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Thomas Clark

Thomas CLARK (1605 – 1697) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation in the Shaw line. Thomas Clark was baptized on 8 Mar 1600 in St. Dunstan’s, Stepney, London , England.  His parents were  John CLARK and  Mary … Continue reading

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Capt Thomas Bayes

Thomas BAYES (ca. 1615 – 1680) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Shaw line. Thomas Bayes was born in 1615 in Norfolk or  Dedham in Essex, England. (His testimony given in June 1679 … Continue reading

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Nicholas Norton

Nicholas NORTON (ca. 1610 – 1690) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Shaw line.  He was also Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather, one of 1,024 in that generation of the Miller line.  The two … Continue reading

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Thomas Davis

Thomas DAVIS (1602 – 1683) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Miller line. Thomas Davis was born in 1602 in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England. He was the son of John DAVYS and Agnes SAMON. He married Christian COFFIN on 14 … Continue reading

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George Corliss

George CORLISS (1617 – 1686) was Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather; one of 1,024 in this generation of the Miller line. George Corliss was born about 1617 in Exeter, Devonshire, England.  He married Joanna DAVIS 26 Oct 1645 in Haverhill, Mass. … Continue reading

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John Hutchins

John HUTCHINS (1604 – 1685) was Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather; one of 1,024 in this generation of the Miller line. John Hutchins was born in 1604/1608 in Hampshire, England. There are at least three theories as to how he arrived … Continue reading

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Rev. John Lathrop

Rev. John  LATHROP (1584 – 1653) was an English Anglican clergyman, who became a Congregationalist minister and emigrant to New England.  He was the founder of Barnstable, Massachusetts. John was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation in the Shaw line through … Continue reading

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Barnabas Lothrop Esq.

Barnabas LOTHROP (1636 – 1715) was Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather; one of 1,024 in this generation in the Shaw line. Barnabas Lothrop was baptized 6 Jun 1636, in Scituate Mass.  His parents were Rev. John LOTHROP and Anna HAMMOND. He married … Continue reading

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Edward Sturgis

Edward STURGIS (1613 – 1695) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather two times over, once through his son Edward and his daughter Mary;  he was two of  2,048 in this generation of the Shaw line. Edward Sturgis was christened 30 Jan … Continue reading

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Capt. William Hedge

William HEDGE (1602 or 1612 – 1670) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048  in this generation of the Shaw line. William Hedge may have been born 27 Mar 1602 in Northampton, England.  However if Elisha and Ann are indeed … Continue reading

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