My William The Conqueror of England Descent

Only 960 years ago in 1066, my ancestor, William the Conqueror, the Duke of Normandy invaded England.  Landing at Penvensey, England, he began a march towards Hastings where after a day long battle, William emerged as the victor over King Harold.   In early late October or early November he mounted a seige of London which forced the last Alnglo-Saxon heir to surrender.  William was crowned King of England on December 25, 1066. He was the first Norman King. Along with William were several more of my ancestors who were awarded titles, property and manors.  The was quite a feat for a 37 year old man who had been born a bastard child of Duke Robert I of Normandy and his mistress, Harlette of Falaise.

1. William the Conqueror, King of England, Duke of Normandy, was born in September 1028 in Falaise, France as the first child of Duke Robert I of Normandy and Harlette of Falaise. He died on 9 September 1087 in Rouen, Haute-Normandie, France. When he was 22, he married Countess Matilda of Flanders, daughter of Count Baldwin V of Flanders and Countess Adele of France, about 1051 in Eu, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France. King William the Conqueror of England was buried in Caen, France.

2. King Henry I of England was born in 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England and died on 1 December 1135 in Rouen, Haute-Normandie, France. When he was 32, he married Matilda of Scotland, daughter of King Malcolm III of Scotland and Queen consort Margaret of England, on 11 November 1100 in Westminster Abbey, London, England. When he was 53, he married Adeliza of Louvain, daughter of Duke Godfrey I of Lower Lorriane and Ida of Chiny, on 29 January 1121 in Windsor, Lincolnshire, England.  He was buried in Reading Abbey, Berkshire, England.

3. Matilda of England, Holy Roman Empress, was born on 7 February 1102 in Winchester, Hampshire, England and died on 10 September 1169 in Rouen, Haute-Normandie, France. When she was 11, she married by contract to King Heinrich V of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor, son of King Henry IV of Germany and Queen consort Bertha of Savoy, on 7 January 1114 in Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. When she was 25, she married Count Geoffrey V Plantagenet, son of Count Fulk V of Anjou and Countess Eremburge of Maine, on 22 May 1127 in Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France. Matilda of England was known sometimes known as Lady of the English.  She was buried in Rouen Cathedral, Normandy. France.

4. King Henry II of England was born on 5 March 1133 in Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France and died on 6 July 1189 at Chinon Castle, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. When he was 19, he married Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine, daughter of Duke William X of Aquitaine and Countess Eleanor of Chaterault, on 18 May 1152 in Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine, France. King Henry II of England was buried in Fontevrault Abbey, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France.

5. King John of England was born on 24 December 1167 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England at Beaumont Palace and died on 19 October 1216 in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England. When he was 21, he married Lady Isabella of Gloucester, daughter of William Fitz Robert and Hawise de Beaumont, on 29 August 1189 in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England at Marlborough Castle. When he was 32, he married Isabella of Angouleme, daughter of Count Aymer of Angouleme and Countess Alice de Courtenay, on 24 August 1200 in Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine, France. King John of England was buried in Fontevraud Abbey, Pays de la Loire, France.

6. King Henry III of England was born on 1 October 1207 in Winchester, Hampshire, England and died on 16 November 1264 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England. When he was 27, he married Jeanne de Dammartin, daughter of Simon de Dammartin, in 1235 (By Proxy). When he was 28, he married Eleanor of Provence, daughter of Count Ramon Berenguer IV of Provence and Countess Beatrice of Savoy, on 14 January 1236 in Canterbury, Kent, England at Canterbury Cathedral.  He was buried in London, England at Westminster Abbey.

7. King Edward I of England was born on 17 June 1239 in Westminster, London, England and died on 7 July 1307 in Burgh by Sands, Cumberland, England. When he was 15, he married Eleanor of Castile and Leon, daughter of King Fernando III of Castile and Leon and Queen consort Jeanne de Dammartin, on 18 October 1254 in Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain at the Monastery of Las Huelgas. When he was 60, he married Marguerite of France, daughter of King Philippe III of France and Queen consort Marie of Brabant, on 8 September 1299 in Canterbury Cathedral, Kent, England.  He was buried in London, England at Westminster Abbey.

