King of the Franks

DAVID SKINNER’S ANCESTRY TO HUGH CAPET, KING OF FRANKS, THROUGH CARA SKINNER’S MOTHER

Hugh Capet, King of the Franks – 939-966
– Queen Adelaide de Aquitane – 945-1006

Robert II, King of the Franks “le Pieux” – 972-1031
– Constance d’Arles – 986-1032

Henri I, King of the Francs – 1008-1060
– Anna Yaroslavna, Agnesa, Queen of France of Kiev – 1030-1075

Comte de Vermandois Hugues de Vermandois I – 1057-1101
– Adelaide Countess of Vermandois – 1050-1120

Robert I de Beaumont Comte de Meulan Earl of Leicester – 1046-1118
– Elizabeth de Vermandois 1081-1131

Earl Robert II de Beaumont – 1104-1168
– Amicia de Gael – 1104-?

Robert de Beaumont 3rd Earl of Leicester – 1130-1190
– Petronilla de Grandmesnil – 1123-1212

Saer de Quincy 1st Earl of Winchester – 1150-1219 – TO ENGLAND
– Lady Margaret de Beaumont Countess of Winchester – 1154-1235

Sir Hugh de Vere 4th Earl of Oxford – 1207-1263
– Hawise de Quincy – 1200-1273

Robert de Vere 5th Earl of Oxford – 1220-1296
– Alice de Saunford – 1230-1317

Alphonse de Vere – 1262-1328
– Joan de Foliot – 1282-1339

John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford – 1312-1360
– Maud de Badlesmere – 1308-1366

Henry de Beaumont 3rd Baron Beaumont – 1340-1369
– Margaret de Vere – 1336-1398

Richard de Moleyns – 1353-1384
– Eleanor de Beaumont – 1363-1380

Sir William Moleyns – 1378-1425
– Margery Whalesborough – 1381-1439

Richard de Moleyns – 1425-1507
– Eleanor Beaumont – 1430-1478

William Molyns – 1479-1512
– Lady Ann Colpepper – 1483-1519

Thomas Bennet – 1503-1547
– Agnes Molyns – 1488-1558

Sir Thomas Bennett Lord Mayor of London – 1544-1627
– Lady Mary Taylor – 1555-1624

Sir George Croke Chief Justice – 1560-1642
– Mary Bennett – 1590-1657

Thomas Lee – 1605-1643
– Elizabetha Croke – 1605-1675

Sir Thomas Lee Bt – 1635-1690
– Ann Davis – 1631-1708

Robert Willson – 1672-1745
– Jane De Leigh Lee – 1672-1743

Alexander Wilson – 1704-1760
– Catherine Willson – 1705-1787 – married in Kintore, Scotland

Andrew Blackburn – 1719-1785
– Virginia Ann Wilson – 1730-1824 – married in Bedford, Virginia

George Edgar, Jr. – 1730-1811
– Isabella Blackburn – 1760-1824

Zachariah Cannon – 1770-1852
– Elizabeth Edgar – 1774-? – married in Jefferson, Tennessee

Abednego Adams – 1812 – ? – his great grandfather, Abednego (1721-1809) was a friend who did business with George Washington and owned the property adjacent to Mt. Vernon. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Adams_l-1
– Mary E. Cannon – 1814-1854

Tennessee Able Davis – 1841-1905
– Mary A. Adams – 1851-1890

Elbert Clingman Mathis – 1872-1960
– Ida Bell Davis – 1871-1949

William Wilson Skinner, Jr. – 1894-1951
– Cara Agnes Mathis – 1901-1994 – married in California

Donald Carl Skinner – 1921-1996
– Royalynn Gertrude Sumner – 1925-2010

David Earle Skinner – 1946 –
– Barbara Sue Grantham – 1948 –

Alfred the Great

BARBARA GRANTHAM SKINNER ANCESTRY TO ALFRED THE GREAT
– 34TH GREAT GRANDFATHER –

AElfred the Great King of West Saxons – 849-899 – Alfred the Great
– Aelhswith of the Gaini Princess of Mercia – 852-905

