Stephen J Halstead and Hannah
Husband Stephen J Halstead 1
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Wife Hannah 1
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1 F Phoebe A Halstead 1
Born: 1 May 1860 - Middletown, Delaware County, NY
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Spouse: John L Van Valkenburg (1860-1948) 1
Marr: Abt 1879 - , Delaware County, NY
General Notes for Child Phoebe A Halstead
1860 age 1 1900 Jan 1860 age 40 1905 age 45 1915 age 55
George Henigan and Hannah
Husband George Henigan 1
Born: 1828 - Canada
Christened: - 21-1850
Died: Between 1856 and 1919
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Father: George Henigan (1801-1872) 1
Mother: Lucy Dodge (1809-1860) 1
Marriage: 1850
Noted events in his life were:
• TITL, Jr.
Wife Hannah 1
Born: Between 1811 and 1835 - Massachusetts
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Died: Between 1855 and 1924
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Children
1 M Ben Henigan 1
Born: Between 1849 and 1878
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Died: Between 1855 and 1957
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2 M Dave Henigan 1
Born: Between 1849 and 1878
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Died: Between 1855 and 1957
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3 M James Henigan 1
Born: Between 1849 and 1878
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Died: Between 1855 and 1957
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4 M George T. Henigan 1
Born: 1852 - New York
Christened: - 28-1880
Died: Between 1853 and 1942
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General Notes for Child Ben Henigan
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General Notes for Child Dave Henigan
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General Notes for Child James Henigan
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General Notes for Child George T. Henigan
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John Tinkham and Hannah
Husband John Tinkham 1
Born: 15 Nov 1663 - Plymouth, MA
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Died: Bef 15 Jan 1740 - Dartmouth, MA
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Father: Ephraim Tenkerhem\Tinkham (1616-1685) 1
Mother: Mary Brown (1627-1683) 1
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Other Spouse: Sarah Tinkham ( -After 1759) 1 - Bef 1720
Other Spouse: Sarah (Between 1664-After 1759) 1 - Bef 1720
Noted events in his life were:
• BAPL, Child
• ENDL, Child
Wife Hannah 1
Born: Between 1659 and 1678
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Died: 6 Oct 1694
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General Notes (Husband)
!BIRTH:"MF, Brown", MF, Brown, pg.6,13
!DEATH:"MF, Brown", MF, Brown, pg.13
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Ebenezer Fish and Hannah
Husband Ebenezer Fish 1
Born: Between 1680 and 1713
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Died: Between 1772 and 1801
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Father: John Fish (Abt 1653-1742) 1
Mother: Johanna (Abt 1667-1744) 1
Marriage: Abt 1725
Other Spouse: Sarah (Between 1726-Between 1775) 1 - 1770 - Tiverton, Rhode Island
Wife Hannah 1
Born: Between 1681 and 1708
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Died: Bef 1770
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Woodland Thomson and Hannah
Husband Woodland Thomson 1
Born: 1681
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Died: Between 1748 and 1775
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Father: John Thomson (1642-Abt 1704) 1
Mother: Thankful Woodland (Between 1637-Between 1691) 1
Marriage: Abt 1722
Other Spouse: Charity Twitchel (Between 1666-Between 1709) 1 - 1704
Other Spouse: Sarah [Widow Winter] (Between 1679-Between 1749) 1 - 1746
Wife Hannah 1
Born: Between 1677 and 1705
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Died: Between 1727 and 1793
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General Notes (Husband)
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William T Huggins and Hannah
Husband William T Huggins 1
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Wife Hannah 1
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1 F Olive Or Ollie Huggins 1
Born: Abt 1844 - Lexington, Greene County, NY
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Died: 29 Feb 1876
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Spouse: Gilbert Westley Van Valkenburg (1848-1906) 1
Marr: 11 Jan 1871 - , Greene County, NY
General Notes for Child Olive Or Ollie Huggins
1850 age 6 1855 age 10; born Greene Co 1860 ag e 1 5 1 8 7 5 age 28?
