The True Origins of the Newport Tower. Thomas Jefferson the de Eston's and Mortuo Mari. The Cult of Mary Magdalene in England.

Never before revealed facts about the Newport Tower. The legacy of the Easton family in the unknown history of North America.

The Newport Tower is one of the locations in the overall saga discussed here that a great deal of mythology and lore has been applied to. Though the evidence is overwhelming that the tower was built in the seventeenth century many speculate that the Tower’s origins lay in possibly “Viking” explorers who came to North America who had left the tower as a sign that hey were once there thus legally claiming the continent for their culture or Royal entity. These ideas are understandable and are possible in light of the establishment of the L’Anse Aux Meadows Viking site in Newfoundland in about 1000 AD. Coincidentally about the same time Rollo was coopting what would become the Normandy region of France. Is it also possible that those connected to Rollo were involved at L’Anse Aux Meadows as well? Had some of these same men also gone to Newport to collect and ephemeris that would help them in defining this new land for their masters at home?

This alternate theory of the Newport Tower’s origins does have some rationale but upon closer examination it is revealed that the tower was indeed built in the seventeenth century under the auspices of the same family group that would later have an impact on many mysterious places and events including concepts like the Oak Island Treasure, Beale Treasure, Kensington Rune, and more. Along the way this family group built several monuments that served as private meridians that all pointed to these places of intrigue. The Newport Tower is one such place and may have actually been built as a talisman of a great fortune that had been removed from New England waters as early as 1615. All of the subsequent talismanic temples that were built in the United States reference this family group via their relations and the use of a specific set of symbology and architectural forms to mark their presence.

None of this information disputes the fact that people may have come to Newport prior to Columbus’ arrival in the West Indies in 1492. It is likely given an examination of the entire scheme overall that Newport was visited. At this time a star log was collected, the proper ceremonial aspects were acted out and a cairn of local stones was left to mark the point of observation. Some of the original stones from this cairn were likely included later in the construction of the tower. Subsequent unknown visitors to this site may have left hastily formed inscriptions on some of the stones in the cairn to show that they had been there. This would account for Gary Gianotti’s discovery of the same symbols on the tower that are present on the Kensington Rune and also seen in the logo of the College of William and Mary. The presence of Gosnold and Archer later of Jamestown may attest to this possibility.

This is why there is no record beyond the Verazanno map that supplies a rationale as to why anyone would think the tower was there prior to colonial times. In fact the tower marked on his map may serve to simply mark a point from which known observations were made at one time that became part of his navigational catalog as collected from other European sources like Spain who had sailed past that point many times prior to him and had not recorded the presence of a tower there. At that time the tower on the map was simply a symbol telling you there had been a point collected there that is useful in navigation. Many times towers or monuments are constructed at these points much later in time than the original use that caused them to be valued in such a manner.

The Spanish especially were known to have a distinctive array of map symbols with specific meanings that often resembled alchemical symbols. For instance the symbol for “good timber” resembles the diamond shaped goddess symbol of Puella with the line extending downward from the diamond or rotated square. It is not out of the question that the tower on the map is simply a map symbol. Even so it is still possible that Verrazano had actually seen the tower as he sailed by and had based his knowledge on earlier information such as the Zeno map and narrative. Another possibility could see the tower having been built and then destroyed by an opposing faction.

There is some evidence to suggest that Spain was involved in the collection of the star log that was once done at Newport. Given this there is a strong connection or association in the membership of many Scottish Nobles in the Order of Santiago. Many of these men were Knights of Santiago including Sir James Douglas, and William Sinclair, who may have perished or disappeared from the pages of history at the battle of Teba in Spain. Though Douglas and Sinclair’s membership in this order is not proven some biographies of Douglas list him as a “Knight of the Tomb.” This indeed would fit the description of the Knights of Santiago who guard the Sepulcher of St. James. Other members of the Sinclair and Stewart families may have also been Knights of Santiago and there are references stating that William Sinclair later builder of Rosslyn Chapel was a Knight of Santiago.

Prior to the battle many sources state that these men visited Santiago de Compostela and had taken part in the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela from the port of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. Incidentally A Coruña is home to both the Torre de Hercules lighthouse (ca. 6^th century) and a legend that states Queen Scota’s King observed Ireland from this lighthouse compelling them to come to the British Isles eventually having a great impact on the cultures of Scotland and Ireland. This may be why the modern Celtic compass design at the Torre de Hercules points the way to the Newport tower. These factors may have also contributed to a Scottish value of Galicia and A Coruña including a strong value of Santiago and his pilgrimage. In fact the route from A Coruña to Santiago de Compostela comprises a route many Scottish people followed after sailing to there and disembarking on pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela.

This is indeed a remote theory that could be true. Many times the craftiness and intelligence capabilities of this era are underestimated and not considered in many unexplained historical narratives. If these menfromTeba had disappeared and came to North America it is possible that they came and had left the cairn and collected a star long. They most certainly would not have constructed this tower on their first visit to this location or even several others later. This theory would also closely relate to how many could come to belive that Henry Sinclair himself had come to Newport or the Maritimes.

