EXTENDED DETAILS OF LINEAGE: DE CREPON / GIFFARD
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== The leaves (| | | |) in aqua denote Jeff and Diane's combined ancestry.
| Gen01-G-Herbastus De Crepon (b.abt. 0911 Normandy, FRA-d.yr?)
| | Gen02-G-Woerta (Wevia/ Duceline) De Crepon (b.abt. 0942 Pont-Audemer, Eure, FRA-d.yr?)
| | | married yr? to Touroude De Pontaudemer (b.bet.0949-0951 Normandy, FRA-d.yr?) see Charlemagne-De Harcourt (Jeff) for continuation of line
| | Gen02-G-Gen02-Gonnor De Crepon (b.abt. 0936 Normandy, FRA-d.1031 FRA)
| | | married 0997 Normandy, FRA to Richard II "The Good", 4th Duke of Normandy (b.abt. 0963 Normandy, FRA-d.Aug. 28, 1026 Normandy, FRA) see De Clare (Diane) for continuation of line
| | Gen02-Senfrie (Sainfrie) De Crepon (b.abt. 0970 FRA-d.yr?)
| | Gen02-Herfast De Crepon (b.abt. 0975 FRA-d.yr?)
| | Gen02-Avelina (Aveline) De Crepon (b.abt. 0974 Longueville, Normandy, FRA-d.yr? FRA)
| | | married abt. 1001 FRA to Osbern De Bolebec (b.yr?-d.1063 FRA)
| | | Gen03-Osborne (Osbert) De Giffard / Gyffarde (Gyffarde) (b.abt.1049 Brimesfield, Gloucestershire, ENG-d.bef.1096 FRA)
| | | Gen03-Berenger De Giffard (b.abt.1012 Longueville, Normandy, FRA-d.yr?)
| | | Gen03-G-Walter De Giffard (b.abt. 1010 Longueville, Normandy, FRA-d.1085/1102 FRA)
| | | | married abt. 1025 FRA to Agnes Ermentrude Fleitel (b.abt.1014 Longueville, Normandy, FRA-d.yr?)
| | | | Gen04-Walter De Giffard (b.abt. 1030 Longueville, FRA-d.Jul. 15, 1102 ENG)
| | | | Gen04-Adelaide De Giffard (b.abt. 1036 Longueville, Normandy, FRA-d.yr?)
| | | | Gen04-William De Giffard (b.abt. 1038 Longueville, Normandy, FRA-d.yr?)
| | | | Gen04-Isabella Constance Catherine De Giffard (b.abt. 1041 Longueville, Normandy, FRA-d.yr?)
| | | | Gen04-Lora De Giffard (b.abt. 1043 Longueville, Normandy, FRA-d.yr?)
| | | | Gen04-Hugh De Giffard (b.abt. 1045 Beuff, Normandy, FRA-d.yr?)
| | | | Gen04-G-Lady Rohais (Rohese) De Giffard (b.1034-9 Loungueville, Normandy FRA-d.aft.1133 ENG)
| | | | | married abt.1056 Normandy, FRA to Richard FitzGilbert De Clare, Baron of Tunbridge (b.1035 Brionne, Normandy FRA-d.abt.1090 St. Neots, WLS)
| | | | | married again yr? to Eudes (b.yr?-d.yr?) see De Clare (Diane) for continuation of line
| | | | | Gen05-Roger FitzRichard (b.abt.1050 Bienfaite, Normandy, FRA-d.aft.Sep. 1131 SPA)
| | | | | Gen05-Daughter FitzGilbert De Clare (b.abt.1055 Normandy, FRA-d.yr?)
| | | | | Gen05-G-Gilbert FitzRichard De Clare see De Clare (Diane) for continuation of line
| | | | | Gen05-Walter FitzRichard (b.abt.1058 Chepstow, Monmouthshire, ENG-d.Mar. 10, 1137/1138 SPA)
| | | | | Gen05-Richard De Clare (b.abt.1062 Tunbridge, Kent, ENG-d.1107 ENG)
| | | | | Gen05-Robert FitzRichard De Clare (b.1064 Tunbridge, Kent, ENG-d.1136 ENG)
| | | | | Gen05-Adeliza De Clare (b.1069 Tunbridge, Kent, ENG-d.abt.1138 ENG)
| | | | | Gen05-Rohese FitzRichard De Clare (b.1067 Tunbridge, Kent, ENG-d.1121 ENG)
| | | | | | married abt. 1088 ENG to Eudo De Rie (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | Gen05-Ronais FitzGilbert (b.abt.1060 Chepstow, Monmouthshire, ENG-d.yr?)
| | | | | | married yr? to Ralph De Tellieres (b.abt.1058 Whitchurch, Dorsetshire, ENG-d.yr?)
