace, Duplin County
father: Jason Brown, born in Duplin Co.
mother: Mahala Mathews, born in Duplin Co.
also, John, Priscilla, and Margaret are all buried in:
Brice Cemetery, Duplin Co.
John's brother, J.M. Brown:
John's sister, Marenda Suson Brown:
born in Duplin County
died in Wallace, Duplin County
father: Jason Brown, born in Duplin Co.
mother: Mahala Mathews, born in Duplin Co.
also, John, Priscilla, and Margaret are all buried in:
Brice Cemetery, Duplin Co.
John's brother, J.M. Brown:
John's sister, Marenda Suson Brown:
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Schenk-Southerland
from article in Star-News, June 8, 1980
Tammy Kay Schenk Southerland
daughter of Bobby and Lorena Livingston and Carl Schenk
James Truman Southerland, Jr.
son of James Southerland and Peggy Reale
Tammy Kay Schenk Southerland
daughter of Bobby and Lorena Livingston and Carl Schenk
James Truman Southerland, Jr.
son of James Southerland and Peggy Reale
Monday, March 1, 2010
Rachael Southerland English
Rachael Southerland English
death certificate
New Hanover County
son James T. English is buried in Wilmington
findagrave memorial #45796894
"Son of Rachel Southerland and Charles English"
his death certificate
New Hanover County
1900 Census, New Hanover County, Federal Point Township
English, Charles
-------- Rachel J.
-------- Hattie M.
-------- Ely
1880 Census
Source Information:
Census Place Island Creek, Duplin, North Carolina
Family History Library Film 1254962
NA Film Number T9-0962
Page Number 505B
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Charley ENGLISH Self M Male W 36 N.C. Farmer N.C. N.C.
Rachel ENGLISH Wife M Female W 32 N.C. Keeping House N.C. N.C.
James T. ENGLISH Son S Male W 12 N.C. At Home N.C. N.C.
John W. ENGLISH Son S Male W 8 N.C. N.C. N.C.
Hattie M. ENGLISH Dau S Female W 4 N.C. N.C. N.C.
death certificate
New Hanover County
son James T. English is buried in Wilmington
findagrave memorial #45796894
"Son of Rachel Southerland and Charles English"
his death certificate
New Hanover County
1900 Census, New Hanover County, Federal Point Township
English, Charles
-------- Rachel J.
-------- Hattie M.
-------- Ely
1880 Census
Source Information:
Census Place Island Creek, Duplin, North Carolina
Family History Library Film 1254962
NA Film Number T9-0962
Page Number 505B
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Charley ENGLISH Self M Male W 36 N.C. Farmer N.C. N.C.
Rachel ENGLISH Wife M Female W 32 N.C. Keeping House N.C. N.C.
James T. ENGLISH Son S Male W 12 N.C. At Home N.C. N.C.
John W. ENGLISH Son S Male W 8 N.C. N.C. N.C.
Hattie M. ENGLISH Dau S Female W 4 N.C. N.C. N.C.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Lafayette 1910
Where is Lafayette in the 1910 census?
Married Florence in April 1910.
Bought store downtown in 1905.
Found him:
1910 census taken 9 May 1910, Topsail Twp, New Hanover Co, NC,line2 38-40, #281/281, on Wilmington-New Bern Road:
Batson, Andrew J head mw 64 wd m.42yrs NC NC NC merchant, retail groceries
Southerland, Lafayette son-in-law mw 41 m2.0yrs NC NC NC no occupation
Southerland, Florence dau fw 35 m2.0yrs NC NC NC no occupation
Next door is listed John E Batson, his wife and daughter.
Batson, John E head mw 26 m2.2yrs NC NC NC Farmer
Batson, Lola J wife fw 25 m1.2yrs NC NC NC 0 children
Batson, Ethel dau fw 6 s NC NC NC
Married Florence in April 1910.
Bought store downtown in 1905.
Found him:
1910 census taken 9 May 1910, Topsail Twp, New Hanover Co, NC,line2 38-40, #281/281, on Wilmington-New Bern Road:
Batson, Andrew J head mw 64 wd m.42yrs NC NC NC merchant, retail groceries
Southerland, Lafayette son-in-law mw 41 m2.0yrs NC NC NC no occupation
Southerland, Florence dau fw 35 m2.0yrs NC NC NC no occupation
Next door is listed John E Batson, his wife and daughter.
Batson, John E head mw 26 m2.2yrs NC NC NC Farmer
Batson, Lola J wife fw 25 m1.2yrs NC NC NC 0 children
Batson, Ethel dau fw 6 s NC NC NC
SS Birthday
Samuel Sprunt Southerland was born in March, according to the 1900 New Hanover County Census.
Findagrave
currently waiting for pics:
Elizabeth Griffiths
Thomas Griffiths
Martha Darden
also, note on Mary Batson Simmons, Memorial# 10498687
Elizabeth Griffiths
Thomas Griffiths
Martha Darden
also, note on Mary Batson Simmons, Memorial# 10498687
Friday, February 26, 2010
Walter Johnson Obit
Johnson - Walter Johannes Johnson, Sr. died after a courageous battle with
lung cancer on April 14, 2006 at the age of 70. He will be greatly missed by his
wife of 19 years, Sonya and their son Eric; his children, Cindi Hughes and her
husband John, Walt Jr. and his wife Penny, Judi Hotard and her husband Bruce,
Robin Johnson and his wife Gisele, Leah Hildalgo and her husband Perry; 12
grandchildren; brother, Homer Johnson and his wife Faye; and many in-laws, family
and friends also survive him. Walt was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and retired
to San Antonio, Texas after 38 years of service with Shell Oil Company in Norco,
Louisiana. He was an avid gardener and enjoyed spending time with his family and
friends.There was a memorial service on Monday, April 17, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. in the
Madison Hills Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers contributions may be sent to the
American Cancer Society. You may sign the on-line guest book at
www.missionparks.com under the obituary section. Times Picayune 04-20-2006
lung cancer on April 14, 2006 at the age of 70. He will be greatly missed by his
wife of 19 years, Sonya and their son Eric; his children, Cindi Hughes and her
husband John, Walt Jr. and his wife Penny, Judi Hotard and her husband Bruce,
Robin Johnson and his wife Gisele, Leah Hildalgo and her husband Perry; 12
grandchildren; brother, Homer Johnson and his wife Faye; and many in-laws, family
and friends also survive him. Walt was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and retired
to San Antonio, Texas after 38 years of service with Shell Oil Company in Norco,
Louisiana. He was an avid gardener and enjoyed spending time with his family and
friends.There was a memorial service on Monday, April 17, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. in the
Madison Hills Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers contributions may be sent to the
American Cancer Society. You may sign the on-line guest book at
www.missionparks.com under the obituary section. Times Picayune 04-20-2006
Obits
Wilmington Star-News has obits for Thomas Norwood Simmons and Marguerite Southerland Simmons online.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Batson graves
Mary Edens Batson
Birth: Jun. 18, 1846
Death: Apr. 14, 1903
Wife of A.J. Batson.
Family links:
Children:
Rudman Batson (1871 - 1883)*
Florence Batson Southerland (1874 - 1958)*
Mary Batson Simmons (1876 - 1947)*
John Edward Batson (1878 - 1962)*
Spouse:
A. Jack Batson (1845 - 1912)
*Point here for explanation
Burial:
Batson Family Cemetery
Sloop Point
Pender County
North Carolina, USA
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Created by: Caroline
Record added: Jan 27, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 24214799
A. Jack Batson
Birth: Aug. 15, 1845
North Carolina, USA
Death: May 4, 1912
Pender County
North Carolina, USA
Family links:
Children:
Rudman Batson (1871 - 1883)*
Florence Batson Southerland (1874 - 1958)*
Mary Batson Simmons (1876 - 1947)*
John Edward Batson (1878 - 1962)*
Spouse:
Mary Edens Batson (1846 - 1903)*
*Point here for explanation
Burial:
Batson Family Cemetery
Sloop Point
Pender County
North Carolina, USA
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Created by: Caroline
Record added: Feb 19, 2005
Find A Grave Memorial# 10498634
Mary Batson Simmons
Birth: Jun. 8, 1876
Pender County
North Carolina, USA
Death: Feb. 1, 1947
New Hanover County
North Carolina, USA
Daughter of Mary Edens and A. Jack Batson. Wife of T H Simmons. Age 71 years 7 months 12 days.
Family links:
Parents:
A. Jack Batson (1845 - 1912)
Mary Edens Batson (1846 - 1903)
Burial:
Batson Family Cemetery
Sloop Point
Pender County
North Carolina, USA
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Created by: Caroline
Record added: Feb 19, 2005
Find A Grave Memorial# 10498687
Birth: Jun. 18, 1846
Death: Apr. 14, 1903
Wife of A.J. Batson.
Family links:
Children:
Rudman Batson (1871 - 1883)*
Florence Batson Southerland (1874 - 1958)*
Mary Batson Simmons (1876 - 1947)*
John Edward Batson (1878 - 1962)*
Spouse:
A. Jack Batson (1845 - 1912)
*Point here for explanation
Burial:
Batson Family Cemetery
Sloop Point
Pender County
North Carolina, USA
Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?]
Created by: Caroline
Record added: Jan 27, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 24214799
A. Jack Batson
Birth: Aug. 15, 1845
North Carolina, USA
Death: May 4, 1912
Pender County
North Carolina, USA
Family links:
Children:
Rudman Batson (1871 - 1883)*
Florence Batson Southerland (1874 - 1958)*
Mary Batson Simmons (1876 - 1947)*
John Edward Batson (1878 - 1962)*
Spouse:
Mary Edens Batson (1846 - 1903)*
*Point here for explanation
Burial:
Batson Family Cemetery
Sloop Point
Pender County
North Carolina, USA
Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?]
Created by: Caroline
Record added: Feb 19, 2005
Find A Grave Memorial# 10498634
Mary Batson Simmons
Birth: Jun. 8, 1876
Pender County
North Carolina, USA
Death: Feb. 1, 1947
New Hanover County
North Carolina, USA
Daughter of Mary Edens and A. Jack Batson. Wife of T H Simmons. Age 71 years 7 months 12 days.
Family links:
Parents:
A. Jack Batson (1845 - 1912)
Mary Edens Batson (1846 - 1903)
Burial:
Batson Family Cemetery
Sloop Point
Pender County
North Carolina, USA
Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?]
Created by: Caroline
Record added: Feb 19, 2005
Find A Grave Memorial# 10498687
Thomas Norwood Simmons Sr
born on Myrtle Grove Sound April 25, 1908
died on Nov 16, 1986 (buried in Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Wilmington, as was his wife, Marguerite Southerland Simmons)
known as "Sim" to his friends
father: Thomas Nathan Simmons (a carpenter, died when Thomas was a teenager)
mother: Mary Batson (related to the Batsons who once owned what is now Belvedere Plantation in Hampstead)
designed the Simmons Sea Skiff
son Thomas Norwood Simmons Jr drowned in a boating accident in April 1972, his father finished his remaining orders, then got out of the boat business.
article: Wilmington Star-News, Jan 22, 1989
died on Nov 16, 1986 (buried in Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Wilmington, as was his wife, Marguerite Southerland Simmons)
known as "Sim" to his friends
father: Thomas Nathan Simmons (a carpenter, died when Thomas was a teenager)
mother: Mary Batson (related to the Batsons who once owned what is now Belvedere Plantation in Hampstead)
designed the Simmons Sea Skiff
son Thomas Norwood Simmons Jr drowned in a boating accident in April 1972, his father finished his remaining orders, then got out of the boat business.
article: Wilmington Star-News, Jan 22, 1989
Monday, February 22, 2010
Augusta Southerland Piner Obit
Wilmington Star-News Jan. 23, 1973
MRS. AUGUSTA S. PINER
Mrs. Augusta S. "Gussie"
Southerland Piner, of
Route 2, Box Carolina
Beach Road, died suddenly
Monday in New Hanover
Memorial Hospital.
Born at Myrtle Grove
Sound on Aug. 27, 1890, she
was the daughter of the late
Eli and Alice Rogers
Southerland. She was a
member of the Myrtle
Grove Home Extension
Club and a charter
member of the Myrtle
Grove Presbyterian
Church where she was very
active through the Women
of the Church.
Survivors include her
husband, George R. Piner
of the home; three sons,
Frank R. Piner, Edgar E.
Piner and Joseph E Piner
of Myrtle Grove Sound;
two daughters, Mrs.
Eugenia Piner King, and
Mrs. Katherine Piner
Godwin, both of
Wilmington; one brother,
Victor R. Southerland of
Portsouth, Va; seven
grandsons and four great-
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be
conducted at 2 p.m.
Wednesday in the Chapel of
Andrews Mortuary by the
Rev. John D. Stitt, Rev.
Astor L. McGee and Rev.
C W Jennings. Burial will
follow in the Rogers
Family Cemetery.
The family will recieve
visitors Tuesday night at
Andrews Mortuary from 8
until 9 p.m.
MRS. AUGUSTA S. PINER
Mrs. Augusta S. "Gussie"
Southerland Piner, of
Route 2, Box Carolina
Beach Road, died suddenly
Monday in New Hanover
Memorial Hospital.
Born at Myrtle Grove
Sound on Aug. 27, 1890, she
was the daughter of the late
Eli and Alice Rogers
Southerland. She was a
member of the Myrtle
Grove Home Extension
Club and a charter
member of the Myrtle
Grove Presbyterian
Church where she was very
active through the Women
of the Church.
Survivors include her
husband, George R. Piner
of the home; three sons,
Frank R. Piner, Edgar E.
Piner and Joseph E Piner
of Myrtle Grove Sound;
two daughters, Mrs.
Eugenia Piner King, and
Mrs. Katherine Piner
Godwin, both of
Wilmington; one brother,
Victor R. Southerland of
Portsouth, Va; seven
grandsons and four great-
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be
conducted at 2 p.m.
Wednesday in the Chapel of
Andrews Mortuary by the
Rev. John D. Stitt, Rev.
Astor L. McGee and Rev.
