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The earliest records of the family of Montgomery place its origin in the north- ern part of France in the ninth century, and the name, it is suggested, probably had its origin, or is a corruption of Mons Gomeris, "Gomer's Mount," the ancient Gauls (i. e. the Cymni) claiming descent from Gomer, son of Japhet, the family taking their name from the locality or territory over which they ruled as feudal lords. The first known to bear the name, according to William, surnamed Cal- culus, the monk of Jumiges, the earliest historian of Normandy, who died 1099, and whose work remains to this day an authority on the events of his time, was Roger de Montgomerie, who was Count of Montgomerie before the conquest of Nor- mandy by the Northmen under Duke Rollo, A. D. 912. A native of Neustria, his ancestors were doubtless, for many generations back, natives of that province, which, when conquered by Rollo, became known as Normandy, and he probably belonged to that numerous class of natives of noble lineage who welcomed Rollo as a relief from the internecine struggles with which France was rent by the ambi- tious designs of the descendants of Charlemagne, to secure, each for themselves, some part of the great empire their illustrious ancestor had left to them. Like many others of the native lords he was not displaced by Rollo, and the elder male line of his descendants continued to rule over the county of Montgomery in Pays d'Auge, consisting of several baronies, until the death of William, Count of Pon- thieu and Montgomery, about 1221, from which date, until the close of the fifteenth century it was held by the descendants of his daughter, and was later purchased by James Montgomerie, Seigneur de Lorges, a lineal descendant of the first count, whose father belonged to the junior branch of the Scotland family of Montgomerie ; and was held by his descendants for two centuries, the last count of that line dying 1725. From this first Count of Montgomerie down to Roger de Montgomerie, who accompanied Duke William of Normandy to England, the line of descent is as follows :
ROGER DE MONTGOMERIE, Count of Montgomerie, who succeeded his father.
ROGER DE MONTGOMERIE, son of the above, who was the father of William, the next Count of Montgomerie, and Hugh de Montgomerie.
WILLIAM DE MONTGOMERIE, who succeeded his father as Count, and being
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accused of the murder of Osberne d'Cretan, High Steward of Normandy, and guardian of the infant Duke William, was besieged and killed in his castle by Baron de Glos, Osberne's successor as steward.
HUGH DE MONTGOMERIE, Count of Montgomerie, who succeeded his father, the above-named William, and married Count Osberne's cousin Josseline, daughter of Tourode, Sire de Pont Audemer, whose wife was Weva Deceline de Crepon, sister to Duchess Gonnor, wife of Richard sans Peur, and great-grandmother of Will- iam the Conqueror. From this connection probably comes the foundation for the assertion of Count Roger de Montgomerie, grandson of Hugh and Josseline, in the act founding the Abbey of Troard, that father was a "Norman of the Normans," -Ego Rogerus ex Normannis Normannus Magni autem Rogerii filius, (Frazer's Memorials, vol. i, p. I) ; as the house of Pont Audemer had a distinguished Norse ancestry, Turode, Sire de Pont Audemer, was a son of Torf, Seigneur de Traille, surnamed Le Riche, who was a son of Bernard, the Dane, Prince in Denmark, and Governor and Regent in Normandy, who received baptism with Duke Rollo. Jos- seline's eldest brother Count Pont Audemer, was father of Roger de Beaumont, whose sons were Robert Earl of Leicester and Henry Earl of Warwick.