Joseph North and Hannah
Husband Joseph North 1
Born: 1720 - Berlin, Hartford, CT
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Died: 1737
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Father: Thomas North (1673-1725) 1
Mother: Martha Royce (1679-1763) 1
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Wife Hannah 1
Born: Abt 1720
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(North)
John Beardsley and Hannah
Husband John Beardsley 2
Born: 1632 - Engl 2
Christened: 2 Nov 1633 - Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England 2
Died: 19 Nov 1718 - Stratford, Conn. 2
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Father: William Beardsley ( -1661) 2
Mother: Mary Harvey Or Harvie (1605-After 1661) 2
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Other Spouse: Hannah Beardsley (1642-1679) 1 2 - Stratford, Fairfield, Conn 2
Other Spouse: Hannah Joseph ( - ) 2
Wife Hannah 2
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Joshuah Richardson and Hannah
Husband Joshuah Richardson 2
Born: 3 Jun 1681 - Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts 2
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Died: 5 Nov 1748 - Woburn, Middlesex, MA 2
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Father: Nathaniel Richardson (1650-Bef 1750) 2
Mother: Mary Richardson (Abt 1654-1719) 2
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Wife Hannah 2
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George Ivey and Hannah
Husband George Ivey 3 4
Born: 1670 - , Norfolk, VA 4
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Died: Bef 1718 - Weynoke, Prince George, GA 4
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Father: George Ivey (1638-1689) 3 4
Mother: Hannah Blanche (1638-1681) 3 4
Marriage: 1680 - VA 4
Wife Hannah 3 4
Born: Bef 1663 - , , VA 4
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Died: 1690 - , , VA 4
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Children
1 F Anne Ivey 3 4
Born: 1685 - , Norfolk, VA 4
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Died: Bef 1739 - , Norfolk, VA 4
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Spouse: Edward Outlaw Jr (1678-1738) 3 4
Marr: 1706 - , Norfolk, VA 4
2 M George Ivey 3 4
Born: Abt 1687 - Weynoke, Prince George, GA 4
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John Scudder and Hannah
Husband John Scudder 1
Born: 1616 - Groton, Suffolk, England
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Died: Bef 6 Jan 1685 - Newton, Queens Co, NY
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Father: Thomas Scudder Sr. (1587-1658) 1
Mother: Elizabeth Stoughton (Abt 1587-1666) 1
Marriage: Abt 1642 - Barnstable, MA
Other Spouse: Dorothy Mary King (Abt 1623-1668) 1 - 1642 - Salem, Essex County, MA
Other Spouse: Joanna Chamberlin (1620-1711) 1
Wife Hannah 1
Born: Abt 1620
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John was a currier (dresser of leather). During Jun e 1 6 5 0 , he was regularly excused from [military] traini ng b ec a us e of his trade, since leathe r might spoil aft e r a day ' s ab sence. He was obliged, however, to pay a n 1 8 penc e fi ne fo r each day of training he had to miss.
John arrived in Charlestown, Massachusetts, aboard t h e s h i p James in 1635, with the family of Thomas Ewer . Th oma s d ie d in 1638, and hi s widow, Sarah Larned Ewe r mar rie d Tho ma s Lothrop and moved to Barnstable. Th e youn g Joh n Scudd e r accompanied her there.
Anthony Arnold and Hannah
Husband Anthony Arnold 1
Born: Abt 1754
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Father: Anthony Arnold (1715-1792) 1
Mother: Margareth Wells ( - ) 1
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Wife Hannah 1
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Ebenezer Mack and Hannah
Husband Ebenezer Mack 1
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Wife Hannah 1
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1 M Solomon Mack 1
Born: 26 Sep 1735 - Lyme, New London, CT
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Spouse: Lydia Gates (1732-1818) 1
Marr: 1759
George Merriman and Hannah
Husband George Merriman 1
Born: 1559 - Witney, Oxfordshire, England
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Died: 1656 - London, Middlesex, England
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Father: Gregory Merriman (Abt 1530-1596) 1
Mother: Mary (Mariae) Ring (Abt 1532-After 1570) 1
Marriage: Abt 1612 - London, Middlesex County, England
Wife Hannah 1
Born: Abt 1560 - Witney, Oxfordshire, England
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Children
1 M Nathaniel Merriman 1
Born: 2 Jun 1613 - London, Middlesex County, England
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Died: 13 Feb 1694 - Wallingford, CT
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Spouse: Joan Lines (1628-1709) 1
Marr: Abt 1647 - Wallingford, CT
2 M John Merriman 1
Born: 1614 - Saint Olave 'S, Hart Street, London, Middlesex, England
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Died: After 1655
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3 F Elizabeth Merriman 1
Born: 1615 - Saint Olave 'S, Hart Street, London, Middlesex, England
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Died: After 1655
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Spouse: John Norman ( - ) 1
General Notes (Husband)
Nathaniel's father George made his Will, Oct 31, 1 6 5 5 i n L ondon and in it states:
"I do give unto my son Nathaniel Merriman, now resi d e n t i n New England, the sum of ten pounds of lawful En gl i s h mone y..."
He worked as a cooper. This was a metal working occup a t i o n that made therims for wagon wheels and for barre l s a n d th e like.
His will:
GEORGE MERRYMAN. Sonne of Gregory Merryman of Whytn e y i n t h e County of Oxon Weav. He wasapprenticed to Rap ha el l Wart e r and became a Cooper of London.
[? "The son who went to London."]
Ex. from Records of the Coopers' Company, London:-- " C o u r t day on Thirsday the XIXth day of June 1606.....Th i s d a y R aphellWarter brought into this Court one Georg e M erry ma n th e sonne of GregoryMerryman of Whytney in t he C ount y o f Oxo n Weav. and presented him hearehas desi red t his C ompa ny t o take notice of an Indenture of Appr entice gdate d th e XViij th day of ffebruary 1598 whereb y the sai d Geor ge wa s boundu nto him for Ix yeares fro m the day o f the da te o f the sai d indenture."
[N.B.--If George M. was 10 years old at the date of t h e I n d enture he wasborn 1587-8.] "4th Oct, 1610.--Rec d o f Geo r g e Merryman for his publey (?) by Taxhall (?Ra phae ll) Wa rt e r iii iiii." "27th July 1633 (/) Recd of G eorg e Merrym a n fo r prenticing John Rowan foreight yeart s.... ....XXd. " " 16t h Noe: 1638. Recd of George Merryma n for p renticin g Wil lia m Myles foreight years.........X Xd." " 5 Feb. 1655 . Joh n Mer riman had turned over to hi m HenryA llison...... Former ly app rentice of George Merri man." [N. B.--This dat e mean s 1656, a nd shows that Goerg e Merrima n died befor e 5Feb. i n that yea r.]
