Author: Tight Genes
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New England Genes: Anne Marbury Hutchinson Part 3: William Coddington, a Powerful Ally
William Coddington was only eighteen when his father died. He was to inherit his father’s wealth and his mother’s land in Marston, but Coddington’s separatist leanings led him to Boston, Lincolnshire, where he joined the House of Burgesses. Coddington soon found himself in league with other men of import from Lincolnshire who made a stand…
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New England Genes: Roger Williams, Banned in Boston Part 2
Continued from Part 1 It seemed banishment was unlikely to stop the pugnacious Roger Williams, so a scheme was hatched to kidnap him and place him on a ship back to England where he would surely be imprisoned, if not executed, once they explained his crimes to the King. His old friend John Winthrop, who…
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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…