ROGER DE MONTGOMERIE, eldest son of Count Hugh and Josseline, Count of Montgomerie and Viscount of Exmes in Normandy, and subsequently Earl of Shrewsbury, Arundel, and Chichester, in England, was one of the most powerful and influential nobles of Duke William of Normandy's court. He commanded the advance division of William's army at the battle of Hastings, October 14, 1066, when King Harold was overwhelmed and killed, a battle that changed the whole destiny of England. His relationship to William, and his valiant services under the Conqueror's banner, both in Normandy and in England, gave him a wide influence, so that after the conquest, he was given first the Earldom of Chichester and Arundel, and soon after became Earl of Shrewsbury, with residence at Rye in Sussex. He captured the old Saxon fortress on the borders of Shropshire, 1067, and built Montgomery Castle and the fortified town of Montgomery, to protect Shrewsbury from the Welsh, and from them the county of Montgomery, Wales, covering their site, was named. He also founded, 1083, the Abbey of St. Peter and St. Paul. He had married, 1045, Mabel, daughter of and heiress of, William of Talvas, Count of Belesme and Alençon, to whose large estates he suc- ceeded, 1070. He built the castle at Shrewsbury, 1085, and also the castle of Bridgenorth, and Ludlow Castle, and repaired and enlarged the castle of Arundel. Besides his large landed possessions in Normandy, he held three lordships in Wilt- shire, four in Surrey, nine in Hampshire, eight in Middlesex, eleven in Cam- bridge, one in Hertford, one in Gloucester, one in Worcester, one in Warwick, thirty in Staffordshire, and twenty-seven in Sussex, besides the city of Chichester, the castle of Arundel and the county and town of Shrewsbury. By his first wife, Mabel, Roger de Montgomerie had nine children :
Robert de Belesme, second Earl of Shrewsbury, an ardent supporter of Duke Robert's claim to the English crown;
Hugh, Earl of Arundel;
Roger, Earl of Lancaster, and Count of Marche;
Philip, who went to the Holy Land with Duke Robert, of Normandy, and was killed at Antioch, 1098;
ARNULPH, Earl of Pembroke, of whom presently;
Emma, Abbes of Almeneches, d. March 14, 1113:
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Mathilde, or Maud, m. Robert, Earl of Moreton, in Normandy, and Earl of Cornwall, in England, half-brother to William I .;
Mabel, m. Hugh de Chateaureuf;
Sybille, m. Robert Fitz Hamon, descendant of second son of Duke Rollo.
Count Roger de Montgomerie married (second) Adelaide, daughter of Everard, Seigneur of Puiset, son of Hugh, Lord of Puiset, and had one son, Everard, who became chaplain to Henry I.
ARNULPH, or Arnaud, de Montgomerie, fifth son of Roger and Mabel, was known as, and exercised the power of, Earl of Pembroke, though the title was never conferred upon him. After his father's death and the accession of Henry I. to the throne of England as the successor of William Rufus, in violation of the compact of the latter with his brother Duke Robert of Normandy, Arnulph, along with his brothers, Robert, Earl of Shrewsbury, and Roger, Earl of Lan- caster, becoming a loyal supporter of the claims of Robert, was banished from the kingdom, and the lands and titles inherited from his father forfeited. In 1100 Arnulph, then at Pembroke, crossed over to Ireland and aided Muircertach, King of Munster, to repel the Manx and Swedish invaders of his domain, and to estab- lish himself on his throne; and entering into an alliance with him, married his daughter Lafracorth, but when Arnulph sought refuge at the court of Muircer- tach, when outlawed by Henry I., the Irish monarch treacherously sought peace with Henry, and securing possession of his daughter, turned against his Norman allies. Arnulph found refuge in Normandy; in 1119 returned to Ireland and became reconciled with his wife, but died the day after the reconciliation.
PHILIP DE MONTGOMERIE, son of Arnulph and Lafracorth, born at Pembroke IIOI, was but an infant when his father was banished from England. He later went to Scotland with the Earl of Huntingdon, later David I. of Scotland, and about 1120, married Lady Margaret Dunbar, daughter of the Earl of Dunbar and Marche, receiving the manor and castle of Thornton, in Renfrewshire, as her dower. The first Earl of Dunbar, grandfather of Margaret, was a native English lord who, becoming reconciled to William the Conqueror, was made Earl of Northumberland, but becoming disgusted with the Norman rule, retired to Scot- land, where Malcoim, who married his niece, bestowed upon him the Earldom of Dunbar, which descended to his son the father of Margaret, who married Philip de Montgomerie.
ROBERT DE MONTGOMERIE, of Thornton and Eaglesham, son of Philip and Margaret, succeeded his father as Laird of Thornton and Innerswich, and was granted by Walter, High Steward of Scotland, the estate of Eaglesham, forming a parish of that name in Renfrewshire. He died about 1180, and was succeeded by his son,
SIR JOHN DE MONTGOMERIE, of Eaglesham, who married Helen, daughter and co-heiress of Robert of Kent and Innerswich, thus securing extensive lands and titles. He left issue: Alan, who succeeded him; Robert, living 1200-1230; and William, living 1199.