Ex. "Genealogical Gleanings in England," by Henry F. Wa t e r s ,VVol 2, p.1445 (B. M. 2100, c.):--
George Merriman, Citizen and Freeman of Coopers' Comp a n y , L ondon. HisWill dated 31 Oct, 1655, Proved P.C.C . , 1 9 Ma y, 1 656 (Berkley 175). "I do give unto my son N at hani ell M errim an, now resident in New England,the su m o f te n pound s of La wful English money; and unto my da ught erEli zabeth N orman, w hom I have already advanced i n marr iage w ith Maste rJohn Nor man, I give twenty shilli ngs t o buy he r a ring i n remembran ce ofmy love. My serv ant He nry Allis on to serv e out the rem ainder of his tim eof app renticeshi p with my s on John Merrim an. The resid ue to so n John whom I do hereb y make and ordai n full an d sole exe cutor, etc."
Marke of George Merriman.
From this it appears that George Merriman had at leas t t h r e e childrenliving in 1655, viz,:--
1.--Elizabeth, m. John Norman.
2.--John Merriman, who carried on his father's busi n e s s o f Cooper, inLondon, and was sole executor of hi s Fa th er 's W ill and took over hisfather's apprentice, H enr y All iso n.
3.--Nathaniell Merriman, who removed to America abo u t 1 6 3 2 and settled inthe Colony of New Haven, later ta ki n g a p er minent part in the developmentof what is no w th e S tate o f C onnecticut.
His Signature appears among the Planters in the New H a v e n C olony to thefundamental agreement dated 4 June, 1 63 9.
He left several sons and was the founder of the Ameri c a n b r anch of theMerriman Family. He died at Wallingto n , Co nn. , o n 13th Feb., 1693-4, andhis Will, dated 6t h Ju ne, 1 692 , wa s proved in New Haven Probate Court.
Information in regard to the American branch is to b e f o u n d in-- (1) Adams' History of the Adams, Evarts an d Me rr im an s. (2) American Ancestory, Vol. IX. See als o page s 12 -14.
General Notes for Child Nathaniel Merriman
NATHANIEL MERRIMAN IN NEW HAVEN 1640 TO 1670
BY Miss ALICE M. MERRIMAN Seventh in Descent from Nath a n i e l through hisson John
In attempting a sketch of our ancestor during hi s l i f e i n New Haven from1640 to 1670, it may not he ina ppro pr ia te t o picture briefly theconditions under whic h he w a s le d to s ettle here, since such a settingcan pe rhaps g iv e u s a glimp se of the character of the man.
Religious unrest had been working for a long time in E n g l a nd, and many,rich as well as poor, were ready to jo i n R e v . John Davenport, ex-vicar ofSt. Stephen's churc h , Cole m a n Street, London, when he left home andcountr y a nd arri v e d in Boston in June, 1637. To he sure we he ar m ost oft h e pr ominent ones, Theophilus Eaton, afterwa rds G overno r o f Ne w HavenColony, and others of his stat io n ; and whi le i t i s known that ourancestor did not co m e with this co mpany , ye t he must have left Englandon l y a few years in a dvance ; nev ertheless at a date nea r en ough for himto hav e been i nfluen ced by the same rel igiou s ideas and the sam edetermin ation t o come to a ne w count ry, wherein those id eas andcon viction s might. ha ve ful l sway. Davenport's imm ediate comp anions c ame,a s we know , not only from London h ut from th e near-by d i ocese ofCa nterbury. It would seem , however, th at our for ef ather mu st have been aresident o f London, fro m the wi ll whi ch ap pears indisputably to hav e beenmade b y his f ather Gor g e Merriman, a citizen and co oper of Londo n, o nOctober 3 1, 1 655.
Since the man in whose honor we are assembled was t h e o n l y NathanielMerriman living in New England in 165 5 , we c a n s carcely doubt that he wasthe son referred t o i n tha t wi ll ; hence it is not impossible that he may, in e arly l ife , hav e been one of Davenport's London pari shion ers. Th isfa ct a s well as his experience in the Peq uot wa r, and c onseq uenta cquaintance with this part of t he coun try, ma y very e asil y have led tohis decision t o join tho se who h ad begu n the f ormation of a colony at Quinnipiac.
We may picture to ourselves briefly the settlemen t i n 1 6 4 0 in that yearfirst called New Haven-when our a nces to r pe rh aps arrived here. East andWest Creeks, stre ams l on g Sinc e f orgotten, were then navigable, and over the fo rme r, at h ig h tide, vessels could be floated, i n the be d o f theprese n t railroad or old canal, as far a s Chape l Stre et. * Ahea d l ay aplain extending inland ab out tw o miles , at which di stan ce stood basalticrocks co lored w ith iron , and so promi nen t in the landscape tha t the Dut chhad cal led the place R oden bergh or Red Mount . On the w est of thi s plainwere broa d sal t meadows, bor dering wha t is now cal led West River, a ndexte nding inla nd almost t o West Rock ; on the east side w ere sti ll mor eextensive s alt meadow s spread out on eithe r side of ' t he Quinnipiac , orEast Ri ver, and also on bot h side s o f a stream flowi ng into i t a shortdistance abov e it s outlet , the presen t Mill Rive r. The meadows on theQu i nnipiac exte nded muc h further t o the north than thos e o n West River.The se sa lt meadows , extensive and ric h in pro vender, had doubt le ssgreatly i nfluenced the com pany in sel ecting this pla c e for theirse ttlement.
