The Ancients

This is where it gets interesting!

Statue of Rollo in Alesund, Norway.

Some of us can trace our lineage back to Rollo, the Viking, through marriages and assumptions about facts. This is not my research but gleaned from knowledgeable persons and the internet.

Vodden to Rollo

Tracing again from Thomas Vodden and Christian Mules, their son Lawrence, born 1665, had a son, John, born 1694, who married Christian Brinsmead on December 27, 1717. Christian‘s parents were Henry Brinsmead (1642-1700) and Mary Sims (1663-1742), also of St. Giles-in-the-Wood parish.

Henry‘s parents were Robert Brinsmead (c1620-1645) and Christian Chockshead (c1620-1685). From The Visitation of Devon 1620, Christian is the youngest daughter of Anthony Cockshed and Fran (Joan) Westcomb. This visitation was the most reliable source of ancient British genealogy taken by the King’s Heralds. These ancient scrolls and manuscripts are held by The College of Arms, based in London, England. At present, these ancient manuscripts are not digitized.

The Visitation of Devon 1620 for Cocksted takes you back through five generations to William Cockshead, or Coxhead (1483-1528) of Chumleigh, Devon, who married Thomazin Pollard (1499-1544) of Horwood, Devon, daughter of Sir Anthony Pollard (1481-c1550) of Horwood, Devon and Petronella Chudleigh (1483-1552) of Ashton, Devon (more to follow below regarding her ancestry).

Thomazin Pollard
Left: Tomazin Pollard married William Coxhead.

Sir Anthony Pollard‘s parents were Richard Pollard Van Waye of Horwood in Devon (1450-1503) and Margaret Cockworthy (b 1455) of Yarncombe, Devon. Continuing back through his mother’s ancestry, here is the progression:

  • John Cockworthy (1415-1460) m. Thomasine Chichester (1426-1477)2
  • Sir John Chichester (1385-1437) m. Alice Wotton (1402-1437)2
  • John Wotton (1372-1408) m. Englesia Engaret Dymoke (1372-1410)2
  • Walter Dymoke (1342-1375) m. Margaret Tremenent (1342-1374)2
  • William Dymoke (b 1295) m. Elizabeth le Rous (1311-1345)2
  • Ralph le Rouse (1275-1326) m. Joan de Godnesford (1280-1350)2
  • Sir William le Rouse (b 1250) m. Joan Speccott (b 1250)2
  • John le Rous (b 1225)2
  • Sir Ralph le Rous (bc 1200) m. Alice (unknown)2
  • William le Rous II (1170-1242)1
  • Sir Randulph de Rufus (bc 1150)1
  • William le Rufus, Sheriff of Devonshire (bc 1125)1
  • Radulph le Rufus II (1107-1132) m. daughter of Asceline de Yvery1
  • Baron Asceline de Yvery (1045-1119) m. Duchess Isabelle de Breteuil (1055-1121)1
  • William de Breteuill (1046-1104) m. Adelaide Adeliza De Ponthieu Mohun, Countess of Aurmale (1052-1128)1
  • Engeurrand II, Count de Ponthieu (1030-1053) m. Adelaide of Normandie (1033-1066) (sister of William the Conqueror, King of England)1
  • Robert I, Duke of Normandy (1000-1035) (father of William the Conqueror, King of England) m. Herleva of Falaise (1005-1050)1
  • Richard II, Duke of Normandy (980-1026) m. Poppa (Papia) of Envermeu1
  • Richard I, “the Fearless”, Duke of Normandy (932-996) m. Emma of Paris (d 968), granddaughter of King Robert I of France1
  • William I, “Longsword” Fitzrobert, King of England (893-942) m. Liegard (Liutgard) of Vermandois (d. 985), who descended from Charlemagne1
  • Rollo or Gaange Rolf baptized Robert Ragnvaldsson (The Viking) (846-928) m. Poppa of Bayeux.3

Vodden to Charlemagne

Also following the line from Sir Anthony Pollard (1481-1550) and Petronella Chudleigh (1483-1552), but now through the wife’s pedigree, we can link her to Charlemagne, Holy Roman Emperor. Her parents were Sir James Chudleigh III of Ashton (1444-1514) and Margaret Stourton (c1459-1481). Here’s this progression:

  • John Chudleigh (1417-1456) m. Thomasine Kirkham (1418-1456)2
  • James Chudleigh (1395-1456) m. Radigund2
  • James Chudleigh (1331-1401) m. Johanna Merton (c1365-1420)2
  • Sir John Chudleigh (1300-1347) m. Johanna Beauchamp2
  • Sir John Chudleigh (1275-?) m. Thomasine Prouse2
  • Sir Richard Prouz of Ashton (1251-1323) m. Margaret Helion2
  • Sir William Prouz (1220-1270), Sheriff of Devon m Joan Alice Ferrers2
  • Walter Prouz (1199-c1250) m. Sarah Dinham2
  • William de Preaux (Prouz) (1170-1260) m. Jane Bassett2
  • Osbert de Preaux (1140-1189) m. Mathilde D’Anjou (1149-1228)1
  • Hamelin de Warenne (c1120-1202), 4th Earl of Surrey m. Adela1
  • Geoffroy V Planagenet, Comte de Anjou, Maine & Mortain (1113-1151) m. Adelaide d’Angers (possibly Empress Mathilda, daughter of King Henry I of England and Matilda of Scotland)1
  • Count Fulk V of Anjou, King of Jerusalem m. Ermengarde, Countess of Maine1
  • Count Fulk IV of Anjou “The Surly” m. Bertrade de Montfort, Reine des Francs1
  • Geoffrey II (?-1043) “Ferreol” de Gatinais m. Ermengarde (1018-1076) of Anjou, Duchess of Burgundy*
  • Fulk III (970-1040) “the Black” of Anjou & Vendome m. Hildegarde, Countess of Anjou1
  • Count Geoffrey I (938-987) “Greymantle” of Anjou m. Grevinna Adele de Vermandois (934-982)1
  • Robert de Vermandois, Comte de Meaux et de Troyes m. Adelaide-Wera (Bef. 931-966) de Bourgogne Chalon et Troyes m. Adele of France (daughter or Robert I of France)1
  • Count Heribert II (880-943) de Vermandois m. Adele de France (b Bef. 898) (daughter of King Robert I de Neustria of France)1
  • Count Meaux Heribert (850-907) de Burgundy of Vermandois m. Countess Bertha de Morvois1
  • Lord Pepin II (815-850) of Peronne m. Cunegonde (815-850) de Senlis de Valoise1
  • King Bernard (797-818) of Lomardy m. Cunegonde1
  • King Pepin Carolman (777-810) of Italy and his mistress1
  • Charlemagne, Holy Roman Emperor (742-814) m. Hildegard of Savory (757-783)4

Sources:

1 Wikipedia.org – (Numerous pages)

2 The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the herald’s visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620 / With additions by Lieutenant-Colonel J. L. Vivian (1830-1896), Exeter.

3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollo

4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlemagne