The Companion to the Fiery Cross, a Breath of Snow and Ashes, an Echo in the Bone, and Written in My Own Heart's Blood

by Diana Gabaldon

Cirencester, Duke of; Jacob Cirencester—One of the guests at Benedicta Grey’s party celebrating Clive’s victory over the Nawab of Bengal. [PM]

  Clarence—Jamie’s mule; a sociable creature, given to loud greetings. [All]

  Clellan, Kimmie—A roving singer of Scottish ballads and an acquaintance of Roger’s. His song repertoire has given Roger the idea to write down the old ballads and tunes for future generations. [Fiery Cross]

  x Clerke, Francis, Captain, Sir—(1748–1777) General Burgoyne’s aide-de-camp at Ticonderoga and Saratoga; killed with General Simon Fraser by Patriot sniper Tim Murphy. [Echo]

  Clifford, Captain Leo—An officer from Hal’s regiment and one of the piquet players meeting at Almack’s gentlemen’s club. [SP]

  X Clinton, Henry, General, Sir—(1730–1795) A field strategist at the Battle of Bunker Hill and second in command to General Howe at Battle of New York; Clinton replaced General Howe as commander in chief upon Howe’s resignation after the surrender of Saratoga to the Continental army. [Echo, MOBY]

  x Clive, Robert—(1725–1774) Also known as “Clive of India,” he was a British military officer who established the military and political supremacy of the East India Company in India and a key figure in establishing British India. [PM]

  Cobb, Reverend Mr.—Curate of St. Giles and part of the Church of England; Miss Stokes brings the Protestant Reverend Cobb to collect the body of Tim O’Connell for burial at St. Giles. An argument ensues, which Lord John is forced to resolve. [PM]

  Cochrane, Rabbie—One of the residents on Fraser’s Ridge. While he’s too old to join the militia Jamie is forced to gather, some of his eleven grown children scattered across the mountains will be mustered for Jamie’s forces. [Fiery Cross]

  Coinneach, Mrs.—One of the Protestant residents of Fraser’s Ridge, she attends Roger’s first sermon and notices that he seems nervous, as he’s sweating quite a bit. [Ashes]

  Coles, Simon—Lawyer to the Thackerays. He receives a message from Anne Thackeray for her sister, Barbara; the letter offers limited information regarding her situation and gives a location somewhere in Southwark. [HS]

  x Collet, Captain—(unknown) John Collet was a Swiss mapmaker who joined the British army and eventually became the commanding officer at Fort Johnston. [Ashes]

  Collet, Corporal—After working under Lord John’s command for more than two years, he and his company function like a well-oiled machine. [BL]

  Colson, Lieutenant—A junior officer in William’s regiment, in charge of the men while William dines with Lord John and Captain Richardson. [Echo]

  x Comte St. Germain—See “Robert François Quesnay de St. Germain.”

  Congreve, Mr.—One of the wine-sellers employed by Fraser et Cie, an importer known for selling a rare German red wine. [PM]

  x Cope, General—(1690–1760) John Cope was commander-in-chief of Scotland during the Jacobite uprising of 1745; he was defeated by Bonnie Prince Charles’s forces during an early-morning surprise attack at Prestonpans. He is forever remembered in a Scottish folk song depicting his defeat and the triumph of the Scots over the English forces. [BL, HS, CA]

  Corey, Lieutenant—A Middlebrook Encampment officer who may have lied about Benjamin Grey’s death while a prisoner at the encampment. [MOBY]

  x Cornbury, Lord—(1710–1753) Heir to the Earl of Clarendon. He tried to persuade the French to support an invasion to install the Old Pretender and overthrow King George; the French withdrew support, but the Jacobite association followed Cornbury even as he became god father to Lord John’s eldest stepbrother, Paul DeVane. [BL]

  x Cornell, Samuel—(1731–1781) Member of the Governor’s Royal Council and wealthy merchant from Edenton. Cornell was included in a council of war held by Governor Tryon and other leaders prior to the Battle of Alamance; he passed information to Jamie about Stephen Bonnet’s possible activities near the Outer Banks, most notably just where the contraband was supposedly unloaded. [Fiery Cross]

  x Cornwallis, Charles, General, Lord—(1738–1805) Famous general under Howe, he saw several victories and defeats in the Americas but suffered his greatest humiliation during the Battle of Yorktown, when combined Patriot and French forces surrounded his army and forced him to surrender, thus ending a great deal of the fighting in the North American theater. [Ashes, Echo, MOBY]

  Coulter, Willie—The only person other than Claire to witness Jamie killing Dougal MacKenzie on the evening before Culloden. [Echo]

  Cowden, Amaranthus—Benjamin Grey’s alleged wife, and mother to his supposed son, Trevor Wattiswade Grey. [MOBY]

  x Cowley, Hannah, Mrs.—(1743–1809) London playwright William met prior to arriving in America and whose work largely revolved around marriage and women’s social roles. [Echo]

  Crabbot, Old—One of Lord John’s senior contacts within the Black Chamber, possibly retired from active duty. [Echo]

  Craddock, Captain—One of the captains under Jamie’s command at Monmouth. [MOBY]

  Crawford, Mrs.—One of Wilmington’s prominent hostesses, her musical evenings are in direct competition with those of Mrs. Dunning, and while her assembly lacked a poet of comic verse, lovely-smelling wax-myrtle candles were burned, prompting Claire and company to go on an outing to locate wax-myrtle berries. [Fiery Cross]

  Crenshaw—One of the junior officers in Lord John’s regiment. [PM]

  Cresswell, Captain—The white superintendent appointed by the Crown to oversee the maroons living on Jamaica; he disappeared prior to Lord John’s arrival and his whereabouts are unknown. [PZ]

  Crombie, Hiram—A dour Scots Protestant immigrant and leader of the Protestant fisher-folk who settled on Fraser’s Ridge, he doesn’t always see eye to eye with the Catholic Frasers. Hiram studies the Indian languages from Ian and Jamie so he may minister God’s word to the tribes near the Ridge. [All]

  Crombie, Mairi—Wife of Presbyterian settler Hiram Crombie and daughter of old Mrs. Wilson, who dies twice in one day. [Ashes]

  Crosbie, Captain—One of General Clinton’s aides. [MOBY]

  Crossley, Mr.—A botanist friend of Mr. Stanhope, Crossley possesses an extensive ornamental garden in England. Stanhope wishes to exchange the roots and seeds of the North Carolina native flora for some of Crossley’s herbal garden specimens and offers to share the forthcoming specimens with Claire for use in medicines and healing. [Fiery Cross]

  Crupp, Amos—Proprietor of the Wilmington newspaper, the Gazette, and the printer who changed the date of the fire on Fraser’s Ridge to save space, inevitably causing Brianna and Roger to travel to the eighteenth century. [Ashes, Echo]

  Crusoe—A stable-hand at Lord Dunsany’s estate, Helwater, located in the Lake District of England. [SP]

  Culper, Abel—The citizen with whom William is billeted after being sent to Long Island for fighting with Lieutenant “Chinless Ned” Markham over a crude cartoon. [Echo]

  Culper, Abigail—One of Abel Culper’s elderly sisters, who dote on William; he returns the favor by bringing gifts of food or drink. [Echo]

  Culper, Beulah—The second of Abel Culper’s elderly sisters and the keeper of the noisy goats; she insists that their braying keeps thieves from the corncrib. [Echo]

  x Cumberland—(1721–1765) Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, and younger son of King George II; leader of the King’s forces during the Forty-five, bent on subduing the Jacobite Rising and stamping out its remains. He involves himself in a court-martial in which Lord John and his brother, Hal, have an interest. [FC, SP]

  Cumberpatch, Anthony—The farmer who won J. W. MacKenzie’s dog tags in a dice game. [MOBY]

  Cumberpatch, Mrs.—The wife of Anthony Cumberpatch. [MOBY]

  Custis, Captain—An officer from the Ninth Regiment, commanded by John’s friend Colonel Jeffreys. He accompanies Lord John to his quarters to retrieve a book that Jeffreys wishes to borrow from Lord John and is one of the officers present to witness Percy’s act of sodomy with a German soldier. [BL]

  Cutter, Sergeant Alo
ysius—A military comrade of Lord John Grey during the Battle of Quebec, his commanding voice encourages the British troops in their victory over the French; Lord John’s stepson, William, later encounters Sergeant Cutter when he reaches America. [CA, Echo]

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  x Dacres, Lieutenant James—(1749–1810) Captain of British schooner Carleton at the Battle of Lake Champlain; after the heavy battle, which he survived in real life, went on to lead a distinguished British naval career. [Echo]

  Daisy—A camp prostitute at Saratoga, who brings Claire some meat pies in return for healing, the medical issue being something Claire deems unmentionable while Jamie is eating. [Echo]

  Dalrymple, Hector—John Grey’s first lover; killed at Culloden at age eighteen, only two years older than John. [PM, BL, CA, SP]

  Danner—One of the regimental surgeons assigned to Hal’s regiment in Prussia. [BL]

  Darcy, Hugh—A stable owner in Dublin who outfits Jamie and Lord John with horses for their journey to Athlone. [SP]

  x Dartmouth, Lord; William Legge—(1731–1801) Second Earl of Dartmouth, secretary of state for the colonies during the early part of the Revolution, and a proponent of educating and Christianizing the Indians. He helped finance a charitable Indian school in Connecticut but refused to be coerced into financially backing the New Hampshire college that its founder named in the earl’s honor. [Ashes]

  x Dashwood, Francis, Sir—(1708–1781) An English libertine with powerful political connections and the founder of the notorious Hellfire Club, located in underground caves in West Wycombe. [HF, PM]

