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Alfred the Great, His Descendants and his Ancestry Beginning With Adam & Eve

8/5/2018

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PictureAlfred the Great, King of England
Alfred the Great, King of the Anglo-Saxons, was born at the royal village of Wantage, in Berkshire in 849. He was the fourth son of King Æthelwulf and his wife, Osburh. Osburh was the daughter of Oslac, who became famous for being the cupbearer to King AEthelwulf.

Oslac was a Goth, descending from the “Goths and Jutes —of the seed, namely, of Stuf and Wihtgar, two brothers and ealdormen. They, having received possession of the Isle of Wight from their uncle, King Cerdic, and his son Cynric their cousin, slew the few British inhabitants whom they could find in that island, at a place called Wihtgaraburg^ ; for the other inhabitants of the island had either been slain or had escaped into exile.”   
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Upon King Æthelwulf’s death in 858, all of his sons in order of their birth became king.  Through various circumstances, even though Alfred was the youngest, he became King of the Anglo-Saxons or King of England in 871 at Winchester, England and ruled until his death in 899. 

Alfred was known for his intellect though he did not lack for courage. At the age of four, he was taken to Rome and confirmed by Pope Leo IV who anointed him as a king.  Upon becoming King, Alfred led the Anglo-Saxon resistance Danish invasion, fought against the Vikings and united all of England not under Danish rule and reformed English political and cultural life.

Alfred was one of the best educated rulers of that period. He founded the University of Oxford in 872, more than three hundred years before any other institution, for general education, was established.
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Statue of Alfred the Great located in Wantage, Oxfordshire Market Square
He was able to unite the kingdoms of England under one crown.  In order to combat sea-borne raiders he had built ships with a size much bigger that those of the Vikings. He founded the British Navy and organized the militia.  He compiled a code of laws for England and established courts of justice.  During the final ten (10) years of his rule, he like Charlemagne, promoted the education of his court and of the people.  He built schools and monasteries.  Being a scholar, he invited many scholars to live at the court.  He was responsible for the translation of many books. 
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Alfred married Ealhswith (Alswitha), daughter of Earl Aethelred of Mercia & Edburh, d. ca. 905.
Alfred, the Great  & Ealhswith had five or six children, two of which were Edward, the Elder who succeeded Alfred as King and Æthelflaed who became Lady (ruler) of the Mercians.  Lady Margaret Somerville Kirkpatrick was a descendant of Alfred the Great through his son Edward the Elder (c. 874 – 17 July 924). Edward was King from 899 until his death.

​The following is a generational chart starting with Adam to Shirley Tomlinson Seibel.  The lines from Adam to Alfred the Great were compiled by Asser, a Welsh monk who became Bishop of Sherborne in the 890s. About 885 he was asked by Alfred the Great to leave St David's and join the circle of learned men whom Alfred was recruiting for his court. From Alfred the Great, the lineage was compiled by several genealogists and historians.

