Dunford Famkly marrying murphy family

irish history first

in 1649 king charles the 1 was exacuted ,then oliver cromwell came to ireland confiscating the better land fromthe murphy family

in 1649 oliver cromwell returned to england calling onthe dunford family who owned all the land inlancashire and yorkshire and told them there was free land for them in ireland aland grant

well the dunford family came over and took on this land but they nbeed to trade cattle sheep horses poultry seeds with the murphy family farmers so they did and soon started marrying the murphys and sharing the land,now my family are dunfords .and when i wrote about this and the dunford family comming over with william the conqueror .after the death of harold william said he had to give something to the two brothers generals dunford who helped him so much in winning the war..so he gave them lancashire and yorkshire all inthe doomsday book.

n ow since writing about this i have had so many letters from histrorians telling me they have found out more 

in lancashire and yorkshire there isthe dunford river .dunford ccastle.dunford village dunford road proving thisstory is true.

also in the census of wealthy landowner.1273 john dunford largest farmin england in buckinghamshire.another dunford john dunford .and a james dunford in yorkshire .

now this is something i never new .first you cantrace people who ownded land farmsand wealthy landowners in 

enclosiure maps and awards (parish records)genguide the genealogist uk BMD and more onlinethis process began in12 century firs census and become widespread in 1750

also in ireland land holding  1760 to 1880 

at www historyhome.co.uk/c-eight/ireland/ire-land(htm

during the rein of charles the first 1600 to 1649  charleswas indebt and asaked the goverment to help him tax more but they refused so he asked thewealthy farmers the dunfords inlancashire but they refused  so charles espoused the royal cause and took away there farms which they have had since william the first 1066

so they bought up farms in england

but some of them realised there waslots of land in america lots ofthe dunford sailed onthe huge armada of three masted sails ships called WHITE SAILS.which plied the stormy atlantic 

amongst the first settlers in north america was john dunford from lancashire who purchased land huge farms on the eastern seaboard in 1718 .james dunford brought land in new york.more dunfords went to pennsylvania their homesfor yearsstill there.in new foundland john dunford bought battle harbour  labrador,

fr5omthisport of entry dunfords made there way west joining the wagon trains to the prairiesto trhe west coast

during the american war of independance many dunford fought inthis you will find captain dunford.

so one history writter wrote the dunford family fromthe two brother generals who fought with william the first in 1066,were made earls lords ,in

house of normandy 1966 to 1154

house of plantsgent 1154 to 1399

house of lancashire 1399 to 1461

house of york          1461 to 1495

house of tudor        1485 to 1603

house of stuart       1603 to 1649

commonwealthy

                               1653 to 1659

house of stuart         1659 to 1714

30 kingsand queens who must have known them .inthere courts .huge farmers

nowwe come to things the dunfords left behind which is part of british history

baddesley clinton

ferrers of baddesley clinton  ducumentsof titles of robert dunford

of kenillworth .of hectorsof lands tenements houses.gardens.woods moors meadows pastures,arable lands hedges

held by in trust  shakespear bithplace trust

date 12 october 1329

reference dr3/47

the cobden papers

dunford estate 1865

catoluge of furniture going back to 1600 and books 

west sussex record office

there are lots and lots of these they have sent me

now  the murphy clan has sent me there recordsswhich are the same as mine but they have found out more names .and recon they can come to dunford and murpfy family tree till 1700,