Born ca 1607 in England. John died on 29 Nov 1653 in Plymouth, MA .5
John came on the Ann in 1623, probably when he was still young, for no wife or child is mentioned for ten years.13
He shared in the division of cattle at Plymouth on 22 May 1627 [Plym. Col. Rec., 12:9], and was a freeman at the time of the incorporation of Plymouth in 1633 [Plym. Col. Rec., 1:4].
ca 1633 John married Patience Morton, daughter of George Morton (ca 1584/1587-Jun 1624) & Juliana Carpenter (ca 1584-19 Feb 1664/5), in Plymouth, MA. Born ca 1615 in Leyden, Holland.18 Patience died on 16 Aug 1691 in Plymouth, MA.15 "My deere Mother Whitteney deceased Agust the 16^th 1691 Being Entered into the 77 yeare of her age, [Recorded by Elder Faunce]".
Children:
Priscilla (ca1633-1707)
Mary (ca1638-1664)
Patience (ca1641-)
Sarah (ca1645-1695) m Edward Doty 26 Feb 1662 Plymouth, father of Desiree,
Edward of Mayflower, servant to Stephen Hopkins.
4 pg 23
Thomas (ca1647-1741)
Elizabeth (Died soon) (1648-1649)
Mercy (1651-1732)
Joseph (1653-1728)
? John (Nov 29 1645, died aged 9)
A John Faunce is listed as a member of the church in as "John Faunce y El Son." A Joseph and another John also listed 3
Father is listed as George
Joseph Faunce, John Faunce Sr, John Faunce Jr and Thomas Faunce Jr. are included in "A List of Captain Warrens Company" by Thomas Morton, which compiles the men in the South Military Company in Plymouth under the command of Captain James Warren in 1699, copied from the original roll in the possession of C. H. Warren in 1858.
"John Faunce of Purleigh, Essex, 31 May 1582. To the poor 3/4. One half my goods equally between my three sons John, Robert, Jonas. To Alice Reinolde a sheep. To Alice Corsye a lamb. To John Webb a lamb. Res: & Ex: wife Margaret. Overseer John Graywood. Wit: Daniel Carrington Henry Hurrell, Thomas Twiste. Probate not mentioned. (Arch. Essex. Draper.) 56
Was Robert's mistress, who, as in tradition, married her off to Herluin, viscount of Conteville, and had sons Odo and Robert.
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Gilbert was the son of Richard the Fearless. As a young man he inherited Brionne and became one of the most powerful landowners in Normandy.
In about 1026, Herleva of Falaise, the sixteen year old daughter of a tanner from Falaise in Normandy, gave birth to a son called Richard. Gilbert was the father of the child. As Herleva was not married to Gilbert, the boy became known as Richard Fitz Gilbert. The term 'Fitz' was used to show that Richard was the illegitimate son of Gilbert.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/NORgilbertB.htm
Herleva (c. 1003 - 1050) also known as Arlette, Arletta, and Herlève, was the mother of William I of England.
The background of Herleva and the circumstances of William's birth are shrouded in mystery. The written evidence dates from a generation or two later, and is not entirely consistent. The most commonly accepted version says that she was the teenage daughter of a tanner named Fulbert from the small Norman town of Falaise, where they lived. Translation being somewhat uncertain, Fulbert may instead have been a furrier, embalmer, or a person who laid out corpses for burial.
It is argued that Herleva's father was not a tanner but rather a member of burgher class[1]. The idea is supported by the fact that her brothers appear in a later document as attestors for an under-age William. Also, the Count of Flanders later accepted Herleva as a proper guardian for his own daughter. Both facts would be nearly impossible if the father (and therefore her brothers) of Herleva was a tanner, little more than a peasant.
Legend has is that it all started when Robert, the young Duke of Normandy saw Herleva washing in the river near his castle. He was unable to resist her and took her for his mistress. She later gave birth to his son, William, in 1027, and a daughter, Adelaide, in 1030, who married first Enguerrand II of Ponthieu, second Lambert of Lens, and third Odo, count of Champagne.
Their love affair didn't last and the Duke cast his mistress aside and with his consent Herleva married Herluin de Conteville in 1031. Robert went on a successful pilgrimage in 1035 and died on his way home.
From her marriage she had two sons: Odo who later became Bishop of Bayeux and Robert who became Count of Mortain, and both of them became prominent during William's reign. They also had at least one daughter, who married William, lord of La Ferté-Macé.
Herleva probably died around 1050, probably in her forties.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herleva
Her parents, Life and Catharine, were buried in Cloverdale. Catherine was born May 1824 and died 10/11/1886, aged 62. Life was from Mass, born 06/02/1813 and died 10/08/1898.
Florence Sedgely was referred to as Flo, included in many childhood stories. She was born 02/29/1880 and died 05/31/1954. I believe that Flo might have been involved in the story about how the family cup and saucer and other family heirlooms were saved.
According to my mum, Aunt Floss married a prominent lawyer but they never got along. The divorced, and Aunt Floss died, leaving the house to her step sister, my grandmother, Helen Emily Shurtleff. She neglected to include "house contents" in her will, so the Sedgley family took and auctioned everything. My father did manage to sneak out a few family heirlooms, including the cup and saucer as well as the antique Mah Jong set.
It would appear Florence married into the family that included (she
married Charles Loring Sedgley 14 Jul 1903)
Jotham Loring Sedgley 02/07/1850 to 10/26/1934 Native of ME
Carrie Yordi Sedgley 10/10/1853 to 10/17/1932 Native of OH
Jotham Frederick Sedgley 8/28/1881 to 02/14/1890
Nellie C. Sedgley 07/25/1885 to 10/10/1973
Palmer Loring Sedgley 03/11/1925 to 10/02/1991