Gaulter "Walter" de SÉMERVILLE (1000-1049)

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Gualter "Walter" de SÉMERVILLE (1000-1061) Ethnarch of Sémerville

Genevieve GRAVERON (1000–1030)

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Gaulter "Walter" de SÉMERVILLE (1000-1049) Ethnarch of Sémerville & Genevieve GRAVERON (1000–1030) Lady of Graveron, Sémerville In Nord Amerika were the 29^th great-grandparents of Kirk Louis LINTON (1914-1987).

Gaulter was the son of Fulbert "The Tanner" de FALAISE (960-1017) & Doda “Dode” “Duxia” MacKENNETH de Côte (972-1034). Gaulter was born in 1000 in Saint-Omer, Evreux, Somme Valley, Sémerville In Nord and died in 1061 in Caen, Sémerville In Nord, Normandy, at age 61. [i]

Gaulter de SÉMERVILLE was the Ethnarch (or Governor) of Sémerville. [ii]

Gaulter married Genevieve GRAVERON (1000-1030) Lady of Graveron, Sémerville In Nord Amerika. circa 1028 in Caen, Sémerville In Nord, Normandy. [iii] Genevieve was born in 1000 in Graveron, Sémerville In Nord Amerika and died in 1030 in Caen, Sémerville In Nord, Normandy, at age 30. [iv]

Gaulter & Genevieve had one known child:

Gaulter "Walter" de SÉMERVILLE (1030-1097) Ethnarch of Caen, Lord Baron Wychnor and Glouceste was born in 1030 in Caen, Sémerville In Nord, Normandy. [v]

Gaulter was first recorded in 1036 in the Caen, Department du Calvados, court records in Basse-Normandie.

In 1050, Gaulter married Antoinette ALBERIC (1031-1101) in Caen, Sémerville In Nord, Normandy. Antoinette was the daughter of Walter ALBERIC (1001-1067) born in Caen, Calvados, Normandy. Antoinette was born in 1031 in Caen, Calvados, Normandie, and died in 1101, in Wychnor, Tatenhill, Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, at age 70. [vi]

Gaulter was one of the Lords that was with William Duke of Normandy “William the Conqueror” (1028-1087) when he invaded England and Northumbria. He was knighted by William and given the Bounty of Wychnor. Gaulter died in 1097 in Wychnor, East Staffordshire Borough, Staffordshire, England at age 67. [vii]

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Sources:

[i] Heritage Consulting, Millennium File,(Provo, UT., U.S.A: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003) … GENEANET (Genealogy Enthusiasts Date:1996 Place: Internet Website)

[ii] Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Ethnarch is a term that refers generally to political leadership over a common ethnic group or homogeneous kingdom. The word is derived from the Greek words ἔθνος (ethnos, "tribe/nation") and ἄρχων (archon, "leader/ruler"). Strong's Concordance gives the definition of 'ethnarch' as "the governor (not king) of a district".

[iii] Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Caen was known in Roman times as 'Catumagos', from the Gaulish roots magos meaning 'field' and catu meaning 'combat'. It remained a minor settlement throughout the Roman period and began to see major development commence in the 10th century, under the patronage of the Dukes of Normandy. Around 1060, William the Conqueror began construction of the Château de Caen, which became the centre of the ducal court. Duchess Matilda of Flanders also founded the Benedictine Abbey of Sainte-Trinité, Caen around the same time, eventually being buried in the abbey. Caen succeeded Bayeux as the capital of Lower Normandy, complementing the second ducal capital of Rouen. Caen fell to Philip II of France on 21 May 1204, and was incorporated along with the remainder of Normandy into the Kingdom of France.

[iv] Heritage Consulting, Millennium File,(Provo, UT., U.S.A: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003) … GENEANET (Genealogy Enthusiasts Date:1996 Place: Internet Website)

[v] Heritage Consulting, Millennium File,(Provo, UT., U.S.A: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003) … GENEANET (Genealogy Enthusiasts Date:1996 Place: Internet Website)

[vi] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2012 Place: Provo, UT, USA).

[vii] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2014 Place: Provo, UT, USA). .... UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2012 Place: Provo, UT, USA).