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Category Archives: Immigrant – England
Capt. Jonathan Sparrow
Capt. Jonathan SPARROW (1633 -1707) was Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather; one of 1,024 in this generation of the Shaw line. Capt. Jonathan Sparrow was born 26 Oct 1633 in Kent, England. Hia parents were Richard SPARROW and Pandora [__?__]. He maried Rebecca BANGS 26 … Continue reading
Posted in 11th Generation, Historical Monument, Immigrant - England, Line - Shaw, Public Office, Veteran
Tagged Eastham Pioneer
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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
Posted in 13th Generation, College Graduate, Dissenter, Historical Church, Historical Monument, Huguenot, Immigrant - Continent, Immigrant - England, Immigrant Coat of Arms, Line - Shaw, Pioneer, Public Office, Storied, Wikipedia Famous
Tagged 1st Proponent of the Separation of Church & State, Colony of Lygonia, Excommunicated by the Hampton Church, Hampton Pioneer, Premarital Sex
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Rev John Wynge
Rev. John WYNGE (1584 – 1630) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation. Rev. John Wygne was baptized on 12 Jan 1584 in St. Mary’s Church, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. . His parents were Matthew WINGE and Mary [__?__] . … Continue reading
John Winge II
John WINGE II (1613 -1699) was Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather; one of 1,024 in this generation of the Shaw line. John Winge was baptized on 1 Sep 1611 at Strood, Kent, England . His parents were Rev. John WINGE and Deborah BACHILER. In 1632, … Continue reading
Isaac Willey I
Isaac WILEY I (1614 – 1685) was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather; one of 4,096 in this generation. Isaac Willey was born in 1614 in Wiltshire, England. His parents were Alan WILLEY and Alice MASON. He married Joanna LUTTEN about 1636, possibly in Boston. He was … Continue reading
Posted in 13th Generation, Immigrant - England, Line - Miner
Tagged New London CT Founder
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Edward Burcham
Edward BURCHAM (1607 – bef. 1682) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; 1 of 2,048 in this generation of the Miner line. Edward Burcham was christened on 3 Jan 1607 in Markby, Lincolnshire, England. Markby Markby is 123 miles north of London … Continue reading
Posted in 12th Generation, Historical Church, Immigrant - England, Line - Miner, Public Office
Tagged Lynn, Returned to England
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Walter Palmer
Walter PALMER (1585 – 1661) (Wikipedia) was an early Separatist Puritan settler in the Massachusetts Bay Colony who helped found Charlestown and Rehoboth, Massachusetts and New London, Connecticut. He was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather twice, one of 4,096 in the … Continue reading
Posted in 13th Generation, Double Ancestors, Historical Monument, Historical Site, Immigrant - England, Line - Miner, Line - Shaw, Pioneer, Place Names, Public Office, Storied, Wikipedia Famous
Tagged Died at Sea, Indentured Servant, Rehoboth Pioneer, Stonington Founder, The Four Sisters 1629, Too Vigorous Strokes
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Thomas Miner
My Paternal American Ancestor, Thomas MINER (1608 – 1690) was a founder of Charlestown and Hingham Mass and New London and Stonington, Connecticut, and the author of one of the few diaries to survive 17th Century New England. The Diary of Thomas … Continue reading
Posted in 12th Generation, Historical Church, Historical Monument, Historical Site, Immigrant - England, Immigrant Coat of Arms, Line - Miner, Pioneer, Public Office, Storied, Veteran, Wikipedia Famous
Tagged 1st Deputy to the General Court from Pequot (New London), Connecticut vs. Rhode Island, New London CT Founder, Stonnington CT Founder, Voluntown, With an "e" or with an "o"
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Miner Descent 