The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-26
mr. roo ror1I FoULKEa
one az Them Protests Against the Amuent
GenealoFy Supplied for eS.

MoptRomery county, Pa. held q reunion In
May last, ut which about six hundred mem
bers. In good health and condition, met TO cell
ebrato the two hundredth anniversary OF the
immigration OF their common ancestor.
Tho traditions OF the family, as well as cor
tain parish records and monumental inscrip-
tlons. truce it's Origin to one Rhlrid Flaidd. a
Welsh chieftain OF the time OF Henry H., and
we Foulkes regarded with quito sufficient
complacency a line OF ancestors h II not
very eminent. were numerous. some OF them
quite ancient, and most of them entirely re-
spectacle.
Philadelphia Is the natural homo OF gene
alogy. To a Philadelphian an ample pedigree
is better than great riches. Pennsylvania has
a Genealogical Society whose members exhibit
unwearied diligence in the study Of heraldic
literature. A family history like that OF the
Foulkes. when II reaches the ken OF the Penn
s~ylvania genealogist. falls upon rich ground;
upon soil as fertile for the reproduction and
multiplication Of illustrlous pedigrees as IL the
red clay OF Cuba for the cultivation OF the sugar
cane. The result OF the reunion OF the Foulke
family was the preparation and exhibition Of
eight genealogical tables showing the descent
of Edward and Eleanor oulke compiled by
one OF the members OF the Genealogical 30
ciety OF Pennsylvania. 1t is now proposed to
reproduce these in book form. and the pros
pectus OF this work semitic the various NOM
bers Of the family reveals to their aston
ished eyes a luxuriant prodlgality Of noble and
royal ancestry which IL Is safe to say can hardly
be matched in history.
Table /. shows the descent from ancient
British kings, beginning with Glouyw Glwad
Lydan, King and founder OF the city Of Caer
Louyw or Gloucester. thence through the great
Vortigern. elected King of Britain. A.. d. 425.
and who espoused Severa, daughter OF Maxi
mus Magnus, Roman Emperor, beheaded A.. ID.
1893; to Brochwel Ysgythrog, King Of Powys"
Where under the sun Is the kingdom Of
Powysp) 'and Prince Of Chester. slain in battle
against the Saxons on the banks Of the Dee.
A. d. 012, and to his descendant. SiEGrifith
Vaughan. created Knight Banneret at the
battle Of Agincourt. whose daughter. Anne
married Ieven Vychan. of L~lanuwchllyn. from
whom Edward Foulke was eighth in descent,
as shown in Table ""
The utility Of the pre-saxon history OF Eng
land has always been a matter Of doubt. 1t is
so barren In great events that many have Won
dered why 1t was written at all. At last, how
ever. 1t has vindicated its right to exist. II for
no other purpose than to supply a gorgeous
COLLECTION OF ancestors to the Foulkes.
What heart Is there that will not swell with
pride when it learns for the first time that the
blood of, Maximus Magnus. the Greatest
soul so dead that will not burn with wrath on
reading In the Epistle OF Gildas, an carly Anglo
upon Sp90n the Sn cRaTaetcr c Of thls i GnIesff ias aneesfor'
insinpations in fact, that ,Magnus was a great
rascal Shades Of the mighty, though decap-
ltated Maximus! Whether thy head hang upon
some EIlysian bough or float on Phlegethonian
flames. let 1t console thee to know that we. thy
Greatest Great" are loyal to thy memory and
ready to wage implacablc vendetta against the
In these days when new societies are being
organized every year to illustrate the greatness
81 the the prosecutors oCen tor Of those who compose them:
should have the widest possible extension. The
"Daughters Of the Revolution =" have had to
date them, The. Colonial Danes" maj must ans al
Tays. take q subordinate place by the side Of
royal houses. Why should not these in turn
y the palm to q new order. The Daughters
Should 81 !1S NO Ho I9neeT Eie e Isy rs a r saGn an order
to the heS descent cen ff gom BIZ Bied 9ddSsR sS Csnfy rs to as Gpafi
vile was Eleanor 1adeS daughter !, of yan ThSse
eslyGi All iIneai . 6eseeH d TtS e EEd1YYa',rdI l.. King of
The gehealogist evidently does not intend to
lst a hinG Edward get away from the family. and
Ta6 bHa'i HI. and da1 w., %hieh Htraee Is t RReoydI esseh IN
from ,Roderlck the Great tRoderiG Mawrl. King
9 %ha al m Males II Fto S43; to to bbieweiyn ab OEain.
Still another line from Roderick the Great"
his eldest son, 1narswd. Prince Of Gwy SafHIf IN
9l3, to Gruffudd alb Cynan, Prince Of North
North Wales, 1877; to LIeweiyn the Great.
Prince Of Wales for t~fty7slx years. dying, in
noted noted s TO dEFq1 f ! 40 tb mle vel br' and t9 his
ancient blood royal. who married Eleanor
M sioss}e daughter OF the great rebel Earl Of
am not quite sure whether. the Llewelyn
here referred to is the same one to whom is at
that story properly becomes part Of the family
TRADITIONS. lnasmuch as the wolf slain by the
three wolves h heads are part e, Of the snas fa sSGiEy co ena
ot-arms, the legend appears to At logically and
n@AtHTr nbISy y 1pt sb the r sg S Of the family 5. lore; t. ,no
triEotlc, a c%hieftain q the fifth century.
which shows the, descent Of Edward FouIke
f STd st the Saxon ToT:I Norman, Gsrman; Castillan.
fury. through, the marriage OF Eleanor,
d12ugghterp OF Th be a6 Llewelyyn. to Grurydd
It viii be seen from this that very little of the
OF Europe has managed to escape from
the ancestry Of the Foulke family. It Is to be
cannot as yet be clear y !" identikRed. but Z Il thi Is TO
research conducted under the auspices Of some
OF the Genealogical Society OF Penn
SAhESnt Connect ma, a. Us lS With sItRRP ese tGs stGken N links aTs
der &c, stimulate still further such researches.
I would suggest s fttt that the order Of American
the Queens" are respectively de-
Thus the precise quantity OF royal
ancestry may be gagged with mathematical
The Foulke prospectus has been subject to
!rreverent observations by the uninformed.
,Twenty-slX coats OF arms" we are told, with
heir heraldic, descriptions. are distributed
through the tables. all based upon authority"
One skeptic thinks 1t extraordinary that the
t~ribesmen who had no coats to their
backs should now CLEAN forth In history as the
possessors Of brilliant coats OF arms. Such
criticism is due to the critics still more scanty
One member OF the family, using the answer
Of Artemus, Ward TO the matrimonial proposals
Of the Mormon widows. said that II was the
muchness Of these ancestors that he objected
that he did not mind a duke or two or even
a King, hut he did not want so many OF them.
moderation is manifestly impossible when
nterma rriages between royal families are con-
II you are willing to take one king for
4 progenitor you may have to take q dozen In
Intoxicants there is no perfect safety except In
total abstinence.
The prospectus tells us that within the linn
It's OF such a circular II is scarcely possible to
justice to a work Of this description" There
lie no rpaQpn 70 flnnht the