Eleventh Generation

11-1 Henry SALISBURY, son of John Salisbury and Katherine Seymour.Henry married Nest.

Henry Salisbury was known at Sir Harry Ddu. “Black Sir Harry was the pride and darling of his country. The bards and minstrels sang merrily in his praise; he was one of themselves.” “So great did his descendants become, that there is hardly a family of any note in North Wales that cannot trace its history to Sir Henry Ddu, the noble and chivalrous founder of the great house of Lleweni – Llew, a lion, in ni for us... the emblem of courage and strength, the type of generosity and true nobility."

Salisburies of Lleweni, http://members.aol.com/dalesman/wales3.htm

11-2 Nest, daughter of Kendrick Sais ap Ithel Fychan

"Not only was Henry Salisbury a valiant soldier, by he had been wise in the selection of his wife. Her father derived his descent from Edwin Lord of Tegangel, founder of the 12th noble tribe of North Wales. Maternally she had descended from the De Clares, Earls of Hertford, the De Maschines and Alibinas, Earls Palatine of Chester, and the Saxon Earls of Mercia.”

Salisburies of Lleweni, http://members.aol.com/dalesman/wales3.htm

11-5 William STANLEY (Lord of Stourton), son of John de Stanley and Mabel Hawkset,was born about 1330 in Storeton, Cheshire, England. He died in 1398. He married Alice MASSEY about 1357 in Timperley, Cheshire, England.

11-6 Alice MASSEY, daughter of Hamon Massey and Matilda Timperley, was born about 1339 in Timperley, Cheshire, England.

11-7 Thomas de LATHAM, Knight, son of Thomas Lathom and Eleanor Ferrers,was born about 1330 in Lathom, Lancashire, England. He died before 20 Mar 1381/1382. He married Isabella PILKINGTON about 1363 in Knowsley, Lancashire, England.

11-8 Isabella PILKINGTON, daughter of Roger Pilkington, was born about 1366 in Knowsley, Lancashire, England.

11-9 William de BOHUN (Earl of Northampton), son of Humphrey de Bohun and Elizabeth, Princess of England, was born about 1312 in Caldecot, Northampton, England. He died on 16 Sep 1360. He married Elizabeth de BADLESMERE in 1335 in Castle Badlesmere, Kent, England.

“Illustrious birth, eminent abilities and undaunted prowess were qualities signally united by William De Bohun. He was the fifth son of Humphrey De Bohun, Fourth Earl of Hereford & Essex, Constable of England, by the Princess Elizabeth, seventh daughter of King Edward I. Having mainly assisted in the overthrow of the rebel Mortimer, and given other proofs of courage and loyalty, he was, on the occasion of conferring the Dukedom of Cornwall upon the Black Prince, in 1337, created Earl of Northampton and endowed with extensive grants for the support of that dignity. In the same year, he was appointed one of the commissioners to treat with Philip of Valois, touching the right to the French Crown, and also to negotiate a peace with David Bruce. He was one of the marshals in the third battalia of King Edward III's army, drawn up at Vironfosse in 1339, and, in the following year, bore a part in the naval victory of Sluys. In 1342, William was constituted the King's Leutenant and Captain-General in Brittany, with power to receive fealty and homage from the inhabitants on behalf of his master under his assumed title as King of France. Whilst upon that high service, he defeated the enemy at Morlaix and took the town of Roch-Dirien by assault. In 1343, he was in the expedition of the Earl of Lancaster into Scotland and was appointed Governor of Lochmaben Castle; and, in the same year, was again in Brittany. In 1346, he had the chief command of the second division of the army at the Battle of Crécy. In 1347, he is particularly mentioned by the King in his letter to the Archbishop of York, detailing the events before Calais. He was again actively employed, in 1348, beyond the sea. He was elected to the Most Noble Order of the Garter after September 1349. The public records attest the constant employment of this earl in military and diplomatic transactions of the highest importance down to the period of his death, which happened on the 16th September 1360. His remains were interred in the Abbey of Walden (Essex), on the north side of the presbytery.

11-10 Elizabeth de BADLESMERE, daughter of Bartholomew de Badlesmere and Margaret de Clare, was born in 1313 in Castle Badlesmere, Kent, England. She died on 8 Jun 1356. She was buried in Black Friars, London, Middlesex, England.

“The Earl of Northampton married Elizabeth (who died in 1356), widow of Edmund, Lord Mortimer, and sister & co-heiress of Giles, Lord Badlesmere, by whom he left issue, Humphrey, heir to his dignity, and, upon the decease of the latter's uncle, also Earl of Hereford & Essex.”

11-11 Ralph de HASTINGS, son of Hugh Hastings and Beatrix, was born about 1247 in Fillongley, Warwickshire, England. He was married about 1290.

11-13 Thomas HUNGERFORD, son of Walter Hungerford and Elizabeth Fitzjohn, was born about 1330 in Farleigh-Hungerford, Somersetshire, England. He died on 3 Dec 1397 in Farley Castle, Somersetshire, England. He was buried in Farley Castle, Somersetshire, England. He married Joan HUSSEY in 1376.

“From Heytesbury in Wiltshire, Sir Thomas was the original builder of Farleigh Hungerford Castle.Sir Thomas is generally recognised as the first elected Speaker of the House of Commons (1377). Upon his death he was buried in the Chapel of St Anne in the parish chapel outside the castle. His wife Joan died in c1412 and was buried beside him.”

11-14 Joan HUSSEY, daughter of Edmund and Joan Hussey, was born about 1349 in Holbroke, Somersetshire, England. She died on 21 Mar 1411 in Farley-Hungerford, Somersetshire, England. She was buried in Farley-Hungerford, Somersetshire, England.