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
[The orginal copy is badly damaged and there are several illegible areas. AMR]
I Edward Collins of Charlestown, in the county of Middlesex in New England, being now aged, yet through the favor of God, of sound judgment and memory, do ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following; Continue reading
St. Andrew Church, Earls Colne, Essex
All we know of James Markham is from the parish register of Earls Colne, and that isn’t very much. I have hunted through well over 200 sets of parish registers for the counties of Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Middlesex and London and still haven’t found a baptismal record for this James Markham. If he was baptized at St. Andrew in Earls Colne there is no record of it. Continue reading
Ever since God instructed Adam to name the plants and animals in the Garden of Eden, people have been naming things, and especially each other. Continue reading