Friday, November 25, 2011

11 - 11 - 11: Day 5 - Favorite New England Ancestors - Part I


In celebration of November 11th, 2011, 11-11-11, I will be writing all month long about my favorite things in groups of 11.

I actually have more than 11 favorites for this category so I will have two installments.

Here are the first set of 11 favorite New England Ancestors:


  • Edward Clark (1622-1710) & Dorcas Bosworth (1622-1681) - [Haverhill, MA]
    • The beginning of my wife's Clark line in America with Viking DNA
  • John Putnam (1580-1662) & Priscilla Gould (1585-1662) - [Salem, MA]
    • Infamous connection to the witch trials
  • John Hoar (1616-1704) & Alice Lisle (1624-1696) - [Concord, MA]
    • Gateway ancestor to royalty
  • William Lewis (1602-1671) & Amy Weld (1620-1673) - [Roxbury, MA]
  • Nathaniel Whiting (1609-1682) & Hannah Dwight (1625-1714) - [Dedham, MA]
  • Nathaniel Colburn (1615-1691) & Priscilla Clarke (1615-1692) - [Dedham, MA]
  • William Frothingham (1603-1651) & Anna (1607-1674) - [Charlestown, MA]
  • James Kidder (1626-1676) & Anna Moore (1630-1691) - [Billerica, MA]
  • Shadrach Thayer (1629-1678) & Deliverance Priest (1644-1723) - [Braintree, MA]
  • Henry Adams (1583-1646) & Edith Squire (1587-1672) - [Braintree, MA]
    • Connection to at least two presidents
  • Richard Sylvester (1605-1663) & Naomi Torrey (1614-1668) - [Scituate, MA]


Though none of these folks came over on the Mayflower, most of them were immigrants.  You could say that they came over on the "Second Boat".
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2 comments:

  1. Dr. Bill (William L.) SmithNovember 26, 2011 at 11:49 PM

    Welcome to the GeneaBloggers family. Hope you find the association fruitful; I sure do. I have found it most stimulating, especially some of the Daily Themes.

    May you keep sharing your ancestor stories!

    Dr. Bill ;-)
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  2. Barbara PooleNovember 27, 2011 at 12:22 PM

    I believe we are related at least twice, once through Edward Clark and John Putnam. It' will be fun to follow you!

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