C W Jennings. Burial will
follow in the Rogers
Family Cemetery.
The family will recieve
visitors Tuesday night at
Andrews Mortuary from 8
until 9 p.m.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
John Wesley Ames Obit
JOHN WESLEY AMES, SR.
DIED IN NORFOLK
Mr. John Wesley Ames, Sr., died at his home, in Norfolk, on Wednesday, May 6,
1903, at 2:50 a.m., in the eighty second year of his age. The deceased formerly
one of Nansemond County best known and popular citizens, and in his death a good
man has been removed from earth, full of years, and leaving behind the legacy of
a well spent life. He was the father of Mr. John W. Ames, Jr., former town
sergeant of Suffolk, who is now living in Norfolk, and a brother of Mr. Levi D.
Ames, of Churchland, Norfolk county. He was a gallant soldier of the
Confederacy, and after the war filled in an acceptable manner the position of
magistrate in Nansemond County. For the past fourteen years he had lived in
Norfolk.
The remains were interred yesterday afternoon in the old family burial ground
at Bennett’s Creek, Nansemond County. He was a prominent Mason, and was buried
with the rites of that ancient order, which were participated in by members of
Harmony Lodge, of Driver and Churchland lodge.
[John Wesley AMES, Sr., d. 6 May 1923, Norfolk, age 82,
interred in family cemetery, Bennett's Creek,
donated obituary, newspaper unknown, circa May 8, 1903]
[file transcribed by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net),
and re-formatted by File Manager.]
DIED IN NORFOLK
Mr. John Wesley Ames, Sr., died at his home, in Norfolk, on Wednesday, May 6,
1903, at 2:50 a.m., in the eighty second year of his age. The deceased formerly
one of Nansemond County best known and popular citizens, and in his death a good
man has been removed from earth, full of years, and leaving behind the legacy of
a well spent life. He was the father of Mr. John W. Ames, Jr., former town
sergeant of Suffolk, who is now living in Norfolk, and a brother of Mr. Levi D.
Ames, of Churchland, Norfolk county. He was a gallant soldier of the
Confederacy, and after the war filled in an acceptable manner the position of
magistrate in Nansemond County. For the past fourteen years he had lived in
Norfolk.
The remains were interred yesterday afternoon in the old family burial ground
at Bennett’s Creek, Nansemond County. He was a prominent Mason, and was buried
with the rites of that ancient order, which were participated in by members of
Harmony Lodge, of Driver and Churchland lodge.
[John Wesley AMES, Sr., d. 6 May 1923, Norfolk, age 82,
interred in family cemetery, Bennett's Creek,
donated obituary, newspaper unknown, circa May 8, 1903]
[file transcribed by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net),
and re-formatted by File Manager.]
Peggy Deans Obit
Peggy Deans
Peggy A. Deans PORTSMOUTH - Peggy Ann Deans, 69, of the 3200 block of Lilac Drive, passed away Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, in a local hospital. Born May 16, 1940 in Portsmouth, she was the daughter of the late Bruce and Mildred Deans. Peggy was a secretary for Empire Machinery & Supply Co. in Norfolk, and a member of the Alliance Church in Portsmouth. She is survived by her brother, Robert B. Deans; and a host of cousins, extended family, and friends. A funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, in Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, by Pastor Doug Ellenberger. Burial will be private in Olive Branch Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home today from 7 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Alliance Christian School. www.SturtevantFuneralHome.com.
Published in The Virginian Pilot on February 3, 2010
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Peggy Deans
Peggy A. Deans PORTSMOUTH - Services for Peggy Ann Deans will be held at 1 p.m. today in Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel.
Published in The Virginian Pilot on February 4, 2010
Peggy A. Deans PORTSMOUTH - Peggy Ann Deans, 69, of the 3200 block of Lilac Drive, passed away Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, in a local hospital. Born May 16, 1940 in Portsmouth, she was the daughter of the late Bruce and Mildred Deans. Peggy was a secretary for Empire Machinery & Supply Co. in Norfolk, and a member of the Alliance Church in Portsmouth. She is survived by her brother, Robert B. Deans; and a host of cousins, extended family, and friends. A funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, in Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, by Pastor Doug Ellenberger. Burial will be private in Olive Branch Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home today from 7 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Alliance Christian School. www.SturtevantFuneralHome.com.
Published in The Virginian Pilot on February 3, 2010
=============================
Peggy Deans
Peggy A. Deans PORTSMOUTH - Services for Peggy Ann Deans will be held at 1 p.m. today in Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel.
Published in The Virginian Pilot on February 4, 2010
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Baby Forrest
Baby Forrest
Birth: Oct. 8, 1933
Death: Oct. 12, 1933
Burial:
Oak Grove Cemetery
Portsmouth
Portsmouth City
Virginia, USA
info on Baby Forrest:
We are writing to let you know that a Find A Grave volunteer has reported a problem with your photo request for Baby Forrest.
The general problem they reported is:
Cemetery office confirmed that this burial is unmarked
They also reported, specifically:
I researched the burial records for Oak Grove cemetery with the assistance of the City Burial Records Administrator and could find no record for Baby Forrest . Records for plot "H 772" indicated that a baby was in that plot but the name was not recorded. This is the same plot 6 Forrests are intered. I physically visited the plot and could find no headstone for Baby Forrest. The administrator told me this is very common for the time period we are dealing with. Still born and premature baby deaths were not a topic for conversation and were largely ignored for "propriety". I took pictures and can give you the names of the other Forrests buried in that plot.
Birth: Oct. 8, 1933
Death: Oct. 12, 1933
Burial:
Oak Grove Cemetery
Portsmouth
Portsmouth City
Virginia, USA
info on Baby Forrest:
We are writing to let you know that a Find A Grave volunteer has reported a problem with your photo request for Baby Forrest.
The general problem they reported is:
Cemetery office confirmed that this burial is unmarked
They also reported, specifically:
I researched the burial records for Oak Grove cemetery with the assistance of the City Burial Records Administrator and could find no record for Baby Forrest . Records for plot "H 772" indicated that a baby was in that plot but the name was not recorded. This is the same plot 6 Forrests are intered. I physically visited the plot and could find no headstone for Baby Forrest. The administrator told me this is very common for the time period we are dealing with. Still born and premature baby deaths were not a topic for conversation and were largely ignored for "propriety". I took pictures and can give you the names of the other Forrests buried in that plot.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Vann Family
Rogers Family Cemetery:
VANN
Colie Elva May 28, 1902 - Dec 24, 1958
J. Valentine Oct 1, 1889 - Apr 21, 1916
book has Colie as "Callie"
According to findagrave.com:
Collie Elva Vann
Son of Nora Smith and Henry Luther Vann
J Valentine Vann
Son of Nora Smith and Henry Luther Vann
familysearch.org:
Colie E. Vann, born 1902, North Carolina
son of
Henry Vann, born 1857, North Carolina
Nora L., born 1866, North Carolina
All Valentine Vann's I searched for on
familysearch.org were MALES.
Lola Gertrude Vann, born 1893, died 1987
wife of Elbert Earl Southerland
Gertrude Vann in 1900 Census:
Lisbon, Sampson County, NC
Luther Vann Head born Nov 1857
Nora Wife born Jul 1869
Lula Daughter born Apr 1888 - married Edgar Washington Rogers
Volitine Son born Oct 1889 - hard to read, index says 1880
Mattie Daughter born May 1892
Gertrude Daughter born Sep 1893
Charlotte Daughter born Jun 1898
Louellen Aunt born Mar 1848
So, Valentine Vann and Colie Vann were brothers of Gertrude Vann and Lula Vann.
from Rootsweb:
Henry Luther Vann born in Sampson County, died 1932
married Nora Smith
Henry Luther Vann was son of Valentine Vann & Elizabeth A. Stephenson
Name: VALENTINE VANN 1
Sex: M
Birth: 1826
Death: 1888
Change Date: 12 MAY 2001
Father: ENOCH VANN
Mother: REBECCA TATUM
Marriage 1 ELIZABETH RICH
Children
LEWIS FRANKLIN VANN
LOTT J.E. (PASDON) VANN b: 1856
Marriage 2 ELIZABETH STEPHENSON
Married: AFT 1856
Children
HENRY LUTHER VANN b: 1860
MARY E. VANN b: 1861
MARGARET VANN b: 1862
LOU FRANCES VANN b: 1864
SABRA VANN b: 1868
SALLIE M. VANN b: 1869
MOODY A. VANN b: 1871
ELLIE STEWART VANN b: 1879
VANN
Colie Elva May 28, 1902 - Dec 24, 1958
J. Valentine Oct 1, 1889 - Apr 21, 1916
book has Colie as "Callie"
According to findagrave.com:
Collie Elva Vann
Son of Nora Smith and Henry Luther Vann
J Valentine Vann
Son of Nora Smith and Henry Luther Vann
familysearch.org:
Colie E. Vann, born 1902, North Carolina
son of
Henry Vann, born 1857, North Carolina
Nora L., born 1866, North Carolina
All Valentine Vann's I searched for on
familysearch.org were MALES.
Lola Gertrude Vann, born 1893, died 1987
wife of Elbert Earl Southerland
Gertrude Vann in 1900 Census:
Lisbon, Sampson County, NC
Luther Vann Head born Nov 1857
Nora Wife born Jul 1869
Lula Daughter born Apr 1888 - married Edgar Washington Rogers
Volitine Son born Oct 1889 - hard to read, index says 1880
Mattie Daughter born May 1892
Gertrude Daughter born Sep 1893
Charlotte Daughter born Jun 1898
Louellen Aunt born Mar 1848
So, Valentine Vann and Colie Vann were brothers of Gertrude Vann and Lula Vann.
from Rootsweb:
Henry Luther Vann born in Sampson County, died 1932
married Nora Smith
Henry Luther Vann was son of Valentine Vann & Elizabeth A. Stephenson
Name: VALENTINE VANN 1
Sex: M
Birth: 1826
Death: 1888
Change Date: 12 MAY 2001
Father: ENOCH VANN
Mother: REBECCA TATUM
Marriage 1 ELIZABETH RICH
Children
LEWIS FRANKLIN VANN
LOTT J.E. (PASDON) VANN b: 1856
Marriage 2 ELIZABETH STEPHENSON
Married: AFT 1856
Children
HENRY LUTHER VANN b: 1860
MARY E. VANN b: 1861
MARGARET VANN b: 1862
LOU FRANCES VANN b: 1864
SABRA VANN b: 1868
SALLIE M. VANN b: 1869
MOODY A. VANN b: 1871
ELLIE STEWART VANN b: 1879
June and Nora Ophelia Southerland
...are the same person.
Nora Ophelia's birth certificate gives birth date of 8/4/1916
June's gravestone gives birth date of 8.4.1916
The only daughter listed in the 1920 census is "Ophelia".
June married twice.
Neither her obit or her brother's obit make any reference to any
sibling other than the two of them.
Thus, June and Nora are the same person.
Nora Ophelia's birth certificate gives birth date of 8/4/1916
June's gravestone gives birth date of 8.4.1916
The only daughter listed in the 1920 census is "Ophelia".
June married twice.
Neither her obit or her brother's obit make any reference to any
sibling other than the two of them.
Thus, June and Nora are the same person.
June Southerland Brewer Obit
JUNE S. BREWER
Virginian Pilot
Published: August 14, 1992
Section: LOCAL, page D2
© 1992- Landmark Communications Inc.
PORTSMOUTH - June Southerland Brewer, 76, of the 300 block of Tareyton Lane, a retired bookkeeper, died Aug. 12, 1992, in a nursing home.
Mrs. Brewer was born in Wilmington, N.C. She had retired from Puritan Foods, Virginia Beach. She was a member of Simonsdale Presbyterian Church and River's Edge Garden Club. She sang with several bands in Tidewater and was the widow of Carl H. Brewer. Survivors include a son, Robbie M. Stainback of Portsmouth; a stepdaughter, Sharon B. Webber of El Toro, Calif.; a sister, Elizabeth Kneas of Portsmouth; and a brother, Earl Southerland of Tampa, Fla.
The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Boulevard Chapel, by the Rev. Melvin S. Hester. Burial will be in Olive Branch Cemetery. Friends may join the family from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today in the funeral home and other times at 117 Byers Ave.
Virginian Pilot
Published: August 14, 1992
Section: LOCAL, page D2
© 1992- Landmark Communications Inc.
PORTSMOUTH - June Southerland Brewer, 76, of the 300 block of Tareyton Lane, a retired bookkeeper, died Aug. 12, 1992, in a nursing home.
Mrs. Brewer was born in Wilmington, N.C. She had retired from Puritan Foods, Virginia Beach. She was a member of Simonsdale Presbyterian Church and River's Edge Garden Club. She sang with several bands in Tidewater and was the widow of Carl H. Brewer. Survivors include a son, Robbie M. Stainback of Portsmouth; a stepdaughter, Sharon B. Webber of El Toro, Calif.; a sister, Elizabeth Kneas of Portsmouth; and a brother, Earl Southerland of Tampa, Fla.
The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Boulevard Chapel, by the Rev. Melvin S. Hester. Burial will be in Olive Branch Cemetery. Friends may join the family from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today in the funeral home and other times at 117 Byers Ave.
Nora Ophelia Southerland
New Hanover County Birth Certificate
cert# 8-574
date of birth: 08/04/1916
file date: 08/05/1916
name: SOUTHERLAND, NORA O.
mother: SOUTHERLAND, LOLA G.
father: SOUTHERLAND, ELBERT E.
cert# 8-574
date of birth: 08/04/1916
file date: 08/05/1916
name: SOUTHERLAND, NORA O.
mother: SOUTHERLAND, LOLA G.
father: SOUTHERLAND, ELBERT E.
