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Henry I of France
I started this post thinking we descended from William the Conqueror, but that lineage turns out to be 19th Century myth. Instead, our ancestors include his uncle Henry and his loyal companion William de Warenne. This one was especially fun … Continue reading
Everard Digby
Everard DIGBY (1578 – 1606) was Alex’s 12th Great Grandfather; one of 8,192 in this generation of the Miner line. Everard Digby was born between 1540 and 1545 in Stoke Dry, Rutlandshire [the smallest county in England]. Alternatively, he was born … Continue reading
Enoch Lynde
Enoch LYNDE (1590 – 1636) was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather; one of 4,096 in this generation of the Miner line. Enoch Lynde was born 1590 in England or Holland. His parents names are not known. His grandparents given in the … Continue reading
Posted in 13th Generation, Immigrant Coat of Arms, Line - Miner, Storied
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John Rogers – Rogerene Founder
John Rogers (1653 – 1707), the founder of the Rogerene Quakers spent a cummulative fifteen years in jail for his beliefs, among them celebrating the Sabbath on Saturday and working on Sunday. He wasn’t our direct ancestor, but his love … Continue reading
Albert Miner – An Original Mormon
Albert Miner (1809 – 1848) is the grandson of Sgt Elihu MINER Jr. and the first cousin of Philo Sidney MINER Sr. Alex’s 4th great grandfather, one of 32 in this generation. I thought he was Philo’s next door neighbor in the 1840 Kinsman, … Continue reading
Thomas Hammond
Thomas HAMMOND (1545 – 1589) was Alex’s 12th Great Grandfather; one of 8,192 in this generation in the Shaw line. Thomas Hammond was born in 1545 in Lavenham, Suffolk, England. His parents were John HAMMOND and Agnes GARROLD He married … Continue reading
Posted in 14th Generation, Line - Shaw
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William Bullard
William BULLARD (1562 – 1610) was Alex’s 12th Grandfather; one of 8,192 in this generation of the Shaw line. William Bullard (Bulleward, Buller) was born about 1562 in Saint Martin Barnham, Suffolk, England. His parents were Henry BULLARD and Margaret [__?__]. He married Grace … Continue reading
Posted in 14th Generation, Historical Church, Historical Site, Line - Shaw
Tagged Dedham - Pioneer
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John Clark (Hingham)
John CLARK (1560 – 1615) was Alex’s 12th Great Grandfather, one of 8,192 in this generation of the Shaw line. We have more unrelated Clark families in our tree than any other surname. In addition to John CLARK (Hingham), our Clark … Continue reading
Posted in 14th Generation, Line - Shaw
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Thomas Harvey Sr.
Thomas HARVEY Sr. (1580 – 1647) was Alex’s 12th Great Grandfather; one of 8,192 in this generation of the Miner line. Thomas Harvey was born in 1580 in Ashill, Somerset, England. His parents were William HARVEY and Thomazine [__?__] He first married Ann Hall … Continue reading
Posted in 14th Generation, Line - Miner
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William Bassett
William BASSETT Sr. (c. 1600 – 1667) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,056 in this generation of the Shaw line. William Bassett was born before 1600 in Sandwich, Kent, England. His parents may have been William BASSETT Sr. and … Continue reading
Miner Descent 