SIR ALAN MONTGOMERIE, of Eaglesham, designated as "Miles" in chartulary of Kelso, obtained title to lands at Innerswich in East Lothian, and in Lanark- shire in the lifetime of his father. He was a witness to the charters granted by Alan Stewart, son of the founder, 1166 and 1214, and to one granted by Walter, the grandson, founder of the Abbey and Monastery of Paisley, 1214-31. He died
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before 1234, and was succeeded by his son Robert, who, dying without issue, was succeeded by his younger brother,
SIR JOHN DE MONTGOMERIE, of Eaglesham, who was witness to donations by Walter, High Steward, 1240-50. He died about 1285, leaving issue :
SIR JOHN, who succeeded him, of whom presently ;
Murthau, of county of Ayr ; Alan, of Stairr and Cassilis ;
Thomas, "del Conte de Air," swore allegiance to Edward I., 1296;
A daughter, m. Archilbald Muir, of Rowallan, slain at Berwick, when Baliol was routed, I298.
SIR JOHN DE MONTGOMERIE, of Eaglesham and Eastwood, designated as "del Conte de Lanark" in Prynne's Collections, was one of the great Barons of Scot- land, summoned to appear at Berwick in 1291, and later compelled to swear fealty to Edward I., as it is said, though his name does not appear on Ragmans' Roll, as do those of his brothers. He held the lordships of Eaglesham and Eastwood, which then, as well as all of Renfrewshire, were included in Lanarkshire, hence the title, "del Conte de Lanark." As soon as Bruce assembled his clan he joined his standard, and remained his staunch supporter until Scottish independence was achieved. He married Janet, daughter of John Erskine of Erskine, one of the Barons who swore fealty to Edward in 1296, and had two sons and a daughter.
ALEXANDER DE MONTGOMERIE succeeded his father, and was designated on charter of David II. in 1357, as "Alexander de Montgomerie, de Eglisham, filius Johannes de Montgomerie." In 1358 he was one of the barons despatched to England to treat for the release of their captive sovereign who had been taken prisoner at the battle of Durham eleven years before. He was a man of ability and trust and was frequently employed on diplomatic missions. He was known as Lord Montgomerie, by which title his descendants continued to be called before a peerage was granted them. October 24, 1358, he had letters to pass through England on his way abroad with a retinue of sixty, horse and foot. He married a daughter of William, first Earl of Douglas, by his second wife, Margaret, daugh- ter of the Earl of Dunbar and Marche. Was succeeded by his son John, 1388.
SIR JOHN DE MONTGOMERIE, of Eaglesham and Eastwood, afterwards of Eglin- ton, son of Sir Alexander, married, 1361 Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of Sir Hugh Eglinton of Eglinton, and at the death of the latter, 1374, obtained pos- session through his wife of the large possessions of that family, including Ardrossan, which had come to Sir Hugh Eglinton through his marriage with its heiress, probably daughter of Sir Fergus Ardrossan, one of the Scottish nobles who accompanied Edward Bruce to Ireland in 1315. The family of Eglinton was one of much antiquity in Scotland. From the History of Ayr, and Burke's Peer- ages, we learn that Eglin, Lord of Eglinton, during the reign of Malcolm III., 1057-93, assumed the name of the lordship and castle of which he was the then possessor, and that from him the title and lands descended through his son Bryce de Eglinton, his son Hugh de Eglinton, his son Randulphus de Eglinton, and the latter's grandson, of the same name, whose name appears on the roll of the "Magnates Scotiae" who submitted to Edward I. in 1296, to Sir Hugh de Eglinton, first above mentioned, who married (first) the heiress of Ardrossan, (second) Egidia, daughter of Walter, High Steward, and half sister to Robert II., then
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widow of Sir James Lindsay, of Crauford, his only child being Elizabeth, who married Sir John de Montgomerie. Sir Hugh was a Justice of Lothian, 1361, and died about 1374, when his large estates passed to the house of Montgomerie of Eaglesham, who made Eglinton their chief residence thereafter. Sir John de Montgomerie quartered his arms with those of the house of Eglinton, viz :- "Gules, three rings, or gemmed azure." He greatly distinguished himself at the battle of Otterburne, where his uncle, James, Earl of Douglas, and his son, Hugh de Montgomerie, were slain in battle, after performing prodigies of valor. Hot- spur was taken prisoner by Sir John, who with his ransom built the castle of Pun- noon, long in the possession of the family. The spear and pennon of the noble Percy were carried with the dead body of Hugh, to Edinburgh, and still remain a trophy of the house of Eglinton. Sir John de Montgomerie, who died about 1398, had, by his wife Elizabeth of Eglinton, four sons: Sir Hugh, the eldest, killed at Otterburne, August, 1388; Sir John, who succeeded him, of whom presently ; Alexander, to whom his mother gave a charter of the lands of Bonnington, Barony of Ratho, Edinburgshire; and Hugh, who lived to an advanced age.
