Helena, Marchioness of Northampton (1546-1635) Longford Castle to Kevin Lajiness; My X-DNA Trail

This Maternal Genealogical trail is A preview of a project of mine that is coming together. I have about 8 matches to my X-DNA or Chromosome 23 That can be confirmed by building out our Ancestry trails till they meet, males only get their X-Chromosome from there mother so the trail can only pass to him from her, the unique thing about these 8 I have they appear to all be going to Helena some that I have done and others that I am close on, before i can confirm all the lines on WikiTree I have to be confident of the genealogy, witch did and does take years to Do but Ancestry and WikiTree have some nice tools to help , I will be posting more on this regularly.

Helena, Marchioness of Northampton (1546-1635) Longford Castle to Kevin Lajiness; My X-DNA Trail

Queen Elizabeth granted Helena manors in Huntingdonshire and Wiltshire. The marchioness was still highly regarded by Queen Elizabeth and often acted as her deputy at the baptism of the children of distinguished noblemen, particularly towards the end of the reign, when the queen's health was deteriorating.

It has been reported that Marchioness Helena did not participate in court intrigues, instead she was devoted to her family.

In 1582 Thomas was sent as English envoy to Sweden and met Helena's family members. Helena also had continuous correspondence with relatives in Sweden, as well as the Duke Charles of Sudermannia, later king Charles IX, her childhood friend.

In 1584 the queen granted the estate at Sheen to Helena and Thomas for their life. It was a former monastery directly north from the queen's chief residence, the Richmond Palace near the City of London. This meant that Thomas and Helena were  able to live with their children while also serving at the Royal     Court.                    She married Thomas Gorges of Longford. Castle    Portrait of Helena, Marchioness of Northampton (1546-1635)