Historical and genealogical memoirs of the House of Hamilton

HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL
MEMOIRS
OF THE
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A he most distant progenitor of this illustrious and far-spreading Family the house of
taken notice of by genealogical writers, is said to have been a Norman HAMILTON -
baron called —
I. Bernard, a near kinsman to Rollo, the first Duke of Normandy. Archdairs Peerage.
Rollo, previously to his decease, named him governor to his son j3 u k e Wood ' s Pecra e e -
William. In the year 912, he married Sphreta de Burgundia, by whom
he had a son,
II. Turfus, or Turlofus, who gave name to the town of Tourville in ibid.
Normandy. In anno 955, he married Emerberga de Brigenberg, by whom
he had
III. Turolphe, who, in right of his mother, succeeded to the lordship of ibid.
Pontaudemar. By his consort Wcevia, daughter of Harfust, a noble Dane,
and sister to Gunnora, Duchess of Normandy, he had
IV. Humphrey, surnamed De Vetulis, who married Albreda de la ibid. .
Haye Auberie, of a noble family in Normandy, of which union was born
V. Roger, surnamed De Bellomont, who, marrying Adelina, only ibid,
daughter of Walleran, Count of Mellent, and heiress to h°r brother Hugh,
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