• The Kents. Records

    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

    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

    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.

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  • Will of Honor Rolfe

    Will of Honor Rolfe

    Honor Rolfe was born in Wiltshire, England around 1593. She was an early settler to Essex County Massachusetts and died unexpectedly in Charlestown.

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  • New England Heretics

    New England Heretics

    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.

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  • The Porters. Records

    The Porters. Records

    Margaret Lang Odding and John Porter were my 10th great-grandparents. Their daughter Hannah Porter was my 9th great-grandmother. They moved to Roxbury, then Boston, but were banished and then founded Portsmouth, R.I. Margaret successfully sued her husband for support.

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  • The Wilbores. Records

    The Wilbores. Records

    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 in 1633, were banished, settled in Portsmouth (R.I. colony) had property in Taunton (Plymouth colony) and also property in Boston (MA Bay colony).

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