SIR JOHN DE MONTGOMERIE, who succeeded to the lands and titles of his father, 1398, is referred to as chief of the house of Montgomerie. He was one of the chiefs of the Scottish army which invaded England, 1402, and was taken prisoner at the battle of Halidon Hill, but five years later was in Scotland and introduced the reputed Richard II. of England, to Robert II. of Scotland. On the accession of James I., after his long imprisonment in England, at a Parliament held at Perth, March 12, 1425, Sir John de Montgomerie was among the nobles of highest rank, arrested on suspicion of having profited by their sovereign's imprisonment, but he was immediately released and restored to high favor. He was on the jury to try the Duke of Albany, and was commissioned to reduce the fortress of Loch Lomond, held by the Duke's youngest son, James Stewart. He married Margaret, daughter of Sir Robert Maxwell, of Caerlaverock, ancestor of the Earls of Niths- dale, and died prior to November, 1429, leaving three sons and four daughters :-
ALEXANDER, who succeeded his father, of whom presently;
Sir Robert de Montgomerie, Knight of Giffen, a barony given by Robert II. to Sir Hugh Eglinton, and brought into the Montgomerie family by his (Robert's) grand- mother ;
Hugh, mentioned in the charter to his brother, Lord Montgomerie, 1452;
Anne, m. June 16, 1425, Sir Robert Cuninghame, father of Earl of Glencairn;
Janet, second wife of Sir Thomas Boyd, of Kilmarnock, whose dau., Margaret, by a former marriage became Lady Montgomerie;
Isabel, m. Archibald Muir, of Rowallan.
ALEXANDER DE MONTGOMERIE, first Lord Montgomerie, though his ancestors had been designated by that title for several generations, succeeded his father prior to November 22, 1429, as on that date he is referred to as "Lord of that Ilk," as one of the assize in an action between Renfrew and Dumbarton. He had a commission with his brother-in-law Sir Robert Cuninghame, August 10, 1430, for the government of Kintyre, Knapsale, et al., and also had charters under the Great Seal of a large number of baronies, with the lands appurtenant, between 1430 and 1450. He was distinguished for his loyalty to James I. and his suc- cessor, was a member of Privy Council under both, and also was employed on various negotiations and diplomatic missions with England. The date given by
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Burke of his elevation to the peerage is January 31, 1448-9, but as he is referred to in the charter erecting the Lordship of Hamilton, July 3, 1445, in connection with others then elevated to the peerage, it is thought that he was elevated at that earlier date. He married Margaret, daughter of Thomas Boyd of Kilmarnock, and died October 14, 1465, leaving four sons and four daughters, viz :-
ALEXANDER, Master of Montgomerie, of whom presently ;
George de Montgomerie, of Skelmorlie Castle, now a seat of Earls of Eglinton and Winton;
John de Montgomerie, of Giffen, whose son, Robert, went to France and founded second branch of Counts of Montgomerie;
Thomas de Montgomerie, Parson of Eaglesham, Rector of Univ. of Glasgow, 1476-1510, unm .;
Margaret, m. John, Earl of Lennox, Lord Darnley, from whom descended James VI .; Elizabeth, m. John, second Lord Kennedy;
Janet, m. Cuninghame, of Kilmaurs;
Agnes, m. William Cuninghame, of Glengarnock.
