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MD13:144 contains a deed granted by Jonathan Shaw in 1658.
MFBD Indicates that the father of Jonathan is James, not John.
b. Eng.

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In 1676 the Indians burned his home in Middleboro, and he returned to Plymouth until the war with the Indians was over.

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George Soule and Mary Beckett came to America on the Mayflower.
He came as a teacher to Edward Winslow's children.
He has been tentatively identified as son of John Soule of Eckington County, Worcester and probably kinsman to Robert Soule, a wealthy London salter, who died in 1590 a native of Eckington. Fuller particulars of this identification will be found in the recently published Soule Genealogy.

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Henry was brought up in the Church of England, but in his young manhood, because of the wrongs tolerated in that Church, broke away from the Establishment and joined the Pilgrims. He is said to have united with the Congregational Church in London, of which the Rev. John Lothrop was then pastor. He probably came to America in "the Anne" in 1629. He moved to Scituate, Massachusetts, in 1633, and from there to Barnstable, Massachusetts in 1639. He was Deacon or Ruling Elder in Scituate and Barnstable 34 years. He also held various civil offices, among them that of Deputy to the General Court of the Colony for several years. Henry and his 2 wives had 16 children, 3 born in Plymouth, 2 in Scituate, and 11 in Barnstable. [from Cobb Family, L.H. Cobb, 1897, #CS 71 C653]

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William Gayer, son of Humphrey and Jane Spark Gayer, died at
Nantucket,
Massachusetts, July 23, 1710. He came from Devonshire, England to
America
and was an early settler in Nantucket.

He was a farmer, justice of the peace, and in June 1692, with Captain
John
Gardner, was first representative from Nantucket after it's transfer
from
the jurisdiction of the New York Colony to the Province of
Massachusetts
Bay.

Additional proof that he was the son of Humphrey and Jane Spark Gayer
and
that he came from Devonshire, England are letters to his mother and
his
son, the letters dated from Barbadoes, March 20, 1698-99. He was one
of
five judges appointed in 1704 by the Governor of Massachusetts. He
married
first Dorcas Starbuck, second, Widow mary guard of Boston.

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From: Descendants of William Shurtleff (Vol. 1):
(8.)
Richard, who came from Chester, England, and who, while making a clearing in New Hampshire to settle upon, was taken prisoner by the Indians, bound hand and foot, fed upon a few parched corns daily until his sufferings were extreme, when some of the Indians drew their bows and killed him.

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The Choates in America:
p. 347
Mr. Choate was engaged for many years in the hardware trade, and was one of the prominent and wealthy citizens of Jackson.
He retired from business, and was for some time an invalid before his death. The following announcement of his death
appeared in a local paper:

A Pioneer Merchant and Business Man Passes Away

William Nelson Choate died at his home, No. 314 First Street, last evening, after a several years' illness.
Mr. Choate had resided in Jackson for nearly 40-9 years, and during a long period was one of its most active
and enterprising business-men, aiding in the development and growth of the city. He was one of the pioneers
of Jackson, and while in health did much to promote its progress. At one time he held large property interests
and erected several buildings. . . . He subsequently became a partner in a foundry and machine-making
business, but finding it unprofitable retired from it at the end of three years. He was also prominently
identified with coal mining in this country for several years, and did much to develop that interest. Mr.
Choate was in tin and hardware trade in this city for more than a quarter of a century. For the past 20-2
years he has retired from business and when in health devoted his time largely to working for measures
for the growth and improvement of the city, being especially interested in school and the cause of education.

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1880 Census puts her and her parents in Brooklyn, NY, District 247