this book is a mine of information re the settlement of my hometown area. Combine this with all the information regarding my ancestors – who came when and from where – I’ve got a lot of mixing and matching to do. Bonanza!
It’s All Coming Together May 12, 2018
1629 Portrait July 21, 2017
1629 Portrait of A Gentleman and His Wife
Could this couple be in my genealogy? I ask myself.
My Ancestors Came To America July 1, 2017
I’ve been working on finding out more about the “who, when, how, etc” my ancestors came to America. I have identified over 300 individuals who emigrated, mostly from England, to reach our shores. Now I have ordered this information by year.
Here’s a sample from my working copy:
Immigrants to America
Ordered by Year
Standish, Myles arrived in Plymouth in 1620 on the Mayflower 8th Great Grandfather I am descended from Myles through Gilman Bryant on my father’s side
Allerton, Remember arrived in Plymouth on the Mayflower in 1620 with her parents Isaac Allerton and Mary Norris Remember was 5 years old Remember was my 9th Great Grandmother
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Standish, Barbara wife of Myles arrived in 1623 and married Myles shortly afterward She was his 2nd wife and the mother of Josiah, my 7th Great Grandfather his first wife Rose died in 1621 in the first sickness at Plymouth
Annable, Anthony came in July 1623 with his wife Jane Mumford they sailed on the ship “Anne & Little James”
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Lyford, Ruth – arrived in Plymouth in 1624
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Cummings, Isaac 8th GGF came to Salem in 1627 born in Scotland
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Archer, Samuel arrived in Salem in 1630 he was part of the Winthrop Fleet he was a carpenter he married in 1634
Vore, Mary came to America with her parents Richard Vore and Ann Harris in 1630 wen she was 13 They were from Somerset she eventually married Alexander Alford
Bissell/Buswell, Capt John and his wife Mary Drake arrived in Nantasket in 1630
Brackett, Capt Richard – came in 1630 with his older brother Peter Richard went back to England briefly in 1633 to marry Alice Blower
Bradstreet, Simon – arrived in Boston in 1630 He was part of the Winthrop Fleet His wife Ann Dudley accompanied him
Dutch, Osman – arrived in Rhode Island in 1630 settled in Gloucester sent for his wife Grace Pratt in 1639
Fletcher, Deacon John – arrived in 1630 in Concord
with his wife Sarah Hartwell Sarah was from Chelmsford England was her husband John or Robert??
Keyes, Robert – with his wife Sarah arrived in 1630
Philbrick, Thomas – arrived in 1630 with the Winthrop Fleet
Wigeon, Capt Thomas – arrived in 1630 with the Winthrop Fleet
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Bryant, Stephen – arrived in 1632 from Kent in Essex
Merrill, Isaac and his wife Clemmet came to Massachusetts Bay in 1632 on the “Lyon” they settled in Roxbury
Palphry, Jane – arrived in Boston in 1632
Sargent, William – 8th GGF Bristol to Ipswich he arrived in 1632
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Blower, Alice came in 1633 with her husband Capt Richard Brackett
Clapp, Thomas – arrived in 1633
Duncan, Nathaniel – my 9th GGF he came from Exeter Devonshire to Dorchester Massachusetts in 1633 his wife Elizabeth Jourdaine accompanied him
A Work In Progress June 20, 2017
Immigrant Ship
From the piles of papers I’ve accumulated in my genealogy research I am now compiling a list of my immigrant ancestors who came to America – who, when, what year, etc.
Following is my draft so far: Sorry, I’m having trouble copying the Word document
Current Reading – June 2017 June 6, 2017
Non fiction – full of footnotes – fascinating reading! Increasing my knowledge and understanding of the early settlers of Essex County Massachusetts. And I’m finding a number of familiar names which I will follow up and see if they are actually my ancestors.
1619 Marriage In Cambridge England March 5, 2017
This is All Saints Church in England where my 9X Great Grandparents were married in 1619. They emigrated to North America in 1623 on the ship “Anne & Little James”. They were early settlers in Plymouth Colony.
Distant Ancestor July 30, 2016
Robert Keyes – early immigrant – one of the founders of Watertown Massachusetts
Watertown is adjacent to my hometown of Belmont.
Photo below: Cemetery associated with Robert Keyes
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Old Burying Ground July 26, 2016
Old Burying Ground Ipswich Massachusetts
How many of my ancestors are buried here? Research continues. Major John Whipple for one.
Exploring My Genealogy June 13, 2016
Angel Gabriel Shipwreck So far all I have found in my genealogy are ancestors who were born in England and came to New England, not as the original Pilgrims in 1620, but a bit later as part of the Great Migration of immigrants after 1630. They came mainly from 1630-1635 and were my 6th-8th Great Grandparents. They were the ones who were not shipwrecked! I wonder what proportion of ships were lost in the crossing, for crossing the Atlantic in ships of sail in the 1600’s was a perilous journey.
My family tree keeps getting heavier as the branches grow. I now have data for 2745 ancestors and I’m feeling overwhelmed. Even the number of named immigrants is overwhelming – approximately 500 and still climbing.
