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New England Genes: Roger Williams, Banned In Boston Part 1
It is believed that Roger Williams was born in December of 1603. The Virgin Queen Elizabeth I passed away the previous March and King James I was crowned that July. Roger’s father was a successful fabric merchant, who apprenticed his intelligent son to the hard-nosed lawyer Sir Edward Coke. In 1603 Sir Walter Raleigh, English…
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New England Genes: Anne Marbury Hutchinson Part 2: You’re So Vane, featuring John Winthrop, Henry Vane, John Wheelwright, and the Antinomian Controversy
Upon arriving in Boston, the wealthy Hutchinson’s built a large home next door to the now governor, John Winthrop. They became close with Lord Henry Vane the Younger (ancestor of Sir Winston Churchill, whose mother was American lest we forget). A member of King Charles’ court, Lord Henry’s father was the King’s Comptroller, or in…
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New England Genes: Anne Marbury Hutchinson Part 1: King James, John Cotton, William Laud, and William Blackstone
Anne Marbury, born 1591 in Alford, Lincolnshire, was the daughter of Rev. Francis Marbury, a playwright contemporary of Shakespeare, author, and early Puritan leader. I will have a blog post dedicated to him very soon, but for now just know he was imprisoned for heresy in the notorious Marshalsea Prison for his influence. Queen Elizabeth…
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New England Genes: Rhode Island: Marbury ancestor: Sir Walter Blount, Henry IV & Shakespeare
This is my very first blog post! Yay me! Now let’s get into this. I’ve been an avid reader for most of my life, and a while back I discovered Audible. Now, I’m not being sponsored by them (though we can always hope, am I right?), but I will admit that I am addicted. My…
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