Category Archives: Line

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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William Cross

William CROSS (1738 – 1817) was Alex’s 6th Great Grandfather, one of 128 in this generation of the Shaw line. William Cross was born in 1738 in Barrington, Strafford, New Hampshire.  His parents were Noah CROSS and Lydia CROMWELL. He married  [__?__] … Continue reading

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John Gould

John GOULD (1611 – 1691) was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather, one of 4,096  in this generation in the Shaw line. John Gould was born 7 Jul 1611 in Sarratt, Hertfordshire, England. His parents were John GOULD Sr. and Judith LANGLEY.   … Continue reading

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John Burbeen

John BURBEEN (1628 – 1714) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather, one of 2,048  in this generation in the Shaw line John Burbeen was born about 1628 in Saint Thomas, Scotland.   He married Sarah GOULD on  16 Apr 1660 in Woburn, … Continue reading

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John Houghton

John HOUGHTON (1630 – 1684) was a founder of the town of Lancaster, Mass. He was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather, one of 2,048 in this generation in the Shaw line John  Houghton was born on 24 Dec 1630 in Eaton Bray, … Continue reading

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Jonas Houghton

beaJonas HOUGHTON (1663 – 1723) was Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather, one of 1,024 in this generation in the Shaw line Jonas was born 1 Apr 1663 in Dedham, Mass.  His parents were John HOUGHTON and Beatrix WALKER. He married Mary … Continue reading

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