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'GZmisc01'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Gernon of Merdley, Cavendish of Stratton, Gamage of Coity Castle, Gamage of Ragland, Gamage of Rogaid
[The original 'GZmisc01' was renamed 'Giffard01' on 15.07.04.]

Robert de Gernon of Merdley, etc (a 1066)

Robert, who came to England at the time of the Conquest from the Gernon-Montfichet region in Normandy, is sometimes identified as father of William de Montfichet but this seems unlikely as such a possible connection is not mentioned by Collins. Perhaps there were 2 different people called Robert who came to England from the same region at about the same time. They may have been related. This Robert obtained lands in Herefordshire whereas William de Montfichet obtained (whether by inheritance, possibly from a father called Robert, or otherwise is not known) Stanstead in Essex.

Matthew de Gernon of Merdley, etc

m. Hodierna de Sackville (dau of Sir William de Salkevil)

Ralph de Gernon (a 1167)

m. ?? Brews (sister of Sir William Brews)

Ralph de Gernon of Pratwell (d 1248)

William de Gernon (d 1258)

m. Eleanor

(1)

Sir Ralph de Gernon (d 1274)

(A)

Sir William de Gernon (d 1327)

m. Isabel

(i)

John de Gernon (d 1335)

(a)

Sir John de Gernon of Lees, lord of Wicken (d 13.01.1378/9)

((1))

Joan Gernon

m. John de Botetourt

((2))

Margaret de Gernon (d c1415)

m. Sir John Peyton

(2)

Geofrey de Gernon

(A)

Roger de Gernon of Grimston Hall (d 1324)

m. _ Potton (dau of John Potton of Cavendish)

(i)

Sir John Cavendish of Cavendish Overhall (d 1381, Chief Justice, Treasurer)

m. Alice (dau of John de Odyngseles)

(ii)

Roger de Cavendish of Stratton (a 1408)

m. Alice Stratton (dau of Geoffrey de Stratton of Stratton)

Collins is not fully clear here. The article confirms that Roger was ancestor of the undermentioned Sir Richard Cavendish. The following appears to be the descent.

(a)

?? Cavendish of Stratton probably an intervening generation

((1))

Augustine Cavendish

((A))

Richard or John Cavendish

BE1883 (Brandon) indicates that Elizabeth's husband was called John but Collins identifies him as Richard.

m. Elizabeth Brandon (dau of Sir William Brandon)

((i))

Sir Richard Cavendish, Governor of Blackness (b c1493, a 1553)

((a))

William Cavendish of Trimley St. Martyn (d 1572)

(((1)))

Thomas Cavendish

(((A)))+

issue - William, Augustine, Thomas (d c1692, navigator), Mary, Margaret, Anne

We presume that the above is the Sir Richard Cavendish of Trimley reported by BEB1841 (Felton of Playford) to have been father of the following Mary "by a daughter of Sir William Brandon".

((ii))

Mary Cavendish

m. Thomas Felton of Playford (d 1577-8)

(iii)

Stephen de Cavendish, Sheriff then Lord Mayor of London (dsp 1374)

(iv)

Richard de Cavendish

ii.

Roger de Gernon (a 1170, to Ireland) ancestor of Gernons and Garlands in Ireland

Roger, mentioned in BLG1886 (Gernon of Athcarne Castle), went to Ireland with Richard 'Strongbow' de Clare, Earl of Pembroke.

Payne de Gamage of Ragland, Monmouthshire

m. Margaret de St. Pierre (dau of Roger de St. Pierre)

Robert de Gamage of Ragland

m. ?? Beauchamp (dau of Thomas de Beauchamp, son of Walter of Elmley Castle by Joan de Mortimer)

Sir Robert de Gamage of Rogaid, Glamorganshire (a c1300)

m. _ de Martel (dau of Sir John de Martel)

Sir William (Gilbert?) de Gamage of Coyty

m. Sarah de Turberville (dau of Payne de Turberville of Coity Castle by Gwenllim, dau of Sir Richard Talbot of Eccleswall by Sarah de Beauchamp)

Sir William de Gamage of Rogaid (d 1382)

m. Lettice Seymour (dau of Sir William Seymour of Penhow by Margaret, dau of Simon de Brockbury)

(1)

Sir Thomas Gamage of Coyty or Coity Castle, Glamorganshire

m. Janet Dennis (dau of Sir Gilbert Dennis of Siston by Margaret, dau of Sir Maurice Russell of Kingston)

(A)

Sir John Gamage of Coity Castle

m. Margaret (dau of Morgan (Mathew?) ap Llwelyn of Radyr)

(i)

Sir Morgan Gamage of Coity Castle

m. Eleanor Vaughan (dau of Sir Roger Vaughan of Tretwr)

(a)

Sir Thomas Gamage of Coity Castle

m. Margaret St. John (dau of Sir John St. John of Bletsoe)

((1))

Robert Gamage of Coity Castle

m. Joan Champernowne (dau of Sir Philip Champernowne of Modbury)

((A))

Sir John Gamage of Coity Castle (d 08.09.1584)

m. Catherine or Gwenllian Powell

((i))

Barbara Gamage (d 05.1621)

m. (23.09.1584) Sir Robert Sydney, 1st Earl of Leicester (b 1563, d 1626)

((2))

Catherine Gamage

m. Sir Thomas Stradling of St. Donat's (d 1573)

((3))

Mary Gamage

m. Mathew Herbert

((4))

Margaret Gamage

m. (c1536) William Howard, 1st Lord of Effingham (b c1510, d 21.01.1572-3)

(ii)

Margaret Gamage

m. William Mathew

(B)

Jane or Joan Gamage

m. Roger Arnold (ap Thomas Arnallt)

Main source(s):
(1) For Gernon and Cavendish (uploaded 12.12.04) : Collins (1741, vol i, Cavendish of Devonshire)
(2) For Gamage (uploaded 08.11.06) : various web sites
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