EE Southerland Family 1920 Census
Name: Albert Southerland
Residence: , New Hanover, North Carolina
Estimated birth year: 1896
Age in years: 24
Birthplace: North Carolina
Relationship to head-of-household: Self
Gender: Male
Race or color (on document): White
Marital status: Married
Father's birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's birthplace: North Carolina
Film number: 1821313
Digital GS number: 4383839
Image number: 00010
Sheet number: 3
Collection: United States Census, 1920
Name: Lola Southerland
Residence: , New Hanover, North Carolina
Estimated birth year: 1894
Age in years: 26
Birthplace: North Carolina
Relationship to head-of-household: Wife
Gender: Female
Race or color (on document): White
Marital status: Married
Father's birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's birthplace: North Carolina
Film number: 1821313
Digital GS number: 4383839
Image number: 00010
Sheet number: 3
Collection: United States Census, 1920
Name: Earl Southerland
Residence: , New Hanover, North Carolina
Estimated birth year: 1914
Age in years: 6
Birthplace: North Carolina
Relationship to head-of-household: Son
Gender: Male
Race or color (on document): White
Marital status: Single
Father's birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's birthplace: North Carolina
Film number: 1821313
Digital GS number: 4383839
Image number: 00011
Sheet number: 3
Collection: United States Census, 1920
Name: Ophilia Southerland
Residence: , New Hanover, North Carolina
Estimated birth year: 1917
Age in years: 3
Birthplace: North Carolina
Relationship to head-of-household: Daughter
Gender: Female
Race or color (on document): White
Marital status: Single
Father's birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's birthplace: North Carolina
Film number: 1821313
Digital GS number: 4383839
Image number: 00011
Sheet number: 3
Collection: United States Census, 1920
Residence: , New Hanover, North Carolina
Estimated birth year: 1896
Age in years: 24
Birthplace: North Carolina
Relationship to head-of-household: Self
Gender: Male
Race or color (on document): White
Marital status: Married
Father's birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's birthplace: North Carolina
Film number: 1821313
Digital GS number: 4383839
Image number: 00010
Sheet number: 3
Collection: United States Census, 1920
Name: Lola Southerland
Residence: , New Hanover, North Carolina
Estimated birth year: 1894
Age in years: 26
Birthplace: North Carolina
Relationship to head-of-household: Wife
Gender: Female
Race or color (on document): White
Marital status: Married
Father's birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's birthplace: North Carolina
Film number: 1821313
Digital GS number: 4383839
Image number: 00010
Sheet number: 3
Collection: United States Census, 1920
Name: Earl Southerland
Residence: , New Hanover, North Carolina
Estimated birth year: 1914
Age in years: 6
Birthplace: North Carolina
Relationship to head-of-household: Son
Gender: Male
Race or color (on document): White
Marital status: Single
Father's birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's birthplace: North Carolina
Film number: 1821313
Digital GS number: 4383839
Image number: 00011
Sheet number: 3
Collection: United States Census, 1920
Name: Ophilia Southerland
Residence: , New Hanover, North Carolina
Estimated birth year: 1917
Age in years: 3
Birthplace: North Carolina
Relationship to head-of-household: Daughter
Gender: Female
Race or color (on document): White
Marital status: Single
Father's birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's birthplace: North Carolina
Film number: 1821313
Digital GS number: 4383839
Image number: 00011
Sheet number: 3
Collection: United States Census, 1920
Harvey Elmore Kneas, Sr
Harvey Elmore Kneas, Sr
Birth: Aug. 10, 1917
Death: Mar. 29, 2003
Burial:
Olive Branch Cemetery
Portsmouth
Portsmouth City
Virginia, USA
Plot: G-211
Birth: Aug. 10, 1917
Death: Mar. 29, 2003
Burial:
Olive Branch Cemetery
Portsmouth
Portsmouth City
Virginia, USA
Plot: G-211
Carl Henry Brewer
Carl Henry Brewer
Birth: Jan. 13, 1914
Death: Sep. 24, 1989
Burial:
Olive Branch Cemetery
Portsmouth
Portsmouth City
Virginia, USA
Plot: M-153
Birth: Jan. 13, 1914
Death: Sep. 24, 1989
Burial:
Olive Branch Cemetery
Portsmouth
Portsmouth City
Virginia, USA
Plot: M-153
Robert Stainback Sr and Jr
Robert Stainback, Sr
Birth: Jul. 3, 1913
Death: Jul. 2, 1962
Burial:
Olive Branch Cemetery
Portsmouth
Portsmouth City
Virginia, USA
Plot: G-211-4
Robert M. Stainback, Jr
Birth: Jun. 5, 1953
Death: Feb. 20, 2007
Burial:
Olive Branch Cemetery
Portsmouth
Portsmouth City
Virginia, USA
Plot: G-211
Birth: Jul. 3, 1913
Death: Jul. 2, 1962
Burial:
Olive Branch Cemetery
Portsmouth
Portsmouth City
Virginia, USA
Plot: G-211-4
Robert M. Stainback, Jr
Birth: Jun. 5, 1953
Death: Feb. 20, 2007
Burial:
Olive Branch Cemetery
Portsmouth
Portsmouth City
Virginia, USA
Plot: G-211
June Southerland Brewer
June Southerland Brewer
Birth: Aug. 4, 1916
Death: Aug. 12, 1992
Burial:
Olive Branch Cemetery
Portsmouth
Portsmouth City
Virginia, USA
Plot: G-211
Birth: Aug. 4, 1916
Death: Aug. 12, 1992
Burial:
Olive Branch Cemetery
Portsmouth
Portsmouth City
Virginia, USA
Plot: G-211
Edgar Earl Southerland
Edgar Earl Southerland
Birth: Dec. 17, 1913
Death: May 1, 2008
Edgar Earl Southerland, 94, of Byers Avenue, passed away May 1, 2008, in a local hospital. He was born Dec. 17, 1913, in Wilmington, N.C., to the late Elbert and Gertrude Southerland. He was a loving and devoted husband who celebrated their 71st wedding anniversary on February 14 with the love of his life. He was preceded in death by a sister, June Brewer; and a nephew, Robert M. Stainback. He is survived by his loving wife, Marie S. Southerland; a sister, Elizabeth S. Kneas; two nephews, Harvey E. Kneas Jr. and wife Carolyn and James E. Kneas and friend Judith Monaghan; two great-nieces, Dr. Kristi Anne Behan and Kimberly E. Hilliker; and a great- nephew, Kenneth G. Kneas. A funeral will be held at 2 p.m. today in Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, by the Rev. Martha Shute Goodman. Burial will follow in Olive Branch Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service at 1 p.m. The family wishes to thank the caregivers, Juanita Sawyer and Corinne Wilson for their help with transportation and visitation. www.SturtevantFuneralHome.com
Published in The Virginian Pilot on 5/3/2008.
Burial:
Olive Branch Cemetery
Portsmouth
Portsmouth City
Virginia, USA
Birth: Dec. 17, 1913
Death: May 1, 2008
Edgar Earl Southerland, 94, of Byers Avenue, passed away May 1, 2008, in a local hospital. He was born Dec. 17, 1913, in Wilmington, N.C., to the late Elbert and Gertrude Southerland. He was a loving and devoted husband who celebrated their 71st wedding anniversary on February 14 with the love of his life. He was preceded in death by a sister, June Brewer; and a nephew, Robert M. Stainback. He is survived by his loving wife, Marie S. Southerland; a sister, Elizabeth S. Kneas; two nephews, Harvey E. Kneas Jr. and wife Carolyn and James E. Kneas and friend Judith Monaghan; two great-nieces, Dr. Kristi Anne Behan and Kimberly E. Hilliker; and a great- nephew, Kenneth G. Kneas. A funeral will be held at 2 p.m. today in Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, by the Rev. Martha Shute Goodman. Burial will follow in Olive Branch Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service at 1 p.m. The family wishes to thank the caregivers, Juanita Sawyer and Corinne Wilson for their help with transportation and visitation. www.SturtevantFuneralHome.com
Published in The Virginian Pilot on 5/3/2008.
Burial:
Olive Branch Cemetery
Portsmouth
Portsmouth City
Virginia, USA
Elbert Earl Southerland Grave
Elbert E. Southerland
Birth: 1894
Death: Nov. 22, 1968
Burial:
Olive Branch Cemetery
Portsmouth
Portsmouth City
Virginia, USA
Plot: G-211
Birth: 1894
Death: Nov. 22, 1968
Burial:
Olive Branch Cemetery
Portsmouth
Portsmouth City
Virginia, USA
Plot: G-211
Elbert Earl Southerland Death Date
Elbert SOUTHERLAND
Birth Date: 14 Oct 1894
Death Date: Nov 1968
Social Security Number: 223-07-1524
State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: Virginia
Death Residence Localities
ZIP Code: 33614
Localities: Egypt Lake, Hillsborough, Florida
Hilldale, Hillsborough, Florida
Ralston Beach, Hillsborough, Florida
Sweetwater Creek, Hillsborough, Florida
Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida
Birth Date: 14 Oct 1894
Death Date: Nov 1968
Social Security Number: 223-07-1524
State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: Virginia
Death Residence Localities
ZIP Code: 33614
Localities: Egypt Lake, Hillsborough, Florida
Hilldale, Hillsborough, Florida
Ralston Beach, Hillsborough, Florida
Sweetwater Creek, Hillsborough, Florida
Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
William Harold Forrest 1880 Census
Name: Wm.H. Forrest
Residence: Westville, Mathews, Virginia
Birth date: 1815
Birthplace: Virginia, United States
Relationship to head-of-household: Self
Spouse's name: Sallie Forrest
Spouse birthplace: Virginia, United States
Father's name:
Father's birthplace: Virginia, United States
Mother's name:
Mother's birthplace: Virginia, United States
Race or color (expanded): White
Ethnicity: American
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Age: 65 years
Occupation: Farms
NARA film number: T9-1377
Page: 533
Page: B
Entry number: 4503
Film number: 1255377
Collection: United States Census, 1880
Children listed:
Susan
Mary A.
Joice
Jesse T.
Residence: Westville, Mathews, Virginia
Birth date: 1815
Birthplace: Virginia, United States
Relationship to head-of-household: Self
Spouse's name: Sallie Forrest
Spouse birthplace: Virginia, United States
Father's name:
Father's birthplace: Virginia, United States
Mother's name:
Mother's birthplace: Virginia, United States
Race or color (expanded): White
Ethnicity: American
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Age: 65 years
Occupation: Farms
NARA film number: T9-1377
Page: 533
Page: B
Entry number: 4503
Film number: 1255377
Collection: United States Census, 1880
Children listed:
Susan
Mary A.
Joice
Jesse T.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Possible Thomas Parker Baptism
Name: Thomas Parker
Residence: Downham, Lancashire, England
Christening date: 1821
Christening place: WHALLEY, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND
Birth date:
Birthplace:
Father's name: William Parker
Father's name note:
Mother's name: Mary
Mother's name note:
Gender: Male
Death date:
Name note:
Batch number: C00467-3
Date range: 1652 - 1888
Record group: England-VR
Film number: 1278942
Collection: England Baptisms 1700-1900
Residence: Downham, Lancashire, England
Christening date: 1821
Christening place: WHALLEY, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND
Birth date:
Birthplace:
Father's name: William Parker
Father's name note:
Mother's name: Mary
Mother's name note:
Gender: Male
Death date:
Name note:
Batch number: C00467-3
Date range: 1652 - 1888
Record group: England-VR
Film number: 1278942
Collection: England Baptisms 1700-1900
Possible Albert in 1871 Canadian Census
Name: Albert Chirapan
Gender: Male
Age in years: 18
Estimated birth year: 1853
Birthplace: O
Marital status:
Origin (Ancestry): French
Religion: W Meth
Census place: 01, West York c, West York 44, Ontario
Page: 10
Line number: 14
Dwelling: 34
Household id: 34
Film number: 4396688
Library and Archives Canada film number: C-9967
Digital GS number: 4396688
Image number: 00383
Collection: Canada Census 1871
Only "Chirapan" in Canada.
Gender: Male
Age in years: 18
Estimated birth year: 1853
Birthplace: O
Marital status:
Origin (Ancestry): French
Religion: W Meth
Census place: 01, West York c, West York 44, Ontario
Page: 10
Line number: 14
Dwelling: 34
Household id: 34
Film number: 4396688
Library and Archives Canada film number: C-9967
Digital GS number: 4396688
Image number: 00383
Collection: Canada Census 1871
Only "Chirapan" in Canada.
Found Albert Cherpaw Family in 1891 Census
1891 Canadian Census: Dufferin North, Selkirk, Manitoba
Albert Charpan b. 1845 Ontario, married
Mary Charpan b. 1856 Ontario, married
Emma Charpan b. 1877 Ontario, single
Wm Charpan b. 1878 Ontario, single
Benn Charpan b. 1883 Ontario, single
Hannah Charpan b. 1886 Ontario, single
Our Albert Cherpaw Family:
Albert James Cherpaw b. 12-14-1851/1854 Upper Canada
m. 01-04-1888 Uxbridge, Ontario (second marriage to Sarah)
EMILY JANE b. 09-21-1876 Uxbridge, Ontario [SEE BELOW]
William b. 1878 Ontario
Joseph b. 1880 Ontario
Hannah M. b. 06-12-1884
Benjamin F. b. 06-23-1885/1887
Michael Cox, who married Emily Jane, also lived in Dufferin North, Selkirk, Manitoba in 1891. He was single that year. In 1881 he lived in Dufferin, Marquette, Manitoba alone, but was listed as Married for some reason. In 1871, there was no Michael Cox in Manitoba, although there were about 8 in the country that could be him.
Too many coincidences in names and place for this not to be the right family.
Albert Charpan b. 1845 Ontario, married
Mary Charpan b. 1856 Ontario, married
Emma Charpan b. 1877 Ontario, single
Wm Charpan b. 1878 Ontario, single
Benn Charpan b. 1883 Ontario, single
Hannah Charpan b. 1886 Ontario, single
Our Albert Cherpaw Family:
Albert James Cherpaw b. 12-14-1851/1854 Upper Canada
m. 01-04-1888 Uxbridge, Ontario (second marriage to Sarah)
EMILY JANE b. 09-21-1876 Uxbridge, Ontario [SEE BELOW]
William b. 1878 Ontario
Joseph b. 1880 Ontario
Hannah M. b. 06-12-1884
Benjamin F. b. 06-23-1885/1887
Michael Cox, who married Emily Jane, also lived in Dufferin North, Selkirk, Manitoba in 1891. He was single that year. In 1881 he lived in Dufferin, Marquette, Manitoba alone, but was listed as Married for some reason. In 1871, there was no Michael Cox in Manitoba, although there were about 8 in the country that could be him.
