The Merovingian Mirror 2016 Table of Contents Honorary Presidents General Table of Contents………………………….. 2 Honorary Presidents General………………. 2 Remarks of the President General………… 3 Officers of the Order……..………………... 4 Proposed Slate of Officers 2017-2019…….. 5 New Members……………………………... 6 Candidate Proposal Form………………….. 7 Richard Allen Gregory Hardwick Smith Johnson, Jr., Ed.D. 2004-2009 2009-2011 2016 Minutes of the Annual Meeting...……. 8-9 Barbarian Kings, Franks & Merovingians…. 10-15 Annual Meeting..…………………………... 16 Scholarships………..….....………………… 16 2017 Speaker Dr. C. Brian Rose...………… 17 Recollections from 2016….……………….. 18-20 Merovingian Bloodlines…….....………….. 21 COL Charles C. Lucas, M.D. Brantley Carter Bolling Knowles 2011-2013 2013-2015 Silk Scarf Order Form…………………….. 22 Membership Supply Order Form………….. 23 Report corrections to the Secretary General Cover Baptême de Clovis à Reims Le 25 décembre 498 (496 selon certains historiens) Website www.merovingiandynasty.org Editor: Barry Christopher Howard Remarks of the OMD President General Dianne Alley Robinson My sincere thanks to each of you for the honor of serving our august Order as your President General. The past two years could not have been more enjoyable and productive. I have my Board and Advisory Council to thank, as well as our Honorary Presidents General for their sage advice and support. Our membership continues to thrive and grow under the excel- lent work of Karen McClendon, Registrar, and John R. Har- man, Jr., Genealogist. Both labor on our behalf to see that the Order’s lineages remain accurate and that each applicant feels special. The Finances of the Order are very healthy, thanks to the ef- forts of Barry Howard, Treasurer, and the kind donations from so many of you. Our Scholarship is one of the most wonderful aspects of OMD, and it sparkles each time we see the smiles of the recipients as they accept their awards and beautiful certifi- cates. Additionally, I would like to express my gratitude to Honorary President General Knowles, Chair of the Nominating Commit- tee, as well as all who have served with her in that effort. I am most appreciative of the outgoing Officers who have served faithfully, as well as the new Officers who have agreed to serve during the 2017-2019 term. Plans are under way for the next luncheon, to be held on Wednesday, April 19, 2017. Please note the details in this publication, as well as the biography of our speaker, Dr. Brian Rose. He will share updates with us re- garding his team’s newest dig site in Turkey. The OMD Scarf project, though a bit delayed with dyes being confirmed, will soon be available. Those inter- ested may submit the order form located on page 22. Thank you again for your support and all you do for the Order of the Merovingian Dynasty. A very happy holi- day season to you and yours. I look forward to seeing you in April. Dianne Alley Robinson Officers of the Order 2015-2017 President General Genealogist General Dianne Alley Robinson John Robert Harman, Jr. 18602 Balmore Pine Lane 2112 White Oak Road Cornelius, North Carolina 28031-5208 Raleigh, North Carolina 27608-1452 First Vice President General Assistant Genealogist General Charles William Neuhauser Philip Robert Livingston 4 Stable Road 77 Oak Knoll Road Tuxedo Park, New York 10987 Glen Rock, New Jersey 07452-1631 Second Vice President General Registrar General Juanita Sue Augustus Karen Elizabeth McClendon 6714 Pebble Beach 1403 Hawthorne Lane Houston, Texas 77069-2443 Keller, Texas 76262-7308 Third Vice President General Chaplain General Anna Boykin Ferguson Duff The Rev. Dr. Albert Clinton Walling, II 132 Laurel Lane 8406 Lofty Lane Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 32082 Round Rock, Texas 78681-3467 Fourth Vice President General Chancellor General Linda Corrinne Mistler, Ph.D. Craig Huseman Metz, Esq. 20707 South Ruhl Road 3718 Cumberland Street, NW Freeland, Maryland 21053 Washington, DC 20016-1816 Treasurer General Counselor General Barry Christopher Howard Walter Jervis Sheffield, Esq. 1949 Green Mill Road 1314 Sophia Street Finksburg, MD 21048-1745 Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401-3742 Assistant Treasurer General Curator General Catherine McCreary Strauch Michael Scott Swisher 435 White Gables Lane 14511 Olinda Boulevard, North Suite 201 Stillwater, Minnesota 55082-1147 Charlottesville, VA 22903-4999 Archivist General Secretary General Carter Branham Snow Furr, Esq. Karen Warner Cardullo One Colley Avenue 1114 North Pitt Street Apartment 1702 Alexandria, Virginia 22314-1455 Norfolk, Virginia 23510 Assistant Secretary General Webmaster and Editor General Michael Perry Schenk Barry Christopher Howard 108 Trace Cove Drive Madison, Mississippi 29110-9265 Advisory Council Anne Standish Brandt Surgeon General Charles E.F. Drake, M.D. CAPT George James Hill, M.D. The Rev. Dr. Lynne Godard Alcott Kogel 3 Silver Spring Road Frank Lee Perryman West Orange, New Jersey 07052-4317 Priscilla Bruce Roberts Brian Darrell White Proposed Slate of Officers 2017-2019 Presented by the OMD Nominating Committee, in accordance