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Category Archives: Wikipedia Famous
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
John Howland
John HOWLAND (c. 1591 – 1673) was one of the Pilgrims who traveled on the Mayflower, signed the Mayflower Compact, and helped found Plymouth Colony. John was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather two ways; two of 4,096 in this generation of the … Continue reading
Posted in 13th Generation, Artistic Representation, Be Fruitful and Multiply, Double Ancestors, First Comer, Historical Monument, Historical Site, Immigrant - England, Line - Shaw, Pioneer, Public Office, Storied, Veteran, Wikipedia Famous
Tagged Edward Winslow, John Alden, John Carver, Mayflower, Pitched Overboard in Stormy Seas, Plymouth, Premarital Sex
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John Perkins
I had previously thought John PERKINS (1583 – 1654) was the only triple ancestor in our family tree, but it turns out that the Henry Bennett that his daughter Lydia married was not the father of Henry BENNETT II. Nonetheless, … 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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Isaac Estey I
Isaac ESTEY I (1627 – 1712) was Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather; one of 1,024 in this generation of the Miller line. Isaac Estey [also spelled Esty, Easty, Eastey, or Estye] was born 17 Nov, 1627 in Freston, Suffolk, England and was christened on 27 Nov … Continue reading
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
Edmund Freeman
Edmund FREEMAN (1596 – 1682) (Wikipedia) was was one of the nine founders of Sandwich, Massachusetts and an Assistant Governor of Plymouth Colony under Governor William Bradford. He was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Shaw line. Edmund Freeman was … 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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Walter Palmer
Walter PALMER (1585 – 1661) (Wikipedia) was an early Separatist Puritan settler in the Massachusetts Bay Colony who helped found Charlestown and Rehoboth, Massachusetts and New London, Connecticut. He was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather twice, one of 4,096 in the … Continue reading
Posted in 13th Generation, Double Ancestors, Historical Monument, Historical Site, Immigrant - England, Line - Miner, Line - Shaw, Pioneer, Place Names, Public Office, Storied, Wikipedia Famous
Tagged Died at Sea, Indentured Servant, Rehoboth Pioneer, Stonington Founder, The Four Sisters 1629, Too Vigorous Strokes
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Miner Descent 