Category Archives: Artistic Representation

Paintings, Statues, Poems, plays, novels, and movies including our ancestor

James Carver

Posted on January 30, 2012 by markeminer

James CARVER (1527 – c. 1568) was Alex’s 13th Great Grandfather;  one of 32,768 in this generation of the Miner line. James Carver was born in 1527 in Doncaster, West Riding Yorkshire, England. He married Catherine [__?__].  James died after 1568 … Continue reading →

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George Downing

Posted on January 24, 2012 by markeminer

George DOWNING (1556 – 1611) was Alex’s 13th Great Grandfather;  one of 16,384 in this generation of the Miner line. George Downing was born about 1556 in Beccles, Suffolk, England.  His parents were George DOWNING and Cicely [__?__].  Alternatively, his … Continue reading →

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Johann Conrad Weiser

Posted on January 12, 2012 by markeminer

Johann Conrad WEISER Sr. (1662 – 1746) (Wikipedia) was a German soldier, baker, and farmer who fled his homeland with thousands of other German Palatines and settled in New York. Weiser became a leader in the Palatine community and was founder of their … Continue reading →

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Alexander Carpenter

Posted on December 13, 2011 by markeminer

Alexander Carpenter (1546/1551 – 1612) was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather; two of 4,096 in this generation of the Miller line, once through his daughter Juliana and again through his daughter Priscilla  Two of his grandchildren [first cousins] Lt. Ephraim MORTON and … Continue reading →

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Francis Marbury

Posted on December 8, 2011 by markeminer

Francis MARBURY (1555 – 1611) was Alex’s 11th great grandfather, one of 4,096 in this generation of the Miner line.  According to wikipedia, he was a Cambridge educated English clergyman, school master, and Puritan reformer now remembered as a playwright and … Continue reading →

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Puritans v. Quakers – Boston Martyrs

Posted on December 5, 2011 by markeminer

There’s a kind of sucker punch in many presentations of American history, wherein we are told that the Puritans left England for America because they had suffered religious persecution—and then the Puritans persecuted other religions here!  We’re given the impression … Continue reading →

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Christopher Reynolds

Posted on November 15, 2011 by markeminer

Christopher REYNOLDS (1530 – 1600 ) was Alex’s 11th great grandfather, one of 4,096 in this generation of the Miner line through his grandson John.  He was also Alex’s 12th great grandfather, one of 8,192 in this generation of the Miller … Continue reading →

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Rev. Henry Whitfield

Posted on November 10, 2011 by markeminer

Rev. Henry Whitfield (1597 – 1657) was the father of Rev. James FITCH’s first wife Abigail. While he is not one of our direct ancestors, I thought his story would be interesting to include. Rev. Henry Whitfield was born 1597 in Mortlake, Surrey, … Continue reading →

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Thomas Strong

Posted on October 12, 2011 by markeminer

Thomas STRONG (1584 – 1663) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Miller line. Thomas Strong was born in 1584 in Chardstock, Devon, England.  His parents were George STRONG  and [__?__].  He married Joanna BAGGE … Continue reading →

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Sir Richard Forester of Flanders

Posted on September 27, 2011 by markeminer

28th Gen. –  Sir Richard FORESTER (1) (wiki) of Flanders, (1050 – )  was knighted after the battle of Hastings. He was sixteen years old in 1066 when he joined  William the Conqueror, passing from Flanders to England after the decisive Battle … Continue reading →

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