Baldwin II ‘the Bald’ Count of Flanders – 864-918 – Baldwin II
– Aelfthryth d’Angleterre of Wessex – 870-929

Arnulf I van Vlaanderen – 889-96
– Adaele ‘Alix’ Countess de Vermandois – 913-960

Dirk II van Holland – 920-988 – Dirk II
– Hildegarde de Flandre – 925-990

Arnulf von Holland – 951-993 – Arnulf von Holland
– Luitgarde von Luxemburg – 967-1005

Guillaume II Talvas – 995-1055 – Chateau de Domfront
– Hildeburge de Beaumont – 985-1067

Earl of Shrewsbury Roger de Montgomery – 1022-1094 – Roger of Montgomery
– Mabile d’Alencon – 1030-1079

Lord Warin “The Sheriff” de Metz I – 1050-1115
– Aimeria de Montgomery – 1050-1100

Warin de Metz – 1100-1146
– Mallet Peverel – 1075? – ?

Fulk I Fitz[son of]Warin – 1115-1171 – Fulk I FitzWarin
– Eva de Whittington – 1108-1155

Fulk II FitzWarin Lee – 1138-1197
– Lady Hawise le Dinan – 1146-1226

Fulk III FitzWarin – 1160-1258 – Fulk III FitzWarin
– Maud “Matilda” le Vavasour Baroness Butler – 1176-1225

Fulk IV FitzWarin – 1208-1264
– Constance de Toeni – 1215-1265

Baron John de Tregoz II – 1241-1300
– Mabel FitzWarin – 1247-1297

Roger de la Warre – 1248-1320
– Clarice Tregoz – 1263-1300

John de la Warre – 1277-1347
– Johanna de Grelle – 1280-1353

John de la Warre – 1295-1331
– Margaret de Holand – 1309-1349

John Chiseldon – 1325-1419
– Elizabet de la Warr – 1327-?

William Cheselden – 1350-1427
– Elizabet de Warre ? – 1355-1430

William Wadham – 1386-1452 – William Wadham
– Margaret Chiselden – 1375-1474

Gilbert of Bradley and Teynwick Yarde – 1440-1492
– Joan Mary Wadham – 1430-?

William Fenworth Gibbs – 1450-1483
– Lady Elizabeth Yarde – 1450-1500

William II Bond – 1475-1528
– Jane Gibbs – 1481-1539

William Bond – 1493-1549
– Dionise Bourman – 1497-1560

Edward Herbert Cherington Brooks – 1524-1604
– Ethel Myrtle Deets – 1557-1576

John Andrews I – 1566-1610
– Esther Cherington Brooks – 1575-1616

William Andrews – 1592-1655 –  FROM ENGLAND TO VIRGINIA
– Mary Stringer – 1620-1659

William Andrews – 1632-1673
– Elizabeth Travellor – 1634-1673

Edward Grantham – 1643-1704
– Elizabeth Andrews – 1662-1730

Edward Grantham II – 1686-1768
– Catherine Proctor – 1695-1740

Richard Grantham, Sr. – 1733-1817
– Sarah Ann Clayton – 1735-1825

Joshua Grantham – 1776-1820 – TO NORTH CAROLINA
– Sarah – 1774-?