  Davies, Andy—One of Brianna’s co-workers at the hydroelectric dam, and the thief who leaves her without a flashlight during the trick played on her first day on the job. [Echo]

  Davison, Mr. and Mrs.—Loyalist stable owners in Philadelphia. [MOBY]

  Dawes, Gideon—The secretary for Governor Warren, and Lord John’s adviser regarding the events in the governor’s household and on the island of Jamaica. [PZ]

  Deacon/Deke—An elderly horse belonging to the Dunsany stables; William is introduced to him by Jamie. [SP]

  x Deane, Silas—(1737–1789) American merchant and lawyer, agent sent to France to seek military assistance; conspired with Beaumarchais to use the fictitious Hortalez et Cie company to import weapons and ammunition into America for the Continental army. He was later accused of treason for unknowingly sharing information with British double agent Edward Bancroft but was not prosecuted, due to a lack of evidence at the time of the indiscretion. [Echo]

  Deborah—Brianna’s twentieth-century friend who performed tarot readings when Brianna was at college; though Brianna would never let Deb read her cards, she dreams of a reading where the Hanged Man card keeps appearing, making her reflect on Roger’s dilemma. [Fiery Cross]

  x de Chaulnes, Duchess—(unknown) The duke’s considerably older wife, host of several notable literary salons in Paris; Jamie attends one of these and entertains the crowd with stories of the American colonies and how he lost his finger. [Echo]

  x de Chaulnes, Duke—(1741–1792) A young French noble with a much older wife, interested in science and the Americas—especially the Indians; also a close friend of Beaumarchais, the founder of the French-based supply company Hortalez & Cie, a joint French–Spanish arms/ammunitions supplier to the Continental army. [Echo]

  x de Clermont, Comte—(1709–1771) Louis de Bourbon, he took over command of the French forces during the Seven Years’ War when the Duc de Richelieu abruptly resigned his commission and returned to France. [BL]

  x de Lamerie, Paul—(1688–1751) A famous London-based silversmith, noted by some as the greatest silversmith of the eighteenth century. One of his pieces is stolen by the Comte St. Germain on one of his time-traveling forays. [SB]

  de Marillac, Annalise—Woman Jamie dueled over in Paris. [MOBY]

  Denys—One of Stephen Bonnet’s seamen, he helps row the boat containing a kidnapped Brianna to Bonnet’s hideout on Ocracoke Island. [Ashes]

  x DeRosset, Lewis—(unknown) Adjutant general of Governor Tryon’s army; DeRosset was included in a council of war held by Governor Tryon and other leaders prior to the Battle of Alamance. [Fiery Cross]

  Desplains, Colonel—William’s senior officer. [MOBY]

  x d’Estaing, Admiral—(1729–1794) An admiral of the French navy sailing to aid the Continental forces. [MOBY]

  DeVane, Captain—Benedicta Grey’s first husband and father of her two elder sons, Edgar and Paul, half brothers to Lord John and Hal. [PM, HS]

  DeVane, Edgar—One of Lord John’s older half brothers from his mother’s first mar riage. Edgar resembles his handsome father; he is owner of a gunpowder mill and is the largest shareholder in a consortium with other Sussex gunpowder producers selling their products to the Royal Ordnance Office. [PM, BL, HS]

  DeVane, Maude—Wife of Edgar Devane and sister-in-law to Lord John Grey. [HS]

  DeVane, Paul—The elder of Lord John’s two half brothers residing in Sussex; considered a strikingly handsome man who resembles his father but is not altogether very bright. [PM, HS]

  DeVries—One of the junior officers in Lord John’s regiment, who helps spread the rumor that the regiment was posting back to Calais in France. [PM]

  Dewhurst, Lord—A nobleman Lord John and Harry Quarry observe returning after using the chamber pot at the Beefsteak. [PM]

  x Diderot, Denis—(1713–1784) French philosopher, writer, frequent guest of intellectual salons in France during the Enlightenment period of the eighteenth century, and a member of the salon Jamie attends in Paris with Mr. Lyle. [BL, SP, Echo]

  Dietrich, Lieutenant—The Hanovarian officer in charge of an artillery crew guarding the bridge. Grey gives him the dispatch from von Namtzen regarding the questionable movements of the French troops. [SU]

  Digger—See “Swiftest of Lizards.”