The first business of the planters had been to la y o u t t h e town in ninesquares, the central one having b ee n re serv e d as the market-place. Theremaining eight sq uar es ha d be e n divided into house-lots and assigned tot he p lanter s sev er ally, in proportion to the size of th e fami ly an d alsot o th e amount which each planter had i nveste d in th e enterp rise , thefuture citizens having ap parentl y groupe d themsel ves a ccording topersonal acquai ntance a nd friend ship in th e moth er country. In January ,1640, ar rangement s were mad e for th e division of the " neck," tha t is, thel and betwee n Mill an d Quinnipiac Riv ers, the sa lt meadows , as well a s theuplan d of the cent er. Every "f ree planter " had some l and in th e "neck,"so me in the mea dows, and so me in the upl and, taxe s bein g fixed at thefo llowing rates : all the upla nd in th e fi rst division, wit h all themeado ws in the plant ation, w a s taxed at 4d. pe r acre yearly; a ll the landin th e sec ond d ivision, tha t is, the farm land , at 2d.
To encourage colonization, thirty-two of the compa n y w e r e gratuitouslysupplied with house-lots, these pla nt er s ha vi ng no rights of commonageand being drawn by l ot . Th is di vis ion evidently took place in 1641, sincei n Ma rch o f tha t yea r we find our ancestor mentioned a s thir d in or der"a s thei r lots were drawn," and he rece ive d a small lo t on w hat i s nowEast Water Street. We ma y pe rhaps imagin e his ma rriag e at about thistime, altho ugh n o specific re cord of i t ha s thus far been discover ed.Bes ides his hom e on East Wa ter S treet, we may also l ocate h is farm inFai r Haven, sinc e in 1 648 "Nathaniel M errima n et al. desir e to have theirl and o n ye east side , betwi xt the red roc k & Mr. Davenport s farm, " and onNo vember 2 0th of that yea r the Court ordere d that t his la nd shoul d beassigned to h im.* The followin g year (Mar c h 10, 1649 ) he and four othe rsasked that the y might hav e " some lan d and meadows to se ttle vp farms one the eas t side , nex t the sea, beyond th e Cove River." Thi s mus t have been i n the vicinity of Morr is Cove. The farme r s already settl e d near byobjected an d a committee wa s appo inted to inve stig ate. Two months la ter,the petiti oners ask ed the Cour t fo r a decision on thi s about thi s time herece ived cert ain "me adow" and farm la nd, whic h he was to divid e withM athias Hit chcock and Isaa c Whit ehead.
Although a church service was strictly observed fr o m t h e f irst, it wasnot until June 4, 1639, that a meet in g w a s hel d "to consult aboutsettling civil governmen t ac cord in g to G od, and about the nomination ofperson s tha t migh t h e found , by consent of all, fittest in al l resp ectsfo r th e foundat ion work of a cburch."11 At th is meet ing i t was v oted thatt he right of suffrage shoul d be con ferre d on chur ch member s only. [ Thereare sixty -three si gner s for this " fundamenta l agreement," and i n the lastp aragr aph it is sta ted that al l who are subse quently rece ived a s plantersshal l also subsc ribe to th e same conditi ons. Be low the names o f theorigina l signe rs, appear, i n two colu mns, forty-eigh t others, whic h w eredoubtless p laced ther e later on; and h ere appears f o r the first tim e thename o f Nathaniel Merrim an, also t hat o f Richard Me rriman.** Th is is theonly cas e in whic h the nam e of Rich ard Merrima n occurs in the colo nialhi story of Ne w Englan d, which giv es rise to the quer y whe ther the name,b ein g somewhat ille gible in the origina l , may not reall y b e that ofsomeone e lse.
In 1644, we read that Nathaniel Merriman received t h e o a t h of fidelityat the General Court held at New Hav e n o n t h e 1st day of July.* ThisGeneral Court was the c on trol lin g b ody ()f the new settlement, and thefact tha t o ur an cest or w as made thus early one of its members p rove s himt o hav e bee n a citizen "in good and regular st andin g," i n both c hurc h andstate, as well as a man of u sefuln ess i n the comm unity . Further extractsfrom the Re cords c onfir m the latte r idea . On May 25th, 1646, we re ad that" Nathan iel Merriman " and o thers were freed fro m attendin g the Co urt tohelp Mr . Malbo n get goods a sho re. Also o n June 11 , 1649: "Mr. Ev ansdesir ed liberty fo r Thomas Mo ris & Nath aniel Merriman t o depar t ye court, to go to d o a little wo rk to a vessel wh ich lay s loade n & was read y to goaway, a nd they had libert y." On N ove mber 29tb, 16 49, also, Natha nielMerriman and Wi lliam Ru s sell are chos en as assessor s "in ye room ofThoma s Muns o n & Francis Br owne."
