Was he a Edward III descendant via this channel ?-----> Edward III---
John of Gaunt-->Joan Beaufort-->Eleanor Neville-->Henry Percy, 3rd
Earl of Northumberland-->Margaret Percy--->Agnes Gascoigne-->William
Fairfax--->John Fairfax--->Benjamin Fairfax-->Sarah Fairfax-->Philip
Meadows-->Sarah Meadows-->Thomas Martineau, b 1764.
Thanks in anticipation!!
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