Something else for those who have successfully traced their family back to medieval times. There is a fabulous website called the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy. It covers all European countries in the medieval period and is extremely well sourced. The home page can be found at http://fmg.ac and I have spent my time using the "Medieval Lands" project. Other projects include: * Index to the Ancestry of Charles II, King of England * Index to Stammtafeln Westdeutscher Adelsgeschlechter im Mittelalter (Pedigree tables of west German noble families in the Middle Ages) * Domesday Corrections * Landed Gentry of Southern Germany If you have anyone from the 16th century backwards, do take a look. It has so much basic information - it doesn't have biographies as such, but provides proof from contemporary documents of a person's existence. For instance, these are the entries from Medieval Lands on Joan de Genville who married Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, and John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster: "JOAN de Genevile (2 Feb 1286-19 Oct 1356). The Chronicle of Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire names "Joannam, Matildam et Beatricem" as the children of "Petro de Genyvile" and his wife, adding that Jeanne married "Rogero de Mortuomari primo comiti Marchiæ"[2395]. A manuscript narrating the foundation of Wigmore Abbey records that “Rogerum primum comitem” married “dominæ Johannæ filiæ domini Petri de Genyville, filii domini Galfridi de Genyville, domini de Trym”[2396]. A manuscript which narrates the descents of the founders of Lanthony Abbey names “Johannæ, Matildi et Beatrici” as the children of “Petro Genevyle”, adding that “Johanna” married “domino Rogero de Mortuomari”[2397]. m (before 6 Oct 1306) ROGER [V] de Mortimer Lord Mortimer, son of EDMUND [I] de Mortimer Lord Mortimer & his wife Margaret de Fiennes (25 Apr or 3 May 1287-executed Tyburn, London 29 Nov 1330, bur Shrewsbury, Church of the Grey Friars). He was created Earl of March in 1328. " [ http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/CHAMPAGNE%20NOBILITY.htm#JoanGenevilledied1356]. The figures in square brackets are links (on the website) to details of the source document. Such a great resource. Do have a look. Ruth in Hampshire
Hello all... I have been following messages now since yesterday and feel like I have comments for many of the posts! This one is a new treasure to explore!! Many thanks! I also want to thank you all for the reminder about downloading info to the computer. I often neglect to do so and pay the price if there is a problem. I did want to add that following out different lines can also be useful if you are trying to decipher DNA matches. With all of the autosomal testing, there can be another set of brick walls,even if you have proven an actual dna relationship. Thanks to working extensively on several lines and actually attempting to follow extended relatives, I have been able to be more sure of a few of the DNA matches. Another "plus" I have gained out of making many mistakes or attempting to overcome brick walls through process of elimination is that I have learned about families, occupations and other social customs that I would never have looked at had I not been interested in following a possible ancestor. It has considerably broadened my perspective. For so many reasons I am grateful for this pursuit and the wonderful people, like those of you on this list, who have helped me in so many ways. Bev W -----Original Message----- From: Ruth via <[email protected]> To: lancsgen <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, Feb 15, 2016 5:01 am Subject: [LAN] Quiet List - Try This!! Something else for those who have successfully traced their family back to medieval times. There is a fabulous website called the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy. It covers all European countries in the medieval period and is extremely well sourced.The home page can be found at http://fmg.ac and I have spent my time using the "Medieval Lands" project. Other projects include: * Index to the Ancestry of Charles II, King of England * Index to Stammtafeln Westdeutscher Adelsgeschlechter im Mittelalter (Pedigree tables of west German noble families in the Middle Ages) * Domesday Corrections * Landed Gentry of Southern GermanyIf you have anyone from the 16th century backwards, do take a look. It has so much basic information - it doesn't have biographies as such, but