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Category Archives: Storied
Evert Pels
Evert PELS (1624 -1686 ) was Alex’s 10th Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Shaw line. Evert Pels (Pells, became Pultz) was born on 5 Jun 1624 in Stettin (Szczecin), Pomerania, Pressen, Germany [now Poland]. Stettin was a main … Continue reading
Posted in 12th Generation, Immigrant - Continent, Line - Shaw, Pioneer, Public Office, Sea Captain, Storied
Tagged Carried off and married an Indian girl, Den Houttuyn - 1642, Esopus Mutiny, Esopus Wars, Greenbush Pioneer, Indian Attack, Indian kidnap, Kiliaen van Rensselaer, Our own Pocahontas, Rensselaerswyck Pioneer
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Barent Jacobsen Kool
Barent Jacobsen KOOL (1610 – 1676) was Alex’s 11th Grandfather; one of 4,096 in this generation of the Shaw line. Barent Jacobsen Kool was born 10 MAY 1610 in Niewe Kirk, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. His parents were Jacob Barentsen KOOL … Continue reading
Paulus Jacobszen Turck
Paulus Jacobszen TURCK (1635 – 1703) was Alex’s 10th Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Shaw line. Paulus Jacobszen Turck was born in 1635 in Den Haag, Zuid Holland. He was baptized on 31 Oct 1637 in Princehagen, … Continue reading
Hendrik Turk
Hendrik TURK (1756 – 1833) was Alex’s 6th Grandfather; one of 128 in this generation of the Shaw line. Hendrik (Henry) Turk was born 5 Sep 1756 in Kingston, Ulster, New York. His parents were Benjamin TURK and Ida VAN WEYEN. … Continue reading
Posted in -8th Generation, Line - Shaw, Storied, Veteran
Tagged Battle of Kingston, Burning of Kingston Reinactment, Kingston, Snyder's Regiment
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Michael Metcalf Sr.
Michael METCALF Sr. (1590 – 1664) was Alex’s 11th Grandfather; one of 4,096 in this generation of the Shaw line. Michael Metcalf Sr. was born in 1590 in Tatterford Parish, Norfolk, England. Another source says he was born 17 Jun 1587. … Continue reading
Posted in 13th Generation, College Graduate, Dissenter, Historical Church, Historical Monument, Immigrant - England, Line - Shaw, Public Office, Storied
Tagged Archbishop Laud, Bishop Matthew Wren, Dedham, Kissing Step Siblings, Lost his Property to the Star Chamber, The John & Dorothy 1637
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Hendrick Thomasse Van Dyke
Hendrick Thomasse Van DYKE (1610 – 1688) commanded an attack in Kieft’s War in 1643, occupied several high official positions in the colony of the New Netherlands, While his unenviable reputation for starting the Peach Tree War (1655-1660) by shooting a Native … Continue reading
Robert Cushman
Robert CUSHMAN (1578 – 1625) was a Pilgrim leader and made arrangements for the Leiden congregation to immigrate to North America. He preached the first recorded sermon in the New World. (Wikipedia) He was Alex’s 11th Grandfather; one of 4,096 in … Continue reading
Isaac Allerton
Isaac ALLERTON (1586 – 1659) was one of the original Pilgrim fathers who came on the Mayflower to settle the Plymouth Colony in 1620. (Wikipedia) While serving as Plymouth’s business agent he used the colony’s collateral for his own failed business ventures. He … Continue reading
John Foster Sr.
John FOSTER Sr. (1618 – 1687) was Alex’s 10th Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Shaw line. John Foster Sr. was born in 1618 in Kingswear, Devon, England. He came to America with Roger Conant‘s company, … Continue reading
Ebenezer Foster
Ebenezer FOSTER (1709 – 1749) was Alex’s 7th Grandfather; one of 256 in this generation of the Shaw line. Ebenezer Foster was born 20 Aug 1709 in Dorchester, Mass. He had a twin, Robert of which nothing more is known. … Continue reading
Miner Descent 