Tanners
Tanning is the process of converting animal skins into leather and was an important occupation in the colonial era. Several of our ancestors
Teachers
Single Lady Cousins All School Teachers and Two Genealogists Due to the nature of this story, none of those profiled here are direct...
Blacksmiths
William Bassett (1600-1667) Ephraim Hunt (1610-1686) Thomas Chandler (1628-1703) Oliver Holt (1671-1747) Blacksmiths made tools, weapons,...
Do you need shoes? We have shoemakers!
Cordwainer/Shoemaker Although we have farmers, laborers, clerks, sailors, and even physicians among our ancestors, we have what seems an...
A Family of Physicians
Michael Johannis de Mandeville (1578-1635) Pictured Above: Latin School at Nijmegen where Dr. Michael de Mandeville taught Michael...