Category Archives: Dissenter

Quakers and others persecuted for their religion

Capt Thomas Bayes

Posted on June 4, 2010 by markeminer

Thomas BAYES (ca. 1615 – 1680) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Shaw line. Thomas Bayes was born in 1615 in Norfolk or  Dedham in Essex, England. (His testimony given in June 1679 … Continue reading →

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Edward Starbuck

Posted on June 3, 2010 by markeminer

Edward STARBUCK (1604 -1690) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Miller line. Edward Starbuck was born about 1604 in Draycot, Derbyshire, England. His father was also Edward STARBUCK.  He married Katherine REYNOLDS about 1630 … Continue reading →

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William Hammond

Posted on June 2, 2010 by markeminer

William HAMMOND (1575 – 1662) was  Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather; one of  4,096 in this generation in the Shaw line. William Hammond was born on 30 Oct 1575 in Lavenham, Suffolk, England. His parents were Thomas HAMMOND and Rose TRIPPE.   He was left … Continue reading →

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Rev. John Lathrop

Posted on June 2, 2010 by markeminer

Rev. John  LATHROP (1584 – 1653) was an English Anglican clergyman, who became a Congregationalist minister and emigrant to New England.  He was the founder of Barnstable, Massachusetts. John was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation in the Shaw line through … Continue reading →

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Arthur Howland

Posted on May 31, 2010 by markeminer

Arthur HOWLAND (1607 – 1675) was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather; one of 4,096  in this generation of the Shaw line. Arthur Howland was born about 1607 in in Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, England. His parents were Henry HOWLAND and Margaret AIRES.    The name of his first … Continue reading →

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Thomas Howes

Posted on May 29, 2010 by markeminer

Thomas HOWES (1601 – 1665) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation. Thomas Howes was born in Jan 1600/01 in Norfolk, England. An early Howes genealogy by JC Howes gives a long history of the family in Morningthorpe, Norfolk, England, but this … Continue reading →

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William Chase Sr.

Posted on May 25, 2010 by markeminer

William CHASE Sr. (1607 – 1659 ) was Alex’s 12th Great Grandfather; one of 8,192 in this generation of the Shaw line. William Chase was born about 1600 in England He married Mary TOWNLEY before 1621 in England. William, Mary and William … Continue reading →

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William Chase II

Posted on May 25, 2010 by markeminer

William CHASE II (1621 – 1685 ) was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather twice; two of 4,096 in this generation of the Shaw line. Two children in this family, John and Elizabeth, are our ancestors William Chase  was born in 15 … Continue reading →

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John Chase

Posted on May 25, 2010 by markeminer

John CHASE (1649 -1684 )  was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Shaw line. John Chase was born 6 Apr 1649 in Yarmouth, Mass.  His parents were Wiliam CHASE II and Elizabeth HOLDER. He … Continue reading →

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William Blair

Posted on May 22, 2010 by markeminer

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. There are still BLAIRs in Franklin, Quebec who operate a Sugar Bush. I’ve heard their … Continue reading →

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