"Marjorie B. Winter" wrote: > Bill: The House of Lancaster was founded by Edmund (1245-1296), second son > of Henry III. History records that the House of Lancaster was already well > established when John of Gaunt (1340-1399) married into it. His first wife > was Blanche, daughter and heiress of the wealthy, and prestigious Henry, > Duke of Lancaster. Typical of the politics and practices of the times, John > of Gaunt, fourth son of King Edward III, married (first and second) for > wealth and position. Only his third and last marriage, to his long-time > mistress Katherine de Roet Swynford, was a marriage of mutual affection. > Marj in NC > From: BILL CADMUS [mailto:[email protected]] Thank you Marj. I should have quoted the entire paragraph from which I quoted excerpts. It was originalled witten by local historian Oliver Leonard in 1918 for the Plainfield Courier News. . " Sarah Cadmus, born 1822, who married John Gaunt, who was descended from the famous John of Gaunt, fourth son of Edward III, of England, and himself founder of the house of Lancaster, of whose life and the stories of the royal and illustreous houses which traced their descent to him many great historical books have been written." Your data advising that Edmund, second son was the founder appears more correct. Regards, William Smalley Cadmus