If true this would have involved other members of Douglas’ order who were Spanish. It is also possible that Spanish ships were used on this clandestine mission. The involvement of Douglas and company would also match the supposition that Henry Sinclair had once come to North America as these men were directly related to him including William Sinclair who disappeared with Douglas at Teba. It is far more likely that the Lord High Admiral of Scotland would send these lesser degreed and younger family members on such a voyage.

Note here again the spatial relationship between the octagon of Santiago de Compostela and Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland. The Santiago octagon points to Rosslyn Chapel. William Sinclair the builder of Rosslyn was said to have been a Knight of Santiago according to many sources. This raises the possibility that this is the reason Rosslyn Chapel and Rosslyn Castle were placed where they were.

Given this it is still possible that people as early as Charlemagne or more likely Frederick II had come and at least claimed this land if not attempted to stay and explore further. There are other hints using the Axis Mundi that may also indicate knowledge of N. America on the part of Trajan and subsequent Byzantine rulers. This may indeed have supplied the route of information by which Charlemagne had been aware of the continent. Conversely later people aware of this tradition may have speculated that these men knew about these regions simply because their octagons pointed that way.  Later people aware of this may have also placed Coptic, Egyptian, and Greek imagery in many of these places in order to confuse opposing factions, secret societies, and even national interests. Many of these symbols and Coptic concepts like the Book of Enoch and possibly the Acts of Andrew may have even been valued by Masonic factions of the nineteenth century in Nova Scotia and the United States.

Many of the symbols on the famous Kirkwall scroll in Scotland also have recently appeared in relation to the Oak Island mystery and treasure legend in Nova Scotia. The supposed presences of a carved stone head and geometric octagonal cross some suppose are part of the puzzle there both have pronounced similarities to symbols seen on the Kirkwall Scroll. The stone that displays and eight pointed star pattern is not located on Oak Island but is present in the same alignments that all point the way to Oak Island. The Kirkwall Scroll also seems to portray the exploits of famous explorer James Bruce who did have an impact on Masonic thought in the late eighteenth century. Bruce traveled to Ethiopia and brought back relatively ancient copies of the Book of Enoch. He also obtained from Alexandria manuscripts that comprised the Pistis Sophia including the symbol of the gnostic cross that also surfaces at different points in this architectural saga. It is not out of the question that members of this family group in Nova Scotia who were also Freemason’s had left any symbols or markers that may be misinterpreted as being more ancient than they really are.

Much of the same imagery that may prove Byzantines came to Oak Island for instance was and is used by secret societies present in that area from the eightieth century to present time. With this in mind why would one assume the Byzantines were there without proof that extends beyond the metaphors and suggestions we are left to ponder by their presence alone? This same concept would apply to the use of Runes on the Kensington Rune that were also included in a known Masonic cipher dating from the same time as the establishment of the Hudson’s Bay Company? This coupled with the stone’s location at the margins of the Rupert’s Land (original HBC claim) and French Louisiana? C’mon people.

This stone is clearly a boundary marker added no earlier than the establishment of the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1670. Already noted earlier is the association between the namesake of Douglas County where the Kensington Stone is located and his direct relation to Governor Arnold whom many attribute with the construction of the Newport Tower. There is family present in Alexandria Minnesota that may2 have a legacy of the value of the Christian oriented symbols present on the Kensington Stone whom also controlled the Great Northern Railroad. The Hill family of Minnesota also related to the Easton’s via the Meriwether Lewis family with Hills also having married into the family of French explorer Marquette. The same family of Horace Hill in Nashville who seems to be behind the construction of the replica of the Parthenon there and Samuel Hill who built the Peace Arch, Mayhill Stonehenge and Art Museum, and the Palace of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco. All of these structures also “point to” other places involved in the legacy of many different mysteries and treasure myths.

Despite these theories no solid evidence has been collected that anyone prior to the 1000 AD construction of L’Anse Aux Meadows Newfoundland had been to North America. After that date there are clear connections between the Norse culture and that of their Norman brothers in England, Scotland, Italy and beyond. Frederick II has direct Norman descent via his Hauteville mother as was his contemporary and rival Charles I Anjou. The Hauteville’s were contemporaries with the de Eston or Mortuo Mori family of Rouen France. There is a distinct Norman and Saxon family overlay to this entire tradition as seen in western culture.

Discussed earlier are the many archaeological and historical narratives that display the Newport Tower having been constructed in the seventeenth century. Two early colonial administrators of the Rhode Island settlement wrote about using the tower as a windmill at that time. This includes Nicholas Easton and Benedict Arnold Sr. Archaeological testing of the site and analysis of the mortar used in the structure confirm an early seventeenth century date. One of the structures compared to the mortar in the tower was indeed the house of the Easton family at that time.

Much of the confusion with regard to the historical context of the Newport Tower has been obscured by political movements and philosophies such as the “Norumbega” political movement of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century United States. These political views harkened back to an earlier age that still has relevance in today’s society. This political philosophy was based on keeping the United States an exclusive and racially mandated country.

