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Samuel Cushman

Samuel CUSHMAN (1687 – 1766) was Alex’s 8th Grandfather; one of 512 in this generation of the Shaw line. Samuel Cushman was born 16 Jul 1687 in Plymouth, Mass.  His parents were Thomas CUSHMAN Jr. and Abigail TITUS Fuller.  He … Continue reading

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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

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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

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Francis Cooke

Franics COOKE (c.1583 -1663) (Wikipedia) was one of the 102 passengers on the Mayflower. This early settler is one of the twenty-six male Pilgrims known to have descendants. He was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of … Continue reading

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Lt. John Tomson

Lt. John TOMSON (1616 – 1696) was Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather; one of 1,024 in this generation of the Miller linehjwas of Scottish descent.  It is said his father died soon after his birth, and his mother married again.  Even … Continue reading

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Joseph Holloway

Joseph HOLLOWAY (1605 – 1645) was Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather; one of 1,024 in this generation of the Miller line. Joseph Holloway (Holley) was born in 1605 in West Anglia, an area north of London, England.  He married Rose Holly ALLEN … Continue reading

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Ralph Allen

Ralph ALLEN Sr. (1615 -1698) was Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather; one of 1,024 in this generation of the Miller line. Ralph Allen was born about 1615 in Thurcaster, Leicester, England.  His parents were George ALLEN and  Katherine WATTS.    Although … Continue reading

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Capt. Thomas Taber

Capt. Thomas TABER (1646 – 1730) was Alex’s 8th Great Grandfather; one of 512 in this generation of the Miller line. Capt. Thomas Philip Taber was born  31 Jan 1645/46 in Yarmouth, Mass.  His parents were Philip TABER and Lydia … Continue reading

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George Morton (Pilgrim Father)

George MORTON (George Mourt) (c. 1585 – 1624) was an English Puritan Separatist. (Wikipedia)  He published and wrote the introduction to the first account in Great Britain of the founding of Plymouth Colony, called Mourt’s Relation. George was Alex’s 10th … Continue reading

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Lt. Ephraim Morton

Lt. Ephraim MORTON (1623 – 1693) was Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather; one of 1,024 in this generation of the Miller line. Lt.  Ephraim Morton was born in 1623 on the Ann on  the passage to Plymouth Colony.  His parents were … Continue reading

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