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Facsimile reprint. Originally published: Great Britain: Harrison
& Sons, 1912?
The history of many of the great houses and families of Scotland
are well documented in literature, and by clan associations and
individuals on the Internet. The family of Lundie (Lundy, Lundin,
Lundyn) is described, by Sir Robert Douglas in his Baronage, as one
of the most ancient in Scotland; its history however up until now
is almost un-documented. Most lists of Scottish Clans and families
seem to omit this family. The few books that do include details;
with one notable exception, Lundins of Fife, by G. T. Welsh;
provide very little information. In fact the short paper by Welsh
is the only text so far printed that was solely dedicated to this
family's history. This lack of documentation of the Lundie family
is quite remarkable given, as shall be discussed in full later, the
fact that members of this family have occupied many high offices in
Scotland; including those of Lord High Treasurer, Chancellor,
Chamberlain, Hereditary Doorward (personal body guard to the King),
and Member of the Council of Regents of the Kingdom.They have
performed duties as hosts, ambassadors and representatives of the
Sovereign; voted for Wallace as Protector of Scotland, fighting by
his side in Scotland's fight for Independence; and played an
important role in the reformation of the church in Scotland. Indeed
many of the heads of "Great" families of Scotland, have direct
descent from this house through marriage with daughters of the
various branches of the Lundie family. By taking what has been
written by historians so far, it has really only been through
reading the histories of these other families and noting their
intermarriage with Lundies, that one could form an idea of their
high social standing and historical importance.
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Memories
(Hardcover)
Willa Jean Johnson Cagle, Mary Lucille Johnson Wilson
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Discovery Miles 5 770
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Throughout the pages of Memories, you will find adversities and
courage, and see how decisions shaped the lives of the individuals
who lived these memories. This book will make you laugh and cry,
but in the end it will bring you encouragement.
This volume will be of great interest to anyone with Poquoson, York
County, Virginia ancestors, and to any library, society or archive
that collects Virginia related material. This work greatly expands
on the Holloway, Messick and Linton chapters of the Poquoson
Watermen (pub. 1988). The Holloway family came to the Jamestown
Colony in the 1620s, and eventually settled in what is now
Poquoson, (then) York County, Virginia. The Messick and Linton
families came before the War of 1812. Every census record from 1790
to 1910 known to pertain to these Poquoson families has been
abstracted and cited. The current volume brings each family from
its earliest mention in the colonial era down to the present. Many
female lines have been followed for one or more generations. The
text is well illustrated with early photographs and includes a
bibliography and an index of every individual known to be related
by birth or marriage to the families studied in this volume. Most
of the family photographs in this volume have never before been
published. This is Mr. Willett's seventh volume of family history,
and his fourth volume on the Messick area of Poquoson, York County,
Virginia. Mr. Willett is related to most of the Poquoson families
through his maternal Martin and Hopkins ancestors; he is a family
history researcher and recognized authority on the Willett surname
and on his maternal families of Poquoson, York County, Virginia.
This work is a treasure trove of Link history and genealogy. The
history section opens with a discussion of the early history of the
Link family, followed by an examination of why the family patriarch
John Jacob Link left Germany and migrated to America, and his
arrival in America. This section includes individual chapters
devoted to over a dozen significant Links, including "Ida and Her
Sons-the Eisenhowers." The bulk of the text is devoted to a
detailed Link genealogy, spanning eight generations. Facsimile
reprints of original documents, portraits, maps, appendices, a
bibliography, and a full-name index enrich this work.
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