Old family; or, The Setons of Scotland and America
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1 8 THEIR DESCENDANTS. [a.d. 1635
morose, and sullen nature; conversed much with books, hav-
ing; been bred a scholar, and (though nobly born) a fellow of
New College in Oxford; to which he claimed a right bv the
alliance he pretended to have from William of Wickham, the
founder; which he made good bv such an unreasonable pedi-
gree, through so many hundred years, half the time whereof
extinguishes all relation of kindred." The Viscount is remem-
bered, after a fashion, in the little town of Savbrook, Conn.,
which was originated in 1635, and named in compliment " to
its two noble patrons," Lords Say and Brook, who both
figured ridiculously in a " proposition that an hereditary order
of nobility be established in the province."
morose, and sullen nature; conversed much with books, hav-
ing; been bred a scholar, and (though nobly born) a fellow of
New College in Oxford; to which he claimed a right bv the
alliance he pretended to have from William of Wickham, the
founder; which he made good bv such an unreasonable pedi-
gree, through so many hundred years, half the time whereof
extinguishes all relation of kindred." The Viscount is remem-
bered, after a fashion, in the little town of Savbrook, Conn.,
which was originated in 1635, and named in compliment " to
its two noble patrons," Lords Say and Brook, who both
figured ridiculously in a " proposition that an hereditary order
of nobility be established in the province."
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| Histories of Scottish families > Old family; or, The Setons of Scotland and America > (54) Page 18 |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/95730567 |
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| Description | By Monsignor Seton. New York : Brentano's [Printed by J. J. Little & Co.], 1899. |
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| Shelfmark | S.123.g |
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| Description | A selection of almost 400 printed items relating to the history of Scottish families, mostly dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes memoirs, genealogies and clan histories, with a few produced by emigrant families. The earliest family history goes back to AD 916. |
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