We may judge somewhat of Nathaniel's social positi o n b y t h esereferences, as well as from allusions to - h im sel f an d h is wife asregards their seats in church . A you ng m an wa s gi ven no prefix to hisname until be b ecam e a maste r work man ; then, if he were an artisan o r ahusb andman, a s we hav e se en was the case with our wo rthy for ebear, hem ight be a ddres sed by the honorary tit le of Goo dman and hi s wife mig ht bec alled Goodwife or G oody. A ma n who employ ed laborer s but di d not workwit h them was di stinguished b y the titl e of Mr. T his latte r term ofrespe ct was given t o elders, m agistrates , teac hers, merchants , and men ofwea lth, whethe r engaged i n m erchandise or li ving in retireme nt fromtrade . Social ra n k was strikingl y manifested in th e "seating o f themeet ing-h ouse." The G overnor and Deputy- Governor wer e give n the fron tform ent ire; others occupie d places behin d t hem accordin g to soc ialstanding. In thi s way we can s e e a gradual ris e in ou r forefather'spositi on: at the f irs t seating his nam e do es not appear at all ; but astim e goe s on, and there fol l ow a second and a thi rd seatin g, he i s givenfirst a pla c e at the side, and the n is ad vanced t o a seat, with six othe rs, in the middle "a lley " or aisle ; while his wife , known f irst asGoodwife Me rr iman, is assi gned seat No . 6 "in the si de seats all al o ng, "together wit h "Goodwi fe Barnes, Jno. Be nham's wif e a nd Edwa. Camp'swif e." Thi s was on February 11t h, 165 5; a t the next seating , on Fe bruary20, 1661, we fin d "S iste r Merriman" assigne d sea t No. 8 "in the longseat s f or wom en," with Goodwife M ans field, Goodwife Hitchco ck, Goo dwif eHarrison, Sister Bar n es, and John Johnson' s wife. Doub tl ess the youngpeople s a t in the gallery, a s only the hea d s of families are men tio ned inthe seatin g.
In 1653, Nathaniel sold his home on East Water Str e e t t o " FrancisBrowne" "and all his lands web belonge d t o h im o n y e east side againstDragon point." At thi s time , h e undo ubte dly went to live on his farm. Sixyea rs late r, i n 1659 , a la nd-question of unusual interes t and impo rtanc earos e withi n the limits of the town, wh ich was no t settl ed unt il after the Revolution. It wa s a serious di fferenc e of opi nion betw een thedwellers i n the New Have n town-pl ot and th e inhabita nts of the ou tlyingfarms wh o wished t o establis h villages o f their o wn. Attendanc e at churchwa s of cours e rigorously d emand ed of all; bu t at so pea t a distance as Fair Haven or E a st Haven, it p roved a ver y difficult matte r. Hence thefa rm ers asked th e privileg e of establishing su bordinate v illage s, having their own c hurches and constable s, so a s to have t he ess entials ofre ligious and civic gove rnme nt close at han d . To this the d wellers of thetown stre n uously objecte d o n account of th e loss to them in "rate s " ortaxes. A t own me eting was cal led at which the boun dari es of the pr oposedvil lages of Fa ir and East Haven w ere des cribed, an d the condit ions setf orth that the vil lagers sho uld pa y rates as did ot her pla ntations; alsot hat every lan dhol der in the village s houl d pay rates i n the village, ev e n if not a resident. Mr . Da venport wa s by far the large s t landholderin Fair Haven , b ut he sp oke at length in fa vo r of the petitioners, makin g the po int that they shoul d "pr event sin in the farms" a n d tha t the"Sabbath" ough t to b e sanctified, but with th e fa r mers living at suc h adistanc e, it could not be kep t a s a d ay of rest. A fu rther sugges tion wasthat the chil d ren wer e debarred fro m school privil eges.
The "city fathers" opposed the measures of the farm e r s , a s has happenedsometimes since; and here our ances t o r to ok p art in the contention,bringing upon himself t h e c ritic ism f rom Levermore of being "the spitefulman. " I t se ems t o me, h owever, that this censure is a bit h ar d on hi m,sinc e ther e was certainly perfect fairness i n h is poin t of vie w; an d fromsome characteristics tha t I ha ve happe ned to ob serv e in a few of hisdescendants , I ca n ventur e to say tha t hi s complete conviction o f right,c ombined w ith his vehem enc e of manner, may hav e furnishe d the groun d forthis stat emen t. His part in t he controve rsy is thu s described :
" He threw a firebrand into the midst by saying th a t a t t h e first therewere many of them looked upon as m e n t o liv e b y their labor. They hadsmall lots given the m , bu t whe n 'th e Town for their support gave themthes e lo ts, i t wa s upon c ondition that they should inhabi t them . And n owth e Town wou ld call them off their farms .' He w as answe red t hat then th efarmers came to town wi th thei r familie s on th e last day o f the week, and'stay ed til l after th e Sabbath, ' and that 't he farms were gi ven the m thatcor n and cattl e might be raise d; yet now t hey nee d come fro m the town.'"