Too many coincidences in names and place for this not to be the right family.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Thomas Wilson Cox & Mary Louise Parker
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/IGI/family_group_record.asp?familyid=273117139&indi_id=100195861988&lds=1®ion=11&frompage=99
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/Census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1881CN_832109&HOUSEHOLD_SUB=1&frompage=99
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/Census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1881CN_832109&HOUSEHOLD_SUB=1&frompage=99
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
To-Do List
- compile info on Lairds of Duffus from "...Earldom"
- finish copying book
- aggregate narrative of Freskin de Moravia from all known sources
- go through Banff County records
- finish copying book
- aggregate narrative of Freskin de Moravia from all known sources
- go through Banff County records
Banff County Records
"Records of the county of Baniff, 1660-1760, one hundred years of county government"
(1922)
http://www.archive.org/stream/recordsofcountyo00banfrich/recordsofcountyo00banfrich_djvu.txt
"Some Sasines from Banff"
http://www.mit.edu/~dfm/genealogy/sasines.html
(1922)
http://www.archive.org/stream/recordsofcountyo00banfrich/recordsofcountyo00banfrich_djvu.txt
"Some Sasines from Banff"
http://www.mit.edu/~dfm/genealogy/sasines.html
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
St. Peter's Church
from: http://www.cushnieent.force9.co.uk/Moray%20Churches/duffus.htm
St Peter's Church, Duffus
St Peter's Church at Duffus was in existence in the days of Bishop Simon de Tonei (1171x1184) but is possibly situated on the site of an older foundation. {Duffus - 'Dubh-uis'; black or stagnating water.} In medieval times the church was a part of the Deanery of Elgin.
The medieval portions which survive consist of the barrel-vaulted base of a western tower (now a Sutherland burial vault), and a porch with groined vault on the south side. The latter, a beautiful fragment, is possibly one of the oldest relics of ecclesiastical architecture in the province. The remainder of the medieval structure was replaced by an 18th century 'improvement'.
16th Century porch with groined vaulting.
The Sutherland Vault with "the Angel" in the corner.
There was a chapel dedicated to St Lawrence within the churchyard of St Peter's founded by Freskinus de Moravia, one of the Lords of Duffus, who was buried within it (c.1269) as were several of his ancestors. He endowed the chapel with the lands of Dalvey in Strathspey. Also, within the church, there was an 'altar of the blessed Katharine' near which Walter de Moravia, Hugh's son, was buried. In front of Duffus House (NJ 1750 6846) lies St Lawrence's Well (Chalybeate).
Hugh de Moravia, Lord of Duffus, was dead by 1226 and was buried within the Church of Duffus, near the altar of St Katharine. So was his son Walter. It appears that Hugh at least obtained the character of sanctity (if not actually beatified/canonised) for his benefactions to the Church in general. He had two sons - Walter, who succeeded him, and Andrew, who was Parson of Duffus during his father's lifetime and during the episcopate of Bishop Bricius, whom he succeeded as Bishop of Moray in 1222. Freskin, mentioned above, was Walter's son.
The oldest remaining 'remnant' is the porch which bears the arms of Alexander Sutherland (who married Morella Chisholm of Quarrelwood) thus dating it to to before 1479 - his tomb, giving this as the year of his death, is in the mausoleum at the east end of the church. Inside the porch is groined and the shield is placed at the meeting of the arches.
Andrew de Moravia, the founder of the Cathedral at Elgin, was a member of the famous family long associated with the Castle and, before becoming Bishop, was Parson of Duffus.
Duffus was from the earliest times a prebend of the cathedral. The patronage of the church was given to the Bishop of Moray in 1294 by Christina de Moravia.
Cowan and others say that there was a chapel dedicated to the BVM "at Unthank in this parish." Bishop Bricius foundd a chapel at Duffus Castle early in the 13th century. When Bishop Robert Hepburn added a new canonry and prebend to the Chapter in 1542 it was called Unthank and was said to comprise the chapel of the BVM within the castle of Duffus. The question remains as to whether there were two separate chapels or only one, that at the castle.
Ancient Duffus Castle - seat of the de Moravia family.
For many years St Peter's has been the burial place of the Dunbar family, anciently Baronets of Northfield and related to the de Moravia family. The head of the family lives in the Old Manse, a little further along the road which leads to the world-famous Gordonstoun School, which has had a number of members of the British Royal Family as pupils.
Within the churchyard of St Peter's is also a medieval market cross (one of many to be found in Moray), a remnant of the days when the churchyard was used by the people of the parish for their weekly fairs. Sadly, the head of the cross is now missing but was probably highly decorated.
Besides the chapel of Unthank, there were chapels at Roseisle, and Burghead (St Aethan's) within this parish.
St Peter's Church, Duffus
St Peter's Church at Duffus was in existence in the days of Bishop Simon de Tonei (1171x1184) but is possibly situated on the site of an older foundation. {Duffus - 'Dubh-uis'; black or stagnating water.} In medieval times the church was a part of the Deanery of Elgin.
The medieval portions which survive consist of the barrel-vaulted base of a western tower (now a Sutherland burial vault), and a porch with groined vault on the south side. The latter, a beautiful fragment, is possibly one of the oldest relics of ecclesiastical architecture in the province. The remainder of the medieval structure was replaced by an 18th century 'improvement'.
16th Century porch with groined vaulting.
The Sutherland Vault with "the Angel" in the corner.
There was a chapel dedicated to St Lawrence within the churchyard of St Peter's founded by Freskinus de Moravia, one of the Lords of Duffus, who was buried within it (c.1269) as were several of his ancestors. He endowed the chapel with the lands of Dalvey in Strathspey. Also, within the church, there was an 'altar of the blessed Katharine' near which Walter de Moravia, Hugh's son, was buried. In front of Duffus House (NJ 1750 6846) lies St Lawrence's Well (Chalybeate).
Hugh de Moravia, Lord of Duffus, was dead by 1226 and was buried within the Church of Duffus, near the altar of St Katharine. So was his son Walter. It appears that Hugh at least obtained the character of sanctity (if not actually beatified/canonised) for his benefactions to the Church in general. He had two sons - Walter, who succeeded him, and Andrew, who was Parson of Duffus during his father's lifetime and during the episcopate of Bishop Bricius, whom he succeeded as Bishop of Moray in 1222. Freskin, mentioned above, was Walter's son.
The oldest remaining 'remnant' is the porch which bears the arms of Alexander Sutherland (who married Morella Chisholm of Quarrelwood) thus dating it to to before 1479 - his tomb, giving this as the year of his death, is in the mausoleum at the east end of the church. Inside the porch is groined and the shield is placed at the meeting of the arches.
Andrew de Moravia, the founder of the Cathedral at Elgin, was a member of the famous family long associated with the Castle and, before becoming Bishop, was Parson of Duffus.
Duffus was from the earliest times a prebend of the cathedral. The patronage of the church was given to the Bishop of Moray in 1294 by Christina de Moravia.
Cowan and others say that there was a chapel dedicated to the BVM "at Unthank in this parish." Bishop Bricius foundd a chapel at Duffus Castle early in the 13th century. When Bishop Robert Hepburn added a new canonry and prebend to the Chapter in 1542 it was called Unthank and was said to comprise the chapel of the BVM within the castle of Duffus. The question remains as to whether there were two separate chapels or only one, that at the castle.
Ancient Duffus Castle - seat of the de Moravia family.
For many years St Peter's has been the burial place of the Dunbar family, anciently Baronets of Northfield and related to the de Moravia family. The head of the family lives in the Old Manse, a little further along the road which leads to the world-famous Gordonstoun School, which has had a number of members of the British Royal Family as pupils.
Within the churchyard of St Peter's is also a medieval market cross (one of many to be found in Moray), a remnant of the days when the churchyard was used by the people of the parish for their weekly fairs. Sadly, the head of the cross is now missing but was probably highly decorated.
Besides the chapel of Unthank, there were chapels at Roseisle, and Burghead (St Aethan's) within this parish.
More "Earldom" Index Entries for Laird of Duffus
328- William's death
342- entered heir to his father
344- agreement with Sir R. Gordon
364- difference with John Gordon of Enbo
373- reconciled to him
398- his brother wounded by Enbo
402- quarrel with the house of Southerland
404- dies
342- entered heir to his father
344- agreement with Sir R. Gordon
364- difference with John Gordon of Enbo
373- reconciled to him
398- his brother wounded by Enbo
402- quarrel with the house of Southerland
404- dies
Monday, January 18, 2010
"Earldom" on Murder of William Sutherland (6th Laird of Duffus)
William bands with Southerlands in 1529:
"The yeir of God one thowsand fyve hundred tuentie-and-nyne, the Laird of Duffus gave his band of service to Alexander Master of Southerland, unto whose charge the government of the earldome wes befor this tyme altogether commited by his father; which he governed with wisdome and manhood, and defended the inhabitants of the cuntrey courageouslie against all his and ther enemies." (p. 101)
William murdered in 1530:
"The same yeir of God, Andrew Stuart, bishop of Catteynes, upon some conceaved displeasure which he had receaved, moved the Clan-gun to kill the Laird of Duffus in the toun of Thurso in Catteyness. Upon this accident the haill dyocie of Catteynes wes in a tumult. The Earle of Southerland did assist the bishop of Catteyness against his adversaries, by reasone of allyance contracted betuixt the houses of Huntley, Southerland, and Atholl. Ther wer great and honorable offers made to the Laird of Duffus his sone, by bishop Andrew, for satisfaction of his father's slaughter; such as the heretable constablrie, with the fue of the lands of Skibo, and the heretable bailliarie of the bishoprick of Catteynes; all which he did refuse, and caused charge the bishop to compeir befor the justice at Edinburgh. Wherupon Andrew retired into Athole, and by the meanes of the Earles of Huntly, Southerland, and Atholl, together with the young king's favor and grace, the mater wes then prorogat, and the day of the bishop's appearance befor the justice wes delayed untill another tyme.
Therefter one Alexander Gray, viccar of Far, bishop Andrew Stuart his servant, hade some occasion of bussines to goe visite his master into Atholl; and passing through Elgin of Murray, wher Alexander Southerland, dean of Catteynes (the late slain Laird of Duffus his brother) wes for the tyme, the dean and his nephue violentlie apprehended the said Alexander Gray, and careid him prissoner along to the house of Duffus. Wherupon bishop Andrew sent John Gray of Skibo south to Edinburgh, and caused him summond and charge the Laird of Duffus and his unble, to set Alexander Gray at libertie, and also to compeir personallie befor the councell at Edinburgh, to answer for taking and warding the king's frie subjet, without a commission. The Laird of Duffus, and his uncle the dean of Catteynes, compeiring at Edinburgh, were put in ward, and ther deteyned, untill they should either abyd the censure of the councell for taking of the said Alexander Gray without a power to that effect, or els aggrie with bishop Andrew, and discharge unto him and his servants the slaughter of the late Laird of Duffus; which in end they yeilded to remitt, and also to release Alexander Gray. Then did the Laird of Duffus repent that he had refused the good conditions which bishop Andrew had befor this tyme offered unto him." (p. 102-103)
"The yeir of God one thowsand fyve hundred tuentie-and-nyne, the Laird of Duffus gave his band of service to Alexander Master of Southerland, unto whose charge the government of the earldome wes befor this tyme altogether commited by his father; which he governed with wisdome and manhood, and defended the inhabitants of the cuntrey courageouslie against all his and ther enemies." (p. 101)
William murdered in 1530:
"The same yeir of God, Andrew Stuart, bishop of Catteynes, upon some conceaved displeasure which he had receaved, moved the Clan-gun to kill the Laird of Duffus in the toun of Thurso in Catteyness. Upon this accident the haill dyocie of Catteynes wes in a tumult. The Earle of Southerland did assist the bishop of Catteyness against his adversaries, by reasone of allyance contracted betuixt the houses of Huntley, Southerland, and Atholl. Ther wer great and honorable offers made to the Laird of Duffus his sone, by bishop Andrew, for satisfaction of his father's slaughter; such as the heretable constablrie, with the fue of the lands of Skibo, and the heretable bailliarie of the bishoprick of Catteynes; all which he did refuse, and caused charge the bishop to compeir befor the justice at Edinburgh. Wherupon Andrew retired into Athole, and by the meanes of the Earles of Huntly, Southerland, and Atholl, together with the young king's favor and grace, the mater wes then prorogat, and the day of the bishop's appearance befor the justice wes delayed untill another tyme.
Therefter one Alexander Gray, viccar of Far, bishop Andrew Stuart his servant, hade some occasion of bussines to goe visite his master into Atholl; and passing through Elgin of Murray, wher Alexander Southerland, dean of Catteynes (the late slain Laird of Duffus his brother) wes for the tyme, the dean and his nephue violentlie apprehended the said Alexander Gray, and careid him prissoner along to the house of Duffus. Wherupon bishop Andrew sent John Gray of Skibo south to Edinburgh, and caused him summond and charge the Laird of Duffus and his unble, to set Alexander Gray at libertie, and also to compeir personallie befor the councell at Edinburgh, to answer for taking and warding the king's frie subjet, without a commission. The Laird of Duffus, and his uncle the dean of Catteynes, compeiring at Edinburgh, were put in ward, and ther deteyned, untill they should either abyd the censure of the councell for taking of the said Alexander Gray without a power to that effect, or els aggrie with bishop Andrew, and discharge unto him and his servants the slaughter of the late Laird of Duffus; which in end they yeilded to remitt, and also to release Alexander Gray. Then did the Laird of Duffus repent that he had refused the good conditions which bishop Andrew had befor this tyme offered unto him." (p. 102-103)
"Earldom" on Nicholas (1st Laird of Duffus)
Nicholas was the second son of Kenneth, 4th Earl of Sutherland. Nicholas' brother William became the 5th Earl of Sutherland. Nicholas married Mary Cheyne, bringing Duffus castle back into Sutherland hands, and became the 1st Laird of Duffus. He was born in 1314 and died sometime after the murder of Aodh Mackay and his son Donald Mackay in about 1372.
