Feud Dated From Bosworth Field

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Battle of Bosworth Field per Wikipedia.

Native American Apology To Governor Of Detroit

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James Evans And The Cree Language

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Note: James Evans' Wikitree profile here.

Robert Hyde Of Denton

Parentalia: Genealogical Memoirs:

Lewis Brothers At Braddock's Defeat

Directly From Savannah

The Hornet's Nest, A novel of the Revolutionary War by Jimmy Carter, is concerned with the war "as it was fought in Georgia and the Carolinas...".

When William Few assembled Ethan Pratt and other platoon members near Wrightsborough late in June 1779, he gave them some bad news, directly from Savannah.  Indian Superintendent John Stuart had died earlier that year, and Governor Wright and leaders in London had decided to appoint Thomas Brown as superintendent of the Creeks, Cherokees, Catawbas, and a few smaller tribes along the Atlantic Coast.

Also see Thomas Brown In The Hornet's Nest.

A Glimpse Of The Queen

An excerpt from Buckeye Abroad:

"...the Queen herself turned round, and gave us a good-natured look and a full view.  We had a hearty laugh at our good fortune, and came home full of the Exhibition, and feeling quite royally."

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The Marchman

The Marchman by Nigel Tranter, relates the story of John Maxwell, Warden of the West March.

John Maxwell's father, who was the Warden when the story opened, was captured by the English during the Battle of Solway Moss.  John, a participant who escaped, became deputy warden.  He operated as the de facto warden, as the former deputy, Lord Herries, wasn't up to the job.

John Maxwell married Lord Herries' daughter, Agnes, who became close to John when she helped him with his warden duties.  After Agnes' father's death, her husband John was then Lord Herries, there being no sons in the family.

Source - Herries home of John And Agnes

King James V died, shortly after his daughter Mary's birth (Mary Queen of Scots), causing political upheaval in Scotland.  Mary, as the eventual wife of the King of France, lived in that country until she was widowed.

Mary met with some resistance from George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntley as she was touring Scotland after her return, which culminated in the Battle of Corriches.  Lord Herries played an integral part of securing the victory for the Queen.

Also see Historical memoirs.... Herries, John Maxwell, 4th Baron, 1512?-1583.

Scarcely Any Taxes - Illinois In 1817

Lincoln-Berry Store In Illinois

Letters from Illinois ...., By *Morris Birkbeck, John Melish:

November, 1817

"...a few miles farther West [in Illinois] opened our way into a country preferable in itself to any we had seen... ".  "...foresee greater than in the state of Ohio, being so much nearer the grand outlet at **New Orleans." 

"...we have no rent, tithe, or poor's rate and scarcely any taxes, perhaps one farthing per acre." 

"Where we are settling, society is yet unborn as it were. It will, as in other places, be made up of such as come...".

*Morris Birkbeck's memorial at FindAGrave.

**After Abraham Lincoln returned from taking a flatboat to New Orleans, he clerked in New Salem for Denton Offutt, the boat's owner. A year later he and William Berry bought an interest in a general store... . (Source)

Humphreys Undercover

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In August 1790, Col. Humphreys was chosen for this important and delicate mission. He was to maintain his private character, to gather information in London as to the probabilities of war or peace, to proceed to Portugal and there learn the intentions of the Court of Lisbon and thence to Madrid to consult with Mr Carmichael. His letter of instructions was carefully drawn up by Mr. Jefferson under the sanction of the President.

Charlotte Temple

Mrs. Robinson (Perdita) Painting By Gainsborough (Of The Fictional Charlotte Temple's Era)

Charlotte Temple.....

“I have been mistaken,” said Montraville. “I imagined I loved Charlotte: but alas! I am now too late convinced my attachment to her was merely the impulse of the moment. I fear I have not only entailed lasting misery on that poor girl, but also thrown a barrier in the way of my own happiness, which it will be impossible to surmount. I feel I love Julia Franklin with ardour and sincerity; yet, when in her presence, I am sensible of my own inability to offer a heart worthy her acceptance, and remain silent.” Full of these painful thoughts, Montraville walked out to see Charlotte: she saw him approach, and ran out to meet him: she banished from her countenance the air of discontent which ever appeared when he was absent, and met him with a smile of joy."


.....by Susanna Haswell Rowson:

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.....Summarized at Wikipedia:

"The book relates the tale of Charlotte Temple, who is enticed by a dashing soldier, John Montraville, to run away with him, but after they cross to America, he abandons her. It belongs to the seduction novel genre popular in early American literature."

William The Conqueror

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10 surprising facts about William the Conqueror and the Norman conquest, from the BBC's History Extra site.

