Category Archives: Pioneer

Founded town, settled wilderness or born in the wilderness

Richard Kimball

Richard KIMBALL (1595 – 1675) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Miller line. Richard Kimball was born 10 Apr 1595 in Rattlesden, Suffolk, England.  He may be the son of Henry KEMBOLD and Sysley [__?__] of … Continue reading

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Joseph Batcheller

Joseph BATCHELLER (1604 -1647) may not have been Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Miller line. Honorable Joseph Batcheller was born about 1604 in Canterbury, England.  His parents were Mark BATCHELDER and  Mary FANTINGE. Joseph married Elizabeth DICKENSON in 1628 in … Continue reading

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William Fiske I

William FISKE (1613 – 1654) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Miller line. William was born about 1613 in England.  His parents were John FISKE and Ann LANTERSEE. He emigrated to America in 1637 with his mother and … Continue reading

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William Twining

William TWINING (1599 – 1659) was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather; one of 4,096  in this generation of the Shaw line William Twining was born 20 May 1599 in England.   (Either in Berkhamstead  in Suffolk or  Painswick in Gloucester.)  His parents were  William  TWENYNGE  … Continue reading

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William Chase Sr.

William CHASE Sr. (1607 – 1659 ) was Alex’s 12th Great Grandfather; one of 8,192 in this generation of the Shaw line. William Chase was born about 1600 in England He married Mary TOWNLEY before 1621 in England. William, Mary and William … Continue reading

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David Dow

David DOW – bcdg – (1714 – 1794) was Alex’s 6th Great Grandfather; one of 128  in this generation of the Miller line. The Book of Dow, Genealogical Memoirs of the Descendants of Henry Dow 1637, Thomas Dow 1639 and Others of … Continue reading

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Enoch Dow

Enoch DOW (bcdgd)  (1744 –  1813) was Alex’s 5th Great Grandfather; one of 64 in this generation of the Miller line.  He left hundreds of descendants.  Over two-thirds of the population of the western border area of Canterbury New Brunswick is … Continue reading

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Henry Champion

Henry CHAMPION (1611 – 1709) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048  in this generation of the Miner line. Henry Champion was born about 1611 in Norwich, Norfolk, England.  His birthdate is estimated based on the story that he … Continue reading

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Robert McConahey

Robert McCONAHEY (1767 – 1847)  is Alex’s 6th Great Grandfather, one of 128 in this generation of the Miner line. Robert McConahey was born 1767 in Convoy, County Donegal, Ireland.  Robert went from Scotland to Ireland and from there came to … Continue reading

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John Perkins

I had previously thought John PERKINS (1583 – 1654) was the only triple ancestor in our family tree, but it turns out that the Henry Bennett that his daughter Lydia married was not the father of Henry BENNETT II.   Nonetheless, … Continue reading

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