STAFFORDSHIRE AND DORSET I7 History of Ancient Woodonry Benjamin Galpin and his wife Rebecca came from Stratford to Wood.bury about I680. Mr. Galpin died in 1731 and his widow in 1743. (Numerous descendants.) Savage’s Genea/ogicai Dictionary Benjamin Galpin, Woodbury. Perhaps son of Philip by wife Rebecca. (Probably came from Bridport to Stratford.) Numerous descendants: Samuel Galpin, clergyman (Cothren, p. 469); Leman Galpin, M.D., Milan, Ohio; and others. Daniel Galpin, son of Richard Galpin of Bridport and his wife Mary Carter of Beaminster, went to U.S.A. about 1830 or later. Charles Galpin, his brother, also went to U.S.A., and was killed in the Civil War. He was born IO Dec. 1813 and married, 26 jan. 1839, Charlotte, dau. of Robert Budden of Allington, Dorset. He left children, Flora, born 18 March 1 835, and Charles Miller Galpin, born 3 Nov. 1 841, who was living in Philadelphia in 1877. Fort Gatpin, in Montana, on the River Missourie. Gaipin Post——the name of the American Civil War Com- memoration Society, at Glen Falls, on the Hudson River, State of New York. (Note.——A large number of these fraternities are found throughout the States named after various leaders.) GALMN, co. STAFFORD, mc. IO66. Johannes de Montgalpen of Evreux, Normandy, 1066. -—Mag. Scac. Rot. Nornz. 1085. Galpin or Dalfin, Tenant in Capite (equivalent to Baron).——Doniesa’ay Book, A.D. IO8 5. The baron’s position was connected with the tenure of land. All those who held " in chief " (i.e., directly) of the King were alike Barone; Regis, bound to perform a stipulated service and were members of his council. The earliest hereditary barons were not created until the reign of Edward I and the title of Lord was not added until 1 387.—Encycl. Britannica. t c