Dear List, At the time of the death of Henry 1 in 1135 one John Fitz Gilbert was the marshal of his court. John had a son known as William Marshal that was a hero of tournaments and acquired much authority during the reign of Henry's sons, especially Richard. Marshal lost favor with King John during much of his reign, but King John finally realized his value and requested him to be the regent for his nine year old son, Henry 111. Marshal served as regent for Henry 111 from the death of King John until because of poor health he resigned in April of 1219 which was shortly before his death. As a practical matter he was the King of England during that period and did a good job of cleaning up the mess King John had left. Marshall left sons named William, Richard,Gilbert, Walter and Anselm in addition to five daughters. The four oldest daughters were well married. Jeanne was the only one not married at the time of his death. As surnames were just getting started about this time I suspect that many of the Marshalls now living are descendants of William Marshal or one of his brothers (he had a nephew John that was mentioned often as helping him and was present at the time of his death). My question to the list is whether any of you have traced your ancestry to this William Marshal or if you know of any list of his descendants. If any of you are interested in reading more about William Marshal there is a book by Sidney Painter called "William Marshal, Knight-Errant, Baron, & Regent of England" published by Barnes & Noble by arrangement with Johns Hopkins University Press. Very truly yours, William J. Marshall

William; I connect to this William Marshall, infact he would be my 29th great grandfather baring any affairs an illegitimate children. I am related to him through the Bigelow's. I can pass along the lineage if you would be interested. Let me know Carol Gabriel List Admin ----- Original Message ----- From: "William J. Marshall" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 8:41 AM Subject: [MARSHALL] William Marshal > Dear List, > > At the time of the death of Henry 1 in 1135 one John Fitz Gilbert was the > marshal of his court. John had a son known as William Marshal that was a > hero of tournaments and acquired much authority during the reign of Henry's > sons, especially Richard. Marshal lost favor with King John during much of > his reign, but King John finally realized his value and requested him to be > the regent for his nine year old son, Henry 111. > > Marshal served as regent for Henry 111 from the death of King John until > because of poor health he resigned in April of 1219 which was shortly before > his death. As a practical matter he was the King of England during that > period and did a good job of cleaning up the mess King John had left. > > Marshall left sons named William, Richard,Gilbert, Walter and Anselm in > addition to five daughters. The four oldest daughters were well married. > Jeanne was the only one not married at the time of his death. > > As surnames were just getting started about this time I suspect that many of > the Marshalls now living are descendants of William Marshal or one of his > brothers (he had a nephew John that was mentioned often as helping him and > was present at the time of his death). > > My question to the list is whether any of you have traced your ancestry to > this William Marshal or if you know of any list of his descendants. > > If any of you are interested in reading more about William Marshal there is > a book by Sidney Painter called "William Marshal, Knight-Errant, Baron, & > Regent of England" published by Barnes & Noble by arrangement with Johns > Hopkins University Press. > > Very truly yours, > > William J. Marshall > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Dear Carol, Thanks for your prompt reply, and congratulations on being a descendant of William Marshal. I would certainly appreciate having you send me the lineage you offered. About the only thing I can send you that might be of interest are copies of a few pictures I took of Tintern Abbey while I was in Ireland in April. As you probably know, William Marshall has been given credit for building this abbey. Very truly yours, Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Gabriels in BC" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 4:58 PM Subject: Re: [MARSHALL] William Marshal > William; > I connect to this William Marshall, infact he would be my 29th great > grandfather baring any affairs an illegitimate children. I am related to > him through the Bigelow's. I can pass along the lineage if you would be > interested. > > Let me know > Carol Gabriel > > List Admin > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "William J. Marshall" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 8:41 AM > Subject: [MARSHALL] William Marshal > > > > Dear List, > > > > At the time of the death of Henry 1 in 1135 one John Fitz Gilbert was the > > marshal of his court. John had a son known as William Marshal that was > a > > hero of tournaments and acquired much authority during the reign of > Henry's > > sons, especially Richard. Marshal lost favor with King John during much > of > > his reign, but King John finally realized his value and requested him to > be > > the regent for his nine year old son, Henry 111. > > > > Marshal served as regent for Henry 111 from the death of King John until > > because of poor health he resigned in April of 1219 which was shortly > before > > his death. As a practical matter he was the King of England during that > > period and did a good job of cleaning up the mess King John had left. > > > > Marshall left sons named William, Richard,Gilbert, Walter and Anselm in > > addition to five daughters. The four oldest daughters were well married. > > Jeanne was the only one not married at the time of his death. > > > > As surnames were just getting started about this time I suspect that many > of > > the Marshalls now living are descendants of William Marshal or one of his > > brothers (he had a nephew John that was mentioned often as helping him and > > was present at the time of his death). > > > > My question to the list is whether any of you have traced your ancestry > to > > this William Marshal or if you know of any list of his descendants. > > > > If any of you are interested in reading more about William Marshal there > is > > a book by Sidney Painter called "William Marshal, Knight-Errant, Baron, & > > Regent of England" published by Barnes & Noble by arrangement with Johns > > Hopkins University Press. > > > > Very truly yours, > > > > William J. Marshall > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

I would be interested in seeing that Lineage. Thank you -- The Family Tree for the James Marshall family site is www.geocities.com/hayesliner2002/