Many narratives of the Kensintgon Rune include the fact that a Viking Ship was constructed and displayed and the Chicago Exposition to dispute the fact that Columbus had discovered North America. As we may see Christopher Columbus was part of the same family philosophy that dictated the most controversial symbols seen on the Kensington Rune. All of the same Christian oriented symbols seen on the Kensington Rune repeat themselves throughout this controversy including their presence in the Greek lettered signature of Christopher Columbus himself. Right on the Kensington Rune they are telling you “Christopher Columbus.” Alpha Christos Omega. The Labarum symbol is what is being told to you along with the mystery of its origins.

To see how this all relates to the Newport Tower we must examine the age of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century in North America. The year 1602 marks an important time in the English interest in the entire eastern seaboard from Georgia to Labrador. At this time Captains under the flag of Elizabeth I explored what would become the Rhode Island region. Captains Gosnold and Archer visited the region in 1602 and were known to be within sight of Newport yet did not record the presence of a Tower there. They were known to have visited what was Noman’s Island and established a trading post at Cuttyhunk though it was later decided to leave no one there. During this time they foraged for sassafras root that was thought to cure syphilis and other ailments.

Given their exploits on sea and land foraging for sassafras it is odd that no mention of the tower is made. It is possible that they were instructed to keep this a secret for some unknown reason. One would also be forced to consider the possibility that the Tower was not there at this time.

Within this theory is included the fact that Gosnold and Archer did have access to an ephemeris that had been collected at the future site of the Newport Tower at some earlier date. This could possibly include the band of Englishmen who came as early as 1594 according to the theory of the Newport Tower Museum director and owner Jim Egan (Go see Jim if you are in Newport). Mr. Egan supposes that at this time the area was visited and the Tower was actually constructed. This indeed fits the scheme of the date of construction of Star Castle in England whose octagonal form creates an arc on the globe that points directly to the Newport Tower. Mr.Egan’s findings match those stated here in many ways though he does not endorse the theories put forth here. The construction of Star Castle also marks the first mention of the Beale family in relation to what would later be termed the Beale Treasure of Virginia. As we may see the Beale family have their origins deep within one of the most influential yet unknown families of western history.

During their trip in 1602 Gosnold and Archer first visited a site along this same arc on the globe in Provincetown Harbor. Later the Mayflower Compact would be signed in this very geographical context. Archer and Gosnold may have even claimed North America for England at this time. Provincetown Harbor also represented their first landing in New England. The fact that both of these events occurred on an arc suggested by the orientation of Star Castle ‘pointing to’ the Newport Tower suggests that both structures were built in order to legally describe and claim their colony in relation to a fixed point.

The site of the Newport Tower was somehow already important as to why things were done this way. It is this factor involving a use of the site prior to a structure being built that leaves the door open for some of the theories of the earlier involvement of Vikings or as we have seen even Frederick II Holy Roman Emperor and Charlemagne. There exists a clear family and Royal legacy from Charlemagne, Frederick Barbarossa, Frederick II Holy Roman Emperor, and Prince Rupert of the Rhine first acting governor of the Hudson’s Bay Company that may serve to glue all these seemingly unrelated events and people together.

This same family line and tradition would also express itself in the Arnold and Easton families of early Newport as well as the First Families of Plymouth, Massachusetts, Virginia, Pennsylvania and the other colonies. This includes the legacy of the Kensington Stone and Williamsburg as discussed earlier. From Oak Island to the mysteries of California this same concern of interwoven families and philosophies helped to establish the United States while carving out an economic and sometimes spiritual empire of their creation. As we will see the Easton family of Rhode Island may have possessed one of the most interesting and treasure laden legacies of all of the First Families.

The Easton family was directly related to famous Pirate Peter Easton who also was sent to protect the fisheries of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia in 1602 under charter of Queen Elizabeth herself. Later in his tenure in this region Easton would help to protect the developing colonies of Cupid’s and Ferryland Newfoundland. His charter as a privateer allowed him to harass any foreign shipping in the area while protecting the English fisheries at the same time. During this era Easton established several bases of operations in the maritime region of Canada possibly even extending to Oak Island and Newport Rhode Island the future home of his direct descendants Nicholas Easton and his son Peter. In order to really understand the importance of this family’s involvement in the development of the United States and more we must look at the earlier components of the Easton family line.

An examination of the heritage of the Easton’s of Newport and Peter Easton reveals many royal connections. Most surprisingly the original family arms of the Easton’s display the mythical form of a creature known as the Quinotaur. Peter Easton would go on to display a value of an additional axis in Europe that points the way to the Newport Tower.

The Quinotaur is a metaphorical symbol associated with the legendary Merovingian Bloodline of Jesus Christ himself. The concept of the Quinotaur in mythology echoes both the creation of Europe and the arrival of the blood of Jesus via the sea or Mari in Latin and some other languages. At least one level of interpretation of the symbol of the Quinotaur would include it referencing the Merovingian Blood of Christ.

The origins of the name Easton in England is first of native origin then adapted by a Norman family as their own. The de Eston Norman family would later intermarry with others who had the landed title or name of Easton due to their association with none other than Alphred the Great of England himself. Part of Alphred’s title included “of Easton.” The Norman families association did not come until about the eleventh century but included quite a legacy in Normandy at that time. De Eston in fact was one of the original families that came to England with William the Conqueror. Later de Eston’s would be of note in both the ecclesiastical and military history of England, France, The United States, and Monaco.

