Category Archives: Public Office

Isaac Estey I

Isaac ESTEY I (1627 – 1712)  was Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather; one of 1,024 in this generation of the Miller line. Isaac Estey [also spelled Esty, Easty, Eastey, or Estye] was born 17 Nov, 1627 in Freston, Suffolk, England and was christened on 27 Nov … Continue reading

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Isaac Estey II

Isaac ESTEY II (1656 – 1714) was Alex’s 8th Great Grandfather; one of 512 in this generation of the Miller line. Isaac Estey was born  in 1656 in Topsfield Mass.  His parents were Isaac ESTEY I and Mary TOWNE.  He married Abigail … Continue reading

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George Miller

George MILLER (1817 – 1860) was Alex’s 3rd Great Grandfather; one of 16 in this generation of the Miller line. His brother John Allan Miller wrote in a letter, Aug. 8, 1908. “He was very industrious and thrifty, was highly esteemed … 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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Capt John Hawes

Capt. John HAWES (c. 1635 – 1701) was Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather two ways; one of 1,024 in this generation of the Shaw line through his son Joseph and one of 1, 024 in this generation of the Shaw line through his … Continue reading

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Deacon Joseph Hawes

Deacon Joseph HAWES (1673 – 1752) was Alex’s 8th Great Grandfather; one of 512 in this generation of the Shaw line. Deacon Joseph Hawes was born on 16 July 1673 at Yarmouth, Plymouth Colony . His parents were  Capt John HAWES and Desire GORHAM. He married Mary HOWES … 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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Edmund Freeman

Edmund FREEMAN (1596 – 1682)  (Wikipedia) was was one of the nine founders of Sandwich, Massachusetts and an Assistant Governor of Plymouth Colony under Governor William Bradford.  He was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Shaw line. Edmund Freeman was … Continue reading

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Maj. John Freeman

Maj. John FREEMAN (1627 – 1719) was Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather; one of 1,024 in this generation of the Shaw line. Maj. John Freeman was baptized on 28 Jan 1626/27 at Billingshurst, Sussex, England.  His parents were Edmund FREEMAN and Bennet HODSOLL.  John along with his … Continue reading

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