Nathan Grantham – 1812-1885 – TO LOUISIANA
– Sarah Albritton – 1817-1898

James Lewis Gardner Grantham – 1842-1923 – TO ARKANSAS
– Martha Annie Summers 1872-1937

Charlie G. Grantham – 1894-1952
– Emma C. Wynn – 1895-1935

Fait Henry Grantham – 1926-2003
– Mabel Irene Nordin – 1925-2016

David E. Skinner – 1946 –
– Barbara Sue Grantham – 1948 – TO CALIFORNIA

Oh So Beautiful

Fellow Traveler,

Sometimes when I can’t sleep at night, I’ll turn on the radio, keeping the volume low. It’s proven to be a successful way to stop my mind from racing about things I can’t control or don’t need to be thinking about. I’ll wake up hours later with it still playing music, commenting on the latest news story, or preaching a sermon. Early this morning it was tuned to Family Radio, where hymns are mixed with bible reading and an occasional message. Today, let me say something about the music we hear and emphasize the importance of listening to God glorifying, edifying, and didactic worship songs.

At my desk is an old hymnal, published in 1847 with a third page that’s been glued in that says, “This Book May be Kept Four Weeks” – “Stockton Free Public Library” – “Given Out” – with a signature in pencil below on the blank page. “to Miss Mary Mensell.” The leather bound edition’s first section of 254 pages consists of the Psalms put to meter, so they can be sung to familiar tunes. The remainder of the 735 pages are titled “Hymns for Public Worship.” The Presbyterian Publication Committee compiled the tome, which contains very few songs that would be familiar to us today, actually. Christian music changes through the years, in some cases dramatically – and in some cases drastically.

The old hymns were first of all based on scripture and doctrinally filled. They were focused on biblical worship, God’s person and work, and our need to know and love Him more.

All hail the power of Jesus’ Name! Let angels prostrate fall;
Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown him Lord of all.
Ye seed of Israel’s chosen race, Ye ransomed from the fall,
Hail him who saves you by his grace, And crown him Lord of all.
Let every kindred, every tribe, On this terrestrial ball,
To him all majesty ascribe, And crown him Lord of all.

Compare those lyrics to the following written by Chasen.

Everybody’s been there everyone’s the same
but mostly we don’t care isn’t that a shame
We bring us down face after face
the inside is beautiful but the outside we want to change.
We want to change.
Whoa you’re oh so beautiful, you don’t need anyone’s approval
You’ve got to believe in your self you know you are
You’re crazy beautiful
Well every new year you say your gonna change
From the way you live to how much you weigh,
we don’t want to change.
(It goes on, repeating itself for more than a dozen more lines)

The important thing to note here is that in this modern song, the one who is beautiful isn’t God, it’s a man (or woman). This is the extreme form of where contemporary music can lead. The less extreme worship songs have little to no biblical truth or doctrine and could be applied to Krishna or any other man-made deity. Beware!

May God give us discernment in our choice of heavenly acceptable worship music.

Old Davy

Indian Chiefs

BARBARA GRANTHAM SKINNER ANCESTRY THROUGH HER MOTHER MABEL SWAFFORD –
( early dates on Indian chiefs very doubtful ) – NORTH CAROLINA ORIGINS –

Menatonon, king of the Chowanoc Indians (from North Carolina to the Chesapeake Bay) – 1540-? Menatonon – (Barbara Skinner’s 12^th Gr-Grandfather)

Chief Thomas Skiko Hoyter – 1565-1616?

Chief Thomas Kiskutanewh Hoyter – 1595-1616? – Other source: b. 1610

Chief John Hoyter – 1620-1680? John Hoyter – Other source: b. 1640

Chief/King Thomas Hoyter – 1669-1765? – John and Thomas Hoyter – ceased as a stand-along tribe by 1751 – Chowanoac Indians

John Freeman, Sr. – 1695-1784
– Tabitha Hoyter – 1693-1780

John Freeman, Jr. – 1718-1784
– Sarah Outlaw – 1722-1820

Aaron Posey Freeman, Sr. – 1745-1825
– Mary Bentley – 1749-1830

Isaac Freeman – 1787-1855
– Spicy Thomason – 1787-1865

Lazarus Freeman – 1818-1888 – Lazarus Freeman
– Rhoda Freeman – 1824-1865

Moses Wineburg Freeman – 1848-1921 – Moses Freeman
– Minerva Ann Hobbs – 1849-1897

