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Category Archives: Historical Church
William Payne Sr
William PAYNE (1502 – 1545) was Alex’s 14th Great Grandfather; in the Shaw line. So far I’ve only identified 22 immigrant families who had family crests at the time, out of more than 400 in all. (See my tag Immigrant Coat … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Church, Historical Site, Line - Shaw
Tagged 16th Generation, Bailiff of the Manor, Bury St Edmunds, Bury St. Edmonds, Clees Hall, Company of Merchant Adventurers, Edmund Payne (1470 - 1540), Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, Hengrave Hall, John Bourchier 2nd Earl of Bath, Lincoln's Inn, Manor of Clees, Manor of Nowton, Manor of Worlington, Margaret Donnington (Countess of Bath), Market Bosworth, Netherhall Manor, Sir Richard Long (1494-1546), Sir Thomas Kytson, Sir Thomas Payne Knight, Sir Thomas Pultney Knight, Sir William Drury, St Mary's Church Bury St Edmunds, Worlington Hall, Worshipful Company of Mercers
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William Payne
William PAYNE (1565 – 1648) was Alex’s 12th Great Grandfather; one of 8,192 in this generation in the Shaw line. The Arms of Payne of Hengrave, William’s grandfather: “Argent on a fess engrailed Gules between three martlets Sable, as many mascles or, … Continue reading
William Hawes
William HAWES (1531 – 1611) was Alex’s 12th Great Grandfather; one of 8,192 in this generation of the Shaw line. William Hawes was born 1531 in Solehull, Warwickshire, England. His parents were Thomas HAWES and Elizabeth BROME. He married … Continue reading
Edmund Hawes Sr.
Edmund HAWES Sr. (1567 – 1653) was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather; one of 4,096 in this generation of the Shaw line. Edmond Hawes was born in 1567 in Hillfield Solihull, Warwickshire, England. His parents were William HAWES and Ursula COLLES. … Continue reading
Posted in 13th Generation, Historical Church, Line - Shaw
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Andrew Hallett Jr.
Andrew HALLETT Jr. (1615 – 1683) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Shaw line. Andrew Hallett was born about 1615 in Symondsbury, Dorset, England. His parents may have been Andrew HALLETT Sr. and Mary REEVES. … Continue reading
Stephen Hopkins
Stephen HOPKINS (1580 – 1644) (wiki) was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Shaw line. Stephen was the only Mayflower passenger who had previously been to the New World. His adventures included surviving a … Continue reading
Posted in 13th Generation, Artistic Representation, First Comer, Historical Church, Historical Site, Immigrant - England, Line - Shaw, Wikipedia Famous
Tagged First Encounter, Inspiration for Stephano in the Tempest, Jamestown, Mayflower, Pocahontas, Shakespearean Ancestor, Slept with Massasoit, The Sea Venture - 1609
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Church & State Fighting Antidisestablishmentarianism
Joseph BALCOM’s (1705 – 1787) son Elijah played an interesting role in constitutional history. Ronald Balkom sent me the story in a PDF image. Tiny, tiny type in all caps. It took skilled touch typing (which I don’t have) to … Continue reading
Posted in Dissenter, Historical Church, History, Storied
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Ezekiel Rogers
Ezekiel Rogers (1588-1661) (wiki) was an English nonconformist clergyman, and Puritan settler of Massachusetts. Of the 20 Yorkshire families that accompanied him from Rowley, Yorkshire and Rowley, Massachusetts, almost half were our direct ancestors. We’re here in part because he didn’t like the … Continue reading
William Bullard
William BULLARD (1562 – 1610) was Alex’s 12th Grandfather; one of 8,192 in this generation of the Shaw line. William Bullard (Bulleward, Buller) was born about 1562 in Saint Martin Barnham, Suffolk, England. His parents were Henry BULLARD and Margaret [__?__]. He married Grace … Continue reading
Posted in 14th Generation, Historical Church, Historical Site, Line - Shaw
Tagged Dedham - Pioneer
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