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This project is to find members of the Martin family that are strictly R1b and positive for U106 who we believe are connected to the Martin de Normandy de Tours family in France. We believe also that the Martin family is related to de Chaumont Guitry family, de Blois, and that of Capet and various other French Houses with the same origins. Is project is about finding our origins and connecting to our lineal descendants today.
Nicolas de Caineis father was Eudes de Blois.
Martin de Tours, son of Nicholus de Caineis, was born in 1020 in Tours, Bayeaux, Normandie, France.
Notes: A Norman with The Conqueror. Baron Martyn de Tours was born in 1030 -1033 - he came over from Normandy with William the Conqueror....he was a General in William's army and was at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. He was Lord of the Courts , also made Lord of Combe-Martin of Martinshire in the northern part of Devon. In Wales he was called Camais or Kemys. One writer said: He was Cemais or Keymes in Pembroke Co. England about 1077. Martin de Tours founded a monastery for Benedictine Monks near Cardigan. This institution was endowed with lands by his son and successor Baron Robert Fitz-Martin (born 1080) and his successors were summoned to the King's council as Barons of Cammaes and continued to be Lords of the English Parliment.L. and M. Collier 1992, Some Martin Families: Descendents of Martin de Tours and Geva de Burci 1033-1991, p. 1. Le Seigneur de S. Martin or Marteine de Turribus. Supposedly a direct descendant of Bishop Martin de Tours, but unproven. A General in the army of William the Conquerer. For service at the Battle of Hastings, he received a grant of land in North Devonshire and was made Lord Combe/Martin of Martinshire. Received the Barony of Dartingham in South Devonshire
in 1088. He seized Cemeas (Keymes) in Pembrokeshire, South Wales, in 1094, becoming first Lord of Keymes. He founded the Benedictine monastery at St. Dogmaels near Cardigan, Dyfed, Wales. Also named Lord of Courts with the privileges of a Lord Marcher. McNaught, Clark and Allied Families, typescript in the Family History Library, Salt Lake City. Baron Martin de Tours (1030/1033 - ) of Darlington House, Devonshire, England, a direct descendant of Bishop Martin de Tours of France. Founded a monastery for Benedictine Monks near Cardigan.Descendents of Martin de Tours and Geva de Burci 1033-1991, p. 1. Le Seigneur de S. Martin or Marteine de Turribus. Supposedly a direct descendant of Bishop Martin de Tours, but unproven. A General in the army of William the Conquerer. For service at the Battle of Hastings, he received a grant of land in North Devonshire and was made Lord Combe/Martin of Martinshire. Received the Barony of Dartingham in South Devonshire in 1088. He seized Cemeas (Keymes) in Pembrokeshire, South Wales, in 1094, becoming first Lord of Keymes. He founded the Benedictine monastery at St. Dogmaels near Cardigan, Dyfed, Wales. Also named Lord of Courts with the privileges of a Lord Marcher.
Nicolas de Caineis father was Eudes de Blois.
Martin de Tours, son of Nicholus de Caineis, was born in 1020 in Tours, Bayeaux, Normandie, France.
Martin may also have been known as William Martin de Tours, Kemys William Martyn de Tours, Lord Combe-Martin, Martinus of Combe, and Martin de Walis de Tours.
Alternate DOB: 1030, 1063, 1052
Martin married Geva de Burci (daughter of Serlo de Burci, b. 1108, d. 1175) and fathered four children.
Martin may have had a castle called Holwell Castle built.
"Holwell Castle (Grid Ref: SS669446): This is a Norman motte and bailey castle built to guard the junction of the east-west and north-south trade routes. Its motte and ramparts were built of earth with timber pallisades for defence and a one or two storey wooden dwelling. It was probably built by either Martin de Tours the first lord of Parracombe, William de Falaise (who married Martin's widow) or Robert FitzMartin."
Martin died in 1075 in Kemrys, Pembroke, Wales.
Alternate date of death: 1096.
He is supposedly buried at Abbey St. Dogmael, Kemeys, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Perhaps Martin de Tours was related to Saint Martin de Tours. Martin may have been a General in the Battle of Hastings in 1066. He may have come from Normandy with William the Conqueror.
Notes: A Norman with The Conqueror. Baron Martyn de Tours was born in 1030 -1033 - he came over from Normandy with William the Conqueror....he was a General in William's army and was at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. He was Lord of the Courts , also made Lord of Combe-Martin of Martinshire in the northern part of Devon. In Wales he was called Camais or Kemys. One writer said: He was Cemais or Keymes in Pembroke Co. England about 1077. Martin de Tours founded a monastery for Benedictine Monks near Cardigan. This institution was endowed with lands by his son and successor Baron Robert Fitz-Martin (born 1080) and his successors were summoned to the King's council as Barons of Cammaes and continued to be Lords of the English Parliment.L. and M. Collier 1992, Some Martin Families: Descendents of Martin de Tours and Geva de Burci 1033-1991, p. 1. Le Seigneur de S. Martin or Marteine de Turribus. Supposedly a direct descendant of Bishop Martin de Tours, but unproven. A General in the army of William the Conquerer. For service at the Battle of Hastings, he received a grant of land in North Devonshire and was made Lord Combe/Martin of Martinshire. Received the Barony of Dartingham in South Devonshire
in 1088. He seized Cemeas (Keymes) in Pembrokeshire, South Wales, in 1094, becoming first Lord of Keymes. He founded the Benedictine monastery at St. Dogmaels near Cardigan, Dyfed, Wales. Also named Lord of Courts with the privileges of a Lord Marcher. McNaught, Clark and Allied Families, typescript in the Family History Library, Salt Lake City. Baron Martin de Tours (1030/1033 - ) of Darlington House, Devonshire, England, a direct descendant of Bishop Martin de Tours of France. Founded a monastery for Benedictine Monks near Cardigan.Descendents of Martin de Tours and Geva de Burci 1033-1991, p. 1. Le Seigneur de S. Martin or Marteine de Turribus. Supposedly a direct descendant of Bishop Martin de Tours, but unproven. A General in the army of William the Conquerer. For service at the Battle of Hastings, he received a grant of land in North Devonshire and was made Lord Combe/Martin of Martinshire. Received the Barony of Dartingham in South Devonshire in 1088. He seized Cemeas (Keymes) in Pembrokeshire, South Wales, in 1094, becoming first Lord of Keymes. He founded the Benedictine monastery at St. Dogmaels near Cardigan, Dyfed, Wales. Also named Lord of Courts with the privileges of a Lord Marcher.