William mollineaux brief biography

Records show that in our branch today, only two spellings are found: Molyneux and Molyneaux.

For convenience sake, all names in this book are spelled Molyneux.

The following pages were taken, in part, from the book, Molyneux Genealogy, written by NellieZada Rice Molyneux, copyrighted in 1904.

I have listed the sons and daughters of each family.

William mollineaux brief biography

However, only our direct line from Vivian in theeleventh century to William who settled in Sullivan County will be numbered.

I. VIVIAN DE MOLYNEUX and his brother, Captain William Molyneux, were the soldiers, men-at-arms under William the Conqueror, coming to England in 1066.

Vivian had two descendants: Adam and Richard.

II. ADAM DE MOLYNEUX, eldest son of Vivian, gave a grant of land in Mulling to the Church of the Virgin Mary at Corksands, sealed with his seal of the Cross Molines, f , and bearing the legend "S.