Re. Robin Thackabary's request: A family tree for the Devon Giffords (Giffords of Halsbury) is in J. L. Vivian's The Visitations of the County of Devon pages 396 - 403. The tree starts with Osbert de Bolbec and goes through the late 1800s. I photocopied this years ago in the Boston Public Library. However, I don't see a Samuel Gifford in this tree. Some other sources: 1) Wescote, A View of Devonshire - Boston Public Library (BPL) pgs 627, 628. 2) Tuckett, Devonshire Pedigrees - BPL several pages. 3) Worthy, Devonshire Wills BPL pg 92. 4) Colby, Visitations of Devon. 5) Burkes Landed Gentry, pgs 2-8 Brightly. 6) Williams B., Ancient Westcounty Families and Their Armorial Bearings. 7) Worthy, Charles, Devonshire Parishes -- 28 families, 8) Roger Granville, Abstracts of the Existing Transcripts 1596-1644, 9) George Wrottelsey, The Giffards, William Salt Society Collections, (pgs 12, 19-44)New Ser. v., 1902; + The Ancestor, iii. 223-8 John Gifford ----- Original Message ----- From: Robin Thackaberry <rthackaberry@hotmail.com> To: <GIFFORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 1998 6:47 AM Subject: [GIFFORD-L] GIFFORDS OF Devon >Is there anybody who has any information at all about the GIFFORDs of >Devon? I have traced my branch back to the Mary Tavy area where they >were living in the middle of the last century. (My ancestor was Samuel >Fice GIFFORD). I understand that there is a history of the family in >Devon that goes back hundreds of years. Is there a GIFFORD expert who >can help? Perhaps someone could give me some sources I could explore. > >Any suggestions would be appreciated. > >Regards > >Robin Anne Thackaberry >Perth, Western Australia > >______________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > >