1407 handwritten Bible
I am deeply indebted to the generosity and diligent work of a dedicated fellow researcher for the following information which identifies the illegitimate child of Patience (Harris) Markham. Continue reading
St. Mary the Virgin, Bramford, Suffolk
Edward Collins was the first of our Collins line of ancestors to come to New England. He was baptized at St. Mary, Bramford, Suffolk on March 25, 1603, the son of John and Madelene (Treherne) Collins. Continue reading
Nathaniel Ward, clergyman, born between the years 1578 and 1580; died in Shenfield, England, in 1652. Cotton Mather, in the “Magnalia,” gives his birthplace as Haverhill, England, which is probably correct; and the date of his birth as “about 1570,” which is evidently wrong. Continue reading
13 Jul 1673
19 Dec 1665
Daniel Markham, age 22 years, gave supporting testimony, along with John Wiggin, age 24 years, that they heard John Squire say he intended to marry a woman, in Charlestown, Massachusetts, Continue reading
Probate Record, Vol. V; Page 178
HART, Margaret, Farmington. Invt. 54-14-06. Taken 12 January, 1693, by Thomas Porter Jr. and John Heart. Will dated 18 February, 1691-2. Continue reading