"The same yeir of God 1360, this William Erle of Southerland gave unto his brother-germane, Nicolas Sutherland, the barony of Thoroboll and Pronsie, to be halden to the Earles of Southerland in warde and relieff, as it is at this day. This charter was granted by Erle William, at Aberden, the thirteinth day of September this yeir of God 1360. From this Nicolas Southerland the hous and familie of Duffus is descended, who doth at this day possesse the lands in the cuntrey of Southerland, and reteyneth yet the surname of Southerland. This Nicolas mareid one of the daughters of Reynold Chein, wherby he became Laird of Duffus." (p. 52)
"The yeir of God one thowsand thrie hundred thriescore-and-four, the disposition of the lands of Thoroboll and Pronsie (maid by this Earle William to his brother Nicolas) wes confirmed by King David, by his charter of confirmation, dated at Edinburgh the seaventeinth day of October, the thertie-fourth yeir of King David's raigne, and of God one thowsand thrie hundred thriescore-and-four." (p. 52)
Nicholas marries the daughter of Reginald Cheyne:
"In this William Erle of Southerland his dayes, lived Renold Cheyn, a Catteynes man, who, dureing his tyme, wes a great commander in that cuntree; of whom many fables are reported amongst the vulgar sort of people, and cheiflie concerning his hunting, wherein he much delighted. Doubtles the Cheins had sometymes many possessions, and were once of greatest command and power in that cuntrey; yet they were never earles therof. All the lands apperteyning to this Reynold Cheyn were divyded among his daughters, which wes confirmed unto them by King David Bruce his charter of confirmation. One of Renold Cheyn his daughters wes mareid to Nicolas Southerland, (this Earle William his brother) with whom Nicholas had the Cheines third of the lands of Catteynes, and the third of the lands of Duffus, in Morray, wherby he became laird of Duffus, which his posteritie doth enjoy at this day. Bot the thirds of Catteynes were given by ane accord and aggriement with a daughter from the Southerlands to the Oliphant, who manie yeirs afterwards did sell and alienat these lands to the Sinclars." (p. 54)
On Henry and Alexander, and the Barony of Thoroboll:
"About this tyme the Scottsmen invaded Ingland agane with fyre and suord, wasting all befor them, evin to Pontefract castell, in Yorkshire; wher Robert Erle of Southerland behaved himselff valiantlie. In this journey, Nicolas Southerland did resigne, at Pontefract castle, into the hands of his superior, (Erle Robert) the baronie of Thoroboll, in favors of his sone Henrie Southerland." (p. 61)
"The tuelft day of Julie, the yeir of God one thowsand four hundred and fourtie and four, Jone Earle of Southelrand (immediate superior) entered Alexander Southerland unto the lands of the barony of Thoroboll, upon the presenting of a resignation, which had been formerlie made by Nicolas Southerland, of the saids lands, in favors of his sone Henry, (the father of the said Alexander), into the hands of Robert Earle of Southerland, at Pontfract castell in Yorkshire in England, as is set donn at lairge in the said precept of clare constat." (p. 70)
"The same yeir of God 1360, this William Erle of Southerland gave unto his brother-germane, Nicolas Sutherland, the barony of Thoroboll and Pronsie, to be halden to the Earles of Southerland in warde and relieff, as it is at this day. This charter was granted by Erle William, at Aberden, the thirteinth day of September this yeir of God 1360. From this Nicolas Southerland the hous and familie of Duffus is descended, who doth at this day possesse the lands in the cuntrey of Southerland, and reteyneth yet the surname of Southerland. This Nicolas mareid one of the daughters of Reynold Chein, wherby he became Laird of Duffus." (p. 52)
"The yeir of God one thowsand thrie hundred thriescore-and-four, the disposition of the lands of Thoroboll and Pronsie (maid by this Earle William to his brother Nicolas) wes confirmed by King David, by his charter of confirmation, dated at Edinburgh the seaventeinth day of October, the thertie-fourth yeir of King David's raigne, and of God one thowsand thrie hundred thriescore-and-four." (p. 52)
Nicholas marries the daughter of Reginald Cheyne:
"In this William Erle of Southerland his dayes, lived Renold Cheyn, a Catteynes man, who, dureing his tyme, wes a great commander in that cuntree; of whom many fables are reported amongst the vulgar sort of people, and cheiflie concerning his hunting, wherein he much delighted. Doubtles the Cheins had sometymes many possessions, and were once of greatest command and power in that cuntrey; yet they were never earles therof. All the lands apperteyning to this Reynold Cheyn were divyded among his daughters, which wes confirmed unto them by King David Bruce his charter of confirmation. One of Renold Cheyn his daughters wes mareid to Nicolas Southerland, (this Earle William his brother) with whom Nicholas had the Cheines third of the lands of Catteynes, and the third of the lands of Duffus, in Morray, wherby he became laird of Duffus, which his posteritie doth enjoy at this day. Bot the thirds of Catteynes were given by ane accord and aggriement with a daughter from the Southerlands to the Oliphant, who manie yeirs afterwards did sell and alienat these lands to the Sinclars." (p. 54)
On Henry and Alexander, and the Barony of Thoroboll:
"About this tyme the Scottsmen invaded Ingland agane with fyre and suord, wasting all befor them, evin to Pontefract castell, in Yorkshire; wher Robert Erle of Southerland behaved himselff valiantlie. In this journey, Nicolas Southerland did resigne, at Pontefract castle, into the hands of his superior, (Erle Robert) the baronie of Thoroboll, in favors of his sone Henrie Southerland." (p. 61)
"The tuelft day of Julie, the yeir of God one thowsand four hundred and fourtie and four, Jone Earle of Southelrand (immediate superior) entered Alexander Southerland unto the lands of the barony of Thoroboll, upon the presenting of a resignation, which had been formerlie made by Nicolas Southerland, of the saids lands, in favors of his sone Henry, (the father of the said Alexander), into the hands of Robert Earle of Southerland, at Pontfract castell in Yorkshire in England, as is set donn at lairge in the said precept of clare constat." (p. 70)
"Earldom" on Kenneth (4th Earl)
Kenneth Southerland, Earle of Southerland
- succeeded Earle William
- "The Earle Kenneth maid ane indenture and aggriement with Reynald Morray, (the son of Allan Morray of Cubin) which wes dated at Sanct Andrews chappell of Golspie, the yeir of God one thowsand thrie hundred threttie years, for setleing and ending of severall preceeding debates and controversies concerning the lands of Skelbo, apperteining to the said Reynald Morray, within Southerland, and also for contracting a mariage betueen Eustach, the daughter of Erle Kenneth, and Gilbert Morray, the sone of Reynold." (p. 44)
Describing the Second War of Scottish Independence:
- In 1331, King Robert Bruce died, and his son David Bruce became King of Scotland. Being young, governors were appointed to run things, first Thomas Randolph Erle of Morray, and on his death Patrick Erle of Merch and Donald Erle of Marr. King David married Jane, the sister of King Edward III of England.
- Edward Ballioll (son of John Ballioll, who was king before Robert Bruce) invaded Scotland and made a claim to the crown, with the assistance of King Edward III of England. The 2 governors assembled an army at Duplin to hold off the invaders. The Earle of Marr was killed along with many others. Andrew of Tullibardin betrayed the Scottish, showing the English a safe passage in the middle of the night on August 3, 1332. King David fled to France until 1342.
- Another governor was chosen, Andrew Murray, who was taken prisoner by the English. Archbald Douglas took his place, assembled a Scottish army, and entered England "to withdraw King Edward the Third from the seidge of Bervick".
Kenneth Dies at the Battle of Hallidon Hill, July 19, 1333:
- "The Engleshmen had pitched ther tents at Holiedoun-hill, within sight of Berwick, and wold not sturr from thence for all the governor, Archbald Douglas, could doe; which being perceaved by the governor, he determined to give them battell, against the opinion of his best experienced warriours."
- The next morning the armies met in battle. Kenneth Earl of Sutherland and Hugh Earl of Rosse "commanded the vantguard of the Scottish army".
- "The Englesh made a fashion of retrait, thereby to draw on the Scots the more eagerlie, who pursued the enemie with great fiercenes; then upon a suddent the Englesh turned, and so ther followed a cruell battell; Kenneth, Earle of Southerland, pressing hard upon the Englishmen with the Scottish vauntguard against the hill, wes ther slain." (p. 45)
More info on the Battle of Halidon Hill:
http://skyelander.orgfree.com/halidon.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Halidon_Hill
Sir Robert Gordon praises Kenneth:
- "This Kenneth, Erle of Southerland, heir slain, wes ane expert and judicious commander; he was verie unwilling that day to hazard a battell against the Englesh upon so unequall termes, both of the number and place of battell. Bot perceaveing the governor exceeding wilfull, he then undertook the leiding of the vantguard; and as he had often befor foughtin valiantlie in defence of his native cuntrey, so now especiallie, perceaving it in so great extremitie, he tryed all his might to overcome the enemie, manie tymes renueing the fight with great courage. In places of greatest danger he wes alwise present, repairing the decayes, reforming the disorders, and incouraging his companies, untill he loosed all hope of victorie: then, disdaining in any case to incurr either the infamie or suspition of cowardice, he resolved not to overlive so great dishonor as to sie his cuntrie in servitude under the dominion of a stranger. Thus peremptorilie hazarding all, and therwith his lyff, he lossed the same in the midest of his enemies, with the pryce of a number of ther deaths; haveing couragiouslie ther ended his dayes with great honor, for the righteous guarrell of his cuntrey; leveing his memorable actions and end as ane excellent ornament to his posteritie." (p. 45-46)
Kenneth's Family:
- Kenneth married the Earl of Marr's daughter
- Had 2 sons, William and Nicholas
- Had a daughter, Eustach, who married Gilbert Morray (eldest son of Reynald Morray of Cubin)
- His son William succeeded him as the 5th Earl of Sutherland
- succeeded Earle William
- "The Earle Kenneth maid ane indenture and aggriement with Reynald Morray, (the son of Allan Morray of Cubin) which wes dated at Sanct Andrews chappell of Golspie, the yeir of God one thowsand thrie hundred threttie years, for setleing and ending of severall preceeding debates and controversies concerning the lands of Skelbo, apperteining to the said Reynald Morray, within Southerland, and also for contracting a mariage betueen Eustach, the daughter of Erle Kenneth, and Gilbert Morray, the sone of Reynold." (p. 44)
Describing the Second War of Scottish Independence:
- In 1331, King Robert Bruce died, and his son David Bruce became King of Scotland. Being young, governors were appointed to run things, first Thomas Randolph Erle of Morray, and on his death Patrick Erle of Merch and Donald Erle of Marr. King David married Jane, the sister of King Edward III of England.
- Edward Ballioll (son of John Ballioll, who was king before Robert Bruce) invaded Scotland and made a claim to the crown, with the assistance of King Edward III of England. The 2 governors assembled an army at Duplin to hold off the invaders. The Earle of Marr was killed along with many others. Andrew of Tullibardin betrayed the Scottish, showing the English a safe passage in the middle of the night on August 3, 1332. King David fled to France until 1342.
- Another governor was chosen, Andrew Murray, who was taken prisoner by the English. Archbald Douglas took his place, assembled a Scottish army, and entered England "to withdraw King Edward the Third from the seidge of Bervick".
Kenneth Dies at the Battle of Hallidon Hill, July 19, 1333:
- "The Engleshmen had pitched ther tents at Holiedoun-hill, within sight of Berwick, and wold not sturr from thence for all the governor, Archbald Douglas, could doe; which being perceaved by the governor, he determined to give them battell, against the opinion of his best experienced warriours."
- The next morning the armies met in battle. Kenneth Earl of Sutherland and Hugh Earl of Rosse "commanded the vantguard of the Scottish army".
- "The Englesh made a fashion of retrait, thereby to draw on the Scots the more eagerlie, who pursued the enemie with great fiercenes; then upon a suddent the Englesh turned, and so ther followed a cruell battell; Kenneth, Earle of Southerland, pressing hard upon the Englishmen with the Scottish vauntguard against the hill, wes ther slain." (p. 45)
More info on the Battle of Halidon Hill:
http://skyelander.orgfree.com/halidon.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Halidon_Hill
Sir Robert Gordon praises Kenneth:
- "This Kenneth, Erle of Southerland, heir slain, wes ane expert and judicious commander; he was verie unwilling that day to hazard a battell against the Englesh upon so unequall termes, both of the number and place of battell. Bot perceaveing the governor exceeding wilfull, he then undertook the leiding of the vantguard; and as he had often befor foughtin valiantlie in defence of his native cuntrey, so now especiallie, perceaving it in so great extremitie, he tryed all his might to overcome the enemie, manie tymes renueing the fight with great courage. In places of greatest danger he wes alwise present, repairing the decayes, reforming the disorders, and incouraging his companies, untill he loosed all hope of victorie: then, disdaining in any case to incurr either the infamie or suspition of cowardice, he resolved not to overlive so great dishonor as to sie his cuntrie in servitude under the dominion of a stranger. Thus peremptorilie hazarding all, and therwith his lyff, he lossed the same in the midest of his enemies, with the pryce of a number of ther deaths; haveing couragiouslie ther ended his dayes with great honor, for the righteous guarrell of his cuntrey; leveing his memorable actions and end as ane excellent ornament to his posteritie." (p. 45-46)
Kenneth's Family:
- Kenneth married the Earl of Marr's daughter
- Had 2 sons, William and Nicholas
- Had a daughter, Eustach, who married Gilbert Morray (eldest son of Reynald Morray of Cubin)
- His son William succeeded him as the 5th Earl of Sutherland
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Murder at Dingwall
from wikipedia:
In 1370 a feud arose between William de Moravia, 5th Earl of Sutherland (chief of Clan Sutherland) and Aodh Mackay (chief of Clan Mackay). A meeting was arranged for them to meet at Dingwall Castle to resolve their issues. However Aodh Mackay and his son Donald Mackay were both murdered in the castle while they were asleep by Nicholas Sutherland, brother of the Earl of Sutherland.