| | | | | | Gen06-Robert Gifford (b.abt.1096 Whitchurch, Dorsetshire, ENG-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Gen07-Gervaise Gifford (b.1122 Whitchurch, Dorsetshire, ENG-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | Gen08-Walter Giffard (b.abt.1156 Whitchurch, Dorsetshire, ENG-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | | married yr? to Alice Lastname? (b.abt.1158 Whitchurch, Dorsetshire, ENG-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | | Gen09-Emma Giffard (b.abt.1298 Wildyard, Devonshire, ENG-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | Gen08-Roger Gifford (b.1154 Awlescombe, Devonshire, ENG-d.aft.1243)
| | | | | | | | | married yr? to Anne Brewer (b.abt.1158 Buckland, Brewer, Devonshire, ENG-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | | Gen09-William Gifford (b.1192 Awlescombe, Devonshire, ENG-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | | | Gen10-Bartholomew Gifford (b.1228 Halsbury, Devonshire, ENG-d.1314)
| | | | | | | | | | | married yr? to Joan De Halsbury (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | | | | Gen11-Baldwin Gifford (b.1260 Halsbury, Devonshire, ENG-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | | | | | married yr? to Joan Lastname? (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Gen12-John Giffard (b.abt.1281 Halsbury, Devonshire, ENG-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | married yr? to Sybel Lastname? (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Gen13-Walter Giffard (b.1303 Halsbury, Devonshire, ENG-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | married yr? to Isabell Lastname? (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gen14-John Giffard (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | married yr? to Joan Deuclive (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gen15-Thomas Giffard (b.abt.1367 Halsbury, Devonshire, ENG-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | married yr? to Wilmot Knight (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gen16-John Gifford (b.1399 Halsbury, Devonshire, ENG-d.1491)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | married yr? to Joan Dabernon (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gen17-Thomas Gifford (b.abt. 1462 Halsbury, Devonshire, ENG-d.Feb. 22, 1528)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | married yr? to Avis Dennis (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gen18-John Giffard (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | married yr? to Ebete Wood (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gen19-Anthonie Giffard (b.abt.1489 Milton, Damerel, Devonshire, ENG-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | married yr? to Dorothy Wilkes (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gen20-Edmonde Giffard (b.1523 Milton, Damerel, Devonshire, ENG-d.May 20, 1590 Milton, Devonshire, ENG)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | married yr? to Elizabeth Cole (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gen21-Philip Gifford (b.1638 London, ENG-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | married yr? to Mary Turner (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gen22-William Gifford (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | married yr? to Patience Russell (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gen23-Christopher Gifford (b.1658-d.1748)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | married yr? to Deborah Perry (b.1665-d.1723)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gen24-Mary Gifford (b.1695-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | married Aug. 14, 1721 to Thomas Borden (b.Dec. 08, 1697-d.Apr. 1740 Tiverton, RI)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gen25-Richard Borden (b.1722-d.Jul. 04, 1795)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | married Mar. 12, 1747 to Hope Cooke (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gen26-Richard Borden (b.1748-d.aft. 1816)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | married abt. 1796 to Martha "Patty" Bowen (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gen27-Abraham Bowen Borden (b.Jul. 08, 1798-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | married yr? to Phoebe Davenport (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gen28-Luana Borden (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | married yr? to Hiram Harrington (b.yr?-d.yr?)
== Few cases in history have attracted as much attention as the hatchet murders of Andrew Borden
and his wife, Abbey Borden. Although acquitted of the grisly murders,
Lizzie was often shadowed by suspicion. In fact, when a book chronicling her trial
was published Lizzie purchased and destroyed almost all copies. She was ostracized by the community of Fall River.
The city of Fall River, Massachusetts, was, and is, full of Bordens. This is not surprising, for the they were among the area's first settlers, and a very prolific lot as well. Some branches of the family prospered, while others did not.
Andrew Borden, the son of a fishmonger, was born on the less fortunate side, but he dedicated his entire life to changing this situation, and succeeded handsomely. Starting out as a mortician, he accumulated enough money to invest in real estate and banks and became quite a wealthy man by the standards of his time.
Many self-made men prefer to keep a firm grip on their hard-won riches, but Andrew took this particular tendency to such an extreme that he was a local legend, and not a very popular one (he had stepped on more than a few toes in his upward climb). The closest thing Andrew had to a friend was his brother-in-law, John Vinnicum Morse, another poor boy who had made good and become a miser.
If his social life was limited because of his greed, his home life didn't bring him much comfort either. He had two surviving daughters, Emma Lenora and Lizzie Andrew, by his first wife, Sarah Morse. Sarah died when Lizzie was 2 years old, and two years later, Andrew married Abby Durfee Gray. (The more cynical local gossips held that he did this to get a free housekeeper and babysitter).