ALEXANDER DE MONTGOMERIE, Master of Montgomerie, eldest son of Lord Alexander, died 1452, before his father. On January 31, 1448-9, by grant from James II. "To Alexander de Montgomerie, eldest son of our deare cousin, Alex- ander de Montgomerie," the heritable Bailliary of Cuninghame, was conferred upon him. This was the origin of the feud between the houses of Cuninghame and Montgomerie, which continued for a century and was bloody in its conse- quences. The Earl of Glencairn, cousin to Alexander as well as his brother-in- law, they having married sisters, was deeply aggrieved by the grant to the Mont- gomeries, claiming that it belonged rightfully to the male branch of the Cuning- hame family, and the bloody feud between their respective descendants began. Alexander married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Adam Hepburn of Hailes (from whom descended James, Earl of Bothwell), and by her had three sons, viz. :-
ALEXANDER, second Lord Montgomerie, of whom presently;
Robert de Montgomerie, of Braidstone, got a charter of lands of Braidstone, barony of Giffen, from his grandfather, 1452, and was ancestor of Sir Hugh Montgomery, who, 1622, was created Viscount Montgomerie of Great Ardes, county Down, and whose grandson became Earl of Mount Alexander, 1661;
Hugh Montgomerie, of Hesselhead (Hazlehead), or Bargraw, had a charter under the Great Seal of the Lands of Freeland, in Lanarkshire, in the 15th century. His great- grandson, the Scottish poet, Alexander Montgomery, was born in Hazlehead castle.
ALEXANDER, second Lord Montgomerie, succeeded his grandfather in his titles and honors. He married Catharine, daughter of Gilbert, first Lord Kennedy, and died prior to 1484, leaving three sons and a daughter :-
HUGH, later Earl of Eglinton, of whom presently; James, of Smithston, near Kilwinning; John, of Bowhouse, m. dau. of Ramsay, of Montforde; no issue; Helen, m. Sir James Bruce, of Airth.
HUGH, third Lord Montgomerie, and first Earl of Eglinton, to which latter title he was elevated, 1508, by James IV., was concerned in the revolt of the barons against James III. in 1487, which resulted in that king's death as he fled from the battle field of Sauchie, and the accession of his son James IV., June 11, 1488, with whom Lord Hugh was in high favor and was created Earl of Eglinton, and
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granted the constabulary of Rothesby. He was one of the lords entrusted by the Duke of Albany with the tuition of James V. during his minority, and was appointed, 1536, joint Governor of Scotland, along with the Earl of Huntley, while James went to France for his bride, Princess Magdalene. Eglinton Castle was burned, 1526, by the Cuninghames, as a result of the family feud before referred to. Earl Eglinton married Lady Helen, daughter of Colin, first Earl of Argyle, and had six sons and eight daughters. He died November, 1545, at an advanced age, and was succeeded by his grandson, his two elder sons having pre- deceased him. His children were :-
Alexander, Master of Montgomerie, d. s. p. 1498-9;
John, Lord Montgomerie, m. Elizabeth, of Edmonstoun, and was father of second Earl of Eglinton;
SIR NEIL MONTGOMERIE, of Lainshaw, of whom presently;
William, of Greenfield, ancestor of Montgomeries of Stane, Brownland and Bonyglen, Barons of "The Hall;"
Hugh, killed at battle of Pinkie, 1547;
Robert, Bishop of Argyle, d. 1537; Margaret, m. William, second Lord Semple; Maud, m. Colin Campbell, of Arkinglass;
Marjorie, m. William, second Lord Somerville;
Isabel, m. John Muir, of Caldwell; Elizabeth, m. John Blair, "of that Ilk;"
Agnes, m. John Kerr, of Kersland; Janet, m. George Campbell, Laird of Cessnock;
Catharine, m. George Montgomerie, of Skelmorlie Castle.