1371 - Murder of two Mackay chieftains, father and son, at Dingwall Castle by Nicholas Sutherland of Duffus, head of one of the junior branches of Clan Sutherland. Much bloodshed followed, including a retaliatory raid on Dornoch in 1372. The cathedral was once again set on fire and many Sutherland men were hanged in the town square. After this, the feud quietened down as both sides were called away to fight against the English.
Raid of Dornoch 1372; The habitual enemies of Clan Sutherland were the Clan Sinclair of Caithness, Clan MacKay and the Clan McLeod to the west of Sutherland. The long dispute with the MacKays came to a head when Nicholas Sutherland of Duffus, head of one of the junior branches, murdered Mackay and his heir in their beds at Dingwall Castle where they had met in an attempt to patch up the feud. Much bloodshed followed, including a retaliatory raid on Dornoch. The cathedral was once again set on fire and many Sutherland men were hanged in the town square. After this, the feud quieted down as both sides were called away to fight against the English.
from clansutherland.org:
The long dispute with the MacKays first came to a head in 1372, when Nicholas Sutherland of Duffus, head of one of the junior branches, murdered Mackay and his heir in their beds at Dingwold Castle where they had met in an attempt to patch up the feud. Much bloodshed followed, including a retaliatory raid on Dornoch. The cathedral was once again set on fire and many Sutherland men were hanged in the town square. After this, the feud quieted down as both sides were called away to fight against the English.
from "...Earldom":
Sir Robert Gordon again seems to confuse people, and has Nicolas Southerland listed as an Earl of Southerland, even though he never was. Gordon seems to have added in a few Earls, getting confused over who were the sons of William, the 5th Earl of Sutherland. However, Gordon does include an account of the murder at Dingwall, which we know from several sources to have been committed by Nicholas Sutherland of Duffus.
"Haveing met ther at the appoynted tyme, they lodged both in the castle of Dingwall in severall chambers hard by one another. Earle Nicholas and Y-Macky fell at some hott reasoning and altercation anent these particulars then in controversie betueine them, and being incensed in anger one against another, upon the repetition of by past injuries, with some reproachfull words, he killed Y-Macky and his sone Donald with his owne hands, and hardlie escaping from ther followers and servants, he returned home with all speid into Southerland, the yeir of God 1395." (p. 58)
In 1370 a feud arose between William de Moravia, 5th Earl of Sutherland (chief of Clan Sutherland) and Aodh Mackay (chief of Clan Mackay). A meeting was arranged for them to meet at Dingwall Castle to resolve their issues. However Aodh Mackay and his son Donald Mackay were both murdered in the castle while they were asleep by Nicholas Sutherland, brother of the Earl of Sutherland.
1371 - Murder of two Mackay chieftains, father and son, at Dingwall Castle by Nicholas Sutherland of Duffus, head of one of the junior branches of Clan Sutherland. Much bloodshed followed, including a retaliatory raid on Dornoch in 1372. The cathedral was once again set on fire and many Sutherland men were hanged in the town square. After this, the feud quietened down as both sides were called away to fight against the English.
Raid of Dornoch 1372; The habitual enemies of Clan Sutherland were the Clan Sinclair of Caithness, Clan MacKay and the Clan McLeod to the west of Sutherland. The long dispute with the MacKays came to a head when Nicholas Sutherland of Duffus, head of one of the junior branches, murdered Mackay and his heir in their beds at Dingwall Castle where they had met in an attempt to patch up the feud. Much bloodshed followed, including a retaliatory raid on Dornoch. The cathedral was once again set on fire and many Sutherland men were hanged in the town square. After this, the feud quieted down as both sides were called away to fight against the English.
from clansutherland.org:
The long dispute with the MacKays first came to a head in 1372, when Nicholas Sutherland of Duffus, head of one of the junior branches, murdered Mackay and his heir in their beds at Dingwold Castle where they had met in an attempt to patch up the feud. Much bloodshed followed, including a retaliatory raid on Dornoch. The cathedral was once again set on fire and many Sutherland men were hanged in the town square. After this, the feud quieted down as both sides were called away to fight against the English.
from "...Earldom":
Sir Robert Gordon again seems to confuse people, and has Nicolas Southerland listed as an Earl of Southerland, even though he never was. Gordon seems to have added in a few Earls, getting confused over who were the sons of William, the 5th Earl of Sutherland. However, Gordon does include an account of the murder at Dingwall, which we know from several sources to have been committed by Nicholas Sutherland of Duffus.
"Haveing met ther at the appoynted tyme, they lodged both in the castle of Dingwall in severall chambers hard by one another. Earle Nicholas and Y-Macky fell at some hott reasoning and altercation anent these particulars then in controversie betueine them, and being incensed in anger one against another, upon the repetition of by past injuries, with some reproachfull words, he killed Y-Macky and his sone Donald with his owne hands, and hardlie escaping from ther followers and servants, he returned home with all speid into Southerland, the yeir of God 1395." (p. 58)
Freskin de Moravia
from: http://www.duffus.com/freskin.htm
by Gordon Duffus
In 1130, the Scots King David the Saint marched north into the Province of Moray to put down what would be the final rebellion staged by the followers of the House of Alpin, the last truly Celtic royal line. David and his troops turned the sky in the province black with smoke and the wails of the widows and the fatherless children filled the air. The defeated survivors were rounded up and to preclude a repeat performance, they were shipped into the Sutherlandshire hills. One participant in David's triumph was a young adventurer known variously as Freskin Ollec, Freskin son of Ollec, Freskin de Moravia, and/or Freskin of Strabrock. Not only is Freskin's name a mystery but his place of origin is also in some question ; Lothian, Moray, and even Flanders have been put forward as possibilities. Although his early history cannot be stated with any certainty, it is known that when the revolt had been crushed and the rebelling tribes had been destroyed or transported, Freskin became the lord of a vast and farflung estate as his reward from the victorious king. Freskin apparently married into the Duffus Branch of the Royal House of Moray and thereby furthered his territorial gains. He built defensive works at Duffus, just north of Elgin, and at Glen Fiddich in Banffshire. The castle at Duffus was initially a wooden structure which was placed on a man-made hill [motte] on a low ridge in the then substantial Loch of Spynie. Later additions in mortar and stone make up the present day ruin which occupies the original site. The Castle of Gauldwell, in Banffshire, currently appears as a jumble of "massive fangs and fragments of masonry" and is perched above the steep ravine where Glen Fiddich meets the Altderne.
Freskin continued his role as a warrior for the king and was called on to turn back a Viking incursion into Sutherlandshire. From this expedition we have been given "The Legend of the Last Viking". Freskin and his force succeeded in locating the raiders near Embo and the shield walls formed on both sides of the field. Within minutes, the air was filled with flying spears and arrows. The otherwise silent hills began to echo with the cries of the dead and dying and the clash of metal on metal. Charge and counter charge flowed across the field. Each success and failure being marked by the bodies of the fallen. A final Viking charge succeeded in breaking into the Scottish formation and a wild melee ensued. Viking axes and swords bit deeply into shields and helmets as the combat became individualized and personal. At the height of the madness, Freskin was knocked to the blood soaked ground where he lost hold of his weapons. As he attempted to regain his feet, he observed certain death approaching in the form of a huge Viking Chieftain with upraised axe! In desperation, Freskin grabbed onto the only object within his reach, a discarded horseshoe. With all of his might, Freskin hurled the shoe at the Norseman. The missile found its' mark squarely between the Raiders' eyes and before his blood had had a chance to flow freely, he fell to the trampled heather, dead! As word of their leader's demise spread through the scattered groups of Vikings still fighting on the field, they began to retrace their steps back toward the beach and their waiting longships. The orderly withdrawal soon became a rout as the Scots perceived their advantage and increased their pressure. The Vikings, giving up all pretense of defense, broke ranks and raced toward the beach and the safety of the sea, never to return again! Freskin recovered from his wounds and returned to his lands along the Moray Firth.
Life was good for the Hero of Embo and Freskin had the satisfaction of seeing three grandsons born to his children. Two of these grandsons, Hugh and William, founded the great houses of Sutherland and Murray, respectively. Freskin was still alive between 1166 and 1171 as he is named in a charter to his son William between those dates. It is fair to assume that Freskin's remains rest somewhere near Duffus Castle but the site is unknown.
by Gordon Duffus
In 1130, the Scots King David the Saint marched north into the Province of Moray to put down what would be the final rebellion staged by the followers of the House of Alpin, the last truly Celtic royal line. David and his troops turned the sky in the province black with smoke and the wails of the widows and the fatherless children filled the air. The defeated survivors were rounded up and to preclude a repeat performance, they were shipped into the Sutherlandshire hills. One participant in David's triumph was a young adventurer known variously as Freskin Ollec, Freskin son of Ollec, Freskin de Moravia, and/or Freskin of Strabrock. Not only is Freskin's name a mystery but his place of origin is also in some question ; Lothian, Moray, and even Flanders have been put forward as possibilities. Although his early history cannot be stated with any certainty, it is known that when the revolt had been crushed and the rebelling tribes had been destroyed or transported, Freskin became the lord of a vast and farflung estate as his reward from the victorious king. Freskin apparently married into the Duffus Branch of the Royal House of Moray and thereby furthered his territorial gains. He built defensive works at Duffus, just north of Elgin, and at Glen Fiddich in Banffshire. The castle at Duffus was initially a wooden structure which was placed on a man-made hill [motte] on a low ridge in the then substantial Loch of Spynie. Later additions in mortar and stone make up the present day ruin which occupies the original site. The Castle of Gauldwell, in Banffshire, currently appears as a jumble of "massive fangs and fragments of masonry" and is perched above the steep ravine where Glen Fiddich meets the Altderne.
Freskin continued his role as a warrior for the king and was called on to turn back a Viking incursion into Sutherlandshire. From this expedition we have been given "The Legend of the Last Viking". Freskin and his force succeeded in locating the raiders near Embo and the shield walls formed on both sides of the field. Within minutes, the air was filled with flying spears and arrows. The otherwise silent hills began to echo with the cries of the dead and dying and the clash of metal on metal. Charge and counter charge flowed across the field. Each success and failure being marked by the bodies of the fallen. A final Viking charge succeeded in breaking into the Scottish formation and a wild melee ensued. Viking axes and swords bit deeply into shields and helmets as the combat became individualized and personal. At the height of the madness, Freskin was knocked to the blood soaked ground where he lost hold of his weapons. As he attempted to regain his feet, he observed certain death approaching in the form of a huge Viking Chieftain with upraised axe! In desperation, Freskin grabbed onto the only object within his reach, a discarded horseshoe. With all of his might, Freskin hurled the shoe at the Norseman. The missile found its' mark squarely between the Raiders' eyes and before his blood had had a chance to flow freely, he fell to the trampled heather, dead! As word of their leader's demise spread through the scattered groups of Vikings still fighting on the field, they began to retrace their steps back toward the beach and their waiting longships. The orderly withdrawal soon became a rout as the Scots perceived their advantage and increased their pressure. The Vikings, giving up all pretense of defense, broke ranks and raced toward the beach and the safety of the sea, never to return again! Freskin recovered from his wounds and returned to his lands along the Moray Firth.
Life was good for the Hero of Embo and Freskin had the satisfaction of seeing three grandsons born to his children. Two of these grandsons, Hugh and William, founded the great houses of Sutherland and Murray, respectively. Freskin was still alive between 1166 and 1171 as he is named in a charter to his son William between those dates. It is fair to assume that Freskin's remains rest somewhere near Duffus Castle but the site is unknown.
Skelbo Castle
from a flickr posting:
"In the 15th century, the castle passed by marriage from the de Moravia family to the Kynnards, and then in 1529 it passed to the Sutherlands of Duffus - descendants of Freskin de Moravia again."
from: http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~caithara/page1.htm
The Castle itself dates back to the early part of the thirteenth century, when Hugo Freskyn, Thane of Sutherland, granted his lands of Skelbo to Gilbert de Moravia, afterwards Bishop of Caithness.
The Moravia family possessed Skelbo for upwards of two hundred yars, when it passed to the Kynnards, through the mariage of Thomas Kynnard to Egida, daughter and heiress of Walter Murray of Skelbo and Culbin. In 1529, it was sold by John Kynnard for 2,300 merks to William Sutherland of Duffus, kinsman to the Earl of Sutherland, who with this acquisition, rounded off his estates, which included some of the fairest parts of Sutherland. The Duffus family had need of this stronmg fortress in their frequent quarrels with their neighbours.
Hardly had William Sutherland completed his purchase, when the whole county was thrown into an uproar by his murder at Thurso by the Clan Gunn. Andrew Stuart, Bishop of Caithness, seems to have had a hand in this crime, and the Earl of Sutherland took the Bishop's part in the ensuing troubles when William Sutherlands heir, disdaining all offers of compensation, tried to avenge his fathers death. High handed methods, however, only landed him in an Edinburgh jail, where he was forced to come to terms with the Bishop in order to regain his liberty.
The war was carried on by his son, who allied himself with the Earl of Caithness, the bitterest enemy of the Earl of Sutherland, and this in spite of the fact that the Duffus' were bound to give service to the Earl for Skelbo. It was an alliance that brought them neither good fame nor profit, and was to keep the country in turmoil for two generations.
It culminated in the attack on Dornoch, made in 1570, by Alexander Sutherland of Duffus and his brother, aided by the Master of Caithness and Hugh McKay, also supported by many of the locals from the two counties. Dornoch was burnt and plundered, and the supporters of the Earl of Sutherland retiring to the tower of the Cathedral, where they held out for a week. At length a truce was arranged and the hostages given, but the Duffus' completed their raid by beheading the hostages "against all humanitie and the law of nations". Sir Robert Gordon, the historian, relates with evident relish that immediately after this crime, the Laird of Duffus, "seikenede and never rose again out of his bed, through the sting of conscience which he conceived and through the strange visions which appeared unto him for being accessorie and participant of the shedding of their blood."
