SC - Severely off topic .... Personna help

[James F. Johnson]

Mordonna22 at aol.com wrote:
> 
> I'm trying to document a place mentioned in my family tree for my SCA name.
> Wonder if one of you gentles might be able to help.  Apparently, one of my
> ancestors in the fourteenth century was called Lord of Tondas de la Chappelle
> Du Bosc, somewhere in France.  The family names of DuBose and DuBois are
> anglicizations of Du Bosc.  Any ideas on where I might find a documentable
> mention of this?  The local herald does not think my family tree or the
> several online versions of the various spellings of DuBosc are sufficient.

[pulling on the tabard...]

I am assuming you are trying to register a name with your kingdom
College of Heralds, and the College of Arms. 

1) What is the full, exact name you would like to register, or what
element (place name) did you want, if it's not the full 'Tondas de le
Chappelle Du Bosc'  Personally, I think the latter part of that refers
to the Du Bosc family chapel, or a chapel in the town/parish of Bosc.
Tondas could be a place, or a misinterpretation of a given name (as in
was it Lord of Tondas, or Lord Tondas and it was assumed it was 'of' by
some obscure clark.)  

2) Is Du Bosc, DuBose, and/or DuBois name in your family tree, or is the
Chappelle Du Bosc the only mention in the tree? (BTW, are you certain
DuBois is an anglization of Du Bosc? It's also straight French for 'of
the wood' a reasonable locative by name.)

On the chance you want to register DuBosc or Du Bosc, I'm off to the
library....[skipping, cutting capers, giggling 'research, research'...]

Back in a day or two..

Seumas
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James F. Johnson  
seumas at mind.net
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