Re: Nicholas Gillentine-Halifax Co., Va
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Re: Nicholas Gillentine-Halifax Co., Va
7/18/00
The Girlingtons/Garlingtons/Gillentines came into possession of Thurland Castle through marriage into the Tunstall family. The family were Catholics and Royalists. General Sir John Girlington (High Sheriff of Lancashire) was a Major General in the Cavalier forces of Charles I.He was slain at the Battle of Melton Mobray (I believe in defense of Pontefact Castle) by the forces of Cromwell.A Colonel Rigby of the Parliamentary Forces (Cromwell's folks) bombarded Thurland Castle and eventually took it.They demolished quite a lot of it. Sir John's son regained the ownership of Thurland at the time of the restoration (Charles II) but he was pretty well financially exhausted by then.He, too, was High Sheriff of Lancashire, but was pretty well destitute.So much for Royal gratitude!!!He had to sell the castle.Several years ago I was corresponding with a Mrs. von Rugomer (from Minnesota) who owned the castle in the early 1970s.She told me they had on the mantle above the fireplace a cannon ball from Cromwell's bombardment.
As Royalists and Catholics (Recusants), the Girlingtons had little future in England in 1649, so at least Nicholas Girlington/Gillentine and Christopher Girlington/Garlington headed for Viginia; Nicholas to Halifax County and Christopher to York County.An interesting web-site to see a slide show of Thurland Castle (you have to let the site down-load a program onto your computer, but it is very small) is www.thurland-castle.co.uk/
Enjoy.
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