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The earliest propenitor of the Bucks county family was John Scar- borough of the parish of St. Sepul- chres in London, England. He was and cle that so many replies were receiv- coachmaker. He was a member of ed, all on Van Wents and the many variations. And the gentleman from Holland wrote me stating that this was likely.,and further stated that after he had time to study my var- iations, he would write me again: He has submitted articles to the E. and N. and his reply may be sent to E. and N. for publication.
When did John Adam Wert land purchase and to establish a home for in America, and what ship did he; his famlly in the new province. He come over on ? If this is known, then maybe a check of ships' passengers could be made and, if my guesss is|
Will appreciate any and all sugges- tions and any new data found will be sent to E. and N. for publication, Arthur L. Owen,
2535 Alden street, Kansas City 2, Kans.
BARR, TIPTON
Lockwood Barr, 60 East 42nd Street, New York City and Pelham Manor, Westchester Co., N. Y. is. seeking the name of the parents of Thomas Barr (1800-65)-his grand- father.
Lockwood Barr, born 1883 is the son of Dr. Edward Tipton Barr and Mary Anderson of Bowling Green, Kentucky .Dr. Edward Tipton Barr is son of Thomas Barr and Martha McCreery Tipton of Montgomery Co. (Mt. Sterling) Kentucky.
Thomas Barr was born in 1801 in Kentucky (name of place wanted) according to his tombstone and cen- gus record of 1850. He married Mar- tha Tipton in 1828, she then being only 16 years old. They lived in Montgomery county until around 1838 during which period 5 or more children were born. From there they' moved to Crawfordsville, Indiana, more children were
where several born including the father of Lock- wood Barr, Dr. Edward Tipton Barr in 1855. Around 1861-63 the Barr family moved to Elizabethtown, Ky. where Thomas Barr died in 1865 ac- cording to the tombstone.
The children of Thomas and Mar- "ha 'Barr were: David, Emily, Eliza, William, Martha, Sarah, James and Edward Tipton, father of Lockwood Barr. .
SCARBOROUGH
Can anyone give me the descent of John Scarborough from, William the Conqueror ? -
- Scarborough Castle, an old Nor- man fortress in Yorkshire, England is built on a high narrow promon- tory, extending seaward for a half mile. At the foot of the, promon- tory the ancient seaport of Scar- borough is nestled in a sheltered nook of South Bay.
The coat of arms of the family consists of a castle by the sea; a beacon flaming on its turrets; the sun rising in the east and a manned for in German, V has the sound of ship at anchor.
the Peel's Monthly Meeting of Friends whose place of worship was Peel Court near 65 St. John street. He is referred to In their meeting under date of 10th Mo. 26, 1677.
On 7 mo. . 4,, 1682 John Scarbor- ough purchased of W'm. Penn, 250 acres in Penna, and embarked for the Delaware river to locate his
left his wife at home but brought his only son, John, Jr., then a youth. The 250 acres were surveyed to correct, Jacob would be found among | him in Middletown township, near them, If minors were listed.
the present site of Langhorne where he was one of the first settlers. Af- ter remaining for two years and preparing a rude home in the wil- derness, he embarked in 1684 for England, intending to return with his wife, he left John, .Tr. in the care of some Friends. His wife was not a Quaker and as the persecu- tion of friends had somewhat abat- ed she refused to leave England and he decided to remain there with her. He died 5 · mo. 21, 1706, aged 60 years and was buried in London. In 1696 he executed and sent to his son a power of attorney to con- vey his lands in Bucks county. His early experiences with the Indians are mentioned on page 222 of Vol. 1 of Proud's "History of Penna."
John, Jr. remained in Bucks Co. when his father returned in 1684 to England. A sketch published in "The Friend," page 244, Vol. 29; states that he was born in London In 1667. He married about 1690 Mary ( ?)
. He sold the 250 acres of Middle- town land and obtained a warrant for survey of 510 acres at Solebury on which he settled about. 1700, ex- changing it later for 820 acres of adjoining land.
He was the first white man to settle in the Buckingham, Solebury valley. On 6 mo. 5, 1702 he and John Bye requested that a meeting be set apart at Buckingham and it was. The quarterly meeting records mention him as a minister and his name also appears in a list of "Friends Eminent for Their Piety and Virtue since their Settlement in America."
