Enchanted Family

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ladykathleen — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:23:57 +0000

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Captain E. J. Smith, Captain of the Titanic

ladykathleen — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:54:38 +0000

One of the facts I find very interesting about the Captain of the Titanic is that he has no direct descendants alive today. I personally am not in his direct line, but he was a great great …. uncle of mine.

Captain Edward John SMITH was married to Sarah Eleanor PENNINGTON and as far as it is known he had no other wife and he did not father any children by any other women. Captain Smith and Sarah had one child, Helen Melville SMITH, which was born in 1898. Helen on June 18, 1923 gave birth to twins, Simon RUSSELL-COOKE and Priscilla RUSSELL-COOKE. Simon was killed in the war and was not married nor did he father any children. Priscilla did marry John C Phipps but died a couple years later of polio and had no children. So after Captain Smith’s Grandchildren There is no more direct line.

So you may well ask, how can I be related to Captain Smith. Well if you go up Captain Smith’s Line you will find his father had a brother, George and it is through his children my family line falls. it is believed that George’s Son, Leonard Smith was, according to my Dad, an Immigrant from the Coventry Warwick, England Area that moved to Pennsylvania. And Leonard was my grandmother’s father. Leonard and his wife Sarah came to America on a ship together, according to my father.

If you have any information that ties into this, please let me know.

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Prather Family

ladykathleen — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:44:35 +0000

Nunney Castle
Owned by the Praters

It is located (ST 737457)
The type was quadrangular, A tall and compact castle.
In 1373 Built by Sir John de la Mere.
It was destroyed in 1645 by Oliver Cromwell.

When Sir John de la Mere, a Knight, became tenant-chief of the royal property in Nunney and obtained a license to erect a fortification at Nunney from King Edward III, a church had already been erected in the best position, so de la Mere chose a low-lying site on which to build the castle, which was very small.
de la mere had served in the French wars and had become rather enamored of the French chateau style and paid more attention to this than the construction of a fortification.
While the aslar masonry walls were beautiful, in no way could they withstand even the mild cannon attacks of the Edwardian period. And the loops or what is the window slots were suitable only for bows or crossbows. The castle had no outer buildings protecting it and the water from the moat came up directing to the edge of the castle, ala the style of Bodiam Castle in Sussex. Access to all was by a large newel stair in the NW corner of the castle which connected to a wooden rampart walkway surrounding it all, and the castle had no portcullis (grating across the entrance) that could be lowered in case of attack.
The only time the defenses of the castle were ever tested was during the War with Cromwell in 1645 and when the Parliamentarians placed their cannon on the high ground overlooking the castle, they were able to breach its north wall almost instantly and the defenders of the castle were defeated within two days.
In 1910, the north wall of the remains of the castle collapsed and fell into the moat. This debris has since been clean out and the shell of Nunney Castle stands in remembrance. Its magnificent presence remains in the center of the manorial village of Nunney, Somerset, England.

Ownership of Nunney Castle:

De La Mere – Family and heirs

Paulet – Family and heirs

George Prater purchased it from John Prather Estate

Richard Prater inherated Nunney Castle from his father George Prater in June of 1564 and lived in Nunney Castle until his death in 1580.

Anthony Prater was trustee of the Estate from 1580 to 1586 (6 years) when his brother Richard died

When Richard’s son George became of age in 1586 Nunney Castle was passed to him.

Richard Prater heirs lived there until 1645 when Col. Richard Prater lost the castle to Fairfax, the commander of Cornwells forces in the battle that took place at Nunney. It was never lived in again.

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Staveness Family

ladykathleen — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:54:43 +0000

So why the Staveness Family you ask, well this was not built for Lady Kathleen, but in fact Lady Kathleen’s children, Rebecca and Jon. This is their fathers line. Thanks to their Great Uncle Henry, this line goes back a ways and includes a lot of pictures that came from him. While Uncle Henry is not around anymore he did get to see the starting of his family line being processed.

This line mostly resides in the Wisconsin area. Lady Kathleen met and married Marlin Staveness in England, he was in the Air Force and she was attending Lakenheath High School. As Marlin was in the military Rebecca was born in Las Vegas at the Air Force Base. Now Jon got to hold onto tradition and was born in Wisconsin.

One of the interesting facts about this lines is that even though Kathleen and Marlin are divorced it is believed that Marlin and Kathleen are still distant cousins. This is a link that Kathleen has been working on for many years. The link seems to be through Kathleen and Marlins Hamilton line. And Marlin’s Mother Mary seems to strongly believe that connect is there.