  Dilman—A frightened young maidservant in Governor Josiah Martin’s home; she escorts Claire—the midwife—to the side of the governor’s very pregnant wife in New Bern. [Ashes]

  Dobbs—Horace Suddfield’s assistant at Lady Joffrey’s electric-eel party, who announces there are forty-five people connected and awaiting the performance. [CA]

  Dobbs, Mr.—The strong-arm employed by the Beefsteak to keep ruffians and miscreants from entering and disturbing the peace and harmony of the club’s members, as well as to keep the peace between members themselves. He was not easily intimidated. [HS]

  Dobson, Harry—Another junior officer in William’s regiment in Wilmington, caught ogling Brianna. [Echo]

  Dolly—See “Marjorie MacKenzie.”

  Donahue, Father Kenneth—The traveling Catholic priest at Mount Helicon, who is forbidden to perform the sacraments after his arrest by local officials, leaving Jocasta and Brianna unwed; the priest performs secretive christenings on Jamie’s grandchildren after Jamie creates a diversion and the young mothers and Claire sneak the children into Father Donahue’s tent. [Fiery Cross]

  Donner, Wendigo—One of the Montauk Five, Donner is a time traveler from the 1960s, who was with the group that abducted Claire. [Ashes, Echo]

  Donoghue, Mrs.—The housekeeper at Nessie’s new house at the end of Brydges Street. [SP]

  Doreen—A housemaid at Lord John’s residence on Chestnut Street in Philadelphia. [MOBY]

  x d’Orléans, Louis, Duc—(1703–1752) Cousin of Louis XV and the King of France’s heir apparent (until the King’s own son was born). [SP, Echo]

  Dornan, Gully—A youth living on Fraser’s Ridge and practical joker; his favorite joke was sneaking a snake into church services, he was apprehended by Hiram Crombie before his mischief could take place. [Ashes]

  Dottie—see “Lady Dorothea Grey.”

  Dottie—One of the prostitutes at Mrs. Sylvie’s establishment, Dottie is said to have a partiality for women in her bed. [Ashes]

  Doyle, Father—The Catholic parish priest in London’s Irish area near Clare Market. He weds Finbar Scanlon and the Widow O’Connell sh
ortly after her husband is found murdered and attempts to gain possession of O’Connell’s body for burial, although Widow O’Connell thinks her former husband is already in hell. [PM]

  x Drummond, Duncan, Captain—One of Sir Henry Clinton’s senior aides-de-camp, who berates William for the loss of William’s gorget. [MOBY]

  x Drummond, William, Governor—(1617–1677) First governor of North Carolina, who discovered a huge natural lake within the Great Dismal Swamp. Lake Drummond was named in his honor. [Echo]

  Dubois—A comrade of Jamie’s at the university in Paris, he urges Jamie to have his palm read by a gypsy woman, teasing Jamie with meowing and yowling when she calls him a “little red cat”—complete with nine lives. [Ashes]

  x Duchess of Kendal—(unknown) A recently deceased society dowager, to whom Horace Walpole compares Lord John based on John’s sickly complexion while recovering from wounds suffered at the Battle of Crefeld. [BL]

  Duff—An acquaintance of Roger’s and former deckhand on the Gloriana—Stephen Bonnet’s ship. The grizzled old man is hired to row the Frasers and MacKenzies to view a dead whale grounded on an island near Wilmington Harbor, while giving Jamie and Roger valuable information on Bonnet’s whereabouts. [Fiery Cross]

  Dugan, Patrick, Reverend—One of the religious leaders present at Reverend McMillan’s home in Edenton when Roger is studying for his ordination as a Presbyterian minister. [Ashes]

  x Duke of Gloucester—(1743–1805) Prince William Henry of Hanover, the younger brother of King George III, third son of Frederick, Prince of Wales. [PM]

  Duke of Pardloe—See “Harold Grey.”

  x Dunbonnet—Jamie’s identity for the seven years after Culloden when he was hiding from the English; based on a real person named James Fraser of Foyers, who actually lived in a small cave for seven years post-Culloden. [Echo]

  Duncan, Arthur—Procurator fiscal in Cranesmuir, and husband to Geillis. Roger and Buck see him briefly when they visit Cranesmuir in 1739. [MOBY]

  Duncan, Geillis (aka Geilie, Geillis Abernathy, and Gillian Edgars)—A mysterious young woman and fellow time traveler from the twentieth century, whom Claire meets upon her arrival in the eighteenth century. Accused of being a witch and murderess in Scotland, Geillis is sentenced to be burned but is given a temporary reprieve by reason of pregnancy; she bears a child to Dougal MacKenzie. With his help, she escapes to Paris, then makes her way to the West Indies, soon becoming the rich widow of plantation owner Mr. Abernathy. She attempts to travel back to her own time, which leads her to a final confrontation with Claire in the cave of Abandawe. [All, PZ]