by Gary Beaumont Nearly a thousand years ago, William de Bellomonte/Beaumont appears in West Yorkshire, England, under the patronage of...

By Gary Beaumont, December 2024 Appendix 2   Devon Beaumonts: Robert de Beaumont ,   lord over “the peasants” in Ashford, Landcross,...

By Gary Beaumont, December 2024 Appendix 1   Documents associated with William de Bellomonte/ Beaumont (c. 1170-c. 1230) adapted from a...

By Gary Beaumont, September 2024 The First to Arrive in America In 1635, nearly 400 years ago, two men and a boy arrived in Salem, Massachusetts: William Beamond, 27-years old, and John Beamond, 23-years old, both on the Elizabeth , sailing from England 15 April 1635, [1] [2] [3] and Gamaliel Bement, 12-years old, on the Elizabeth and Ann , sailing 7 May 1635. [4] [5] [6] Later, in 1648, Simon Beaman arrived, settling in Springfield, Massachusettes. [7] What is in a nam

By Gary Beaumont, February 2025 Ancient Connections Y-DNA is like a time capsule, and so it has even more to offer about the ancient...

By Gary Beaumont, February 2025 More than twenty generations ago, in 1194, William de   Bellomonte/ Beaumont (fl. 1194-1227) (WBB)   first appeared in the historical records of West Yorkshire. Specifically, he witnessed nearly thirty documents between 1194 and 1225. These documents tell us about who he was.   The earliest written record dates to c. 1194  CE in Clitheroe : Roger, Constable of Chester , granted William, son of Fulk, his marshal, all the land of his demesne bet

By Gary Beaumont, February 2025 Acknowledgement: E.M. Beaumont has provided significant input for this document. First, he agreed to DNA testing, which was instrumental to the success of the Beaumont, West Yorkshire, Y-DNA surname project. Second, since the 1700s, his family actively saved information that is key to the story of the Beaumonts. Third, he doggedly searched archives for relevant historical records. And finally, he critiqued this article, generously offering hi