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Compton Family

ladykathleen — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:54:00 +0000

Welcome this is the section I will be posting about the Compton Family Genealogy. This family so far goes back to Williamus Compton. And my Grandmother’s maiden name was Compton. This family also at one point ties into the Royalty of England.

There is many book written on this line and may researchers. Over time I will be linking to the books and websites of this family, so others will be able to find out more about this line.

This picture in this post is Lady Kathleen’s Grandmother Alice Compton.

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Pilgrams Family

ladykathleen — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:53:15 +0000

Lady Kathleen is related to the Pilgram Families. Some of the many relative that are :

Bartholomew ALLERTON
Isaac ALLERTON
Mary ALLERTON
Remember ALLERTON
Sarah ALLERTON
Edward BANGS
Fear BREWSTER
Jonathan BREWSTER
Love BREWSTER
Patience BREWSTER
William BREWSTER
Wrestling BREWSTER
Elizabeth FISHER
Godbert GODBERTSON
Samuel GODBERTSON
Ephraim HICKS
Lydia HICKS
Robert HICKS
Samuel HICKS
Constance HOPKINS
Damaris HOPKINS
Giles HOPKINS
Stephen HOPKINS
John HOWLAND
Margaret MORGAN
Mary NORRIS
Thomas PRENCE
Mary PRIEST
Nicholas SNOW
Elizabeth TILLEY
Mary WENTWORTH

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Titanic Family

ladykathleen — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:50:34 +0000

I am related to the Captain of the Titanic, Captain Edward John Smith. First let me explain what the Titanic is all about before I get into any family related information.

The RMS Titanic was an Olympic-class passenger liner owned by British shipping company White Star Line and built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland. At the time of her construction, she was the largest passenger steamship in the world.

Shortly before midnight on 14 April 1912, four days into the ship’s maiden voyage, Titanic hit an iceberg and sank two hours and forty minutes later, early on 15 April 1912. The sinking resulted in the deaths of 1,517 of the 2,223 people on board, making it one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history. The high casualty rate was due in part to the fact that, although complying with the regulations of the time, the ship did not carry enough lifeboats for everyone aboard. The ship had a total lifeboat capacity of 1,178 people, although her maximum capacity was 3,547. A disproportionate number of men died due to the women-and-children-first protocol that was followed.

The Titanic used some of the most advanced technology available at the time and was popularly believed to have been described as “unsinkable.”[6] It was a great shock to many that, despite the extensive safety features, the Titanic sank. The frenzy on the part of the media about Titanic’s famous victims, the legends about the sinking, the resulting changes to maritime law, and the discovery of the wreck have contributed to the continuing interest in, and notoriety of, the Titanic.

Welcome this is the section I will be posting about the Titanic family Genealogy.

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Lincoln Family

ladykathleen — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:46:25 +0000

Abraham Lincoln, was born February 12, 1809 and died on April 15, 1865 he was the 16th President of the Unitied States he served as President from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865.

He is also part of the Enchanted Family and the link to Lady Kathleen is through the Compton line at William Henry Compton II (Baptist William) up to my many times great Grandfather Captain John Bowne and his Granddaughter Hannah Salter that married Mordecai Lincoln which Mordecai’s Father was Abraham’s Grandfather

Lincoln said, regarding slavery, “Whenever this question shall be settled, it must be settled on some philosophical basis. No policy that does not rest upon some philosophical public opinion can be permanently maintained.”

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Royalty Family

ladykathleen — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:44:15 +0000

In the Royal Family section we have the Kings and Queens of many countries like England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Germany, Egypt, Russia and the list goes on and on.

I have already managed to tie into ALL the English Kings and Queens. There have been 12 monarchs of Great Britain and the United Kingdom. The Kingdom of Great Britain was formed on 1 May 1707 with the merger of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland, which had been in personal union under the House of Stuart since 24 March 1603. On 1 January 1801 Great Britain merged with the Kingdom of Ireland to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. After most of Ireland left the union on 6 December 1922, on 12 April 1927 its name was amended to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

I officially have the title Lady Kathleen.

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Hello Genealogy Friends

ladykathleen — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:34:26 +0000

Welcome the Enchanted Family Website, we have changed and improved over the years and adding a blog format is just one of our latest improvements. You will find all the detailed family information under the tab “Family” I will over time be adding helpful genealogy information that will hopefully help people looking for their own families history.

If you are related to this family please by all means leave comments suggestions and updates.

Enjoy

Lady Kathleen

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