John Henry Nordin – 1873-1947
– Rachel Melinda Freeman – 1878-1953 – Rachel Freeman

Archie Hampton “Hamp” Nordin – 1905-1958 – Hamp Nordin – note death of W.H. Nordin at 3 years old in 1934 – Death of Baby Nordin from food poisoning from eating berry pie. A girl also died at 18 months.
– Frances Martha Swafford – 1905-1963

Fait Grandtham – 1926-2003
– Mabel Irene Nordin – 1925-2010

David E. Skinner – 1946 –            
– Barbara S. Grandtham – 1948 –

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Warriors All

Fellow Traveler,

Researching your family tree is both wearisome and rewarding. I’ve been doing it for years, at first running into a big wall at our Atlantic shore. I couldn’t find any ancestry on the other side of the pond. Since then the whole “find your ancestors” boom has changed all that, and I’ve recently been able to find my Scottish, English, and Welsh roots. And not just back to the 17th and 18th centuries, but back to the 9th century. Although somewhat meaningless considering the millions of folks related to me, it does offer a glimpse into a history that was meaningless before. If nothing else, tracing your roots opens the history books like nothing else and gives you a fascinating perspective on your place in the world.

My Scottish and Welsh family connects me to Robert the Bruce and Rhodri the Great, both fierce warrior kings in the 14th and 9th centuries. The Bruce fought and won Scotland’s independence from England’s King Edward. Rhodri, wanting Welsh independence, won two battles against the Welsh Vikings, but lost his life in battle during a Saxon invasion of Wales. My ancestors, like yours, were willing to give up their lives for a cause. They were warriors against tyranny and injustice – military men who stood for what they thought in their hearts was right.

The Apostle Paul repeatedly exhorts us to put on the whole armor of God and “stand fast.” He uses that expression in regard to truth and doctrine six times in his letters. “Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong.” I Corinthians 16:13. “Therefore, my beloved and longed-for brethren, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, beloved.” Philippians 4:1. And in 2 Thessalonians 2:15, he says, “Therefore, brethren, stand fast and hold the traditions which you were taught, whether by word or our epistle.” The Apostle Jude echoes his words, “I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.” Jude 3b.

Am I standing fast for the truths in God’s Word, or am I just going along with the lowest common denominators of popular sentiment? Am I willing to call those “major” issues that many in our modern churches are calling “minor?” Am I able to defend my points using Scripture alone? Do I know church history and the Bible well enough to defend my views? As a lowly sheep in Christ’s fold, am I wary enough to discern false doctrine? Jesus told the twelve, “Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.” Matthew 10:16. Am I a warrior for truth?

Lord, give me more of a hunger for your word that I might know You more deeply. May I have more of a zeal for what pleases You as revealed in Your word. As I ask for doctrinal discernment that only comes from You, strengthen me that I might not fear my adversaries, whether outside or inside the church. Amen.

Old Davy

King Louis VI of France

SKINNER ANCESTRY TRACED TO KING LOUIS VI OF FRANCE THROUGH CARA SKINNER’S MOM, IDA BELL ADAMS DAVIS

King Louis VI “le Gros” Roi des Francs – 1081-1137
– Adelaide de Savoie Reine des Francs 1092-1154

Pierre I de Vermandois Emperor de Constantinople – 1126-1183
– Elizabeth de Courtenay – 1127-1205

Aymar Taillefer – 1160-1202
– Alice of Courtenay – 1160-1218

Count William Taillefer of Angouleme – 1200-1274
– Marie Mongomerie – 1200-1256

Guillaume de Taillefer Borsale – 1225-1274
– Marie Montgomerie ? – 1220-1257

Sir Hanzer Tallifer – 1245-1315
– Margaret Welmore – 1250-?