He was a leading minister of Buck-
wife of John Adam Wirt (b. 1724) to | 2535 Alden street, be Elizabeth Snoke.
Kansas City 2, Kans.
BARR, TIPTON
Lockwood Barr, 60 East 42nd Street, New York City and Pelham Manor, Westchester Co., N. Y. is. seeking the name of the parents of Thomas Barr (1800-65)-his grand- father.
Lockwood Barr, born 1883 Is the son of Dr. Edward Tipton Barr and Mary Anderson of Bowling Green, Kentucky .Dr. Edward Tipton Barr is son of Thomas Barr and Martha McCreery Tipton of Montgomery Co. (Mt. Sterling) Kentucky.
Thomas Barr was born in 1801'In Kentucky (name of place wanted) according to his tombstone and cen- sus record of 1850. He married Mar- tha Tipton in 1828, she then being only 16 years old. They lived in Montgomery county until around 1838 during which period 5 or more children were born: From there they moved to Crawfordsville, Indiana, adjoining land. where several more. children were born including the father of Lock- wood Barr, Dr. Edward Tipton Barr In 1855. Around 1861-63 .the Barr family moved to. Elizabethtown, Ky. where Thomas Barr died in 1865 ac- cording to the tombstone."
The children of Thomas and Mar- tha Barr, were: David, Emily, Eliza, William, Martha, Sarah, James and Edward Tipton, father of Lockwood Barr.
James did not marry. William left no sons. David had sons, but these sons had no sons. Family tradition says the father of Thomas migrated to Kentucky from Pennsylvania after the Revolution, with him a brother. Subsequently these two moved Indiana or Illinois .. to
of Wiliam Tipton, who served in the Revolution, settled In Winchester, 1 Virginia. Around 1789, with his wife and children, and other members of the family settled In Montgomery Co., Mt. Sterling, Ky. His father, John Tipton of Baltimore mar:led Martha Murray, his father Thomas Tipton married Sarah Steptoe, hls father Jonathan Tipton settled In Baltimore having come from Ber- muda in 1668.
It might be that the father of Thomas Barr moved from Pennsyl- vania to Winchester, Virginia, and there joined the Tipton family. After 1788-89 migrated to Mt. Sterling, Kentucky. The Tipton family also has in its ancestors William Plerce, Je- mima Morgan, Thomas Morgan, Jas. Mowray, Mary Wheeler, Christopher Graham, Thomas Feamster, Margar- et Black, Elizabeth Feamster was the 2nd wife of Thomas Bradshaw. Lockwood Barr,
60 East 52nd Street, New York,' also
Westchester Co., N. Y.
Manhattan Island contains 22.24 died childless,
The first watch used was called a "portable clock."
England, intending to return with his wife, he left John, .Tr. in the care of some Friends. His wife was not a Quaker and as the persecu- tion of friends had somewhat abat- ed she refused to leave England and he decided to remain there with her. He died 5 mo. 21, 1706, sged 60 years and was buried in London. In 1696 he executed and sent to his son a power of attorney to con- vey his lands in Bucks county. His early experiences with the Indians are mentioned on page 222 of Vol. 1 of Proud's "History of Penna."
John, Jr. remained in Bucks Co. when. his father returned in 1684 to England. A sketch published in "The" Friend," page 244, Vol. 29, states that he was born in London in 1667. He married about 1690 Mary ( ?)
He sold the 250 acres of Middle- town land and obtained a warrant for survey of 510 acres at Solebury on which he settled about. 1700, ex- changing it later for 820 acres of
He was the first white man " to settle in the Buckingham, Solebury valley. On 6 mo. 5, 1702 he - and John Bye requested that a meeting be set apart at Buckingham and It was. . The quarterly meeting records mention him as a minister and his name also appears in a list of "Friends Eminent for Their Piety and Virtue since their Settlement in America."
