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ELEVENTH GENERATION

1056. prob. Nicholas Blansherd

1057. Ellen Nuton /Newton

Note the discussion after (528) William Blanchard. The Rhode Island Blanchards are genetically linked with Blanchards from Yorkshire and Northumberland, not France; though this does not rule out Norman or Huguenot ancestry.

Melbourne, Yorkshire, is 3.7 mi. SW of Allerthorpe, which is directly next to Thornton.

"I have extracted the Blanchard burials from the BTs for 1700-1837 only. The only burial in there from the people in the tree above is (1057i) Nicholas, in 1715. Neither (528) William nor (1057) Ellen are listed. Strongly recommend to look at the film of the Parish Regs and extract the Blanchard burials 1615-1699. The BTS are full of gaps, here are the years that survive: 1602-1605, 1609-1611, 1661, 1662, 1665, 1673, 1677, 1679, 1681,1683, 1684, 1688, 1695-1697, 1699-1720

"William did not marry in Thornton, nor have any children baptised there. He could have moved, or died young, or did not marry. he left no will in this parish, and is not mentioned in any deeds from 1708 onwards (deeds and their indexes only started from 1708 onwards). William’s brother, Nicholas, is mentioned.

"I can find no possible marriages for (1057iii) Katherin or (1057vi) Margaret, which suggests they died young, which may also explain no marriage for William either.

"In the parish of Thornton there is no township by that name. The townships are: Melburne, Eastwood, and Storwood. Details of this parish are here: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ERY/Thornton/index.html"

-- Colin Withers 22 Jan. 2010

1058. John Steere

"STEERE, (1058) JOHN, Providence 1645, took engag. of alleg. in June 1668, m. (1059) Hannah, d. of (2118) William Wickenden, had (1059i) John, (1059vii) William, and (1059iv) Thomas, but no dates are found. Descend. are now very num."

-- James Savage, "A Genealogical Dictionary Of the First Settlers of New England, Before 1692" c/o http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/newengland/savage/

1059. Hannah Wickenden

REF: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=engstrom&id=I03155 c/o Carol Carnahan 28 June 2000

1060. Capt. Andrew Edmonds(/Edmunds)

"EDMUNDS, EDMONDS, or EDMANDS, (1060) ANDREW, Providence, m. 14 Oct. 1675, (1061) Mary, d. of (2122) Benjamin Herendean, had (1061i) Mary, b. 26 Oct. 1676; (1061ii) Sarah, 17 Feb. 1678; (1061iii) William, 7 Mar. 1681; (1061iv) Andrew, 17 June 1683; and (1061v) Joseph, 2 Feb. 1687; and in 1696 his wid. Mary was allow. to keep the ferry over Seekonk riv."
-- James Savage op. cit.

1061. Mary (Hearndon/ Harrington/) Herenden

According to town records, (1060) Andrew Edmonds was "an old Indian fighter" who was very active in the Indian Wars. A Captain who commanded a troop in Rhode Island in King Philip's War, he also received pay from Plymouth Colony in 1689 for his services there. In 1679 Rhode Island gave him nine acres at Narrow Passage to put a ferry on the road from Boston to New York, as a reward for services. In Oct 1690, the town voted his wife 6 pounds, Andrew now "being gone out in the wars for their Majesty's service". He returned just before his death."

      --http://www.gendex.com/users/clbates/lovitt/d0000/g0000073.html#404

"Trained officers were so sorely needed that only serious crimes could affect their standing, even if prosecuted, many simply jumped bail and fled to other jurisdictions, where they were usually made welcome... (1060) Andrew Edmunds, a Rhode Island member of this fellowship, appears out of the blue on the Providence records when the town appointed him Captain of its Special Company Train Band in 1675.

"It is possible that he had come from Boston under something of a cloud. A court case heard there in July 1674, found [one Andrew Edmunds] a co-defendant with one Joseph Waters, accused of stealing a silver porringer. The court, `being informed Edmunds had a wife in Holland and has remained a considerable time away," fined and imprisoned him and ordered him to return to Holland forthwith. However, Waters's testimony subsequently cleared Edmunds, who was discharged as a defendant [and] released from custody. Though innocent of the accusation, he had evidently been keeping bad company.

"It is not certain that this Andrew Edmunds is identical to the Captain Andrew Edmunds of the Providence militia, but it seems quite likely, and the reference to Holland is significant in view of the Dutch training so many colonial soldiers of fortune received...

"Andrew Edmunds, the immigrant ancestor, came of old English stock. He was born in 1639, died in 1695. He was probably related to William Edmunds, who settled in Lynn, Massachusetts, before 1635, and died in 1693, leaving sons, John, Joseph, and Samuel; also related to Walter Edmunds, who settled in Concord, Massachusetts, as early as 1639, removed to Charlestown, and died July 13, 1667, leaving sons, Joshua, Daniel and John."

      -- Descendants of Andrew Edmunds, http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/f/i/g/Sharon-A-Fighter/GENE11-0001.html

In 1891, the Edmunds name was most common in Monmouth, with lesser concentrations in Dorset and Bucks

1062. James Angell

"ANGELL, (1062) JAMES, Providence, s. of (2124) Thomas, m. (1063) Abigail, only d. of (1064) Gregory Dexter, had (1063vi) John, b. 4 Oct. 1691; perhaps more."

-- James Savage, op. cit.

1063. Abigail Dexter

REF: http://www.familysearch.org/Search/af/ancestral_file_frame.asp?recid=6975417

Family Search lists a first marriage between (1062) James Angell and Mary Lange (1646-) 16 Aug. 1664 Hatherleigh, Devon, England, but this seems to be a mistake -- that James (1631-1721) was the son of John of Crowhurst, Surrey.

FESHK 1068. George Soule

"SOULE, SOLE, or SOUL, (1068) GEORGE and (2036iv) NATHANIEL, s. of the preced. were of Dartmouth 1686, but no acco. of either is gain."

-- James Savage, op. cit.

1069. Deborah Thomas

REF: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=craigsharrow&id=I132307

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