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Category Archives: Historical Church
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
Posted in 12th Generation, 90+, Artistic Representation, First Comer, Historical Church, Historical Monument, Immigrant - England, Line - Shaw, Public Office, Storied, Veteran, Violent Death
Tagged 1689 Boston revolt, Clark's Garrison, Dominion of New England in America (1686–89), Plymouth, Premarital Sex, Silver Headed Tom, Sir Edmund Andros, The Anne - 1623
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John Tilley
John TILLEY (1571 – 1620 or 1621) was one of the settlers who traveled from England to North America on the Mayflower and signed the Mayflower Compact. Tilley died shortly after arrival in New England. John was Alex’s 12th Great … Continue reading
Humphrey Bradstreet
Humphrey BRADSTREET (1594 – 1655) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Miller line. Humphrey Bradstreet was born in 1594 in St.Mary, Suffolk, England. His father was Thomas BRADSTREET. He married Bridget HARRIS in 1622 in … Continue reading
Joseph Batcheller
Joseph BATCHELLER (1604 -1647) may not have been Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Miller line. Honorable Joseph Batcheller was born about 1604 in Canterbury, England. His parents were Mark BATCHELDER and Mary FANTINGE. Joseph married Elizabeth DICKENSON in 1628 in … Continue reading
William Towne
William TOWNE (1599 -1673) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Miller line. William Towne was baptized on 18 Mar 1598/99 in St. Nicholas Parish Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfollk, England. His parents were John TOWNE and Elizabeth … Continue reading
Posted in 12th Generation, Artistic Representation, Historical Church, Immigrant - England, Line - Miller, Storied, Wikipedia Famous, Witch Trials
Tagged Dad of Three Witches, Mary Estey, Rebecca Towne, Sarah Cloyes, The Crucible, The Rose of Yarmouth 1637, Three Sovereigns For Sister Sarah, Topsfield
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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
Rev Stephen Bachiler
Stephen BACHILER (c.1561 – 1656) (Wikipedia) was an English clergyman who was an early proponent of the separation of church and state in America. He was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation. He was one of our most complicated ancestors and … Continue reading
Posted in 13th Generation, College Graduate, Dissenter, Historical Church, Historical Monument, Huguenot, Immigrant - Continent, Immigrant - England, Immigrant Coat of Arms, Line - Shaw, Pioneer, Public Office, Storied, Wikipedia Famous
Tagged 1st Proponent of the Separation of Church & State, Colony of Lygonia, Excommunicated by the Hampton Church, Hampton Pioneer, Premarital Sex
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Rev John Wynge
Rev. John WYNGE (1584 – 1630) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation. Rev. John Wygne was baptized on 12 Jan 1584 in St. Mary’s Church, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. . His parents were Matthew WINGE and Mary [__?__] . … Continue reading
Edward Burcham
Edward BURCHAM (1607 – bef. 1682) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; 1 of 2,048 in this generation of the Miner line. Edward Burcham was christened on 3 Jan 1607 in Markby, Lincolnshire, England. Markby Markby is 123 miles north of London … Continue reading
Posted in 12th Generation, Historical Church, Immigrant - England, Line - Miner, Public Office
Tagged Lynn, Returned to England
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Thomas Miner
My Paternal American Ancestor, Thomas MINER (1608 – 1690) was a founder of Charlestown and Hingham Mass and New London and Stonington, Connecticut, and the author of one of the few diaries to survive 17th Century New England. The Diary of Thomas … Continue reading
Posted in 12th Generation, Historical Church, Historical Monument, Historical Site, Immigrant - England, Immigrant Coat of Arms, Line - Miner, Pioneer, Public Office, Storied, Veteran, Wikipedia Famous
Tagged 1st Deputy to the General Court from Pequot (New London), Connecticut vs. Rhode Island, New London CT Founder, Stonnington CT Founder, Voluntown, With an "e" or with an "o"
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Miner Descent 