Category Archives: 14th Generation

Capt. Edmund Greenleaf

Capt Edmund GREENLEAF (1590 -1671)  was Alex’s 12th Great Grandfather, one of 8,192  in this generation of the Shaw line and one of 8,192 in the Miller line.  (See his great grandson Thomas BROWNE for details of the double ancestors.) Capt. … Continue reading

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John Scammon

John SCAMMON (1598 – 1660 ) was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather; one of 4,096 in this generation of the Shaw line.  He was also Alex’s 12th Great Grandfather; one of 8,192 in this generation of the Miller line. John Scammons … Continue reading

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John Shatswell

John SHATSWELL (1574 – 1642) was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather; one of 4,096 in this generation of the Shaw line.  He also was Alex’s 12th Great Grandfather; one of 8,192 in this generation of the Miller line. John Shatswell was born … Continue reading

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William Carpenter Sr

William CARPENTER Sr. (1575 – 1638 ) was Alex’s 12th Great Grandfather, one of 8,192 in this generation of the Shaw line. William Carpenter was born about 1575 in England. He was of Newtown, Shalbourne Parish, Wiltshire, England, by 1608, when … Continue reading

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William Hilton Sr.

William HILTON Sr. (1591- 1656) was Alex’s 12th Great Grandfather, one of 8,192  in this generation of the Shaw line and one of 8,192 in the Miller line.  (See his great great grandson Thomas BROWNE for details of the double ancestors) … Continue reading

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Edward Bosworth

Edward BOSWORTH (1589 – 1634) was Alex’s 12th Great Grandfather, one of 8,192 in this generation of the Shaw line. Edward Bosworth was born 1589 in Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England. His father was Edward BOSWORTH Sr. (1565 – ?).    He married … Continue reading

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Henry Howland

Henry HOWLAND (1564 – 1670 ) was Alex’s 12th Great Grandfather; one of 8,192  in this generation of the Shaw line. Henry Howland was born about 1564 in Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, England  His parents were John HOWLAND and Emma REVELL.   He married Margaret AIRES 26 … Continue reading

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John Tilley

John TILLEY (1571 – 1620 or 1621) was one of the settlers who traveled from England to North America on the Mayflower and signed the Mayflower Compact. Tilley died shortly after arrival in New England.  John was Alex’s 12th Great … Continue reading

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William Chase Sr.

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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John Perkins

I had previously thought John PERKINS (1583 – 1654) was the only triple ancestor in our family tree, but it turns out that the Henry Bennett that his daughter Lydia married was not the father of Henry BENNETT II.   Nonetheless, … Continue reading

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