General Notes

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1. WFT Volume 8, Tree 2688, Volume 2, Tree #2431
2.  "Ancestors of Homer Beers James" (Internet)  Mortimer Line:
      Geoffrey was the son of Peter De Geneville, a Provencal, who died in 1249, stated by Matthew of Paris, to have been a man of humble birth, and by others to have been Lord of Vancouleur, and brother of John De Geneville, or Joinville, the historian of the Crusade of St. Louis, who was Governor of Windsor Castle, and dying in 1249, was succeeded by his son and heir, Geoffrey, who in the 38th year of King Henry III., had livery of the castle of Trim, in Ireland. In four years afterwards he received a military summons to march against the Welsh, and in the 44th year of the same king, being then one of the barons marchers, he had command to repair to the castle of Wales, and to reside there. In the 10th year of King Edward I., he was in the expedition made against the Welsh, and in fifteen years subsequently he was in the wars of Gascony. For all which service he was summoned to parliament as a baron, February 6, 1299, and from that period to November 3, 1306. He married Maud, daughter and heir of Gilbert De Lacy (Lacey), son of Walter De Lacy (Lacey), Lord of Maeth. He died in 1307, succeeded by his son, Peter, whose older brother, Geoffrey d.s.p. in the lifetime of his father.