Arrival in North America
Many immigrants to Canada came from New England. Before that they had come from Ireland, Scotland or England.
Some of my early ancestors from New England
Robert Hicks
Born about 1578, arrived from London to plymouth in 1621 on Fortune. His wife and three children came on the Anne or Little James in the summer of 1623. In the "1633" list of Plymouth freemen, among those admitted before 1 January 1632/3 [ PCR 1:3]. He married wife Margaret by 1603 Margaret _____; she died at Plymouth between 24 May 1647
William Gaylord
Born about 1590, arrived from Reawakened, Somersetshire on Mary & John in 1630. Resided in Dorchester, MA then moved to Windsor in 1638 . Died at Windsor 20 July 1673
Made deacon of the Dorchester church, continued as deacon after he moved to Connecticut.
Thomas Lynde and Wife Elizabeth Tufts Lynde
Born January 1593 in Dunstable, Bedford, England. He married Mary _____ about 1596. She died in England about 1634
His occupation was Malster in Charlestown Massachusetts. Emigrated from England on the “Griffith” in 1634. t year on the Abigail” with John Winthrop Jr.
On 4 February 1634/5, “Thomas Lynde, and Margerite his wife, were admitted” to the Charlestown church, Deacon of Charlestown church as early as 30 September 1652. He was made a Freeman on 4 March 1634/5 (fifth in a sequence of five Charlestown men).
Jeremiah (AKA Jeremy) Belcher
He emigrated to New England (Bay Colony Massachusetts in the ship Susan and Ellen in the spring of 1635, "said to been born in Wiltshire England"
Joanna (Hincksman) Hoare)
Married to Charles Hoare, sheriff of Gloucester who after the death of her husband moved to New England (Massachusetts) about 1640 alone with her sons including John Hoare
Others to Come
John Archibald and Wife Margaret
Matthew and Janet Taylor
Edward Griswold
John Porter
Samuel Wright and Hannah Wright
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