Hi Jack,
I'm in Wales too, my grandmother was Edith Wellington, she married William Baker in Newport. I have lots of links to Truro. My Grandmother however, was born in Somerset. So it looks like the Wellingtons were moving closer to Wales!!
I'd love to know who you descend from and see if we can find a link!
Vicky
Hi Vicky, Jacks family are not (our) Wellingtons.. his family was named Furse, or something, they married one of the heirs of Peter Wellington and began to call themselves Wellingtons. Anyway, We are pretty much a main branch of the Celtic Royal Family that lived at Exeter Devon before the Romans, actually it was at Roborough Devon, called "Vxella" (namesake), which is in Devon (also at (pre)restormel castle Cornwall) and marked on Ptolamy's, 150 b.c., map of Britian. This town was also called, (Walchentona), (Rueberga), (Walchentona), (Forinsecus), (Rouburge), (Roborough) from: (Exeter Domesday, Geld inquest, 1083. first list, fol.63.),( "" second list, fol.63.),( "" third list, fols.65-71.),(Hundred Roll 1274-75), (Hundred Roll 1275-76), (Modern name of Town), ...repectively. Back then our surname was "Wallia" or "de Dinan" (Dynham)(the castle), At the Norman Conquest, we (re)-entered into England from, De Gray, or, Croy Normandy,.. as, Wilton Grey's... Also the origins of the name Wilton is a long story, but to cut it short. it comes from our Grandfather the Visigoth King Wallia, (as in. corn(wall)ia, wallonia Belgium(thier other cash register (mine)), wallia (wales) Walia Orkney's, just to give you an idea of thier ancient jurastiction) you see Wallia in Goth is Valia and my own family (Wilton, "Trevilia") lived at Trevilia/Trevillis Cornwall and our coat of arms, which was (three towers, tripled towered) is the same arms as our other family members, namely Dynham, (ap)Howell (Hoel), Havilland, Spicer, Castille, Castro (Spainish Ferdinand) to name a few.. also, in Scotland Stewart, (Black) Douglas, Blair, Duncan, Clendenning (dinan), and from France, Lewis (royal capet's) Theriault, (T)hériot including Rankin, Hopkins who are the Acadians (cajuns) of 1640's Canada, that is, mostley Theriault families. Also in Turin Italy, Richard(s) and Turin, Turvin surnames, hence Turin(gton) Devon.. further, (Black) Torrington..get it? all of which are y-dna Genetic matches to me (R1b1). Also, my closest y-dna match is Pollard (Devon) and Pollard from Welltown "Trembraze" just north of Liskeard (Walter son of David Pollard (caption of seisin 1337), and Mcauley (Cooley) of Ireland -so named after the Cooley pennisula, ancestor of Duke of Wellington. Some of my dna matches, such as Clendenning came, in 1066 from, Cleden-Poher, Brittney (an ancient seat of Dinan's) in England after 1066 our name was Wylinton or Wylynton(e) if you would like to look-up ancient records. Also I descend from Henry de Willington, Earl of Cornwall (through Richard Wilton Sr and Jr. of Lanreath, taxed 1525) and I'd be happy to tell you more as there is a lot of disinformation out there since 1485, if you know what I mean. Other stuff for you to look up, -Trojans (which is who we are) coming to Devon, -Zarah-Judah and the Scarlet thread (which is who we are) at Kells (Tara,Dara,Darda) Ireland (book of Kells, book of (kil)=church), -ever hear of St. "Colum Macdinet" (Dinan) ,ever hear of St.Ninian, Whithorn (near castle Douglas) also St Nonna's Holy Well at Pelynt Cornwall where the Wiltons (later Abbessess) had a 5th century hospital and did heal..We are the true Saints. The (Black Irish) King, (zarah-Judah) who married the daughter of Zedekiah was called Eochaidh...see the Welltown Stone, attached, which is located at the old castle Cardynham Cornwall (=new-dinan, or new-castle).. interestingly, the arms of Newcastle (on tyne) are, three towers tripled towed as well.. Aberdeen, Dublin.. (Kin)cardine..
But most importantly, know who your people are. I love my family, and honor my mother and father and I'm asking you Please, Worship, Our Father who Art in Heaven, on Sat (starting friday evening at dark) the REAL Sabbath-Day, Please do this, and know who your people Are! ps. Lanteglos (inscribed stone, attached here with Welltown Stone) was the seat of "Walesborough" the heiress Mrs.Henry de Willington. Also note that after the 1485 victory of the tudurs (you know the one's with the big red dragon on their battle banner) masonic organizations began to use the (our Trevilia) arms, of three towers tripled towered. I hope that I have been clear, I'm Willington to answer any questions.
