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<center>''Le Fleming of St. George and Flemingston.''</center> | <center>''Le Fleming of St. George and Flemingston.''</center> | ||
| − | The first of this family in Glamorgan was Sir John le Fleming, on whom FitzHamon is said to have bestowed the manors of St. George, Wenvoe, Flemingston, Llandmaes, &tc. His wife was Amicia, dau. of Baldwin Magnus, Lord of Whitney. He had a younger son, called by the Welsh Fleming ''melyn'', "the yellow," to whom he gave the manors of Flemingston and Constantine Walles, "which continued in his descendants until, on failure of issue male, William Fleming sold the estate to Lewis Thomas, Esq., of Bettws. | + | The first of this family in Glamorgan was Sir John le Fleming, on whom FitzHamon is said to have bestowed the manors of St. George, Wenvoe, Flemingston, Llandmaes, &tc. His wife was '''Amicia, dau. of Baldwin Magnus, Lord of Whitney'''. He had a younger son, called by the Welsh Fleming ''melyn'', "the yellow," to whom he gave the manors of Flemingston and Constantine Walles, "which continued in his descendants until, on failure of issue male, William Fleming sold the estate to Lewis Thomas, Esq., of Bettws." |
Sir John Fleming's eldest son, Sir William Fleming, succeeded him in the lordships of St. George, Wenvoe, and Llandmaes. In the reign of Edward II., under the younger Hugh Despencer, a Sir William Fleming was in possession of these lands. | Sir John Fleming's eldest son, Sir William Fleming, succeeded him in the lordships of St. George, Wenvoe, and Llandmaes. In the reign of Edward II., under the younger Hugh Despencer, a Sir William Fleming was in possession of these lands. | ||
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A.D. 1600--A.D. 1872. | A.D. 1600--A.D. 1872. | ||
| − | ''Portreeves'' | + | ''Portreeves''</center> |
| − | John Whitney, Gent. .... 1747 | + | '''John Whitney, Gent.''' .... 1747 |
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<center>3.--''High Sheriffs of Radnorshire from'' A.D. 1544 ''to'' A.D. 1872.</center> | <center>3.--''High Sheriffs of Radnorshire from'' A.D. 1544 ''to'' A.D. 1872.</center> | ||
| − | Sir Robert Whitney, Kt., of Whitney .... 1562 | + | [[Family:Whitney, Robert (s1525-1567)|Sir Robert Whitney, Kt., of Whitney]] .... 1562 |
| − | _____ Whitney of Whitney .... 1608 | + | [[Family:Whitney, Eustace (s1545-1608)|_____ Whitney of Whitney]] .... 1608 |
| − | Robert Whitney, Esq., of Whitney .... 1616 | + | [[Family:Whitney, Robert (1592-1653)|Robert Whitney, Esq., of Whitney]] .... 1616 |
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Copyright © 2006, [[User:Rlward|Robert L. Ward]] and the [[Whitney Research Group]] | Copyright © 2006, [[User:Rlward|Robert L. Ward]] and the [[Whitney Research Group]] | ||
| − | [[Category: Medieval]] | + | [[Category:Medieval]] |
| − | [[Category: Whitneys of Whitney]] | + | [[Category:Whitneys of Whitney]] |
| − | [[Category: England]] | + | [[Category:England]] |
| − | [[Category: Herefordshire, England]] | + | [[Category:Herefordshire, England]] |
| − | [[Category: Whitney, Herefordshire, England]] | + | [[Category:Whitney, Herefordshire, England]] |
| − | [[Category: Wales]] | + | [[Category:Wales]] |
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Glamorgan, Wales]] |
| − | [[Category: Swansea, | + | [[Category:Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales]] |
| − | [[Category: Radnorshire, Wales]] | + | [[Category:Radnorshire, Wales]] |
Latest revision as of 22:45, 5 June 2008
Archives > Archive:Extracts > County Families of Wales
Thomas Nicholas, Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales (London: Longmans, Green, Reader, 1872).
[p. 563]
The first of this family in Glamorgan was Sir John le Fleming, on whom FitzHamon is said to have bestowed the manors of St. George, Wenvoe, Flemingston, Llandmaes, &tc. His wife was Amicia, dau. of Baldwin Magnus, Lord of Whitney. He had a younger son, called by the Welsh Fleming melyn, "the yellow," to whom he gave the manors of Flemingston and Constantine Walles, "which continued in his descendants until, on failure of issue male, William Fleming sold the estate to Lewis Thomas, Esq., of Bettws."
Sir John Fleming's eldest son, Sir William Fleming, succeeded him in the lordships of St. George, Wenvoe, and Llandmaes. In the reign of Edward II., under the younger Hugh Despencer, a Sir William Fleming was in possession of these lands.
[Transcriber's note: Robert FitzHamon's conquest of Glamorgan occurred during the reign of King William II "Rufus".]
[p. 616]
A.D. 1600--A.D. 1872.
PortreevesJohn Whitney, Gent. .... 1747
[pp. 915-916]
Sir Robert Whitney, Kt., of Whitney .... 1562
_____ Whitney of Whitney .... 1608
Robert Whitney, Esq., of Whitney .... 1616
Copyright © 2006, Robert L. Ward and the Whitney Research Group