Sir John of Shodock, Kent Taylor – 1284-1377
– Lady Margaret Taylifer of Welmote – 1328-1380

Sir John William Taylor Lord of Kent – 1360-1422
– Lady Jane Marshall – 1377-1437

Johnathon Taylor III – 1403-1466
– Lady Margaret Hamley – 1409-1435

William Taylor II, Master of the Rolls of the Court of Chancery – 1429-1493
– Lady Joane Gilbard Taylor – 1432-1493

Reverend Sir John Taylor Achdeacon of Halifax – 1450-1534
– Margaret de Fairsted – 1457-1546

Reverend John Taylor – 1478-1555
– Susan Rowland – 1482-1582

Thomas James Taylor – 1548-1588
– Elizabeth Ann Burwell – 1552-1577

Thomas John Taylor – 1574-1618
– Margaret Elizabeth Swinderby – 1578-1672

John William Taylor – 1607-1652
– Elizabeth Horton – 1607-1659

Jonathan Adams – 1614-1664
– Sarah Taylor – 1626-1666

John Francis Adams – 1651-1725 FIRST GENERATION IN AMERICA – VIRGINIA COLONY
– Katherine Brock Napier – 1651-1682

John Francis Adams II – 1673-1751
– Elizabeth Johns – 1673-1752

Robert William Adams Sr. – 1703-1769
– ? – 1705-?

Robert Adams – 1730-1783
– Mourning Pigg – 1719-1785

Absalom Adams – 1755-1836
– Sarah Sumpter – 1765-1851

John Burgess Adams – 1790-1858
– Elizabeth Stites – 1788-1859

John Davis – 1812-1899
– Mary “Polly” Adams 1810-1885

Tennessee Able Davis – 1841-1905
– Mary A. Adams – 1851-1890

Elbert Clingman Mathis – 1872-1960
– Ida Bell Davis – 1871-1949

William Wilson Skinner – 1894-1951
– Cara Agnes Mathis – 1901-1994

Donald Carl Skinner – 1921-1996
– Royalynn G. Sumner – 1925-2010

David E. Skinner – 1946-
– Barbara S. Grandtham – 1948-

King Edward I

SKINNER ANCESTRY TRACED TO KING EDWARD I OF ENGLAND THROUGH CARA SKINNER’S MOTHER, IDA BELL DAVIS MATHIS – 24th GR-GRANDFATHER

Edward I King of England – 1239-1307 – Edward I
– Queen Eleanor de Castile – 1241-1290

Edward II King of England – 1284-1327 – Edward II
– Isabella of France Queen of England – 1295-1358

Edward III King of England – 1312-1377 – Edward III
– Philippa de Hainaut Queen of England – 1310-1369

Lionel of Antwerp 1st Duke of Clarence – 1338-1368 – Lionel of Antwerp
– Elizabeth de Burgh 4th Countess of Ulster – 1332-1363

Edmund de Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March – 1352-1381 – Edmund de Mortimer
– Philippa of Clarence 5th Countess of Ulster – 1355-1382

Henry Percy XI – 1364-1403 – Henry Percy “Hotspur”
– Lady Elizabeth de Mortimer – 1371-1417

Henry Percy – 1391-1455 – Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland
– Eleanor Neville – 1398-1472

William Rainsford – 1450-1487
– Lady Anne de Percy of Northumberland – 1428-1522

Thomas Hawes IV – 1475-1558
– Joan Rainsford – 1475-1559

Thomas Hawes V – 1501-1574
– Elizabeth Brome – 1501-1566

Henry Lane – 1519-1567
– Mary Hawes – 1521-1555

William Fox – 1545-1595
– Anne Lane – 1545-1578

Henry Fox – 1578-1625
– Elizabeth Pickernell – 1580-1625

Captain John Fox Sr. – 1602-1665
– Elizabeth Convers – 1601-1659

Captain John Fox Jr. – 1626-1682
– Anne Vincent – 1628-1659

Richard Johns – 1639-1666 – Richard Johns
– Jane Fox – 1648-1715

John Francis Adams II – 1673-1751 – John Adams
– Elizabeth Johns – 1673-1752

– NOTE: BOTH THIS LINE AND THE ONE TO KING LOUIS VI MERGE HERE
– NOTE: FIRST ARRIVED IN AMERICA AT THIS POINT – VIRGINIA COLONY

Robert William Adams Sr. – 1703-1769 – Robert Adams
– ? – 1705-?

