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Category Archives: Line
Brig. Gen. Silas Newcomb
Brig Gen. Silas Newcomb. (1723 – 1779) was Alex’s first cousin, eight times removed in the Miller line. Silas had such an interesting career as a Greenwich, New Jersey tea partier and a general under General Washington that I made him … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Monument, Line - Miller, Veteran
Tagged Greenwich Tea Party, Orders from General Washington
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William Heath
William A. HEATH (1550 – 1623) was Alex’s 12th Great Grandfather; one of 8,192 in this generation of the Miller line. William A Heath was born in 1550 in Ware, Hertford, England. His parents were Edward HEATH (1525 – 1592) … Continue reading
Posted in 14th Generation, Line - Miller
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John Heath
John HEATH (1573 – 1644) was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather; one of 4,096 in this generation of the Miller line. John Heath was born in 15 Aug 1574 in Salisbury St Martins, Wiltshire, England. His parents were William HEATH and Alice CHENEY. … Continue reading
Posted in 13th Generation, Line - Miller
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Nellie Coleman 1890/91 Letters
Many thanks to Chuck Russell who just sent me these two letters that my great grandmother Nellie Coleman (later Shaw, See Howard Irwin SHAW’s page) wrote to her aunt Elvira Coleman Gilbert. Chuck is the grandson of Nellie’s sister Lucy and BBF … Continue reading
Posted in Line - Shaw
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Moses Estey
Moses Estey (1656 – 1714) was not a direct ancestor, only a cousin His Revolutionary pension and famous sons and daughters-in-law are too verbose to put on his grandfather’s page, but are interesting stories. How did his son-in-law go from … Continue reading
William Payne Sr
William PAYNE (1502 – 1545) was Alex’s 14th Great Grandfather; in the Shaw line. So far I’ve only identified 22 immigrant families who had family crests at the time, out of more than 400 in all. (See my tag Immigrant Coat … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Church, Historical Site, Line - Shaw
Tagged 16th Generation, Bailiff of the Manor, Bury St Edmunds, Bury St. Edmonds, Clees Hall, Company of Merchant Adventurers, Edmund Payne (1470 - 1540), Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, Hengrave Hall, John Bourchier 2nd Earl of Bath, Lincoln's Inn, Manor of Clees, Manor of Nowton, Manor of Worlington, Margaret Donnington (Countess of Bath), Market Bosworth, Netherhall Manor, Sir Richard Long (1494-1546), Sir Thomas Kytson, Sir Thomas Payne Knight, Sir Thomas Pultney Knight, Sir William Drury, St Mary's Church Bury St Edmunds, Worlington Hall, Worshipful Company of Mercers
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Anthony Payne
Anthony PAYNE (1536 – 1606) was Alex’s 13th Great Grandfather; the Shaw line. The Arms of Payne of Hengrave, William’s grandfather: “Argent on a fess engrailed Gules between three martlets Sable, as many mascles or, within a bordure engrailed of the second, … Continue reading
