Category Archives: Line – CLEMENS

Cuthbert Proctor of Newcastle

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Descent by Sea

Cuthbert PROCTOR  (pre-1577–1633) was born in Newcastle upon Tyne,  Northumberland, England.  His parents were Roger Proctor (abt. 1535-) of Shawdon and Barbara Gray (abt. 1536-abt. 1613), daughter of Sir Thomas Gray of Horton. He married Ellinor ( -1624) of Newcastle.  Little … Continue reading →

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William Colston

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Descent by Sea

William Colston of Ponteland (c.1600-post 1650) was from Newcastle, England.  His parents are unknown. William Colston married Margaret Proctor, daughter of Cuthbert Proctor of Newcastle. During their marriage, William Colston suffered debts in a siege against his property.   According to … Continue reading →

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James Murphy

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Descent by Sea

James Murphy/Murfey (1685-1729) was born about 1685 in Kent County, Maryland.  The identity of his parents is unknown but they came by sea to America.  Perhaps they were English or Irish.  He married the widow of Thomas Hynson.   The activities … Continue reading →

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William Harris

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Descent by Sea

William Harris (before 1650-1712) arrived by sea at least by 1674 or as early 1668.   He quickly took land patents and became a legislator.  He is known for going back to England to bring back weighing scales to the county … Continue reading →

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Charles Hynson

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Descent by Sea

Charles Hynson (1663-1711) was born in Kent County, Maryland in 1663. He was one of  three sons of Thomas Hinson (1620-1667) and Grace who immigrated to Virginia in the 1640s.   Charles’ father was a prominent early settler on the Eastern … Continue reading →

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Thomas Hynson

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Descent by Sea

Thomas Hynson (1620-1667) was born in 1620, probably a member of the Hinson family of Fordham at the Damside, Cambridgeshire and Fulham, County Middlesex.  He became a founder of the well known Eastern Shore of Maryland Hynson family. According to … Continue reading →

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Colonel John Hynson

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Descent by Sea

John Hynson (about 1646-1705) — later known as Colonel John Hynson –was born into an English family that first immigrated to Virginia and later settled in Maryland in 1651.  He was the second born son among two brothers and two … Continue reading →

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Melchior Keener

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Descent by Sea

Melchior Keener (c. 1720-1798) was born in Saarbruken, Alsace Lorraine, France in 1720. Conditions were difficult due to wars and religious intolerance. At age 19, he emigrated by sea to York County, Pennsylvania in 1739. He was industrious and later … Continue reading →

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John Keener

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Descent by Sea

John Keener (c. 1755- ) was probably born Maryland or Pennsylvania.  Little is known about his life. His father was Melchoir Keener (1720-1798), a founder of Baltimore City.  John is not mentioned in his father’s will which suggests that he … Continue reading →

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William Clayton (1710-1740)

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Descent by Sea

William Clayton (c. 1710-1740) was born about 1710 in Talbot County, Maryland and lived only thirty years but his only child Mary Clayton grew up to marry William Bordley carrying the Clayton Bordley name for generations to come. William Clayton … Continue reading →

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