Robert Adams – 1730-1783 – Captain Robert Adams
– Mourning Pigg – 1719-1785

Absalom Adams – 1755-1836 – Absalom Adams – More on Absalom Adams
– Sarah Sumpter – 1765-1851

John Burgess Adams – 1790-1858
– Elizabeth Stites – 1788-1859

John Davis – 1812-1899
– Mary “Polly” Adams 1810-1885

Tennessee Able Davis – 1841-1905
– Mary A. Adams – 1851-1890

Elbert Clingman Mathis – 1872-1960
– Ida Bell Davis – 1871-1949

William Wilson Skinner – 1894-1951
– Cara Agnes Mathis – 1901-1994

Donald Carl Skinner – 1921-1996
– Royalynn G. Sumner – 1925-2010

David E. Skinner – 1946-
– Barbara S. Grandtham – 1948-

Rhymes With Audrey

DAVID SKINNER LINEAGE IN WALES TO KING RHODRI THE GREAT, HIS 31st GR-GRANDFATHER THROUGH HIS SKINNER ANCESTORS –
ALSO BARBARA SKINNER’S GR-GRANDFATHER THROUGH HER FATHER FAIT GRANDTHAM

King Rhodri Mawr ap Merfyn of Wales and the Britons – 820-878 – Rhodri the Great
– Wife: Angharad ferch Meurig – 830-?

King Cadel ap Rhodri Mawr – 850-?
– Queen Reingar verch Hyfaidd – 850-909

King Hywel Dda ap Cadell – 870-950
– Elen ferch Llywarch – 870-?

King Owain ap Hywel of Deheubarth – 913-988 – Owain ap Hywel Dda
– Queen Angharad ferch Llewelyn of Powis – 918-1002

Marydydd (Maredudd) ap (ab) Owain – 938-999 – Marydydd ap Owain
– Asritha Verch Llandilo Queen of Wales – 943-1019

Cynfyn ap Gwerystan of Powys – 980-1030
– Angharad Ferch Maredudd Queen of Powys – 982-1058

Bleddyn “Sais” ap Cynfyn King of Gwynedd and Powys -1025-1075 – Bleddyn ap Cynfyn
– Haer Verch Cyllyn Queen of Gwynedd and Powys – 1025-1089

Maredudd ap Bleddyn Prince of Powys -1047-1132 – Maredudd ap Bleddyn
– Hunydd Verch Einudd of Powys – 1063-1132

Madog ap Maredudd – 1098-1160 – Madog ap Maredudd
– Susanna ferch Gruffydd – 1095-1165

Gruffydd Maelor I – 1121-1185 – Gruffydd Maelor I
– Angharad ferch Owain Gwynedd – 1135-1185

Madog ap Gruffydd Prince of Powys Fadog – 1160-1236
– Esyllt verch Gruffydd – 1183-?

Gruffydd Maelor II ap Madog – 1195-1269 – Gruffydd Maelor II
– Emma de Audley – 1220-1278

Sir John Arderne I – 1266-1308
– Margaret ferch Gruffudd – 1261-1314

Sir John Wettenhall III – 1295-1348
– Agnes De Arderne – 1294-1385

Sir Adam De Bostock – 1325-1374
– Margaret Whetenhall – 1325-1369

Adam Bostock – 1363-1415
– Jonet Bradshaw 1362-1420

Sir Knight Thomas Lord Davenham Brett – 1395-1457
– Lady Ann Agnes Bostock – 1400-1483

