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Category Archives: Wikipedia Famous
Stephen Minor’s Children – Unionist Slave Owners
Stephen “Don Esteban” Minor (1760 – 1815) was just a second cousin of our Miner line, but his family story is too unique not to include. His children and grandchildren owned hundreds of slaves and some of the grandest plantations … 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
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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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Nicholas Snow
Nicholas SNOW (1600 – 1676) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 1,024 in this generation of the Shaw line. Nicholas Snow was born 18 Jan 1600 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England. Hoxton is now a district in the East End of London in … Continue reading
Samuel Colman – Hudson River School
A 2nd Cousin is a bit more of a distant relative than I usually feature, but the Hudson River School is one of my favorite genres and I wanted a page to highlight a few of his paintings. Samuel Colman … Continue reading
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Col. Edmund Reade
Col. Edmund READE (1563 – 1623) was Alex’s 12th Great Grandfather, He is one of 4,096 in this generation of the Shaw line and one of 4,096 in the Miller line. (See his 2nd great grandson Thomas BROWNE for details of … Continue reading
William Johnson
William JOHNSON (1559 – 1637) was Alex’s 12th Great Grandfather, one of 4,096 8,192 in this generation of the Shaw line and one of 8,192 in the Miller line. (See his great grandson Thomas BROWNE for details of the double ancestors) William … Continue reading
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
Everard Digby
Everard DIGBY (1578 – 1606) was Alex’s 12th Great Grandfather; one of 8,192 in this generation of the Miner line. Everard Digby was born between 1540 and 1545 in Stoke Dry, Rutlandshire [the smallest county in England]. Alternatively, he was born … Continue reading
Peter Montague
Peter MONTAGUE (1580 – 1638) was Alex’s 12th Great Grandfather; one of 8,193 in this generation of the Miner line. I like genealogy for the stories. This this one may be more of a story than most. See comments below. … Continue reading
James Carver
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
Miner Descent 