Colonials and the peerage
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One group of the immigrants
who fled the turmoils of England had other than commoner
ancestry. Some of these had ties to royal families in their ancestry. In some cases, such as Calvert
, there was no actual migration yet there can be claims to ancestral ties.
An example of these families is provided in the following list:
In a recent book, Roberts edits a list that was developed under the auspices of the NEHGS
, and others, and provides various counts. For instance, of the 180 immigrants who had 10 or more notable descendants, 88 settled in New England (with the majority in Massachusetts), 47 settled in the Middle Atlantic states (predominately in Pennsylvania), and 45 went to the South (principally to Virginia).
Great Migration (Puritan)
The Puritan migration to New England was marked in its effects in the two decades from 1620 to 1640, after which it declined sharply for a while. The term Great Migration usually refers to the migration in this period of English settlers, primarily Puritans to Massachusetts and the warm islands of...
who fled the turmoils of England had other than commoner
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
ancestry. Some of these had ties to royal families in their ancestry. In some cases, such as Calvert
Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, 1st Proprietor and 1st Proprietary Governor of Maryland, 9th Proprietary Governor of Newfoundland , was an English peer who was the first proprietor of the Province of Maryland. He received the proprietorship after the death of his father, George Calvert, the...
, there was no actual migration yet there can be claims to ancestral ties.
An example of these families is provided in the following list:
- Calvert ( , MD 1634), DelanoDelano familyThe progenitor of the Delano family in the Americas was Philippe de Lannoy whose family name was anglicized to Delano. The 19-year-old Pilgrim of Flemish descent arrived at Plymouth, Massachusetts on November 9, 1621 on the second Pilgrim ship, Fortune...
(Plymouth, MA 1621), EatonTheophilus EatonTheophilus Eaton was a merchant, farmer, and Puritan colonial leader who was the co-founder and first governor of New Haven Colony, Connecticut.-Early life and first marriage:...
(Boston, MS 1637), Hawes (Duxbury, MA 1635), LowellLowell familyThe Lowell family settled on the North Shore at Cape Ann after they arrived in Boston on June 23, 1639. The patriarch, Percival Lowle , described as a "solid citizen of Bristol", determined at the age of 68 that the future was in the New World.Massachusetts Bay Colony Governor John Winthrop needed...
(Boston, MA 1639), Gye/MaverickSamuel Maverick (colonist)Samuel Maverick was a 17th century English colonist in what is now 'Massachusetts,' the United States. Arriving ahead of the famed Winthrop fleet, Maverick became one of the earliest settlers, one of the largest landowners and one of the first slave-owners in Massachusetts...
(Dorchester, MA 1630), Palgrave ( , MA 1630), PerkinsMary BradburyMary Perkins Bradbury was tried, convicted and sentenced to hang as a witch in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692.-Early life:...
(Boston, MA 1630), SaltonstallRichard SaltonstallSir Richard Saltonstall led a group of English settlers up the Charles River to settle in what is now Watertown, Massachusetts in 1630....
(Watertown, MA 1630), Stratton/ThorndikeJohn ThorndikeJohn Thorndike was one of the first founders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.Thorndike was a farmer and cowherd from Great Carlton, Lincolnshire, England. He and his wife Elizabeth Stratton were among the emigrants who sailed to America on the Arbella in 1630. The Thorndikes settled in the area...
(Boston, MA 1630), Wingate (Dover, NH 1658), ...
In a recent book, Roberts edits a list that was developed under the auspices of the NEHGS
New England Historic Genealogical Society
The New England Historic Genealogical Society is the oldest and largest genealogical society in the United States, founded in 1845. A charitable, nonprofit educational institution, NEHGS is located at 99-101 Newbury Street, in Boston, Massachusetts, in an eight-story archive and research center....
, and others, and provides various counts. For instance, of the 180 immigrants who had 10 or more notable descendants, 88 settled in New England (with the majority in Massachusetts), 47 settled in the Middle Atlantic states (predominately in Pennsylvania), and 45 went to the South (principally to Virginia).
See also
- Royal descentRoyal DescentA royal descent is a lineal descent from a monarch. Royal descent is sometimes claimed as a mark of distinction and is seen as a desirable goal of genealogy research. Pretenders and those hoping to improve their social status have often claimed royal descent and, as a result, fabricated lineages...
(perhaps, merge this page to there) - Fischer, D.H. (1989) Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in AmericaAlbion's SeedAlbion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America is a 1989 book by David Hackett Fischer which describes four regional British cultures or ‘folkways’ which, the author argues, were transplanted to North America during the large-scale migrations of the 17th and 18th Centuries...
ISBN 0-19-503794-4 - Bunker, N (2010) Making Haste From Babylon NYTimes: Excerpt, Book Review, ISBN 0307266826