Greetings!
My ancestors, the Larys, Watsons, Cobbs, Anthoines, Hawkes, Cushmans, and Allertons have lived in New England for almost 400 years. In Massachusetts for most of that time, they settled in the coastal towns of Barnstable, Scituate, and Lynn. The first, Isaac Allerton, his wife Mary, and their 3 yr-old daughter Mary, arrived on the Mayflower. The younger Mary was the last surviving passenger when she died in 1689.
Another set of ancestors arrived in the 1650's, and spent most of the next 300 years in New Hampshire and Maine. I've recently found a key cousin who wrote a great narrative about the Larys, and have the possibility of expanding my contact with cousins in the line of my ancestors.
This fall, Pat and I will be traveling through both New England and the Lake district of England to visit the places of these ancestors. Hopefully, the research will be useful to more than just us, and I'll be trying to solicit ideas about what key information in our shared histories needs our time and efforts.
If your ancestors are from these areas, and these family names ring a bell, contact me and keep an eye on this blog (and our travel blog - http://gfpktravels.blogspot.com)
Gregory
My ancestors, the Larys, Watsons, Cobbs, Anthoines, Hawkes, Cushmans, and Allertons have lived in New England for almost 400 years. In Massachusetts for most of that time, they settled in the coastal towns of Barnstable, Scituate, and Lynn. The first, Isaac Allerton, his wife Mary, and their 3 yr-old daughter Mary, arrived on the Mayflower. The younger Mary was the last surviving passenger when she died in 1689.
Another set of ancestors arrived in the 1650's, and spent most of the next 300 years in New Hampshire and Maine. I've recently found a key cousin who wrote a great narrative about the Larys, and have the possibility of expanding my contact with cousins in the line of my ancestors.
This fall, Pat and I will be traveling through both New England and the Lake district of England to visit the places of these ancestors. Hopefully, the research will be useful to more than just us, and I'll be trying to solicit ideas about what key information in our shared histories needs our time and efforts.
If your ancestors are from these areas, and these family names ring a bell, contact me and keep an eye on this blog (and our travel blog - http://gfpktravels.blogspot.com)
Gregory
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