Category Archives: Generations

John Griffin

John GRIFFIN(G) (1641 – 1688) was Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather; one of 1,024 in this generation of the Shaw line.  He was also Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Miller line. John Griffin(g) was born about … Continue reading

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Thomas Staples

Thomas STAPLES (1674 – 1735 ) was Alex’s 8th Great Grandfather; one of 512 in this generation of the Shaw line through his daughter Susannah.  He was also Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather; one of 1,024 in this generation of the Miller line … Continue reading

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Lewis B. Horton

Lewis B. HORTON was Alex’s 4th Great Grandfather; one of 32 in this generation of the Blair line. Lewis B. Horton was born about 1818 , perhaps 28 Mar 1819 in  Massachusetts. Possible parents are William HORTON and Sarah Ann … Continue reading

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Gerrard Fennell

Gerrard FENNELL (1795 – 1868) was Alex’s 4th Great Grandfather; one of 32 in this generation of the Blair line. Gerrard Fennell, also known as Garret, was born in Wicklow County, Ireland around 1795. He first married Margaret Gill.  After … Continue reading

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Danyell Broadley de West Morton

Major Danyell BROADLEY de West Morton (1589 –  1641) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Shaw line through his son Samuell. Danyell  was also Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of … Continue reading

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Samuell Broadley

Samuell BROADLEY (1619 – aft. 1667) was Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather; one of 1,024 in this generation of the Shaw line. His daughter Sarah married one of the richest men in New York and then as a young double widow married … Continue reading

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Henry Bradley

Henry BRADLEY (1660 – 1735) was Alex’s 8th Great Grandfather; one of 512 in this generation of the Shaw line. Henry Bradley was born about 1660 in Dorchester, Mass or in Long Island NY. His parents were Samuell BROADLEY and [__?__]. … Continue reading

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John Bradley Sr.

John BRADLEY Sr (1695 – 1751) was Alex’s 7th Great Grandfather; one of 256 in this generation of the Shaw line. John Bradley Sr was born about 1695 in Essex, Essex, Mass.  His parents were Henry BRADLEY and Judith BROWN.  He … Continue reading

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Nicholas Jackson

Nicholas JACKSON (1613 – 1697) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather, one of 2,048 in this generation of the Shaw line. Nicholas Jackson was born in 29 Aug 1613 in Hunsley, East Riding Yorkshire, England.  Hunsley was a hamlet three miles N.W. … Continue reading

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Benjamin Crispe

Benjamin CRISPE (1610 – 1683) was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather; one of 8,192 in this generation of the Shaw line. Benjamin Crispe’s family story would have been appropriate for the pilgrim tabloids: – Morton’s Merrymount, the antithesis to the intolerant … Continue reading

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