The relationship between step-mother and children was doomed. By 1892, resentment had grown to the point where the now-adult daughters had been referring to Abby only as "Mrs. Borden", and refusing to eat meals with their parents for 5 years. The only door connecting Andrew and Abby's end of the second floor with Emma and Lizzie's was firmly locked on both sides. Abby herself had become a miserable soul who had few friends, seldom left the house, and had eaten her way up to over 200 pounds. If the phrase "dysfunctional family" had been in vogue at the turn of the century, no doubt someone would have tagged the Bordens with it.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gen28-Andrew Jackson Borden (b.Sep. 13, 1822 Fall River, Bristol Co., MA-d.Aug. 04, 1892 Fall River, Bristol Co., MA)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | married Dec. 26, 1845 to Sarah Anthony Morse (b.Sep. 19, 1823 Somerset, Bristol Co., MA-d.Mar. 26, 1863 Fall River, Bristol Co., MA)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | married again abt. 1865 to Abby Durfee Grey (b.abt. 1827-d.Aug. 04, 1892 Fall River, Bristol Co., MA)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gen29-Emma Lenora Borden (b.Mar. 01, 1851 Fall River, Bristol Co., MA-d.1925)
== Unfortunately, these four were welded together by the culture of the time. Nice middle-class girls (or in this case women: Lizzie was over 30, and Emma over 40 in 1892) did not leave home except to marry. Jobs were out of the question; the only acceptable outlets were charitable works for religious organizations. With a resident maid to do the heavy housecleaning and cooking, and dressmakers to do the serious sewing, Abby, Emma, and Lizzie were left with little to do all day outside of a little dusting, ironing, and fancy needlework, if they were in the mood. Of the three, Lizzie seems to have had the hardest time adjusting to this lethargic existence.
As for Andrew, he had his financial concerns to keep him busy during the day, but he still had to come home to a miserable situation every noon and night. In many ways, Bridget Sullivan, the maid, was the freest person in the household; she may have had to work for her living, but she could pack up and leave anytime she wanted to. The rest were well and truly trapped.
I'm not going to go into the details of the murders here - there isn't enough space to do them justice. I'm just going to present a moment frozen in time:
It's August 4, 1892. It's hotter than hell. It's the day of the annual police picnic at Rocky Point. John Morse had slept at the Borden house the night before, but is now out (and has an air-tight alibi). Emma has been staying with friends in Fair Haven. Bridget is taking a nap in her attic room. Abby has been dead for a couple of hours, killed by blows to the head while she was making up the guest room bed. Andrew has just been killed on the sitting room sofa in the same way.
And Lizzie is calling up the back stairs to Bridget, announcing that her father has been murdered ...
== Lizzie confessed to a friend on August 3rd that she thought something terrible might happen to her father - but could offer no rational explaination for her "feelings" that someone might kill him!
But because of a flawed legal system, and some very peculiar judgements, this testimony (from the grand jury) was deemed irrelevant and therefore inadmissible during the murder trial!
Three days after the murders she was caught by a friend burning a dress she said had paint on it (I wonder what color it might have been?) - in fact it was this very act that got her charged with the murders. But what of the blood in the wash buckets? Menstrual blood it was claimed - and not brought up or even noted as evidence. And what of the broken handled axe? Was she trying to dispose of the murder weapon?
Brigette claimed to have heard nothing at all that fateful day. Claimed there was never any tension in the household. All was rosy. She repeated this during the trial and soon after found the money necessary to head back to Ireland for a spell. A payoff for being quiet? Or the act of a generous benefactor sympathetic to the tragedy she had become attached to? Or both?
With crucial, damning evidence withheld the jury returned a verdict of innocent in less than one hour. But even if it had been presented, would she have been convicted? The prosecution was sloppy - astonishingly so with such good, though circumstantial evidence at hand. But it seemed almost beyond belief that such a thing could happen. If it could happen to these people - affluent, honored - and by a dutiful daughter who taught Sunday school - then what might befall others? How could a "woman" commit such an act? Their perceptions of reality might have crumbled. After all this was the late 19th century - women had a finite, though definitive place in society. This was not the middle ages after all - or even 17th century Salem. Woman weren't witches - but loving daughters, wives, mothers, sisters. Complacent. Domesticated. Proper. Anything else was too dangerous to contemplate. All was safe in America. It had to be.
== Lizzie and her sister Emma retired to a luxurious life, inheriting close to half a million dollars
- an enormous sum in the closing days of the 19th century. They purchased a large house in a good
(or better) part of town - and seemed content together - till Lizzie took to "entertaining" a young
actress who caught her attention. Lizzie Borden finally died in 1927. Emma soon after. Brigette had returned from Ireland and settled in Montana, outliving them all, dying in 1948. There were claims of her near-death "almost" confession, but it came to nothing. Did Brigette do the killings? Unlikely. Did she help cover up the tragedy? Probably. But we will never know for sure.
The house on Second Street is now a bed & breakfast, and the story of Lizzie has been presented (somewhat disguised) in the play 9 Pine Street, which had originally starred Lillian Gish. Miss Gish even tried to get the retired and despondent D.W. Griffith to direct a feature film version for Paramount Pictures in the 1940's. Preston Sturges was to produce. The once great director, now bitter and resentful, destroyed this golden opportunity with his erratic behavior.
A television film was made in the 1970's starring Elizabeth Montgomery - it tried to maintain a middle of the road point of view, with depictions of what "might have happened" and is highly entertaining - as only a good murder mystery can be.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gen29-Elizabeth (later Lizbeth) "Lizzie" Andrew "Lizzie" Borden (b.Jul. 19, 1860 Fall River, Bristol Co., MA-d.Jun. 02, 1927 Fall River, Bristol Co., MA) no issue
