Category Archives: Immigrant – North America
William Grimshaw
Willliam GRIMSHAW (bef. 1765- aft. 1825) was likely William BLAIR’s first father-in-law. William Grimshaw is probably descended from a family of Grimshaws with roots in Lancashire, England, but nothing is known of his ancestors or whether he was born in North America … Continue reading
William Reynolds
William REYNOLDS (1560 – 1648) was Alex’s 10th great grandfather, one of 2,048 in this generation of the Miner line through his son John. He was also Alex’s 11th great grandfather, one of 4,096 in this generation of the Miller … Continue reading
Pieter Winne II
Pieter WINNE II. (1643 – 1705) was Alex’s 9th Grandfather; one of 1,024 in this generation of the Shaw line. Pieter Winne was born about 1643 in Curaçao, West Indies. His parents were Pieter WINNE I and Aechie Jans Van … Continue reading
Benjamin Newcomb
Benjamin NEWCOMB (1700 – 1775) was Alex’s 6th Great Grandfather; one of 128 in this generation of the Miller line. Benjamin Newcomb was born about 1700 in Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. His parents were Simon NEWCOMB and Deborah LATHROP. He married Hannah … Continue reading
Isaac Miller Sr
Isaac MILLER Sr. (1748 – 1773) was Alex’s 5th Great Grandfather; one of 64 in this generation. Isaac Miller Sr. was born about 1748 in Holland. He married Deborah NEWCOMB on 22 May 1766 in Kings County, Nova Scotia. … Continue reading
Gerrard Fennell
Gerrard FENNELL (1795 – 1868) was Alex’s 4th Great Grandfather; one of 32 in this generation of the Blair line. Gerrard (Gerred, Gerald) Fennell was born in Wicklow County, Ireland around 1795. He married his second wife, Ellen Simpson on 20 … Continue reading
David Dow
David DOW - bcdg - (1714 – 1794) was Alex’s 6th Great Grandfather; one of 128 in this generation of the Miller line. The Book of Dow, Genealogical Memoirs of the Descendants of Henry Dow 1637, Thomas Dow 1639 and Others of … Continue reading
Enoch Dow
Enoch DOW (bcdgd) (1744 – 1813) was Alex’s 5th Great Grandfather; one of 64 in this generation of the Miller line. He left hundreds of descendants. Over two-thirds of the population of the western border area of Canterbury New Brunswick is … Continue reading
William Blair
Willliam BLAIR (1781 – 1875) was Alex’s 4th Great Grandfather; one of 32 in this generation and the founder of our Blair line in North America. William Blair was born about 1781 in County Armagh, Ireland. His parents may have been William BLAIR … Continue reading
Samuel Crutchfield Sr.
Samuel CRUTCHFIELD Sr. (1796 -1876) was Alex’s 4th Great Grandfather; one of 32 in this generation of the Blair line. Samuel Crutchfield was born on 20 Nov 1796 in Nottinghamshire, England. He immigrated to Canada in 1823. On 11 Dec … Continue reading