Our historian leaves us in the dark as to the outc o m e o f t his specialmeeting; but since the question wa s n o t deci de d until more than a hundredyears later, o f cour s e we mus t c onclude that it amounted to little el setha n a n expressi on o f opinion-evidently a decided one . It m ay q uitepossibl y b e that the annoyance thus exper ience d had i ts bearing o n hi ssubsequent removal to hel p foun d the tow n of Wallingf ord , although tenyears late r he wa s stil l a "freeman in th e to wn of New Haven," an d,again , afte r settling in Walling ford , it is recorde d that h e continu ed tobe one of the pro priet ors of Ne w Haven. Ho wever, i n 1669, thirty-eightmen , of who m Nat haniel's nam e is four th on the list, signed a n agreeme n tto found th e village o f Wallingford.
During his residence in New Haven, he held various p u b l i c positions. Theclose proximity of the Indians mad e m il it ar y protection necessary fromthe first, and "eve ry m al e fr o m sixteen to sixty years of age" waspresse d int o ser vice . I n 1642 the total number thus subject t o mili tarydu ty wa s 21 7, as there were thirty-one watche s of se ven me n each . Thec ompany was divided into four s quadrons , eac h command ed b y a sergeant.
The squadrons were trained in succession, one on eac h S a t u rday, with a"general training" every fifth week o n Mo nd a y f or the whole company. Wefind that, having for merl y be e n a s ergeant to the artillery company, onMay 9 th, 1 662 , h e was c hosen ensign.* In 1665 he was confirm ed a s thef irs t sergean t of the train band f (that is, m ilita ry comp any) , and inJa nuary, 2666, he was chosen t o serv e on th e jury.
Two or three months later we note a real estate transa c t i o n, in that hebought of Isaac Whitehead "all his pa r t o f l an d given by the town;" andhe also sold to Joh n Mo ss " hal f th e aforementioned land and meadowexceptin g th e home stea d."
To go back a few years, we find that in 1660, when t h e r e a rose a generalquestion as to the boundaries betwe e n N e w Hav en and Connecticut colonies,which later assum e d ve r y import ant proportions, it is stated thatNathani e l Merr im an and ot hers "with the help of Montowese, a n In dian, y ela te proprie tor, shall set out the bounds w ith l asting m arke s, * * of a parcel of land towards "Con nectic ut." In t he "C entury of Me riden," theearly part o f whic h is writte n by G eorge M. Curt is, one of hisdesce ndants , we find thi s pictu re: "As soon a s spring has re ally co me, wemay in f ancy se e these men, cla d in leathe rn doubl et and breeches , accompa nied by the dusk y warrio r Montowe se, striding alo ng the ro adleading to 'Con nect icut,' cro ssing the bridg e lately bui lt over theQumnip i ac, and set ting their face s towards th e north. * * Fir st, w e noteth e sturdy form o f Nathaniel Me rriman, a vet eran of t he Pe quot war of1636 , and destined l ater, as c aptain of dra go ons, and accompa nied by hisson Na thaniel , Jr., to play h i s part in the gr eat swamp fort fig ht o fKing Philip's wa r." *
As regards Nathaniel Merriman's children born in New H a v e n , records seemto differ somewhat. On the New Have n Re gi st e r of Vital Statistics, theyare given as follow s:
Births: Hanah dau. of Nathaniel, May 16, 1651. Abiga i l d a u . ofNathaniel, Apr. 18, 1654. Maw dau. of Nathani el , Ju l y 1 2, 1657. John sonof Nathaniel, Feb. last, 165 9 . Samu e l so n of Nathaniel, Sept. 29, 1662.Caleb son o f N athanie l , May , 1665. Sons of Nathaniel [among record s of 1667. El iz abet h dau. of Nathaniel, Sept. 14, 1669 . Death : John so n o fNath aniel, Sept. 26, 1651.
Of these we find baptisms as follows: John, Abigai l , a n d M ary, all onJune 27, 1661; Caleb , June 25, 1665.
Again:
Nathaniel's father George made his Will, Oct 31, 16 5 5 i n L o ndon and in itstates:
"I do give unto my son Nathaniel Merriman, now resi d e n t i n New England,the sum of ten pounds of lawful Eng li s h m oney ..."
Nathaniel came from London to Boston in The Whale , o n M a y 2 6, 1632. In1637 he fought in the Pequot war a nd i n 16 4 0 wa s listed as one of theoriginal planters o f th e New H av en co lony. In 1669, along with 38 men,sign ed a n agreeme n t regard ing the settlement of Wallingford , CT . He wasall ot ted 6 acr es on the northeast corner an d 6 a cres on th e nor thwestcorn er of the present Main an d War d St.
For more information see "Reunion of Descendants of Nat h a n i el Merriman"by Donald Lines Jacobus 1913.
