Tag Archives: Ipswich

Twyford West

Twyford WEST (1616 – 1684) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Miller line through his daughter Elizabeth.  He was also Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather of the Shaw line through his daughter Hannah Twyford West … Continue reading

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Humphrey Griffin

Humphrey GRIFFIN (1605 – 1662) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Shaw line.   He was also Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather; one of 4,096 in this generation of the Miller line. Humphrey Griffin (aka … Continue reading

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John French Sr

John FRENCH Sr. (1622 – 1697) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather, one of 2,048 in this generation of the Shaw line. John French Sr was was baptized in St. Edmund’s, Assington, Suffolk, England on 26 May 1622.  His parents were Thomas … Continue reading

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Samuel Graves II

Samuel GRAVES II (1628 – 1681) was Alex’s  10th Great Grandfather, one of 2,048 in this generation of the Shaw line. Samuel Graves was born 1628 in England.  His parents were Samuel GRAVES I and [__?__]. He was brought to … Continue reading

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Samuel Graves III

Samuel GRAVES III (1658 – 1732) was Alex’s  9th Great Grandfather, one of 1,024 in this generation of the Shaw line, Samuel Graves III was born 5 Aug 1658 in Ipswich, Mass..  His parents were Samuel GRAVES II and Grace BEAMSLEY. … Continue reading

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Capt. Stephen Cross

Capt. Stephen CROSS (1646 – 1704)  was a mariner, owned and lived on Cross Island (an island, just off the Massachusetts coast from Ipswich).  He was Alex’s  9th Great Grandfather, one of 1,024 in this generation of the Shaw line, Stephen … Continue reading

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Robert Cross II

Robert CROSS II (1695 – 1738) was Alex’s  8th Great Grandfather, one of 512 in this generation of the Shaw line. Robert Cross was born in 1695 in Ipswich Mass.  His parents were Stephen CROSS and Elizabeth CHENEY. He married … Continue reading

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Lionel Chute

Lionel CHUTE (1580 -1645) was the first Ipswich schoolmaster in 1636. Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather, He is one of4,096 in this generation of the Shaw line and one of 4,096  in the Miller line.  (See his great grandson Thomas BROWNE for … Continue reading

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James Chute Sr.

James CHUTE Sr. (1613 – 1691) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather, He is one of 2,048 in this generation of the Shaw line and one of 2,048  in the Miller line.  (See his grandson Thomas BROWNE for details of the double … Continue reading

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William Story

William STORY (1614 –  1702) was Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather; one of 1,024 in this generation of the Miller line. Our William Story’s  history is uncertain.  There are two options. Option 1 is that he was an unknown William Story who … Continue reading

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