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La branche anglaise de la famille Vernon
The English branch of the Vernon family
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L'histoire de la famille Vernon, dont les origines exactes sont inconnues, commence avec Hughes le Moine, seigneur de la ville avant 1050 puis son fils Guillaume, le bâtisseur de l'actuelle église.
Quelques membres de la famille partirent en Angleterre avec Guillaume
le Conquérant en 1066 pour combattre avec leur Duc.
Richard de Vernon devint ainsi baron de Shipbrook. Un autre,
Richard de Reviers fut un des plus puissants seigneurs de son
temps; un de ses fils, Baudoin de Reviers, devint Comte de
Devon et un autre, Guillaume II de Vernon. Quelques décennies
plus tard, s'étant marié avec l'héritière
de William Avenell, un petit-fils de Richard de Reviers entra aussi en
possession de Haddon Hall, dans le Derbyshire, domaine qui appartient
toujours à des descendants. |
The Vernon family, whose origins are unknown, begins with Hughes the Monk, lord of Vernon before 1050. then with Guillaume (=William) (Ist) of Vernon who built the church that still exists. Some
members of the Vernon family went over to England with the Conqueror in
1066 where they gallantly fought for their Duke. Richard de Vernon
became baron of Shipbrook. Another, Richard de Reviers was one of the
most important Englsih barons of the time ; a son of his, Baudoin
(= Baldwin) de Reviers, was made Earl of Dorset and
another one, Guillaume II de Vernon. A few decadesl ater, after
a grand-son of Richard's marriage with the heiress of William Avenell, the family was seated
at Haddon Hall, in Derbyshire, which still belongs to the descendants. |
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Plusieurs membres de la famille ont une certaine célébrité, en particulier les trois frères quakers et l'Amiral Edouard Vernon:
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The British branch has had a number of famous people, especially three Quaker brothers and Admiral Edward Vernon:
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Y a-t-il un lien entre Vernon
et Mont Vernon, la célèbre demeure de George Washington?
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Plan de Mont Vernon au 18ème
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Is there a connection between Vernon and Mount Vernon, George Washington's famous home? Yes indeed, though it is a small one. Mount
Vernon, home to George Washington, was built in 1743 by Lawrence, half-brother
of George. Now, Admiral Edward Vernon (see above) had become friendly
with a Lawrence Washington who unsuccessfully tried to obtain a midshipman-ship
for his younger brother George. In addition to private links with the
admiral, neither George nor Lawrence forgot Vernon's services to the American
colonies so that Lawrence changed the name of the place to Mount Vernon
in honour of Admiral Vernon, under whom he had served against Spain.
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