Honor Rolfe was my 10th great-grandmother, born in Wiltshire, England around 1593. She emigrated in 1635 and was an early settler to Newbury, MA. She died, perhaps unexpectedly in the Charlestown home of her eldest child, Anna Rolfe Blanchard – my 9th great-grandmother. Anna’s young husband, Thomas, also died at more or less same time,…
My 9th great-grandfather, Richard Gardner was born on 13 JUN 1628, in Surrey, England. He died 29 MAY 1698, in Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony. This is his will.
My 11th great-grandfather, John Rolfe, was born around 1550 and died around 1625 in Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England. His will is helpful in learning about two of his sons who emigrated to Massachusetts Bay colony.
Six of my ancestors emmigrated to the Puritan colony of Massachusetts Bay in 1633. Within 5 years, all of them would be exiled for heresy.
One of my Forman ancestors loaned money to Henry VIII – bad idea. One arrested the governor of NJ for holding court while Scottish. There was a patriot tarred as a traitor for ages, and a religious refugee who persecuted Quakers on Long Island. Knights, vicars, patriots & scoundrels – 12 generations of Formans.