Even the de Eston families of England may have represented the use of the name de Eston in Normandy later after Alphred the Great. This moniker may have boomeranged its way back from England to Normandy. The family that originally came from France to become Eston or Easton originated near Rouen Normandy and even established a Cistercian Monastery that still bears their original name of Mortuo Mari Anglicized to Mortimer. Litereally Mortuo Mari translates to “Dead Sea.” Another interpretation that may link to the family arms including the Quinotaur would include it meaning “Dead Mary.” This would also match the prefix of the word “Merovingian” or “of the sea” i.e. “of Mary from the Sea.” All of this imagery combined may infer that the Mortimer’s nee de Eston’s believed that they were of the Merovingian Bloodline. The name Merlin may link scholars or magi of this line to the same meaning.

It is also of note that the initials of Motouro Mari and the same as Mary Magdalene. These initials are combined in the logo of the College of William and Mary and the Auspice of Maria symbol. This symbol also resembles two side by side letter’s X possibly a dual reference to Mortouro Mari, Mary Magdalene, and St. Andrew.

Interestingly the de Eston’s and Alphred the Great were from the region of Cornwall England where there are many legends of Jesus and Mary Magdalene having visited there. Is it possible the presence of the Mortuo Mari family here have an impact on the truth or myth of Jesus coming there? Were they perpetrating a myth or protecting a truth? How are Peter the Pirate and the Easton’s of Newport connected to all of this? Remember Gary Gianotti discovered similar symbology in meaning on the Newport Tower akin to that of the Kensington Rune, Palacio de Monctezuma in Spain, Rosslyn Chapel, the signature of Christopher Columbus, and the logo of the College of William and Mary. All of these symbols contain a value of the cult of St. Andrew which may have also been applied by some to Mary Magdalene later.

It should also be noted that de Eston or Peter Easton also came to have an impact on a region of Newfoundland that included the name of Avalon. The Avalon Peninsula is where the Cupid’s Colony and Ferryland were located. Peter’s family had in part originated in the region that many refer to as Avalon in England with all its romantic Arthurian and Holy Grail overtones. These factors are interesting given the involvement of Bacon and Lord Calvert/Baltimore in the establishment of colonies in Newfoundland. It seems that by using the name Avalon it may be that a kind of sacred landscape philosophy was being applied to this region during this era from which legends and sagas of its own could originate.

Some of the estates and churches sponsored by the de Eston’s or Easton’s over the centuries are arrayed along the famous Michael Line in England. One of these Churches includes a story that involves two ancient corpses being found inside the archway of the Chapel. This story and many others may relate a legacy that includes Merovingian origins to the Mortuo Mari de Eston group prior to any intermarriage with the Plantagenet line of possible Merovingian blood. Some aspects of Peter Easton the Pirates life do include the fact that he was given royal courtesy beyond the point many other associated families would be given.

As time went on Elizabeth passed leaving James I with the English Crown. James revoked Peter’s charter to privateer in North America. This is interesting in that many accounts still have him protecting both the Cupid’s Colony established in 1610 as well as the later Ferryland Colony of Lord Calvert (Baltimore). Despite this history tells us that Peter Easton turned to Piracy at this time. Twice it is told that James I offered him clemency and forgiveness of all crimes yet somehow Easton never received this news both times and continued to cruise the West Indies and even the Mediterranean searching for targets. Is it possible that James I was aware of the royal legacy of the Easton’s with regard to Alphred the Great? Was this the reason that Elizabeth trusted Easton and why James had shown him consideration and clemency? This is possible.

The entire scheme as valued by Easton may also be applied to the theory that he knew about the axis of Portus and used it to situate his ventures on the globe and maybe even later hide items of value that he may or may not have recovered. In turn we may speculate that his additional family were given the responsibility of managing or keeping hidden the axis that had been established in Newport. The fact that they likely built the Tower and used it somehow may have contributed as a kind of coverup using the tradition of building an octagonal structure in the tradition of Constantine and the Tower of the Winds in Athens.

By way of a refresher we will note the locations here pointed to by an arc on the globe suggested by the hexagonal form of Portus that seemed to be important to Peter Easton. This would include the following locations all suggested by the northwest orientation of the hexagon of Portus. This includes Monaco (reasons to be made clear shortly), Cupid’s Newfoundland, Oderin Island Newfoundland, Oak Island Nova Scotia, and the Newport Tower.

This arc on the globe from Portus passes just a few miles north of the Newport Tower. Also discussed are the associations and possible knowledge of what Peter had also been aware of on the part of Robert E. Lee and other First Family of Virginia interests such as the Washington and Jefferson families. An examination of both family genealogies displays direct relations between the family of Jefferson and de Eston that also includes intermarriage in colonial times with the Washington and Lee families. In fact one of Thomas Jefferson’s children with Sally Hemmings was given the name Eston as a first name. This relation may indeed be the reason this person was named such.

Peter Easton was one of the only “Pirates” to escape with massive amounts of loot and live out the rest of his life in comfort.  The standard history of Peter states that he and his fleet of over twenty vessels escaped to the Mediterranean and were given shelter by the Duke of Savoy. Peter apparently escaped with upwards of what is described as “2 Million pounds of gold.” Eventually he was given the title of the Marquis of Savoy and settled in the Principality of Monaco. Remember the Port of Portus points to Monaco as well as several other places that seem to be key in the saga of Peter Easton.

