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Elizabeth Gallacher, very nearly Scottish
My great-grandmother was born in Dundee, Scotland to parents who were born in Scotland, and grandparents who were born in Ulster, Ireland. In the Scotland of her day, that made her Irish – not Scottish.
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The Kents. Records
Richard Kent was born about 1586 in Nether Wallop, Hampshire, England. He emigrated to Massachusetts Bay colony in 1634 on the ‘Mary & John’. These are excerpts regarding him from the various Newbury, MA town records.
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The Rolfes. Records
Henry Rolfe was born September 5, 1585 in Melchett Park, Downton, Wiltshire England, and died March 1, 1642/43 in Newbury, Essex, MA. These are records related to his time in the Massachusetts Bay colony.
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The Bishops. Records
John Bishop was a carpenter born in England around 1621. He was an early settler to the MA Bay colony and later was a founding settler of Woodbridge, NJ.