The Ralph de Ghenty of Alost comes from some new research by: Three books by Ms. Beryl Platts of Greenwich, England, a noted historian of medieval history are described: "Origins of Heraldry" pub 1980 & "Scottish Hazard", Volume I, published in 1985, and Scottish Hazard, Volume II (155 pages), published in 1990 are the most recent intense analysis of the Lindsays of Scotland and their origins. http://www.clanlindsay.com/reference_items.htm Alexander William Crawford Lindsay was the 25th Earl of Crawford and the 8th Earl of Balcarres. He was born 16 October 1812 and died 13 December 1880. Lord Lindsay was the author of the three volume Lives of the Lindsays genealogy first published in 1849. I don't have the books. josie At 05:26 PM 1/24/2002 -0500, you wrote: >I was looking at Josie Bass' website the other night, and she has Sir >David's ancestors back to Ralph de Ghent of Alost. Then from the >Lindsey/ay genealogy.com forum I received the web address >http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/l/i/n/Frankie-D-Lindsey/index.htmlhttp://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/l/i/n/Frankie-D-Lindsey/index.html. >There, Frankie Lindsey traces Sir David back to Egill Tunadoig, in >Denmark. Where the two diverge seems to be the father of Walter and >William de Lindsay, i.e., Josie lists Walter de Lindsay II, and Frankie >has Baldric de Limesay who died in 1086. (I think I have those right--I >had to jump around between screens). Anyway, has anyone else on the list >done research that far back?? I'd love to know. Thank you. > >Elizabeth (Lindsey) Lee > > >============================== >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 Josephine Lindsay Bass Confederate Southern American 216 Beach Park Lane Cape Canaveral, FL 32920 321-868-1771 My Southern Family, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mysouthernfamily/ Harrison Repository, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~harrisonrep/harintro.htm

"Baldwin of Alost and his younger brother, Gilbert de Ghent, companion of the Conqueror, were sons of Ralph of Alost and cadets of Guines. Gilbert de Ghent, Earl of Lincoln, was father of Walter de Lindsay, ancestor of the Scottish family of Lindsay. These Flemish ancestors of Alost were descendants of Charlemagne." Cadet Gilbert de Ghent of Guines ca 1040 married Alice Alice, daughter of Count Hugh de Montfort-sur-Risle. Earliest European Lindsay Lineage. Owner of Earliest European Lindsay Lineage: Ron Lindsay, San Jose, CA, rglindsay@mindspring.com http://www.clanlindsay.com/earliest_europe.htm Ron I have to say this chart gave me fits and I still don't understand it. love to all, josie At 09:36 AM 1/25/2002 -0500, josie bass wrote: >The Ralph de Ghenty of Alost comes from some new research by: > >Three books by Ms. Beryl Platts of Greenwich, England, a noted historian >of medieval history are described: "Origins of Heraldry" pub 1980 & >"Scottish Hazard", Volume I, published in 1985, and Scottish Hazard, >Volume II (155 pages), published in 1990 are the most recent intense >analysis of the Lindsays of Scotland and their origins. >http://www.clanlindsay.com/reference_items.htm >Alexander William Crawford Lindsay was the 25th Earl of Crawford and the >8th Earl of Balcarres. He was born 16 October 1812 and died 13 December >1880. Lord Lindsay was the author of the three volume Lives of the >Lindsays genealogy first published in 1849. > >I don't have the books. > >josie > >At 05:26 PM 1/24/2002 -0500, you wrote: >>I was looking at Josie Bass' website the other night, and she has Sir >>David's ancestors back to Ralph de Ghent of Alost. Then from the >>Lindsey/ay genealogy.com forum I received the web address >>http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/l/i/n/Frankie-D-Lindsey/index.htmlhttp://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/l/i/n/Frankie-D-Lindsey/index.html. >>There, Frankie Lindsey traces Sir David back to Egill Tunadoig, in >>Denmark. Where the two diverge seems to be the father of Walter and >>William de Lindsay, i.e., Josie lists Walter de Lindsay II, and Frankie >>has Baldric de Limesay who died in 1086. (I think I have those right--I >>had to jump around between screens). Anyway, has anyone else on the list >>done research that far back?? I'd love to know. Thank you. >> >>Elizabeth (Lindsey) Lee >> >> >>============================== >>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 > >Josephine Lindsay Bass >Confederate Southern American >216 Beach Park Lane >Cape Canaveral, FL 32920 >321-868-1771 >My Southern Family, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mysouthernfamily/ >Harrison Repository, >http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~harrisonrep/harintro.htm > > >==== LINDSAY Mailing List ==== >Search Rootsweb Archives for your Lindsay (All spellings). >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=Lindsay >