Daniel Rose and Hannah
Husband Daniel Rose 1
Born: 27 Nov 1705
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Father: Jonathan Rose (Abt 1668-1736) 1
Mother: Abigail Roote (1668-Between 1717) 1
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Wife Hannah 1
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Wachtel and Hannah
Husband Wachtel 1
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Wife Hannah 1
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1 F Louise Wachtel 1
Born: Nov 1879 - , IL
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Spouse: Walter Or Warren Van Valkenburg (1869- ) 1
Marr: 18 Sep 1899 - , Kane County, IL
General Notes (Wife)
1920 age 70; BP Germany
General Notes for Child Louise Wachtel
1900 Nov 1879; BP IL 1920 age 37; name of Lizzie
1920 in Elgin, Kane Co, IL ED 83 8/37
BIRTH: date from 1900 census MARRIAGE: records o f K a n e C o, IL
Asa Walker and Hannah
Husband Asa Walker 3
Born: 12 Mar 1791 - Rutland, Worcester, MA
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Died: 27 Dec 1846 - Rutland, Worcester, MA
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Father: Daniel Walker (1759-1850) 3
Mother: Sybil Roper (1758-1826) 3
Marriage: Abt 1812
Wife Hannah 3
Born: Abt 1793
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Barnabus Higgins and Hannah (Lewis)
Husband Barnabus Higgins 2
Born: 1722 - Eastham, Barnstable, MA 2
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Died: 18 Aug 1799 - Wellfleet, Barnstable, MA 2
Buried: - Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts 2
Father: Elisha Higgins (1677-1750) 2
Mother: Jane Collins (1684-1738) 2
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Other Spouse: Mary Smith ( - ) 2 - 3 Mar 1743 - Truro, Barnstable, MA 2
Other Spouse: Abigail Paine ( - ) 2 - 2 Mar 1749 - Truro, Barnstable, MA 2
Wife Hannah (Lewis) 2
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Jeremiah Clarke and Hannah (Or Ann)
Husband Jeremiah Clarke 1
Born: 1643 - Newport, Newport, RI
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Died: 16 Jan 1729
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Father: Jeremiah Clark (1605-1661) 1
Mother: Frances Latham (1609-1677) 1
Marriage: Bef 1677 - Portsmouth, RI
Other Spouse: Ann Audley (Odlin) (1645-1732) 1 - 1665
Noted events in his life were:
• TITL, Jr.
• BAPL, 18 Nov 1919
• ENDL, Lg, 24 Jun 1921
Wife Hannah (Or Ann) 1
Born: Between 1611 and 1638
Christened: 29 Oct 1643
Died: 15 Dec 1732
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Children
1 M James Clarke 1
Born: Abt 1649
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Died: 7 Dec 1736
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2 M Weston Clarke 1
Born: Abt 1651
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Died: Between 1665 and 1742
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3 F Frances Clarke 1
Born: Abt 1653
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Died: Between 1662 and 1747
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4 F Mary Clarke 1
Born: Abt 1655
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Died: Between 1656 and 1749
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5 F Ann Clarke 1
Born: Abt 1657
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Died: Between 1658 and 1751
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6 F Sarah Clarke 1
Born: Abt 1659
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Died: Between 1660 and 1753
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7 M Samuel Clarke 1
Born: Abt 1661
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Died: 1761
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8 F Susanna Clarke 1
Born: Abt 1669
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Died: Between 1670 and 1763
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9 M Henry Clarke 1
Born: Abt 1671
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Died: Between 1672 and 1761
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!BIRTH:v2t2117.FTW, v2t2117.FTW
!DEATH:v2t2117.FTW, v2t2117.FTW
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!BIRTH:v2t2117.FTW, v2t2117.FTW
!CHRISTENING:v2t2117.FTW, v2t2117.FTW
!DEATH:v2t2117.FTW, v2t2117.FTW
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!MARRIAGE:v2t2117.FTW, v2t2117.FTW
General Notes for Child James Clarke
!BIRTH:v2t2117.FTW, v2t2117.FTW
!DEATH:v2t2117.FTW, v2t2117.FTW
General Notes for Child Weston Clarke
!BIRTH:v2t2117.FTW, v2t2117.FTW
!DEATH:v2t2117.FTW, v2t2117.FTW
General Notes for Child Frances Clarke
!BIRTH:v2t2117.FTW, v2t2117.FTW
!DEATH:v2t2117.FTW, v2t2117.FTW
General Notes for Child Mary Clarke
!BIRTH:v2t2117.FTW, v2t2117.FTW
!DEATH:v2t2117.FTW, v2t2117.FTW
General Notes for Child Ann Clarke
!BIRTH:v2t2117.FTW, v2t2117.FTW
!DEATH:v2t2117.FTW, v2t2117.FTW
General Notes for Child Sarah Clarke
!BIRTH:v2t2117.FTW, v2t2117.FTW
!DEATH:v2t2117.FTW, v2t2117.FTW
General Notes for Child Samuel Clarke
!BIRTH:v2t2117.FTW, v2t2117.FTW
!DEATH:v2t2117.FTW, v2t2117.FTW
General Notes for Child Susanna Clarke
!BIRTH:v2t2117.FTW, v2t2117.FTW
!DEATH:v2t2117.FTW, v2t2117.FTW
General Notes for Child Henry Clarke
!BIRTH:v2t2117.FTW, v2t2117.FTW
!DEATH:v2t2117.FTW, v2t2117.FTW
Count Hannemann Of Daun Falkenstein and Countess Kunigunde Of Zweibrucken
Husband Count Hannemann Of Daun Falkenstein 5
Born: Abt 1481 5
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Wife Countess Kunigunde Of Zweibrucken 5
Born: Abt 1480 - Of Ochsenstein, B-Rhn, France 5
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Died: After 1515 5
