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One of my ancestors, Mary Ann Morrison, was the second wife of Thomas (Stonewall) Jackson and another ancestor, Hugh de Moreville ( he was actually a Morrison too, but frenched up his name), was one of the knights who killed Thomas a Beckett, the Archbishop of Canterbury.
One of my ancestors, Mary Ann Morrison, was the second wife of Thomas (Stonewall) Jackson and another ancestor, Hugh de Moreville ( he was actually a Morrison too, but frenched up his name), was one of the knights who killed Thomas a Beckett, the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Not to be argumentative, but in genealogy I try to always raise points and/or questions when I see red flags arise.
I see nothing suggesting Hugh De Moreville (who killed Becket) was a Morrison. I also see neither evidence he had any children or that he "frenched up his name". the pattern of <name> de <place> was extremely common in England at that time and simply mean Hugh of Moreville de simply meaning "of" in French. Much of the elite culture of England was heavily dominated by French culture (including language) since the Norman Conquest.
As far as I can tell he was Hugh de Moreville son of Hugh de Moreville (m. Beatrice de Beauchamp) son of Simon do Moreville son of Hugh de Moreville. As you can see "de Moreville" was an appellation inherited via multiple generations.
Again I also see no evidence he had any children. His exact identity (the one who was one of four who murdered Becket) seems somewhat debated online, though the above seems to be the consensus.
I even slept on one that my grandmother had. I would love to know where it came from. I remember when the mattress got turned into pillows, and I do have some of those. I wonder if someone could tell me how old those feathers are?
I suspect the featherbeds were prized because they had to be more comfortable than the alternatives, and it took a lot of feathers to make one.
Featherbeds were also prized because they kept the sleeper warm on cold winter nights in uninsulated houses, with no heat but a kitchen stove (that probably had the coals banked so it would fire up in the morning).
Yes I do, but not one I ever met. My mother has told me the story many times where back in the day there was a fight in the family and this person and my great aunt had a falling out and he left and "divorced" himself from the family.
No one particularly famous yet, but a son of one of my 6th great uncles was a governor of Tennessee and diplomat for Pres. Pierce.
There are a couple of famous people who married family members, though: Salmon P. Chase married a first cousin, 5X removed; and Susan B. Anthony was the first cousin of a woman who married a 2nd cousin, 5X removed.
Not a descendant of, but 'cousins'. I've spent the last couple of days trying to figure out how my husband and children are related to Elvis through the Presley line.
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