Cholmelsey, or Cholmondely. William de Belwar, or Belvar, or Belvoir, married Mabilia, a daughter of Robert Fitzhugh. From this William de Belwar descended the House of Cholmondely.
Christian. Thomas and William Christianus, Normandy, 1180. Walter Christianus, England, 1199. Crestien, Cristian, Crestin, England, 1272.
Christmas. A translation of the Norman-French Noël.
Chucks, a form of Chokes, or Chioches, from Choquet, Flanders.
Church. Vide Search.
Churchill, or De Courcelle. The Churchills of Dorset, ancestors of the great Duke of Marlborough, are traceable by the ordinary heralds' pedigrees to the reign of Henry VII. The family of Wallace (Walensis) was a branch of the Corcelles. From this family came the Great Duke. One of the later Dukes of Marlborough published a charming account of his visit to Kentucky, just after the war. He was entertained at "Ashland" by Major Henry C. McDowell.
Clare. Two families. (1) De Clare of Browne. (2) The Norman House of De Clere.
Claret. Walter Clarté, Normandy, 1180. John Clarrot, England, 1272.
Clark. George Rogers Clark.
Clay, from Claye, near Méaux. The name is borne by the Baronets Clay. The Clays of Bourbon and the Clays of Fayette, says General Cassius M. Clay, are descended from the same remote ancestor.