SIR NEIL MONTGOMERIE, of Lainshaw, third son of the first Earl of Eglinton, married Margaret, daughter and heiress of Quintin Muir or Mure, Laird of Skel- don, through whom he obtained the lands of Skeldon, Hodow Chapel, Laganfie, Charleswrack and others. He also received by charter from Queen Mary, the lands of Averton and Irvine, barony of Torbolton. October 4, 1545, he received the procuratory in Parliament for his nephew second Earl of Eglinton. His castle and estate of Lainshaw were in the parish of Stewarton, county Ayr. He was killed in the streets of Irvine, as a result of the Cuninghame feud, June, 1547. Left two sons and three daughters, viz :-
John, eldest son, m. dau. of Lord Boyd, d. s. p .; SIR NEIL MONTGOMERIE, of whom presently; Christian, m. Lady Luss; Elizabeth, m. Hume, of Fastcastle; Helen, m. a Maxwell, of Newark.
SIR NEIL MONTGOMERIE succeeded to the titles and lands of his father, and married Jean, daughter and heiress of John, fourth Lord Lyle, by which the estate of that ancient and noble family of Scotland was brought into the Montgomerie family, and the Lyle and Marr arms were added to his own. He left three sons and several daughters. His two younger sons went to Ireland, where one, a major in the army of James, was killed at the battle of Boyne, 1690.
SIR NEIL MONTGOMERIE, of Lainshaw, eldest son of the last named Sir Neil and Lady Jean Lyle, became, 1613, on the death of his cousin, fourth Earl of Eglinton, without male issue, heir male to the title and honors of the fifth Earl of Eglinton, but they with the estates appertaining thereto, were granted to a cousin,
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Alexander Seton, 1611, and he was, though tardily, recognized as the head of the house of Eglinton. Sir Neil was, however, the lineal male representative and chief of the Montgomery family, and the eldest male representative of his descendants are to this day entitled to that honor, a recent representative of that honor having been John T. Montgomery, Esq., of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Sir Neil was served as heir to his mother, Lady Jean Lyle, December 20, 1575, as Sir Neil Montgomery of Gallowsberry. He never assumed the title of Lord Lyle, having sold his claim to the estate 1559, but retained the honor and arms of Lyle as heir of a line of that noble family. He married Elizabeth, daughter of John Cuninghame, of Aiket, whose great-grandfather was of the Glencairn family, with whom the feud existed, and her brothers Alexander and William, if not herself, were concerned in the murder of Hugh Montgomerie, third Earl of Eglinton, 1586, while on a visit to Sir Neil, and to this suspicion of her connection with the tragic result of the feud between her family and that of her husband, is ascribed the alienation of the title and honors from her children by the fourth earl. Sir Neil died prior to 1613, leaving four sons :-
Sir Neil, succeeded his father and m. dau. of Lockhardt, Laird of Barr. This line failed in third generation;
WILLIAM MONTGOMERIE, of Brigend, of whom presently;
James Montgomerie, Minister of Dunlop Church;
John Montgomerie, of Cockilbie, m. Jean, dau. of Capt. Daniel Forrester. Was envoy of James VI. to Spain, d. 1683;
A daughter, m. Graham, of Gruegar ;
Mariot, m. Robert Johnston, Feb. 20, 1606.
WILLIAM MONTGOMERIE, of Brigend, second son of the last Sir Neil Mont- gomerie, married Jean Montgomerie, heiress of Brigend, in the parish of Maybole, Earldom of Carrick, county Ayr, and received the grant of Brigend, September 17, 1602. The precept for the grant states that she was daughter of John Mont- gomerie, son and heir of James Montgomerie, of Brigend, but it has not been determined to what branch of the family he belonged. James Montgomerie is mentioned as of Brigend, October 19, 1546, and he married Marjorie Muir. Brigend is situated on the banks of Doon, at the Bridge of Doon, from which it derives its name "Brig -end," nearly opposite Alloway Kirkyard, the scene of "Tam o'Shanter's Ride." William died between 1652 and 1658.
JOHN MONTGOMERIE, eldest son of William of Brigend, died before his father and prior to 1647. He married, 1621, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Baxter, of Shrinston. Their marriage settlement, still partly legible, was brought to America by his grandson William Montgomerie, 1701, and is still in possession of his de- scendants.
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