Richard Kent is my 10th great-grandfather. He was born about 1590 in Upper Wallop, Hampshire, England. He emigrated to Massachusetts Bay colony in 1634 on the ‘Mary & John’. He died in Newbury, 14 JUN 1654. These are excerpts regarding him from the various Newbury, MA town records.
Henry Rolfe was my 10th great-grandfather, born 5 SEP 1585 in Melchett Park, Downton, Wiltshire England, died March 1643 in Newbury, Essex, MA. These are records related to his time in the Massachusetts Bay colony.
John Bishop was my 9th great-grandfather. He was a carpenter born in England around 1621, as well as an early settler to the MA Bay colony. He later was a founding settler in Woodbridge, NJ. These records are incomplete and in progress.
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.
Samuel Wilbore Sr. and Anne Smith were my 10th great-grandparents. Their son, Samuel Wilbur, Jr. was my 9th great grandfather. They moved to Boston (MA Bay colony) in 1633, were banished, settled Portsmouth (Rhode Island colony) had property in Taunton (Plymouth colony) and later property in Boston (MA Bay colony). Samuel jr. was party to…