He was a leading minister of Buck- ingham monthly meeting. He died on his Solebury plantation 1 mo. 27, 1727. He had eight children. Children :
1. William born 10-30-1691, died 4-1727, married Mary.
Martha MoCreary Tipton (grand- mother of Lockwood Barr), was born 1812 in Kentucky and died 1904. She was daughter of Solomon Tip- ton and Margaret Bradshaw, he soll | brothers moved to the Shenandoah
2. Sarah born 2-4-1694 died 3-4- 1748 married 1st 9-28-1710 George Haworth by whom he had Issue of Stephanus, George, Absolom, Mary and James. Mary and George stayed in Solebury and the other three Valley in Virginia. George Haworth, Sr. died in 1730 and Sarah later md. 2nd Mathew Hall by whom she had four children, David, Mahlon, Mar- gery and Sarah.
3. Mary born 8-8-1695 md. 1st Nov. 1712 Samuel Pickering. He died Aug. 1727 in Solebury. They had five children, John, Isaac, Samuel, Wil- llam and Grace. Harry md. 2nd Jo- seph Lupton whose first wife was Mercy TwinIng.
4. Susannah born 5-19-1697 md. 1718 Richard Brook and died before; her father. She left four chlidren; John, Elizabeth,' Mary and Susan- nah.
5. Elizabeth md. 10-229-1719 John Fisher. Thelr . ten children were: Robert, Sarah (md. Mordecal Mich- ner); John, Elizabeth (md. Thomas Stradling), Hannah .(md. Paul Pres- ton), Joseph (md. Ann Cary), De- borah (md. Joseph Burgess), Bar- bara, Samuel (md. Margaret Dawes), Katherine (md. Wm. Hartley).
6. Hannah born 8-31-1704 dled 2-21-1743, md. Benjamin Fell (see Fell Family History).
7. John md. Jane Margerune 1731,
8. Robert. Mrs. Roy C. Scott, 406 So. J. Street, Madera, Calif.
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The following was taken by a rel- ative from the National Archives at Washington, D. C., census of 1810 of Dauphin County, Pa. (Harrisburg); head of family, Michael Wert, , with following: 1 son 1 to 10 years, 1 dau. 1 to 10 years, 1 dau. 1 to 16 years. He and wife, 26 to 45 years. He was not shown In 1820 census which caus- es me to believe Col. Saunders. in his book "Early Settlers of Ala." was right. He shows, or states, Michael Went died before his son, Michael Wert, Jr., was yet a year old, and further stated that he died without leaving - a- will .. so all his . property went into hands of an administrator who squandered it all away. The Mc- Cond family Bible shows Mich- ael Wert, Jr. as born in Harrisburg, Pa. May 10, 1815; therefore Mlchael Wert, Sr. must have died at Harris- burg early in 1816, or latter part of 1815, 'yet so far, no record can be found of him except that found in the National Archives mentioned albove. Saunders states im his item that "Michael (meaning Michael, Jr.) was the son of an old Revolutionary soldier who was born, reared 'and died in Pennsylvania. His mather was a native of Virginia. If this is true then the Michael mentioned in census of 1810 could not be my Mich- ael for he would hardly have been old enough to have been in the Rev. ·War.
I had formed the opinion that my Jacob. father of Michael, Sr. was probably a brother of John Adam Wirt or Wert. And that they prob- sibly landed in America at Philadel- phia. In the Pennsylvania archives, the following entries were found on Jacob Wert: Oct. 9, 1751, deeil of land in Bucks county; Oct. 6, 1767, 19,120 acres of land surveyed in Northampton county; on tax rolls of 1767 and 1768 in Berks county, Robe- son Twp .; and on tax rolls of 1772 and 1785 in Northampton county, Whitehall Twp. Other Werts I found mentioned were: Casper, Conrad, Daniel, George, Henry, John, Joseph, Ludwick, Martin, Mary, Nicholas, Peter, Philip and Valentine. Consld- ering the above and assuming that all four mentions of Jacob Wert are the same person, Jacob after landing in Philadelphia, migrated north to Bucks county where he lived for probably 15 years, then went to Northampton county, acquired the 19.120 acres and then went west in- to Berks county, Ilving there some 10 years when he returned to North- ampton county where he probably died about or after 1785,
The following is copled from a family record sent me from an aunt who often visited her grandfather, Michael Wert (Jr.) of Moulton, Ala., quote: "Grandfather Michacl Wert's grandfather was born in Germany. His name was Jacob Wert and spell- ed the name Vert. He had two sons, Jacob and Michael. Michael, at 15, came to Harrisburg, Pa. He married Pelham Manor, Mary Rambo of Virginia and had two sons and four daughters. His sons' names were Jacob and Michael. Jacob, the older ' (and brother of square miles. grandafther Michael) became a prominent merchant of Illinois, lived as a bachelor for number of years.