Easton’s ‘escape’ to Monaco was occurring right at the time his relatives were establishing Newport Rhode Island and likely constructing the Newport Tower to mark the same axis that Peter had been aware of. It is possible if not likely that Nicholas Easton had named his male child Peter after Peter Easton. It is more than possible that Nicholas Easton and Peter Easton were aware of each other and worked together to propagate a family legacy that included talismanic uses of monuments and temples that in turn created Prime Meridians regardless of their faith or standing in society.  This entire scheme would also in a strange way be paying homage to Elizabeth I and her claiming of New England using the site of the Newport Tower in relation to Star Castle.

Buried in this tale is the significance of the name Nicholas (Easton). St. Nicholas is the Patron Saint of sailors among other things. In fact the largest Cathedral in Monaco where Peter Easton settled as the Marquis of Savoy is named for St. Nicholas. Though this edifice was constructed in the nineteenth century it replaces a  thirteenth century cathedral using the same orientation and footprint as the newer structure.

The St. Nicolas Cathedral in Monaco includes a massive centrally located octagonal tower.

To the southeast this tower may be used to infer an arc on the globe that leads directly to the hexagonal Port of Portus near Rome. The very axis that we earlier speculated Peter had used to situate his ventures and places of value. The exact opposite direction suggested by this “Tower of the Winds” in Monaco points and arc on the globe directly to the Newport Tower in Newport, Rhode Island.  What a coincidence we have here ladies and gentlemen.

The architecture in Monaco reflects the philosophy of likely one of its richest citizens and nobility ever. The mind boggles at what “2 million pounds” of gold is worth on today’s market even if this was expressed in English monetary “pounds.” Amazingly it seems as if Peter Easton was aware of what the Newport Tower is and what it represents to his fellow family members including The Easton’s of Newport and Thomas Jefferson.

Illustrative of Easton’s relation to Thomas Jefferson is the fact that the very arc that points to the Newport Tower from the St. Nicholas Tower of Monaco then continues on to intersect with Jefferson’s octagonal Poplar Forest. The St. Nicholas Tower in Monaco points to the Newport Tower and Jefferson’s octagonal estate in a single arc on the globe.

History tells us that Thomas Jefferson planted the Poplar Trees that gave his country estate its name. Both the arms of de Eston and later Easton include a Poplar Tree atop the Knights Helmet in this heraldry. Jefferson’s Poplar Forest to him may have represented a kind of veneration of the ancient Druidic concept of the sacred grove. Indeed the Greek and Druidic use of the Temenos or outdoor temple sometimes referred to as a Nemeton may have given rise in part to the concept of the temple as related to observing the stars and fixings ones time and position on the globe.

Genealogical information does suggest a relation between the Easton and Randolph family of Jefferson’s mother some of whom married Estons. I may be possible that the origins of the Randolph name lay with Ranulf de Eston though this is not clear.

What are the President and Peter the Pirate attempting to tell us with this arrangement of architecture? How is it possible that this geographic association is a chance occurrence given the entire tradition as examined here and in an additional work “The Sacred Towers of the Axis Mundi?” Obviously Peter Easton had no knowledge of what Thomas Jefferson would do later in the eighteenth and nineteenth century with regard to his architecture in this tradition. It is obvious then that Thomas Jefferson was aware of his legacy including this geographic association with the St. Nicholas Cathedral of Monaco and also possibly the Great Cyclic Cross of Hendaye that creates a templum that also points to Poplar Forest. Jefferson did have personal interaction and a correspondence with Louisiana governor Blaise d’Abbadie with regard to the Louisiana Purchase. The same land that is incidentally demarked by the Kensington Rune Stone, a missing stone in Minot, and a sandstone pillar on the Milk River that includes an Ogham inscription.

The saga of all of these places and several others bear the unmistakable stamp of this hidden tradition. The Christian oriented symbols on the Kensington Stone, etched in graffiti on the Newport Tower, that comprises the logo of the College of William and Mary, seen at Palacio de Monctezuma in Spain, part of the logo of Brotherhood of St. Sulpice, present in the initials of Mary Magdalene and the Mortuo Mari (de Eston) family, and also serves as a Catholic symbol of a consecrated location are present or suggest at many of these locations. This symbology is also present in the arms of the Eaton family who were involved in the establishment of Dunseith (Fortress of Peace) North Dakota, as well as having served on the board of directors for the establishment of the International Peace Garden.  Note also the similarity of the Easton and Eaton names though no links have so far been identified.

One thing is crystal clear in this examination. Every family, symbol, theme, and reference in each of these stories is Christian with absolutely no suggestion of any other pagan beliefs beyond. The saga of Jason and the Argonauts is a perfect example as a metaphor for St. Andrew and his apocryphal acts.

It is true that the Auspice of Mary symbol or Labarum are nowhere to be seen in any obvious way in the architecture of Thomas Jefferson. The clues he left us in reference to his heritage may be his use of the octagon and the names of Poplar Forest as well his son Eston Hemmings. Both the name and the imagery of the Poplar Tree may be a symbolic hint. Note also the presence of Eston Randolph in Jefferon’s mother’s family named for their de Eston family links.

