CLIFFORD

CLIFFORD. The noble family, suruamed from Clifford (tlieir castle and lauds in CO. Hereford, which they acquired in marriage in the XII. cent.), came from Normaudy with the Conqueror, and then bore the name of Fitz Pons. They claimed lineal descent from Ricliard, Duke of Normandy, the grandfather of \\'iliam I. In charters, the name is latinized De Clivo Forte.

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