Arnold ‘the Norman’ Travers

Captain of William The Conqueror. Killed Lord Marmaduke Tulketh and then married his daughter.

Children of Arnold Travers and Allison Tulketh are:

1. +Arnold Fitz Travers, b. Abt. 1100, Tulketh, Lancashire, England.
2. Jordan Fitz Travers, b., Tulketh, Lancashire, England.
3. Constance Travers, b., Tulketh, Lancashire, England.
4. Blanch Travers, b., Tulketh, Lancashire, England.

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The first of this name was a companion of William the Conqueror, and his name in the Battle Abby Roll is simply carried as TRAVERS. He was at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. He was no wayside peasant known only by his occupation or the location of his home; no, he was a "Chief" in the Norman Army. His epitaph in the Freery at Preston, Lancashire County, England is probably the most ancient in England, and is one of the most remarkable compositions of the period, and significantly tells the story of early Norman life. This first TRAVERS seized Tulketh Castle during the Norman invasion, and this site became the seat of the family for 500 years until the year 1600. It is located on an eminence near Preston in Lancaster Co., England. He married Alison, the daughter of the Saxon Lord, Marmaduke Tulketh, who owned the castle. They had four children: Arnold Fitz, Jordon Fitz, Blanch, and Constance.

Source of the above information: THE TRAVIS (TRAVERS) FAMILY AND ITS ALLIES by Major Gen. Robert J. Travis, Savannah, GA Copyright 1954, Printed by Bowen Press, Inc., Decater, GA; Abridged with permission by Eileen Randolph Kaufman, 1994.

TRAVERS' EPITAPH "I, Travers, by birth a Norman To gaine victorious conquest With Wm Conqueror in I came As one Chief rol'd among the rest. His querdon was a crowne And our subjects spoyle Some ransomed Towr and Towne Some planted English soyle. Tolketh his castles and herison My captives maulger were His daughter and heire Dame Alison I espoused to my fere. Thirty winters thus were worne In Spousals mirth and glee Four begotten she had and borne er crowned was Beauclard Henry. Arnold and Jordon Fitz Travers Th' one me succeeded, the other tooke orders With Constance and Blanch my daughters The one to Spousals, the other vowed cloisters"

References

• History (from A.D. 705 to 1883) of Preston in the County of Lancaster. By Atticus. Page 450. < GoogleBooks >
• https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/g/r/e/Miles-Green/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-06...
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulketh_Hall Tulketh Hall was a country house in Ashton-on-Ribble, which is now a suburb of Preston, Lancashire, England. It was demolished in 1960. History. In the 12th century, Tulketh was the location of Tulketh Priory where a group of monks from Savigny Abbey, Normandy, lived until they moved to Furness Abbey in 1127.[1] Documentary evidence of a hall at Tulketh dates from the 14th century, when it was inhabited by Laurence Travers, a Member of Parliament.[2]
• “The Roll of Battle Abbey,” By Bernard Burke. Page 7. < GoogleBooks >
• https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/g/r/e/Miles-Green/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-06...
• http://elf-fisher-family.org/getperson.php?personID=I00555&tree=Fisher