Category Archives: Line

Capt. William Clark Jr.

Posted on July 9, 2010 by markeminer

Capt. William CLARK Jr. (1685 -1753) was Alex’s 7th Great Grandfather; one of 256 in this generation of the Miller line Capt. William Clark Jr. was born 5 Feb 1685 in Northampton, Mass.   His parents were Capt. William CLARK Sr. … Continue reading →

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Capt. Andrew Newcomb Sr

Posted on July 9, 2010 by markeminer

Capt Andrew NEWCOMB Sr. (1618 – 1686) was Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather; one of 1,024 in this generation of the Miller line. Capt Andrew Newcomb was born about 1616 or 1618 in Tormoham, Torbay, Devon, England. His first married Susan COCK. … Continue reading →

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Lt. Andrew Newcomb Jr.

Posted on July 8, 2010 by markeminer

Lt. Andrew NEWCOMB Jr. (1640 – 1707) was Alex’s 8th Great Grandfather; one of 512 in this generation of the Miller line. Lt. Andrew Newcomb was born in 1640 Wolborough,  Devon, England.  His parents were Andrew NEWCOMB Sr. and Susan COCK. … Continue reading →

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Simon Newcomb

Posted on July 8, 2010 by markeminer

Simon NEWCOMB (1665 – 1745) was Alex’s 7th Great Grandfather; one of 256 in this generation of the Miller line. His 3rd great grandson was Simon Newcomb (wiki) (1835 – 1909), a famous Canadian-American astronomer and mathematician.  Simon Newcomb was born about 1665 … Continue reading →

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Benjamin Newcomb

Posted on July 8, 2010 by markeminer

Benjamin NEWCOMB (1700 – 1775) was Alex’s 6th Great Grandfather; one of 128 in this generation of the Miller line. Benjamin Newcomb was born about 1700 in Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.  His parents were Simon NEWCOMB and Deborah LATHROP.  He married Hannah … Continue reading →

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Isaac Miller Sr

Posted on July 8, 2010 by markeminer

Isaac MILLER Sr. (1748 – 1773) was Alex’s 5th Great Grandfather; one of 64 in this generation. Isaac Miller Sr. was born about 1748 in Holland.  He married Deborah NEWCOMB on 22 May 1766 in Kings County, Nova Scotia.     … Continue reading →

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Capt. Robert Andrews

Posted on July 6, 2010 by markeminer

Capt. Robert ANDREWS (1593 – 1643) was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather; one of 4,096 in this generation of the Shaw line.  He was also Alex’s 12th Great Grandfather; one of 8,192 in this generation of the Miller line. Robert Andrews was … Continue reading →

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Thomas Miner Diary

Posted on July 5, 2010 by markeminer

The diary of Thomas Miner is a unique memorial of daily life in 17th Century New England.  Almost all other writing from the period concerns religious and legal matters.  Although the entries are terse and never give details, they do … Continue reading →

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Lyon’s Whelp

Posted on July 5, 2010 by markeminer

While we are on the subject of our original Thomas Miner,  he arrived on the Lyon’s Whelp in 1629.  I bet you didn’t know there was a whole whelp of Lyon’s Whelps – Nine in All … 1629  – Lyon’s … Continue reading →

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The Curious Pedigree of Lt. Thomas Minor

Posted on July 5, 2010 by markeminer

I like the story of a 328 year old hoax better than the real thing …. From the NEHGS New England Historical and Genealogical Register of July 1984, pages 182-185 By  John A. Miner and Robert F. Miner For over a period … Continue reading →

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