From: "Douglas Richardson" <royalancestry@msn.com>
Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.medieval,soc.history.medieval
To: <gen-medieval@rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 7:54 PM
Subject: Re: Origins of the Despensers: Whistling Dixie
John ~
The name le Despenser is common enough in this time period, as is the
given name, William. Unless you have additional evidence to link
William le Despenser, brother of Aldwyn de Ifulfestre, mentioned in
your post, to the William le Despenser, who was a known younger son of
Thomas le Despenser, it seems to me that you are just whistling Dixie.
Best always, Douglas Richardson, Salt Lake City, Utah
P.S. For people outside the United States, if someone is whistling
Dixie, they are talking about things in a more positive way than the
reality. It's a quaint expression.
Interesting observation, it definitely reminds me of someone.
Leo van de Pas