Month: February 2010
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Word Shadows of the Hysteria that Ruled Salem in its Witch Crusade
Nicholas Noyes, a Reverend at the heinous Salem witch trials, was brother to ancestor Timothy Noyes. The author of this article and the date of it is unknown. Nancy Benton sent it along to me. * * * * * Word Shadows of the Hysteria that Ruled Salem in its Witch Crusade The Sufferings of…
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Pansy Noyes Bryant on the Adams Genealogy
It was once popular (likely still is) to find if one’s family had any connection to a president. Pansy Noyes Bryant (1895 – 1985) recorded, for her family, the Noyes connection to President Adams. The Henry Adams she writes of (breathless confusion follows) was father of Joseph, father of Joseph, father of John the 2nd…
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Residence of Rev. James Noyes, One of the First Settlers of Newbury
I photoshopped the image to make it look more like a photo. RESIDENCE OF REV. JAMES NOYES, ONE OF THE FIRST SETTLERS Courtesy of Nancy Benton. Right click “view image” to see full size.
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1684 Newbury Freeman List
James Noyes appears on the 1684 Newbury Freeman List. These pages were supplied courtesy of Nancy Benton. Left click “view image” to see full size.
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Landing Place of First Settlers of Newbury
LANDING PLACE OF FIRST SETTLERS OF NEWBURY The venturesome company that embarked in the “Mary and John” and planted the colony on the bank of the Quasacunquen entered upon a domain which, however virgin and primeval in its physical character, was already chartered in most comprehensive form, being contained within a tract granted in 1627…
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Data concerning the church of St. Nicholas at Cholderton, Wiltshire, England
Data concerning the church of St. Nicholas at Cholderton, Wiltshire, England Obtained by Dr. Arthur P. Noyes on Visit to Church, August 25, 1948 The following transcription was made by me from a typewritten document courtesy of Nancy Benton. The document was obtained by Dr. Arthur P. Noyes on Visit to Church, August 25, 1948…
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Noyes History Notes
These are Noyes Genealogy notes from the Noyes family, included in the family genealogy that Grace Noyes Pinkerton prepared. I don’t know the source of the material. I present them as passed along to me. * * * * * NOYES HISTORY Under James I all forms of worship which did not conform to those…