with the OMD Bylaws OMD Nominating Committee: Brantley Carter Bolling Knowles, Chairman Committee Members: Laurie Ann Cornwell Aldinger, Walter Jervis Sheffield*, Esq., Deborah Lee Frierson Wilhite, Brian Darrell White President General - Dianne Alley Robinson 1st Vice President General - Charles William Neuhauser 2nd Vice President General - Anna Boykin Ferguson Duff 3rd Vice President General - Craig Huseman Metz, Esq. 4th Vice President General - Laura Dean Ramsay Treasurer General - Barry Christopher Howard Assistant Treasurer General - Charles Edward Horton Secretary General - Michael Perry Schenk Assistant Secretary General - Christopher Willard Moberg Surgeon General - CAPT George James Hill, M.D. Genealogist General - John Robert Harman, Jr. Assistant Genealogist General - Philip Robert Livingston Registrar General - Karen Elizabeth McClendon Chaplain General - The Reverend Dr. Lynne Godard Alcott Kogel Chancellor General - Carter Branham Snow Furr, Esq. Counselor General - Walter Jervis Sheffield, Esq. Curator General - Michael Scott Swisher Archivist General - Eric Jon Nielsen, M.D. Webmaster / Editor - Barry Christopher Howard Advisory Council: Anne Standish Brandt Karen Warner Cardullo Dr. Susan Wray Cook Priscilla Bruce Roberts Heather Welty Speas Brian Darrell White *Note: Mr. Sheffield recused himself regarding the discussion of the office of Counselor General New Members 343 Carrolyn Ann Tryon Davies Percival Lowell, MA August 1, 2014 344 Charles Bryan Poland Thomas Ligon, VA August 10, 2014 345 Mary Jane Hunt Constant Southworth, PC August 10, 2014 346 John Bradford Kent Olive Welby, MA December 20, 2014 347 Judy May Anderson Blumenauer Elizabeth Kristina Kampe, MN December 20, 2014 348 Majel Lee Fritz Powell Robert Abell, MA February 7, 2015 349 Karla Suzanne Hader Walter Aston, VA February 7, 2015 350 Gresham Dew Crane Giles Brent, VA February 28, 2015 351 Peter Clayton Mark Victoria St. George Joyce, NY March 10, 2015 352 Madeline Elaine Wilson Alworth Mary Gye, MA March 13, 2015 353 Cheryl Faye Whitt Rios Lawrence Smith, VA March 13, 2015 354 Thomas Allen Chrisman Edward FitzRandolph, NJ March 16, 2015 355 Ivan Stanley Bennett Mary Gye, MA March 16, 2015 356 Patricia Ann Westgate Sayko Richard Bowen, PC March 18, 2015 357 Peter Lloyd Sheerin Peter Talbot, MA March 28, 2015 358 Erica Amanda Sheerin Peter Talbot, MA March 28, 2015 359 Todd Fillmore Sheerin Peter Talbot, MA March 28, 2015 360 Oma Mae Hill Gaines Edward Johns(t)on, VA April 3, 2015 361 Susan Wray Cook, Ph.D. Thomas Ligon, VA April 3, 2015 362 Christy Lee "Cricket" Crigler Thomas Bradbury, MA May 29, 2015 363 Lillie Frances Harrington Davis Roger Mallory, VA June 15, 2015 364 Beverly Ann Bateman Spooner Thomas Trowbridge, MA July 7, 2015 365 Kathleen Ann Loftman Agnes Harris, CT July 27, 2015 366 Shelby Dean Ward Edward Johns(t)on, VA August 9, 2015 367 Mollie J. London George Reade, VA August 30, 2015 368 Samuel Cleo Prather George Yate, MD August 31, 2015 369 Alecia Sue Paschall John Edward Foulke, PA September 23, 2015 370 Robert Joseph Avery Edward Raynsford, MA September 30, 2015 371 Ben Block Burton Jones II Thomas Keene, VA October 13, 2015 372 Craig Lee Montz, Esq. William Randolph, VA October 14, 2015 373 Mary Nell Nolan Young Thomas Ligon, VA November 28, 2015 374 John Macintosh Bourne Thomas Trowbridge, MA November 29, 2015 375 Carroll Lee Collins McNamara John Fisher II, VA December 14, 2015 376 Stacy Laird Sundgren John Throckmorton, MA/RI January 5, 2016 377 Mattie Frances Stephenson Olive Welby, MA January 27, 2016 378 Eleanor Stuart Childs Davis Thomas Dudley, MA February 1, 2016 379 Charles Lynwood Smith, Jr. Thomas Owsley, VA February 27, 2016 380 Effie Thompson Holder John Fisher, VA March 29, 2016 381 Thomas Lee Jacques Anne Couvent, Quebec April 3, 2016 382 Janelle Via McKown Elizabeth Butler/Boetler, VA May 14, 2016 383 Signe Eve Wilson Sarah Ludlow, VA May 14, 2016 384 Sandra Hendrick Staley John West, VA May 25, 2016 385 Millicent McKinley Cox Sarah Ludlow, VA August 2, 2016 386 Barbara Elaine Teague Richard Palgrave, MA August 30, 2016 Please send completed Proposals for Membership to: Karen Elizabeth McClendon Registrar General, OMD 1403 Hawthorne Lane Keller, TX 76262-7308 Email: gen Order of the Merovingian Dynasty Twelfth Annual Council Meeting Minutes 13 April 2016 City Tavern Club, Washington, DC (Courtesy of Barry C. Howard) The Twelfth Annual Meeting of the Council of the Order of the Merovingian Dynasty convened 13 April 2016 at The City Tavern Club in Washington, DC. Present General Dianne Alley Robinson called the meeting to order at 10:55. Mr. Barry Christopher Howard gave the invocation. Officers in Attendance: Mrs. Dianne Alley Robinson, President General; Mr. Charles William Neu- hauser, 1st Vice President General; Mrs. Juanita Augustus, 2nd Vice President General; Mrs. Anna Duff, 3rd Vice President General; Mr. Barry Howard, Treasurer General and Webmaster; Mrs. Catherine Strauch, Assis- tant Treasurer General; Mrs. Karen Cardullo, Secretary General; Mr. Michael Schenk, Assistant Secretary General; George J.