Colver-Culver Genealogy

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"John Winthrop the younger, in whose company Edward Culver came to America, recruited his band of colonists from the counties Middlesex, Kent and Essex; as the Colver, or Culver, is found in the Middlesex records, especially in some parishes of London, it is more than probable Edward Colver was a native of those parts."

Edward Culver married Sarah Backus, daughter of William Backus and Elizabeth Pratt.

Forts On Indian Lands

Fort Loudon (Tennessee)

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The Lion's Whelp

The Lion's Whelp, by Nigel Tranter, was told from the point of view of Alexander Lyon (son of Patrick Lyon, 1st Lord of Glamis)*, who was a companion of James II Stewart.  After James II's father, James I, is assassinated, his mother, Joan Beaufort, married James Stewart The Black Knight of Lorne.

*Elizabeth II's mother, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, was a descendant of Patrick Lyon, through Alexander's brother, John Lyon, 3rd Lord of Glamis

There is a possible lineage from me to Joan Beaufort and beyond.

The Stewart connection goes as follows, starting with James IV Stewart's daughter Janet (great-granddaughter of "The Lion's Whelp,") whose daughter, Margaret Fleming, married John Stewart IV.  Her daughter, Janet Stewart, married Duncan Campbell.  Her son, Robert Campbell, had a daughter, Margaret, who married John Cameron.  Their son, Ewen Cameron, was the father of
John MacEwen Cameron of Lochiel.  I have many Cameron ancestors, including Lochiel Camerons.


A specific Cameron, Bishop Cameron, was also a character in The Lion's Whelp.

Royal Cradle For Queen Victoria's Children

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Excerpt From Buckeye Abroad described the royal cradle:

Washington Nearly Worsted

Near Historic National Road (Western Pennsylvania)

From The Plains of Abraham by Brian Connell:

 ...just after sunset on a lowering December day, the weary young giant rode into the clearing before Fort Le Boeuf. Legardeur de St. Pierre received them civilly, but George was very nearly worsted in the encounter. He had no French, was a novice in Indian affairs, and almost had the Indians with him suborned by his adversary.

....As to the summons you send me to retire, I do not think myself obliged to obey it. On the return journey Washington and Gist barely escaped with their lives. ...making for the post of an English trader named Frazier on the Monongahela. Near an Indian village with the ominous name of Murthering Town, they were shot at.G.W. back to Williamsburg in January 1754.

Maria Smith Wait And Letters From Van Dieman's Land

"The book from which the most of this story is derived is a rather rare one. "Letters from Van Dieman's Land...".

A Wife's Devotion (transcript):

"The story of the heroic exertions of Maria Wait during four years, first to save the life of her husband and next to obtain a full pardon or some amelioration of his sufferings when a prisoner in Van Dieman's Land ( Australia)...".

The story of Maria Smith Wait, who saved her husband from a traitor's death (from an earlier blog post): "Unfortunately, Benjamin had participated in the 1837 Upper Canada Rebellion and in August of 1838 he was sentenced to hang."

Famous Canadian Women website:

The final execution was stopped with only one half hour to spare!! Benjamin was sent to Tasmania, Van Diemen’s Land for life.

Benjamin escaped from prison in 1841 and two years later the family was reunited in New York State across the boarder from Canada. Marie died a short time later giving birth to twins. [Benjamin remarried and died in Grand Rapids, Michigan, at the age of 82.]

Maria was an heir of Robert Randall, who also had an interesting life (see Robert Randall's heirs):

Frederick Smith, of Willoughby, aforesaid, farmer, and his children, Thaddeus, Maria, Frederick and William, Edwin and George, 3/10 of the whole.... .  

Robert Randall's documents for probate and his influence on William Lyon McKenzie can be seen here.

A Flame For The Fire

A Flame For The Fire, by Nigel Tranter:

"...but it was noteworthy to the Lowlanders that these Highland dignitaries had their own precedences and formalities, for it was only the three-feather men who advanced towards the king [James IV of Scotland], all chiefs of the name, no two-feathered chieftains venturing forward."  "But those who did made a resounding file: MacDonald of Dunivaig...and Cameron of Lochiel."

Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus, is portrayed early in this story as a rival for the King's favorite, Janet Kennedy (she with the flaming red hair).

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Though King James the Fourth had children by Janet Kennedy and others, a political alliance was made when he married Margaret, daughter of the English King, Henry VII.  The book mentioned the arrival of the young princess.  An historical account stated:

"Lammermuir was the first stage that Queen Margaret made in her new country At Lamberton Kirk the Archbishop of Glasgow with a grand company of Scottish nobles were waiting to receive their Queen." 

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The last major event featured was the battle of Flodden.

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The Profligate Prince

The Profligate Prince; Or, Court of Ethelred. A Novel