provides proof from contemporary documents of a person's existence. For instance, these are the entries from Medieval Lands on Joan de Genville who married Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, and John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster:"JOAN de Genevile (2 Feb 1286-19 Oct 1356). The Chronicle of Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire names "Joannam, Matildam et Beatricem" as the children of "Petro de Genyvile" and his wife, adding that Jeanne married "Rogero de Mortuomari primo comiti Marchiæ"[2395]. A manuscript narrating the foundation of Wigmore Abbey records that “Rogerum primum comitem” married “dominæ Johannæ filiæ domini Petri de Genyville, filii domini Galfridi de Genyville, domini de Trym”[2396]. A manuscript which narrates the descents of the founders of Lanthony Abbey names “Johannæ, Matildi et Beatrici” as the children of “Petro Genevyle”, adding that “Johanna” married “domino Rogero de Mortuomari”[2397]. m (before 6 Oct 1306) ROGER [V] de Mortimer Lord Mortimer, son of EDMUND [I] de Mortimer Lord Mortimer & his wife Margaret de Fiennes (25 Apr or 3 May 1287-executed Tyburn, London 29 Nov 1330, bur Shrewsbury, Church of the Grey Friars). He was created Earl of March in 1328. " [ http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/CHAMPAGNE%20NOBILITY.htm#JoanGenevilledied1356].The figures in square brackets are links (on the website) to details of the source document.Such a great resource. Do have a look.Ruth in Hampshire :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-:Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list. No fees! The list's administrator can be contacted at [email protected]:-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-:-------------------------------To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Further to my message below, I had to delete the John of Gaunt item as it was too big for Rootsweb! Ruth On 15/02/2016 13:00, Ruth via wrote: > > Something else for those who have successfully traced their family back > to medieval times. There is a fabulous website called the Foundation > for Medieval Genealogy. It covers all European countries in the > medieval period and is extremely well sourced. > > The home page can be found at http://fmg.ac and I have spent my time > using the "Medieval Lands" project. Other projects include: > > * Index to the Ancestry of Charles II, King of England > * Index to Stammtafeln Westdeutscher Adelsgeschlechter im Mittelalter > (Pedigree tables of west German noble families in the Middle Ages) > * Domesday Corrections > * Landed Gentry of Southern Germany > > If you have anyone from the 16th century backwards, do take a look. It > has so much basic information - it doesn't have biographies as such, but > provides proof from contemporary documents of a person's existence. For > instance, these are the entries from Medieval Lands on Joan de Genville > who married Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, and John of Gaunt, Duke > of Lancaster: > > "JOAN de Genevile (2 Feb 1286-19 Oct 1356). The Chronicle of Tintern > Abbey, Monmouthshire names "Joannam, Matildam et Beatricem" as the > children of "Petro de Genyvile" and his wife, adding that Jeanne married > "Rogero de Mortuomari primo comiti Marchiæ"[2395]. A manuscript > narrating the foundation of Wigmore Abbey records that “Rogerum primum > comitem” married “dominæ Johannæ filiæ domini Petri de Genyville, filii > domini Galfridi de Genyville, domini de Trym”[2396]. A manuscript which > narrates the descents of the founders of Lanthony Abbey names “Johannæ, > Matildi et Beatrici” as the children of “Petro Genevyle”, adding that > “Johanna” married “domino Rogero de Mortuomari”[2397]. m (before 6 Oct > 1306) ROGER [V] de Mortimer Lord Mortimer, son of EDMUND [I] de Mortimer > Lord Mortimer & his wife Margaret de Fiennes (25 Apr or 3 May > 1287-executed Tyburn, London 29 Nov 1330, bur Shrewsbury, Church of the > Grey Friars). He was created Earl of March in 1328. " [ > http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/CHAMPAGNE%20NOBILITY.htm#JoanGenevilledied1356]. > > > The figures in square brackets are links (on the website) to details of > the source document. > > Such a great resource. Do have a look. > > Ruth in Hampshire > > > > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list. No fees! > > The list's administrator can be contacted at [email protected] > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >