A family decimated by smallpox
Nathaniel Geary (1631-1679) and Anne Douglas (1637-1691) The early colonies were subject to outbreaks of contagious illnesses. Smallpox...
Jacob Walichsen van Winkle (1599-1657)
Jacob Walichsen van Winkle is also known as Jacob Walichsen van Hoorn. The names of those from The Netherlands are confusing as they do...
One day we’ll look back on this and laugh
Francis West (1606-1692) and Margery Reeves (1608 – abt 1672) The origins of Francis West and Margery Reeves are not known, but they were...
Love at first sight
Andrew Peters (1635-1713) and Mercy Beamsley (1637-1726) The story goes that in 1658 a young widow, Mercy “Mary” Beamsley Wilborne, was...
A Family of Physicians
Latin School at Nijmegen where Dr. Michael de Mandeville taught Michael Johannis de Mandeville (1578-1635) Dr. Michael Johannis de...
Edmund Strickland and the Founding of Fairfield
Mural of Roger Ludlow buying Fairfield, Connecticut in 1639. The four small figures in the background represent four prominent settlers...