The following is a pedigree that I purchased from the Grimston estate papers at Verulamium. Comments? 1. Ralph de Gorram ? 1.1. Ralph Lord of Tanniere 1120 1.1.1. William Lord of Tanniere built castle 1155 1.1.1.1. Giles Lord of La Tanniere 1180 1.1.1.1.1. William Lord of la Tanniere 1210 (seal of lions rampant, two and one) 1.1.1.1.1.1. Sir Ralph Lord of La Tanniere and Livarre, d. 1227 dsp 1.1.1.1.1.2. Sir Robert inherited La Tanniere and Livarre, d. 1237, dsp. 1.1.1.1.2. Henry 1.1.1.1.3. Mary = Guido de St. Loup (St. Lo) 1.1.1.1.3.1. Gervaise 1.1.1.1.3.2. Groiet 1.1.1.1.3.3. Sir Giles de St. Loup, heir of Sir Ralph de Lo and of La Tanniere 1.1.1.1.4. dtr = Sir Fulc de Orta, co-heir with Sir Robert de Taniere and of Livarre, living 1253 1.1.1.2. Juhel 1.1.1.3. Clementia 1.1.2. Henry 1.2. Geoffrey de Gorham, 16th abbot of St. Albans 1119-1146 1.3. Olive(ia) = Hugh, son of Humboldt, Westwick 1130, dsp; Westwick-Gorham to Ive 1.4. William, Great Chicksands priory, 1150 1.4.1. Robert 18th abbot of St. Albans 1151-1166 1.4.2. Ralph Lord of Sarret in Herts 1160 1.4.2.1. Robert a monk of St. Albans 1160 1.4.2.2. Ralph 1.4.2.2.1. Henry a monk of St. Albans 1216 1.4.2.3. Geoffrey Rector of Luton 1153 1.4.3. Ive Lord of Westwick 1146 1.4.3.1. Geoffrey Lord of Westwick 1166 1.4.3.1.1. Sir Henry of Westwick occ 1199 and 1220 1.4.3.1.1.1. Sir William of Westwick = Cecilia de Sandford d. 1230 1.4.3.1.1.1.1. Sir William moity of Westwick was in Ireland in 1257, d. 1278 1.4.3.1.1.1.1.1. William d. a minor, 1290 1.4.3.1.1.1.1.2. John = Isabella, sold Gorhambury to Alicia Countess of Oxford (niece of Cecilia Sandford) for her son, Alphonse de Veer, 1320[a] 1.4.4. Geoffrey 1160 1.4.4.1. Henry sold knights fee Cransley 1202, sold knights fee Flore 1208 1.4.4.1.1. Wiliam Land of Cransley, Flore, Wingrave & Rolvesham, d. ca. 1296 1.4.4.1.1.1. Sir Hugh had land in Benefield = Margery Angevin who brought Churchfield & Whaplode, d. 1325 and sold manor of Churchfield 1325 (seal of three joined fetters) 1.4.4.1.1.1.1. William had land at Churchfield which he sold 1332, living 1338 1.4.4.1.1.1.2. Thomas inherited Whaplode, sold it 1329, living 1338 at LIncoln 1.4.4.1.1.1.2.1. Thomas, knight temp Richard II (seal of three joined fetters) 1.4.4.1.1.1.2.1.1. Maragaret sole heiress = Sir John Littlebury to whom she brought the manor of Gorham in Whaplode ca. 1400 1.4.4.1.1.1.3. Nicholas had land Whaplode, living 1338 2. W filius Gorram occ 1086 Domesday book II 441 at Cippenhall 2.1. Henry godfather of Abbot Robert occ 1160 2.1.1. Ogger, d. before 1199 2.1.1.1. William of Stapleford, 1199 2.1.1.1.1. William murdered at Stapleford 1264 2.1.1.1.1.1. John of Stapleford manor 1264 2.1.1.1.1.1.1. Reginald living Stapleford 1336 2.1.1.1.1.1.2. Robert living Stapleford 1336 2.1.1.1.1.1.3. Ralph recotr of Little Oakley 1299, and of Great Marsden 1300, d. 1349 2.1.1.2. Reginald priest of Knipton 2.1.2. William of Stapleford, d. 1199 dsp 2.1.3. Wimarch disputed Staplefor with her nephew William 1199[b] 2.2. Maurice .................. 1. John of Glapthorne Churchfield and Benefield, b. 15xx = Elena ... d. 1588 1.1. John of Glapthorne b. 1571 at St. Neots, d. 1617 1.1.1. John of Glapthorne b. 1606 ... 1.1.1.1. John of St. Neots, b. 1635 at Glapthorne, d. 1725 1.1.1.1.1. Henry d. before 1725 1.1.1.1.2. Jonathan b. 1687 = Elizabeth Boynton, d. 1789 1.1.1.1.2.1. Jonathan b. 1714, d. 1774, dsp 1.1.1.1.2.2. Rebecca b. 1716, d. 1778 in London 1.1.1.1.2.3. Stephen b. 1721, = Matisa Wye of St. Neots d. 1789 1.1.1.1.2.3.1. George James only child b. 1752 at St. Neots = Mary Greame(?) of Towthorpe, d. 1840, Eaton Ford House St. Neots 1.1.1.1.3. Samuel b. 1688 1.1.1.1.4. Elizabeth d. 1760 1.1.1.1.5. x dsp 1.1.1.1.6. x dsp 1.1.1.1.7. x dsp 1.1.1.1.8. x dsp 1.1.1.1.9. x dsp 2. James b. 1550 at Benefield m. Agnes Bernington d. 1576 a. Gorhambury escheated to crown 1388, Abbot St. Albans repurchased revision 1393, granted by Henry VIII to J. Rowlatt who sold it to Sir Nicholas Bacon 1563, Passed to Sir Harbottle Grimston 1652. b. name disappears from Leicestershire There are dotted lines between a daughter, who I think is Olive or Olivia and William then another dotted line from William and Henry in the second generation. There appears to be no connection between Ralph and W. filius Gorram in the first generation of the pedigree. In the third generation, William and Henry are connected then a dotted line extends from Henry. Robert, Ralph, Ive and Geoffrey are all connected in the third generation. There is a dotted line from the preceding Ralph to Henry, a monk of St. Albans. A dotted line extends from William at Churchfield to John of Glapthorne and Benefield who has a dotted line to James at Benefield who started the American branch. The branch from 1. John of Glapthorne descends until about 1913 with English Gorhams. Ginny Wagner