Category Archives: Pioneer

Founded town, settled wilderness or born in the wilderness

John Pearson

John PEARSON (1610 – 1693) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather twice, two of 2,048 in this generation of the Shaw line. John Pearson was born 17 Feb 1609/10 in Bradford, West Riding, Yorkshire, England.   His father was Nicholas PEARSON and Elizabeth … Continue reading

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Samuel Richardson

Samuel RICHARDSON (1602 – 1658) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather, one of 2.048 in this generation of the Shaw line. Samuel Richardson was born 22 Dec 1602 in Westmill, Hertsfordshire, England and was christened at St. Mary, Virgin, Westmill, Hertfordshire, … Continue reading

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Thomas Coleman

Thomas COLEMAN (1602 – 1685) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather, one of 2,048  in this generation of the Shaw line. Thomas Coleman(Coutman) was born about 1602 in Marlboro, Wiltshire, England. His father was also Thomas COLEMAN. He married  Susanna RAULINES on 24 … Continue reading

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Samuel Crutchfield Sr.

Samuel CRUTCHFIELD Sr. (1796 -1876) was Alex’s 4th Great Grandfather; one of 32 in this generation of the Blair line. Samuel Crutchfield  was born on 20 Nov 1796 in Nottinghamshire, England.  He immigrated to Canada in 1823.   On 11 Dec … Continue reading

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Dr. Roger Parke Sr.

Roger PARKE Sr. (1648 – 1738)  was Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather; one of 1,024 in this generation of the Miller line.,  He was the first white settler in Hopewell, New Jersey, the township where Washington crossed the Delaware. Roger Parke … Continue reading

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Zebulon Estey

Zebulon ESTEY (1742 – 1806) was Alex’s 6th Great Grandfather; one of 128 in this generation of the Miller line. Zebulon was born 14 Dec 1742 in Rowley, Mass.  Zebulon was one of Jacob’s sons in the Bible.  He had a … Continue reading

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Richard Estey I

Richard ESTEY I (1706 – 1791) was Alex’s 7th Great Grandfather; one of 256 in this generation of the Miller line. Richard Estey was born on 7 Apr 1706 in Topsfield, Mass.  Richard’s parents were Isaac ESTEY II and Abigail KIMBALL. Richard’s grandmother … Continue reading

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Edmund Hawes

Edmund HAWES (1612 -1693)  was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Shaw line. Edmund Hawes  was baptized on 15 Oct 1612 in Solihull, Warwick, England, located 9 miles southeast of Birmingham city center. He was the third … Continue reading

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Elder William Brewster

Elder William BREWSTER (1567 – 1644)  was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather; one of 4,096 in this generation. When the Mayflower colonists landed at Plymouth, Brewster became the senior elder of the colony, serving as its religious leader and as an adviser … Continue reading

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Gov. Thomas Prence

Gov. Thomas  PRENCE (1599 – 1673) was a co-founder of Eastham, Massachusetts, a political leader in both the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay colonies, and governor of Plymouth (1634, 1638, and 1657 – 1673).  He was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather in two ways, … Continue reading

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