Massachusetts and More Genealogy Blog

Thomas Granger was born in England about 1596, possibly in Eastwell, Kent. I have not discovered his parents. He married Grace Hasse at Eastwell on 21 September 1620. Grace was baptized Eastwell, 15 April 1599, the daughter of Steven Hasse. [Parish Registers for Eastwell, Kent 1538-1985] Grace and Thomas are my 11th great-grandparents on my grandfather Arthur Washburn Ellis D...

I wrote about Jonathan Bumpus in a 2013 blog post, at which time I had his parents as unknown since the information I previously believed about his parents being Thomas and Mercy (Stewart) Bumpus seemed to be based on incorrect information on his death record. I knew he descended from Edward 1 and Hannah (—?—) Bumpus, but did not know how. I am grateful to Thomas Slocum for h...

Zachariah Damon was born about 1654 at Scituate, Massachusetts, the son of John and Katherine (Merritt) Damon. His birth is not recorded, but the relationship is proven by father John Damon’s will, brother Daniel Damon’s will, and in various land records. His first name is sometimes Zechariah in records and last name Daman or Damen. I wrote about John and Katherine Damon