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Richard Scott
Richard SCOTT Sr. (1605 – 1680) was Alex’s 10th great grandfather, one of 2,048 in this generation of the Miner line. Richard Scott was born 9 Sep 1605 probably in Glemsford, Suffolk, England. His parents were Edward SCOTT and Sarah … Continue reading
Robert Abell
Robert ABELL (c. 1605 – 1663) was Alex’s 10th great grandfather, one of 2,048 in this generation of the Miner line. Robert Abell was born about 1605 in Stapenhill, Derby, England. His parents were George ABELL and Frances COTTON. He emigrated from … Continue reading
Maj. John Mason
Maj. John MASON (1600 – 1672) was the commanding officer in the Pequot War. At the time, he was a victorious hero who later became Deputy Governor of Connecticut and founded Norwich, Connecticut. Now, he is viewed by some as … Continue reading
Thomas West 3rd Baron de la Warr
Thomas WEST 3rd Baron de la Warr (1577 – 1618) (Wikipedia) was the Englishman after whom the bay, the river, and, consequently, an American Indian people and U.S. state, all later called “Delaware“, were named. He was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather; one of 4,096 in this … Continue reading
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Tagged Delaware, Governor and Captain-General of Virginia for life, Jamestown, Privy Councillor, the Englishman after whom the bay - the river - an American Indian people and U.S. state - all later called "Delaware" were named, The Neptune 1618
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Percival Lowell
Percival LOWELL (1571 – 1665) determined at the age of 68 that the future was in the New World. and the Lowell clan settled on the North Shore at Newbury after they arrived in Boston 23 June 1639.(See wikipedia article)Percivial was Alex’s 11th Great … Continue reading
Jonathan Fairbanks
Jonathan FAIRBANKS (1594 – 1668) (wikipedia) was an American colonist who in 1637 built the Fairbanks House in Dedham, Massachusetts which is today the oldest surviving wood framed house in North America. Through Mary and Susan, he was Alex’s 9th … Continue reading
William Carpenter Sr
William CARPENTER Sr. (1575 – 1638 ) was Alex’s 12th Great Grandfather, one of 8,192 in this generation of the Shaw line. William Carpenter was born about 1575 in England. He was of Newtown, Shalbourne Parish, Wiltshire, England, by 1608, when … Continue reading
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Tagged Rehoboth, The Bevis 1638
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William Carpenter Jr.
William CARPENTER (1605 – 1659) was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather two ways through his daughter Abigail and through his son Joseph. He was two of 4,096 in this generation of the Shaw line. William Carpenter was born in Wiltshire or … Continue reading
Joseph Carpenter
Joseph CARPENTER (1633 – 1675) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather, one of 2,048 in this generation of the Shaw line. [ See Eugene Cole Zubrinsky’s, article JOSEPH3 CARPENTER (WILLIAM2–1) OF REHOBOTH AND SWANSEA, MASSACHUSETTS – Last revised 18 October 2011 – … Continue reading
Miner Descent 