Actually, I first got to Wierzchosława Ludmiła's husband Ferry I de Lorraine, Duke of Lorraine, and our maternal great-grandfather (25 generations back). Then I found her, the great-grandmother. That is really great and very much unexpected!
Here are Wierzchosława Ludmiła's ancestors
⇒ her parents
Mieszko III the Old (b. about 1126/d. 13 March 1202 of the Piast dynasty - Duke of Poland and later High Duke of Poland. In about 1136, Mieszko III married Elizabeth, Princess of Hungary (b. about 1128/d. about 1154), the daughter of King Bela II of Hungary.
⇒ her grandparents
Bolesław III The Wrymouth (b. 20 August 1086/d. 28 October 1138) - Duke of Lesser Poland, Silesia and Sandomierz (1102-1107) and entire Poland (1107-1138). His first wife and our ancestor was Salomea of Berg (born about 1099/d. 27 July 1144), daughter of Count Heinrich von Berg-Schelklingen and Adelaide of Mochental.
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| Poland during the rule of Bolesław III |
⇒ her great-grandparents
Władysław I Herman (b. about 1044/d. 4 June 1102) - Duke of Poland. Wierzchosława's great-grandmother was Judith of Bohemia (b. about 1056/d. 25 Dec. 1086), daughter of Duke Vratislaus II of Bohemia.
⇒ her great-great-grandparents
Casimir I the Restorer (b. 25 July 1016, Cracow/d. 28 Nov. 1056, Poznań) - Duke of Poland of the Piast Dynasty and the ruler of Poland (from 1834) + Princess Dobroniega of Kiev (b. about 1012/d. 13 Dec. 1087), daughter of Grand Duke Vladimir I of Kiev.
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Poznań Cathedral (10th century), Ostrów Tumski - the oldest Polish cathedral
⇒ her great-great-great-grandparents
Mieszko II Lambert (b. about 990/d. 11 May 1034) - King of Poland (1025-1031) and later Duke of Poland + Richeza of Lotharingia (b. about 995/d. 21 March 1063), granddaughter of Emperor Otto II.
Lotharingia = nowadays Netherland, Belgium, Luxembourg, North-Rhine Westphalia, Rhineland Palatinate (Germany), and Lorraine (France).
⇒ her 3 times great-grandparents
Bolesław I the Brave (b. 967/d. 17 June 1025) - Duke of Poland (992-1025), King of Poland in 1025 + Princess Emnilda (b. about 970/d. about 1017)
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The statues of Mieszko I and his son Bolesław I - Poznań Cathedral, Ostrów Tumski, Poland
⇒ her 4 times great-grandparents
Mieszko I (b. about 930/d. 25 May 992, Poznań) - the ruler of the Slavic tribe of Polans, creator of the Polish state. He accepted Christianity and the baptism of Poland in 966 + Princess Doubravka of Bohemia (b. about 940/d. 977).
The tomb of Mieszko I and Bolesław I the Brave, Poznań Cathedral, Ostrów Tumski, Poland
Mieszko I was also a grandfather of Canute the Great, king of Denmark, England and Norway.
And here is the explanation of how the family branch goes down, straight to our maternal grandmother.
Wierzchosława Ludmiła
⇒ her daughter Cunégonde de Haute-Lorraine (b. about 1175, Lorraine, France/d. about 1213, Limburg, Belgium) married Waleran III of the Ardennes-Verdun dynasty. Waleran was a count of Montjoie, count of Alton and Luxembourg, and a duke of Limburg (a state in the Holy Roman Empire - nowadays the area of Liege province, Belgium). He took part in the Third Crusade (1192).
⇒ her son Henry V de Luxembourg (b. about 1216/d. 24 Dec. 1281). Henry was called the Blondell/the Great. He was count of Arlon, Luxembourg, Laroche, and Namur, and lord of Ligny.
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| Coat of arms of Namur |
In about 1240, Henry the Blondell married Margaret of Bar (b. about 1220/d. about 1275), the daughter of Henry II de Bar and Phillippa de Dreux. Margaret was also a great-great-granddaughter of King Louis VI of France.
⇒ his daughter Isabelle de Luxembourg (b. about 1243, Luxembourg/d. 25 Sept. 1298, Namur, Belgium). In March 1246, she married Guy de Dampierre (b. about 1226/d. 7 March 1305, Compiegne, France).
Guy was the son of William II de Dampierre and Margaret de Constantinople. Isabelle's husband was Count of Flanders and Marquis of Namur. He died in the French prison after the Battle of the Golden Spurs.
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| Coat of arms of counts of Flanders |
⇒ her daughter Marguerite (de Dampierre) Armstrong (b. about 1265/d. about 1331) - married Alexander Armstrong II, the first Laird of Magnerton castle. I wrote about him and the line which goes to Giles Gant, our 4 times great-grandfather, in a previous POST.