8. King Edward II of England was born on 25 April 1284 in Caernarfon, Caernarvonshire, Wales and died on 21 September 1327 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England at Berkeley Castle. When he was 23, he married Isabella of France, daughter of King Philip IV of France and Queen consort Joan of Navarre, on 25 January 1308 in Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. He was buried in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England at St. Peter's Abbey.

9. King Edward III of England was born on 13 November 1312 in Windsor, Berkshire, England at Windsor Castle and died on 21 June 1377 in Richmond, England at Sheen Palace. When he was 15, he married Philippe of Hainaut, daughter of Count William III of Hainaut and Countess Joan of Valois, on 24 January 1327/28 in Yorkshire, England.  He was buried in London, England at Westminster Abbey.

10. Sir Thomas of Woodstock, 1^st Duke of Gloucester, was born on 7 January 1354/55 in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England and died on 8 September 1397 in Calais, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. When he was 21, he married Lady Eleanor de Bohun, daughter of Sir Humphrey de Bohun and Lady Joan Fitz Alan, before 24 August 1376 in England.  He was buried in London, England at Westminster Abbey.

11. Lady Anne of Gloucester, Countess of Eu, was born on 30 April 1383 in Pleshey, Essex, England and died on 16 October 1438 in Llanthony, Monmouthshire, Wales. When she was 6, she contracted by marriage to Sir Thomas de Stafford, son of Sir Hugh de Stafford and Philiipe de Beauchamp, about 1390 in England. When she was 15, she married Sir Edmund Stafford, brother to Sir Thomas de Stafford, on 28 June 1398 in England. When she was 28, she married Sir William Bourgchier, Count of Eu, son of Sir William Bourgchier and Eleanor de Lovaine, before 1412. She was buried in Llanthony, Monmouthshire, Wales.

12. Sir John Bourgchier, 1^st Lord Berniers, was born about 1415 in Little Easton, Essex, England and died on 16 May 1474 in England. When he was 27, he married Lady Margery Berners, daughter of Richard Berners and Philippe Dallingridge, before 1442 in England.  He was buried in Chertsey, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England.

13. Sir Humphrey Bourgchier, 1^st Lord Bourchier of Cornwall, was born about 1440 in England and killed on 14 April 1471 at the battle of Barnet, Herefordshire, England, during the War of the Roses. When he was 11, he married by contract to Lady Elizabeth Tilney, daughter of Sir Frederick Tilney and Lady Elizabeth Cheyne, on 11 April 1451 in England.  He was buried in London, England at Westminster Abbey.

14. Lady Margaret Bourgchier, Baroness Bryan, was born about 1468 in Beningborough, Yorkshire, England and died on 1551/52 in Leyton, Essex, England. When she was 10, she married by contract to John Sandys on 11 November 1478 in England. When she was 19, she married Sir Thomas Bryan, son of Sir Thomas Bryan and Margaret Bowsey, on 1 June 1487 in Yorkshire, England. When she was 51, she married David Zouche before 1519 in England.

15. Lady Elizabeth Bryan was born about 1496 in Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England and died before 17 Jul 1546 in London, City of London, England. When she was 18, she married Sir Nicholas Carew, son of Sir Richard Carew and Malyn Oxenbridge, in 1514 in Surrey, England.  Lady Elizabeth Bryan was buried in London, England at St. Boloph without Aldgate Church.

16. Lady Mary Carew was born about 1518 in Beddington, Surrey, England and died on 15 January 1568 in Surrey, England. When she was 13, she married Sir Arthur Darcy, son of Sir Thomas Darcy and Dowsabel Tempest, in 1531 in Beddington, Surrey, England. She was buried in London, England at St. Bololph without Aldgate Church.

17. Sir Edward Darcy was born about 1543 in Dartford, Kent, England and died on 28 October 1612 in City of London, England. When he was 32, he married Lady Elizabeth Astley, daughter of Thomas Astley and Mary Denny, about 1575 in Dartford, Kent, England.  He was buried on 30 October 1612 in London, England at St. Bololph without Aldgate Church.

18. Isabella Darcy was born about 1600 in Dartford, Kent, England and died before 4 August 1669 in London, England. When she was 20, she married John Launce, son of Robert Launce and Susan Tubbe, on 13 June 1620 in Isleworth, Middlesex, England. When she was 38, she married Rev Sidrach Simpson, son of Henry Simpson, on 23 July 1638 in Exeter, Devon, England at St. Thomas the Apostle Church.

19. Mary Launce was born about 1625 in England and died on 9 March 1709/10 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. When she was 20, she married Rev. John Sherman, son of Edward Sherman and Joane Makin, about 1645.  She immigrated to Massachusetts in 1644.

20. Mary Sherman was born on 5 March 1656/57 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA and died after 24 December 1712 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. When she was 22, she married Ellis Barron, son of Ellis Barron and Hannah Hawkins, on 26 May 1679 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

21. Samuel Barron was born about 1683 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA and died on 9 June 1771 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. When he was 23, he married Abigail Woods, daughter of Samuel Woods and Alice Rushton, about 1706. Samuel Barron was buried in Groton, Massachusetts.

22. Hannah Barron was baptized on 10 April 1709 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA and died about 1743 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. When she was 19, she married Aaron Farnsworth, son of Benjamin Farnsworth and Mary Prescott, on 24 March 1728 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.  She was buried in Groton, Massachusetts.

23. Eunice Farnsworth was born on 26 November 1735 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA and died on 8 November 1822 in Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine, USA. When she was 20, she married Joseph Weston, son of Stephen Weston and Hannah Flagg, in April 1756 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. When she was 43, she married John Moor in 1779. She was buried in Bloomfield-Weston Cemetery, Skowhegan, Maine.  The DAR chapter in Skowhegan was named after her.

24. Benjamin Weston was born on 4 February 1765 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA and died on 7 April 1851 in Madison, Somerset, Maine, USA. When he was 23, he married Anne Powers, daughter of Levi Powers and Mary Chase, in March 1788 in Canaan, Somerset, Maine, USA. He was buried in Madison Bridge Cemetery, Madsion, Maine.

25. Mary Weston was born on 28 May 1800 in Madison, Somerset, Maine, USA and died on 14 July 1874 in North Anson, Somerset, Maine, USA. When she was 20, she married Ephraim Spaulding, son of Merari Spaulding and Betsey Heald, on 26 December 1820 in Madison, Somerset, Maine, USA. She was buried in Sunset Cemetery, North Anson, Somerset, Maine, USA.

26. Susan Church Spaulding was born on 2 May 1836 in North Anson, Somerset, Maine, USA and died on 13 April 1903 in Corinna, Penobscot, Maine, USA. When she was 32, she married William Penn Mower, son of John Robinson Mower and Eleanor Osborn Buxton, on 24 September 1868 in North Anson, Somerset, Maine, USA.  She was buried in Weymouth Cemetery, Corinna, Penobscot, Maine, USA.

27. Emily May Mower was born on 9 May 1871 in Corinna, Penobscot, Maine, USA and died on 30 April 1905 in Greenville, Piscataquis, Maine, USA. When she was 23, she married Julius Clifford Smith, son of Joseph Smith and Arminda H. Devereaux, on 24 November 1894 in Corinna, Penobscot, Maine, USA.  She was buried in Weymouth Cemetery, Corinna, Maine.

28. Donald Clifford Smith was born on 4 March 1897 in Corinna, Penobscot, Maine, USA and died on 11 November 1967 in Corinna, Penobscot, Maine, USA. When he was 22, he married Ethelyn Violet Skinner, daughter of Myron Leslie Skinner and Edna Estelle Southard, on 30 May 1919 in Corinna, Penobscot, Maine, USA.  He was buried in Village Cemetery, Corinna, Maine.

29. Glenn Stanton Smith was born on 27 December 1940 in Hartland, Somerset, Maine, USA and died on 28 June 1996 in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, USA.  He married Shirley Ann Buzzell on 31 August 1962 in Corinna, Penobscot, Maine, USA.  He was buried in Morse’s Corner Cemetery in Corinna, Maine.

30. Peter Michael Smith