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been regent to Mary, Queen of Scots. Under his command were three regiments
on horseback and one on foot, and among the soldiers were David Hambleton of
Westburn and his neighbor, Richard Jaxson.
David Hambleton was directly descended from James II, King of Scotland, as were
Charles II and the Duke of Hamilton. David’s great-great-grandmother was Mary
Stewart, Princess of Scotland, daughter of James II, sister of James III.
David’s great-grandfather, Robert Hambledon of Torrance, was first cousin to
James IV, King of Scotland, brother of James, First Earl of Arran, and uncle of
James, Second Earl of Arran, who had been regent to Mary, Queen of Scots.
David’s grandfather, Matthew Hambledon of Torrance, was first cousin to James,
Second Earl of Arran. David’s Father, Andrew Hambleton of Westburn, was born
about 1548 in Westburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland. His first wife, Elizabeth
Luggie of Westburn, died in 1609. He then married Jonet Crocket in 1610, and
she bore him at least four children: Gabriel, James, Mary and David. Andrew
Hambleton died in March 1628. According to the historical marker which now
stands on Sligo Road in Rollinsford, New Hampshire, David was born in
Cambuslang Parish in October 1620. Therefore his father was 72 years old when
David was born, and David was seven years old when his father died.
The Battle of Worcester, fought on 3 September 1651, was the final conflict in
the English Civil War. The Scots were defeated by the superior leadership and
greater numbers of Cromwell’s army. It is estimated that only 700 of
Cromwell’s men were killed, compared with at least 2000 Royalist deaths.
Charles II fled the field, hid from his pursuers in the leafy branches of an
oak tree, and eluded capture for 45 days until he was able to escape to France
with the Duke of Buckingham and Lord Wilmot. No one else is known to have
escaped. Most of the Scottish soldiers and Royalist leaders were killed during
the battle or captured soon after. William, Second Duke of Hamilton, his leg
broken by a cannon shot, died of his wounds and is buried in Worcester
Cathedral. He was succeeded by his niece, Anne, Duchess of Hamilton, who
married Lord William Douglas, through whom the Hamilton titles passed to the
Douglas family.
The most direct ancestral line to Charlemagne is through the Hambleton family
itself. As stated above, the family descends from the Earls of Leicester,
Leicestershire, England, and before that from the Lords of Pont Audemar,
Normandy, France. Robert de Beaumont, a.k.a. Robert de Bellomonte (Born
c. 1049, Died 2 June 1118) was both Lord Pont Audemar and the First Earl of
Leicester. He was the great-grandfather of Sir William de Hambledon, the first
to use the family surname. He was the first husband of Isabel de Vermandois
(Born c. 1081, Died 13 February 1131).
Isabel de Vermandois was descended from Charlemagne through both of her
parents. On her mother’s side, she was descended from eight Counts and
Countesses of Vermandois, beginning with Pepin II Quentin (Born c. 818, Died
892), who was the son of Bernard and the grandson of Pepin, both Kings of
Italy, and the great-grandson of Charlemagne (Born 2 April 742, Died 28 January
814) and Hildegarde (Born 758, Died 30 April 783). Herbert I, Count of
Vermandois (Born c. 840/848, Died 902), the son of Pepin II Quentin, was
married to the Princess of France, daughter of Robert Fortis, Duke of France
(Born c. 820, Died 25 August 866) and Adelaide, Princess of the Holy Roman
Empire (Born c. 824). Adelaide was the daughter of Louis I, King of France and
Holy Roman Emperor (Born August 778, Died 20 June 840), and the granddaughter
of Charlemagne and Hildegarde. Also on her mother’s side, Herbert III, Count
of Vermandois (Born c. 942/953, Died 29 August 997) was the grandson of
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