History of Skelbo
1. The name Skelbo shows that it was an important farmstead of the early Viking age, built around 850. It means "framstead of shells" or possibly "of shell sand".
2. In 1211 Hugo Freskyn gave Skelbo to his Kinsman, Gilbert of Moray, later to become Saint Gilbert. He made it over to his brother in 1223; Richard was probably killed in the battled of Embo in 1245, when a band of pirates landed at Little ferry.
3. In 1290 the Scottish and English Commissioners were at Skelbo, to meet the young Queen of Scotland, the Maid of Norway, who was to marry the heir to the throne of England. It was at Skelbo that they heard of her death in Orkney. This link to the history of both Scotland and England would justify the preservation of Skelbo as a National Monument.
4. In 1308 Robert the Bruce was campaigning in the Highlands, he captured Balvenie Castle and destroyed Duffus Castle in Moray, one of his supporters, William Wiseman attacked and captured Skelbo castle from the Earl of Sutherland
5. In the 15th century Skelbo passed by marriage from the clan Moray ( the lineage of Hugo Freskyn) to the chief of Kynnard, whose possession caused dispute with John, 8th Earl of Sutherland, over lord of Skelbo. His spouse was killed near Skelbo.
6. In 1529 Skelbo passed from the Kynnards to the Sutherlands of Duffus, Kinsmen of the Earls of Sutherland. Alexander Sutherland of Duffus was knighted by Charles I, before 1643. Lord Duffus accompanied Charles II returning from exile in the Netherlands to Scotland in 1650. That same year Skelbo was reinforced as a garrison of the Earl of Sutherland, whose army came from Skelbo and elsewhere to partake in the battle of Carbisdale which ended the fatal campaign of Montrose and its army marching south from caithness. Montrose was captured and Executed in Edinburgh.
7. In 1654 General Middleton stored army supplies in Skelbo Castle after his landing at Little ferry. Lord Duffus, supporting Charles II, joined general Middleton and the Earl of Glencairn in the rising against cromwell which was centered on Dornoch but defeated at Dalnaspidal. In the 17th century, Skelbo was frequently at the centre of feuding between the clansmen of Gordon and Sutherland.
8. In 1715 at Tain, Kenneth 3rd Lord Duffus with hundreds of Jacobites proclaimed King James VIII. After the defeat of the Jacobites, Skelbo was forfeited. Lord Duffus fled through Caithness to sweden. Seized in Hamburg and imprisoned in the Tower of London he was freed without trial in 1717 returning to exile. He died in St Petersberg in 1734. His son Eric lived at Skelbo.
9. In 1746 the Earl of Cromarty and his jacobite army occupied Skelbo Castle. They captured four Hanoverian ships with arms at Little Ferry and moved to Dunrobin where they took and briefly held Dunrobin castle. (Dunrobin ws the last castle in Scotland to be taken by force) Cromarty was eventually ambushed by the Earl of Sutherlands Militia. This prevented them from taking part in the battle of Culloden and may have influenced the outcome.
10. In 1747 at Skelbo, Lady duffus wrote to the earl of Sutherland about his motherless daughter. the child in her care was making good progress. this letter gives a vivid impression of domestic life at Skelbo Castle. In 1757 the Laid of Duffus and Skelbo wrote to the Eral of Sutehrlands factor about the conditionof the Mansion house, the kiln and girnell. The Roof at the north end of the house was beyond repair. By 1769 the Castle was ruinous. Skelbo was sold by the 4th Lord Duffus in 1787, to whom the forfeited title was restored by Parliament in 1826. The baronial title of Skelbo reverted to the Countess of Sutherland in 1804.
"In the 15th century, the castle passed by marriage from the de Moravia family to the Kynnards, and then in 1529 it passed to the Sutherlands of Duffus - descendants of Freskin de Moravia again."
from: http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~caithara/page1.htm
The Castle itself dates back to the early part of the thirteenth century, when Hugo Freskyn, Thane of Sutherland, granted his lands of Skelbo to Gilbert de Moravia, afterwards Bishop of Caithness.
The Moravia family possessed Skelbo for upwards of two hundred yars, when it passed to the Kynnards, through the mariage of Thomas Kynnard to Egida, daughter and heiress of Walter Murray of Skelbo and Culbin. In 1529, it was sold by John Kynnard for 2,300 merks to William Sutherland of Duffus, kinsman to the Earl of Sutherland, who with this acquisition, rounded off his estates, which included some of the fairest parts of Sutherland. The Duffus family had need of this stronmg fortress in their frequent quarrels with their neighbours.
Hardly had William Sutherland completed his purchase, when the whole county was thrown into an uproar by his murder at Thurso by the Clan Gunn. Andrew Stuart, Bishop of Caithness, seems to have had a hand in this crime, and the Earl of Sutherland took the Bishop's part in the ensuing troubles when William Sutherlands heir, disdaining all offers of compensation, tried to avenge his fathers death. High handed methods, however, only landed him in an Edinburgh jail, where he was forced to come to terms with the Bishop in order to regain his liberty.
The war was carried on by his son, who allied himself with the Earl of Caithness, the bitterest enemy of the Earl of Sutherland, and this in spite of the fact that the Duffus' were bound to give service to the Earl for Skelbo. It was an alliance that brought them neither good fame nor profit, and was to keep the country in turmoil for two generations.
It culminated in the attack on Dornoch, made in 1570, by Alexander Sutherland of Duffus and his brother, aided by the Master of Caithness and Hugh McKay, also supported by many of the locals from the two counties. Dornoch was burnt and plundered, and the supporters of the Earl of Sutherland retiring to the tower of the Cathedral, where they held out for a week. At length a truce was arranged and the hostages given, but the Duffus' completed their raid by beheading the hostages "against all humanitie and the law of nations". Sir Robert Gordon, the historian, relates with evident relish that immediately after this crime, the Laird of Duffus, "seikenede and never rose again out of his bed, through the sting of conscience which he conceived and through the strange visions which appeared unto him for being accessorie and participant of the shedding of their blood."
History of Skelbo
1. The name Skelbo shows that it was an important farmstead of the early Viking age, built around 850. It means "framstead of shells" or possibly "of shell sand".
2. In 1211 Hugo Freskyn gave Skelbo to his Kinsman, Gilbert of Moray, later to become Saint Gilbert. He made it over to his brother in 1223; Richard was probably killed in the battled of Embo in 1245, when a band of pirates landed at Little ferry.
3. In 1290 the Scottish and English Commissioners were at Skelbo, to meet the young Queen of Scotland, the Maid of Norway, who was to marry the heir to the throne of England. It was at Skelbo that they heard of her death in Orkney. This link to the history of both Scotland and England would justify the preservation of Skelbo as a National Monument.
4. In 1308 Robert the Bruce was campaigning in the Highlands, he captured Balvenie Castle and destroyed Duffus Castle in Moray, one of his supporters, William Wiseman attacked and captured Skelbo castle from the Earl of Sutherland
5. In the 15th century Skelbo passed by marriage from the clan Moray ( the lineage of Hugo Freskyn) to the chief of Kynnard, whose possession caused dispute with John, 8th Earl of Sutherland, over lord of Skelbo. His spouse was killed near Skelbo.
6. In 1529 Skelbo passed from the Kynnards to the Sutherlands of Duffus, Kinsmen of the Earls of Sutherland. Alexander Sutherland of Duffus was knighted by Charles I, before 1643. Lord Duffus accompanied Charles II returning from exile in the Netherlands to Scotland in 1650. That same year Skelbo was reinforced as a garrison of the Earl of Sutherland, whose army came from Skelbo and elsewhere to partake in the battle of Carbisdale which ended the fatal campaign of Montrose and its army marching south from caithness. Montrose was captured and Executed in Edinburgh.
7. In 1654 General Middleton stored army supplies in Skelbo Castle after his landing at Little ferry. Lord Duffus, supporting Charles II, joined general Middleton and the Earl of Glencairn in the rising against cromwell which was centered on Dornoch but defeated at Dalnaspidal. In the 17th century, Skelbo was frequently at the centre of feuding between the clansmen of Gordon and Sutherland.
8. In 1715 at Tain, Kenneth 3rd Lord Duffus with hundreds of Jacobites proclaimed King James VIII. After the defeat of the Jacobites, Skelbo was forfeited. Lord Duffus fled through Caithness to sweden. Seized in Hamburg and imprisoned in the Tower of London he was freed without trial in 1717 returning to exile. He died in St Petersberg in 1734. His son Eric lived at Skelbo.
9. In 1746 the Earl of Cromarty and his jacobite army occupied Skelbo Castle. They captured four Hanoverian ships with arms at Little Ferry and moved to Dunrobin where they took and briefly held Dunrobin castle. (Dunrobin ws the last castle in Scotland to be taken by force) Cromarty was eventually ambushed by the Earl of Sutherlands Militia. This prevented them from taking part in the battle of Culloden and may have influenced the outcome.
10. In 1747 at Skelbo, Lady duffus wrote to the earl of Sutherland about his motherless daughter. the child in her care was making good progress. this letter gives a vivid impression of domestic life at Skelbo Castle. In 1757 the Laid of Duffus and Skelbo wrote to the Eral of Sutehrlands factor about the conditionof the Mansion house, the kiln and girnell. The Roof at the north end of the house was beyond repair. By 1769 the Castle was ruinous. Skelbo was sold by the 4th Lord Duffus in 1787, to whom the forfeited title was restored by Parliament in 1826. The baronial title of Skelbo reverted to the Countess of Sutherland in 1804.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Sutherlands of Kinminity
134. Sutherland Of Kinminity.—In a Description of the Parish of Keith, written in 1742, and quoted by the Rev. Dr. J. F. S. Gordon in the "Chronicles of Keith," a statement is made as to the financial condition of the last Sutherland of Kinminity. Early in 1742 (according to the sympathetic but exceedingly frank writer), Alexander Sutherland of Kinminity, who lived at Tarmore, the mansion-house •of Kinminity being in ruins, "fell over a fore stair at Fochabers and broke his scull, of which he died, leaving a poor widow and a numerous male family in great misery." Is anything known as to the fate of these children, or where their descendants (if any) are to be found ? Although a minor family, the Sutherlands of Kinminity possessed what might be termed an illustrious pedigree. Writing a few years ago on the Irvines of Drum in a local paper, I assumed that Kinminity was a cadet branch of Duffus, and descended from Nicholas, younger son of Kenneth Sutherland, 3rd Earl of Sutherland, who fell at Halidon Hill in 1333. I have since found this to be correct. James Sutherland, who had a charter of Kinminity from James Grant of Freuchie in 1657, was a brother of William Sutherland of Duffus. He owned considerable property in Elgin, and was known as the "Tutor of Duffus," having been guardian of his nephew, Alexander, created Lord Duffus in 1650. His daughter, Margaret, married, in 1673, James Irvine of Artamford, and their son, Alexander, in 1737 succeeded as 16th Laird of Drum. There was also a marriage connection with the Grants of Arndilly. Alexander Sutherland was laird in 1680, and either he or a son, who bore the same name and designation, sat on the jury which convicted James Macpherson, the freebooter, at Banff, in 1700.
J. F. George
from:
SCOTTISH NOTES AND QUERIES
SECOND SERIES
VOL. III.
July, 1901, то June, 1902
JOHN BULLOCH
K U I T O R
ABERDEEN
A. BROWN & CO., 99e UNION STREET
1902
J. F. George
from:
SCOTTISH NOTES AND QUERIES
SECOND SERIES
VOL. III.
July, 1901, то June, 1902
JOHN BULLOCH
K U I T O R
ABERDEEN
A. BROWN & CO., 99e UNION STREET
1902
On the Lairds of Duffus
from: http://duffus.com/lost.htm
There is some false information here, but some possibly new as well.
The accepted progenitor of the De Moravia line was a somewhat misty magnate named Freskin of Friskinus, probably of Pictish origin, although sometimes declared to have been one King David the First's imported Flemings.
This Freskin has a better-documented son, William De Moravia, who had a charter from William the Lion in 1169, of the lands of Duffus, Roseisle, Kintrae, and others ". . . which lands his father, Freskin held in the reign of my grandfather, King David." Duffus Castle, then, was the seat of the family which once con-trolled the entire Province of Moray. Freskin is elsewhere entitled Dominus de Duffus. Freskin also had a son, Hugh.
** 2 errors: This Freskin was not the one called Dominus de Duffus, that was the second Freskin (son of Walter who was son of Hugh). Secondly, Hugh was not Freskin's son, he was his grandson (Hugh's father was William de Moravia, mentioned above). **
Hugh had a son William, who became first Earl of Sutherland. William, son of Freskin, carrying on the main line of the family, had a great grandson, another Freskin, who produced no son but two heiresses. Mary the elder, was married to Sir Reginald Cheyne in 1286, and in 1305 her husband approached the all-conquering King Edward the First of England for permission to fell 200 oak trees " to build his manor of Duffus." Cheyne and Mary De Moravia once again produced only two daughters, and the elder, who was the heir to Duffus, another Mary, married a far-out cousin, Nicholas, second son of Kenneth, 4th Earl of Sutherland. So Duffus came back to the original male descendants of the first Freskin, even though now called Sutherland.
To go back: What took Freskin's grandson, William, north and gained him so much land and power in what was then Sudrland, the South land of the Norse Caithness; and Orkney territories, We do not know --probably, in the usual way, he married into it. Anyway, he became powerful enough to be created first Earl of Sutherland. Thereupon, this branch seems to have dropped the surname of De Moravia and adopted that of Sutherland. The third Earl signed the famous Declaration of Arbroath in 1320, the fourth died at Halidon, and the line went until 1514 when the ninth Earl died insane.
