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Kentmere Hall and Beyond: The Gilpin Family and their History

Alan James Gilpin

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Description:This book in essence is a personal search for family history, and a record of the same. In 1485, William Gilpin was killed in the Battle of Bosworth Field whilst fighting alongside his king, Richard III. The search also unearthed some other interesting facts, such as the loss of Kentmere Hall by the Gilpin family as a consequence of their involvement in the English Civil War in the seventeenth century, and a possible association with Ireland as a direct result. At the same time the imprisonment of Captain Thomas Gilpin of Warborough for his refusal to continue fighting in Cromwell's army after becoming a Quaker. The son of the above Thomas, Joseph Gilpin, and his wife Hannah, left England for a new life in America sometime after the Civil War. One of Joseph and Hannah's descendants was an aid to George Washington. And there is a connection between the Gilpin and the Washington families with the marriage of a William Gilpin and Elizabeth Washington. There is also recorded an interesting encounter between one of Joseph and Hannah's descendants and Abraham Lincoln. My search also unearthed a family secret, the murder of poisoning of my own great-grandfather, James Gilpin. To add a little local interest, three legends associated with the Kentmere Valley have been added, including the story of the Kentmere Giant. Along with some more general history associated with the search.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Kentmere Hall and Beyond: The Gilpin Family and their History. To get started finding Kentmere Hall and Beyond: The Gilpin Family and their History, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This book in essence is a personal search for family history, and a record of the same. In 1485, William Gilpin was killed in the Battle of Bosworth Field whilst fighting alongside his king, Richard III. The search also unearthed some other interesting facts, such as the loss of Kentmere Hall by the Gilpin family as a consequence of their involvement in the English Civil War in the seventeenth century, and a possible association with Ireland as a direct result. At the same time the imprisonment of Captain Thomas Gilpin of Warborough for his refusal to continue fighting in Cromwell's army after becoming a Quaker. The son of the above Thomas, Joseph Gilpin, and his wife Hannah, left England for a new life in America sometime after the Civil War. One of Joseph and Hannah's descendants was an aid to George Washington. And there is a connection between the Gilpin and the Washington families with the marriage of a William Gilpin and Elizabeth Washington. There is also recorded an interesting encounter between one of Joseph and Hannah's descendants and Abraham Lincoln. My search also unearthed a family secret, the murder of poisoning of my own great-grandfather, James Gilpin. To add a little local interest, three legends associated with the Kentmere Valley have been added, including the story of the Kentmere Giant. Along with some more general history associated with the search.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Kentmere Hall and Beyond: The Gilpin Family and their History. To get started finding Kentmere Hall and Beyond: The Gilpin Family and their History, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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