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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Paternal Family Tree: Clayton
William Clayton 1st Baronet was born to William Clayton of Hambledon in Buckinghamshire.
In 1707 [his uncle] Robert Clayton (age 78) died. His nephew William Clayton 1st Baronet was his heir.
Before 1713 William Clayton 1st Baronet and Martha Kenrick were married.
Around 1713 [his son] Kenrick Clayton 2nd Baronet was born to William Clayton 1st Baronet and [his wife] Martha Kenrick.
Around 1718 [his son] William Clayton was born to William Clayton 1st Baronet and [his wife] Martha Kenrick.
In or before 1721 [his son-in-law] Charles Blackwell 2nd Baronet (age 20) and [his daughter] Anne Clayton Lady Blackwell were married.
In 1732 William Clayton 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet Clayton of Marden Park in Surrey.
On 19th August 1742 [his son-in-law] John Thomas (age 30) and [his daughter] Anne Clayton Lady Blackwell were married at the Chapel Royal, Whitehall Palace. There was no issue. She the sister of his former pupil William Clayton 1st Baronet.
On 28th December 1744 William Clayton 1st Baronet died. His son [his son] Kenrick (age 31) succeeded 2nd Baronet Clayton of Marden Park in Surrey.
[his daughter] Anne Clayton Lady Blackwell was born to William Clayton 1st Baronet and Martha Kenrick.
GrandFather: John Clayton
Father: William Clayton of Hambledon in Buckinghamshire
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Abbott
GrandMother: Alice Abbott