Category Archives: Twins

Parent of Twins or Twin themselves

John Every

John EVERY (1714 – 1791) was Alex’s 7th Grandfather; one of 256 in this generation of the Shaw line. John Every (Jan Evre) was born in 15 Aug 1714 in Phillipsburg, Westchester, NY. His parents were John EVRE and Mary [__?__].  He  married … Continue reading

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John Titus

John TITUS (1627 – 1689) was Alex’s 10th Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Shaw line. John Titus was baptized 18 Dec 1627 at St. Katherine’ s Parish, near Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire, England, thirty miles from London. … Continue reading

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Maj. John Foster

Maj. John FOSTER (1680 – 1759) was Alex’s 8th Grandfather; one of 512 in this generation of the Shaw line. Maj John Foster  was born 15 Oct 1680 in Salem, Mass.  His parents were John FOSTER Jr. and Mary STEWART … 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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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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Solomon Johnson Sr.

Solomon JOHNSON Sr. (c. 1601 – 1690) was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather, one of 4,096 in this generation of the Shaw line. Solomon Johnson was born about 1601 in Clerkenwell, London, England. His parents were John JOHNSON and Hannah THROCKMORTON. … Continue reading

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Edward Wanton

Edward WANTON (1632 – 1716) was Alex’s 9th great grandfather, one of 1,024 in this generation of the Miner line.  He was a prominent Boston shipbuilder who converted to Quakerism and moved to Scituate, Massachusetts in 1661. The Wanton family, known … Continue reading

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John Reynolds

John REYNOLDS (1625 – 1691) was Alex’s 9th great grandfather, one of 1,024 in this generation of the Miner line. John Reynolds was born 13 May 1625 probably in England.  His parents were  William REYNOLDS and Ester RUTH.  He married Anne HOLBROOK in Weymouth, Mass … Continue reading

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Rev. Robert Peck

Rev. Robert PECK (1580 – 1658)  was Alex’s 11th great grandfather, one of 4,096 in this generation of the Miner line.  He was known for what the eminent Norfolk historian Rev. Francis Blomefield called his “violent schismatical spirit.” Peck lowered … Continue reading

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John Lewis

John LEWIS (1610 – 1647) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Shaw line. John Lewis was born in 1610 in England or Wales.  He was in Roxbury, Massachusetts as early as 1640. He married … Continue reading

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