I am descendant of Davis Davenports and what I am going to say has nothing to with his family. I belong to email site called Medieval On my webpage under my mother side of the family is William de Warenne, afterwards first Earl of Surrey. Beside this family I have the Bruce, Huntingdon, Old Scottish families much more if anyone would like read all the Medieval families here is my webpage www.geocities.com/janet_ariciu Janet Ariciu ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 9:23 AM Subject: Re: [DAVENPORT] Companion List > "Companions of the Conqueror," pp. 47-48, written by Geoffrey H. White: > > 1. Robert de Beaumont, later first Earl of Leicester. > 2. Eustace, Count of Boulogne. > 3. William, afterwards third Count of Evreux. > 4. Geoffrey of Mortagne, afterwards Count of Perche. > 5. William Fitz Osbern, afterwards first Earl of Hereford. > 6. Aimeri, Vicomte of Thouars. > 7. Hugh de Montfort, seigneur of Montfort-sur-Risle. > 8. Walter Giffard, seigneur of Longueville. > 9. Ralph de Toeni, seigneur of Conches. > 10. Hugh de Grandmesil, seigneur de Grandmesnil. > 11. William de Warenne, afterwards first Earl of Surrey. > 12. William Malet, seigneur of Graville. > 13. Eudes, Bishop of Bayeux, afterwards Earl of Kent. > 14. Turstin Fitz Rou. > 15. Engenulf de Laigle, seigneur of Laigle. > (# 1-12 recorded by William of Poitiers, > # 13 portrayed in the battle scene on the Bayeux Tapestry, > # 14-15 named by Orderic.) > Five more who were certainly in the Duke's army and almost certainly at the > battle: > 16. Geoffrey de Mowbray, Bishop of Coutances. > 17. Robert, Count of Mortain, afterwards first Earl of Cornwall. > 18. Wadard, believed to be a follower of the Bishop of Bayeux > 19. Vital, believed to be a follower of the Bishop of Bayeux. > 20. Goubert d'Auffay, seigneur of Auffay. > (# 16 named by William of Poitiers, > # 17-19 portrayed in the Bayeux Tapestry, > # 20 said by Orderic to have taken part in the EnglishWar before William > became King of England.) > > [N.B. At the church of Notre Dame in Dives-sur-Mer, where the invasion forces > of William the Conqueror first embarked, there is a plaque listing hundreds > of "Companions of the Conqueror". It was reportedly placed there in 1862. It > is said to be false.] > > "The Dives Roll, compiled by Leopold Delisle for the 8th centenary of the > Battle, was published by de Magny in his "Nobiliare de Normandie",and was > probably first published in England as an Appendix to the 2nd edition of > Burke's "Vicissitudes of Families", 3rd Series, 1863, and reprinted in "The > Battle Abbey Roll: with some Account of the Norman Lineages", I, xxxi-xxxv, > (by the Duchess of Cleveland, 1889 in 3 vols),and in "Falaise Roll", pp. > 216-219.The list seems to be taken from Domesday Book, but the Duchess of > Cleveland said "it is to be regretted that he has in no case cited an > authority or given a reference"." (For this reason, this list is generally > ignored by genealogists.) [From "My Ancestor Came With TheConqueror", by > Anthony Camp.] > > > I hope this helps. > > Jno > > > ==== DAVENPORT Mailing List ==== > For instructions on unsubscribing or searching the list archives visit: > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nvjack/davnport/group.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >