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Note for: Horace Q. Judd, 21 FEB 1841 -
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Individual Note: Horace Q. Judd
Residence Ridgefield CT;
Enlisted on 8/13/1862 as a Corporal.
On 8/28/1862 he mustered into "G" Co. CT 17th Infantry
He was transferred out on 7/4/1864
On 7/4/1864 he transferred into "159th" Co. Veteran Reserve Corps 2nd Battn
He was discharged on 8/12/1865
He was listed as:
* POW 7/1/1863 Gettysburg, PA
* Escaped 7/10/1863 (place not stated)
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Connecticut: Record of Service of Men during War of Rebellion
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Note for: David Toshach, -
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Individual Note: Connection between Earl of Perth and Sutherland/Southerland
The Sutherland/Southerland brothers (?) came to America from Scotland, perhaps from Aberdeen, in 1684. William thereafter was closely associated with two members of the Earl of Perth's New Jersey expedition, Patrick MacGregorie and David Toshach. Patrick was married to David's sister, Margaret.
David Toshach called himself, apparently correctly, "Laird of Monzievaird." His mother was related to noble and royal families.
The village of Monzievaird is near the village of Muthill, a small town near the city of Crieff in Perthshire, Scotland.
The sponsor of the New Jersey expedition was James Drummond, fourth Earl of Perth. His residence, Drummond Castle, was (and is) located at Muthill, proving a close geographic connection between Toshach and the Earl of Perth.
There is a little information about the Castle gardens which are open to the public is at this website. There is also a small map.
http://www.scottish-towns.co.uk/perthshire/muthill/drummond-castle/index.html
David Toshach and Patrick MacGregorie were named in a document prepared by Robert Barclay, giving instructions to his Deputy, Gawn Lawrie, dated August 1, 1684. The document named David Toshach a partner with "James Earl of Perth and Sir George McKinzie of Tarbutt." Patrick "Magriger" was named proxy.
In the papers of King Charles II (volume 25, 1683) is a document dated August 10, 1683 at Windsor Castle. It is a "Warrant for a letter of approbation, exoneration, indemnity, and full security in favour of John, Earl of Braed'alban and Holland, and of his kindred, friends and followers hereafter mentioned....." Both David Toshach and Patrick MacGregorie are mentioned, along with four men with the surname of Campbell.
This document exonerates the men named from any criminal charges stemming from a battle between the Earl of Braed'alban and supporters and the Earl of Caithness and supporters. The Earl of Braed'alban was a cousin of David Toshach through his mother, Katherine Campbell. The four Campbell men may also have been relatives. The dispute apparently took place three years earlier.
According to LDS Ancestral File data, David Toshach and James Drummond were distant cousins. They shared as ancestors William Ruthven, born about 1500, Kynnard, Perthshire, Scotland married to Janet Halyburton, born about 1510, Kynnard, Perthshire, Scotland.
Further search of the same file shows James Drummond to be related to the Gordon-Sutherlands of Dunrobin Castle. There are also Sutherlands in David Toshach's ancestry. A sister of David's mother married a man named Patrick Roy McGregor, possibly related to Patrick MacGregorie, and therefore tieing all four families together - Sutherland, Drummond, Toshach, and MacGregorie.
Name: David Toshach
Year: 1684
Place: East New Jersey
Source Publication Code: 1640.7.6
Primary Immigrant: Toshach, David
Annotation: Date and port of arrival or date and place of settlement. Name of parent(s), occupation, place of former residence, port of embarkation, cause of banishment, and notation concerning immigrant's voluntary or involuntary transportation may also be provided. References to original records and other genealogical information are also provided.
Source Bibliography: DOBSON, DAVID. The Original Scots Colonists of Early America Supplement: 1607-1707. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1998. 185p.
Page: 173
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Note for: Charles Fessenden Morse, 22 SEP 1839 - 1 DEC 1926
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Individual Note: Charles Fessenden Morse
Residence Jamaica Plain MA; a 22 year-old Architect.
Enlisted on 5/25/1861 as a 1st Lieutenant.
On 5/25/1861 he was commissioned into "B" Co. MA 2nd Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 7/14/1865
He was listed as:
* Wounded 3/16/1865 Averysboro, NC
Promotions:
* 1st Lieut 5/25/1861
* Capt 7/11/1862
* Major 6/6/1863
* Lt Col 7/4/1863
* Colonel 3/13/1865 by Brevet
Other Information:
born in 1839 in Massachusetts
died in 1936
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Note for: William De Braose, ABT 1100 -
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Note for: Miles Of Gloucester, ABT 1092 - 24 DEC 1143
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Individual Note: Miles is said to have died in a hunting accident.
Henry [Henry I], king of the English, to his archbishops, bishops, abbots, earls, and sheriffs, to all his barons, French and English, and to all his faithful men of all England and Wales, greeting. Know that to Miles of Gloucester I have given and firmly granted Sibyl, daughter of Bernard de Neufmarché, with all the land of her father Bernard and of her mother after their death, or earlier — that is to say, during their lifetime, if they wish — and with this marriage portion:[8] namely, Talgarth, the forest of Ystradyw, the castle of Hay,[9] and the whole land of Bryn as far as the boundaries of the land of Richard Fitz-Pons — that is to say, as far as Cantref Bychan and Cowarne, a certain vill in England — also the fee and service of Roger de Baskerville, the fee and service of William Réveil, the fee and service of Robert de Turberville, and the fee and service of Picard. And I will and enjoin that all the tenants of the aforesaid [land given as] marriage portion shall perform liege homage to [the said Miles] as to their lord, saving my fealty. And all the tenants of all the aforesaid land of Bernard shall likewise perform liege homage to him as to their lord, saving my fealty and [saving the rights of] Bernard so long as he wishes to hold the land. And this I give and grant to [the said Miles] as the purchase of Bernard which he has given to me[10] — and this at the request of the said Bernard and of his wife and of his barons.[11 ]And I will and firmly enjoin that [the said Miles] shall hold it as well and as honourably, as quietly and as freely, as ever Bernard best and most honourably held it.
Witnesses: Roger, bishop of Salisbury; Robert, bishop of Lincoln; Ralph the Chancellor, Robert the King's Son, William de Tancarville, Nigel d'Aubigny, Payn Fitz-John, Geoffrey Fitz-Payn, Geoffrey de Clinton, Ralph Basset, William Brito d'Aubigny. In the same year that the king took in marriage the daughter of the duke of Louvain, between Easter and Pentecost.
The first Llanthony Priory, near Abergavenny in Wales, was seized by Welsh rebels in 1136. Llanthony Secunda (outside Gloucester) was founded in the same year to house the fugitive prior and about 20 canons. Miles of Gloucester supplied the land, which was attached to his Gloucester Castle. He led the civil war against King Stephen. Miles and his descendants the Bohuns, who were the hereditary Constables of England, were buried for ten generations in the priory church and chapter house.
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Note for: Ethelred II The Unready King Of England, ABT 968 - 23 APR 1016
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Æthelred II, the Unready (978-1016 AD)
He succeeded to the throne after the murder of his half-brother, Edward II, the Martyr, at the age of ten. His reign was plagued by poor advice from his personal favorites and suspicions of his complicity in Edward's murder. His was a rather long and ineffective reign, which was notable for little other than the payment of the Danegeld, an attempt to buy off the Viking invaders with money. The relentless invasions by the Danish Vikings, coupled with their ever-escalating demands for more money, forced him to abandon his throne in 1013. He fled to Normandy for safety, but was later recalled to his old throne at the death of Svein Forkbeard in 1014. He died in London in 1016.
Source: Britannia.com
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Note for: Godiva Countess Of Mercia, ABT 980 -
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Individual Note: This is the famous "Lady Godiva," a real person who lived during the 11th century. A good discussion of her can be found on the Notable Women Ancestors website:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nwa/godiva.html
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Note for: Edward Raleigh, ABT 1441 - BEF 20 JUN 1509
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Individual Note: He was the sheriff of Warwickshire and Leicestershire.
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Note for: John Le Strange, 1322 - 12 MAY 1361
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Individual Note: His title was 4th Baron Strange of Blackmere.
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Note for: Horace K. Dumond, ABT 1843 - 2 JUL 1863
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Individual Note: Horace K. Dumond
Residence was not listed; 20 years old.
Enlisted on 10/4/1861 at Ithaca, NY as a Private.
On 10/17/1861 he mustered into "E" Co. NY 64th Infantry
He was Killed on 7/2/1863 at Gettysburg, PA
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- New York: Report of the Adjutant-General
- These Honored Dead: The Union Casualties at Gettysburg
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Note for: Henri I King Of France, 1008 - 4 AUG 1060
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Individual Note: 3. Henry (Henri) I, King of France from 1031 to 1060, was born about 1008, died in 1060 in Vitry-aux-Loges (Vitry-en-Brie), buried at St. Denis. He was the Duke of Burgundy 1015-1031. He is the least-known of all the Capetian Kings; no one wrote about him in his lifetime, and the destruction of the archives shortly after his time has left a huge blank over this period. All that is known is that his mother, Queen Constance, contested his right to the throne, which she wanted to go to Robert; this resulted in a war between the two brothers, of which little is known. Henry won it by buying the support of his vassals, which cost him French Vexin and the total renunciation of the duchy of Burgundy in favor of his brother, in 1034. Without the benefit of the coronation it is likely that Henry, who appears to have been a mediocre man, would have been brushed aside. But the anointing brought him respect and won time for, concessions. Managing to remain in power is after all a sign of stability, and despite the obscurity of his reign it saw a strengthening of the dynasty. He was crowned co-king with his father in 1026. He married (1) Matilda, daughter of Emperor Conrad II, niece of Emperor Henry II. of Germany. The most interesting aspect of Henry's life was his attempt to bring about a Franco-Russian alliance by marriage. According to one record he then married (2) Matilda, daughter of Mgve Liudorf of Friesland. After the death of his second wife Matilda in 1044, he married, rather late in life in Riems in 1051, (3) Anne of Kiev, daughter of Yaroslav, the Russian head of state, and granddaughter of Valdimir I of Kiev, in Russia.
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Note for: David I King Of Scotland, ABT 1081 - 24 MAY 1153
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Individual Note: David I (1124-53)
Born about 1080, David was the sixth and youngest son of Malcolm III and St Margaret. He spent his youth at the Court of his brother-in-law Henry I of England and in about 1113-14 married Matilda, daughter of Waltheof, Earl of Huntingdon and widow of Simon de Senlis. As a result of the marriage, he held the Earldom of Northampton and the Honour of Huntingdon, with a legitimate claim to a large part of England.
David succeeded his brother Alexander as King of Scots in 1124. He was by then in his mid-40s, and was famous for his piety. Indeed, he was later criticised as being 'a sair sanct for the croun' [too pious to make a successful monarch] but in fact his generosity to the Church and his foundation of many abbeys including Holyrood, Melrose and Dryburgh, and sees such as Caithness, Dunblane and Aberdeen, had sound practical reasons too. The monks improved the country's economy by engaging in sheep farming, coal working and salt making.
David issued the first Scottish coinage; he also reorganised civil institutions and founded royal burghs (such as Stirling, Perth and Dunfermline). David extended feudal tenure by granting land to Anglo-Normans in return for feudal services, and appointed them as royal officials such as sheriffs and justiciars. David encouraged Anglo-French immigration.
In the 1130s, David met with resistance in Moray and the north; hitherto ruled by an independent dynasty, Moray was annexed and reorganised by David.
When Henry I of England died in 1135, and the succession of his daughter Matilda was disputed by King Stephen, David I invaded England, ostensibly on behalf of his niece Matilda. However, he was also taking advantage of the confusion resulting from the war in England, and using the opportunity to try to extend his kingdom southwards. Although he was defeated at the Battle of the Standard, near Northallerton in Yorkshire on 22 August 1138, he continued his campaign until, in 1139, the Treaty of Durham confirmed his possession of Northumberland. In 1149 he persuaded Henry II, Matilda's son, to give him an undertaking that Scotland could retain Northumberland, Cumberland and Westmorland.
David's surviving son Earl Henry (named after Henry I of England) died in 1152. David died at Carlisle, Cumberland on 24 May 1153, aged about 73. He was buried in Dunfermline, where he had extended the church into an abbey in commemoration of his parents. Ailred of Rievaulx wrote 'who can estimate the good done to the world by this gentle, just, chaste and humble ruler, loved for his gentleness, feared for his justice...
Source: Official Website of the British Government
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Note for: Philippe IV King Of France, 1268 - 29 NOV 1314
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In 1328, all male children of Philippe IV had died without male issue, and the female issue was compromised. Philippe IV's daughter Isabelle had married Edward II of England. Philippe's brother Charles de Valois had died in 1326, and his eldest son Philippe, comte de Valois, was chosen as king by the Estates General little enclined to hand the crown to the English king. This was the start of the house of Valois.
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Note for: Louis IX King Of France, 25 APR 1214 - 25 AUG 1270
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Louis IX (born 1214, ruled 1226-70), called St. Louis, was one of the most virtuous and heroic kings of France. He was the dutiful son of Louis VIII and his queen, Blanche of Castile. Blanche bravely faced numerous revolts of powerful feudal nobles during her son's youth. Louis IX had all the good qualities and few of the bad ones of the age in which he lived. Indeed, his virtues were so remarkable that after his death the Roman Catholic church declared him a saint.
Louis's acts of piety, such as wearing a haircloth shirt, fasting, and waiting on lepers, were usually performed in private. To the world he was a fearless knight, thoroughly trained in the art of war, and a conscientious, just, and able king--usually good-humored and kindly, but at times impatient and angry. He was a strong ruler, who greatly strengthened the royal power. He improved the government by appointing local officials who were responsible to him for the administration of justice, the collection of taxes, and the government of their districts. He encouraged the people to appeal to him if the nobles oppressed them or if his officials were unjust. He improved the administration of justice by abolishing trials by combat and by using in his courts the new lawyers, trained in the Roman law, in place of the churchmen who formerly were the only people who could read and write. These reforms not only benefited the peasants but also checked the power of the nobles, who, according to a writer of the time, "undertook nothing against their king, seeing clearly that the hand of the Lord was with him."
St. Louis made two crusades--to Egypt and the Holy Land, from 1248 to 1254, on which he was captured and held for ransom by Muhammadans; and to Tunis, in 1270, where he died of the plague.
SOURCE: Compton's Encyclopedia Online v3.0 © 1998 The Learning Company, Inc.
http://www.comptons.com/encyclopedia/ARTICLES/0100/01108992_A.html