Starting with the first Trowbridge to come to America.
Thomas Trowbridge b. 1598 - d. 7 Feb 1672
and Elizabeth Marshall b. 24 Mar 1602 - d. abt 1639

John Trowbridge b.1570 - d. 5 Jul 1649
and Agnes Prowse b. 1575 - d. bef 6 Jun 1622.
Agnes Prowse is my tenth great grandmother.

Agnes Prowse was the daughter of:
John Prowse II b. 1539 - d. 11 Sep 1598
and Elizabeth Colwick b. bef 1546 d. aft 1576.

John Prowse b. bef 1504
and Alice White b. bef 1520 - d. 13 Aug 1583

Robert Prowse b. abt. 1475
and Christian "Unknown" b. Unknown - d. 1516

John Prowse, Lord of Chagford b. 1436 - d. 1526
and Joan Orchard b. abt 1438 - d. 1480

Richard Prowse b. 1407
and Margaret Norton b. bef 1440 - d. Unknown

John Prowse b. abt 1377 - d. aft 1447
and Agnes Bamfield b. bet 1377 & 1386 - d. aft 1435

Agnes Bamfield was the daughter of:
Thomas Bamfield b. bef 1345 - d. aft 1392
and Agnes Coplestone b. Unknown - d. aft 1386

John Bamfield III b. Unknown - d. 1362
and Joan Gilbert b. Unknown - d. aft 1345
John was of Poltimore and, later, Huxham, seen 1361 on presenting the priest, but d. by 1362.
He married Joan, dau. of Geoffrey, sister of William Gilbert, ancestors of the Elizabethan colonial explorers to N. America, Sir Humphrey and Raleigh Gilbert. Geoffrey founded Compton Castle, Marldon, Devon (The National Trust).

John Bamfield II b. abt 1300 - d. aft 1337
and Isabel Cobham b. Unknown - d. Unknown

John Bamfield b. Unknown - d. aft 1300
and Eleanor Beauchamp b. abt 1275 - d. aft 1300

Eleanor Beauchamp was the daughter of:
Sir Humphrey de Beauchamp b. bef 1253 - d. 1317
and Sybil Oliver b. Unknown - d. aft 1306

Robert IV de Beauchamp, Lord of Hatch b. Unknown - d. abt 1265
and Alice de Mohun b. abt 1230 - d. 1284

Alice de Mohun was the daughter of:
Reynold de Mohun, Lord of Dunster b. abt 1206 - d. 20 Jan 1257
and Hawise fitz Geoffrey b. Unknown - d. 1243

Reynold de Mohun, Baron of Dunster, Somerset b. bef 1190 - d. 1213
and Alice de Briwere b. Unknown - d. aft 1233

William de Mohun, Baron of Dunster, Somerset b. bef 1170 - d. Oct. 1193
and Lucy b. Unknown - d. Unknown

William de Mohun, Baron of Dunster, Somerset b. bef 1142 - d. 1176
and Godeheut de Toeni b. Unknown - d. 1186

Godeheut de Toeni was the daughter of:
Roger III de Toeni, Lord of Flamstead, Hertford b. abt 1104 - d. bet 1157 & 1162
and Ida de Hainaut b. ? - d. aft 1150

Ida de Hainaut was the daughter of:
Baldwin III, Count of Hainault b. Unknown - d. 1120
and Yolande of Guelders b. Unknown - d. bef 1150

Baldwin II, Count of Hainault b. Unknown - d. 1099
and Ida of Louvain b. Unknown - d. 1139

Baldwin VI de Mons, Count of Flanders b. abt 1030 - d. 10 July 1070
and Richilde b. Unknown - d. 15 March 1088

Baldwin V de Lille, Count of Flanders b. 1012 - d. 1 Sep 1067 in Lille.
and Adele de France b. Unknown - d. 8 Jan 1079 in Messines

Baldwin IV, Count of Valenciennes b. 980 - d. 30 May 1036
and Ogive of Luxembourg b. abt 995 - d. 21 Feb 1030

Arnold II, Count of Flanders b. abt 961 - d. 30 Mar 987
and Rosela (or Susanna) b. abt 952 - d. 26 Jan 1003

Baldwin III, Count of Flanders b. Unknown - d. 961/62
and Matilda Billung of Saxony b. Unknown - d. 25 May 1008

Arnold I, Count of Flanders and Artois b. abt 890 - d. 27 Mar 964
and Alix de Vermandois b. Unknown - d. 960 in Bruges

Baldwin II, Count of Flanders and Artois b. abt 865 - d. 2 Jan 918
and Aelfthryth b. ?, m. 884, d. 7 Jun 929

Aelfthryth was the daughter of:
Alfred the Great, King of England b. 849, m. 868, d. 899
and Ealhswith b. Unknown - d. abt 905

Alfred was one of the greatest men in history. He was crowned king at Winchester, 871; founded the British Navy, organized the militia, compiled a code of laws, built schools and monasteries, and invited scholars to live at his court. He was a good scholar and translated many books. (ASC 853, 871, 891, 894, 897, 90 1; DNB 1: 153-162; Asser, Life of Alfred).

From Alfred it is easy to continue an ancestry trace back to Cerdic, King of the West Saxons. CERDIC was a Saxon earldorman who founded a settlement on the coast of Hampshire, England in 495. He assumed the title of "King of the West Saxons" in 519, and became the ancestor of the English royal line.

From Cerdic I have traced ancestry all the way back to Adam. Now hear this!
This is according to "The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles"; wherein the Saxons recite their lineage each time a new King is announced to justify the king's right to the title. One can take or leave the Saxon claims to be descendants of Adam (through Noah!) but the old "Chronicles" are a very interesting documentation of the "Dark Ages". I have the published Saxon lineage back to Adam on my web site. Just search for Cerdic or for Adam and follow up or down.

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