Category Archives: Line – Miner

Freck Latta

Posted on September 9, 2013 by

Robert Ray “Freck” Latta (1836 – 1925)  is Alex’s first cousin, six times removed in the Miner line. “Freck” Latta was born 4 Mar 1836 in Jamestown, Crawford, Pennsylvania.  His parents were John A. Latta and Mary McConahey..  His paternal grandparents … Continue reading →

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Stephen Minor’s Children – Unionist Slave Owners

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

Stephen “Don Esteban” Minor (1760 – 1815) was just a second cousin of our Miner line, but his family story is too unique not to include. His children and grandchildren owned hundreds of slaves and some of the grandest plantations … Continue reading →

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Stephen Minor – Last Spanish Governor of Natchez

Posted on January 24, 2013 by

Stephen “Don Esteban” Minor (1760 – 1815) was just a second cousin of our Miner line, but his story is too unique not to include. Pardon the length, but as Frances Hunter says, this period of early American history is a … Continue reading →

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Cyprian Nichols Jr.

Posted on December 20, 2012 by

Capt. Cyprian NICHOLS Jr. (1672 – 1756) was Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather;  one of 1,024 in this generation of the Miner line. Capt. Cyprian Nichols was born 1672 Coventry, Hartford, CT. His parents were Cyprian NICHOLS Sr. and Mary [__?__].  … Continue reading →

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Thomas Gibson Carson

Posted on October 1, 2012 by

Thomas Gibson CARSON (c. 1710 – 1790) was Alex’s 7th Great Grandfather, one of 256 in this generation of the Miner line.  Several of our ancestors were Scot-Irish Presbyterians who immigrated from Ireland to South Carolina in the 1770’s.  Our … Continue reading →

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[Original] Latta

Posted on September 26, 2012 by

[Original] LATTA (abt. 1678 – ?) is Alex’s 8th Great Grandfather, one of 512 in this generation of the Miner line. This father of the Latta immigrant brothers was born about 1678. He died in Londonderry, Ireland, early in the … Continue reading →

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Everard “Greenleaf” Digby

Posted on March 6, 2012 by

Everard DIGBY Esquire (1414-1461)  was  Alex’s 17th Great Grandfather; in the Miner line. Everard “Greenleaf” DIGBY was born 1415 in Stoke Dry, Rutland, England.  His parents were Simon DIGBY  and Joan BELER. He married Agnes CLARKE on 1439 in Stoke Dry, Rutland, England. … Continue reading →

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Everard Digby (Tilton)

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

Everard DIGBY Esquire (1440-1510)  was  Alex’s 16th Great Grandfather; in the Miner line. Everard DIGBY Esquire was born 1440 in Stoke Dry, Rutland, England. His parents were Everard “Greenleaf” DIGBY and Agnes CLARKE. He married  1463 in Stoke Dry, Rutland, England … Continue reading →

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Sir John Digby Knight

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

Sir John DIGBY Knight (1464-1533)  was  Alex’s 15th Great Grandfather; in the Miner line. Sir John Digby Knight was born 1464 in Stoke Dry, Rutland, England. His parents were Everard DIGBY Esquire and Jacquetta ELLIS. He married  Katherine GRIFFIN on 1485 in Eye Kettleby (Ab Kettleby), Leicestershire, … Continue reading →

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William Digby

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

William DIGBY (1495 – 1558)  was  Alex’s 14th Great Grandfather; in the Miner line. William DIGBY  was born in 1495 in Ketteby Luffenham, Rutland, England   [Ab Ketterby is about 25 miles NW of Luffenham, I’m not sure which is meant by the … Continue reading →

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