Category Archives: Immigrant

Arthur Howland

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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John Low

John LOW (1629 – 1676) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Shaw line. John Low was born about 1629 in England.  He married Elizabeth HOWLAND about 1660 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Mass.  John was killed … Continue reading

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Walter Joyce

Walter JOYCE (1650 – 1713) was Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather; one of 1,024 in this generation of the Shaw line. Walter Joyce was born about 1650 in England.  Many geneologies say he was born in Marshfield, Plymouth, Mass, but he could … Continue reading

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Thomas Huckins

Thomas  HUCKINS (1618 – 1679) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Shaw line. Thomas Huckins was born about 1618 in  England.  He came before he was 21 years of age and resided in the vicinity … 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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John Howland

John HOWLAND (c. 1591 – 1673) was one of the Pilgrims who traveled  on the Mayflower, signed the Mayflower Compact, and helped found Plymouth Colony. John was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather two ways; two of 4,096 in this generation of the … Continue reading

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Capt. John Gorham

Capt. John GORHAM (1620 – 1676) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather three times over, through his daughters Desire and Temperance and his son James. He was three of 2,048 in this generation of the Shaw line. John Gorham was born … Continue reading

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Thomas Howes

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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Humphrey Bradstreet

Humphrey BRADSTREET (1594 – 1655) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Miller line. Humphrey Bradstreet was born in 1594 in St.Mary, Suffolk, England. His father was Thomas BRADSTREET.  He married Bridget HARRIS in 1622  in … Continue reading

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Richard Kimball

Richard KIMBALL (1595 – 1675) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Miller line. Richard Kimball was born 10 Apr 1595 in Rattlesden, Suffolk, England.  He may be the son of Henry KEMBOLD and Sysley [__?__] of … Continue reading

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