NTERPRISE AND NEWS
PAGE SEVEN
STOCKWELL, KILBOURN
Abigail 3 Stockwell, born Dec. 3, 1701 at Suffield; Eleanor 2, Quentin 1. "(Was she the Abigail Stockwell who on Nov. 12, 1723 married Capt. Joseph. Kilbourn, born at Wetners- feist July 9, 1700?
PHELPS, 'PAYNE
Ralph Rodolphus Phelps boơn when ? married about 1788 Asenath Payne of Panton or Vergennes, Ad- dison. Co., Vermont, died shortly af- ter his marriaage, probably before birth of Ralph Rodolphus, Jr. born there Sept. 17, 1789; only child who was reared in home of his grandfath- er, Samuel Payne of Addison Co., Vt. His parentage wanted.
PHELPS
Rodolphus 6 Phelps born Jan. 22, 1768, Hebron, Conn .; Jeremiah 5 served in Rey. War from Oxford, N. H., jater moved to Caanan, Column- bia Co., N. Y., married Prudence Phelps; Cornelius 4 Phelps married Margaret 4 Dewey, Nathaniel 3, Jo- siah 2, Thomas 1 Dewey. Whom. when and where did Rolelphus 6 Phelps 'marry. When and where did he die?
HARRIS, ARCHER
Elizabeth Harris (only sister of William Harris of Henrico, Virginia) married George Archer, Jr. of Moore- land, Va., Chesterfield Co., and own- ed land , on. Tuunstall creek; born 1650 and hsd one daughter Judith Archer, married William Taylor Harris ancestry wanted. ~
Probably no family among the early settlers of Salisbury did as much to bring distinction to that town as did the descendants of Stephen Shedd. Born in New Hamp- shire 1787. he migrated to Salisbury about 1806 where he died 1833. He Robert Russell of Lancaster Co., Penh., then Goose Creek section of Loudoun Co., Virginia, in 1766 mar- ried Miss LeTell, had son Robert, married in 1808 the widow of Timo- thy Hildreth who survived him many years. She died in Salisbury in 1860. Just what part of Salisbury Jr." of Loudoun Co., later of Trum- they helped clear of the primeval bull -Co., Ohio, had son James Rus- forest I am unable to say. In 1812 a section of the town along the south bonder of the Oak mountain range was set off as a conimon school district and since the first,
sell, " Sr., born about 1775, married Elizabeth Croy. They are said to be of one of the Russell families of Eastern, Mass, possibly Richard Rus- Sell: of Concord. (Note: James Rus-
selly was one of the claimants for lots in Templeton on June 24, 1735, Narragansett Township, No. 6 P. 404-5 Hudson's "Colonel Concord.") Connection to Mass. wanted. Above Robert Russell may have been son of Thomas born' about 1710, married Sarah Huckeson in Philadelphia in 1735. Robert Russell, Sr. had bros. and sisters: William, James, Eph- raim and Hannah who married 1763 at Churchill, Bucks Co., James Love and moved to Loudoun (Co. 12 miles from Harper's Ferry. Children of Robert Russell,: Sr .: Robert Russell, Jr " born about 1756 in Pennsyl- vania, John, James, Ruth and anoth- fransighter
Dr. Claudius. " Ducalon .married Jane Osborn, where? Families of
both wanted.
BEARDSLEE (Beardsley,) TYLER, WOLCOTT
Phebe Beardslee of Sharon mar- ried same place Sept. 6, 1779 Claud- ius Wolcott of Salisbury, Conn. Wanted parentage of Job Tyler snd Susy Wolcott and their children. Su- gy was a sister of Claudius Wolcott. BOYD
John Boyd of Shelburne, Mass. died | June 30, '1780, aged' 83 years. He had a brother David Boyd who principal men in keeping alive the old
was supposed to have been in Shel- hurne, in 1760, David was of the Pe- utioners to "Deerfield,'] Mass. to di-
SETTLERS OF CURTIS CORNERS Town of Salisbury By Dr. S. C. Kimm
Salisbury Shedds
Jonas 5 had two sons in whom we are interested, Isaac 6 and Steph- en 6 both of whom lived and died in Herkimer county. Isaac had three children. His son Ira 7 was born in Salisbury 1801. He married Ann Cook and I think he lived a short time in or near the Mexico settle- ment when he moved to North Men- ton, Broome county, N. Y. Tra 7 had four children, the descendants of whom are scattered over the country as far west as Nebraska.