After being granted free status Eston moved to Chillicothe, Ohio and changed his name to Eston Jefferson. Eston married a Jewish woman of mixed race named Julia Anne Isaacs. Eventually Monticello would be purchased and preserved by Uriah Phillips Levy who had a distinguished career in the United States Navy and accomplished a great deal towards the acceptance of Jews into the upper echelons of the United States military. In true American fashion the Jefferson legacy includes a diverse background from many different influences.

The Legacy of the Mortuo Mari and de Eston families

The Mortuo Mari are at the center of many pivotal events in English and Scottish history. Their influence originated as direct relations to William the Conqueror in both blood and status. It also appears as if the Mortuo Mari were indeed the family that spawned the Beale family likely associated with the Beale Treasure Legend. The role Roger Mortimer played as the lover of Queen Isabella and the deposing of Richard II worked strangely in tandem with Richard’s defeat and Bannockburn at the hands of Robert the Bruce.

It seems that many factors combined to destroy Richard II that included the influence of the Mortuo Mari’s and other allies. Their goals seemed to have much in common with those of Robert the Bruce. This story even raises the possibility that Richard III was the bastard son of Mortimer. This is also interesting in light of the Plantagenet claim of a relation to Christ that the Mortuo Mari family may also value in a clandestine manner.

In addition to these factors we also see their family descendants including George Washington (de Spencers), The Easton’s of Newport, and Thomas Jefferson having a major impact on the development of the United States likely in part due to these familial connections. Their actions and philosophies through time may also reflect that they were a major influence on the Jacobite movement that in turn contributed a great deal to the establishment of the United States. It does appear as if these people also felt that they had a personal claim via Rupert’s Land and the activities of the Virginia and New England colonists that also included many influential family members having a hand in the establishment of early colonies as we see in Jamestown and Newport. These are only two examples among many.

The development of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina also seem to have similar family connections. Again later we would see family members build talismanic architecture that echoed what their forebears had done. The Maryhill Stonehenge, Peace Arch, International Peace Garden, Williamsburg Powder Magazine, the Newport Tower, the Moncure Pyramid, the Ames Pyramid, and the Palace of the Legion of Honor replica in San Francisco all saw the direct influence of this family in their construction. Some researchers speculate that no American President has been from outside this family group.

Along the way we also see a distinct value of the symbols included in the Greek form of the Labarum symbol which also includes the Auspice of Mary symbol. The Auspice of Mary symbol in addition to containing a double XX also includes the initials MM which also appear inverted in the design. This is also reflective of the Mortuo Mari (MM) family as possible use in a secret way to represent their family and their connection to Mary Magdalene or the Merovingian Bloodline. The use of the Auspice of Mary at many of these sites may be reflective of the legacy of the Mortuo Mari family.

It is also likely that these factors have had a great influence on the development of the many myths and legends of Jesus, Joseph of Arimathea, and Mary Magdalene having come to England. Indeed the region they were supposed to have visited includes many estates and holdings of the Mortuo Mari and their associated de Eston family members. Some of the Churches they sponsored also seem to be included on the famous Michael and Mary line that includes Avebury Circle, Glastonbury Tor, and many other historical sites of note.

To date the Mortuo Mari family group seems to have played one of the most influential yet hidden hands in the history of the United States and England, if not the entire western world. The saga of this family may also reflect political divisions that came about after the “Cutting of the Elm” at Gisors in which the Frankish and Norman factions seemed to go their separate ways though many Norman families also sided with the French. The influence we see of the Mortimer’s in the United States seems to be more aligned with the English side of that dispute though the Norman families seemed to work together to some extent even if they were on opposing sides.

The Mortuo Mari family may have been involved in the saga of how Mary Magdalene was interpreted in England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. Their name may represent a hidden value of the Auspice of Maria symbol that echoes the values of their family using a symbol commonly associated with Mother Mary or Our Lady that may secretly refer to Mary Magdalene. Other aspects of the Mortuo Mari’s heritage may also serve to bolster this theory.

Constantine Mortuo Mari was an influential citizen of fourteenth century Norwich England. He was also the head of the weaving guild of Norwich during this era. This is an interesting link to what we have learned in relation to the art of weaving in relation to the beliefs of Empresses Theodora and Sophia. It is possible that the Mortouo Mari association with this craft is a result of their belief that they are descendant of Christ. At this time like most of the rest of England the Mortuo Mari were Catholic and being wealthy citizens had some dealings and associations with the Church. Local records do support the notion that Constantine had contributed money to Norwich Cathedral.

Here in an examination of this family we have the confluence of a great deal of lore that many times involves the name of Sir Francis Bacon. Inferred here also is Bacon’s possible involvement or influence in the penning of the works of William Shakespeare as many before have postulated. The influence of Bacon may be seen in Cupid’s Newfoundland, some theories of Oak Island, and in the lore of Jamestown and Williamsburg. Within each of these mysterious places clues that may involve the work of Shakespeare are part of the mystery.