The figures given indicate the generation represented by the name and are the direct lineage from Adam to Shirley Tomlinson Seibel
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  1. Adam
  2. Seth
  3. Enos
  4. Cainan
  5. Mahalleal
  6. Jared
  7. Enoch
  8. Methuselah
  9. Lamech
  10. Noah
  11. Shem
  12. Arphaxad
  13. Salah
  14. Eber
  15. Peleg
  16. Reu
  17. Serug
  18. Nahor
  19. Terah
  20. Abraham
  21. Isaac
  22. Jacob
  23. Judah
  24. Phares
  25. Earom
  26. Aram
  27. Aminadab
  28. Nasson
  29. Salmon
  30. Boaz
  31. Obed
  32. Jesse
  33. David
  34. Nathan
  35. Mattatha
  36. Menan
  37. Melea
  38. Eliakim
  39. Jonan
  40. Joseph
  41. Juda
  42. Simeon
  43. Levi
  44. Matthat
  45. Jorim
  46. Eliezer
  47. Jose
  48. Er
  49. Elmodam
  50. Cosam
  51. Addi
  52. Melchi
  53. Neri
  54. Salathiel
  55. Sceaf
  56. Bedwig
  57. Hevala
  58. Hathra
  59. Itermod
  60. Heremod
  61. Sceldwea
  62. Beau
  63. Faetiva
  64. Geata
  65. Godwolf
  66. Finn
  67. Fruithuwolf
  68. Fralaf
  69. Frithowald
  70. Woden
  71. Beidrag
  72. Brond
  73. Freothegar
  74. Trewin
  75. Wig
76. Gewis
77. Esla
78. Elisa
79. Cerdec
80. Creoda
81. Cynric
82. Ceawlin
83. Cuthwine
84. Cutha
85. Ceolwald
86. Coenred
87. Ingild
88. Eoppa
89. Eafa
90. Ealkmund
91. Egbert, born about 770, King of the West
       Saxons 800 to 838.
92. Ethelwolf, born 800; King 838 to 858; m.
       Osberga. Visited Rome in 857.
93. Alfred the Great, fifth son, b. 848; sent to
       Rome 854.King 871 to 901; m. Elswitha.
       Their third daughter became the mother of
        Matilda who married William the
        Conqueror.  
94. Edward, first son, m. Edgina; king of
       England; d. 925
95. Edgiva, third child, m. Charles IV, King of
       France, and after his death, m. Henry, Count
       Vernandois and Troyes.
96. Hubert, Count Vernandois and Troyes
97. Lady Adelia de Vernandois, m. Prince Hugh
      the Great, of France
98. Lady Isabell de Vernondois, m. Robert de             Beliemont, Earl of Liecester.
99. Robert de Bellemont, 2nd Earl of Liecester.
100. Robert de Bellemont, 3rd Earl of Liecester, 
        Stewart of England.
101. Lady Margaret de Bellemont, m. Saier de
        Quincy, 1207.
102. Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester.
103. Lady Elizabeth de Quincy, m. 2nd Baron
        Cumyn.
104. Lady Cumyn, m. Sir John de Kieth.
105. Adam de Kieth, Rector of Kieth-Marichal.
106. Joanna de Kieth, m. Sir Alexander Stewart
        of Dernby.
107. Lady Janet Stewart, m. Thomas, First Lord
         Summerville.
108. Lady Margaret de Summerville, m. Sir
         Roger Kirkpatrick
109. Alexander Kirkpatrick, second son, made
         Laird of Kirkmichael.
110. William Kirkpatrick, 2nd Laird of 
        Kirkmichael.
111. Alexander Kirkpatrick, 3rd Laird, m.
       Margaret Chataris.
112. William Kirkpatrick, 4th Laird of
       Kirkmichael.
113. William Kirkpatrick, 5th Laird, sold his
        estate and d. June 9, 1686.
114. George Kirkpatrick of Knock.
115. Alexander Kirkpatrick, b. 1650
116. Alexander Kirkpatrick, b. 1685
117. Andrew Kirkpatrick, b. 1720; m. Margaret
       Gaston
118. Alexander Kirkpatrick, b. 1741; m. Jane
       Stewart
119. Margaret Kirkpatrick, b. January 08, 1784;
       m. Robert Taylor
120. Margaret Ann Taylor, b. January 04, 1824;
        m. James B. Herring
121. Lucy Vasta Herring, b. August 16, 1844;
        m. Hardy Clayton Tomlinson
122. Nicholas Henry Tomlinson, b. Abt. 1869;
         m. Martha Waller
123. Richard Nicholas Tomlinson, b. June 07,
        1898; m. Velma Ruth Farrell
124. Shirley Elizabeth Tomlinson,
        m. LeRoy George Seibel

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Alfred the Great's Will

Sources:

1. Asser’s Life of King Alfred, by Albert S.Cook; 1906
2. Readings in Medieval History 2nd Edition; ed. by Patrick J. Geary; 1997, pg. 223 – 247
3. The Plantagenet Ancestry of King Edward III and Queen Philippa, by George Andrews Moriarty; 1985.​

4. A Genealogy of the Shobe, Kirkpatrick, and Dilling Families; by Franklin Dilling Shobe; 1950
ppgs. XVI - XVIII
5. Æthelwulf; Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia; URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelwulf
6. Alfred the Great; Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia; URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_the_Great



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Marty G. Sexton
12/11/2021 02:38:20 pm

Excellent Page,,, Well Done...

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