Isaac 6 had a daughter Hannah 7 who married John Doland who was born in. Manheim' 1798. He was a shoemaker in Salisbury until 1840 when he moved to Rushford, N. Y. where he died in 1863. His four children were all born in Salisbury and their descendants are scattered from West Virginia to Wisconsin. Not one is now. living in Salisbury. Stephen 6 Progenitor of Salisbury Shedds
No doubts or fears. Oh quiet evening hour, I pray, bless him With peace and sweet content At close of · day.
Dr. Hiram F. Fynn graduated! from the Philadelphia. Dental, Col- lege in 1885. He went to Colorado and practiced his profession in Cen- tral City where he remained siz years. He moved to Denver where he was instrumental in founding the Colorado College of Dental Surgery, called today the University of Den- ver Dental College.
The difficulties attending the es- tablishment of this school were
many and great but he made it the only standardized institution of its kind from the Mississippi river to the Pacific Ocean. At his death the pes- ple of his adopted city of Denver and the newsapers of Colorado wied! with each 'other to do him honor. One. writer of ,his obituary said, "he was notably a public spirited citizenz To those who knew him, and to know him was to love him, he was the embodiment of Shakespeare's lines: -
'"His life was gentle and the ele -- ments so mixed in him, that nature. might stand up and say to all the world-'this was a man.' "
Thus passed from this life the poor. boy of the sandy farm of Buttermit Island and the old Red School House- full of honors, grandson of Phoebe Shedd, one who served well his fel -- lowman, a descendant of Salisbury's. pioneer, Stephen Shedd.
(To be continued)
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The Meaning Of Hollandish
his sign board: De Witte Persse means "The White Press" Dirck Pietrsz Pers. On many sign boards was a drawing of an animal, trees, or plants and so surnames as Lam (Lamb), de Leouw (Lion), de Wolf" (Wolf), de Cat (Cat), Lindenboom (Lindentree), Hoogeboom (High-
The first born of their 11 children was Sally Ann born 1809, died 1851. She married Lysander Johnson and had two children, one of whom was a well known character whom we tree), de Roos (Rose) came in exis- called "Romy." When I was a small tence. lad Romy and Lysander lived oni what is now the Stratford road, about a mile west of Stratford. Years later Harvey Rice lived across the road from the Johnson home.
. All surnames derived from offices, classes, professions, trades and hand- work belong to this group, for in- stance: Bakker (Baker), Boer (far -- was .. Albert bomn .in. 1811. He mar- mer), Smid (blacksmith), Schoolmas-
ter (school teacher), Timmerman (carpenter) and many others.
Of course many of these names are used by families who are by no means related to one another: Every
Stephens' third child was Phoebe, little village or town must have had born in Salisbury 1813, died 1897. She was the mother of five children. Her son M. A. Barnes was an old time school teacher and a first class cheesemaker in Fairfield. Later he kept a general store and post office and many years was an influential leader in the political and social life Jaairns Mather were two of the
ĮV. The group of names, derived? from physical or spiritual qualities: consists of family names which orig: inally must have been meant. as nick's- of the town of Fainfield. He and names, for instance:
Herman Platvoet (for a plat foot- ed person), WillemTrourniet ( Wiz- seminary previous to the advent of liam Grieve not), Klaas Roodhoofd,
the . Warner Brothers. Martin's (Red-head), de Schele / for a man with "squinting eyes, de Groot (thise minst antall) Mannon (en
daughter, Carrie, is"the last. of his children:to: liveinthe old hama
III. Names of professions, trader ... etc.
The second of Stephen's children ried Jane Mallory and moved to Oneida. Their two children were Eu- gene and Stephen who were living in Rome in 1891.
Grandmother of Noted Educator
a smith, a baker, whose profession name could be used as a familya name, because he.was the only smith- or baker in town.