But we are not concerned with the Sutherland earldom. Nicholas Sutherland, seventh in descent from the first Freskin, thus became Lord of Duffus. After this, something of a silence descends upon Duffus--or at least, records do not survive to declare much otherwise. Until, in 1530 stirring doings come to light, not around the main seat of Duffus, but in Sutherland. In that year we read that William Sutherland , Lord of Duffus, was killed by Clan Gunn, at Thurso -- the Gunns allegedly insti- gated thereto by the Bishop of Caithness.
The reason for the murder of Duffus is not revealed -- but we discover that the dead man's brother was the Dean of Caithness. This was the period prior to the Reformation when there was a tremendous amount of sculduddery amongst the lords and laird to get relatives into positions in the collapsing Church, whereby, when the crunch came the great Church lands would gravitate towards the incumbents. lt may well have been something of the sort here, with Duffus seeking to get his brother, the Dean, into the Bishop's seat.
** The murdered William was the 6th Laird of Duffus... then came William the 7th, then Alexander the 8th. This history is incorrect, then, and omits William the 7th. **
The next laird, Alexander, son of William, seems to have carried on the policy of conducting his mishaviours far from home. We that in alliance with the Earl of Caithness, he attacked the Town of Dornoch in 1567, and again laid waste both town and castle in 1570. A year or two earlier, his brothers with the Lord of Duffus's consent, had seized the castle of Berriedale and held it for some time against its true owner, the Lord Oliphant. This was probably all still part of the Reformation land-grab aftermath, with the Catholic -Protestant rivalry further complicating the issue. This Alexander seems to have suffered a change of heart, for we read that in 1571, having put to death certain "sureties" who had surrendered to his ally, the Earl of Caithness, he became so overcome with remorse that he fell ill and soon pined away and died. Odd for the man who had sacked the town of Dornoch twice!
** The next Laird discussed is Alexander's grandson William (10th), he died leaving a young heir, Alexander. Alexander became the 1st Lord of Duffus, and was tutored by our ancestor James of Kinminite (called The Tutor of Duffus). James was William the 10th's brother, thus was the second son of William the 9th. **
The laird who, succeeded in 1616 carried on the family tradition by becoming "much embroiled with the neighboring lairds, especially in Sutherland." He died suddenly in 1626 at an early age, leaving an heir, Alexander, of only four years. This Alexander, however, was the man who painted the Duffus colours on a wider canvas. He must have been a precocious youth, for he was one of those who went to Edinburgh to greet King Charles, the First in 1641, whereupon the grateful monarch knighted him. He can have been only nineteen at the time. However, his admiration for the unfortunate Charles seemed to have cooled, for he took the opposite Covenant side, and his estate suffered at the Royalist hands in consequence. Indignant, he petitioned Parliament for redress, and succeeded in winning compensation of, L 10,000 Scots--to be paid by the English Parliament.
On the proceeds, presumably young Sir Alexander Sutherland went abroad, and traveled extensively in France and Holland--Scotland was no doubt a good place to be out of during the Commonwealth period. But Holland was where King Charles the Second was in exile, and in June 1650, when Charles sailed back to his own country, Sir Alexander came with him. They landed at Garmouth in Moray, only a few miles from Duffus, and it may well have been Sir Alexander's influence which brought the Royal exile there. At any rate, within six months, Alexander was created a peer, as the first Lord Duffus.
But Cromwell was to rule the land for another ten years, and the new Lord Duffus soon found himself in trouble. He was ordered to hold the city of Perth for King Charles and given 600 men to do it. He held out for exactly twelve hours--and was thereafter fined L1500 by the Lord Protector. When at last the Restoration came, Lord Duffus in due course went to London with the now Merry Monarch.
Reading between the lines, it is probable that the new peer earned his honours by more than the fact that he brought Charles from Holland to Moray--or even by his twelve-hours' defence of Perth. Charles was chronically short of money, inheriting an empty treasury and Alexander Sutherland was rich. As well as all the original lands of Duffus and in Sutherland, one of his predecessors had married an heiress with great estates in the Elgin area.
from: http://www.scotsites.co.uk/eBooks/sagatimechapter9.htm
We now have to fix the date of Freskin de Moravia, nephew of William, dominus Sutherlandiae since about 1214. Freskin, as stated, was undoubtedly the husband of Johanna of Strathnaver, and became on his marriage owner of her lands there as well as of a moiety of the Caithness earldom lands.
Freskin was, as also stated, the eldest son of Walter de Moravia of Duffus, second son of Hugo Freskyn of Strabrock, Duffus and Sutherland by Walter's marriage with Euphamia, probably, from her name, a daughter of Ferchar Mac-in-tagart, who became Earl of Ross.[23] As Ferchar granted[24] certain lands at Clon in Ross about the year 1224 to Freskin's father Walter de Moravia of Duffus without pecuniary or other valuable consideration, it has been concluded, probably correctly, that this grant was made on the occasion of the marriage of Walter to Ferchar's daughter Euphamia; and Freskin, their heir, was born in or after 1225, and had become dominus de Duffus by 1248 on his father's death. Johanna, on our hypothesis, would have to be born by 1232 at latest, that is, before or soon after her supposed father Snaekoll went to Norway, and from her supposed father's date she could hardly have been born before 1225. Snaekoll's date can be ascertained with comparative accuracy. For his mother lost her first husband, Lifolf Baldpate, only in 1198, at the battle of Clairdon, and she can hardly have married Snaekoll's father, Gunni, much before 1200. From these dates Snaekoll could have been born by 1201, and married in Scotland between 1224 and 1231, and Freskin and Johanna would thus be of very suitable ages to marry each other, and their marriage therefore would take place after 1245, or possibly as late as 1250. If Johanna was the daughter of a younger child of Ragnhild, she might be born later than 1225.
There is some false information here, but some possibly new as well.
The accepted progenitor of the De Moravia line was a somewhat misty magnate named Freskin of Friskinus, probably of Pictish origin, although sometimes declared to have been one King David the First's imported Flemings.
This Freskin has a better-documented son, William De Moravia, who had a charter from William the Lion in 1169, of the lands of Duffus, Roseisle, Kintrae, and others ". . . which lands his father, Freskin held in the reign of my grandfather, King David." Duffus Castle, then, was the seat of the family which once con-trolled the entire Province of Moray. Freskin is elsewhere entitled Dominus de Duffus. Freskin also had a son, Hugh.
** 2 errors: This Freskin was not the one called Dominus de Duffus, that was the second Freskin (son of Walter who was son of Hugh). Secondly, Hugh was not Freskin's son, he was his grandson (Hugh's father was William de Moravia, mentioned above). **
Hugh had a son William, who became first Earl of Sutherland. William, son of Freskin, carrying on the main line of the family, had a great grandson, another Freskin, who produced no son but two heiresses. Mary the elder, was married to Sir Reginald Cheyne in 1286, and in 1305 her husband approached the all-conquering King Edward the First of England for permission to fell 200 oak trees " to build his manor of Duffus." Cheyne and Mary De Moravia once again produced only two daughters, and the elder, who was the heir to Duffus, another Mary, married a far-out cousin, Nicholas, second son of Kenneth, 4th Earl of Sutherland. So Duffus came back to the original male descendants of the first Freskin, even though now called Sutherland.
To go back: What took Freskin's grandson, William, north and gained him so much land and power in what was then Sudrland, the South land of the Norse Caithness; and Orkney territories, We do not know --probably, in the usual way, he married into it. Anyway, he became powerful enough to be created first Earl of Sutherland. Thereupon, this branch seems to have dropped the surname of De Moravia and adopted that of Sutherland. The third Earl signed the famous Declaration of Arbroath in 1320, the fourth died at Halidon, and the line went until 1514 when the ninth Earl died insane.
But we are not concerned with the Sutherland earldom. Nicholas Sutherland, seventh in descent from the first Freskin, thus became Lord of Duffus. After this, something of a silence descends upon Duffus--or at least, records do not survive to declare much otherwise. Until, in 1530 stirring doings come to light, not around the main seat of Duffus, but in Sutherland. In that year we read that William Sutherland , Lord of Duffus, was killed by Clan Gunn, at Thurso -- the Gunns allegedly insti- gated thereto by the Bishop of Caithness.
The reason for the murder of Duffus is not revealed -- but we discover that the dead man's brother was the Dean of Caithness. This was the period prior to the Reformation when there was a tremendous amount of sculduddery amongst the lords and laird to get relatives into positions in the collapsing Church, whereby, when the crunch came the great Church lands would gravitate towards the incumbents. lt may well have been something of the sort here, with Duffus seeking to get his brother, the Dean, into the Bishop's seat.
** The murdered William was the 6th Laird of Duffus... then came William the 7th, then Alexander the 8th. This history is incorrect, then, and omits William the 7th. **
The next laird, Alexander, son of William, seems to have carried on the policy of conducting his mishaviours far from home. We that in alliance with the Earl of Caithness, he attacked the Town of Dornoch in 1567, and again laid waste both town and castle in 1570. A year or two earlier, his brothers with the Lord of Duffus's consent, had seized the castle of Berriedale and held it for some time against its true owner, the Lord Oliphant. This was probably all still part of the Reformation land-grab aftermath, with the Catholic -Protestant rivalry further complicating the issue. This Alexander seems to have suffered a change of heart, for we read that in 1571, having put to death certain "sureties" who had surrendered to his ally, the Earl of Caithness, he became so overcome with remorse that he fell ill and soon pined away and died. Odd for the man who had sacked the town of Dornoch twice!
** The next Laird discussed is Alexander's grandson William (10th), he died leaving a young heir, Alexander. Alexander became the 1st Lord of Duffus, and was tutored by our ancestor James of Kinminite (called The Tutor of Duffus). James was William the 10th's brother, thus was the second son of William the 9th. **
The laird who, succeeded in 1616 carried on the family tradition by becoming "much embroiled with the neighboring lairds, especially in Sutherland." He died suddenly in 1626 at an early age, leaving an heir, Alexander, of only four years. This Alexander, however, was the man who painted the Duffus colours on a wider canvas. He must have been a precocious youth, for he was one of those who went to Edinburgh to greet King Charles, the First in 1641, whereupon the grateful monarch knighted him. He can have been only nineteen at the time. However, his admiration for the unfortunate Charles seemed to have cooled, for he took the opposite Covenant side, and his estate suffered at the Royalist hands in consequence. Indignant, he petitioned Parliament for redress, and succeeded in winning compensation of, L 10,000 Scots--to be paid by the English Parliament.
On the proceeds, presumably young Sir Alexander Sutherland went abroad, and traveled extensively in France and Holland--Scotland was no doubt a good place to be out of during the Commonwealth period. But Holland was where King Charles the Second was in exile, and in June 1650, when Charles sailed back to his own country, Sir Alexander came with him. They landed at Garmouth in Moray, only a few miles from Duffus, and it may well have been Sir Alexander's influence which brought the Royal exile there. At any rate, within six months, Alexander was created a peer, as the first Lord Duffus.
But Cromwell was to rule the land for another ten years, and the new Lord Duffus soon found himself in trouble. He was ordered to hold the city of Perth for King Charles and given 600 men to do it. He held out for exactly twelve hours--and was thereafter fined L1500 by the Lord Protector. When at last the Restoration came, Lord Duffus in due course went to London with the now Merry Monarch.
Reading between the lines, it is probable that the new peer earned his honours by more than the fact that he brought Charles from Holland to Moray--or even by his twelve-hours' defence of Perth. Charles was chronically short of money, inheriting an empty treasury and Alexander Sutherland was rich. As well as all the original lands of Duffus and in Sutherland, one of his predecessors had married an heiress with great estates in the Elgin area.
from: http://www.scotsites.co.uk/eBooks/sagatimechapter9.htm
We now have to fix the date of Freskin de Moravia, nephew of William, dominus Sutherlandiae since about 1214. Freskin, as stated, was undoubtedly the husband of Johanna of Strathnaver, and became on his marriage owner of her lands there as well as of a moiety of the Caithness earldom lands.
Freskin was, as also stated, the eldest son of Walter de Moravia of Duffus, second son of Hugo Freskyn of Strabrock, Duffus and Sutherland by Walter's marriage with Euphamia, probably, from her name, a daughter of Ferchar Mac-in-tagart, who became Earl of Ross.[23] As Ferchar granted[24] certain lands at Clon in Ross about the year 1224 to Freskin's father Walter de Moravia of Duffus without pecuniary or other valuable consideration, it has been concluded, probably correctly, that this grant was made on the occasion of the marriage of Walter to Ferchar's daughter Euphamia; and Freskin, their heir, was born in or after 1225, and had become dominus de Duffus by 1248 on his father's death. Johanna, on our hypothesis, would have to be born by 1232 at latest, that is, before or soon after her supposed father Snaekoll went to Norway, and from her supposed father's date she could hardly have been born before 1225. Snaekoll's date can be ascertained with comparative accuracy. For his mother lost her first husband, Lifolf Baldpate, only in 1198, at the battle of Clairdon, and she can hardly have married Snaekoll's father, Gunni, much before 1200. From these dates Snaekoll could have been born by 1201, and married in Scotland between 1224 and 1231, and Freskin and Johanna would thus be of very suitable ages to marry each other, and their marriage therefore would take place after 1245, or possibly as late as 1250. If Johanna was the daughter of a younger child of Ragnhild, she might be born later than 1225.
Friday, January 15, 2010
The Battle of Embo
"Some doubts remain as to the exact date of this battle: tradition suggests the 1240s, but more reliable recent evidence places the battle in the 1260s. The battle took place after a party of Danes landed at Little Ferry and encamped near Embo. The Earl of Sutherland asked Richard de Moravia (Gilbert’s brother who had been given Skelbo Castle by him in 1235) to engage the Danes and hold them in check until he assembled a strong enough force to come to Richard’s aid. The plan worked, and the Danes were routed on the arrival of the Earl. During the battle Richard was killed and Earl William reputedly slew the Danish leader with the leg of a horse, an incident that accounts for the horseshoe on Dornoch’s present coat-of-arms. After the battle the Earl arranged for Richard de Moravia’s burial in Dornoch Cathedral, where the remains of his damaged sarcophagus can still be seen."
- http://www.historylinks.org.uk/norseinvaders.htm
- http://www.historylinks.org.uk/norseinvaders.htm
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