Among the many players in this production are the Beale family who seem to have ties to two mysteries involving Bacon and Shakespeare. Their family name is part of the famous Beale Treasure legend of Virginia. Early Beale’s in Virginia also seemed to play a part in what is often termed the Mystery of the Bruton Parish Church Vault in Williamsburg. This entire concept was exposed by Marie Bauer Hall who was the first to suppose the existence of a vault in Williamsburg on paper though the legend is thought to have existed for some time prior to her investigation. Ms. Hall is the wife of famous Masonic Philosopher Manly P. Hall. With all of this in mind it is of interest that the Beale family’s origins lay directly within the Mortuo Mari family.

Thomas Jefferson was educated at William and Mary where the octagonal Powder Magazine is located. He is directly related to the Mortuo Mari and may have displayed this in the name of his son and estate Poplar Forest. This would also make the Beale’s distant relations to both Peter Easton the Pirate and Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson is said in legend to have been one of the last to have seen the contents of “Bacon’s Vault” in Williamsburg. Later a legend is developed that comes to be known as the Beale Treasure. All of these men direct kin of the men who helped to create Newport Rhode Island and likely the Newport Tower.

The Mortuo Mari and associated families of de Eston and others also may have had an impact on a development of the appreciation of Mary Magdalene and alternate stories of Christ in English culture much in the same fashion the Anjou’s influenced in Continental Europe. In fact, of course, the Mortuo Mari’s are related to the Anjou’s as are the Plantagenets of England. Each of these family groups displays a value of alternate forms of Christianity with seemingly Coptic overtones. This is even displayed in the name of Constantine Mortuo Mari.

We have examined here and in other works the possibility that this bloodline is all related to Constantine somehow. Even Charlemagne displayed behavior and values that could indicate his belief in a relation to Constantine or possibly Justinian I or II. It is clear that Charlemagne ended up with the mantle of power that no Byzantine ruler seemed to have after the reign of Justinian II. From the time of Charlemagne on there is a clear trail of the propagation of treasure and “Man in the Mountain” myths that led to many romantic notions of the Holy Grail and other alternate beliefs that usually involved some sort of quest or treasure hunt in order to solve.

What are we to make of all of these connections? There is a clear pattern of treasure legends and other myths being propagated seemingly in association with these often rich and powerful families. In many cases these legends seem to reference a great treasure that is venerated by this family possibly because the family had found it at some point in the distant past.

The legacy of the Mortuo Mari family also overlaps with another important Norman and Saxon family that is known in the United States as Bidwell though their true origins lay in the Biddulph and Foerester families of England and Northern Europe. This family Hartford Connecticut and later family member John Bidwell went on to found the small town of Chico California that does possess some interesting architecture maybe associated with a Cistercian monastery near there. All of these families also have a legacy in the Crusades and the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem.

The Latin Kingdom’s associations may also serve as one reason many people ascribe many things these families actions to the Knights Templar. Many of their family arms or national allegiances used symbols very similar to those valued by the Knights Templar at a time after the Knights Templar ceased to exist. The Republic of Genoa where Christopher Columbus was from may serve as an example of this type of misinterpretation. The Republic of Genoa used the Cross of St. George, which is very similar to the Knights Templar and Portuguese Knights of Christ symbols. This similarity alone may have led many to assume Columbus had some association with both of those groups. As we may see later via an examination of the life of fellow Genoese explorer John Cabot there are other organizations and reasons for many of these misunderstandings. Many of these men were also members of ancient family fraternities, which many neglect to consider in history. Even considering all of this it is possible that some were Knights Templar though no records of this exist. Given their status it is more likely that influential family members would be Members of a Royal or State of the Latin Kingdom organization above being a Knights Templar.

We do know that members of this family and associated families did fight in many of the Crusades. There are also hints that they were aware of their legacy associated with Mary Magdalene as seen in their name in metaphor as “Dead Mary.” This aspect is of note as they may have searched for information or proof of who they were in what they considered the land of their ancestors. In fact many things about this family are reminiscent of the myth of the Priory of Sion as popularized in the book “The Holy Blood, The Holy Grail.” All of the pieces of the puzzle are here to connect this line to many mysteries and oddities involving some places that almost seem to have been placed into our psyche on purpose.

Shakespeare, Richard II, and Roger Mortimer.

“1326 Isabella abandons Edward and with lover Roger de Mortimer, deposes Edward II, Executes both le Despencers, and assumes power as regents of Edward III.”

“Edward then took up arms in their behalf. His opponents fell out among themselves, and he defeated and captured Lancaster at Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, in March 1322. Soon afterward, he had Lancaster executed. At last free of baronial control, Edward revoked the Ordinances. His reliance on the Despensers, however, soon aroused the resentment of his queen, Isabella. While on a diplomatic mission to Paris in 1325, she became the mistress of Roger Mortimer, an exiled baronial opponent of Edward. In September 1326 the couple invaded England, executed the Despensers, and deposed Edward on 21 Jan 1327 in favour of his son, who was crowned (January 1327) King Edward III. Edward II was imprisoned and in September 1327 died, probably by violence. [Encyclopædia Britannica CD '97] Reigned 1307-1327, deposed and murdered. Invested as the first Prince of Wales in 1301. His reign was troubled by extravagances, his militarist disasters in Scotland, notably at Bannockburn(1314), and the unpopularity of his favourite peers, Piers Gaveston, who died in 1312, and Hugh le Despencer, 1262-1326. He was deposed on 21 Jan 1327, and murdered by a red-hot poker in his bowels.”