Sir Richard Brett – 1420-1479
– Margery Ardenne 1405-1430

John Brett – 1460-1540
– Elizabeth Blount – 1468-1543

Alexander Francis Brett – 1485-1563
– Elizabeth Rosmanderos – 1507-1599

Robert Crackbone – 1525-1599
– Alice Brett – 1522-1591

Robert Plumb III – 1568-1628
– Grace Crackbone – 1564-1615

John Plumb I – 1594-1648
– Lady Dorothea Wood – 1596-1669

Samuel Plum – 1625-1703 – Arrived in America from England, Married in New Haven, CT
– Hannah Crane – 1628-1720

John Plum – 1657-1710
– Hannah Treat Crane – 1678-1730

John Plum – 1696-1785
– Joanna Crane

Frederick Plum – 1756-1836
– Susan ? – 1761-1825

Joseph Plum – 1797-1861
– Hannah Lippincott – 1792-1829

Job Troth Plum – 1821-1906 – Married 1842 in Gloucester, New Jersey
– Mariah Swindler – 1823-1895

William James Burk – 1838-1912
– Sarah Adams Plum – 1843-1912

William Wilson Skinner – 1857-1926
– Ella Burk(e) – 1862-1949

William Wilson Skinner Jr. -1894-1951
– Cara Agnes Mathis 1901-1994

Donald Carl Skinner – 1921-1996
– Royalynn G. Sumner – 1925-2010

David E. Skinner – 1946-
– Barbara S. Grandtham – 1948-

Back to the Bruce

SKINNER ANCESTRY TO ROBERT THE BRUCE KING OF SCOTS THROUGH CARA SKINNER’S MOTHER
Dave’s 23rd Gr-Grandfather

Robert I Bruce King of Scots – 1274-1329 – Robert the Bruce
– 1st Wife – Isabella of Mar – Countess of Carrick – 1277-1296

Sir Walter Stewart – 6th High Steward of Scotland – 1293-1326 – Sir Walter Stewart
– Marjorie Bruce – Princess of Scotland – 1296-1316 – Robert II’s birth was considered something of a miracle since he was delivered by caesarian section from his mother’s body who died after a fall from her horse.

Robert II Stewart King of Scotland – 1316-1390 – Robert II
When Robert II came to throne, a fourteen years’ truce with England still had twelve years to run, though unofficial warfare on the border continued with England. Full scale war broke out in 1385 as a by-product of the Hundred Years’ War between England and France. Scotland became involved through assistance to France. Throughout this period Robert II was ever weak in his control of the state. In 1384 he appointed his heir John, Earl of Carrick, to enforce authority on his behalf.
– Wife – Elizabeth Mure of Rowallan – 1320-1354 – Elizabeth Mure

Elizabeth was Robert II’s first wife, to whom he was related within the “forbidden degrees” of kinship. This required a papal dispensation to have their marriage and heirs recognized by the church and state. Robert II and Elizabeth may not have at first known of this requirement, for it was some years after the birth of their children that they applied for dispensation. This became a growing concern of Robert II’s second family and heirs from his marriage to Euphemia of Ross following Elizabeth’s death.

Robert III Stewart King of Scotland – 1337-1406 – Robert III
John, Earl of Carrick, moved to the throne as Robert III. Robert III was considered a weak ruler. He delegated much of his authority to his brother, Robert, Earl of Fife (later Duke of Albany and Governor of Scotland). In 1393 Robert III decided to resume his responsibilities and relieved his brother of authority. In 1399 Robert III delegated his authority to his eldest son David, Duke of Rothesay. In 1401 David, who had proven himself incompetent to govern & refused to resign at his father’s request was arrested and placed in his brother Robert’s custody where he died in 1406.
-Wife – Annabella Drummond Queen of Scotland – 1350-1401 – Anabella Drummond

George Douglas 1st Earl of Angus – 1380-1402 – George Douglas
– Lady Mary Stewart Princess of Scotland – 1380-1457

