NAVIGATING THE SITE

The heading above lists the different pages called LINKS. Starting with this link called WELCOME, reading from left to right, the links are in chronological order. The user may skip to any link by clicking on that name. When reading thru a text the user may see a reference link. To view that link simply click on it. No need to go back to the heading. When clicking on a link you may hear music. The music has been selected to reflect the people or events.

This site is designed in the form of a story rather then  just a genealogical chart. This was done to give life to the real people involved. The information in this site comes from many different sources. Census records, historical records, birth, marriage & death certificates, pension records, newspaper articles & other sources. Every effort has been made to insure the information given is correct. Not always possible. Wherever the author has resorted conjecture, guesswork, artistic license or fantasy he has said so.

MUCH MORE LATER

“A work in progress”

Richard Blakesley

2632 Wheeler Station Road

Bloomfield, NY 14469

e-mail = rcblake@frontiernet.net

I welcome comments, questions & any information you have regarding any of the people mentioned in this site.

Translation of Motto: “ALLONS DIEU AYDE”

                                        ALLONS = “Let us go”

                                        DIEU = GOD

                                        AYDE = No direct translation available.

                                        May be AVEC ? =  with

                                        Best translation;  “LET US GO WITH GOD”

The author does not take this Coat of Arms with any degree of seriousness.

This site also contains the various branches of Richard & his wife’s ancestors.

The  family name origin & meaning : A place name from a village in Northamptonshire England called Blakesley. From an Old English personal name, Blaecwulf.  Blaec = Anglo Saxon for black, wulf = wolf, lea [or ley] = Middle English for woodland clearing, glade or meadow. First record of the name is from the Blakesley Northamptonshire 1199 Assize [court] rolls. It lists a William de Blakesle Sources: Directory of British Surnames;  Blakesley village web site  www.blakesley-village.co.uk  Spelling it B-L-A-K-E-S-L-E-Y is the “proper” English style !

It is not known for certain if my line came from this area.