Category Archives: Line

Clement Miner Sr

Clement MINER Sr. (1560 – 1640) Thomas Miner’s father. He is Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather, one of 4,096 grandfathers in this generation in the Miner line. Clement Miner was born in 1560 in Chew Magna, Somerset, England.  His parents were … Continue reading

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Capt. Edmund Greenleaf

Capt Edmund GREENLEAF (1590 -1671)  was Alex’s 12th Great Grandfather, one of 8,192  in this generation of the Shaw line and one of 8,192 in the Miller line.  (See his great grandson Thomas BROWNE for details of the double ancestors.) Capt. … Continue reading

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Capt John Cutting

Capt John CUTTING (1593- 1659) was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather; one of 4,096 in this generation of the Shaw line. Capt. John Cutting was born c. 1593 in London, England. (He gave his age as being 63 in April 1656. … Continue reading

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James Browne

James BROWNE (1605 -1676) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048  in this generation of the Shaw line. We have five separate Brown lines and seven different Brown immigrant ancestors, by far the most of any surname.  When the … Continue reading

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John Brown Jun

John BROWN Jun (1637 – 1683) was Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather; one of 1,024 in this generation of the Shaw line. We have five separate Brown lines and seven different Brown immigrant ancestors, by far the most of any surname.  When … Continue reading

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Thomas West 3rd Baron de la Warr

Thomas WEST 3rd Baron de la Warr (1577 – 1618)  (Wikipedia)  was the Englishman after whom the bay, the river, and, consequently, an American Indian people and U.S. state, all later called “Delaware“, were named. He was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather; one of 4,096 in this … Continue reading

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Twyford West

Twyford WEST (1616 – 1684) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Miller line through his daughter Elizabeth.  He was also Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather of the Shaw line through his daughter Hannah Twyford West … Continue reading

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Leonard Harriman

Leonard HARRIMAN (1622 – 1691) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Miller line. Leonard Harriman was born in 1622 in Rowley, York, England.   He married Margaret PALMER about 1649 in Rowley, Mass.  Leonard died … Continue reading

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John Boynton

John BOYNTON (1614 – 1670) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Miller line. John Boynton was born in 1614 in Knapton, Wintringham, North Riding Yorkshire, England. His parents were William BOYNTON and Elizabeth Janet … Continue reading

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Sgt. Caleb Boynton

Sgt. Caleb BOYNTON (1649 – 1730) was Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather; one of 1,024 in this generation of the Miller line. Caleb Boynton was born about 1649 in Rowley, Mass.  His parents were John BOYNTON and Eleanor (Ellen) PELL.  He married … Continue reading

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