The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 32New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1878 Vols. 37-52 (1883-98) include section: Genealogical gleanings in England, by H. F. Waters. |
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Abigail aged American Anne April April 12 April 28 Atherton bapt Benjamin Boston Burt Capt Charles Charlestown church Clear weather Cloudy committee Conn Copford County Court Daniel daughter David David Burt death deceased descendants died Dorchester Ebenezer Edward Elizabeth England EUSTIS father Forton Forton Prison French prisoners Genealogical Society genealogy George Hannah Henry Historical Society Hugh Palliser James John Jonathan Joseph Journal July July 27 June June 19 Katharine D land letter living LL.D London Longmeadow Lydia Malden March 18 March 27 married Mary Mass Massachusetts Mill Prison Nathaniel Penhallow Portsmouth president printed published Rebecca record REGISTER remarkable this day Richard Robert Samuel Sarah Sept settled ship sketch Thomas Timothy town volume Voluntown widow wife William Wrenn XXXII yeirs old York
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Page 119 - Worshipful Grand Lodge of the Most Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons...
Page 365 - Vast honour is paid him ; he dresses in silk, and these English run after him like mad people, so that he can enlist as many of them as he pleases and a number of our own rogues besides.
Page 362 - ... to sail to all parts, countries, and seas of the east, of the west, and of the north...
Page 246 - Eton, and at Trinity college, Cambridge, where he took the degree of BA in 1774, and, in 1775 and 1776, gained some academical prizes.
Page 362 - ... to seek out, discover, and find whatsoever isles, countries, regions, or provinces of the heathen and infidels whatsoever they be, and in what part of the world soever they be, which before this time have been unknown to all Christians.
Page 354 - If any man attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot!
Page 364 - The king has promised that in the spring our countryman shall have ten ships, armed to his order, and at his request has conceded him all the prisoners, except such as are confined for high treason, to man his fleet. The king has also given him money...
Page 326 - Crosse, then offered the following resolution, which was adopted: "Resolved, That, it is the sense of this...
Page 388 - Butcher, and others, were Mr. of their Arts or professions, or no, I know not; but this I am sure of: I had excellent fat Beefe, strong Beere, good wheaten Bread, good Iseland Ling, Butter and Cheese of the best, admirable Sacke and Aqua...
Page 364 - He coasted for 300 leagues and landed, saw no human beings, but he has brought hither to the king certain snares, which had been set to catch game, and a needle for making nets; he also found some felled trees, wherefore he supposed there were inhabitants, and returned to his ship in alarm. He was three months on the voyage, and on his return saw two islands to starboard*, but would not land, time being precious, as he was short of provisions.