Giles Gant
served for 12 months in the Revolutionary War (from 6 June 1781). He was Corporal in 6th North Carolina Regiment under Col. Archibald Lytle (1).
Giles' Revolutionary War pay voucher (2) included below.
In January 1783, Giles married Miss Elizabeth Armstrong (b. 4 February 1762, Mecklenburg, North Carolina), the daughter of William Armstrong and Margaret Woods.
I have found the marriage license and marriage bond obtained by Giles Gant, with the help of Thomas Little, on 17 January 1783 (3). Who was Thomas Little, I do not know.
The Descendants of the First Settlers in America (which is an FB group) aided me in transcribing the above document.
"Know all men by these presents to that in Giles Gant and Timothy Lytle of the County of Lincoln and State of North Carolina are held and firmly bound unto Alexander Mar Esquire Governor in three hundred pounds specie for which payment will and freely to be made and done we bind ourselves our & each of our heirs Exrs. Adminst. (Executors & Administrators) firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and dated this 17th day of January 1783.
The Condition of the above obligation is such that where the above Bound Giles Gant th. day (this day) obtained a license of marriage to be celebrated between him & Elisabeth Armstrong of said County now if shall appear any future day by that there is no just cause to obstruct the said Marriage then the above obligation to be void otherwise to remain in full free x virtue.
Witness present
Giles Gant
Thomas Little"
At the same time I learned that in the 1700s such marriage bonds were a common practice. In case if the marriage did not happen or any legal obstacles appeared (e.g. one of the about to be spouses was married already) the bondsmen lost the money they had paid.
I have come across the info that Giles Gant was a farmer and justice of the peace. I wish I had known more about him.
⇒ their daughter Margaret (Gant) Lollar married Mr. Hugh Gant Lollar who was born in North Carolina, then moved to Alabama. He was the one who suggested the name for the city of Jasper, Alabama to honor the Revolutionary War hero Sgt. William Jasper.
The Census of 1870 informs that then, Hugh G Lollar Sr. lived at his son William Riley's house which was in Township 21, Range 10, Choctaw County, Mississippi (post office Mounta Vista). Hugh's youngest son David James and his wife Amanda M + their seven children lived in a house next to William Riley's (4).
More about this family line connection and Gant and Lollar ancestors mentioned in this line, you will find in my previous post HERE that is why I am not going to repeat the details regarding these persons.
⇒ her son Hugh Gant Lollar Jr. - our maternal great-great-great-grandfather
⇒ his son James Wiley Lollar - here we get to Texas - James Wiley married Melvina Donaretta Bradley in Hopkins, TX (1867)
⇒ his son Joseph W Lollar
⇒ his daughter Ethel B. Lollar - our grandmother
Ethel married Arthur Hollie McIntosh in 1910. Ten years earlier, he lived with his widowed mother and siblings in Justice Precinct 8, Upshur, Texas (5).
WWII draft registration record informs that Ethel lived in James, Texas, Route 2. However her husband was staying in Smyrna, Harrison County and he worked for Mr. Walter Bassum in Ore City, Texas (6).
More about Ethel, Samuel Hollie and their children HERE.
Sources:
- MyHeritage research,
- geni.com
(2) "North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-GJLP : accessed 8 March 2019), Giles Gaunt, 01 May 1792; citing North Carolina, United States, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.
(3) "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFSW-RV9 : 10 February 2018), Giles Gant and Elisabeth Armor, 17 Jan 1783; citing Lincoln, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 1,760,463.
(4) "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF3Q-8GD : 12 April 2016), Hugh Lollar in household of William R Lollar, Mississippi, United States; citing p. 8, family 49, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,224.
(5) "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M35V-H5H : accessed 12 March 2019), Samuel H Mcintosh in household of Jurita E Mcintosh, Justice Precinct 8, Upshur, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 123, sheet 11A, family 196, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,675.
(6) "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XP53-NJC : 6 November 2017), Samual Hollie Mcintosh, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Pictures:
- Wierzchosława Ludmiła: By Augustin Calmet - Histoire de Lorraine...depuis l'entrée de Jules César dans les Gaules jusqu'à la cession de la Lorraine, arrivée en 1737,, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17711908
- Poland during the rule of Bolesław III: By Poznaniak - własna praca na podstawie: "Ilustrowany Atlas Historii Polski", CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12723897
- Coat of amrs - Namur: By Tom Lemmens - Own workThis vector image includes elements that have been taken or adapted from this: Arms of Flanders.svg.iThe source code of this SVG is valid.This vector image was created with Inkscape., CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org
- Coat of arms of Counts of Flanders: By Original:Claes HeynensoonVector:Tom Lemmens - Folio 80r de l'Armorial de Gelre, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=62347123
- Jasper sign: By Bamassippi at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50465916
