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Category Archives: Line – Shaw
William Beamsley
William BEAMSLEY (1605 – 1658) was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather, one of 4,096 in this generation of the Shaw line. Ensign William Beamsley was born about 1605 in England. His origin is undetermined, but the name Beamsley is found only … Continue reading
Posted in 13th Generation, Immigrant - England, Line - Shaw, Public Office, Storied, Tavern Keeper, Twins, Veteran, Witch Trials
Tagged Boston, Rumney Marsh, Wells/Marshall Feud, Winthrop Fleet
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Samuel Graves Sr
Samuel GRAVES I (1594 – 1654) was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather, one of 4,096 in this generation of the Shaw line. Samuel Graves was born in, possibly King’s Lynn, Norfolk, England. His parents may have been John GRAVES and Sarah … Continue reading
Posted in 13th Generation, Immigrant - England, Line - Shaw, Pioneer, Sea Captain
Tagged Lynn
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Samuel Graves II
Samuel GRAVES II (1628 – 1681) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather, one of 2,048 in this generation of the Shaw line. Samuel Graves was born 1628 in England. His parents were Samuel GRAVES I and [__?__]. He was brought to … Continue reading
Samuel Graves III
Samuel GRAVES III (1658 – 1732) was Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather, one of 1,024 in this generation of the Shaw line, Samuel Graves III was born 5 Aug 1658 in Ipswich, Mass.. His parents were Samuel GRAVES II and Grace BEAMSLEY. … Continue reading
John Cheney
John CHENEY (1605 -1666 ) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather, one of 2,048 in this generation of the Shaw line. John Cheney was born 30 Jun 1605 in Roxburgh, Scotland. His family are English coming from Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, so … Continue reading
Joshua Cromwell
Joshua CROMWELL (1665 – Before 1752) was Alex’s 8th Great Grandfather, one of 512 in this generation of the Shaw line. Joshua Cromwell was born about 1665 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire. His parents were Capt. Philip CROMWELL and Elizabeth … Continue reading
Posted in 10th Generation, Line - Shaw, Missing Parents, Place Names, Public Office
Tagged Dover NH Pioneer
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Robert Cross I
Robert CROSS I (1613- 1693 ) was a farmer at Ipswich, Mass. and the first Cross to arrive on US soil. He was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather, one of 2,048 in this generation of the Shaw line. Robert Cross was born … Continue reading
Posted in 12th Generation, Be Fruitful and Multiply, Immigrant - England, Line - Shaw, Veteran
Tagged Chebacco, Ipswich - Pioneer
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Capt. Stephen Cross
Capt. Stephen CROSS (1646 – 1704) was a mariner, owned and lived on Cross Island (an island, just off the Massachusetts coast from Ipswich). He was Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather, one of 1,024 in this generation of the Shaw line, Stephen … Continue reading
Robert Cross II
Robert CROSS II (1695 – 1738) was Alex’s 8th Great Grandfather, one of 512 in this generation of the Shaw line. Robert Cross was born in 1695 in Ipswich Mass. His parents were Stephen CROSS and Elizabeth CHENEY. He married … Continue reading
Noah Cross
Noah CROSS (1710 – 1793) was Alex’s 7th Great Grandfather, one of 256 in this generation of the Shaw line. Noah Cross was born about 1710 in Barrington, New Hampshire. His parents were probably not Robert Cross and Elizabeth Graves. It … Continue reading
Miner Descent 