History of the Hume, Kennedy and Brockman Families
Author: William Everett Brockman
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Published: 1916
Total Pages: 370
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Published: 1916
Total Pages: 370
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Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
Published: 2014-08-07
Total Pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9781498148160
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Author: William Everett Brockman
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
Published: 2013-09
Total Pages: 86
ISBN-13: 9781230394633
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 edition. Excerpt: ... at this time (1916). Mr. Brockman's wife was of German descent and came from one of the oldest and most honored families of Germany. It is appropriate at this time to give a short sketch of a family so well known, and one which has taken such an active part in the development of Piedmont, Virginia. QUISENBERRY. (From Quisenberry Family, by A. C. Quisenberry.) The Quisenberry family of America is descended from Thomas Quisenberry, of England, who settled in Virginia in 1624. He descended from Henrich Von Questenberry, of Cologne, Germany, who became a citizen of England about 1468, and who was of the elder branch of the family of Questenberry at Cologne. Falmes Cologne Berglish Families says: "The Questenbergs or Quisenberrys, a Cologne family, is remarkable, as it rose in three generations from ordinary burghs, to become Barons, Counts, and Imperial Counts." Henrich von Questenberg was the founder of the English branch of the family. He was educated at Cologne University. As a young man he went to England in connection with the Hanseatic interests of his family, and in 1467 married an English girl, Catherine, of Canterbury. For this, which they considered an offense to the family, he was disinherited and expelled from the Hanseatic League. He then became a permanent citizen of England. His son, Augustine Questenberry, married and had four children, as follows: 1. John Questenherrv. of Canterbury, England. 2. Henry, of Leeds, Kent. 3. James, of Leeds, Kent. 4. Thomas. Thomas, the fourth son, was the founder of the American branch of the family. He was born in Bromley, Kent, in 1608, and came to America in 1624. Later he returned to England, where he married a young lady of Canterbury, and with her, returned to Virginia, Westmoreland...
Author: William Everett Brockman
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Published: 2022-10-27
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781015659209
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Author: S. J. Fuller
Publisher: Nova Publishers
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9781594543630
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →America has no official royalty by design. Yet there have been the Roosevelts, the Adams, the Bushes, the wanabee Clintons and most intriguing of all -- the Kennedys. The Kennedys have so far only reached the presidency once but the assassination of JFK and his brother Robert, and the trials and tribulations of the family members and society in general continue to fascinate the world. This new book presents more than 1200 citations of books and related materials arranged by family member. The accompanying CD-ROM offers ready access and easy searching.
Author: Philip Alexander Bruce
Publisher:
Published: 1917
Total Pages: 612
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