In the Blackburn book written by Evelyn Gibson Copyright 1978, says in respect to Gamaliel, that King William awarded to Gamaliel was granted the Manor of Blackburn. On the west coast of northern England.It was suppose to be 10000 acre tract and the estate had 1,800 acre estate. In the book at the time of the writing it says the area is now the site of the city of blackburn. Gamaliel became Gamaliel de Blackburn, Lord of Blackburn Manor. The de in his name represents the Norman descent. There is alot more talking about the lineage from Gamaliel , to Gilbert, to John to Henry de Blackburn living about 1160. Then two sons, Richard and Adam. The one son Richard had a son he named Adam. Adam had two daughters. There is more. The source used was William Alexander Abram, Blackburn, the Descent of the Manor; The de Blackburn Family (Blackburn, Eng.: j.G. &J. Toulmin, 1877),pp 249-255. Blackburn, Encyclopedia Brittanica, 1960, III, 680. Perhaps you would like to go to the www.blackburn-tree.org For me it was well worth the money. Ruth ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 7:58 PM Subject: [BLKBURN] Gamaliel De Blackburn > Anyone have any info on Gamaliel de Blackburn? He was a knight born in I > believe 1066. He came with the Norman invasion. I believe he may be an > ancestor, he may have been one of the originators of the Blackburn name.... > but there's rumor there were others in Lancashire England at that time. > > I'd like to know if any group or person has info on him. Such as some of his > descendents' lines. > > Brad > > > ==== BLACKBURN Mailing List ==== > We are a proud sponsor of Rootsweb.com > > Questions or comments to: mailto:[email protected] >