Comments on: David Lumsden of Cushnie

By: Terry Melanson

Terry Melanson — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:13:54 +0000

As far as Mallinson in Yorkshire, I do not know. But if there were some Jewish blood, the site to which I linked above would (probably) have mentioned it since they trace the family back quite a ways.

Not sure about “Ashkenazim” in Acadia as most of the settlers came from southern France. But there is some speculation that there are Acadian family names that originate from Sephardic Jews from the Spanish expulsion. Many settled in southwest France, became conversos, and might be the origin of some of the Acadian family names. All Acadians over here are related in one manner or another - even the Cajuns. If there’s some Jewish blood, then we all have it.

As far as all the Melansons on the North American continent, genealogists have traced it back to Pierre La Verdure and Priscilla Mallinson. That’s as far as they go. The Mallinson clan in Yorkshire has a further pedigree as shown by the link above. However, it is the “La Verdue” line that has not been investigated. No one, as far as I know, has gone to La Rochelle to find answers; or, if they did, they’ve come up empty.

By: Jay Dyer

Jay Dyer — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:33:43 +0000

Terry - sorry I forgot about this and never did notice your comments. I don’t know about Yorkshire and it’s interesting that the Mallinson/Melansons have a connection there. My boss would know about it, I’m sure. I’ll see what he says. Ironically, I was looking at your latest post on the Rockefellers’ descent and, to my surprise, there are apparently scores of Jewish “Dyers,” “Scotts,” and “Maxwells.” Not sure what to make of that (not that it would matter - God’s providence rules all things anyway - and people should be proud of their heritage), but is Melanson also? And - how exactly does this work with the Kazar/Ashkenazi thing? Jewish descent is through the mother, but certainly any Ashkenazi descendant could have inter-married with a semitic Jew, I presume. Btw - I work under him as an editor not related to genaeology (so I’m very ignorant of this topic). He just happens to be a higher up for American Scottish Clan stuff. Honestly - it’s all new to me.

By: peter fulton

peter fulton — Sun, 17 May 2009 10:51:43 +0000

Well Whattadya know, yet another great site to add to my reader! Google blog search has you pretty well indexed it seems! you have some brilliant family tree stuff here!I’m still tracing my family back if anyone has info of any Winn family members from High Wycombe get in touch!

By: Terry Melanson

Terry Melanson — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:05:53 +0000

Interesting. Are these people trying to restore the Stuart line? There isn’t any of them left, is there?

Off subject a bit…what do you know of Yorkshire? Apparently, there’s a family there called Mallinson, that in the early 1600s had a daughter named Priscilla Mallinson (1601-1691). Priscilla’s husband, Pierre La Verdure (1608-1676), was a Huguenot exile from La Rochelle, France. He escaped to Yorkshire, married her, and eventually took her last name. Both of them, including their sons, crossed the Atlantic and settled in Nova Scotia in a place now called the Melanson Settlement. We here in North America (all the Melansons) descend directly from her two sons.

I can’t find much on “La Verdure” in and around La Rochelle, France, and I doubt there is much to find. But I guess this Mallinson family in England still exists, and they seem to be into genealogy.

By: Jay Dyer

Jay Dyer — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:26:24 +0000

This fellow: http://www.lyon-court.com/lordlyon/CCC_FirstPage.jsp

By: Jay Dyer

Jay Dyer — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:59:16 +0000

I finally talked to my boss about this. This guy was one of a court of three men who sits to determine legitmacy of nobility claims. To my surprise, the guy above this dude is my boss’ bud, the Lord Lyon.

By: Jay Dyer

Jay Dyer — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:34:30 +0000

whoah, sorry, delete that.

By: Jay Dyer

Jay Dyer — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:45:02 +0000

http://www.thamesweb.co.uk/swans/upping2.html

Sorry, I’ll stop rambling on about myself.

By: Jay Dyer

Jay Dyer — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:43:18 +0000

Of course, the “Dyer” side (my father) is much less glamorous. Last I heard, the “Dyer’s” in England have the honor of tending the Royal Swans. No joke!

Jay

By: Jay Dyer

Jay Dyer — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:41:03 +0000

Yes, it is odd. I don’t know how these dudes keep up with all of it. I had no idea about Clan Maxwell until I asked my boss, and he knew all about it…which threw me for a loop. I’m also Clan Scott.

Jay

By: Terry Melanson

Terry Melanson — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:23:28 +0000

http://tinyurl.com/46v7dc

Hmm. Interesting. Caerlaverock castle. I find it amazing that people who still live on the other side of “the pond” have retained such deep knowledge of their ancestry. I can trace my family tree back to the early 1600s in Acadia, but as for before that, in France and England, as far as I know, no one has been able to uncover anything there.

By: Jay Dyer

Jay Dyer — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:22:59 +0000

I’ll ask him when he gets in…I bet this is the dude he said he had dinner with…

By: Jay Dyer

Jay Dyer — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:14:50 +0000

I immediately wondered, “where’s my damn castle?” but apparenty the state/queen owns them all!

jay

By: Jay Dyer

Jay Dyer — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:13:26 +0000

For some reason it wont work, but if you google maxwell clan castle it comes up.

By: Jay Dyer

Jay Dyer — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:13:03 +0000

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_V3u3kCFUSbk/Rt4oy_GMoxI/AAAAAAAAB6c/y8rXpaLjbrY/Jill’s+pics+from+UK+678.JPG