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Van Salee Descendants
Reis Mourad the Younger African Founders , a recent publication by David Hackett Fischer, discusses Anthony Jansen van Salee (1607-1676), known as the “Black Mohammedan.” His mother was of African...
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Trace Amounts
The U.S. Men’s team at the first FIFA World Cup in 1930, the only time the United States placed in the top four When I was watching the recent World Cup, and the various countries playing, I found...
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Ancestry of Patrick Mahomes (Part II)
Photo courtesy of the Kansas City Chiefs. Two years ago, I wrote a post about some of the maternal ancestors of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, using research I had begun the previous...
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Coolidge Connections
With the recent return of the second season of White Lotus, a few friends have asked me if the actress Jennifer Coolidge is related to President Calvin Coolidge. While this was a kinship I had...
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An Early Patrick in Massachusetts
Patrick Tracy, 1784/1786, by John Trumbull, at the National Gallery of Art. Last year, the Boston Globe interviewed my colleague Sarah Dery on the ancestry of recently confirmed Supreme Court Justice...
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A Murdaugh Mayflower Mystery
This post is a collaboration between myself and Vita-Brevis contributor Jeff Record , as we were both watching Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal on Netflix, as well as news coverage of the recent...
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Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride—Which Old North Church?
View of Old North Church, Boston. Photo by Ajay Suresh via Wikimedia Commons. A few months ago, I chaperoned my daughter’s school field trip to the Paul Revere House in Boston’s North End. I had...
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The Last Woman Enslaved in Woodstock, Connecticut
First Congregational Church, Woodstock, Connecticut. Photograph by John Phelan. I read two stories of interest in a recent issue of The Woodstock Villager, a local newspaper from my grandfather’s...
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Quaker Marriage Records
1736 marriage of Joseph Brownell and Leah Lawton (1) The upcoming summer issue of the Mayflower Descendant includes an interesting article by Mark Wentling entitled “Joseph Brownell (1699-ca. 1773) of...
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Catholic Mayflower Descendants
Cover of the summer issue of Mayflower Descendant. Photo: Cimetière Saint-Jean, St. Barthélemy, burial location of Louis Charles Lambert and his wife Jeanne Augustine. Our summer issue of the Mayflower...
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