Source: Title: The Plantagenet Ancestry, by William Henry Turton, 1968 Title: Magna Charta Sureties 1215, Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Sheppard Jr, 5th Edition, 1999 Page: 161-15 Title: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, 7th Edition, by Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Shippard Jr., 1999 Page: 101-31

The above narrative reflects the events set forth in Shakespeare’s Richard II. The major difference in the play and reality is the role of Mortimer in this tale. The play does not mention his affair with the Queen or their involvement in dethroning him and placing Richard III on the throne. It is even stated that Mortimer and Isabella served as regents for Richard until he was of age.

Via a study of the Mortuo Mari family their kinship as the same blood origin with the de Eston family is well noted. The de Eston Mortuo Mari’s may be more closely related to Alphred the Great than other branches of the family. Many Shakespeare scholars have speculated as to the true identity of the character Piers Exton in this work. It may be that Piers Exton is representative or Roger Mortimer who it seems took part in the final demise of Richard II via “red hot poker in his bowels.”

As the play neglects the affair between Mortimer and Isabella it includes the fact that Exton was the person who kills Richard near the end of the play. Strangely there are parallels between some of Mortimer’s family names and the character of Piers Exton.  Piers is indeed one of the family names associated with Mortuo Mari and is even expressed in the play by Percy who is also in actual reality related to Roger Mortuo Mari. Note the similarity between the name Percy and Piers. Yet Percy is not who is being referred to here. The Motruo Mari being referred to may also include Peter Easton of the same family later in history yet contemporary with and possibly associated with Sir Francis Bacon, Francis Walsingham, and likely Dr. John Dee as well.

Again, and from totally left field, Fulcanelli instructs us in “Mystery of the Cathedrals” to replace the “X” with and “S” as that is its true meaning. Piers Exton could easily be wordplay for Peter Easton who lived at the time of Shakespeare and who was related to the exploits of forebear Roger Mortimer and his seemingly little known of and spoken of role in English history.

Is it possible that this is some of what Bacon is telling us? Is this somehow connected to the exploits of Peter Easton and the creation of the Newport Tower and octagonal Powder Magazine in Colonial Williamsburg? Bacon is associated with a great deal of mythology and folklore involving all of the places and characters we have discussed here. There are signs that subsequent powerful families have trod the same path of discovery we are examining here.   

 

The Stafford Hill Memorial. The Arnold and Easton conflict during the American Revolution.

Sometimes this search for information leads to more modern monuments that were built later. Some of those who may be aware of the true progression of history build monuments that may serve as clues that display the truth about historical dynamics that had a great impact on the development of the country at large.

The Stafford Hill Memorial near Cheshire, Massachusetts, is a faithful reproduction of the Newport Tower. The Tower is located only about 11 miles from Easton’s Tavern in Pittsfield. It is interesting that this monument was built in the region where Easton lived. James Easton was a Colonel in the Revolutionary War. His testimony in front of the Massachusetts congress or representatives concerning the activities of Revolutionary War traitor Benedict Arnold was the first early warning about Arnold. Ironically Easton and Arnold’s heritage overlap in the early stages of the Colonial era in Newport Rhode Island where the original tower is located. In fact Nicholas Easton and Benedict Arnold Sr. are two of the people that speculation would lead us to as the actual builders of the Newport Tower. So it is interesting that later these two men seemed to have a rivalry.

If a tower was built then who was the actual person who physically built and designed the tower? The Stafford Hill memorial may serve as a monument to the family that the actual stone mason who built the Newport Tower was a member of.

The Stafford Hill memorial was built in memory of Joab Stafford who was also a local revolutionary war figure. It is said the replica of the Newport Tower was constructed because Joab was from Newport originally. An examination of Stafford’s family in Rhode Island reveals some amazing possibilities with regard to the Newport Tower. Joab is directly descendant of  Thomas Stafford.

Thomas Stafford was known to have constructed the three oldest windmills in New England. He was employed in Newport by Nicolas Easton in 1639. Here we likely have the original individual that actually built the Newport Tower we see there today. It is also obvious that the builders of the Stafford Hill memorial were likely aware of who Thomas was and how Joab Stafford was related to him. Given this piece of evidence, though circumstantial, it is almost certain that Eaton, Arnold, and Stafford himself were behind the construction of the Newport Tower.

It is somehow ironic that the Newport Tower was built as sort of a memorial to the claiming of a region by England and that later a reproduction was built in such a manner as to tip one off to the true origins of the Tower.

Thomas Stafford is descendant of the same Norman class that Easton, Jefferson, Bidwell, and many other prominent American families descended from. His ancestors were Standard Bearers for William the Conqueror and distinguished themselves in warfare through the ages including the Crusades.

Here exposed for the first time is the true builders of the Newport Tower and they are not Vikings. As we may see they were working on the impetus of Rollo the first Duke of Normandy. Someone had used the future site of the Newport Tower as a place from which to claim land and this family group displays all the tenets and history that may infer that they had inside knowledge of this claim and even sent family members to settle there when colonization was finally started on the part of the English.