قراءة كتاب A Memoir of Sir Edmund Andros, Knt., Governor of New England, New York and Virginia, &c., &c.
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A Memoir of Sir Edmund Andros, Knt., Governor of New England, New York and Virginia, &c., &c.
Major to Prince Rupert's
Regimt of Dragoons Ao 1672.
He was sworne Bailly of the
Royall Court in Guernsey 30
Junij 1674, and shortly
after was constituted
Governor general of New York
in America and knighted on
his return from thence, Ao
1681. He was sworn Gentl: of
ye Privy Chamber to the King
Ao 1683, and in ye year 1685
was made Lieutt Colonell to
her Royal Highns the Pr.
Anne of Denmark's Regt of
Horse, commanded by the Earl
of Scaresdale, and lastly this
present year 1686 was made
Governor of New England.
daughter of Thomas
Craven, and sister
of Sr William
Craven of
Apletrewick, in
Com: Ebor: and of
Combe Abbey in Co:
Warr: Knight, heir
in Reversion to the
Barony of Hamsted
Marshall. Married
in Febr: 1671.
and
5 Elizabeth,
dyed
young.
born 2 Nov: 1642.
Married Anne
Knapton.
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1 Elizabeth,
2 Marie,
3 Amice, mort.
4 Anne,
5 John,
6 Carterette, mort.
7 Edmond, mort.
8 Cæsar,
9 Edmond.
born 5 Oct: 1646.
Married Anne
Blondel, and
dyed 8o Nov:
1664.
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1 John,
2 George,
3 Charles,
4 Mary,
5 Anne.
married to
Mr. Cæsar
Knapton, and
English Gentl:
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Elizabeth Knapton
only child,
married to Mr.
Will: le Marchant,
eldest son of
of Mr. James le
Marchant, Ao 1684.
born 15 Sept:
1662. Married
Elizab: Mauger
widow of Monsr
Tho: de Beauvoir.
25 Mart: Ao 1672.
Mr. Jean Renouf,
Merchant.
21 Nov. 1667.
born 9 Apr:
Ao 1662.
of Mr. James
Careye.
second son,
married Magdalen
Mancell.
and
4 Judith,
dyed young.
Ao 1683.
1685.
[Heralds' College, Book 2 D, XIV. fol. 175b]
Andros.—Gules, a saltire or surmounted by another vert, on a chief argent 3 mullets sable. [No crest.]
Sausmarez.—Argent, on a chevron gules between 3 leopards' faces sable as many castles triple towered or. Crest: a falcon affrontant proper, beaked and membered or, [not wings expanded as in the armory.] Supporters: Dexter, a unicorn, tail cowarded, argent; Sinister, a greyhound argent collared gules garnished or.
["This is a true Account of the Marriages and Issues of my family, and of the Armes we have constantly borne since our coming into Guernsey, as also of the Arms Crest and Supporters of Sausmarez whose heir General we married. Witnes my hand this 18th of September, 1686.
"E. Andros."]
At the same time Sir Edmund recorded his coat-of-arms as described in the following document at Heralds' College, Grants of Arms, Book 1, 26. fol. 98.
"Whereas Sr Edmund Andros, Knight, Lord of ye Seignorie of Sausmarez in the Island of Guernsey, hath made application to me, Henry, Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshall of England &c. that his Arms may be Registered in the College of Arms in such manner as he may lawfully bear them, with respect to his Descent from the antient Family of Sausmarez in ye said Isle, there being no entries in the College of Arms of the Descents or Arms of the Families in that Isle: And whereas it hath been made out unto me that his Great Grandfather's Father, John Andros als. Andrews, an English Gentleman, borne in Northamptonshire, coming into the Isle of Guernsey as Lieutt. to Sr Peter Mewtis, Knight, the Governour, did there marry, Ao. 1543, with Judith de Sausmarez, only daughter of Thomas Sausmarez, son and heir of Thomas Sausmarez, Lords of the Seignorie of Sausmarez in the said Isle, which Judith did afterwards become heir to her brother George de Sausmarez, Lord of the said Seignorie: And that John Andros, Esqr., son and heir of the said John and Judith, had the sd. Seignorie with its appurtenances and all Rights and Privileges thereto belonging, adjudged to him by the Royal Commrs. of the said Isle, Ao. 1607, against the heirs male of the said Family of Sausmarez, who then sued for the same, as finding it to be held of the King by a certain Relief and certain Services, all which were inseparable from the said Seignorie: And whereas it hath been made [to] appear unto me by an Antient Seal of one Nicollas de Sausmarez, which seems to be between 2 and 300 years old, and by other Authorities, that the said Family of Sausmarez have constantly borne and used the Arms herein impressed, I the said Earl Marshall, considering that the forementioned Sr. Edmund Andros, Knt., and his Ancestors, from the time of the said John Andros who