Alexander Forbes 1st Lord Forbes – 1377-1448 – Lord Forbes
– Elizabeth Mary Douglas of Angus, Lady of Mar – 1397-1460

James Forbes 2nd Lord Forbes – 1424-1460
– Lady Egidia de Keith – 1425-1473

Lord Robert Lumsden 1st Lord Cushnie – 1429-1546
– Isobel Forbes of Craigievar – 1446-1490

Lord Alexander Forbes 1st Lord Newe – 1380-1488
– Euphon Jean Lumsden of Cushnie – 1498-1570

William Forbes 7th Lord Forbes – 1513-1596 – 7th Lord Forbes
– Elizabeth Beatrice Keith, Lady, Countess of Huntley – 1522-1604

John Gordon of Newton – 1547-1622
– Isobel Forbes – 1548-1600

Sir Robert Gordon 1st Baronet Gordonstoun, 5th Laird of Pitlurg Kinmundy Straloch and Fechil – Member of Parliament – 1580-1661 – Robert Gordon
– Katherine Irvine – 1582-1662

Robert Gordon 6th of Pitlurg, Laird of Kinmundy and Straloch – 1609-1681
– Catherine Burnett – 1610-1698

Robert Gordon – 1641-1718
– Alice Maitland – 1640-1682

William Knox – 1658-1692
– Annabel Gordon – 1661-1731

Thomas Edgar – Emigrated to America 1681-1759
– Janet Knox – 1689-1767

George Edgar, Sr. – 1704-1765
– Elizabeth Hall – 1708-?

George Edgar, Jr. – 1730-1811
– Isabella Blackburn – 1760-1824

Zechariah Cannon – 1770-1852
– Elizabeth Edgar – 1774-?

Abednego Adams – 1812-? – His great grandfather (b. 1721) was close friend and immediate neighbor to George and Martha Washington in Virginia. Abednego Adams and George Washington
– Mary E. Cannon – 1814-1854

Tennessee Able Davis – 1841-1905
– Mary A. Adams – 1851-1890

Elbert Clingman Mathis – 1872-1960
– Ida Belle Davis – 1871-1949

William Wilson Skinner, Jr. – 1894-1951
– Cara Agnes Mathis – 1901-1994

Donald Carl Skinner – 1921-1996
– Royalynn G. Sumner – 1925-2010

David E. Skinner – 1946 –
– Barbara S. Grandtham – 1948 –

On the Bench

Fellow Traveler,

I remember listening to an old Focus on the Family radio broadcast where James Dobson had talked to a high school girl. She was struggling with the repetitive, non-eventful, painful routine of her life. She told him, “Life is so . . . so . . . so . . . DAILY!”

She had learned at an early age that these 24 hours we’re given are a constant this side of eternity. The sun rises and sets with absolute precision. The moon goes through its perpetual phases, occasionally punctuated with an eclipse. When you’re a kid the days seem so long, the years trudge by, and life changes are barely discernible. And then you grow up, get older and try to slow things down as the days and years start whizzing by.

These last few years have been flying by for me and many of you. We experience old age taking a toll on our body. Our strength level is falling by 50% or more, and our pain level is increasing by the same amount. Getting through the day isn’t as easy as it used to be. Project hours around the house are fewer on Saturdays as naps become more frequent. And Sundays have always been a no or little work day, thankfully.

The Psalmist knew something of this and tells us in Psalm 71:9 –

“Do not cast me off in the time of old age;
do not forsake me when my strength fails.”

It is certain – your strength will fail if you live long enough. We are prone to fear that God will set us aside, but we learn that He can give us new ministries that match our lower energy level. We can pray for others more, pick up the phone more, visit more, write more letters, and be closer to Him through more bible study time.

Lord, as you give daily bread, you give daily strength – let us call on You for enthusiasm, fulfillment, and direction that will glorify You as our earthly days will soon be traded for one heavenly, eternal day.

Old Davy