Category Archives: Immigrant – Continent

From Holland, Germany, Belgium, France and Norway

Michiel Messecar

Machiel MESSECAR (1620 -)  was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather; one of 4,096 in this generation of the Miller line. Macheil Messecar was born about 1620 in Frankenthal, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He married Miscaer [__?__] On May 11, 1647, Michiel Miscaer and his family arrived in … Continue reading

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Johannes Messecar

Johannes MESSECAR (1648 – After 1701) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Miller line. His father, Michiel Miscaer and his family arrived in New Amsterdam  on 11 May 1647 aboard the Princess Amelia.   … Continue reading

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Johannes De Deckers

Johannes De DECKERS (1626 – ) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Miller line. Johannes De Deckers was born Jun 1626 in Dordrecht, Holland.  His parents were David De DECKERS and Maeyken Gisbrechtsdr MELCEN. … Continue reading

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Matthew De Deckers

Matthew De DECKERS (c. 1670 – c. 1718) was Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather; one of 1,024 in this generation of the Miller line. Matthew (Mattheus) De Deckers was born about 1670 in Amsterdam, Holland.  His parents were Johannes De DECKERS and Margaret … Continue reading

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Rene Rezeau

Rene REZEAU (1645 – 1720) was Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather; one of 1,024 in this generation of the Miller line. Rene Rezeau was born c. 1645  in  St. Martin, Isle of Re, Maritime, France.  His parents were Jacques REZEAU and Elizabeth … Continue reading

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Jean Perlier I

Jean PERLIER I (1648 – 1688?) was Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather; one of 1,024 in this generation of the Miller line. Jean Perlier was born about 1648 in La Treamblade, Charante, on the western coast of France. He came from a … Continue reading

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Jean Perlier II

Jean PERLIER II (1669 – 1723) was Alex’s 8th Great Grandfather; one of 512 in this generation of the Miller line. Jean Perlier II was born 3 Nov 1669 in La Treamblade, Charante, France.  He was a Huguenot and immgrated with … Continue reading

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Rev Stephen Bachiler

Stephen BACHILER (c.1561 – 1656) (Wikipedia) was an English clergyman who was an early proponent of the separation of church and state in America. He was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation. He was one of our most complicated ancestors and … Continue reading

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Peter Tallman

Peter TALLMAN (1623 – 1708) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Miner line. He was Solicitor General of Rhode Island in 1662 and records indicate he was volatile, stubborn, prone to dispute and … Continue reading

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