Tag Archives: Shakespearean Ancestor

Edward Fitz Randolph Sr.

Posted on January 15, 2013 by markeminer

Edward FITZ RANDOLPH Sr. (1565 – 1614) was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather; one of 4,096 in this generation of the Shaw line. Edward Fitz Randolph Sr was born about 1565Hucknall-under-Huthwaite in the parish of Sutton In Ashfield, Nottingham, England. His parents were Christopher FITZ … Continue reading →

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Stephen Hopkins

Posted on January 8, 2013 by markeminer

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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Edward Brown

Posted on April 8, 2012 by markeminer

Edward BROWN (1574 – 1610) was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Miller line. We have five separate Brown lines and seven different Brown immigrant ancestors, by far the most of any surname.  When … Continue reading →

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William Boynton

Posted on March 20, 2012 by markeminer

William BOYNTON (1580 – 1615) was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather; one of 4,096 in this generation of the Miller line. William Boynton was born 1580 Knapton Wintringham, Yorkshire, England. His parents were William BOYNTON and Janet WOODE. He married Elizabeth … Continue reading →

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Everard “Greenleaf” Digby

Posted on March 6, 2012 by markeminer

Everard DIGBY Esquire (1414-1461)  was  Alex’s 17th Great Grandfather; in the Miner line. Everard “Greenleaf” DIGBY was born 1415 in Stoke Dry, Rutland, England.  His parents were Simon DIGBY  and Joan BELER. He married Agnes CLARKE on 1439 in Stoke Dry, Rutland, England. … Continue reading →

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Capt. Edmund Greenleaf

Posted on July 3, 2010 by markeminer

Capt Edmund GREENLEAF (1590 -1671)  was Alex’s 12th Great Grandfather, one of 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.) Capt. … Continue reading →

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