Tag: John Wheelwright
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The Quakening, Part 6: The Martyrdom of Mary Dyer
Christopher Holder and his would-be savior Samuel Shattuck (my 10th GGF) were imprisoned and interrogated in Boston after the Salem incident (see our previous blog post). Also imprisoned were Holder’s companions Richard Doudney, who had accompanied Holder on the Woodhouse, and another named John Copeland. We have yet to mention Copeland, but be assured he…
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Quaker Genes: The Quakening, Part 1: Founding the Friends, featuring George Fox and Mary Fisher
As with many political movements, the reformers become the tyrants once they reach a certain level of power. Even in the fledgling days of the United States of America, men who had filled Boston Harbor full of tea to protest a tax on tea, and fought a war to free themselves from the “tyranny of…
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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: 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…