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1 F Countess Barbara Of Daun Falkenstein 5
Born: Abt 1512 - Of Rechicourt, Moselle, France 5
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Died: 14 Feb 1545-1546 5
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Spouse: Simon VIII Wecker Zweibrucken (1505-1540) 5
Marr: 1526 5
Hanoch
Husband Hanoch 1
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Hanoch
Husband Hanoch (details suppressed for this person)
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Mother: Bilhah ( - ) 1
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Prince Hans Of Denmark
Husband Prince Hans Of Denmark 5
Born: Abt 1483 - Of, Nyborg Slot, Svendborg, Denmark 5
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Father: King John (Hans) Oldenburg Of Denmark (1454-1512) 5 6 7 8
Mother: Princess Christine Wettin Of Saxony (1461-1521) 5 7
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Hans
Husband Hans
Born: Abt 1675 - Ladby, Kolstrup, Odense, Denmark
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AFN: 1C7R-3G3
Marriage: Abt 1698 - Kolstrup, Odense, Denmark
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1 F Kirstine Hansdatter
Born: Abt 1700 - Ullrichsholm, Kolstrup, Odense, Denmark
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Died: Abt 1736 - Ullrichsholm, Kolstrup, Odense, Denmark
Buried: Abt 1736 - Kolstrup, Odense, Denmark, Denmark
AFN: 1C7R-T51
Spouse: Rasmus Hansen Holle (Abt 1700-1770)
Marr: 20 Sep 1726 - Kolstrup, Odense, Denmark
General Notes (Husband)
[mytree.FTW]
From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
General Notes for Child Kirstine Hansdatter
[mytree.FTW]
From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
Robert Irby and Hansard
Husband Robert Irby 1 9
Born: 1440 - Boston, Lincolnshire, England
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Died: 1464 - London, Middlesex County, England
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Father: Bennet Irby (Abt 1415-1438) 1 9
Mother: Gainsly (Abt 1420- ) 1 9
Marriage: Abt 1464 - England
Wife Hansard 1 9
Born: Abt 1445 - Lincolnshire, England
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Father: John Hansard (Abt 1419- ) 1 9
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1 M Robert Irby 1 9
Born: 1465 - Boston, Lincolnshire, England
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Died: - London, Middlesex County, England
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Spouse: Joan Timblely (1470- ) 1 9
Marr: 1489 - London, Middlesex County, England
2 M Anthony Irby 1
Born: Abt 1468 - Boston, Lincolnshire, England
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AFN: FPV5-B0
3 F Alice Irby 1
Born: Abt 1471 - Boston, Lincolnshire, England
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AFN: FPV5-C5
General Notes (Husband)
Source: Bryananc.Aht
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Source: Bryananc.Aht
General Notes for Child Robert Irby
Source: Bryananc.Aht
General Notes for Child Anthony Irby
Source: Bryananc.Aht
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Source: Bryananc.Aht
Harald Grenske Of Norway
Husband Harald Grenske Of Norway 5
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1 M King St. Olav II Of Norway 5
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Marr: 1028 5
General Notes for Child King St. Olav II Of Norway
[royalty.ged]
NAME Olav II "St Olav" Haraldsen King Of /NORWAY/
King Harald II Of Norway
Husband King Harald II Of Norway (details suppressed for this person)
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Harald Of Frisia
Husband Harald Of Frisia 1
Born: Bef 0830
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!BIRTH:edwardiii.ged, edwardiii.ged
Haran
Husband Haran 1
Born: - [Abt. 1976 BC] Ur, Chaldea
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Father: Terah (Terih) King Of Agade ( - ) 1
Mother: Amthelo Of Agade ( - ) 1
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1 F Sarai (Sarah) Bint Haran Princess 1
Born: - [Abt 2042 BC] Ur, Chaldea
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Died: - [Abt. 1915 BC] Kiriatharba, Canaan (Hebron, Palestine)
Buried: - Cave Of Machpelah, Hebron, Palestine
Spouse: Abraham (Ibrahim) ( - ) 1
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!BIRTH:edwardiii.ged, edwardiii.ged
General Notes for Child Sarai (Sarah) Bint Haran Princess
Became the concubine, then bigomously, the wife of t h e P h a raoh of Egypt.Became the concubine, then bigomous ly , t h e wi fe of the Pharaoh of Egypt.
!BIRTH:Genesis, Genesis, 17:17
!BIRTH:edwardiii.ged, edwardiii.ged
!DEATH:Genesis, Genesis, 23:1,2
!DEATH:edwardiii.ged, edwardiii.ged
!BURIAL:Genesis, Genesis, 23:19
!BURIAL:edwardiii.ged, edwardiii.ged
Haran
Husband Haran 1
Born: Private
Christened: Private
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Father: Terah ( - ) 1
Mother: Amtheta ( - ) 1
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Noted events in his life were:
• TITL, Private
• Fact 8, Private
• Fact 10, Private
• Fact 7, Private
• BAPL, Private
• ENDL, Private
• Fact 9, Private
• Fact 11, Private
• Fact 12, Private
• Fact 13, Private
• SLGC, Private
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1 F Milcah 1
Born: Private
Christened: Private
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Spouse: Nahor ( - ) 1
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_STAT: EVEN TYPE Private-Begin DATE Private TYPE Marriage Fact DATE Private TYPE SLGS DATE Private