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Many, surnames originate with # house-name 'or sign-board. Simon Janszoon van Roomen; about 1575 chemist in "den Draak," (it means- or some of the first settlers were dragon) at Middelburg, called him- sell, for his father, Benjamin Rus- Lampheres the settlement was called | self Simon Draak. The bookprinter the Lamphere district. Since two of Dirck Pietersz called himself afie: Stephen's sons married Lampheres I am inclined to think that Stephen settled inor near the Lamphere dis- trict.
sell. for his father, Benjamin Rus- sell, was one of the claimants for lots in Templeton on June 24, 1735, Narragansett Township, No. 6 P. 404-5 Hudson's "Colonel Concord.") Connection to Mass. wanted. Above Robert Russell may have been son of Thomas born about 1710, married Sarah, Huckeson in Philadelphia in 1735. Robert Russell, Sr. had bros. and sisters: William, James, Eph- raim and Hannah who married 1763 at Churchill, Bucks Co., James Love and moved to Loudoun Co. 12 miles from Harper's Ferry. Children of Robert . Russell, Sr .: Robert Russell, Jr ... . born about 1756 in Pennsyl- vania, John, James, Ruth and anoth- erLaughter
Lampheres the settlement was called | self Simon Draak .. The bookprinter' the Lamphere district. Since two of Dirck Pietersz called himself after Stephen's sons married Lampheres his sign board: De Witte Persse- I am inclined to think that Stephen settled inor near the Lamphere dis- trict. means "The White Press" Dirck Pietrsz Pers. On many sign boards was a drawing of an animal, trees .. or plants and so surnames as Lam (Lamb), de Leouw (Lion), de Wolf" ('Wolf), de Cat (Cat), Lindenboom (Lindentree), Hoogeboom (High-
The first born of their 11 children was Sally Ann born 1809, died 1851. She married Lysander Johnson and had two children, one of whom was a well known character whom we tree), de Roos (Rose) came in exis- called "Romy." When I was a small tence.
III. Names of professions, trader; etc.
. All surnames derived from offices; classes, professions, trades and hand- work belong to this group, for k- The second of Stephen's children stance: Bakker (Baker), Boer (far -- was. Albert ... born.in . 1811 .. . He mar- mer), Smid (blacksmith), Schoolmas ried Jane Mallory and moved to ter (school teacher), Timmerman
Dr. Claudius. Ducalon . married Jane Osborn, where? Familics of [Oneida. Their two children were Eu-| (carpenter) and many others. gene and Stephen who were living in Rome in 1891.
both wanted.
BEARDSLEE (Beardsley,) TYLER, WOLCOTT
Phebe Beardslee of Sharon mar- born in Salisbury 1813, died 1897. She was the mother of five children. Her son M. A. Barnes was an old ried same place Sept. 6, 1779 Claud- ius'Wolcott + of Salisbury, Conn. Wanted parentage of Job Tyler and time school teacher and a first class Susy . Wolcott and their children. Su- sy was a sister of Claudius Wolcott. BOYD
cheesemaker in Fairfield. Later he kept a general store and post office and many years was an influential leader in the political and social life of the town of Fairfield. . He and' Jaairns Mather were two of. the
Herman Platvoet (for a plat foot- ed"person), Willem Trourniet (W liam Grieve-not), Klaas Roodhoofd, seminary, previous to the advent, of the "Warner Brothers. daughter, Carrie, is the last of his children to live in the, old liome- stead and true to inherited love for
Martin's (Red-head),de. Schele for a mam with "squinting eyes, de Groot (the great or tall), Dapper (for a brave> man,) de Korte (the short), Kort- that educational institution'she is onc hals (short neck,) de Goede (a good of the trio at present working to pre- man), Stout (the brave,) etc, etc. Farve the memory of Old Fairfield through its memorial room in the Herkimer County . Historical Build- ing.
Now some remarks follow about. the names of families who emigrated" from abroad to Holland. The, number of foreign families is much greater than one .should expect. Many of: them are easy to be recognized as:
, fels, Gleichmann, Kirchner, Weber, (Germany) Douglas, Gordon, Maca ?- . ester, Mackay, from England and: Scotland, Obreen from Ireland.
Bienfait, Chabot, Chevalier, DeE Court, Guyot, de Monchy from: France.
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